RAY COLLINS: A light for the nations
The First Reading of the Sunday Masses of the Easter Season have been taken from the Acts of the Apostles and provide us with many insights into the life of the early Christian Church following Jesus’ Resurrection and Ascension and the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples.
RAY COLLINS: Combined Newcastle Schools ANZAC Commemoration
As we welcome everyone back to the second term of the school year, I am struck by the fact that the commemoration of our ANZAC traditions has bookended our term one school holidays. Term one ended with schools engaging in various activities to honour our servicemen and servicewomen, and our return to school and commencement of Term 2 follows the commemoration services held in our communities.
St Joseph's student claims public speaking title
St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen, student James Drayton, has returned from the District Judging of the Lions Youth of the Year Quest with the public speaking trophy.
Katrina Dawson Foundation scholarship
Katrina Dawson was a highly-respected barrister and a loving mum and wife, but is remembered by most Australians as one of three people killed in The Lindt Café siege of December 2014.
What’s happening in our cutting edge classrooms?
Educations Officers (Learning Technology) at the Catholic Schools Office, Shannon Hall and Andrew Cornwall, explain how students are 'both learning about technology and learning with technology'.
ACU MyScience Project engages students
This year, three schools in the Lakes Region − St Francis Xavier’s Primary School, Belmont, St Joseph’s Primary School, Charlestown and St Mary’s High School, Gateshead − are taking part in the science program, MyScience.
RAY COLLINS: The Easter Season and a Restful Break
This week we reach the end of the first school Term, and many of us will be looking forward to the opportunity for a break from the rigours of school life. As usual, Term 1 has been a particularly busy one with the celebration of Lent, Holy Week and Easter being a major influence on the life of our schools and Catholic Schools Office.
Agony in the garden
Like Catholic schools from across our diocese, St Paul’s Primary School, Rutherford, set aside time last week to commemorate the tragedy and triumph of Holy Week.