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Written by Calvary Christian College Springwood/Carbrook Qld
Neurocognitive research has demonstrated that adolescent brains structurally alter during learning. We believe that the cerebral cortex grows heavier and thicker after students have interacted with their peers in a challenging and exciting learning environment. Brain cells are altered, the blood supply enhanced. The adolescent brain is shaped by their experiences, so we as educators have a great responsibility to ensure we make learning interesting and stimulating.
Read more: Educating adolescents – What does the science say?
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Written by John Colet School - Belrose NSW
Our 6th class 'buddies' celebrated the end of Book Week recently by making book marks with their Lower First (kindy) buddies. This was done as part of their regular Friday afternoon buddy session.
Our 6th class leadership positions include the role of Buddy Monitor and each term two senior students have the opportunity to plan activities and games and set them up for the Lower First buddies and the other 6th class students. The activities are supervised by teachers, but all the senior students love the opportunity to spend time with our youngest students, whether it be playing Duck Duck Goose, reading activities, craft stations or tabloid sports.
Read more: Books and buddies celebrated
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Written by John Colet School - Belrose NSW
John Colet School versed the Alexander School in the Year 6 Forest Inter-schools debating finals this term. Alexander School had won the previous two years, so they were formidable opponents. The adjudicators commented that the standard of debating from both teams was on a par with high school teams, rather than primary.
The topic was "If you see someone breaking the law, you should tell." John Colet had the negative, which the judges said was a difficult case to argue, but the team's use of of global examples of petty laws, and the argument that draconian policing increases fear in society, were good ones.
After a nailbiting battle of wits and words, John Colet School was judged the close winner!
Well done to all the debaters throughout the inter school debating season. Thanks also to Mrs Crewe, our gifted and talented coordinator, for her coaching.
One the benefits of attending Stuartholme School is that the students never have to look far for inspiration – it is everywhere. From the stories of the original Sisters who opened the School, to the life of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat who declared that “the Society was founded to go the ends of the earth; we have no boundary other than the horizon”.
15 year old Marlisa Punzalan, a year 9 student at 