Senior School

YEAR 9 - YEAR 1 PROGRAM

The Year 9s have a program they are running with the year 1s. They meet on Wednesdays to do devotions together and pray. During this weeks devotion time the Year 9s held a special Easter Egg hunt with the Years 1s as a fun surprise!

LEGAL STUDIES COURT EXCURSION

The Units 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 Legal Studies class took an excursion to the Supreme and County Court. At the Supreme Court students participated in a role play about a trial in the Supreme Court and then were able to sit and listen to expert witness testimony in an ongoing murder trial.

In the afternoon, students were treated to a presentation by the Juries Commissioner, who operates out of the County Court, and then performed a mock jury empanelment inside a County Court courtroom. The day concluded with students sitting in an actual trial where the Judge was presenting the new jury with their instructions. Overall, this was an excellent day of learning and exposure the courts, and their processes. This excursion will be very helpful in understanding the course content as the year progresses.

Mr John Presant

Head of Senior School

YEAR 10 SCIENCE EXCURSION

GENETICS AND MICROARRAYS

All Year 10 Science students attended a 2 hour workshop covering Genetics and Microarrays conducted by the KIOSC Trade Training Centre Swinburne University of Technology, Wantirna.

Students were introduced to the concept of epigenetics by completing an interactive activity. Epigenetics is the modification of gene expression due to environmental conditions. When analysing how different conditions arise in individuals, medical professionals can identify how certain cancers have arisen. In the genetics lab, students were able to conduct a modified microarray to analyse and determine the treatment process for two cancer patients. Our students participated very well displaying excellent content knowledge and exemplary behaviour. Overall, a great learning experience for our students.

Mr Fernandes

Year 10 Science Teacher

INSPIRATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-DISCOVERY AT ST ANDREWS

What Are 21st Century Skills?

21st Century skills are 12 abilities that today’s students need to succeed in their careers during the Information Age.

The twelve 21st Century skills are:

• Critical thinking
• Creativity
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Information literacy
• Media literacy
• Technology literacy
• Flexibility
• Leadership
• Initiative
• Productivity
• Social skills

These skills are intended to help students keep up with the lightning-pace of today’s modern markets. Each skill is unique in how it helps students, but they all have one quality in common.

They’re essential in the age of the Internet. Please read the article here and take a look at what’s included in 21st Century skills, how they help students, and why they’re so important.

ST ANDREWS YEAR 10 CAREERS PROGRAM 

- rescheduled for the last week of Term 3 -

14 - 18 September 2020

The program includes a range of activities, workshops and seminars that help our students prepare for the future. Students will learn about budget and saving strategies, investment and entrepreneur principles, workers’ rights and responsibilities, employer expectations, resume writing and interview techniques.

On Tuesday 15 September - Year 10 students will participate in the VicRoads ROAD SMART Program - a new education program that helps prepare beginner drivers for a lifetime of safe driving. It includes interactive in-classroom sessions and a practical driving experience at the Metropolitan Traffic Education Centre (METEC) and METEC COURSE –

• Road rules
• Safe driving systems and techniques
• The cause and effect of road trauma including drugs and alcohol, speed, fatigue, driver distraction etc.
• The Graduated Licensing System, including the 120-hour logbook requirements
• Encouraging a positive and safe attitude to driving and other road users.

Thursday 17 September - START SMART Program - a series of six interactive financial literacy workshops: Smart Choices, Earning, Saving, Spending, Investing and Enterprise.

Friday 18 September - RESUME & INTERVIEW SKILLS workshops led by the Careers team from Box Hill Institute.

Year 10 is an exciting year and we hope a range of activities we’ve prepared for our students will help in the development of new skills and knowledge and enable them to learn more about themselves and their interests, aptitudes, values and strengths.

ST ANDREWS CAREERS NEWSLETTER

St Andrews Careers Newsletter is an excellent careers resource for our students and parents. It includes up-to-date career and pathways news and information about scholarships, courses, programs, university lectures and open days.

St Andrews Careers Newsletter No 5  - 25 March 2020

Mrs Irena Yevlahova

Careers Coordinator