When secondary school teacher Emma Beukema spends time in the great outdoors, walking her dog or exploring Mount Barker’s Laratinga Wetlands, it’s more than just physical exercise. As Science Learning area leader at St Mary’s College, Emma thinks deeply about the benefits of time spent in nature to our mental health and wellbeing.
The celebration of Cultural Diversity Day saw Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College (OLSH), students gather in a kaleidoscope of colour, national languages, traditions and inclusivity. The event, on 20 May, was planned by student leaders with the support of deputy principal Ms Sonia Venour.
About 400 school principals, teachers, other staff and volunteers from more than 100 schools filled the ballroom at Adelaide’s Hilton hotel late last month for South Australia’s annual Catholic education awards bash.
For many Australians, playing sport was an important part of their childhood. An opportunity to meet friends, develop new skills and to be active. But for some children, especially those with disabilities, it can be more difficult to get involved. NOAH SACHS reports.
Schools
More than 250 students and their families and friends have come together for the second successive year at an Adelaide school to show that in a currently fractured world, differences can be a great strength.
Local
An $11 million state-of the-art performing arts and learning facility which was unveiled in South Australia this week is expected to become a significant milestone in the school’s ongoing commitment to contemporary Catholic education.
News
More than 1000 students at a South Australian Catholic school noted for its outstanding fundraising efforts turned out for the launch of a global anti-poverty campaign on Shrove Tuesday.
Pancakes and spring rolls were on the menu as Blackfriars Priory School students came together to mark two significant celebrations.
International Women’s Day on March 8 will have special significance for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) College as it celebrates 75 years of empowering girls to grow in confidence and step into the world as courageous leaders.
Mount Gambier’s Catholic college has been chosen as the site for a new $2.47m Football Federation SA facility.
Students from Catholic schools exceeded expectations in last year’s SACE results with a 5.3 per cent increase in the number of A grades achieved.
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