Teresa Soutter, Author at Ģ��Ƶ

Mother’s Day Breakfast – Save the Date!

Teresa Soutter — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 23:01:57 +0000

We invite students to celebrate the inspirational women in their lives, with a special Mother’s Day event.

Mother’s, carers, aunties and grandmother’s, along with your daughter/s are invited to attend the 2023 Mother’s Day Breakfast – Walking with Courage;

‘Celebrating the Inspiring Women in my Life’

Being held on Friday 12 May 2023, from 7.30am – 8.30am.Date/Time: Friday 12 May 2023 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM��
LOCATION:
Ģ��Ƶ – Tullow Hall
225 Church Street, Herne Hill Vic 3218

Information on how to register will be sent shortly via Operoo.

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Term 2 Uniform Expectations

Teresa Soutter — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:23:38 +0000

Please make note of the following uniform requirements ahead of the return to school in Term 2.

It is recommended that students wear the Winter uniform during Terms 2 and 3, however due to unseasonal and changing weather conditions, either uniform can be worn during non-specified terms. Please note that the full winter uniform may be stipulated for formal school events.
The College blazer is the official outer garment to be worn. If the college jumper is worn, it cannot be worn as the outer garment to and from school.
Students may wear the full sports uniform on days for which they are timetabled to participate in Physical Education or Dance classes or as instructed by staff. Athletic shoes fit for purpose are to be worn in all sports classes. Leggings are not to be worn as the outer garment to and from school.
Hair is to be neatly groomed, appropriate to the wearing of uniform. If hair is touching shoulders when sitting naturally, hair needs to be fully tied back and off the face at all times. When the hair is tied back, the accessory used must be maroon, green or white in colour.
If makeup is worn, it must be minimal. No excessive make-up or false nails are to be worn. Natural coloured nail polish can be worn.
Two pairs of silver or gold sleepers or plain, small stud style earrings (two in each ear), is permissible. No other jewellery on any part of the body is to be worn.

Please ensure you attend to any items you may need to be ready for the commencement of term.��

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Living Justly Reading Program Continues

Teresa Soutter — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:45:19 +0000

Tuesday this week, saw the last of the Living Justly Reading Program for Term 1. A small group of Years 9 – 12 students volunteered their time before school to go and read to a small group (or listen to them read) of Prep – Grade 2 students at St Thomas Aquinas Primary School in Corio.

Thank you to the students who attended this week:��

Alive T (Year 12), Maliha B and Liv M (Year 11) and Kaitlyn D M and Evie M (Year 9).

They met with some of the junior primary students who eagerly brought their readers along to read to our students.

Staff at St Thomas’ appreciates the work our volunteers have done this term and the students look forward to returning next term.

Great work everyone.

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Palm Sunday Walk for Refugees

Teresa Soutter — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:24:45 +0000

On Palm Sunday this year, April 2, a small contingent from Ģ��Ƶ attended the “Palm Sunday Rally for Refugees” in Swanston Street, Melbourne. Standing alongside other Kildare Ministry schools such as Killester, Kilbreda and Star of the Sea, the Ģ��Ƶ banner was proudly displayed in support of the approximately 12,000 asylum seekers denied full and unconditional visas to allow them their freedom and to remove the yoke of ongoing uncertainty under so-called “fast track” visas.

The crowd heard from speakers who outlined how these visas just continue the agony of uncertainty for these people. After listening to key speakers, the noisy and vocal march moved up Swanston Street, then up Bourke Street and into the grounds of Victorian Parliament.

This annual event raises awareness of the plight of refugees and asylum seekers and calls on our leaders for compassionate responses in their policy and decision making. Thank you to Michael McCallum for organising this for our community.

Further information can be found on the Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project website ��

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Year 11 Community & Connection – Drug Ed Incursion

Teresa Soutter — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:14:38 +0000

In week 9 as part of their Community and Connection Day, the Year 11 students participated in a seminar conducted by Drug Ed Australia. The program is aimed at students in Years 7 through 12. The objective is to teach young people about the harmful effects of alcohol and other drug use. These sessions are interactive and assist young people to develop skills and strategies to stay safe while socialising with friends.

We acknowledge that even though many of our audience will choose not to experiment with alcohol or other drugs, it is likely that they will at some stage be around others that do. A key component of our course is to develop strategies to avoid harm and to react when things go wrong. Often tragedies occur when young people do not know when to ask for help or what to do in an emergency. To combat this, we have developed “Six Obvious Signs to seek help”. Students learned about this during our session. Essentially Six Obvious Signs asks six questions that will help young people to identify an alcohol or drug emergency and guide them to act by calling a trusted adult or paramedic. We encourage you to discuss this with your child and other strategies, boundaries, and expectations you may have in regard to alcohol, vaping, and other drugs.

This session is aimed at opening the conversation between students, families, and schools, as we know teenagers who remain connected to their families and communities are less likely to experience problems with drugs. If you would like any further information about today’s session or other sessions, please feel free to contact us at��info@drugedaustralia.com.au

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Ģ��Ƶ Embeds a Culture of Child Safeguarding

Teresa Soutter — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:57:39 +0000

New Victorian Child Safe Standards came into effect on 1 July 2022 in all Victorian schools.�� An important inclusion in the 11 standards is Standard 3: Child and student empowerment – Children and young people are empowered about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously.

Valuing young people and their rights is a fundamental aspect of this Standard, and aligns with Ģ��Ƶ’s vision for student participation which focuses on student voice, agency and leadership as the key elements which empower students.

To achieve this we commit to:

informing students about their rights and responsibilities in an age-appropriate way
recognising the importance of friendships and peer support
enabling students to actively participate in creating a culture that is safe.

Empowering children and young people improves child safety. Student voice has been an important addition to the documents outlined below and the update 2023 Protect Poster, in the knowledge that policies and practices that are shaped by children’s and young people’s views can better prevent the risk of harm.

Student Safeguarding & Wellbeing Resources – see , and

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Respect, Consent & Media with Richie Hardcore

Teresa Soutter — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:47:56 +0000

St Joseph’s College, Iona College and Thomas Carr College present Respect, Consent & Media with speaker Richie Hardcore.

Through sharing his personal journey, Richie helps young people foster respectful relationships with themselves and others. Richie discusses the challenges young people face in a modern world and provides strategies for helping them overcome adversity.

He is an educator and activist in areas of mental health, consent, healthy masculinity and the impact the media has on young people.

Parents and carers- we welcome you to come along and hear these valuable messages so that you can continue to support your child’s wellbeing.

Date: Wednesday 3 May

Time: 6:30pm

Venue: Peter Cannon Performing Art Centre
St Joseph’s College Geelong

This is a ��free community event.��
Register now:

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Ģ��Ƶ Community Cook-Up

Teresa Soutter — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 04:35:34 +0000

Our Year 12 Living Justly leaders, Emma and Mieka, oversaw another Community Cook-up last week at Ģ��Ƶ. On Wednesday after school, 24 student volunteers, doing their best ‘Master Chef’ impersonations, created over 50 meals for the Ģ��Ƶ community. These meals, comprising of beef and vegetable Shepherds Pies and Vegan Shepherd’s Pies, will now be frozen and distributed to families in need.

A special thanks to our Food Studies wiz Ms Ellmer, who not only set up the ingredient stations but also oversaw the talented cooks as they worked for about 90 minutes to cook and then wash and clean- up.

Thanks also to our wonderful student volunteers for all their hard work too – much appreciated!!

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Educating for Social Justice Seminar

Teresa Soutter — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 04:21:03 +0000

On the 23 and 24 March, the Year 10 and Year 11 Living Justly Leaders attended the Educating for Social Justice Seminar at the Edmund Rice Centre in Lower Plenty, Melbourne. We were one of six schools across Australia to attend the overnight seminar run by the amazing Renee Oberin from Kildare Ministries.

The seminar was an incredibly inspiring and educational experience with activities and guest speakers that encouraged us to grow our passion for social justice.

Judy Ryan came to share her experiences with how she was able to open the second injecting room in Australia after she saw the hundreds of people overdosing in her street. She encouraged us to be brave and determined when we see injustices in the world.

Thenu Herath inspired us all with her story of her upbringing and how she went from a schoolgirl with a passion to the CEO of Oaktree, a youth-run, international development organisation. Oaktree assists developing countries and people in need, with the aim to help achieve the sustainability goals and create a more just world.

Finally, we had Michael McGirr from Caritas Australia talk to us about the wonderful work that Caritas does and talk to us about the opportunities we have as young women to go into industries where we can make a difference.

As a school, we shared and got everyone involved with the Justice Tree, which was a way for all the schools to share what they’ve been doing to promote social justice and explore the things they want to achieve in the future. This also helped us develop new ideas and aspirations for Ģ��Ƶ. Some of those possibilities include holding a sleep out to raise awareness for the homelessness, organising a coat drive in the colder months, joining Oaktree’s Live Below the Line challenge to raise awareness and money for extreme poverty, and many more ideas.

The activities and learning that we achieved over the two days, left us with a lifetime of knowledge that we will carry with us through our pathways, all thanks to Michael McCallum, Bridget Taylor and the rest of the staff from Ģ��Ƶ, Kildare Ministries and the other schools that were able to make the seminar happen.

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2023 Reunion Wrap-Up

Teresa Soutter — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:10:59 +0000

Thank you to all the Past Collegians who attended the 2023 Ģ��Ƶ Reunion on March 25 2023.

It was lovely to see you all again, hear stories of your time at Ģ��Ƶ, show you around the college grounds and share our plans for the future. We look forward to seeing you all again in another 10 years!

Please consider sharing your stories for our 2023 Crosslinks magazine.

The Community Relations subcommittee of the Ģ��Ƶ Stewardship Council��recognises the importance the role of our past students play in our school and continue to play in our community.

The Crosslinks magazine features articles from Past Collegians who have a story to tell about their experiences at Ģ��Ƶ and the path their lives have taken since leaving. We ask if you could please spare the time to provide us with a small article and a couple of photos focusing on any or all of your studies, career, achievements, family and Ģ��Ƶ memories.

If you have photos or an article (no matter how small) that you would like to contribute, or if you need to update your details so we can keep in touch, please complete the ‘Crosslinks Call for Submissions Form‘.��

Photo and article contributions welcome:
E: community@clonard.vic.edu.au

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Teresa Soutter, Author at Ģ����Ƶ