"That smells like a jar of farts". Yeah I guess it kinda does. My wife is very encouraging of my little food experiments. Every few months I seem to fall upon something new in the culinary world. Whether it be making my own ice cream, beef jerky, or more recently entering the world of … [Read more...] about Ferment Your Vegetables
Stage 5 Poetry
In my last blog I discussed how Stage 5 have been studying the art of performance poetry and spoken word poetry. Over the last few weeks they have been given the opportunity to compose their own poems to share with the class. Their poems are surrounding issues of inequality and discuss our driving … [Read more...] about Stage 5 Poetry
A bucket, paper ball and masking tape
How can a bucket, a ball of paper and some masking tape help us to understand risk taking? This was the question I posed to the Stage 4 students during our PDHPE work last week. They were confused and wondering if I had gone completely mad! I set up the activity as you can see in the … [Read more...] about A bucket, paper ball and masking tape
Student to Staff
Having the opportunity to work on the other side of college life has opened our eyes towards understanding the responsibilities and organisation required to run a college. Although our employment wasn't exactly what we expected we realise the environment that we have been employed in is ideal for a … [Read more...] about Student to Staff
Donate to a Great Cause
Matthias (left), Taylor (right) Hello to All, Our names are Matthias Palmqvist and Taylor Fry and we are both in Stage 4 at Central Coast Sports College. As you may or may not know Stage 4 do our passion projects on Friday afternoons. The project is for us to choose but we must … [Read more...] about Donate to a Great Cause
Our Leaders
Last Friday, our Primary House Captains were elected and carried out their first duties in organising the primary swimming relay teams and coming up with some chants and songs for the carnival the following Monday. With little time to prepare, I wanted to use this forum to congratulate those Primary … [Read more...] about Our Leaders
Djokovic – Number 1 in Tennis
Novak Djokovic is seemingly from another planet at the moment as far as tennis goes. He is dominating world tennis and seems well on his way to a calendar Grand Slam this year. Djokovic is tireless in his elite athlete training regime . Understanding your body is the key to continued success … [Read more...] about Djokovic – Number 1 in Tennis
Swimming Carnival 2016
Once again Swimming Carnival day was upon us and what a day it was! The Houses of Chapman, Dolan, Roberts and Spindler were well represented and the "names" themselves were all there to witness the swimming competitions. Yes they were all hoping to claim the swimming title of 2016 but as we all … [Read more...] about Swimming Carnival 2016
Enthusiasm for Science and Maths
It has been a great start to the year in Stage 4. The most impressive thing in my eyes has been the students enthusiasm for the subjects of Science and Maths which have been team-taught on Mondays and Wednesdays with laboratory work conducted on a Thursday rotation. We have had a specialised team … [Read more...] about Enthusiasm for Science and Maths
Teamwork
Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is a process. Working together is success. Henry Ford … [Read more...] about Teamwork