Tag: Parents

Little Feet Festival

October 13, 2020

St Stephen’s School is proud to partner with the City of Joondalup on their annual Little Feet Festival where those big and small can explore, invent and play.

This year we are proud to present the Scitech “Exploration Station” Activity at the 2020 Little Feet Festival, Sunday 25 October. Available from 12.00noon – 5.00pm, this hands-on workshop will see your little outer-space explorers put their engineering skills to the test as they design, build and test a way to land a fragile robot rover on the surface of another planet!

Don’t miss the St Stephen’s “Exploration Station” located in the ECU Gymnasium function room.

ECU On Campus Open Days

September 22, 2020

It is our pleasure to invite you and your students to register for our On-Campus Open Days!

We will be hosting Open Days at each of our campuses: Joondalup, Mount Lawley and at our South West campus in Bunbury. Please click the image below to visit our registration page.

All guests who register to attend one of our upcoming Open Days will go into a draw to win a Mavic Mini drone! We also encourage attendees to join our Facebook event pages for the latest updates and information:

Our programs, and online planner will be live next week, allowing you and your students to personalise your Open Day experience. Check back in next Friday to plan your day! [ecu.edu.au/open-day]ecu.edu.au/open-day

We hope you have received the Open Day posters that we have mailed out. If you are yet to receive these, please see copies attached.

We look forward to seeing you!

A PLACE TO PROSPER

September 4, 2020

In her latest blog, Principal Donella Beare discusses how the challenges presented in 2020 have encouraged us to find new opportunities and avenues to grow as a community. Read as Mrs Beare highlights the School’s new Home Away From Home program: https://bit.ly/32M6UiX

Careers Newsletter

August 31, 2020

You can find a link to the September 2020 Careers Newsletter on the home page of our school careers website. There is a wide variety of information in this one about the latest news from our universities, TAFE applications opening today, applying to Uni in the UK or USA as well as links to employment opportunities. Please click on the link below to access our Careers Website and take the time to read the newsletter.  If you haven’t already done so, please find time to explore the careers website too. It pays to know as much as you can about the opportunities that are available to you.

Careers Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 2020 Newsletter

 

HOME AWAY FROM HOME

August 5, 2020

St Stephen’s School is excited to announce our new program for regional students that turns traditional boarding arrangements on their head. Partnering with Talkabout Homestay, the Home Away From Home (HAFH) program provides students from regional WA with a comfortable homestay environment in Perth while attending our School.

Do you know a regional family who might be interested in becoming part of the St Stephen’s School community? Or would you like to register your interest in becoming a host family?

We would love you to help us spread the word. Find out more under Enrolments on our website or email homeawayfromhome@ststephens.wa.edu.au.

HEART FOR THE HOMELESS

July 20, 2020


St Stephen’s School has partnered with 98.5 Sonshine FM for their Heart for The Homeless Appeal this month to keep everyone warm on these cold winter nights. We are one of the drop-off points for any clean sleeping bags, blankets, toiletries and pillows that will go to those doing it tough. Do your bit and drop off at the Duncraig Campus from July 20 and at the Carramar Campus from July 27 until the end of the month.

THE SHOW MUST GO ON…LINE!

June 10, 2020

With the Theatre out of action amid the COVID-19 pandemic, our Performing Arts teams are excited to announce a new production like no other. The Show Must Go Online is a virtual production filmed by and starring our students from Carramar and Duncraig, and will be available to broadcast straight to your living room! Stay tuned for sneak peeks and insights from the cast before the show premieres on Thursday 6 August, 2020. Read more about the production on PerthNow: https://bit.ly/3f9Oi0S
Register for viewing: https://events.humanitix.com/tsmgo

 

School Traffic

June 2, 2020

Good afternoon,

With the wet weather setting in, we have noticed more parents driving their children to and from school. The increased number of people on the roads can result in some traffic standstills in the turning circle and we just wanted to remind parents to be mindful of the staggered School finishing times for Primary and Secondary, who both use the turning circle, and how to aid the flow of traffic on and outside our campus.

  • Please note, Primary students finish at 3.10pm, pick up their bags and there usually isn’t too much of a delay from the end of class to them waiting for their parents at pick-up. We ask that Primary parents try not to drive into the campus before 3.05pm to ensure the traffic doesn’t get backed up for too long.
  • Secondary students finish their last class at 3.20pm. They then need to return to their locker before coming out to the car so there is usually around a five-minute lag before they get to the turning circle. Therefore, we ask that parents of Secondary students please do not drive into the campus until 3.20pm for pick-up.
  • We have noticed many parents arriving too early and parking in the turning circle to wait, which blocks Primary parents from getting through and also visitors from backing out of the visitors parking bays. Please refrain from coming onto campus too early and parking in the flow area.

We thank you for your understanding and know that we ask this to minimise the time you spend in the traffic, to ensure the safety of students and also to prevent any parking fines for those stuck in traffic on the surrounding streets.

Thank you for your support.

Donella Beare and Darnelle Pretorius

Provident Lending and Business Solutions

April 7, 2020

Trent Carter from Provident Lending and Business Solutions is reaching out to business owners in the St Stephen’s School community who may require financial advice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Specialising in cash flow advisory and funding options, Provident Solutions can discuss with business owners about what they are entitled to, how to scale a business back to survive and how business owners can pivot their business offering to look for different sources of income.

Provident Solutions are offering two specific services, and as a St Stephen’s parent, Alumni and member of the Business Directory, Trent is happy for the school community to access these services at a low price. Both sessions are offered remotely.

1. Stress test your cash flow – a 45-minute session where Provident Solutions use simple financial data to demonstrate the impact of decisions before they are made on profit and cash flow. This can be a very powerful tool to set priorities on what and when to cut expenses, especially when looking at staff. Usually $100 + GST, Provident are offering this service for $70 + GST for St Stephen’s School community members.

2. Survival sessions – a three-session advisory where Provident Solutions will:

a. Review the business up to the impact of COVID-19 to set base lines and trends. This includes the Stress Test.

b. Strategic planning – setting goals, plans and actions for the next 90 days to set up for survival and to potentially thrive in a new operating environment.

c. Cash flow budget and funding – ensuring business owners have an eye on the numbers moving forward and understand how to fund the plan.

Survival sessions are $250 each and can be run one-on-one or in groups of up to four people.

Contact Trent Carter from Provident Lending and Business Solutions on 6201 0143 or at trent@providentsolutions.com.au for more information.