As part of their VET Induction Day, Year 11 and 12 Duncraig and Carramar students were joined by past St Stephen’s School students who discussed the benefits of learning through VET. Patrick Middleton, AKA DJ Middy and Mrs Tara Roberts, who is now a teacher at Carramar Kindy, spoke to students about how their VET experience set them on amazing career paths.
Our Carramar Secondary students regularly visit UnitingCare West Community Options, a centre for adults living with disability. In their most recent visit, students used their woodwork skills to assist the Men in Sheds project. Students helped clients prepare and cook lunch and shared a meal with them.
Our students shine during each visit as they use their skills to help a worthy cause and get to know the members of our wider community.
With the increased reliance on devices, it is more important than ever for us to offer charging amenities for our students. Devices like laptops, iPads and phones have become important educational tools that facilitate a productive learning environment. As the popularity of such devices continues to grow, keeping a device charged can be an issue. A dead battery limits student productivity.
The Library has installed a Charging Station with a multitude of different chargers. Charging stations are fixed units that feature separate locking compartments where a student can leave their device to charge safely.
Our ATAR Visual Art students were treated to a visit from leading Perth artist Rachelle Dusting, a fine art and portrait artist, last week. Rachelle demonstrated her talents, answered questions and worked alongside the emerging artists to help them brush up on their skills.
It’s safe to say our students are immersing themselves in India’s rich culture on the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ India Service Tour. On day four at Woodstock students spent the morning painting the new library at Kaplani Village School before setting off on an Indian food safari to the town of Mussoorie. Follow the students’ blog here: http://bit.ly/2jUon5K
Have you booked your tickets for this year’s Presentation Evenings? Come and celebrate our students’ achievements in what is always an enjoyable and inspiring night. Book now through the links below:
Carramar Primary
https://www.trybooking.com/STET
Duncraig Primary
https://www.trybooking.com/STEW
Carramar Secondary
https://www.trybooking.com/STFB
Duncraig Secondary
https://www.trybooking.com/STFD
This week, residents at Regents Garden Residential Care Home were treated to a special Christmas Carol performance from Carramar students. The Primary Vocal Ensemble joined their Secondary peers in song as part of the St Stephen’s Service Learning Program. What a great opportunity to spread Christmas cheer while serving the wider community!
Our first St Stephen’s Global service tour to India departed Saturday 18 November. A group of 13 Year 12 students from Duncraig and Carramar will be working in and around Woodstock School, located at 2300m above sea level, in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas in Uttarakhand State. The group have been working hard over the last six months. They have prepared for their service by learning basic Hindi and studying Indian history, culture, people and issues of the region. They will also have an opportunity to visit Delhi and the Taj Mahal. We wish them all the best for the trip and we’re sure there will be many enriching stories to tell upon their return.
With our success in the 2017 LEGO League Robotics challenge, we are now looking for LEGO Robotic designers, builders and engineers for the 2018 International LEGO league challenge to again be held at St Stephen’s School next year.
The club will most likely run once a week after school and/or at lunchtime.
The club is open to anyone in Years 7 to 9.
Please fill in your details on the sign-up board outside Mr Drake’s office in CHARIS.
Let’s go LEGO let’s go!
Tim Drake
(Head of Technology)
Friday 3 November, the year 7/8 girls’ and 9/10 boys’ Carramar cricket teams competed in the T20 Cricket Blast Finals at Britannia Reserve in Leederville. We competed against cricket specialist schools such as Kent Street High School and both our teams put in some great performances. The boys finished in 4th place and the girls finished in 3rd place. Congratulations to all, on making the state finals.
