The EBA exhibition is part of the Year 9 Rite Journey mentoring program. Student work with a mentor throughout the year to create a project. The project is a space for mentoring to take place.
The range of projects is wonderful to see, especially the service initiatives that have taken place.
Congratulations to all of our Rite Journey students.
Dale Kelly
Assistant Dean Timae, Head of Rite Journey
Pictured below are a few of the many excellent projects.
The student bike racks will be relocated in the next holiday break to two areas on the campus. One set will be placed next to the secondary basketball courts near Timae House, the others adjacent to the Alethea House. The new locations can be viewed on the attached map. Duncraig Bike Racks 2017
Students can access the bike racks via Doveridge Drive, Hepburn Road or the cycle path on the eastern side of the campus. When on school grounds it is an expectation that students dismount, and walk their bikes to the racks. Please remind your sons and daughters that it is expected that all student bikes are secured using a lock when on campus.
Bennet Andrews
Deputy Head of Secondary (Care)
Year 10 students Jordan Carter and Hannah Vawser represented SSS at the Opening Worship of Synod last week. Jordan and Hannah are pictured below after delivering the Prayer for Others with the Moderator of the Uniting Church in Western Australia, Rev Steve Francis.
A record number of food was collected for Food Rescue last week by our Service Learning Coordinator Donna Lund.
Donna takes a food cart around to cafes and restaurants around Perth CBD and collects left over food for the homeless.
Who is Food Rescue…
Food Rescue is a UnitingCare West program feeding disadvantaged people in Western Australia.It aims to alleviate hunger by rescuing perishable, fresh and nutritious food from cafes, caterers, supermarkets and wholesalers and delivering it to disadvantaged, vulnerable people.
The program assists a variety of people in need including people experiencing homelessness, women and children in crisis, vulnerable young people, indigenous communities, elderly people, refugees and new arrivals and families on low incomes.
Food Rescue relies on the support of public donations, corporate funding and the dedication of volunteers.
‘Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.’ – Isaiah 58:7
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
St Stephen’s School would like to announce its inaugural Indonesia: Bali Life Foundation Service Tour 2018 open to students currently studying in Years 9 and 10 (Years 10 and 11 2018). Bali Life Foundation is a small charity based in Jimbaran, Bali where they care for and educate young disadvantaged children and youth.
Our students will engage in volunteer work at the orphanage as well as the Bali Life support services within the locality of central and southwest Bali. These services include Suwung Community School, Bali Life Sustainable Community Garden, Kuta Street Kids and Mothers Program, and the Training and Education Community Centre.
The tour will consist of 16 students and 3 staff from across both campuses and will be departing 17 April, returning 24 April, 2018 (first week of the April holidays). The approximate cost of the tour will be $1200.
We will be seeking expressions of interest from students in October 2017.
Regards
Mr Stephen Meagher, Deputy Head of Care
Ms Donna Lund, Coordinator of Service Learning
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Device Recommendation Years 5 to 8
iPad or iPad Pro. Wi-Fi only model with 32 GB minimum storage. No iPad Mini.
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iPad or iPad Pro. Wi-Fi only model with 32 GB minimum storage. No iPad Mini.
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Apple MacBook and Windows Notebook Devices. (All min specs of Intel i5 core processor, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB solid state hdrive)
Year 9 student Zac Grosser raised more than $2300 for the Heart Foundation when he ran the 12km City to Surf last month.
The race was Zac’s first ever long distance race and he did it with his uncle who has had a heart condition.
Zac raised the money as part of his EBA project for Rite Journey.
We salute you Zac!
‘The king will answer them, ‘I can guarantee this truth: Whatever you did for one of my brothers or sisters, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did for me.’ – Matthew 25:40
Over the last month we have had three bicycles stolen from the bike racks. On both occasions thieves have used bolt cutters – on the first occasion to cut through our fence (as the gate there is locked) and on the last occasion this week, to cut the cable securing a student’s bicycle. Last term we had 2 bicycles that had been left at school over a weekend stolen.
We know from experience that cameras in this situation are not a deterrent and simply change the plans of thieves. Our grounds staff have been patrolling the area regularly each day, and thefts have occurred when they are out of sight. On occasion cameras help police identify culprits after a theft. The proximity of the cycle racks to the public foot path which leads to the pedestrian bridge and to the station has sadly become a factor.
During the September / October break we will be moving the bike racks to areas further from the perimeter fence and to areas where is more regular “school traffic” to act as a deterrent to thieves. We have identified areas and once the racks are relocated we will inform students as well as establish expectations regarding where students should dismount and push bicycles. From the start of next term students will rack and lock their bicycles away from the edges of the school.
Curtin Scholarship information.
2018 – John Curtin Undergraduate Scholarship (Closing Date: 22 Sep 2017)
Stephen Kernutt
Career Advisor
