From the Head of Campus
We’ve had two wonderful opportunities this week to celebrate our Senior School community. On Tuesday, the House Athletics competition was held under beautiful blue skies at Landy Field. Sports Coordinator, Mr Andrew Tucker, shares a comprehensive report of the day’s success below. I would like to thank Mr Tucker, and all College Sports staff for organising a program that encouraged participation, House spirit and lots of fun. And it was great to see so many parents supporting on the sidelines.
Thursday’s Senior School Prefect Investiture Service was a significant occasion as we formally acknowledged the 2023 appointments of our College and House Prefects. It was also an opportunity to announce our College Captains, Molly Cooper and Seth Wilkinson. Dean of Christian Culture, Mia Kafieris gave a powerful address, reminding the prefects that their appointment is one charged with responsibility to others more than reward to self.
College Prefects
Molly Cooper
Ali Cronk
Angelica Lawrence
Kirrily McConachy
Georgia Odd
Jett Parkinson
Nieve Smart
Seth Wilkinson
House Prefects
Burrows
Isaac Boseley
Laura Hall
Kade Leigh
Mackenzie Saunders
Flynn
Nicole Briscoe
Ehab Fahad
Isabella Henry
Hendrik Meehan
Penman
Jonty Grills
Jacob McKie
Imogen Oliver
Caysee Vos
Taylor
Katrina Cochrane
Charlotte Frisch-Duff
Abigail Hodgson
Kirvanna Ponnan
Rick Geall, Acting Vice Principal
Athletics Carnival – Great Weather, Great Event
What incredible weather we had on Tuesday for a sensational day of Senior School athletics. The 2023 Athletics Carnival was a great event and an opportunity for our College community to come together. We are thankful for the fantastic level of student engagement and participation, and appreciative of all the parents who came to support the event.
It was a tightly contested competition, with last year’s winner, Burrows House, taking out the trophy again this year. Congratulations to Burrows, as well as all Year Level Champions. Details of who was awarded Year Level Champions and Fastest on Campus at the event are set out in the images below.
We look forward to our next major Senior School sporting carnival, House Swimming Sports, on the 16th of March at Kardinia Aquatic Centre.
Andrew Tucker, Sport Coordinator
Representation Matters in Media
The Year 11 Media students have been busy identifying different representations constructed in print productions. The students have been investigating a variety of time periods and societies and identifying how representations are constructed for an audience.
Students have been identifying how to construct a representation for a time period and society of their choice. The task has them designing the layout, using the print code and conventions. They are then asked to set up the final photograph that will be inserted into their final print product. Students selected a variety of media print forms; from Albums and Magazine Covers to Film Posters. They all selected different time periods across various societies, factoring in the social values that were present at the time.
Below: Jack Barton working in Photoshop on his Print Product: Scream Movie Poster
Below Left: Alice Joyce with her Album Cover. For this product Alice convinced her younger brother to get in costume and hold the family cat. Alice said it was a positive experience to photograph her brother and the family cat.
Below Right: Nicholas Wilde created his Magazine Cover for Rolling Stone. Nicholas was able to dress his model in fashion trends from the time period and sought permission from his local hairdresser to make use of the 1960s setting.
Natalie Knite
VET Courses are now Underway for 2023
We have many students attending VET courses on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. They have just completed the second week of their classes. This year VET students are studying a variety of courses such as Equine, Dance, Childcare, Agriculture, Animal Studies, Engineering, Building, Automotive, Animal Care, Electrotechnology, Allied Health, Hospitality, Screen and Media, Plumbing, Community Services, Furniture Making, Business, Design Fundamentals, Information Technology and Laboratory Skills. The first three weeks of VET is typically hectic as travel logistics and acceptance into courses are worked through.
Parents of VET students, please be aware that the cut off dates for withdrawal from a VET Course without incurring the full year of fees is February 24. Any notifications of intended withdrawal from a course must be sent in writing to both me: k.fearnsides@ccg.vic.edu.au and Cathy Brew: c.brew@ccg.vic.edu.au prior to this, so that we can communicate with the RTO. Please also direct any VET queries to us via these email addresses.
Kerryn Fearnsides
Lego Club
Dear Families of Christian College Senior, Middle and Junior Schools,
At Junior School we love our Lego, and we are reaching out to families to see if they can assist us in any way to build our resource.
Lego is used at Junior School for students to come together and build skills such as turn taking, sharing, listening, teamwork and collaborative problem solving. In the early 2000s, US paediatric neuropsychologist Daniel LeGoff (2004) published research that showed many children were more interested in interacting with each other if they were playing with Lego. Therefore, as Lego promotes social interaction it is also a part of the social groups that we provide for children where they can practise communication and social skills while having fun.
Whilst we do have a small collection of Lego, our levels of student engagement are meaning that we are seeking donations from any families that may be able to part with their much-loved Lego. If you have or know of anyone who may have Lego that is no longer used, or taking up space in a cupboard or storage space, and want to know that it will go somewhere where it is loved and looked after, I would ask that you contact junior@ccg.vic.edu.au to let us know. All donations will be gratefully accepted.
Thank you.
Ann-Marree Weigl, Head of Campus, Junior School-Belmont
Leading the Learning
During this week our leaders of learning from each of our campuses and learning areas joined together in a Teaching and Learning retreat to collectively work together on what will the future of education look like.
The last few years of education have seen immense changes, both socially and academically, as new and emerging technologies continue to challenge what it means to be educated.
As leaders we deliberated on our purpose as educators, and set goals to enable an inclusive, adaptive and engaging landscape of learning for all of our students.
To Seek First the Kingdom of God in all that we do, guided by our College’s philosophical statement, so that our students will be prepared to make a positive difference in the lives of others through ‘Good Work’ that is excellent, ethical and engaged in local, national and global contexts.
With endless knowledge at their fingertips, student engagement in, and ownership of, their learning was high on the agenda. There were many great discussions, deliberations and immersive activities that fostered a rich design thinking approach to not only our five strategic goals for Teaching and Learning, but how that might look across all of our campuses, in all aspects of College life.
It was fabulous to have our campus leaders, directors and leaders of learning areas, including our Rural and Transformation programs, as well as our newly appointed Dean of Christian Culture and Director of Wellbeing present.
We are excited about the future of education and are inspired to ensure that our students are well supported, nurtured and challenged to make a positive influence in the world around them.
Antony Benson, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning
Dr Michael Carr-Gregg Seminars
On March 9 and 16, renowned psychologist, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, will conduct two seminars in Geelong at GMHBA Stadium for parents and carers of adolescents at either end of their secondary school journey.
On March 9, he looks at ‘Starting Secondary School’ and on March 16, ‘Surviving Year 12’.
The sessions are presented by Read the Play, a local not-for-profit organisation that delivers programs in partnership with sporting clubs to empower young people to take control of their mental health and wellbeing. Read the Play aims to: increase knowledge and awareness about mental health problems; increase knowledge about local support services; and increase confidence and skills in guiding our youth to relevant support services.
Tickets to each of Dr Carr-Gregg’s sessions are priced at $15 per person (plus booking fee) with 100 per cent of all ticket revenue going to Read the Play.
See the attached PDF for more details on each of the sessions. Tickets can be purchased from: www.readtheplay.org.au
MCG Seminar Series Geelong March 2023
Notice to All Parents Regarding CSEF Funding
The Victorian State Government runs a program called the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF). As the name suggests, the fund is designed to assist families meet costs associated with school camps, sport and excursions and requires families to apply in each year they have a child who is eligible. Families who have an eligible child will receive $125 per year for a primary aged student and $225 per year for a secondary aged student.
If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. Please complete a 2023 Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) Application Form and return to your campus administration office by the end of Term 1 please.
Please read the attached document for further information.
Jonathan Ryan, Operations Manager
A MYTERN Thought for This Week
Being in control of your steering wheel is a responsibility but it is also liberating.
No longer allowing people and circumstances to take over your steering wheel has a profound impact on every aspect of your life.
Worth working towards 👍❤️
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