One of the most exciting events to feature on the Performing Arts Calendar this year is our upcoming College production of ‘Footloose – The Musical’. Rehearsals are well underway and the show is really taking shape. In order to make this production the best the College has seen yet, we are raising some much-needed funds…
To mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, intersexphobia and Transphobia (IDAHoBIT Day), the Wellbeing Team and students from the Respect group hosted a variety of activities. The day began with the flying of the Pride Flag along side the Australian and Indigenous flags. Between classes, music chosen by the Respect group was played through the school’s…
This week saw our Intermediate AFL boys head to McKinnon Reserve to play AFL in typically blustery autumn conditions. Having a bye in the first round, the boys took in the strengths and weaknesses of their opponents as they battled out the first round of pool matches. In their first game against McKinnon, the boys…
On 3 April, the members of the SRC took the train up to the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance to participate in Legacy’s 88th ANZAC Commemoration Ceremony for students. 25 students from Mordialloc College were in attendance. The ceremony included Her Excellency, the Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria and Mr Anthony Howard QC, as well…
One of the most exciting events to feature on the Performing Arts Calendar this year is our upcoming College production of ‘Footloose – The Musical’. Rehearsals are well underway and the show is really taking shape. In order to make this production the best the College has seen yet, we are raising some much-needed funds…
On Wednesday 27 March, the Year 9 Advance class embarked on our first camp for the year. After a long bus ride winding along the Great Ocean Road all the way to Lorne, we finally arrived to set up our tents and have lunch. We then hopped back on the bus to go to Urquharts…
On Tuesday 26 March the Year 9 Outdoor Education class went to Werribee Gorge to hike the 8km Centenary track. The aim of the day hike was to use our newly learnt mapping skills to navigate our way through the bottom of the gorge to the peak. We travelled through the bush. Our only guides were…
This year Mordialloc College held the World’s Greatest Shave on Monday 25 March. This event gave our school a chance to raise money to donate to the Leukaemia Foundation. I would like to thank everyone who had made donations to our Leukaemia cause, either by sponsoring students to have their heads shaved or students to have…
On Tuesday 5 March 14 students from Mordialloc College went to the Mordialloc Life Saving Club to participate in the Police – Schools Life Saving Carnival against three of our local police divisions – Kingston, Bayside and Glen Eira and other nearby schools, Parkdale Secondary and Cornish College. All of us competed in at least four…
Two of our Key Improvement Strategies in our 2017-2020 Strategic Plan are to “develop precision in teacher practice using agreed lesson structures and challenging learning tasks that reflect high expectations for student learning and strengthen feedback and coaching for staff;” and to “develop and embed rigorous, reliable and well differentiated assessment practices to support quality…
