I know that I am lucky to have such inspirational men and women to have called my grandparents. They grew up in 'simpler times', although in many ways, compared with today, they were not simple at all. They lived through wars and raised huge families (my mum is one of ten children!). My grandparents … [Read more...] about What Will Your Grandchildren Think of You?
An Open Letter of Loss and Contribution
I would like to thank CCSC for inviting us to participate in the World's Greatest Shave. It was a very special day for us. It was the sixth anniversary of Michael's, my husband and Simone's father, bone marrow transplant. Michael had Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CCL). A donor was found for … [Read more...] about An Open Letter of Loss and Contribution
Creative, Collaborative and Critical Thinking Classrooms
What a privilege it is for me to work across the K - 6 primary classes and fulfil my passion of supporting young people as they develop a lifelong love of learning. Each day I spend time in classrooms with all primary groups and get to be a part of Maths, English and Projects sessions. I … [Read more...] about Creative, Collaborative and Critical Thinking Classrooms
Poetic Passion
In Week 7 a small group of our Stage 4 students attended an excursion to The Lounge Room in Gosford. There were plenty of groans when they heard it was a poetry excursion… however by the end of the day I can proudly say they were blown away! The full day excursion gave students the opportunity to … [Read more...] about Poetic Passion
CCSC excels at CDSSA Tennis Gala day
What a fantastic day for CCSC with all players successfully competing in the Combined Districts Secondary Sports Association (CDSSA) Tennis Gala day. 31 CCSC students competed in four different team events that included over 150 students from colleges all across Sydney. Our Junior CCSC boys … [Read more...] about CCSC excels at CDSSA Tennis Gala day
What do most of our ‘Sporting Heroes’ have in common?
The answer is simple ... exposure to MULTIPLE SPORTS during their college years! This really is not new information, however there have been some hard-hitting statistics that demonstrate an overwhelming number of the world's top elite athletes played many varied sports growing up. The debate for … [Read more...] about What do most of our ‘Sporting Heroes’ have in common?
Cafe on Camp 2018
Once again this year I went on camp with all the students and staff. I'm a camper at heart and a comment I often hear is, 'It's not camping if something doesn't go wrong.' The weather was a challenge for some of the stages; Stage 2 encountered dust storms as it had not rained since we were … [Read more...] about Cafe on Camp 2018
Building Tennis Athletes
https://youtu.be/sZGOCE7__Dc There is fantastic research from around the world relating to building tennis athletes and mountains of YouTube videos of Federer, Djokovic, Murray and 'Rafa' sweating it out in the training arena in order to build their speed, agility, flexibility and … [Read more...] about Building Tennis Athletes
Nothing is Impossible
'Nothing is Impossible' This was the message imparted to us by Paul, the wonderful Holocaust survivor who spoke to Stage 5 students today about his life during the devastating reign of Hitler in Eastern Europe. This motto was one which Paul's father had instilled in him as his family … [Read more...] about Nothing is Impossible
Maturity and Respect
Maturity and respect are both desirable and beneficial. To be held in high regard, to be respected, you must earn it and in turn, to show respect is a learned behaviour. Both require maturity.To watch a student grow and become a better person makes four years of university worthwhile and is the … [Read more...] about Maturity and Respect