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16 Our Catholic Schools Term 1, 2010 Students from St Peter’S School, Halifax News from Our Southern & Northern Schools Contents - Term 1, 2010 3.............Project Compassion 2010 12-13.....Focus on Secondary 4-5.........Religious life of the school 14-15.....Teaching & Learning in our Catholic Schools 6.............Parents & community 16...........Student Support Services in our Catholic Schools 7.............Environmental news 17...........News from our Northern & Southern Schools 8.............ICT in our Catholic schools 18-19.... News from our Townsville Schools 9.............Early Years Education 19...........News from our Western Schools 10-11....Focus on Primary Diocesan Education Director’s Welcome Council Update We started our school year with the wonderful news of the confirmation of the canonisation of Mother Mary MacKillop A new decade has begun and the Diocesan Education that will take place in October. Many of our schools have a Council (DEC) met for the first time this year on February 3rd. special connection to Mary MacKillop and together with our At each meeting the DEC considers ways in which Catholic Diocese, we will be celebrating and sharing her remarkable Education responds to the Bishop’s agenda by engaging in story as Australia’s very first Saint. discussion about trends, actions and ways forward. This year we are placing a special focus on our environment, keeping in line with the Bishop Michael Putney’s agenda for the last few years has official Queensland Year of Environmental Sustainability (YES 2010). Some of the fantastic focused on the following issues: environmentally sustainable projects that are taking place in our schools are featured in 1. Catholic families who have children attending non the new environmental section of this publication. We have also redesigned the Catholic schools, particularly those who are doing so due environmental news section of our website to include ongoing stories of eco projects to financial reasons. What can we do to reach these throughout the Diocese. families and how do we reach them? 2. The commitment to the enrolment, retention and Unfortunately due to the arrival of Cyclone Ului, we had to postpone our planned Parents educational achievements of Indigenous Students. as Partners conference for principals and members of school boards. This workshop will be 3. The commitment to spirituality, meditation and prayer for rescheduled for later in the year, providing us with an opportunity to discuss the theory students and staff in our schools. and practice involved in encouraging and implementing effective parent leadership in schools. Certainly, we consider parents to be the first and foremost educators of their One of the DEC’s primary responsibilities is policy in Catholic children, with schools being partners on this journey. If you have any questions about schools in the Townsville Diocese. There are a number of how you can become more involved in the life of your school, I encourage you to talk to policies up for review this year: your principal. • Sexual Harassment • Discipline I am always inspired by the incredible work that is taking place in social justice in our • Resolving Conflict within our Schools schools throughout the Diocese. This term we have again focused our collective efforts • Commercial Sponsorship in Catholic Schools on Caritas Australia’s annual Project Compassion campaign. This publication outlines the • Opening, Modification or Closure of Educational Facilities many ways in which our school communities have contributed to fundraising and have • Teaching of Human Sexuality engaged in education about the work of Caritas. Social action is one of the cornerstones of a Catholic education and by teaching our students to become aware and involved in We look forward to another year of support and involvement social justice, we are living out the Gospel values of Christ. in Catholic schools in the Diocese of Townsville. We certainly have much to celebrate in our school communities and much for which to be thankful. We are now on Prof Sue McGinty Twitter Chair God’s blessings Diocesan Education Council Follow us at Dr Cathy Day Director www.twitter.com/tceo Education Issues - Useful Websites Several key education issues were introduced and highlighted during Term 1, including the launch of the Federal Government’s My School website, the introduction of the Australian Curriculum and the Queensland Government’s Green Paper A Flying Start for Queensland Children that in particular refers to the movement of Year 7 into secondary. The following websites provide information on these key issues: My School Website - www.myschool.edu.au Australian Curriculum - www.acara.edu.au/curriculum.html A Flying Start Green Paper - www.qld.gov.au Ryan Catholic College hosted one of the Queensland Government’s community forums during Term 1 to discuss the Green Paper A Flying Start for Queensland Children. Students Tim Huppatz, Brittnay Gay, Jacqualine Kosanovic and Alex Papageorgio with Education Minister, Geoff Wilson. 2 Our Catholic Schools Term 1, 2010 ProjectCompassion2010 P roject Compassion is an annual fundraising campaign through Caritas Australia that began in 1966 and is now the Project largest humanitarian fundraising campaign in the country. Compassion As Project Compassion falls across the six weeks of Lent, Launch Catholic schools and parishes throughout Australia received educational materials aimed at broadening the at The Marian School way we view the world. International speakers from partner organisations also visited Australia to participate in a public On Shrove Tuesday, The Marian School speaking campaign at schools, parishes, hosted the Launch of Project community groups and through the media. These Compassion 2010. Representatives international visitors told of their personal experience with from Catholic schools and parishes some of the hundreds of grassroots community gathered with Bishop Michael Putney development programs that are supported by Project to mark this annual event. Students Compassion. from Year 7 happily made pancakes on the BBQ that were later enjoyed for Blueprint for a Better World - 2010 Project Compassion morning tea. theme Fr Peter Quilty and Bishop Michael Blueprint for a better world is the 2010 theme for Project spoke of the positive and life giving Compassion, inspired by the Millennium Development effects that Caritas, through Project Goals (also known as the MDGs). These are eight Compassion, has on the most life-changing goals to halve world poverty by 2015. With vulnerable in our world. Those present 1 billion people still living in extreme poverty, we must were encouraged to not only support become aware of the sufferings of humanity, and put our Project Compassion themselves, but to join in solidarity with others to bring a loving, compassion and faith into action. healing presence of Christ into the world. This year’s Launch was the final one for Fr Peter Source: Caritas Australia www.caritas.org.au who, after many years is handing on the baton as the local face of Caritas to Mrs Marie Radford. All at The Marian School wish Fr Peter and Mrs Radford God’s blessing in their new endeavours. Supporting Project Compassion in a ‘cool way’ St Anthony’s Catholic College Social Justice Students at the Junior Campus at Ryan Ministry made pancakes Catholic College supported Project for Shrove Tuesday, Compassion in a ‘cool way’ this year. Each raising funds for Project year students from Prep to Year 4 make Compassion. and sell ice cups with all proceeds going to Project Compassion. “The students really like the fundraiser as it gives them a chance to participate in this Students Kate Todd (Prep), Jerricho Crame wonderful charity,” Deputy Principal Junior Caritas Cafe (Year 2) and Sierra Laidlow (Year 2) enjoying Campus, Paula Duffy said. the ice cups. Southern Cross opened its inaugural Caritas Café during Lent, using proceeds to purchase a At the Car Wash! cow for a family in Uganda. There were soap and suds galore on Saturday 6th The cafe sold milkshakes March, as students from St Colman’s School held and‘mooalicious’ ice cream a car wash to raise money for Project cones with sprinkles. Compassion. Organised by year 6 student Liam, to fulfil his leadership goal, it was a The senior students of the school fantastic day with excellent results. $270 also participated in a global reality dollars was raised which will be given to Caritas meal during Lent. Only a small Students feast on to support Project Compassion. It was fantastic number of students left with a full ‘mooalicious’ ice to see so many students taking part in this stomach, however all left with a greater cream cones at wonderful cause. The day would not have been understanding of the inequality of our the Caritas Café. possible without Liam and his family for organising world in relation to the global issues of the event, students who helped wash cars and hunger and poverty. everyone who took their car down and supported this event. 3 Religious Life of the school Creating a Franciscan Spirituality at St Anthony’s A school in the Franciscan tradition aims to create… • an atmosphere that is fraternal • a sense of solidarity and belonging among all persons at the school • a community of self-disciplined persons • a place of pardon and peace • a community of service within the larger social community • a human environment of beauty St Anthony’s Catholic College is founded in the Franciscan tradition and to this end teachers gathered on 22nd January to explore Franciscan spirituality and how it permeates the everyday lives of the community at the College. Franciscan Missionary Sister Sr Pauline Robinson FSC led teachers through sessions exploring the evangelical foundations, theological expressions and devotional forms of Franciscan Spirituality. Teachers were given the opportunity to discuss and share their experiences of the many ways Franciscan spirituality can be embedded within all aspects of school life. As a result of this experience the college will continue to focus on and develop knowledge of the Franciscan traditions so as to enrich the lives of their students.
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