News and Events: Author Archive
Library and Information Week
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This week is Library and Information Week and the theme is ‘Imagine’. The week aims to raise the profile of libraries and provides the opportunity to showcase their resources, facilities, events, contacts and services through different programs and events. Library staff at The Ridgeway Campus imagined a library full of minions (that featured in the […]
read moreHomelessness – who really cares?
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On Monday 25 May the Charities Committee meeting was held during lunchtime. Peter Royce (’06) was invited to the School to discuss his work with the St Vincent De Paul soup van program and 300 Blankets, a not for profit organisation providing blankets for people experiencing homelessness in Victoria. The blankets are obtained through donations […]
read moreWinter Sport - Round 4 results
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,, ,, ,, Team ,, Result ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, Boys Football ,, ,, 8.15.63 lost to Assumption 10.8.68 ,, ,, ,, ,, Boys Soccer ,, 1 drew with PEGS 1 ,, ,, ,, Boys Hockey ,, 8 defeated Marcellin 3 ,, ,, ,, Girls Basketball ,, 39 defeated Assumption 25 ,, ,, ,, […]
read morePrimary Professional Development
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On Tuesday 26 May, academic staff from Buckley House and Plenty Campus worked with David Hornsby, a leading educational academic and expert. David is in demand as an education consultant in schools and in conference centres across Australia and in many parts of the world. He has completed lecture tours in the USA and the […]
read moreUrban History Program begins
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Students in Year 9 have commenced the Urban History part of their Year 9 Program. The students were divided into groups and participated in various activities. Some kayaked, many in the rain while others participated in a walking tour of Richmond conducted by author Robert Newton, who took them to the places that featured in […]
read moreVictorian International School Student Award
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On Thursday 21 May the annual Victorian International School Student Awards were held at Queens Hall, Parliament House. Cepheus Liu (’14) received a 2014 Victorian International Student Award Commendation for Academic Excellence, which is presented to a Year 12 student who has achieved the highest ATAR score in VCE or IB equivalent, and to a […]
read moreWinter Sport - Round 3 results
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Winter Sport – Round 3 results are outlined below: ,, ,, ,, TEAM ,, RESULT ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, Boys Football ,, ,, 12.5. 77 defeated Mentone 7.18. 60 ,, ,, ,, ,, Boys Soccer ,, 5 defeated Mentone 3 ,, ,, ,, Boys Hockey ,, 3 lost to Mentone 4 ,, ,, ,, […]
read moreOdyssey and Butterfly Effect program
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The Odyssey Program is an in-school program developed for adolescent boys that aims to provide them with skills to help navigate their way through this tumultuous time of their lives. Many workshops were undertaken throughout the day which included sessions on Identity and Masculinity, Emotions and Feelings, Decision making, Sexuality and Relationships. The Odyssey Program […]
read moreYear 8 author visit – Andrew Plant
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Author/illustrator Andrew Plant kept Year 8 students captivated on Friday 15 May with his visit to The Ridgeway Campus Library as part of the visiting author program. Andrew trained as a zoologist before discovering he preferred painting and writing about animals rather than dissecting them! He still enjoys being a science educator and also designs, […]
read moreAlumni Sydney events
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Geoff Brown (’62), Astrida Cooper (Director of Development), Principal Rod Fraser and Alumni Coordinator Elise Dunstan (’01) will be hosting events in New South Wales as part of the Centenary celebrations. This is an opportunity to expand your social circles and support networks, and possibly create career connections… OPTIONS: The OIGA Drinks are being held […]
read moreKayak News
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Kayaking at the School provides many opportunities for our students. Year 11 Student Tristan Carter recently returned from Rio de Janeiro having competed at the World Junior Slalom Championships finishing 13th in the C1 event, just missing out on the finals. This was a brilliant effort against the European teams. Tristan’s age means that he […]
read moreTable Tennis Competition
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The Table Tennis competitions are the beginning of what is hoped will become annual events. Approximately thirty students and teachers competed in the open competition. Students and teachers were placed in a group and each event began with a group phase before moving to the knock out rounds, with the winners making it to the […]
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