Our school is not just an excellent place of learning for our young people, but also an amazing community hub. One of our biggest strengths is the partnerships that we are able to create and maintain with the local community, providing numerous opportunities for our students. The following is just a snapshot of what has been happening over the past few weeks.
Year 8 Science
Our Year 8 students had a visit from the SEC in their Science classes this week. This incursion builds awareness and excitement for energy transition and the opportunities it brings, including practical examples of jobs and career pathways.Students were able to code robots and apply maths skills to decide where to charge robots and design renewable energy landscapes.
Year 7 English
On Friday, all year 7 students were treated to a visit by poet Solli Raphael. It was an amazing opportunity to hear about the creative process from a young, local artist.
Rotary Interact Club
In addition to two very successful recent fundraisers (one on each campus), a number of our students took part in the Rotary Interact District Conference last Monday. It was a great chance for Interactors from both campuses to collaborate with other schools, and each other, to draw some inspiration for future projects.
City of Monash/Friends of Damper Creek
Last week, Mrs Wade and I had the privilege of joining some of our Year 9 Introduction to Outdoor Education (Duke of Ed.) students down at Damper Creek as part of their community project. They planted the last 100 native plants out of 100,000 planted by the City of Monash this season, in a bid to increase nesting areas for birdlife, and mitigate erosion.
This is just a snapshot of what has been happening across the school, with other exciting sustainability projects happening, and the Year 8s making their subject selections for next year.
We thank all of the staff and students for their support of the various events and activities that are occurring during term 3.
Mr Matt Sheehan
Campus Principal – Junior School