Jane Armstrong (Class of 1993) and her partner Sim run a non-profit group called Homelessness We Care – WA. Every Tuesday night you can find them on Wellington Street feeding the homeless and providing many necessary services. Jane and Sim have been actively running the group for approximately two years.
On Friday 5 May, the Old Girls’ Association held their Mother Daughter High Tea at the College. This event is held annually for old girls who currently have daughters at the College. Thirty mothers and their daughters enjoyed an afternoon celebrating the special relationship between mothers and daughters.
Year 9 students and parents were recently invited to a Japanese cooking demonstration from Chef David Weightman
During the April school holidays, Visual Art and Design students toured New York visiting over twenty art galleries and museums.
Over the April school holidays, the Year 11 Outdoor Education class went on camp to Shark Bay.
The Year 12 Outdoor Education class recently got to show off their surfing skills at their Surf Exhibition camp.
Our IGNITE students got to experience a little bit of university life as part of the Curtin University Science Outreach program.
Our Year 12 Performing Arts reflect on their past roles and productions, as well as what these experiences have taught them.
In March, teams from Years 5 through 12 competed in the Have Sum Fun maths competition.
This week the Year 11 students had a visit from Caroline Stanbury, CEO of Smitten Cosmetics.
As part of their Health Education our Year 6 students have been learning the value of positivity and seeking out the good in their worlds.
Our Year 11 students recently spent two days conducting fieldwork, helping gather data for the Department of Parks and Wildlife.
In March our Year 11 Student Representative council attended the 2017 Halogen Leaders Conference. Speakers included Halogen’s founder Sam Skinner, Tracy Vo, and Brad Ness.
Marking an end to what has been a very busy term for our music students, the Easter Choral Concert showcased not only sacred choral works but also pieces that each choir had prepared in Term 1.
In March the College hosted a concert with bands from Years 9 to 12 performing work from artists like Fleetwood Mac and Smash Mouth.
Year 10 students recently attended a river cruise hosted by St. Hilda’s School for Girls, where they got to mingle with students from other boarding schools across Perth.
For St. Patrick’s Day the Boarders celebrated in style, turning the dining room green.
Our Senior Boarders have been participating in a five-week surfing course at Scarborough Beach.
Our Junior Sprouts have been hard at work making the campus a little greener.
Our students recently attended a production detailing the life, heart and spirit of Catherine McAuley, chronicling her life in three separate sections.
See what our Year 11 Drama class got up to at the Independent Schools’ Drama Association Drama Day!
Sixteen of our Year 10 Student Leaders attended the GRIP Leadership Conference this week.
The Year 8 Literacy Support class is travelling the world from their classroom this term completing a six week program with PenPal Schools.
Our Santa Maria staff and students are doing some amazing things!
Teachers are always learning. The recent LEARN!LIVE! Staff Conference was an exciting and invaluable opportunity for our College staff to learn together as a community.
This week we celebrated International Women’s Day. We asked some of our students to finish this question ‘Women can….’. This is what they had to say.
