New outdoor play area for St Columba’s
This term, St Columba’s Primary School, Adamstown, celebrated the opening of an exciting and new playground designed to enhance children's play and support rich learning.
DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: Great learning-great communities
As we approach Catholic Schools Week 6th-11th March I am reminded of the caption on our promotional posters which reads Great Learning – Great Communities.
Were you at TeachMeet?
On Thursday 16 February, 50 teachers from the Hunter Valley gathered in The Factory at St Pius X Adamstown to share ideas and learn from each other at the Hunter’s first ever TeachMeet.
San Clemente High School’s reclaiming its stories in centenary year
While the community of San Clemente High School, Mayfield, is celebrating the school’s centenary in a variety of ways, the one that may well have the longest impact is the ‘story collecting’ project.
DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: A week in review
Last week we presented the Diocesan Teacher Scholarships to seven young people about to begin their studies to become teachers. Each has come from a Catholic school and wants to teach in a Catholic school.
NSW Polding Summer Sports Trials
The NSWCPS Polding Summer Sports Trials were hosted in our diocese last Friday 10 February.
GALLERY: Hundreds fill Cathedral for Called to Serve Mass 2017
"We are called to act with justice, we are called to love tenderly, we are called to serve one another; to walk humbly with God." The lyrics of "Micah's Theme" filled the Cathedral as the assembly gathered for the Called to Serve Mass.
20th Blue Award Presentation
Last week St Paul’s College Manly, hosted the 20th Blue Award Presentation which celebrates and recognises the sporting achievements of Catholic secondary students throughout NSW.