One of the major assessment tasks undertaken by Year 8 Home Economics students is a design practical activity whereby students have to design, prepare and present an original savoury muffin recipe which incorporates a vegetable of some kind. Students are given a set amount of ‘base’ ingredients – SR flour, butter and milk and then set about researching what vegetable the
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On Monday 3 July, 21 students represented ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ at the Flag Raising Ceremony held at Risdon Cove to begin NAIDOC week celebrations. On a beautiful but frosty morning, students walked to the top of the hill at Risdon Cove and gathered with many others who listened to a Welcome to Country, watched as the flag was raised
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Year 6 students at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ recently premiered their production of ‘Say It Loud!’ The annual show featured three original one act plays devised, scripted and presented by the students. Now in its fourth year at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ, ‘Say It Loud!’ is the culmination of the College’s primary drama curriculum
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​The sense of achievement on all student’s faces when they reached their destinations is the reason why we do what we do. Over the two Adventure Recreation camps these destinations included Cape Hauy, Cape Raoul, C
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Old scholar, Lily Newell, Class of 2016, is one of six young writers who have participated in the inaugural Young Writers in the City of Glenorchy program. This writers-in-residence program is sponsored by the Tasmanian Writers Centre in partnership with the Glenorchy City Council and the Moonah Arts Centre. According to the TWC 'Six young writers-in-residence have each been commissioned to create experimental essays inspired by the various spaces and venues they have selected across Glenorchy.' Lily’s focus w
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​Guilford Young College announced last week four students were finalists in the Tasmanian Training Awards. Three of these students are old scholars of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ, from the Class of 2015. Georgia Perry and Rebekah Smith are both studying Certificate III in Early Childhood Care and are finalists in the VET in Schools category. Chloe Wilton is und
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Last week, the College received news that two of our College leaders, Mrs Janine O’Hea and Mr Mike O’Brien will be honoured by the Australian Council for Educational Leadership (ACEL TAS) for their work and achievements. ACEL awards recognise those leaders in our state and across the country who have made a significant contribution to the understanding and practice of educational leadership. The Australian Council for Educational Leade
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The good news is the building schedule is on track for completion during Term 4. With the site in such a prominent position in the school, the build has been highly visible, and although outward signs of progress appear to have been slow, there has been constant activity, drilling into rock and preparing the footings and configuring the complex design. In the past few weeks, progress has been more evident with the beginnings of the outer brick walls and installation of the concrete panels. The finished building will be a sta
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On Tuesday Year 5 visited Port Arthur as part of their Term 2 History unit. The students enjoyed amazing weather, allowing them to experience the site at its best. Year 5 experienced a cruise on the harbour, a 50-minute educational tour and an afternoon spent searching for historical clues in competing teams as part of a special ‘The Amazing Race.‘ Here are some of the s
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The latest development at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ consist of a weather station on site, a webcam to display live views of Mt Wellington/kunanyi and a student Meteorological Club. The weather station is a compact facility mounted on the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ Boys’ Town building sending data wirelessly to a student accessib
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