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Teaching and Learning Report – August 31, 2017
2018 Subject Selection Current Year 8 students attended the student information session for 2018 Year 9 this week. While at this session, students received print copies of the 2018 Year 9 Information Booklet and the 2018 Year 9 Subject Selection Guide. – Any Year 8 boy absent from this information session can collect a copy…
Wellbeing Report – August 31, 2017
Keeping Safe: Information for- Parents As part of St Patrick’s College mission to create a safe and secure learning environment for our students, it is crucial that our broader community of parents are well-informed with the latest information and research available, so we can work as partners to keep our students safe.- This week’s focus…
Boarding Report – August 31, 2017
As I write this fortnight’s Crest contribution from Boarding we are in the midst of our Boarding Leadership appointment process for 2018. It has made me reflect on a number interesting thoughts that I have had over these past few days. Firstly, I have thought about Leadership, it’s definition and the capacity of young men…
Director of Sport Report – August 31, 2017
Please click on- this link– for a Sports Report from the Director of Sport, Mr Gavin Webb. –
Mindshop Excellence
Congratulations to- the ten Year 10 students who- recently graduated from Commerce Ballarat’s Mindshop Excellence Program, which pairs high achieving students with local businesses to help solve real business problems. One group of our students spent the week with insurance company Simplex, helping to drive customer engagement and increase sales, while a second group worked…
Middle School Report – August 31, 2017
Classroom and Yard Behaviour It seems an import time in the term when I remind boys that their journey into the Senior School is assisted by their subject results and classroom behaviour, as this information is used to assess their readiness to undertake VCE Units 1/2 in Year 10 and thus accelerate their schooling. Poor…
Headmaster’s Message – August 31, 2017
Dear Parents, Carers, Staff, Friends and Students of St Patrick’s College, Education is, without doubt, one of the most consistently changing industries in our society. New programs, initiatives, curriculum and teaching pedagogies are constantly being written, debated, taught and tested. It is one of the reasons why teachers are so adept at change. It certainly…
SPC Business Directory success
Community members and businesses are all smiles after using the new SPC Business Directory App. Happy SPC staff member Barry Schuurs is pictured with local qualified arborists Paddy Arnts and his son Tom. Barry used the new app to source an arborist to tidy up some of his ornamental pear trees at home. -I downloaded…
Teaching and Learning Report – August 17, 2017
2017 Semester One Chris Nolan and VCE Headmaster’s Excellence Awards assembly The Chris Nolan and VCE Headmaster’s Excellence Awards assembly has become one of the College’s most important academic celebrations. This is the tenth year that boys attaining academic excellence have been recognised with a Chris Nolan Award.- We were fortunate to again…
Boarding Report – August 17, 2017
It has been a challenging commencement to Term 3. As our unique Ballarat weather begins to unfold, its effect has been felt by all within our boarding community. An illness has swept through our boarding halls and dorms taking no prisoners. It is at times like this, for staff and students, that showing compassion, support…