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Pastoral Care Report – March 7, 2019
2019 Pastoral Care Program: Information for- Parents Year 8 Father Son Night -“ -Stepping Stones- – Tuesday March 19 The inaugural Year 8 Father / Son night will be held on Tuesday March 19, from 6.30pm in the Gymnasium, with break out discussions to occur in the Junior and Middle School classrooms. I would please…
Wellbeing Report – March 7, 2019
Tour of Ireland -“ Parent Information Meeting Our final Parent Information Meeting prior to departure, will be held on March 13 at 7pm in the OCA Pavilion. At this meeting students will receive their Football jumpers x 3, hoodies, backpack and final instructions.- Further, Leonie Spencer will be on hand to give advice about money,…
Statement from St Patrick’s College
St Patrick’s College has today issued- the following statement regarding a County Court jury’s verdict against Old Collegian Cardinal George Pell: – In response to a County Court jury’s verdict finding Cardinal George Pell guilty of sexual offences against young choirboys in Melbourne, St Patrick’s College, Ballarat will today remove his name from a building…
Wellbeing Report – February 21, 2019
From the Deputy Headmaster -“ Staff and Student Wellbeing Celebrations and after parties can pose a significant challenge to parents! Pressure to host an after-party, a gathering or a pre-party are the top three events that parents contact the College about. In an effort to pre-empt a number of issues arising from- celebrations and after…
Pastoral Care Report – February 22, 2019
2019 Pastoral Care Program: Information for- Parents Year 8 Father Son Night -“ -Stepping Stones- – Tuesday March 19 The inaugural Year 8 Father / Son night will be held on Tuesday March 19, from 6.30pm in the Gymnasium, with break out discussions to occur in the Junior and Middle School classrooms. I would please…
Students attend NYSF
Over the summer holidays two students, College Captain Aidan Hanrahan and College Vice Captain Matthew Duffy, were selected to attend the National Youth Science Forum in Canberra. The boys have now written the following reports on their experience: Aidan Hanrahan “The National Youth Science Forum was an incredible experience, entirely different to any other. Whilst…
Headmaster’s Address to 2019 Academic Assembly
Headmaster John Crowley delivered the following address to the 2019 Academic Assembly: – Good morning to everyone here this morning in the Br W.T. O’Malley Sports Centre. In offering a very warm welcome to all of our invited guests, parents, carers, Old Collegians and, most importantly, our students we acknowledge the traditional custodians of this…
Students’ report on Japanese exchange
Each year St Patrick’s College provides the opportunity for Year 10 students to spend term 4 on exchange in Japan. Those fortunate enough to be chosen to attend spend the term studying at Linden Hall College in Fukuoka, constantly improving their Japanese skills and learning a new culture and way of life. In 2018, two…
School Anxiety
SCHOOL ANXIETY What is anxiety? Anxiety is a physiological response caused by the brain when it perceives danger. Anxiety occurs when the brain perceives the threat to be beyond the real-life risk and activates the fight/flight/freeze response. In the mind of the anxious child, this is irrelevant, because it feels just the same as being…
Pastoral Care Report – February 7, 2019
2019 Pastoral Care Program: Information for- Parents Positive Psychology -“ -Thriving Mind” -“ Year 10 Students At St Patrick’s College, the concept of -‘positive psychology’ is incorporated in to our Year 10 Pastoral Care Program.- This coming Monday, 11 February will see all Year 10 students attend a seminar called -Thriving Mind-. Thriving Mind is…