Celebrating Our Nurses – Jennifer Oaten
Principal Jennifer Oaten pays tribute to our nurses.
Kindness Science at Santa Maria
Acts of kindness positively impact both our community and each student, staff member and parent individually. It’s the perfect marriage of science and faith in action. Read what Santa Maria is doing to promote kindness and why it is important.
Meeting Monsignor Keating
Since standing down from his position as Dean of St Mary’s Cathedral, Monsignor Keating has been saying Mass for the Santa Maria community in the Chapel on Fridays. We sat and talked with him about life since his ‘retirement’.
Kindness Rocks
When we are kind to others it releases in us chemicals that improve our mental health and wellbeing. Check out the novel way Santa Maria College is using this information.
Clare Turner (1995) Talks About Immersion Experiences
Clare Turner (Sale, 1995) is a teacher in Melbourne. She leads immersion experiences for students and staff within Australia and overseas.
Planting for the Future
Over the July holidays a group of our girls took up the opportunity to experience farm life and complete service hours in Bannister.
Meet Our Staff: Meg Anderson
Get to know Meg Anderson, one of our fabulous English teachers. Meg started at Santa Maria after being impressed by her daughter’s experience as a student.
Weekly Wrap-Up Week 10, Term 2, 2020
The last week of a very big, strange term, where our girls and staff still managed to achieve so much!
James Rees: Acting Coordinator of O’Donnell House
James Rees will be taking on the position of O’Donnell House Coordinator in Semester 2 while Benjamin Court takes some time to travel with his young family.
Our Acting Head of English: Rebecca Johnson
Rebecca Johnson will be our Acting Head of English in Semester 2. She replaces Anthony Phillips who will be enjoying some time for family and writing.
Skyla Shares Her Story With Commerce Students
Skyla Pengilly (2018) visited Year 10 and 12 Commerce classes this week. She talked to them about her traineeship at one of the big four accountancy companies and the value of experience with great mentors.
TikTok and Your Child’s Brain
TikTok came of age during the COVID-19 restrictions. It’s entertaining and kids love it, but is it having an impact on their neurological development?
Year 9 Artists Apart Together
Year 9 Visual Arts students are currently sharing their experiences of COVID-19 via an installation called Swoon.
Boarding School and Homesickness
Homesickness is one of the greatest concerns for parents considering boarding school for their child. Santa Maria College’s Head of Boarding shares her experience and advice in this interview.
Academic Offerings in Our Boarding Community
The Santa Maria Boarding community offers a large range of academic support for boarders to help them achieve their academic goals while at the College.
7 Changes in Early Adolescents That Turn Their Lives Upside-down
Early adolescents are terrific but sometimes their behaviour can be difficult to understand. A more scientific look at what is happening to them can make us more compassionate and perhaps less bewildered.
Australia’s Mental Health Relies On All Of Us Listening
How to listen and respond when someone shares their problems or mental health struggles with you. (Includes 2 great downloads)
Meet Our Staff: Veronica Kerr
Veronica Kerr is our Manager of ICT Services. She has worked in IT in a number of contexts and has seen enormous changes in her time in the industry.
Teaching Financial Literacy: An Age Guide
Great parent tips for teaching your child financial literacy skills. Accountant and educator, James Rees share what is appropriate at which age?
Heart-to-Heart Teaching
Face-to-face learning is back at Santa Maria and we couldn’t be happier. It seems our girls feel the same way. What is so special about ‘face-to-face’?
Meet Our Staff: Ilse Morey, English Teacher
Ilse Morey is a member of our highly respected English department. She is also an alumna of the College.
Meet Our Staff: Tom Kendall, Health & Physical Education Teacher
Meet Tom Kendall, one of our teachers in our Physical Education and Health Learning Area.
It’s Time To Heed The Golden Rule Of CyberSafety
What is the golden rule of cybersafety that all parents need to ensure their children are following?
Diane Burton: Sports Administration
Meet the unsung hero behind our sports programs, sports administrator Diane Burton
Head of Sport: Emma Wood
Meet Emma Wood, Head of Sport.
Top 5 Remote Learning Websites
Looking for credible, easily accessible learning activities? These five websites are stocked with fantastic resources for remote learning.
Visual Arts Learning Area: Jan Kennedy
A profile of Santa Maria College’s Head of Visual Arts: Jan Kennedy
Wonderful Boarding Initiative To Help Most Vulnerable
Our Year 10 boarding students have resolved to try and help groups in our society who are particularly vulnerable at this time.
Teachers Hone Remote Learning Technology Skills
For the last few weeks Santa Maria College teachers have been ensuring they are experts in the use of the technology needed to present remote learning.
5 Conversations to Have with Teenagers in These Interesting Times
What are the conversation we need to be having with our teenagers around covid-19 and its knock-on effects?