Learning & Innovation
“Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardour and attended with diligence.” Abigail Adams
Learning @ Brigidine
”No matter how many times you get knocked down, keep getting back up. God sees your resolve. God sees your determination. And when you do everything you can do, that’s when God will step in and do what you can’t do.” Joel Osteen
As we commence Term Three, it is an opportunity for students to pause and reflect on their learning journey thus far. While each of us are on a learning journey, it is unique and individual, and consequently we are all at different stages.
Years 7-10 having received their Semester One Report are halfway through their 2022 learning journey and this is a pertinent point to reflect. I encourage students to reflect honestly on their application and approaches to learning thus far and identify what may need to be changed or adjusted.
For our Year 11 students they now approach their final term of Preliminary courses which includes their final assessments. Our Class of 2022 commence their final term of classes at the College with their Trial HSC examinations commencing in Week 3. For our senior students, assessment should be approached as an opportunity to demonstrate not only their knowledge and skills but also the rigorous work and diligent effort that has gone into preparing.
As students reflect on their learning journey thus far and look towards the learning that is to come, students are encouraged to extend themselves beyond their comfort zone to achieve their personal best.
We wish the Class of 2022 every success in their Trial examinations which commence in Week 3. Our prayer for them is an extract from Thomas Aquinas’s ‘Student Prayer’:
“Grant me a penetrating mind to understand, a retentive memory, method and ease in learning, the lucidity to comprehend and abundant grace in expressing myself. Guide the beginning of my work, direct its progress and bring it to successful completion.”
Subject Selection - Stage 6
As Term 3 commences, our Year 10 students will make final decisions as to their subjects for Stage 6. Following the careers lessons in Term 2, we hope that students understand the important connection between subject selection, career choices and further study beyond school.
One of the key aspects of your daughter’s success will be choosing the best pathway and courses that will ultimately set her up for success. We strongly encourage our Year 10 students and their parents/guardians to discuss subject preferences carefully. Our experience over many years, suggests that parents/guardians and students who work together to achieve goals in schooling, find the Higher School Certificate more manageable. Having clearly defined goals, which your daughter can measure, will allow her to take pride in accomplishing her targets.
To assist our Year 10 students in the selection of subjects, Subject Selection Interviews will be held on Wednesday 3 August. The interviews will take place in Synan Hall between 9:00am and 3:00pm. To accommodate the interviews, there will be no formal classes for Year 10 on this day.
Following the interviews, students will be emailed a Web Choices code that will be used to submit course preferences. Students are strongly encouraged to preference courses that are of interest and provide the appropriate level of challenge, whilst also considering the recommendations provided.
HSC Masterclasses
To assist our HSC students, Sydney Catholic Schools has developed a series of Masterclasses. These Masterclasses are available via Canvas and accessible to all students. Our Year 12 students are encouraged to engage with the relevant Masterclasses to assist their preparation for the Trial HSC.
Elevate Education
As we continue our partnership with Elevate Education, we are excited to announce that parents have exclusive access to Elevate Education’s Parent Webinar Series. Elevate works with our students, delivering high impact workshops on study skills, motivation, wellbeing and exam preparation. By tuning into their webinar series, you will learn how to better support your children at home, through reinforcing the skills they learn at school.
The details of the next webinar are below:
Wednesday 10 August @ 6:30pm How to Help Your Child’s Essay Writing |
The session will cover:
- The importance of goal-setting in essay writing;
- How you can provide real-time support & feedback to speed up the process of improvement;
- How students can begin to self-assess their work so they can become independent writers;
The webinar is run live online from 6:30 - 7:30pm (AEST) where the presenter will share Elevate’s key research and skills, and will conduct a live Q&A so you can ask them questions directly.
If you are unable to make the webinar, still sign up to attend and you will receive the webinar recording on Thursday morning.
Should you have any questions, please contact Elevate directly.
Semester One Award Recipients
On Wednesday 27 July, as a College we gathered to recognise the efforts of students in Semester One.
Academic Excellence was awarded to the following students:
First Name | Surname | Year | Award |
Elisabeth | Bernhardt | Year 8 | Academic Excellence |
Mila | Boshuizen | Year 8 | Academic Excellence |
Grace | Toms-Morgan | Year 8 | Academic Excellence |
Isabella | Larbalestier | Year 9 | Academic Excellence |
Sienna | Beadon | Year 10 | Academic Excellence |
Mia | Block | Year 10 | Academic Excellence |
Aisling | Connolly | Year 10 | Academic Excellence |
The students listed below received awards for academic achievement and application to learning in Semester One.
First Name | Surname | Year | Award |
Jordana | Agus | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Leah | Andrews | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Zari | Boyd | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Sienna | Byrne | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Eliza | Chee Quee Dawson | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Tisya | Chopra | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Matilda | Daley | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Nandana | Dayal | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Ella | Dungey | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Alexandra | Foot | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Tara | Goldsbury | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Livia | Ho | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Alexis | Hudson | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Klara | James | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Nadya | Lim | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Isabella | Matthews | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Laila | McCarthy | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Zahra | Oh | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Angela | Richards | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Lara | Robinson | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Chloe | Saputra | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Gabrielle | Savanis | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Isabelle | Tao | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Eva | Tate Sorensen | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Mia | Thlivitis | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Abigail | Widjaja | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Gemma | Williams | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Olivia | Woznica | Year 7 | Academic Merit |
Rachel | Aditama | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Lara | Block | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Evelyn | Cheung | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Serena | Chu | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Alexa | Djendjinovic | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Abby | Harrison-Green | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Daisy | Herr | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Michelle | Hill | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Maria | Lagane | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Jacqueline | Liao | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Caitlin | Ma | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Margaret | Ma | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Emily | Molloy | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Faye | Moutopoulos | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Katie | Ng | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Gabriella | Rae | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Emma | Rozea | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Aurelie | Salim | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Alara | Sharkey | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Zoe | Stavrou | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Amelie | Thistlethwaite | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Eva | Tsonis | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Teagan | Weber | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Sophia | Wolfram | Year 8 | Academic Merit |
Katharina | Bernhardt | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Leila | Bumanglag | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Lily | Caddle | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Zoe | Delavande Vasconcelos | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Isla | Dindial | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Dyzire | Fotu-Moala | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Sophie | Georgoulas | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Alicia | Gunawan | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Sarah | Morrison | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Ella | O'Rourke | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Divita | Singh | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Stevie | Slade | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Jemima | Smith | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Emma | Vecchiet | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Ka | Wong | Year 9 | Academic Merit |
Amelie | Bald | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Antonia | Baranowski | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Siena | Basile-Vassallo | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Hannah | Berry | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Evie | Bundy | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Milana | Burazer | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Mikayla | Burke | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Summer | Crispin-Scott | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Amy | Day | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Katreen | Diab | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Paige | Easson | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Emily | Grimmond | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Sienna | Hafer | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Amelia | Halonkin | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Thea | Hutchings | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Maika | Joss | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Saskia | King | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Minami | Konda | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Lola | Mactavish | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Nikara | Mahon | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Emily | Matheson-Rayner | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Molly | Menzel | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Holly | Mintoff | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Annabelle | Molloy | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Maria | Moutopoulos | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Dakota | Murray | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Abigail | Ng | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Jessica | Ng | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Erin | Roach | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Finn | Rooney Weimers | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Min Hong Tong | Shields | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Anna | Shmalko | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Rebecca | Tang | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Tara | Thorne | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Sienna | Williams | Year 10 | Academic Merit |
Jordana | AGUS | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Audrey | BIRBAS | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Zari | BOYD | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Claire | CAMPBELL | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Eliza | CHEE QUEE DAWSON | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Tisya | CHOPRA | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Nandana | DAYAL | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Ella | DUNGEY | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Alexandra | FOOT | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Livia | HO | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Klara | JAMES | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Angela | RICHARDS | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Lara | ROBINSON | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Isabelle | TAO | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Eva | TATE SORENSEN | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Gemma | WILLIAMS | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Olivia | WOZNICA | Year 7 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Elisabeth | BERNHARDT | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Mila | BOSHUIZEN | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Priya | CARPENTER | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Ajelen | CASTILLO | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Evelyn | CHEUNG | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Serena | CHU | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Olivia | FREITAS EVANS | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Honey | HAYLER | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Daisy | HERR | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Maria | LAGANE | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Jacqueline | LIAO | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Caitlin | MA | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Emily | MOLLOY | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Faye | MOUTOPOULOS | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Taylor | MURPHY | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Emilia | PAGANO | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Gabriella | RAE | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Emma | ROZEA | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Aurelie | SALIM | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Sienna | SIMONS | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Zoe | STAVROU | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Sophie | THOMPSON | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Grace | TOMS-MORGAN | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Eva | TSONIS | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Zuri | WALA | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Teagan | WEBER | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Sophia | WOLFRAM | Year 8 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Lea | AVDISHOV | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Katharina | BERNHARDT | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Leila | BUMANGLAG | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Lily | CADDLE | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Sophie | CARTER | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Ruby | COLACICCO | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Coco | COLLINS | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Zoe | DELAVANDE VASCONCELOS | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Isla | DINDIAL | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Vy | DOAN | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Dyzire | FOTU-MOALA | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Gorjez | FOTU-MOALA | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Sienna | FRANCIS | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Sophie | GEORGOULAS | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Alicia | GUNAWAN | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Lili | HALASZ | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Poppy | HOGAN | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Isabella | LARBALESTIER | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Divita | SINGH | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Jemima | SMITH | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Julia | VEGA CARMONA | Year 9 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Amelie | BALD | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Sienna | BEADON | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Mia | BLOCK | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Evie | BUNDY | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Mikayla | BURKE | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Aisling | CONNOLLY | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Summer | CRISPIN-SCOTT | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Katreen | DIAB | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Paige | EASSON | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Jemma | HOPKINS | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Miji | KWAK | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Lauren | LEONG | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Lola | MACTAVISH | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Nikara | MAHON | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Leila | MAXFIELD | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Molly | MENZEL | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Holly | MINTOFF | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Annabelle | MOLLOY | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Leela | MONEY | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Maria | MOUTOPOULOS | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Angelica | NAGY | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Abigail | NG | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Jessica | RYAN | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Rebecca | TANG | Year 10 | Effort Award - Semester One |
Ms Natasha Fox Eleonora Agazzi
Director of Learning and Innovation Director of Curriculum