What an amazing week in sport. The Davis Cup tennis final goes down to the wire with the Czech Republic, led by Thomas Berdich, defeating Serbia 3 Rubbers to 2. Novac Djocovic did his absolute best to capture the tie for Serbia by winning his two singles matches and extended his winning streak to … [Read more...] about A sporting great says it all
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The Star Wars Connection to PBL
There is a website I visit quite a bit for the latest information on innovative practices in education. It's called edutopia.org. For the past 18 months I have spent a great deal of time searching around on this site, reading about many fascinating aspects of project based learning, but not once … [Read more...] about The Star Wars Connection to PBL
Dinner with Soccer Stars
Q: What's the best place to shop for a soccer shirt? A: New Jersey. Q: What were the soccer star's first words as a baby? A: Look Ma, no hands. Q: Why do soccer players have so much trouble eating popcorn? A: They think they can't use they're hands. Q: How did the soccer field end up as … [Read more...] about Dinner with Soccer Stars
A partnership between college and home
When families come to our college for an interview or information session, one point is made quite clear - communication is essential in order for us to have a working relationship. This starts with the student and teacher/coach relationship and extends to the relationship the college has with the … [Read more...] about A partnership between college and home
Cheers
WOW IT'S HOT!!! Firstly I would like to say thank you to Anna and Natalie for looking after the café while I was away last week on a holiday that I had planned over a year ago. I went to Melbourne where the average temperature was about 12 degrees and on Thursday in Ballarat it was 5 degrees … [Read more...] about Cheers
Welcome Back
It's great to see all the same smiling faces and a few new ones as well. I had a great break with my family and it was really nice to spend the holidays with my kids doing all the things I normally only hear about while I'm working - going to the beach, fishing and going on bush walks. Over … [Read more...] about Welcome Back