Student Reflection On Monday, 18 March we participated in a session with ‘Robogals’, an inspiring group of women in engineering. With a combined class of Year 9 and 10 students, the ‘Robogals’ placed us into groups of two or three and gave each group a robot. They also gave us a computer, with the program Mindstorms on it, designed to communicate with the hardware of the ro...

Student Reflection In Week 6, the Year 12 Literature class had the opportunity to participate in an incursion where actors performed scenes from Tennessee Williams’ play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. We were fortunate to share this experience with students from Koonung Secondary College and Camberwell Girls’ Grammar School, who are also studying the play. The skilful performances of the actor...

Student Reflection: On Tuesday, 19 March, the combined Year 11 and Year 12 VCE Music Performance class attended the Top Class Concert of 2019, at the Melbourne Recital Centre. The concert is composed of students who have completed either Music Performance, Music Investigation or VCE VET Music Industry in the previous year, and who achieved a perfect score in their performance exam. They are the...

Siena College has been nominated in the inaugural 'Schools that Excel' Age awards, which celebrate the achievements of ten Victorian secondary schools that have shown consistent academic growth over the past decade. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/schools-that-excel-no-detentions-no-libraries-no-problems-for-this-girls-school-20190319-p515l0.html We are however very concerned at the i...

Siena Spirit was on spectacular display yesterday morning at the Fun Run! The weather and the atmosphere was superb, with participants competing in the 4km Fun Run or the 4km Colour Run. Congratulations to all race participants and thank you to the many volunteers on the day, including the Siena Parents' Association (SPA) who hosted the fabulous food/drink stalls. 4km RUN CATEGORY WINNERSMale Open...

‘Playing’ with the Conventions of Commedia dell Arte Our VCE Drama students are currently preparing for their first Outcome, a self devised ensemble performance. To support their process and extend their knowledge of performance styles, students have participated in workshops exploring a range of styles including Epic Theatre, Physical Theatre, Theatre of Cruelty and Commedia dell Arte...