What’s Been Happening in Outdoor Education?
Our Years 11 and 12 Outdoor Education students have been on some exciting expeditions at the end of last term and over the holidays.
Year 11
Discovering Species of the South-West
Last week, our Year 11 Biology students stayed overnight at the Perth Hills Discovery Centre, where they learned about conservation through baiting and data collection.
A Day of Drama
The Year 11 Drama Day provides an excellent opportunity for our girls to engage with Drama students from other Perth …
Introducing Our 2020 Student Leadership Council
It is with great pride that we introduce and congratulate our students who have been elected to the Year 12 Student Leadership Council for 2020.
A Night For Dads and Daughters
This week, Year 11 students, their dads and other guests enjoyed a fun night together. Always a highlight on the Year 11 calendar, the Dinner Dance is a celebration of all that fathers and daughters bring to each other’s lives.
Naked Cakes and Advertising Influences
Our Year 11 Food Science General class have been learning how food advertising influences adolescent food choices, by investigating on-trend food products for special occasions. Â
Becoming A Servant Leader
Year 11 students went on retrreat this week where they learnt about Servant Leadership and reflected on what makes a great leader.
Year 11 Social – A Memorable Night
The Year 11 Social, looked forward to for so long, was a fantastic night, with the girls and their partners dancing the night away!
Biology Students Get Hands On Experience At Camp
Last week, the Year 11 Biology class spent two days conducting fieldwork in the Perth Hills. The camp provided students with a variety of hands-on activities allowing the students to study the jarrah forest ecosystem.
Drama Day at Scotch College
Year 11 drama students headed to Scotch College to participate in Drama workshops with industry professionals, the focus of these workshops was movement, improvisation and text interpretation, which are all key aspects of the Drama ATAR courses.
Maddisyn Speaks Out For Refugees
Year 11 student, Maddisyn O’Grady has made it to the final of the ‘Speak for Faith’ competition following her speech on injustice for asylum seekers in Australia.
Punmu – The Trip Of A Lifetime
For many, it might sound like a cliché, but the Punmu immersion trip really is life changing. For the twelfth consecutive year, students from our Year 11 cohort headed north to a remote indigenous community in the Great Sandy Desert.
Year 11 Retreat: Servant Leadership
Retreats and Reflection Days are an important part of life at Santa Maria College. Recently our Year 11 students attended their retreat with the theme of Servant Leadership.
Getting Ready for the Workplace
Last week, Year 11 ACCESS students attended a number of Getting Work Readyworkshops, Â to help prepare them for their first work placements.
Year 11 Exam Ready Workshops
Workshops offered over the past two weeks for Year 11s have been particularly insightful and helpful in our preparation for exams. We were offered different perspectives and new strategies to help us revise and condense our content and strengthen our skill set to cope with the two weeks ahead.
Around The World with Food
Today the Year 11s took the Year 5s for a cooking lesson.
Biology Camp – Quadrats & Transects
As a component of the Year 11 Biology course, students have been on camp this week, staying at the Perth Hills Discovery Centre in Beelu National Park. The girls took part in field work activities and saw conservation programs in action.
Year 11 Students Enjoy a ‘Hot Summer Night’
Saturday night, was the much-anticipated Year 11 Social with a theme of Hot Summer Night.
CEO of Smitten Cosmetics Talks to Year 11 Students
This week the Year 11 students had a visit from Caroline Stanbury, CEO of Smitten Cosmetics.
Year 11 Biology Camp
Our Year 11 students recently spent two days conducting fieldwork, helping gather data for the Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Halogen Leaders Conference
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.