Accessing Life Beyond School
This week was the last on campus for our Year 12 ACCESS students and it was put to great use with their Transition Program.
Implementing Change in Strive9
Each Year 9 Homeroom completed their social action project for Strive9 last week. Here’s a full round-up of what our girls achieved.
Helping Your Child Create Balance in Their World
You don’t find balance in life, you create it. Here are five important ways we can help our kids to create the balance they need in their lives.
Students Create Bionic Body Parts
BrainStem students are learning about bionic body parts with some input from a guest doctoral research student.
STEM Thriving at Santa Maria
STEM is more than just an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths – it is a way of thinking and looking at the world.Â
Business Is Booming in Year 9
Year 9 Start Your Own Business classes had the opportunity to take their products to market this week, after months of hard work.
What Is Emotion Coaching?
A podcast from renowned psychologist Andrew Fuller and his guest Marie Vakakis. They discuss emotion coaching for adolescents.
Our AFL All-Stars Shine
All the stars of WA schoolgirls’ football came out to play at the inaugural Inter-Association All-Star AFL Tournament at Claremont Oval.
Young Leaders Finding Their Voices
140 young leaders from Western Australian Catholic colleges spent a day at Iona College sharing ideas about social justice.
A Day Trip In Wine Country
Year 11 Geography students spent a wet and windy day in the Swan Valley on a wine tour with a difference.
The Future Is Wide Open For Year 10s
To help Year 10 students and their parents make considered decisions for next year, the College held the 2022 WACE Course Expo on Wednesday.
Annabelle McIntyre: Bound For Tokyo!
Congratulations to Annabelle McIntyre (2013) who has been selected to represent Australia in rowing at the Tokyo Olympics.
TikTok and Your Child’s Brain
TikTok came of age during the original COVID-19 restrictions. Kids love it, but is it having an impact on their neurological development?
It’s A Wrap: Music Camp
Music camp was much anticipated this year after the cancellation in 2020. By all accounts, it lived up to the hype.
Technology and Commerce Day
Photography competition winners and runner up from L to R: Harriet Noske, Gemma Smart, Sumaya Northcott, Emily Wilkinson, Abigail Marra. …
Pre-Service Teachers Contribute To Our Professional Culture
Each year the College hosts pre-service teachers from various universities. In the process of guiding new teachers our professional culture is further developed.
Strive9: Year 9s Having An Impact
Our Year 9s have been introduced to the Enhanced Learning Project, Strive9. Students are working in Homeroom groups to explore issues of social justice.
Health Services Take Centre Stage
Members of our Health Services Team addressed staff today about protecting the wellbeing of students and staff, as part of our College Mental Health Strategy.
Our Year 8s Are Social Innovators
Explore8 is based on a people-centred design process. It is a chance for students to work on an innovation and create change. We share here three students’ projects.
Using Values To Drive Our Culture – Jennifer Oaten
Principal Jen Oaten discusses the way our shared values create community and guide us as a school and as individuals.
Mentoring Through Explore8
During Explore8, each Year 8 student has an adult mentor. They are a sounding board, a guide and so much more.
Our Year 11s Are Getting Work Ready!
In preparation for Workplace Learning in Week 6, our Year 11 ACCESS girls enjoyed a WorkReady Day on Monday.
Explore8 – The Human Library
For Explore8 we have gathered a library of generous, interesting humans to share their stories about innovation. Meet our guest speakers…
Innovative Social-Emotional Curriculum On Its Way
Santa Maria College is currently creating a scoped and sequenced social and emotional learning curriculum, equivalent in rigour to any academic program.
Myths of Boarding School
Boarding has been poorly represented in popular culture. Let’s bust some myths about the boarding school experience.
Year 10s Reflect On The Experiences That Form Them
The Year 10 Reflection Day was an opportunity to reflect on their experiences from the past and their hopes for the future.
Why Is My Teenager Paralysed by Other People’s Opinions?
Adolescents are heavily influenced by other people’s opinions. How can we encourage them to be more critical of the opinions they listen to?
Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures: Girls in ICT Day 2021
Happy Girls in ICT Day! Today, April 22, is a great day to celebrate how women have changed the world using technology.
Launching into Learning: Seek7 and Explore8
Week 1 sees the launch of two Enhanced Learning Programs: Seek7 and Explore8
Creating Healthy Friendships in Years 5 and 6
As part of our College Mental Health Strategy, our Years 5 and 6 students complete a friendship curriculum to give them skills they need now and in life beyond school.