Key Learning Areas

Marine Studies

Leo Booth caught an impressive 28cm Yellowfin Bream during a fishing outing for Year 9 Marine and Aquaculture Technology. Well done, Leo.

Harbour Centre

This term in the Harbour Centre there are many exciting activities/programs running.

Our Year 8 students participated in the Marine Taster Day excursion at Lake Illawarra Foreshore. Students enjoyed canoeing, paddle boarding, fishing and walking along the foreshore.

The WOW (Workers of Wollongong) program is continuing every Friday. At present Shanae & Chantel (Year 10) are volunteering at the Tinkerage Shop, repairing chairs at Shellharbour Recycling Depot.

Our Year 11 boys are enjoying their Outdoor Recreation course every Friday. They are currently doing bushwalking, Hangdog, Minnamurra Rainforest, rope climbing and first aid. Shae and Carl have completed their compulsory work placement at Southbound Adventures, Ocean Storm Fishing store and also assisted with the running of swimming, cross country and athletics carnivals, football and AFL.

Bill is attending Illawarra Environment Centre in Week 10 to complete his work placement.

Aaron is doing work experience at Coles Shellharbour, where he is hoping to gain casual employment. 

Crossroads

Crossroads was a compulsory two-day course carried out in collaboration with the University of Wollongong, CNI PDHPE teachers and the Department of Education. The course consisted of multiple guest speakers such as Melissa Abu-Gazaleh (founder of the Top Blokes Foundation), Oliver Batton (Sustainability Ambassador and International Student Programs Co-ordinator at UOW), and Kate Fitzsimons (motivational speaker for the Nicole Fitzsimons Foundation) just to name a few. These speakers delivered their message to the various public schools in attendance, whether it was a motivational topic on how to find your passion and purpose, gaining independence, the importance of travel safety, the steps to take to become resilient despite unfortunate experiences, and to accept that we don't just bounce back but take steady steps. We also discussed, as a collective with other high school students and staff, the issues impacting young adult lives, including the main topic of consent. Each school was given two mentors who also went through their own experiences as university students, enabling further insight into what it's like beyond high school, broadening our perspective to a much larger variety of paths and choices that we will face into our journey through the next chapter of our lives. 

Brittany Skeen - Year 11