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12:09pm 12.06.08

Canberra College at Merimbula Jazz Festival.

The Canberra College Jazz bands return from a successful trip to the Merimbula Jazz festival. Both bands were well received by large and enthusiastic audiences. It has been a busy lead up to the festival with the bands playing at the National Quality Schooling Awards at Parliament House, the Recognition of Service Awards at the CTL, and Open Night. Congratulations to the students involved. Their next appearance will be at the Fete De la Musique at the Alliance Francaise on June 20 at 5:30pm.

2:53pm 11.06.08

Guest Speaker visits Economics classroom

On 6th of June, Economics students had a Guest Speaker : Prof. Ann Daly from The University of Canberra. The talk was on the Federal Budget 2008.

2:48pm 11.06.08

Mawson Primary Buddy System

Chinese Buddy Program with Mawson Primary School

The College is currently discussing the formation of a buddy program with Chinese language students at Mawson Primary School. In this program students will get the opportunity to practise Mandarin with our Chinese International students each semester. As part of a reciprocal arrangement this will give our overseas students an opportunity to know more about the Australian education system and improve their listening and speaking skills in English. It is hoped the program will also help build a cluster of schools in the district offering Mandarin. So far 11 International students have applied to be part of the program and they are all busy planning their work with students from the primary sector.

Chinese Buddy Program with Mawson Primary School

Our discussions about this valuable program, mooted at the beginning of the year, have borne fruit and we are very happy to report that our first group of International students have visited Mawson Primary School to work with Chinese language students. Edward G, Michelle L, TT R and Veronica Z will partake in a 10 week program which has a range of reciprocal benefits. While the advantages for our local primary students in being able to practise Mandarin with young native speakers are obvious, our international students are able to practise their English too and most importantly with young children who, in their perception, are a less critical audience, helping them to laugh at their mistakes and plough on regardless in the interests of fun communication!!! Participating students found the first visit a rewarding and fun experience and look forward to developing their relationships.

2:58pm 04.06.08

Canberra College Drama Department Presents

The Imaginary Invalid

By Moliere

At the ASGARD THEATRE
Canberra College
Launceston Street Phillip
7.30 pm

June 4, 5,6,11,12,13,14
Tickets Adults $10
Concession $8

Jean Baptiste Moliere's classic satire of the medical profession will have audiences in stiches when an eccentric, wealthy man crippled by severe hypochondria tries to marry his daughter off to a physician just to always have a doctor around.

Come and laugh at this famous French farce (performed in modern day English) as our hypochondriac spends all of his money on his imaginary ailments, see romantic twists evolve with a cast of characters comparable to that of a dysfunctional family interact.

The Imaginary Invalid presented by the Canberra College Theatre production and performance class. Directed by Drama teacher Ian Walker and student Director Anna Neal

1:34pm 04.06.08

Australian National University Maths Day 2008 – “We Won” - Canberra College’s best result ever.

On Friday 30 May, five of the Canberra College’s best mathematicians participated in the Maths Day at the Australian National University where there were thirty two teams from the ACT and surrounding NSW competing. Representing the college were Ben R. (captain), Roy E, Rachel H, Andrew K and Don M.

The competition consisted of presenting the solution to a complex problem in a poster format and then participating in four sets of team activities on the 30 May. The Group Contest was first. It comprised ten problems, followed by the Swiss where they solved head to head quizzes between pairs of teams. Then the Cross contest where half the team got the “across” clues and the other half got the “down” clues and lastly the Relay which consisted of twenty questions.

Congratulations to our team who by gaining first place achieved a milestone for the Canberra College. We are all very proud of the team – they were 28 points ahead of the second placed school. It is a wonderful result.

3:46pm 29.05.08

Emergence of Humankind Excursion

On Thursday the 22nd of May, students from the Emergence of Humankind class attended an excursion at ANU. The first section of the afternoon had all students making stone tools for the first time. This was accompanied by a two hour workshop from Dr Peter Hiscock, Reader in Archaeology at ANU. Students handled stone tools made by Neanderthals over 350,000 years ago and looked at the first colonisation into Australia and some stone tool technologies from the last 50,000 years.

Students were then given a tour of the classics Museum by Dr Peter Londey and had the opportunity to get course advice on Ancient History courses on offer at ANU. Lastly, students stayed on for the final lecture in the Archaeology course given by Dr Peter Hiscock on Scientific Archaeology. Students really enjoyed the experience and the lecture and both of our guides on the day complimented the students on their interest and maturity whilst at ANU. This has led to Dr. Hiscock agreeing to attend the college for a guest lecture in July on Indiana Jones and the media portrayal of historians and archaeologists.

8:50am 29.05.08

College prize winner at ACT Chinese Speaking Competition

Canberra College student Jessica S was awarded Third Prize in the Non-background Speaker section of the ACT Chinese Speaking Competition on 24 May 2008. Congratulations Jessica!

10:08pm 16.05.08

Maths Day for Specialist Mathematics Students

On Friday the 9th of May 2008, the Canberra College Specialist Mathematics Year 12 and Year 11 classes participated in a fun day of creative and enriching mathematics where they worked in groups as preparation for selecting the team to represent the Canberra College at the Australian National University Mathematics Day in 2008. The venue for the day was the Weston Campus of the college.

In the photo are Nicole S, Winnie L, Jay F and Lachlan C.

2:51pm 09.05.08

Students Ready for UNSW Competition.

Canberra College students are set to participate in the Commerce and Economic Society of UNSW Economics and Business Studies Competition. Participating students will receive a certificate signed by a representative from the UNSW and the top students in Year 11 and Year 12 will receive monetary prizes with the National Winner receiving $500. The competition is designed to assist the development of general and specific skills and knowledge related to business and economics. It aims to foster and enhance students’ interests in the area of Economics and Business Studies, whilst providing an opportunity for students to demonstrate their skills.

2:26pm 06.05.08

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

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The Canberra College is now a fully authorised IB World School.

From the beginning of 2009 the college will offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma to incoming students.

More information will be available at the college open evening on Tuesday 27 May from 6.00-8.00pm.

The IB web site is www.ibo.org

In the meantime, we have commenced individual interviews for students who either wish to undertake the program or who want more detail. Interviews can be booked by contacting the college on 62055777.

2:06pm 06.05.08

Students argue at Moot Court Competition!

Four Canberra College students are representing the college in the Bond Uni. Regional Moot Court Competition this week. ( Caitlin S, Ella P, Stephanie C and Peter K ) The students have been working very hard on preparing to deliver both a written and oral appeal to a decision of a lower court that decided that a high school is not responsible for the retaliation of a victim against his bully. They will argue that the breakdown of legal responsibility largely, if not entirely, remains with the school because it had prior knowledge both of the bullying and the likelihood that the victim would snap and commit the assault, but that it did little, if anything, to attempt to avoid either situation.

Adelaide Tour – Drama

Ian Walker, Alanna Maclean and the Drama Production students recently attended the Adelaide Fringe Festival to perform “A Place for Poppy”. Performances at the Adelaide festival have become an annual event for current and previous Drama students. It is a fantastic festival to showcase the quality of work produced by Canberra College students as well as an opportunity to attend up to 11 theatre performances. This year students attended the Adelaide Festival/Fringe/Writers’ Week and the WOMADelaide Writers Festival.

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6.29pm Monday 3 March 2008

Canberra College Carnival

The Canberra College Carnival was held on Wednesday February 20. This day provides an opportunity for students to mix with staff and other students in an informal and engaging way. All students attended 3 workshops and engaged in activities on offer during the lunch break.

All faculty areas offered workshops including: dance and art workshops, maths games, chess, spelling horse races, table tennis round robin and becoming a barrista in an hour! All these sessions were filled to capacity and students clearly enjoyed the broad range of activities on offer.

At lunchtime students listened to local band Casual Projects, romped on the Jumping Castle, engaged in tug o’war bouts on the oval, queued up for the sausage sizzle or visited the shopfronts including SIPS (Students to Industry), the RSPCA and Woden Youth Centre.