Mount Waverley Secondary College language assistant, Rena, and I accompanied our Japanese studying students Vicky L of Year 12, Clementine J, Maggie C, Sanuli F, Sara P of Year 11 and Juno S, Bobby A, Kimi T, and Sen L of Year 10, to the Japanese Model UN held at the Victorian Academy of Teaching … Continued Read More
Students are fully immersed in their learning across the college. As we moved towards the second part of the term it is important for students to keep up to date with their class work and support their learning by undertaking homework and home study. There has been a great deal of activity in the college … Continued Read More
Little Stories, Big Ideas We are very proud to announce that Anne F of Year 12 won the nationwide second term Little Stories, Big Ideas competition with her piece, “White Face, Red Face.” The theme was “Mask.” Another Mount Waverley Secondary College student, who chose to remain anonymous, was given an honorable mention for their … Continued Read More
Premier’s VCE Awards – Mount Waverley Secondary College Win Top Honours I had the privilege of attending the VCE Premier’s Awards last week. Congratulations to Ahnaf Anwar, Marvin Ongsawasd and Ewan Burgess who have been recognised with a Premier’s VCE Award for their outstanding academic results in 2022. Marvin and Ahnaf both received a Study … Continued Read More
Chicago-High School Edition I had the privilege of attending our college production, ‘Chicago’, this week which was held in our college Unicorn Theatre. The production team have been working hard so it was wonderful to see their performance come to fruition. Thank you to Ms Madeleine Kerr-College Production Director and alumni Kyra Hatzikosmidis-Assistant Director, Ms … Continued Read More
Junior Campus Assembly Last Wednesday afternoon we held a Campus Assembly with a focus on ‘Celebrating Excellence’. I spoke to the students about our College Vision: We asked students to pay particular attention to the final five words of this vision; ‘strive for growth and excellence’. We see excellence in many ways each day on … Continued Read More
Perth Music Tour At the end of last term (and into the term break) 6 staff and 49 students from Years 8 to 12 attended the Perth Music Tour. I was lucky enough to go and was impressed with the students. Long days, cold weather, performing in the rain and visiting schools and some tourist … Continued Read More
Perth Music Tour, 21 – 27 June 2023 At the end of last term 49 students and 6 staff traveled to Perth as part of a music tour. It was an amazing success and the students gained so much educationally and musically through the experience. Through the tour the bands participated in the following: An … Continued Read More
The Zoos Victoria Youth Leadership program was an eleven day program run throughout the entirety of term 2, this year. Although the program’s contents base around the idea of wildlife and marine conservation, I used this opportunity to develop my communication, teamwork and overall leadership skills. When first introduced to the program, the goal was … Continued Read More
Year 10 students finished Term 2 with a week of work experience hosted by employers from across Melbourne. The feedback received by the school was overwhelmingly positive. Some students were excited by experiencing the occupation of their dreams, while others tried something new or unfamiliar. Whether students had their goals strengthened, or have decided to … Continued Read More