5 excited students and their parents and teachers flew to Melbourne last week to receive their first place awards for the National Mathematics Talent Quest. Our students in Years 2, 3 and 5 were awarded with three first places for group projects. The competition brought together the winners of state
28 October 2013
Santa Sabina hosted students from Condell Park High School on Friday as part of our participation in the Coalition of Knowledge Building Schools. Coalition schools work with academic partners and friends to design, implement and act upon research which seeks to incorporate student voice and those of other members of
28 October 2013
Today is World Teachers’ Day, an international day of recognition and celebration of teachers and the teaching profession. Staff on both the Santa Sabina and Del Monte Campuses enjoyed a morning treat of coffee and muffins as a way of recognising and showing appreciation for our teachers who inspire and
25 October 2013
Year 9 IST students achieve outstanding results in the National Computer Science School Challenge The students in the Year 9 IST class participated in the National Computer Science School Challenge, which is run by the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney. The NCSS Challenge is unlike any
24 October 2013
Congratulations to Doey Choi Year 8 who has been selected to represent Australia in Singha Thailand at the Junior World Golf Championships in November. This honour has come for Doey as a result of her hard work and dedication and is testament to her exceptional golfing skill. We wish Doey the
17 October 2013
12 enthusiastic and excited Year 11 students, with 3 responsible yet anxious teachers embarked on what was to be an unforgettable immersion (adventure) to South Africa. This immersion experience has changed us all, changed our perspective, appreciation and most of all our lives! Without the help of Sr. Sheila, SSC,
16 October 2013
Congratulations to students in Years 2, 3 and 5 who were awarded with three first places for group projects submitted in The National Mathematics Talent Quest (NMTQ). This competition brings together the winners of state and territory competitions recognising students’ work on extended mathematical projects. The Del Monte students were among tens
8 October 2013
The many and varied graduation events that marked the completion of schooling for Year 12 students at Santa Sabina culminated in a day of celebration on Thursday 19 September. After a special breakfast in St Elizabeth’s Courtyard for the girls and their teachers, the whole College Community came together to farewell them at
20 September 2013
English Teachers Jennifer Pullen and Elizabeth Phipps submitted an abstract for and were selected to present at the 4th Cultures of Thinking Conference at Bialik College, Melbourne (August 24-27 2013). The conference was sponsored by Harvard’s Project Zero and featured key-note presenters Mark Church and Ron Ritchard from Harvard University.
20 September 2013
During Terms 2 and 3 we have engaged in a unit of work entitled “How do we respond to Human Rights issues?” This unit of work has challenged our thinking, developed our organisational skills and has raised our awareness of some of the injustices that exist in our world. We
17 September 2013
With beautiful Spring sunshine, Santa Sabina’s annual College Fair was held last Saturday 7 September. There was great community spirit as people met to chat as they waited for their ‘number to come up’ on the Chocolate Wheel or perused the offerings of the stalls – or indeed as families enjoyed the delicious food,
9 September 2013
Congratulations to Gabrielle, Year 12, who was awarded an Archbishop of Sydney Award for Student Excellence at a Ceremony held at St Mary’s Cathedral on Tuesday 3 September. The award recognises the students’ exceptional achievements in a range of areas including school leadership, faith commitment, support for social justice and
4 September 2013