Ther Term 1 online edition of Catholic Education Today is now available. Featuring an article on the recent World Youth Day events in Panama, stories promoting the new campus of St Paul’s College and a student voice initiative involving four primary schools, as well as a photographic tribute to our successful Catholic Education Week, this issue also contains the regular sections highlighting...

On Wednesday, 12 June at 10am, the General Achievement Test (GAT) 2019 will be conducted for all Victorian Year 12 students and Year 11s who undertake a VCE Unit 3/4 (Year 12) subject. This absolutely crucial test is used as an assessment and moderation tool by VCAA in tandem with the final examinations and the various school based results and rankings. It is effectively a vital insurance policy t...

Student reflections In Florence, we were able to experience going to a language school for five days. It was for three and a half hours each day and we were only allowed to speak Italian and write in Italian. The year 11s were split into a different class with Michele as their teacher, and the year 10s had Daniele. Of course it was tough at first, but we were able to adjust pretty quickly and lear...

The term has begun well for students in the Mathematics Faculty. Classes are taking part in a variety of activities and some of our Year 12 students are currently involved in their first SACs. Year 7 students are consolidating and extended their fraction skills, Year 8 students are looking at Measurement as can be seen in the images below where circle ideas are being investigated and explored. Yea...

News from the Learning Centre Term 1 was an exciting time in the Albertus Magnus Learning Centre with new initiatives launched, new resources purchased and new partnerships formed. Lunchtimes throughout the week were used to offer an array of activities to cater for a wide variety of student needs and interests. We introduced Gaming, the Art Club and became the permanent venue for weekly SRC meeti...

Our South African Immersion group departed in the final week of Term 1. As a group, we had spent many hours preparing for the experience throughout the term. We learnt about the history and politics of South Africa, the origins of the Kopanang Project, the impact of HIV and AIDS on the people of Africa and the community with whom we would be staying. We planned lessons for the creche and for tutor...