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Playground vision

​Play is a rich dimension of being human, human development and learning. Children and young people worldwide love to play and it is essential to their growth as positive, cooperative and collaborative people. Being with friends is often quoted by students as the thing they most enjoy in their lives. In the Salesian tradition, the school playground is the most central invitational space for making friends and is considered to be just as important as the classroom. It was the common ground for our founder Don Bosco in developing his relationship with the boys with whom he worked in nineteenth-century Turin.

Dominic debating

On the evening of Wednesday 31 March ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ hosted Round 2 of the Tasmanian Debating Union’s Southern Schools’ Competition. Students, teachers and parents from schools all over Hobart were present for 18 separate debates involving over 100 students. ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ’s involvement in this competition has grown this year, with five teams competing across all year levels. Wednesday night was a great excuse to show off our facilities, and an opportunity for staff to come along and observe our students in action.

ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ and GYC

I had the wonderful pleasure on Wednesday night of attending the Guilford Young College Ceremony of Commendation. Awards were presented to students in celebration of their Academic Achievements and their outstanding contributions to all aspects of the College during 2015. Year 12 students from 2015 are invited to return to the College to receive their awards along with a number of current Year 12 students who were also award winners for last year.

K-2 parent literacy night

This week at the K-2 Parent Literacy workshop teaching staff focused on the development of reading in the Early Years and how parents play an integral part in this development.

Inspiring event for Women's Day

Nearly 200 girls, their mothers and grandparents, teachers, old scholars and community leaders, joined hands at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ, to help the women of the world on International Women's Day, Tuesday 8 March. The ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ International Women's Day breakfast has become an annual highlight for the community, and the numbers and spirit at the breakfast were both outstanding.

Children's author, Sarah Brennan, at Dominic.

On Monday and Tuesday this week, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ was privileged to welcome and learn from children’s author Sarah Brennan. A Tasmanian who lives, writes and publishes in Hong Kong, Sarah currently has 12 children’s picture books available. Her books are written in verse and illustrated by Harry Harrison, who is principal cartoonist with the South China Morning Post. The main subject matter of Sarah’s books is perfect for the Asian curriculum focus of our K-6. Her books tell important stories in an amusing and interesting format that open Chinese history and culture for readers.

7-10 assembly 2 March

Getting our hands dirty in the name of science.

World Read Aloud Day at Dominic

​Reading is a lifelong skill that can take a person to any place in the world, for any length of time. In most of our classrooms, a teacher sharing novels and picture books with their classes is normal and occurs several times each day. The class novel is an excellent time for students to calm down and ready themselves for our next learning block and enjoy the delights of a story. Currently there are a range of authors being studied including Enid Blyton, Paul Jennings, Andy Griffiths, Mem Fox and Alison Lester.

Students engaging with their learning