On Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 June 338 Grade 5 students from eight local Catholic primary schools visited MLMC to experience a day in the life of a secondary school student as part of our Future Stars program. The program has been running at the College for a decade and offers primary school students an opportunity to spend a day with students from other primary schools and to experience a range of classes and activities.
On their arrival, a new MLMC backpack, a bounce ball and a pair of white sunglasses were given to the students as a souvenir of their day at MLMC which were received with great enthusiasm. The students from different schools were divided into groups so that they were mixed together as they will be in secondary school. Each group had two MLMC student helpers from the Year 9 leadership group to accompany and look after the nine and ten year old students across the day.
Tahliya William (Year 9 Purple) officially welcomed the primary students and Cheyenne Moore (Year 9 Silver) did a great job behind the scenes supporting the MLMC teachers involved in the various classes and activities. Across the day the students took part in eight different classes, just like they would in secondary school. Some learnt about chemical reactions in Science, some made pin-wheel pizzas in Food, while some others played drums and used their bodies to pose as objects in Drama.
Everyone had an enjoyable day and we are thankful to the teachers and students from our local Catholic primary schools for visiting us and taking part in the day with such great energy and enthusiasm.
