Year 8 Textiles/Year 9 Food for Life Year /10 Barkers Bakery/Year 10 Food Studies I would like to thank all the families for their support over the last month. It has been great to see the Year 8 Textiles students coming up with creative ways to design fabric. They have… Read More
I We have hit Week 7 of Remote Learning and truly settled into our new normal. Students are submitting their weekly Learning Tasks and finding their own routine as they nagivate their way through measurement and geometry from home. We are seeing a more consistent approach to the weekly Learning Tasks from students, including headings,… Read More
Year 6 to 7 Transition While Year 6 students have been undertaking Remote Learning with their Primary School, here at Mooroolbark College we have been finalising our intake for Year 7, 2021. In accordance with the latest DET transition guidelines, placement offers have been forwarded to Primary Schools to advise current Year 6 students. An information pack from… Read More
Remote Learning in Science has provided our students with the opportunity to explore their own environment at home. Not only have they visited local waterways to examine the organisms found in ecosystems, they have also looked closely within the own backyards at the species which may be found there. Some students have been exploring their… Read More
In isolation it can be tough to get out and exercise, especially if it’s just for one hour a day. The PE team at Mooroolbark have been putting our creative minds together to try and come up with ways to encourage both staff and students to be active during lockdown. With the… Read More
I am pleased to say we are past the half way point of this term and while Remote Learning has presented some challenges, it has not stopped Mooroolbark College students achieving excellence in a variety of different areas. Over the last few weeks, students have been involved in Remote House Assemblies which have allowed students to… Read More
Excellence in remote learning Remote learning has been a challenge for everyone, with our school being no exception. However, our teachers are constantly pivoting to try to improve how students learn from home by adjusting their teaching style accordingly. Sometimes ongoing changes have been frustrating, but I understand the reason for the school leadership’s focus on the continuous improvement of the way it supports it’s students. Thanks to Microsoft Teams, leadership… Read More
Remote learning has been a true challenge to many but nothing the English faculty and students could not handle, nay flourish in! We are amazed by the resilience and efforts students in English have shown and hope that this continues. We hear from some of our finest, as they recount some of the online accomplishments… Read More
We know that mental health of adolescents is particularly vulnerable during these uncertain Covid 19 times and with recent cases of Covid19 in our own neighborhood, some of our young people may be feeling an even greater sense of uncertainly and anxiety. What was ‘way over there” now feels ‘much closer to home’. Dr Michael Carr Greg, one of… Read More
