Each year the College organises a series of guest speakers and workshops to motivate, encourage and support those Year 11 and 12 students who are striving for their best results possible and to be the best they can be. Two of these programs are outlined below:
The 40+ Club
The aim of the series is to share key insights into the attitudes and techniques that can help students realise their ambition of excelling in their subject areas.
Topics for this year’s sessions included:
- Playing the Year 12 Game — How To Use Time Effectively (run by Mrs Alison Schlueter and Mr John Rodgers)
- The Inner Thoughts of an Experienced Teacher — What works for those who achieve (run by Mr Michael Johnson)
- Marginal Gains — What can you do to bring out your best (series of workshops run by staff who have a broad knowledge of expectations within the VCE structure)
- Top Achievers Series was organised by Candice Farrugia-Roberts — please see below for further details
- OMG, The Exams are Coming will be held in October and is the final session for the year. It will be run by past students who have achieved a 90+ ATAR and will focus on exam techniques that work.
Top Achievers Series
In addition to the 40+ Club events, Top Achievers from each subject area from previous years are invited back to the College to share their secrets of success with this year’s VCE students. This series has been running since 2013, with great success for all involved.
The format for these sessions varies.The Top Achievers may choose to focus on one topic or provide overall advice for their subject area. Alternatively they can choose to set their session up like a tutorial and they offer instruction and support on a one-on-one basis with specific questions.
The sessions took place throughout August on Wednesday afternoons and Fridays after school. We are extremely grateful to those past students (listed below) who took the time to return to the school to share their ‘insider tips’ from their very successful VCE year, including Katharine Graziano (Class of 2016), pictured with (from left) students Talia Colombani and Sophie Williamson.
Past students:
English – Candice Farrugia-Roberts
Literature – Steven Presutto
Physical Education – Chloe Dickson
Further Maths – Meg Dolphin
Psychology – Chloe Dickson
Drama and Theatre – Joel Peters
Biology – Meg Dolphin
Dance - Abigail Pettigrew
Media – Bella Preston
Business Management – Emily Corbett
Chemistry – Isabelle Townend
Studio Arts – Marlee Carter
Italian – Katharine Graziano
Methods Maths – Darcy Myring
Accounting – Jessica Wyatt
Japanese – Darcy Myring
Physics – Isabelle Townend
