As Term 1 rolls on towards the Easter Break, we in the Language Faculty are preparing for two of our major engagements: The Language Perfect World Championships and Mooroolbark College Open Night. The Education Perfect World Series – 16th of 23rd March Education Perfect is a handy interactive learning tool… Read More
We have had a number of special events over the last month. These are some of the highlights: On Tuesday 16th March, our school canteen had Burmese food available for order. This proved very popular with our school community and especially our staff! Our canteen is looking to make this food available at… Read More
At Mooroolbark College, we believe that fostering a love of reading and improving reading skills are essential to allow our students to access a range of opportunities in the future. Reading provides an outlet for students to use their imagination, as well as building transferable skills such as expanding their vocabulary. See the infographic below for more information… Read More
Our students are settling into their Science classes for the year as they busily experiment, investigate, observe and explore the world around them. In Year 11 Psychology, students have applied their knowledge of the human brain to construct play-dough models. Once developed, their brains received damage to the lobes and association areas. Students then predicted the likely behaviour of their patient after injury. Recently, our… Read More
It has been a busy start to 2021. We have successfully increased the level of student agency within our Mathematics curriculum with student learning goals incorporated into our Year 7 and 8 Mathematics classes. We are also continuing with our Numeracy program, allowing students to work collaboratively and creatively on open ended and real-life problem-solving tasks. We are pleased to… Read More
This month, we offer some rare insights into the experiences of our students undertaking Year 7 English, Year 10 Literature and Year 12 English Language. Year 7 English with Nikkisha Dempster How are you finding English this year? Easy because the content is explained well, in a way that I understand it. What do… Read More
Term 1 has been a very busy period in the Arts, with Production and Panto preparation in full swing, and students from all areas of the Arts showcasing their works across the college and wider community. We wish Mrs Lisa Gaudion our Instrumental Music Coordinator and woodwind teacher all… Read More
The Literacy Team were inundated with entries into the remote learning Literacy Challenge, in which students were encouraged to send a ‘selfie’ or photo of their favourite reading spot at home and write a short explanation of why it was important to them. We had a range of entries – from students who were making the… Read More
2021 has started with students back in the workshop and getting busy. Students have looked at workshop safety and are starting to design their projects as well as learning the skills required to successfully execute their designs. This year, Technology studies welcomes the first Year 12 students for many years… Read More
Welcome back to all Humanities students! It’s been great seeing our classes engaged in so many collaborative activities in the early weeks of Term 1. Our new Year 9 subject “Be Your Own Boss” is a focus for fun, relevant and business-related activities. Recently students worked in groups on prioritising… Read More
