A Curriculum Snapshot

Last week the entire College came together to celebrate the Arts Festival.  It was an opportunity for students from Kinder to Year 10 to showcase their work and talents across The Arts in all its many forms.  Parents, friends and families enjoyed an array of music and drama pieces as well as a wide assortment of visual artwork across multiple galleries located around the school. Special thanks to the Arts Department including Mr Mac, Mr Owens, Ms Brock, Miss Wootton and Miss Roderick as well as Ms Lincoln and the Primary Teachers and Teacher Assistants. Quite simply, it was an incredible night. Congratulations to Elizabeth Ims in Year 4/5 who was presented with the Moya Belcher Visual Arts Award and to the runner up, Prep student Mila Tracey.   

Continuing this theme of dramatic performances, a number of students participated in Tournament of Minds State Final at Ogilvie High School last Saturday. Mount Carmel had 6 teams who were all  required to solve demanding, open-ended challenges from one of several disciplines – The Arts, STEM, Language Literature and Social Sciences.  The students worked incredibly hard leading up to the competition, writing scripts, making props and practicing for both the long term and spontaneous challenges.  Mount Carmel College has enjoyed enormous success on the TOMs stage for a number of years and this was once again the case on the weekend with two teams receiving Highly Commended awards.  Tournament of Minds is a massive commitment with the students devoting hours upon hours of work – at lunch time, before and after school and on the weekend.  The College’s involvement in TOMs would not happen without the support of the teachers especially Miss Melanie Sluyters, Ms Emma Jenkins and Ms Julia O’Rourke. Thank you for ensuring that out students have these opportunities.

Years 5 – 7 Teams

Years 7 – 8 Teams

Rose Goward and Sarah Wilson-Haffenden

Curriculum Leaders