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Wellbeing Report – November 3, 2016
The Importance of Student Leadership and Student Voice When students are listened to and given the opportunity to lead and choose, both in class and the broader school, their engagement to learning and school culture increases. This is a win-win outcome for parents, students and teachers.- There are range of ways that we are placing…
Performing Arts report – October 20, 2016
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Our Junior School production of William Shakespeare’s -A Midsummer Night’s Dream- is being performed this week on Thursday October 20 and Friday October 21 at 7:30pm in the Sir Bernard Heinz Theatre. The production was going to be performed in the College Gardens however with strong winds and rain forecast, the…
Wellbeing Report – October 20, 2016
Mental Health Week-The Work Continues-¦ Last week’s Mental Health Week assembly achieved the aim of beginning the conversation with the students about Mental Health and the importance of each of us being responsible for our own mental health. There were two guest speakers, Andrew Penny from Headspace and one of our two counsellors, Eric Hayes….
Wellbeing Report – October 6, 2016
Uniform It has been one of the wettest and coldest starts to Term Four, with more cold weather coming next week. For the first two weeks of this term boys may choose to still wear their long pants. The official uniform for Term Four is shorts, which will begin. The challenge of the warmer months…
2016 Visual Arts and Technology Showcase
It is with great excitement that we invite you to attend the launch of the 2016 St Patrick’s College VCE Visual Arts and Technology Showcase Exhibition. Details of the Launch are set out below: Date:– – – Wednesday, October 5. Time:- – – 7:00pm to 9:00pm Purpose:– – – The exhibition showcases the best student…
MENtal Brekky a huge success
The College was delighted to host more than 220 guests for the inaugural MENtal Brekky on August 12, aiming to raise funds to support current students from families where someone is suffering mental health issues.- The attendees were especially privileged to hear from guest speaker and 2010 Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry who…
Wellbeing Report – September 8, 2016
An Assembly Of Awards, Farewells And New Beginnings- Tuesday 13th September Over the last month the students and staff have had the opportunity to vote for student leaders in both the Student Council (Yr 12) and Student Congress(Yr7-11). This year the final 24 students applied for 11 positions and were interviewed by a panel consisting…
2017 Student Leaders announced
Dear Parents, Students and Staff of St Patrick’s College, Today it is a great honour to be able to announce the student leadership team for St Patrick’s College in 2017. The election process over the past month involved a detailed online vote involving students and staff, followed by a rigorous interview process whereby the candidates…
Wellbeing Report – August 25, 2016
What Makes St Patricks College Special And Different? Year 11 Social Justice Experiences Over the last two terms, nearly every Tuesday and Wednesday, Year 11 Religion classes travelled down to Melbourne on the Tuesday and worked locally in Ballarat, helping a variety of different people across society. In total, 10 classes of students, accompanied by…
MENtal Brekky a huge success
St Patrick’s College was this morning delighted to host more than 220 guests for the inaugural MENtal Brekky which aims to raise funds to support current students from families where someone is suffering mental health issues. We were especially privileged to hear from guest speaker and 2010 Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry…