I am one of seventeen extremely privileged students from Years 9 and 10 who had the opportunity to experience the Central Australia Immersion this year. I began this journey with excitement as well as nervous anticipation as I, and many others on the journey, found leaving home for nine days, with no
11 August 2016
We Have Lift Off!12 Santa Sabina students are joining girls from eight other NSW schools to form the largest group of Australian students ever to travel to the US to take part in the world renowned Houston Association for Space and Science Education (HASSE) Space School. Update
29 June 2016
In the first week of May a group of Year 10 students and staff were privileged to spend time with visiting philosopher and ethicist Dr Peter Vardy of the University of London. On Tuesday 2 May the girls accompanied by Ms Newbond and Mrs Armen travelled to St Joseph’s College
18 May 2016
DAY 1 & 2 The 2016 Italy Study Tour has finally commenced! Since we said our final goodbyes at Sydney airport, we’ve travelled two international flights in a whirlwind of excitement and sleep deprivation. We finally arrived in Rome on Sunday afternoon and we travelled by bus to our hotel accompanied
15 April 2016
Santa Sabina College hosted a special forum on Tuesday 5 April “Not in my Name” to respond to the Refugee and Asylum Seeker debate that is happening throughout Australia and the world. It presented an opportunity to listen to those who have faced unbelievable hardships and have experienced life as
11 April 2016
At lunchtime on the 4th of March, students across the Santa Sabina campuses participated in the annual Schools Clean Up Day. Our College has been involved in this event for the last 4 years and to celebrate our 5th year the Mayor of Burwood Council came along to roll up
9 March 2016
At the end of the English Department’s Big Day In for creative writing about the Area of Study – Discovery, we asked our Year 12 students to record their “take-aways” from the event. I was heartened by this take away from a student who said: Imaginative writing isn’t a talent,
19 February 2016
Our first Tuesday morning professional learning session was held this week. We had some stimulating inter-disciplinary (and cross-campus!) discussion about the ways in which critical thinking and abstract connections can be represented and enhanced visually. We were drawn to the articles about Design Walls/Learning Walls. We could see the potential for
11 February 2016
Tuesday 29 September Arrived in Venice and the choir was really excited to be here. It was a glorious day and Venice was at its best. Our accommodation is great on the main island of Venice. Our performance at San Moise was excellent as have been all the other concerts. We had
17 September 2015
Thursday 1 October Thursday morning after 6am Mass, we turn our heads for home. The connections we have made have really shown how the Dominican family is a global reality and we have had a sense of home in every location. What we have noticed more than the
16 September 2015
Wednesday 30 September Mowbray Primary School Today it was a very hot 34degrees as we headed off on a 45 minute bus ride to Mowbray Domnican Primary at Seven Oaks. On our arrival we received a ‘hearty welcome’ as the children sang to us in their Zulu language, and
16 September 2015
Congratulations to the Friends of Kopanang student team for winning the Community Citizenship Award for the Secondary School Team category presented by Wests Ashfield Leagues. Every year, Year 11 Students from Santa Sabina travel to Kopanang, a South African community-based embroidery project, to immerse themselves in the culture and lifestyle of the
26 August 2015