Principal's Report
Principal Report
As Term 3 marches on, this time of the school year offers our students a range of challenging and engaging activities both inside and outside of the classrooms.
Our Year 11 students are currently on camp, skiing in the snowfields of Victoria or enjoying the warmer weather of the Gold Coast, undertaking work experience placements or involved in our Job-Skill training course.
Our Year 12 students are working very hard to complete their final major assessment task over the remaining weeks of term and then turn their sights on our exam-revision period in Term 4.
In the very near future, we will outline our forward planning for our NASA Space Camp in 2024, offering an amazing experience for the student’s fortunate enough to be involved.
In the final week of August we will see a brilliant set of performances in our annual “Attitudes - The Show Must Go On” - our student talent showcase with both daytime and evening performances.
In three weeks, our Year 8 cohort will be involved in their camp experience in South Gippsland.
As we move towards the end of Term 3, the above-mentioned events (and more) offer a great showcase of student leadership, participation, excellence and adventure that reflect the elements that make our College a wonderful place to learn and grow, broaden horizons and present opportunities for students to find and follow their passions.
To our Year 12 students and their families, in particular, I am aware of the challenges you are facing as we enter the second half of this term before the important exam-preparation that commences in Term 4. Our best wishes are extended to you, along with our firm hopes that you can maintain a healthy balance in your studies in these busy times. Whilst it may appear difficult, we would encourage all our Year 12 students to ensure that they are able to reflect on what a healthy and balanced lifestyle may look like over this period of time. There will, no doubt, be significant amounts of time devoted to study and revision – as there should be at this stage of the year. However, we would further encourage all students to ensure that they are able to focus on exercise, diet and getting enough sleep.
Experience leads us to observe that those who cope best with these significant challenges are usually those who have found a reasonable balance in their busy lives.
The Show Must Go On!
Our College Performing Arts Captains warmly welcome the EDSC Community to “Attitudes -The Show Must Go On!” student talent showcase filled with comedy, dance, vocal and instrumental performances, held in our very own Performing Arts Centre.
Tickets are now on sale, please see below and refer to our Compass newsfeeds for more information.
Evening Performance Thursday 31 August– for our Community Show
Doors open @ PAC at 7:00pm for a prompt 7:15pm start. The Parents and Friends Association are providing snacks and refreshments for purchase from 6:30pm.
Tickets cost $10.00 each and can be purchased via the following link: https://www.trybooking.com/CKTDT
Student Free Day - Monday 21 August
A reminder that on Monday 21 August our teachers will be engaged in a professional learning day. All of our teachers will be undertaking extensive professional development on curriculum planning and documentation in all learning domains to ensure cohesion, sequencing and scaffolding of key content and skills across in all levels of our learning program.
I’m confident that the activities undertaken next Monday will enable all our teachers to grow professionally and be better placed to deliver a curriculum that both supports and challenges our students and caters for their individual needs.
Parent – Teacher - Student Interviews Thursday 7 September
A further reminder that our Parent – Teacher - Student interviews are to be held on Thursday 7 September. We encourage parents to avail themselves of this important opportunity to meet our teachers to discuss student progress. Students are not required to attend school on Thursday 7 September but it is highly recommended that they attend interviews with parents and teachers.
Interview Times are as follows:
Afternoon Interviews 1.00pm – 4.45pm
Evening Interviews 5.30 pm – 8.00pm
The Parent - Teacher - Student Interview Booking System on Compass will be accessible from:
Year 12 Student Bookings
12.00pm Friday 25 August until 4.00pm Wednesday 6 September.
Year 7 to 11 (including Year 11 students doing a Unit 3/4 subject) Student Bookings
10.00am Monday 28 August until 4.00pm Wednesday 6 September.
Please note that bookings are essential – there will be no opportunity for unscheduled interviews. Please be aware that bookings fill quickly, and you may not get the opportunity to see all teachers. However, you can readily contact teachers via the Compass system if you have any concerns or questions. If parents attend on the day without an appointment the teachers will not be able to see them.
Further information, including teacher room allocations will be posted closer to the date.
Student Reports
A reminder that our cycle four student reports will be available via COMPASS on Friday 25 August 2023.
John Roberts
Principal