Music teaching spans Hunter and Manning
Melissa Wattus of St Francis Xavier’s College reports on an exciting initiative making advanced music studies accessible to secondary students across the diocese.
‘Schoolies’ alternative leads to new lessons
After the 2014 HSC, St Mary’s Campus, All Saints College, Maitland, sent a group of 10 students and three teachers to Cambodia in the Cambodia Alternate to Schoolies Program (CASP). Two participants share an experience that was confronting and eye-opening.
Five Generations at St Brigid's
This year is a special one for the parish of St Brigid's as it celebrates 165 years of education in Raymond Terrace. For the extended Hughes family, it’s extra special as Zac Hughes begins his schooling at St Brigid’s Primary, the fifth generation to be educated there.
Hunter's Grace on Ice
Have you seen her on the bus? The young lady gracing the cover of this month’s Aurora is travelling local streets in large action portraits on the sides of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie buses.
Fun in the sun benefits Swansea community
On the short walk between St Patrick’s Primary School and Swansea’s Black Ned’s Bay, students point out the nearby houses of relatives and talk about their favourite beaches in anticipation of the coming summer.