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Winter Sport - Round 5 results
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,, ,, ,, Team ,, Result ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, Boys Football ,, 14.9.93 defeated PEGS 13.12.90 ,, ,, ,, Boys Soccer ,, 4 defeated Trinity 2 ,, ,, ,, Boys Hockey ,, 3 drew with PEGS 3 ,, ,, ,, Girls Netball ,, 53 defeated Haileybury 32 ,, ,, ,, Girls Basketball ,, […]
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Cube 4 Cambodia
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Plenty Campus student Ethan organised the largest speedcubing competition in the country on Sunday, which aimed to raise funds to support various Cambodian charities. Speedcubing competitions require solving cubes in the least number of moves, as quickly as possible. Almost 100 cubers from around Australia (and some international competitors) headed to the Founders’ Centre to […]
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The 2015 Victorian da Vinci Decathlon
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The da Vinci Decathlon began at Knox Grammar School in Sydney in 2001. Participating schools then began to host events in Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. Schools enter a team of eight Year 7 students who participate in the following activities: ,, Mathematics – emphasis on problem solving, number patterns and logic puzzles ,, English […]
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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 […]
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Homelessness – 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 […]
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Winter 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 ,, ,, ,, […]
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Primary 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 […]
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Urban 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 […]
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Victorian 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 […]
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Winter 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 ,, ,, ,, […]
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Odyssey 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 […]
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Year 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, […]
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