The College Co-Curricular

Co-curricular activities supplement the formal academic curriculum by offering students chances to delve into their interests, acquire fresh skills, and expand their perspectives. These activities go beyond the traditional classroom setting, encompassing a wide range of experiences that contribute to the holistic development of students.

2024 Colour Run & Walkathon- September 11

All slimed out!

As we draw closer to our anticipated Colour run, we celebrated key milestones in our fundraising campaign. What a way to mark the special occasion then with slime!

For reaching over $40 000, our top fundraising classes went in the draw and representatives from each class were given the opportunity to throw slime at Ms Thorpe Our Head of Teaching and Learning, Ms Bou-Melhem, our K-12 Pastoral Coordinator and Mr Asmar, our Head of College.

Let's keep up the great work, help us reach over $ 50,000 to support the new works for a much-needed playground. If your child has not yet created a profile, please set this up as soon as possible. The instructions have been sent via the parent portal. If you have any questions regarding this event, please email Mrs Bou-melhem our K-12 Pastoral Coordinator (cboumelhem@mchf.edu.au)

DAY OF AI- STUDENT CHALLENGE FINALISTS

Two of our Year 7 students, Lea Sukkar and Ella Rose Botros, have been announced as finalists in the Day of AI's Dolphin Tank 2024 competition!

Their project, Aqua AI, was selected from national entries for its innovation in using AI to address climate change and pollution in our local waterways. The Dolphin Tank process will involve the students, an AI expert, and a Day of AI Classroom Champion from UNSW who will assist them in refining their prototype and video entry.

Please join me in congratulating Ella, Lea and their fantastic teachers - Ms Sharbeen and Ms Nguyen on this wonderful opportunity!

• Mrs Jeannie Gahdmar, Day of AI

China Trip!

Over the July school holidays, Mrs Lim of St Maroun’s College and Elias Chalhoub of MCHF travelled to China to participate in a Youth Cultural Exchange Program in Beijing through the ANC company. Over the course of the two weeks, Mrs Lim and Elias visited The Forbidden City, The Summer Palace and The Great Wall of China with representatives from other Sydney based schools, learning about Chinese architecture, traditions and cuisine. The remainder of the trip was spent as Teachers and Buddies, teaching Chinese students English, STEM, Sport and Leadership in an Australian style classroom, with a focus on Indigenous and Australian culture and participating in Chinese cultural activities such as calligraphy and paper cutting. The trip was closed with a trek up Tianhuang Mountain and a closing ceremony where their students showed off their new skills and abilities made over the course of the week.  It was an incredible experience for both Mrs Lim and Elias, who loved getting to know their Chinese students and make new friends.

MAX Potential Year 11

Five Year 11 students were nominated to participate in the Max Potential Program. The program is an innovative youth leadership and development program that allows participants to engage in.

Breakfast Buddies 

We demonstrate our college motto to "know, love, and serve" in many ways.

This can be seen through the love of service with our breakfast club volunteers, who serve cereal to our K-12 students every Wednesday and Friday. 

Public Speaking and Communications Master Class

Over the last 5 weeks, selected Year 11 and 12 students participated in a Public Speaking & Communications class. This was run by international keynote speaker Matt Cogin, who is working with schools such as Knox Grammar, TARA, Marist and organisations such as John Holland Group and Universities across the state. 

This was an incredible journey of growth for our students. The workshops challenged them to think about their inner and outer voice, their presence and ability to engage the audiences. We stayed back till 6pm each week and on Monday we finished off with a TEDX Talk. Each student had to present a 5 minute TEDX talk to put their skills into practice. These students worked very hard and although not all made it to the end, we still commend them of their efforts. 

“The Step Up Program Masterclass by Matt Cogin, about public speaking and communication was an amazing experience that exceeded all my expectations. Honestly, I didn’t think I was going to learn as much as I actually did. Each session was not only highly productive but also incredibly effective. The program's approach made such a positive significant impact, , leaving me with newfound knowledge and confidence. Thank you for such a transformative experience, can’t wait to see how else I can use my stepped-up skills!”- Emily Farah, Year 11 Master Class student 

Chinese Short Stay students

This week our College welcomed another group of Chinese short stay students who experienced a week learning in our College. They were assigned buddies and joined in class activities and College events.

They concluded their visit with a farewell ceremony. It is great to hear the positive feedback our guests experienced during the week. As one of the students said “this is one week I will never forget for the rest of my life.”

Thank you to all our buddies for being tremendous role models and to the staff and students who welcomed our guests and for the hospitality they provided.

Mr Elie Asmar

Head of College

Transport NSW STEMC Excursion

MCHF STEM & accelerated Math students visited the Transport NSW Stem exhibit. They were able to explore an array of career paths that Transport NSW offers as well as future scholarships they offer to university students. They had the opportunity to meet and listen to the success stories of working professionals within the industry.  It was a very inspiring experience which may have sparked some interest in our future engineers!

Reading Is Magic- Book Week 2024

As Book Week 2024 unfolded, MCHF Primary students engaged in many activities, in and out of the classroom. What an amazing week! We had many entries into various competitions, book parades where children AND their teachers had a chance to dress-up as their favourite book character, story-time around some of the short-listed books from the Children’s Book Council of Australia, trivia games and more. Thank you to all the students, teachers and parents who participated and supported this MAGICAL event! 

Congratulations to all our winners and runner ups from the various competitions 

Wellbeing Wednesday 

On the 28th of August, our college celebrated Wellbeing Wednesday, it was a day full of smiles, laughter and mindfulness.  The day started with a mass at the Chapel, followed by various ball games and competitions led by our Year 12 Leaders to promote team spirit. Students and staff joined in the fun by dressing up in something that starts with their first name. Check out the great costumes! 

Year 11 Reinforced Reading Tutors

Year 11 have assisted primary students with their reading as reinforced reading tutors. They have also grown in time management and patience in the process.  These students include:

Patrick Coorey Seminar

On Tuesday 13th August, we were fortunate to welcome Patrick Coorey, to our College to speak to our Year 9- 11 students. 

Patrick is the Race Team Manager, for Jaguar Racing Formula Team. His career in professional motor racing spans 29 years, working mostly as a Race Engineer, in championships such as Formula E, Formula 1, GP2, Formula 3000 and touring cars.

Patrick joined his current team, Jaguar Racing, when they started in Formula E in 2016, working as a Race Engineer for two seasons before managing the Design Office and then Special Projects and Reliability. 

Patrick moved into his current role of Race Team Manager at the start of 2024. Prior to working for Jaguar Racing, Patrick has worked for Virgin Racing Formula E Team, Caterham F1 Team, Super Nova Racing and Audi Sport Australia.

Patrick began racing karts when he was a teenager. This led to studying Mechanical Engineering at The University of Sydney and gaining work experience with a local race team wherever he could during this time. Having worked in touring cars in Australia for four years, he moved to England in 2000 to progress his career in single seater racing. He has won races at famous tracks like Monaco, Spa and Imola, and had the pleasure of working with elite drivers like Michael Schumacher.

Fathers Day Stall 

On Wednesday 28th August, our Parent Association hosted the annual Father’s Day Stall. The stall included a wide range of gifts for all fathers and grandfathers. The students visited the stall throughout the day and were excited to purchase gifts. Thank you to our Parent Association, especially the sub-committee, for their efforts and hard work to ensure that the stall was again successful this year.