Tag: Duncraig

Harmony Week 2018

March 22, 2018

To mark Harmony Day 2018 Yr 10 students attended the 2018 Harmony Week Debate at Subiaco Arts Centre. The topic was “Is cultural diversity a threat to the Australian way of life.”

The moderated debate featured students from WA’s five universities and the Youth Affairs Council of WA (YACWA).

Clay Osbourne

Year 7 Teacher

“Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.” – Sallust

More Fantastic Results from the ACC Swimming Carnival

March 22, 2018

Another two records brokenat the ACC Swimming Carnival!

What a fabulous results for the girls.

Crystal Edwards U15 Breastroke 34.00.

Lauren Gadtevich open breastroke 33.76.

“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne

 

Smashing Records at the ACC Swimming Carnival

March 22, 2018

At today’s ACC Swimming Carnival, Crystal Edwards broke the ACC U15 100m Freestyle record in 58.74. Records have been kept for over 100 years so a big thing.

What a momentous effort by Crystal!

“For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.” – Psalm 57:10

Year 7 Stop Motion

March 20, 2018

On Friday 16th March, Mr Hummerston’s Year 7 Media class took to creating their own Claymation characters by making their own play-dough. Whilst the task was incredibly messy there were some very successful playdough artists.

Look out for their final short films which are currently in production!

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.” – Galatians 5:22-23

 

Bethany Home Fundraising Dinner Invitation

March 20, 2018

During the month of March, Pastor Karthik, his wife and sons and various staff members will be joining St Stephen’s for some Professional Development and a brief holiday from Bethany Home. Whilst here, Pastor Karthik and his staff would like to hold a fundraising dinner and, at the same time catch up with past and present ‘tour’ students and their parents.

They would also enjoy meeting staff from St Stephen’s School and so we cordially invite you to attend and support the evening.

Dinner will be prepared by the Bethany staff and a variety of presentations will be delivered.

Brett Roberts

Head of Carramar Campus

The Big Splash finale at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre

March 20, 2018

Duncraig Visual Arts staff students painted and decorated their dolphin, “Finlay” and our Visual Art Technician extraordinaire, Claire Davenhall, had two dolphins, “Icebreaker” and “Inter Aqua” exhibited. Funds from the auction of these dolphins go to support Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation. The purpose of the project being to promote positive mental health and awareness in young people.

They both sold at Auction last night! The dolphins raised over $128,000 last night for Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation.

“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” – Timothy 1:7

STUDENTS SCULPTS PARALLEL PERSPECTIVES

March 20, 2018

Inspired by her own personal experience, Nikki Coleman (Duncraig Class of 2017) has proved the making of a great artist lies in the ability to convey a narrative. Nikki’s remarkable artwork ‘Penthesilea’ has earned her a place in the latest Year 12 Perspectives Art Exhibition.

The gravity of the situation…

March 20, 2018

As part of the Year 9 Earth and Space Science course, the students have been looking at how gravity played a significant role in the formation of the solar system and the planets within it, including the Earth.

The students simulated the curving of space time and how this causes matter to clump together and in some cases, go into orbit!

Ben Nicholson

Science Teacher