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Meet the Captains
Sofia Sabelino, Environment Captain - Clyde North Campus
What do you see as your role as a leader?
To follow in the footsteps of Assisi’s patron saint; St Francis of Assisi. He led by example and encouraged people to follow in the Lord's words. St Fancis’ love and care for God's creation helped inspire me to follow and in that, I aspire to do the same to the College community. I don’t want to serve “as a leader” but rather as a servant leader who will walk alongside our community.
What is one of the positives about being a student at St. Peter's College?
Being a student at St Peter's College is an honour. I can be a part of a diverse community with a variety of talents and gifts. This school provides many opportunities for all students to express themselves in different ways. I've personally found that being in such an open and welcoming community encourages us all to be proud of who we are as individuals.
What are your goals as Captain in 2024?
My goal as a Captain is to further promote the importance of taking care of our environment, not only physically but spiritually and mentally too. I look forward to working alongside the SRC and our Environment Group to create a fun and inviting way that will serve our school community positively.
2024 College Theme
“Do justice, love kindness and walk humbly (Mic 6:8)
How will you live this statement through your leadership role?’
I believe that this passage connects our faith with our actions and calls us to walk humbly with our God. I will live this statement alongside the College Executive team to represent what it is to be a servant leader, to work with the students within the College to form meaningful relationships and to work in unity to achieve the best.
Ruhani Kaushal, Environment Captain - Cranbourne Campus
What do you see as your role as a leader?
I believe my role as a leader encompasses the ability to not only guide other students to growth and success, but also to walk with them by understanding students’ lives and struggles that they may encounter. I believe that a good leader shows courage by taking the lead and putting their foot forward but also knowing when to fall back and give others the opportunity to display that level of bravery as well.
What is one of the positives about being a student at St. Peter's College?
One of the positive aspects of being a student at St. Peter’s College is the variety of extra-curricular activities to choose from. There is something for everyone, whether that be catered towards sports, academics, arts or the environment. I love participating in these activities and meeting new people as it gives me a chance to interact with people of different life experiences and grow from my experiences.
What are your goals as Captain in 2024?
One of my long-time goals has been to start the Environment Club again which I have recently done. I have had a few meetings where I discussed future plans for the school which includes getting the Houseplant Competition running again and hopefully starting a 10c Recycling program. I hope to make recycling items more accessible for the students at St. Peter’s College by starting more programs includingr organising specific place to recycle things.
2024 College Theme
“Do justice, love kindness and walk humbly (Mic 6:8)
How will you live this statement through your leadership role?’
I hope to live this statement by fostering a cleaner and more supportive environment: both in terms of the physical environment and the school community. I plan to do this by raising more awareness pertaining to issues surrounding the environment and creating more things to love about the environment. Along with that, I also want to encourage students to involve themselves in extra curricular activities and to step outside of their comfort zone to grow as a person. I say this as I feel I have benefited from that and I want other students to grow and achieve too. With that being said, I just want to genuinely create a more fun and loving school environment where everyone is able to live this statement.
From the Archives
The Clyde North Campus of St. Peter’s College (formally called the East Campus) was opened in 2012. There were 142 students enrolled for the 2012 academic year. In 2013 the number of enrolments had grown to 197 students and the building of facilities was going ahead at a rapid pace.
This week’s photographs show what the Clyde North Campus looked like in 2013.
The College oval, in the foreground of the photograph on the right, is being constructed. The building in the background was designated as the Year 7 and 8 Building. It was blessed and opened in 2013 and named to honour Sr. Rosemary Graham, rsm. She was the foundation Principal of St. Agatha’s Primary School, Cranbourne and is a leading light in Catholic Education in Victoria and Tasmania.
Also pictured is the interior of the Graham Building as it looked soon after its opening in 2013.
On Friday 10th March, four Year 9 and 10 students, two from the Cranbourne campus and two students from the Clyde North campus, represented St Peter’s College at the FUSE Cup Rocket League Competition. The FUSE Cup is an international school e-sports competition which provides students with an opportunity to participate in safe, inclusive, supportive, and structured school-based e-sports competition. Throughout the day, students are also encouraged to develop positive habits surrounding gaming, including stretching techniques, good sportsmanship, and digital wellbeing. The day began with two rounds of heats, where our students embraced the challenges of quickly adapting their skills to overcome a range of competitors. After a short break, and many discussions of tactics, the teams who had progressed to the quarterfinals were announced, with both St Peter’s teams making the cut. After nail biting matches, the Clyde North team successfully made it through to the semifinals, however, unfortunately our Cranbourne team was knocked out of the competition. The semifinals were run in a ‘best of three’ format and despite their best efforts, our Clyde North team was not successful in their quest to the grand final. Whilst this loss was a devasting blow for the team, some comfort was found in the knowledge that they were defeated by the national runners-up of the 2023 Rocket League competition. Even though our teams were not successful in winning the overall competition on the day, they are to be commended on their efforts and the good sportsmanship they demonstrated towards students from other schools throughout the competition.
If your child is interested in representing St Peter’s College in future FUSE Cup e-sports competitions, please tell them to keep an eye on the news feed on SPACE for posts about upcoming try outs!
Michelle Simpson
Learning & Teaching Coach – ICT, Cranbourne Campus
SPIRIT OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION 2024 AWARD WINNER
Each year the Diocese of Sale award a select number of staff from across the forty-sevenprimary and secondary schools. Two such awards in the category of “Inspiring Learning”were awarded in 2024.
INSPIRING LEARNING
This Award seeks to identify persons who have made a significant contribution to studentlearning. It includes exemplary classroom and specialist teaching with nomineesdemonstrating a clear commitment to contemporary pedagogy.
CONGRATULATIONS BRADLEY SCAMMELL
Brad has made a significant difference to the lives of others in his school community. Brad currently champions the role of Middle Years Curriculum Leader at St. Peter's College Clyde North, with his passion for empowering teachers. Brad is recognised for the various Professional Learning initiatives he consistently provides to all staff at St. Peter's College, which ultimately lead not only to great improvements instudent learning outcomes, but also significant growth in collective teacher efficacy. From his crucial role in pioneering Criterion Referenced Frameworks (CRFs) and the concepts of developmental learning, to his recent contributions to the Whole School Approach to Positive Behaviour. Brad truly inspires learning amongst staff through his modelling of what it means to be a lifelong learner.
Furthermore, Brad’s commitment to his own learning has seen him complete the Master of Education in Evidence Based Teaching. From this learning he continues to support many staff members who are undertaking this same degree. He has helped lead St Peter’s College towards new educational goals as a member of the Curriculum Team and assisted inintroducing and supporting staff in developing CRF’s across the College.
It is his work outside of the classroom where Bradley most effectively demonstrates hiscommitment to contemporary pedagogy. His current project "Brad's Breakfast Bites" is a 15 minute "taster" of effective teaching strategies to support staff in the classroom over a shared breakfast. This has been an overwhelming success, offering staff voluntary Professional Learning of innovative and evidence-based pedagogical strategies that can be immediately added to a teachers' classroom toolkit. In this forum staff are invited to learn about and discuss effective teaching strategies based on classroom evidence and educational research, and, to build a shared understanding of expert teacher and evidenced informed practice to support increased team-based practice in teachers leading to improved learning outcomes. The aim is to ensure that teachers can collaboratively implement High Impact Teaching strategies (HITs) to improve their capacity in the classroom, allowing staff to learn, discuss and critique evidence-based strategies in Education and how they can be used to improve the learning of our students.
These sessions are extremely valuable to staff and have ensured that classroom teachers are continually working towards improving the learning outcomes of our students in ways they may not have considered or practiced otherwise.
SPIRIT OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION 2024 AWARD WINNER
Each year the Diocese of Sale award a select number of staff from across the forty-seven primary and secondary schools. Two such awards in the category of “Inspiring Learning” were awarded in 2024.
INSPIRING LEARNING
This Award seeks to identify persons who have made a significant contribution to student learning. It includes exemplary classroom and specialist teaching with nominees demonstrating a clear commitment to contemporary pedagogy.
CONGRATULATIONS MICHAEL LING
Michael was St. Peter's College's first specialist STEM teacher and was a key driver of the establishment and refinement of the subject over time. His commitment to providing an educational experience that is attuned to the needs of today's students is truly inspiring. He has been an excellent role model to both staff and students, helping promote and excite each of his students to learn science and mathematics in a contemporary and meaningful way. Not only does Michael engage his students in their learning, he also strives to achieve the very best educational outcomes for them. He has utilised a host of evidence-based teaching strategies, such as developing and using criterion-referenced framework, collecting and interpreting student data to meet students at their point of need and sourcing and implementing evidence-based interventions to maximise the growth of his students.
Michael has also been a key contributor in helping establish a collaborative teaching culture at St. Peter's College, being a strong advocate and invaluable contributor in our Collaborative Teaching Teams. Not only has Michael shared what he has learnt with his colleagues at St. Peter's College, but he has also been a keen advocate of STEM in the broader educational community. This has included his collaborating with the Casey Tech School, with STEM teachers across various school sectors in the STEM Community of Practice and participating in the Monash University and Queensland University led research project exploring Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in STEM. Michael represented St. Peter's College as the only DOSCEL school in the project. During his participation in this study, Michael embraced opportunities to share his knowledge and experience through various mediums and platforms. This included co authoring an article on enhancing learning and teaching in STEM that was published in the Teacher Magazine and being a panelist for a Monash University and University of Queensland webinar, sharing insights from his classroom related to PBL in STEM.
When speaking to past students, they still have fond memories of their time in Mr Ling's STEM classes and what they learnt as a result of his teaching. He has had a lasting impact on hundreds of students and I have no doubt that when our students are asked to recall a teacher that had a significant impact on their life, Mr Ling will be a name that is mentioned often.
