A Great Come Back! It was great to return to Boarding at the start of 2023 with a fresh new look, as just about all of the units had been refurbished and were looking nicer than ever. Term 1 was an exciting one with trips to Adventure World, Greek and American themed dinner nights, trips […]
Music that gives you ‘the creeps’
As part of our Primary Music Program, Year 3 students are given the opportunity to learn a string instrument. In Term 1, students choose either the violin, viola or cello before commencing lessons. Students participate in weekly small group lessons to learn technique and note reading, and during their timetabled Music class, they rehearse as […]
Discovering connection to place through poetry
During Discovery Week, students in English composed forest poems which were entered in the Red Room Competition. With every poem entry, the organisation plants a tree. Students also installed their poetry in some way around the school – either chalk, liquid chalk, paper plant flowers in the grounds, or hung from trees. The focus for the […]
A sense of accomplishment like no other
Twelve students represented our School in the 2023 South32 Rottnest Channel Swim. The internationally renowned swim from Cottesloe Beach to Rottnest Island is 19.7 kilometres and this year our students raced against Olympians such as Mack Horton and Cody Simpson. Year 12 student, Eamon reflects on his third time completing the crossing. We had three […]
Fostering teamwork and logical problem-solving through Robotics
When faced with a problem it is very easy to give up or ask someone else to fix it for you – but not when you are part of the Robotics Club! The students who join the Club thrive on the challenges working with robotics creates. They have learned that when things do not work […]
