Internatioal Student Program News
ISP News
The big news for the last few weeks has been the graduation of the Class of 2016 year 12s! There has been much activity around the school, with lots of tears, laughs, pranks and general mayhem! The 25 MGC year 12 international students have got in on the party as well; dressing up on Manly Monday, Tourist Tuesday and Whatever Wednesday.
On Tuesday the year 12 internationals celebrated their graduation and farewell together at the Gillard Centre, and on Wednesday we saw them off with the traditional year 12 Final Assembly.
Here are some photos of the graduating year 12 international students, who will be sorely missed. We wish them the very best for their exams and their entry into their preferred tertiary studies.
Student Reminders - December Holidays
December HOLIDAYS
With the December holidays coming up, and all of the VCE exams finishing even earlier that we need to remind you that you need to tell me when you are returning to your home countries.
Holiday travel forms can be found on my door in my office, make sure you let us know your travel dates and flight details!
Year 12s need to make sure they let their homestays know their final departure dates, and organise where they will store their personal belongings until the start of the university year. You must also make sure that you have paid up until your final day of homestay. Make sure that you leave your room in the cleanest state you can; imagine how you would like to find the room if you are a new student!
Returning students must make sure that you give your homestays a copy of your travel itinerary, and that you leave your rooms neat and tidy. You all know that you are not allowed to have food in your rooms, and this is especially true when you leave for the holidays. Don’t leave anything for the ants during your absence!
If there are returning students who would like to move homestay next year, please remember that only in exceptional cases do we accept year 10s and 11s to live in a homestay that speaks their own native language. We understand that you may wish to move to be closer to the school, or to live with a friend, but please do not try to ‘make a case’ for moving by reporting all the slightest inconveniences you experience with a homestay. It’s not fair to your homestay and it makes you look petty and ungrateful.
League Of Homestay
Champions
We are coming up to the time of the year when we need to know how many rooms will be available in 2017. With 25 year 12s graduating in 2016, and 27 new students starting in 2017, we will be doing lots of homestay moves, so make sure you put your hand up if you would like to host one of our handpicked future women leaders in your home!
For current homestay families, you will soon receive a requests to register your preferred times for the Term 4 homestay visit, when you can let us know how many rooms you will have available for 2017. We will have around twenty new international girls to house in December and January, so it’s going to be a very busy time!
If you are interested in hosting one of our fabulous international students, please contact Lluani Williams via the College number: 9428-8955, or by email: lluani.williams@mgc.vic.edu.au , or you can pop by my office in room 302. We are always looking for new Melbourne Girls’ College homestay families!