SRC Week Last week, the Student Representative Council (SRC) held our annual SRC week to raise money for the St Vinnies Winter Appeal, which was our fundraising focus of the term. Throughout the week, various activities were held. On Monday, the Cassia house bake sale provided sweet treats made by Cassia students. On Tuesday, there was the Year 12 Students vs Teachers Dodgeball Tournament which se...

On Friday, 31 May, the Year 9 Semester 1 Geography classes travelled to Toolangi State Forest. The purpose of the field trip was to participate in data gathering to support our unit on Biomes and Food Security. The girls worked in two groups and each group conducted field work data collection at two different sites. The first site was an area that had been recently clear-felled, the second was an ...

On Friday, 24 May, Sr Sheila Flynn OP and our Year 11 South African Immersion participants visited St Dominic’s Primary School to thank students and staff for their generous donation to the Kopanang Project. Funds raised were used to provide uniforms for school children in the Tsakane township where Kopanang is located. A video created by Ella Gurry captivated the St Dominic’s students...

On Friday, 17 May, ten Year 11 Philosophy students represented Siena College at the inaugural Australian Senior School Ethics Olympiad, held at Scotch College. The participants were Adrienne Duray, Kayla Gadaleta, Sophie Gurney, Teagan Matthews, Sofia Mueller, Jessica Ovens, Serena Potter, Olivia Redford, Annie Walsh and Natasha Walsh. Our girls made up two teams of five students and both teams co...

On Monday, 20 May, Humankind Enterprises worked with the first two of our five Year 9 English classes to begin a program that has a multi-faceted focus, enhancing student wellbeing, increasing our student’s intercultural awareness and growing their sense of community social connectedness. Each Year 9 student will be invited to become a part of the Community Connectors program, which will run...

Siena Pedagogical Model As shared earlier in the year, our staff are also active participants in Siena’s culture of learning as we continue to share our expertise and collaboratively develop our Pedagogical Model. As a part of our Tuesday Professional Practice Time, staff continue to build skills, share conversation and experience and engage with educational research around best pedagogical ...