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No. 3 23 March 2018
“Joy and Freedom of the Spirit” The Clarion
St Clare's College Waverley 41-51 Carrington Road, Waverley 2024 02 8305 7100 www.stclares.nsw.edu.au
From the PrincipalDear Parents, Carers, Students and Staff,
It’s unbelievable to think that Easter is next week and that it is the end of Week 8 already. This term has been as busy as always, simultaneously it has been most rewarding through the many successes achieved in the various events. The Easter break will give us a much needed interim break before the term ends.
During my recent readings I came across this which I thought I would share with you especially as it is a time for contemplation and reflection.
‘As part of our Catholic and Christian faith, we believe that Jesus Christ lived a life without sin and selflessly gave it away for our sake. It’s easy to remember that Easter is the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection and prevalence over sin, but too often we chalk it up to a simple: “Thanks for saving me Jesus!”
Here are eight thought-provoking quotes that can help you understand what Christ did for us on an even deeper level.
1. Jesus said: I am the resurrection. Anyone who believes in me, even though that person dies, will live, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die… John 11:25-26
2. “A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.” Mahatma Gandhi
3. “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.” St Augustine 4. “If man had his way, the plan of redemption
would be an endless and bloody conflict. In reality, salvation was bought not by Jesus’ fist, but by His nail-pierced hands; not by muscle but by love; not by vengeance but by forgiveness; not by force but by sacrifice. Jesus Christ our Lord surrendered in order that He might win; He destroyed His enemies by dying for them and conquered death by allowing death to conquer Him.” A.W. Tozer
5. “Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won’t stay there.” Clarence W. Hall
6. “Easter was when Hope in person surprised the whole world by coming forward from the future into the present.” N.T. Wright
7. “The joyful news that He is risen does not change the contemporary world. Still before us lie work, discipline, sacrifice. But the fact of Easter gives us the spiritual power to do the work, accept the discipline, and make the sacrifice.” Henry Knox Sherrill
8. “Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” Pope John Paul II (Adapted from https://www.catholic.org/lent/story.php?id=68119)
I truly hope that these thought-provoking quotes make a difference to your Easter celebrations with your families. We live in such challenging times making it imperative for all of us to be courageous enough to take the time to stop, reflect and spend valuable quality time with our loved ones. Celebrating Easter through prayer with your families may help you to truly understand the miracle Jesus performed for you, your children and the world.
I wish you and your families the blessings of Easter. May the hope and love of Easter and the joy of the Risen Christ be real in all our lives. May we all be able to proclaim with great joy: “He is Risen Alleluia!”
Blessings on you and your families.
Antoinette McGahan
Christ died for our sins so we can reach an eternal life in Heaven
From the Deputy Principal
Dear Parents, Carers, Students and Staff,
Spirit
In Week 6 our Year 12 Leaders launched our 2018 College theme: SPIRIT. This is a new initiative which invites our Year 12 student Leadership Team to create a theme and banner for the upcoming academic year. The girls were asked to develop a focus that celebrates College life and inspires the student body to live out our core values.
The following is the address made by the College Captain Kate Noack launching our 2018 theme:
spirit and deepening the spirit we have within ourselves. At St Clare’s we already have amazing spirit. You only needed to be at the Swimming Carnival a few weeks ago to see it first hand. But we really want this sense of spirit to flourish into each dimension of our lives, both inside and outside the school environment. To do this, we believe that the spirit is already within us, spiritually, academically and emotionally and this needs to be reignited. Some of us will find it easy to ignite and develop this sense of spirit, but we are challenging you to help others who may find it a little more difficult.
As you can see on the banner, our theme is accompanied with a Biblical quote “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self discipline”. This quote reinforces the idea that we all have spirit within us and that we need to let it shine out in the hope of inspiring others. It reveals that our spirit is strong enough to give us the qualities of power, love and self discipline and thus we must ensure that we keep its flames bright and lit.
This quote strongly aligns with our Franciscan charism as we want to ensure that we always hold onto this sense of spirit far beyond our years here at the College. This is stated by St Clare herself in her famous quote: “What you hold may you always hold, what you do may you always do and never abandon.”
Every student and teacher in the College was given a candle and as a community they were asked to light their candles symbolising the igniting of the spirit in them and the community. The girls watched a short video that the leaders had put together illustrating the spirit in action. After this each leader addressed the student body outlining how they plan to ignite the spirit under their pillar of leadership. It was a very moving assembly. I look forward to seeing the spirit alive in the College throughout 2018.
“We believe spirit to be an essential value for all. But what is spirit? Not only are we referring to the spirit God gave us through the Holy Spirit, but also having spirit and passion in our daily lives. This means having House spirit, School
Kate Noack, College Captain
“The Lighting of the Spirit”
Year 7 Camp
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the three days of Year 7 Camp. The girls were very enthusiastic and really enjoyed all of the activities in which they were involved.
Thank you for your support and co-operation.
Kerrie McDiarmid
Important DatesSunday 25 March Palm Sunday
Thursday 29 March Holy Thursday Liturgy 2pm-3pm
Friday 30 March Good Friday Public Holiday
Sunday 1 April Daylight Saving Ends
Monday 2 April Easter Monday Public Holiday
Friday 13 April Last Day of Term 1
Wednesday 25 April ANZAC Day
Monday 30 April First Day of Term 2 - Students return in Winter Uniform
Monday 7 May Years 7-10 Parent Teacher Student Interviews: Interim
Wednesday 16 May Open Morning 9am-10.30am
Tuesday 22 May Years 11 and 12 Parent Teacher Student Interviews
Wednesday 27 June St Clare’s College Careers Expo 2018 3pm-6pm
OPEN MORNING Wednesday 16 May 9.00-10.30am
Dear Parents, Carers, Students and Friends of St Clare's,
HSC Minimum Standards
The New South Wales Education Authority (NESA) have changed the literacy and numeracy requirements for the 2021 HSC minimum standards. From this year, the minimum standards will no longer be determined by a student’s Year 9 NAPLAN result.
Instead, all students will now be required to sit an online HSC Minimum Standards Test before graduating in Year 12. Students will be given multiple attempts to complete the tests satisfactorily, beginning in Year 10 2019. This change does not affect current Year 10 students (Year 10 2018). Further information is available on the NESA website: http://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/hsc/hsc-minimum-standard
From the Director of Learning and Teaching
Last week some our Year 10 Students sat the first round of HSC Minimum Online Tests and it was pleasing to see that over 98% of the current Year 10 cohort now qualify for the HSC Minimum standards. The remaining students will have another opportunity to meet this standard by the end of the year.
Data
The College continues to utilise various forms of data to inform teacher practice and drive student growth. Through active engagement of the College’s Data Plan all staff are building profiles of the learner in their class. We are now measuring student growth from Year 7 through to Year 12 by utilizing Allwell Testing, PAT-M, PAT-R, NAPLAN and the HSC to inform pedagogy and drive school improvement.
Extensions for Assessment Tasks
I would ask parents to support the College in keeping requests for extensions for assessment tasks to an absolute minimum. Students receive assessment tasks generally at the beginning of a term and have ample time to complete them. Of course, there are some exceptions from time to time, however I am concerned about the number of requests I have had so far this term. Many students have had two months to complete these tasks. Students in Year 9-12 need to apply in writing to the Director of Learning and Teaching by submitting a form that is available from the Student Site. Students in Year 7 and 8 should speak with the relevant Head of Department.
Leave during Assessment Tasks
Just a reminder that for Years 9 to 12, a Doctor’s Certificate is required if your daughter is absent the day before or on the day of an assessment task. The medical certificate should be specific in nature and not just note “unfit for work/school”.
Please ensure that the relevant Head of Department or myself have been notified by leaving a message with the Office alerting the College of your daughter’s absence. If the task is a hand-in task, this will still need to be submitted electronically by the due date/time even if your daughter is absent from school.
More detail can be found in the relevant Assessment Booklets found on the College website. If your daughter is in Years 7 or 8, please contact her subject teacher if she is absent during an assessment task.
Thank you for your continued support of learning at St Clare’s.
Chris Maoudis
Dear Parents, Carers, Students and Staff,
Preparation for Holy Week
This Sunday, the Church celebrates Palm Sunday as the beginning of Holy Week. During Holy Week we prepare ourselves for Easter by prayerfully reflecting on the events of Jesus’ passion and death. During this week, the image of the cross is very prominent as a reminder to us of the salvation Jesus won for us. It will be the focal point of our prayer offerings during Holy Week at the College.
Due to the length of the Passion narrative, some people find it hard to concentrate and give full focus to the reading. I encourage you to read parts of the narrative daily and reflect on these over the course of Holy Week. We will have reflective reading time in Homeroom each morning as the students celebrate their own ‘way of the cross’ in the lead up to this most sacred time in the Liturgical Calendar.
In this newsletter, Easter service times of all our local parishes have been published. We encourage you to attend services over Easter and to recognise Jesus as the Son of God and to be mindful that Jesus loves us and is with us always.
Mark McCoy
From the Religious Education Coordinator
Dear Parents, Carers, Students and Staff,
Library Upgrade
After twelve months of planning and consultation and weeks of redevelopment, our College Library reopened its doors to the community just in time for Open Day. There was much anticipation by the students who had witnessed the space evolve over the last few months.
The feedback from our large number of visitors during Open Day was extremely positive which was very pleasing. More important was how our students engaged with the new space and this pleased us the most.
With a number of group study rooms now available it has been most encouraging to see teams of students collaborating on projects or preparing for assessment tasks. The rooms enable us to provide a wide range of activities within the space and we could not be more delighted with how the upgrade has worked out.
The team at Black Sheep Design have done a marvellous job in helping us create a space that will work for the entire College community. Their vision came to life through the tireless efforts of Colin Lee and his team of tradespeople at Agema Constructions who worked throughout the holiday period to ensure the project was completed as soon as possible.
App Developer Course
The College is offering an opportunity for a select group of students to participate in an App Developer Course in Term 2. The course is part of a pilot project that Apple is trialling in a few schools around Sydney. They have partnered with the Coder Academy to create a course that will teach students how to create an app for the iOS platform.
Participation in the course will be quite a challenge and require a significant time commitment from the students involved. We will be running the course in two components.
The first component will run after school in the College Library from 3-3:30 pm on Tuesday to Thursday in the first five weeks of Term 2. These short sessions will focus on developing each student’s understanding of the Swift Playground language. For these sessions we will be using the Swift Playground app on the iPad.
The second component will be run by the Coder Academy and will use Xcode 9 as the platform for building the apps. The sessions will run from 1:30-3:30 pm Monday to
From the Leader of Innovation and Information Literacy
Thursday in Weeks 6-9 of Term 2. It will mean the students involved will miss their Period 5 class for each of those days and they will be required to make up the missing work in their own time.
Given the nature of the course it was essential that there was continuity in delivering the program. Hence the compacted schedule for the training.
The guide given by Coder Academy for participation in the course was from Year 9 up however, we are prepared to consider younger students depending on their level of experience and skill in coding.
Self Defence
Our Year 11 students began a self defence course last week as part of their sport program. The sport program was introduced last year in Year 11 as a way of helping student wellbeing by giving the students a break from the constant demands of the classroom.
The students have three options, yoga, fitness and self defence with the self defence course being most in demand. The course is run by the Sydney Self Defence Centre at Sydenham and is led by White Ribbon Ambassador and 2017 Australian of the Year nominee, Chris Futcher-Jones.
Chris and his instructor, Phu put the class of forty girls through their paces last Friday afternoon with much laughter and plenty of energy being put into making the correct movements. It was great to see the students so engaged in the session.
Over the course of five sessions the students will learn how to recognise and deal with difficult situations. These are life skills that hopefully will stay with the students long after they have left the College.
Michael Burden
Year 11 Self Defense
Music News
Thank you most sincerely to the following Music students who sang at the funeral for the father of Paris Dillon-Baker. The service was held at St Mary Immaculate Church on Monday, 19 March. Paris was one of our 2017 Student Leaders and I hope the music provided some comfort and support at this difficult time. The singing was absolutely beautiful and it was a reminder of the profound power of music. Each and every one of these girls from Years 10 and 11 were a credit to St Clare’s College.
Kaylen de GersignyAlicia Armstrong
Ruby BairdLinda Avetisian
Mia de HaasCharlotte de Lorenzo
Maggy Carr
Vanessa Hurley
Music Teacher
Author Talk
Waverley College has extended their invitation to the St Clare’s College community to hear Australian Young Adult author and award winner - Will Kostakis inspire and inform students to read and develop good writing skills and habits. Will Kostakis has published numerous stories and novels and has a very worthy list of achievements to his name. He will also discuss general tips on how to make the best of school life from the point of view of English studies.
When: Wednesday 4 April, 2018
What time: 6.30 pm - 8.00 pm
Where: Waverley College Library
Note: A light supper will be served following the talk. Please notify me via email by Thursday 29 March if you wish to attend this upcoming event.
Lucy Kassiou
Librarian
Will Kostakis is an award winner author who has published numerous novels and stories, and has an enviable list of achievements to his name. Will will be at Waverley, inspiring the boys to read and talking to them about developing their own writing skills.
• WINNER: Angus and Robertson Bookworld Best of 2016, Young Adult
• Booktopia’s Best Books of 2016, Young Adult Fiction Shortlist
• The Sydney Morning Herald, Best Books For Younger Readers 2016
• Queensland Literary Awards, Griffith University Young Adult Book Award Shortlist 2016
• Indie Book Awards, Young Adult Longlist 2017
• The Inky Awards, Gold Inky Longlist 2017
• CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Older Readers Notable Book 2017
• New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People’s Literature Shortlist 2017
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Public Speaking News
The 2018 CSDA Public Speaking Competition has now concluded. St Clare’s College was represented by Kate Noack and Jeylan Riza of Year 12, Ayla Riza of Year 9, and Jessica Vargas of Year 7 at the Zone Finals on March 9 at St Ignatius’ College, Riverview. These students presented exceptional speeches with confidence and a decorum that reflects their dedication and maturity.
This competition is always challenging. Students should be immensely proud of themselves for competing in a Sydney-wide competition as individuals in front of a crowd. It is always a daunting experience. A massive congratulations to ALL who presented during this competition. We, as a St Clare’s community, are extremely proud of you all.
Shannon Bronkhorst,
English/Religion Teacher.
language. And although some may fear these methods of “communication” are corrupting and diminishing the written word, I argue it is instead fulfilling the true purpose of language. Which is for it to be used as much as possible.
Writing certainly has its advantages. Because writing itself is a conscious process, it means you can do things with language that you would be far less likely to, if you were just talking. For example, Winston Churchill’s famous 1947 speech: “An Iron Curtain has descended”. Now don’t get me wrong this is amazing speech, and Churchill was one of the greatest writers and orators of his time. But if you think about it, nobody actually speaks like this. Nobody speaks the way they write. Human speech is far too casual, far too loose. This is where texting comes in. The problem was in those days was that there were no materials or mechanics to do it. Sure, there were typewriters, but they were far too difficult, too slow. It’s only when you find a device in your pocket, that allows you to receive these messages and just as quickly send them, that you then you have the conditions to WRITE LIKE YOU SPEAK. Texting. Writing like one speaks. Yes, English teachers probably roll in their grave when you text the wrong punctuation or forget a capital letter but then again when would you ever think about that criteria when speaking? You wouldn’t! It doesn’t exist! Texting is just fingered speech. It is the ability to write the way we talk and still people are afraid that it puts our youth on some sort of English written decline. Once again, I say to you all, BE NOT AFRAID.
Concepts such as LOL, BRB or TTYL should not be frowned upon, they are a linguistic marvel! Increasing evidence is that being bilingual or bidialectal is cognitively beneficial. So surely it makes sense to be bidialectal in terms of writing! Texting is in fact evidence of a balancing act that young people are using today, not consciously of course, but still, a hidden expansion of their linguistic repertoire. So next time you look twice at a person texting, ‘gramming or Tweeting or roll your eyes when you see people messaging each other LOL, BRB or words you’ve never heard of like Twittersphere, please, I urge you Be Not Afraid. Because you are witnessing the evolution of language before you. So please understand that our millennial digital abilities are not acting as a detriment or corruption to our beloved English written word or writing capabilities. It has nothing to do with that. Texting itself is enhancing and allowing humans to speak more than ever before, and from myself, an extrovert’s point of view, I don’t think anyone should be afraid of that.
Kate Noack, Year 12, Extract from her Public Speaking Speech 2018.
This brief extract from Kate Noack’s speech on the topic “Be not afraid”, focussed on the loss of language in today’s society and was extremely well received by the adjudicators and audiences at the competition.
Language. Where would we be without it? It would be impossible for me to stand up and talk to you all today if I had no idea how to develop words in my brain, allow them to form in my throat and subsequently roll off my tongue. It would also be absurdly difficult for you to comprehend the notions I was suggesting, if you had no prior knowledge of the concept of language, how to write it or how to communicate at all. Language is the gateway to the written and spoken word. It is the pillar of our society and the human race in general, and thus I believe the most important asset we have as human beings.
Recently, some have proposed that we are losing our language. That, thanks to texting, Instagramming and Tweeting, our grasp on our beloved English written word is slowly slipping away. To those I say, BE NOT AFRAID! For texting and Tweeting are simply today’s phase, in what is the constant journey of the evolution of
Debating News
Thank you to everyone who tried out for the 2018 CSDA Debating competition. There were 23 students from Year 7 who came along! Congratulations to all of the students who competed! You were all amazing.
Congratulations to the following students who will be representing St Clare’s College at the 2018 CSDA’s Debating competition:
Senior Team:Kate NoackJeylan Riza
Elissa MatoukKate DarbyAbby Simos
Danilia Hillston
Year 10 Team:Maggie Carr
Anais BouchierElla SchrijversAngela Vasslo
Eliza Abdul
Year 9 Team:Charlie Gilmour
Tara LeslieIsabella ToleLily Garratt
Kate O’SullivanOlivia Hassey
Year 8 Team:Ella Carr
Georgia CrawfordMadison BurlandNeena HarrisonTaylor de SousaJessica Vargas
Year 7 Team:Evie-Star McHugh
Emily RowleyIsabella VasiliouJessica ToomeyChloe BuchananJordyn Hodges
The dates for the competition are as follows:
Round 1, Friday 4 May
Round 2, Friday 11 May
Round 3, Friday 18 May
Round 4, Friday 25 May
Round 5, Friday 1 June
Round 6, Friday 15 June
Elimination Final, Friday 22 June
Quarter Final, Friday 29 June
Semi Final, Friday 27 July
Grand Final, Friday 3 August
Contact Ms Bronkhorst for more information: [email protected]
Shannon Bronkhorst,
English/Religion Teacher.
Debating Adjudicator Training
We require as many qualified adjudicators as possible for the upcoming Debating season. If you already have your CSDA Debating adjudicator training and are interested in adjudicating this season, please contact Ms Bronkhorst.
If you are interested in completing the training so that you can adjudicate this season, please contact Ms Bronkhorst for access to the Google Registration Form.
There are a variety of locations and dates available:
• St. Ursula’s College, Kingsgrove Wednesday 28 March (6:30 - 9pm)
• Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook 3 April (6:30 - 9pm)
• St Pius X, Chatswood Thursday 5 April (6.30 - 9pm)
• Waverley College Wednesday 4 April (6:30 - 9pm)
Contact Ms Bronkhorst: [email protected]
Sports News
Junior CGSSSA Touch
On Wednesday 28 February the Junior Touch Football team participated in the CGSSSA Touch Gala Day at Queens Park. The team went really well and we all played our hardest considering we haven’t been playing together for a long time. The Year 7s were a stand out as this was their first time participating in a school event like this. Every game was played with a positive attitude and the whole day was a success. Even though our team didn’t make the finals, we put in 100% every time we went out on the field and I believe that is all we could have done.
Throughout the day every girl had a positive highlight that contributed to our well-played performance. One of whom was the victory against Santa Sabina, Strathfield. This was the first and only win of the day, we played together as a team, we defended really well seeing that our opponents did not score against us throughout the whole game. Overall, this was the best game we had played all day. Due
to our victory, everyone was excited and motivated to play well and put in all of our energy with the remaining games. We defended exceptionally well, only having five tries scored against us throughout the entire tournament.
I would like to say a huge thank you to Miss Winchester for organising this day. It would not have been possible without Miss Winchester’s amazing organisation skills! Also thanks to Mr. Fricot for being an amazing coach to our Junior team and giving great advice/support along the way.
Once again to all the girls, an amazing effort was given by everyone on the day and everyone should be proud of themselves despite the results.
Chloe Lewis
Captain and Best & Fairest
Career Information 2018
Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to The Clarion Careers Information page. I am pleased to be able to offer you information on all things related to careers/employment/courses/expos/open days and part time work. As I become aware of dates for courses, open days, school talks, volunteering and job opportunities, I will email the senior students, place daily notices at school and add items to Newsletters during the year.
From attending an interesting Career Advisers Conference last week at UTS it has been established that for the current Year 12 students wishing to apply for admission into NSW Universities via UAC for 2019 or beyond, there have been a few changes in terminology. Please ask your daughters to become familiar with the following changes as this terminology will be commonly used in all University course guides, especially UTS. As new University Guides and course booklets become available for 2019 entry, I will let the Year 11 & 12 students know via group email.
Lucinda BeattyCareers Adviser/ATSI [email protected]
New Terminology for 2018-2019 regarding ATAR and Bonus Points:
Year 12 Subject Scheme:Previously Year 12 Bonus Points
Adjustment Points of Adjustments:Previously bonus points
Selection Rank:A student’s raw ATAR plus any adjustment points that they may qualify for through a University admission scheme
Admission Scheme:Previously entry scheme
Admission Pathway:Previously entry pathway
UAC Information:
UAC website: www.uac.edu.au
Dates: The dates have not yet been released for 2019 University entry via UAC for the current Year 12 students, however I will advise when these dates are released. From past years the UAC application dates have commenced from early August until the last Friday in September.
This is known as the “early bird application” (around $60 per students), which is cheaper than submitting a late application from 29 September until February 2019 (around $183 per student). I recommend all students submit their early bird applications on line after some career counselling with me at school.
Early Closing Dates: Some courses have early closing dates set by the institutions. Check the course descriptions in the UAC Guide or on UAC’s website at uac.edu.au/undergraduate/course-search and in the My UAC app.
Early Entrance Schemes: Many NSW Universities have early offer schemes for Year 12 students. Through these schemes Year 12 applicants may be selected for courses independently of their final Year 12 results and on the basis of a range of criteria, including recommendations provided by schools.
For example: Schools Recommendation Schemes (SRS) enable schools to recommend current Year 12 students who are UAC applicants, for early offers of undergraduate admission. Applications are processed centrally by UAC but institutions have their own policies on determining SRS eligibility and making offers.
For further information about SRS, and to apply, visit UAC’s website at www.uac.edu.au/srs
Most tertiary institutions do not accept early entrance applications until the end of August/September/October of 2018 for 2019 entrance into University. Please check with each institution for these cut off dates, or if in doubt, please ask your daughters to make an appointment to see me.
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
Open Days
The University of Notre Dame for HSC students and parents
140 Broadway, Chippendale NSWSaturday 25 August 2018 9am-3pmwww.notredame.edu.au/sydney/events
The University of Notre Dame
Nursing Information Session27 May 2018 School of Nursing160 Oxford St Darlinghurst NSW 2010Email: [email protected] 02 82044275
Career Information 2018
The University of Notre DameWinter School Holiday “Day in the Life” series11 July Nursing- Darlinghurst campus 160 Oxford Street (corner of Victoria St)
12 July Law/Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, Philosophy and Theology- Broadway campus, 104 Broadway (corner of Abercrombie St)
• Spend a day as a university student at Notre Dame• Attend lectures in your areas of interest• Meet current students and staff• Take a campus tour
To register or for any questions, please contact the Prospective Students Office:
Call: 8204 4404 Email: [email protected]
http://www.nd.edu.au
University of SydneyUniversity of Sydney Year 10 Info Evenings
Join us on campus for a fun and informative evening.
You will hear from a range of speakers including University staff and students. Camperdown/Darlington Campus - University of Sydney
Thursday 5 April 2018, 6 - 8pm
Tuesday 8 May 2018, 6 - 8pm
Thursday 17 May 2018, 6 - 8pm Register now
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-university-of-sydney-year-10-information
OR also being held at:
Queenwood School for Girls - Mosman, Sydney
Tuesday 15 May 2018, 6 – 8pm Register now at same address as above.
University of Sydney Open Day USYD 2018Open Day Dates: August 25 2018 (Saturday) Open Day 9am-4pm
Check the USYD Open Day schedule date and time details at the University of Sydney website for confirmation and notification about any changes and activities.
www.openday.com.au/event/syd
Open Days GeneralFor online information about all 2018 Open Days in NSW at Universities and TAFE’s/EXPOs and Fairs, please see: www.openday.com.au/tertiary/sydney This website is very useful and is continually updated during the year.
For Australia wide information for all open days please see www.openday.com.au/tertiary
University of New South Wales Kensington Campus Open DaySave the date - Saturday, 1 September 2018Have questions? You can call UNSW on 1300 UNI NSW (1300 864 679)
Other NewsHSC and Careers Expo 201831 May 1,2,3 June 2018Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park, Sydneywww.hscandcareers.com.auThe biggest careers and education event in NSW.
Exhibitors include providers of HSC resources, universities, TAFE and training colleges PLUS 100 seminars on HSC subjects, tertiary courses, career, gap year and study advice.
If your daughter is in Year 10,11,or 12 please ask her to attend this Careers Expo as it is a wonderful opportunity to gather information and ask questions of prospective student advisers working at various information booths.
St Clare’s College Career Expo 2018Wednesday 27 June 2018, 3pm - 6pmMezzanine Area on top of the New Library
This is open to all students and their families from Years 10,11 and 12 at St Clare’s and will coincide with the subject selection information evening commencing after the Expo at 6pm.
Please join us for an informative afternoon where your daughters can visit different booths, gather information and speak with Prospective Student Advisers from USYD, UNSW, UTS, Notre Dame University, Australian Catholic University, Defence Force Recruiting,
Career Information 2018Whitehouse Institute of Design, Cultural Care Au Pair, TAFE, Burwood SCCVC, International College of Management, Animation in Film, Latitude Global Volunteering.
How to write an effective entry-level resumehttps://myfuture.edu.au/career-insight/details?id=how-to-write-an-effective-entry-level-resume#/
HSC in the HolidaysPreliminary Subject and HSC Subject Lectures in July holidays.Focused HSC lectures in September.https://hscintheholidays.com.au/ourprogram/
Skillsroad Job BoardFor students looking at entry level jobs including part time work, apprenticeships or their first full time job.
http://www.skillsroad.com.au/job-seekers/jobs-board
What’s Going on at St Clare’s University Lunchtime Visits for Year 11 and 12 students. All lunchtime talks will be held in Room A2C1 during Term 1:
The University of SydneyThursday 5 April - 1.25pm -2pm
The University of Notre DameTuesday 10 April - 1.25pm -2pm
Australian Catholic UniversityThursday 12 April - 1.25pm - 2pm
In Term 2 there will be other Universities visiting St Clare’s College and all students will be notified of these dates.
Gap Year VisitsCultural Care Au Pair Agency (USA)Monday 12 March at school
There was a great turn out to listen to the speaker from Cultural Care Au Pair Agency on Monday 12 March. I was pleased to see a number of Years 11 and 12 girls attending in order to gain an insight into options for post school study. If your daughter is in Years 11 or 12, please encourage her to attend as many careers events as possible as it often sheds light on a new opportunity she hasn’t considered.
Year 12 StudentsI am meeting with each Year 12 girl to ensure they are thinking about options for next year and seek advice on options and assistance needed. Please encourage your daughter to secure an appointment on a Monday, Tuesday or Friday afternoon during their free time. I have sign up sheets on my window outside my Careers office. If they do not have a study when I am free, I am very happy to see your daughter during a lunch break or after school on a Tuesday/Thursday if they email me directly on [email protected].
Thinking about a traineeship or apprenticeship? Gap year option, …
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