Fourteen year old Santa Sabina College student, Sabah Chamoun has lifted her way into the record books as the Australian Under 20 year old Weightlifting Champion in the 53kg body weight category at the recent 2014 Australian Junior (U20) and Senior Championships held in Melbourne in November. Sabah lifted 58kg
4 December 2014
Last Wednesday, Year 10 students were privileged to hear firsthand the stories of two female refugees, Anna Dimo and Shokufa Tahiri. Both of these women were forced to leave their homes and countries to seek asylum, in the hope of finding safety, freedom and opportunity. After being forced to flee
4 December 2014
Today all year 7 students participated in an all day event called “Code, Connect and Create”. The day provided many opportunities for our students to be enriched and engage with the broader STEM network. Working in partnership with UTS, students heard from several guest speakers with IT and
4 December 2014
Members of the College community including students, parents, families and Dominican Sisters joined together in the Santa Sabina Chapel on Tuesday night for the annual Festival of Carols. The evening included both traditional carols and Christmas music interspersed with seasonal readings, poems and verse. The P&F hosted an amazing and
27 November 2014
Doey Choi (Concord) has won the 2014 Brett Ogle Junior Masters at the very hot Goulburn Golf Club. Taking a commanding five stroke lead into the final round, Doey was level headed, recording back to back under par rounds to claim a 10 shot victory.
25 November 2014
The 2014 Speech Night at Sydney Town Hall on Monday 17 November was a celebration of excellence across a range of areas and provided the opportunity for the whole school community to farewell our Year 12 cohort. The whole school choir performed a stirring rendition of Ukuthula and the College’s Taiko ensemble performed
19 November 2014
Week 2 of the competition This week 55 of our Santa Sabina students have made it to the top leaderboard of the Newbie competition, with 3 other competitors barely squeezing in. We have about 25 students who have finished the Beginners competition with a few brave students trying intermediate for
18 November 2014
Ex-students, ex-staff members and their families enjoyed a beautiful afternoon to celebrate 120 years of Santa Sabina College. Current students entertained guests, children enjoyed the jumping castle, ball sports and face painting, the archive displays brought back memories and tours of the College allowed ex-students to explore their old classrooms.
11 November 2014
Inquiry Learning aligns with Santa Sabina College Mission and Vision of education and is consistent with our commitment to student-centred and discerning scholarship. Our community of learners had engaged with a myriad of elements pertaining to a constructivist approach to learning, however whilst we were seeing learning gains and shifts
3 November 2014
Paris Emsis, Carla Ayoub and I decided to attend Q&A in order to broaden our knowledge of current events and controversial topics that are the constant objects of media focus. We felt that today’s political climate is greatly lacking in both a logical voice of reason and also compassion for
30 October 2014
Year 5 Mini Maestros Instrumental Program – Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal This year each of our Year 5 learners has had the opportunity to learn an orchestral instrument (violin, cello, double bass, flute, clarinet, trumpet and trombone). They have been working in small groups with Instrumental Specialists across the year to develop their playing
27 October 2014
Our Kindergarten small group team entry not only qualified for the 2014 National Maths Talent Quest, which in itself is a huge achievement, they received first place. Their entry was titled ‘A Carnival Of Centipedes’ and was facilitated by Mrs Emma McAulay. We are thrilled and extremely proud of these results.
27 October 2014