Major Building Works WESTCOURT CAMPUS Last year, the College purchased half of the former Western Heights College, Minerva Road Campus. The total Campus area is 3 hectares, with St Joseph’s purchasing the southern portion and Clonard College the northern. Both Colleges are using the space for their own independant programs. Oval space is located at the rear of the campus, so there will be generous recreational space for all. We have named this new campus,Westcourt Campus, which is the name of the birthplace of Edmund Rice, the founder of the Christian Brothers. In 2011 a committee was formed to develop a program tailored to the needs of our Year 9 students. Members of the committee visited more schools, both Catholic and Government, with alternate Year 9 programs. An early decision was made to have a strong focus on literacy and numeracy in our program, along with some exciting new activities and different approaches to teaching and learning. Some of the significant benefits for the boys will include the opportunity to develop strong relationships with a dedicated group of staff who will work exclusively with the Year 9s, more in depth learning and a more hands on approach Building works have progressed well on the site with extensive repair and renovation work being conducted throughout the Campus and the surrounding grounds. The innovative classrooms with their bright furniture and open spaces will no doubt be exciting for the 2014 Year 9 cohort. We are very excited about this new venture and see it as an opportunity to challenge the Year 9 boys, enhance their learning experience and to consolidate and further develop the skills and attitudes needed for their senior years.
The Offical Party at the Trade Training Centre Opening Night
Westcourt
JOSEPH INNOVATION TRADE TRAINING We are very CENTRE In 2011, St Joseph’s College submitted an application excited about for funding a new Trade Training Centre as part of this new the Government’s Round 4 application process. The venture and College formed a cluster of schools to submit the see it as an application to fully fund a new Trade Training Centre and extension to an existing building at Sacred Heart opportunity College. The cluster schools included St Joseph’s to challenge College, Sacred Heart College, Clonard College and the Year 9 MacKillop Education Geelong. boys, enhance On 16 December 2011, the Hon Peter Garrett AM, MP Minister for School Education, Early Childhood their learning and Youth, announced the successful applicants from experience the Round 4 process of which St Joseph’s College was and to one. The funding approval was for construction of a new Trade Training Centre to be located at St Joseph’s consolidate College costing approximately $3.7M and an extension and further of an existing building at Sacred Heart College costing develop the approximately $0.5M. Construction of the Trade skills and Training Centre commenced in November 2012 and was completed by July 2013. St Joseph’s College attitudes will conduct Building and Construction, Furnishings, needed for Electrotechnology, hnology, Allied Health, Plumbing, Furniture their senior Making and nd Carbon Management courses at years. this facilityy and Sacred Heart will conduct Hospitalityy courses in its upgraded facility. The College lege held an opening celebrationn for the Trade Training Centre on n Friday 22 November where it was officially opened by Senatorr the Hon Michael Demolition work Ronaldson and blessed by at Westcourt Rev Fatherr Kevin Dillon.
The Joseph Innovation Trade Training Centre
Open learning classrooms at Westcourt
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