Curriculum

Teaching and Learning is a wonderful process and a lifelong one. Here at De La Salle College all staff perform an amazing job across all Key Learning Areas to implement and deliver the highest standard of education, best tailored to the individual learning needs of your son. As our school resources become greater, this only enhances the teaching and learning process further. It is our aim that each individual student develops as a whole person, socially, emotionally, spiritually and intellectually. However, this process must be supported regularly by you as parents, for your son’s continued success. Students of De La Salle College strive to achieve remarkable results across many areas of the curriculum such as the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge. Year after year many staff members and parents spend long hours working together to produce what truly is a spectacular dance performance. We congratulate the teamwork that is achieved by De La Salle staff and their parents. Again teamwork is vital to our athletic and sportsorientated students, who constantly achieve great results. They have also understood the timeless axiom that winning isn’t everything, rather it is persistence and teamwork that truly reflects success. So with this said, I challenge all students to become winners as learners. I encourage parents, staff and students in 2008 — and beyond — to continue to make it our ongoing aim to maintain this ‘Teamwork’ approach in all areas of the curriculum. Let’s work together and lead by example — that reading regularly is an essential part of living; that learning about Pythagoras’ Theorem may just be that useful tool for a home renovation in years to come; that having bilingual skills is a rich resource, both now and in later years of life. Let’s work together to educate tomorrow’s future. To explain a day in the life of a teacher in today’s world is a difficult task. With the ever-increasing demands of technology and the varying issues adolescents face, teachers must do so much more than teachers of the past. It is little wonder then, that one day in class a student called me ‘Mum’. As teachers we wear many hats during the course of one day, and it is a sudden pleasure when we realise that sometimes we can have that degree of influence over a student. What an incredible job to have! I would like to thank and congratulate all the teaching staff at De La Salle College for the tireless hours spent educating and supporting our young men. I extend a sincere thank you to the Key Learning Area Coordinators who have worked so well together as a team and have supported me in my role as Acting Director of Studies for 2007. I congratulate them for their efforts and the effective role they have in the development of curriculum. I thank the Key Learning Area Coordinators — Mr Patrick Jurd and Mr Brian Long: Religious Education; Mr Tim Brodrick: English; Br Denis Loft: Mathematics; Mr Joseph Di Ciccio and Mr Kevin Hunter: Science; Mr Chris Fleming: SOSE (Humanities); Mr Norm Stewart: SOSE (Business); Mr Thierry Moran: L.O.T.E; Mr Glenn Kemp: Physical Education; Mr Sam Denvenish: Technology, Mr David Happ: The Arts; Mr Cindy Frost: Music; Mr Paul Maxted and Mr Shaun Buckley: Learning Technology; Ms Kylie Busk: V.E.T/VCAL; and Ms Kathie Holmes: Mary Mackillop Enhancement Centre.

Sandra Troise Acting Director of Studies

2006 Academic High Achievers

Back Row: Dominic Smith, Thomas Briglia, Sean Irving, Benjamin O’Neil, Craig Rodriques, Peter Grouios, Christopher Koh, Bradley Wood Row Three: Ron Licen, John Moore, Neil Chen, Thomas Bloom, Kevin Walker, James Meade, Eric Kydd, Samuel Williams, Adam Smith, Mark Nowak Row Two: Br Bill, Andrew Campbell, James Esposito, Michael Ryan, Hugh Rennie, Kenny Nguyen, Kieran Davies Front Row: Peter Nicholls, Christopher Howard, Alexander Phillipos, Michael Petruccelli, Mr Peter Riordan.