School Activities

The College’s Enviro program was featured on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia in March, after chef Paul West filmed the segment with students last year. Scan the QR code to watch the episode on ABC iView. Years 2 and 3 students learnt about sustainability through ResourceSmart Schools, including how to make music out of “trash”.

Parents and Middle School students worked together to serve pancakes to children from Prep to Year 8 on Shrove Tuesday. About 30 Year 9 students took on the Geelong Science and Engineering Challenge at Deakin University, coming fourth overall.

Senior School students went green for action on climate change in March, raising money for AgForce to aid floodaffected farmers in Queensland. Donovan Shier from Year 8 helps Year 1 student Dennis Baek during a noodle race in the Junior School Swimming Carnival. Wayaperree was filled with colour and music as the children in Campbell House celebrated Chinese New Year.

The Years 5 and 6 AFLW team enjoyed a special visit from Geelong Cats AFLW player Nina Morrison.

Early Learning 4 children visited Barrabool Maze to further explore their growing interest in directions, signs, symbols, maps and mazes.

Students on the Europe Revolutions History Tour paid their respects to those who fought in the First World War. Shannon House Captains Nick Delaney and Georgie Roderick accept the House Cross Country trophy, which adds to Shannon’s House Swimming cup from February. Nicholas Conway, TIC Football Tom Hodge and Joey Nagle at GMHBA Stadium ahead of the 1st Football Team’s match against Geelong Grammar School, which was a curtain raiser to a Geelong Cats AFL match.

Junior School students explored the history of their respective Houses – Bellerophon, Pegasus, Minerva and Helicon – while bonding with others in their House. Junior School students learnt about Lent at Chapel and were encouraged to consider what they could do to make the world around them a better place. The Carji Greeves Club and the College unveiled a new electronic scoreboard at the Senior School Main Oval in April.

The Year 6s helped make the 500,000th sandwich for Eat Up Australia, a charity that provides nutritious lunches for disadvantaged children. Twenty boys and three staff embarked on a music tour of New Zealand, performing more than 10 times in six days. Year 6 students enjoyed an African drumming workshop as part of their World Music unit.

The College hosted a saxophone masterclass with University of Melbourne lecturer Joseph Lallo. Students from Middle and Senior School attended, along with students from six other local schools. Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students took part in a special Welcome to Country and tour of culturally significant sites with Traditional Owner Corrina Eccles.