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A message from the Deputy Head of Carey Donvale.
As a teacher, when you sit and listen to an expert say it's a waste of time teaching concrete operations in numeracy and literacy...
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
I’m about to go on an adventure. As you are reading this newsletter, I will be doing my last minute packing, along with a group of Year 6 and Year 9 students and other staff, as we...
06 June 2019
Without 'life', school is merely academic
As I reflect on the rich learning experiences afforded to our students by their dedicated teachers during the first few weeks of this term, I am reminded that real-life experiences need to be...
23 May 2019
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
Last week I had the wonderful privilege of spending the week at Toonallook, one of my favourite destinations, with a Year 6 class. Yes, it was hard to leave my family and other responsibilities...
23 May 2019
A hive of activity at Donvale
Over the Easter break we undertook a very ambitious program of renovations. In just 12 working days, the Prep classrooms, lower school toilets, ELC bathrooms and the school tuckshop were all...
09 May 2019
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
In some of our CARE classes this week, we have been talking about the Carey Positive Learner Attribute for 2019, ‘Resilience’. We have particularly focussed on one aspect of resilience...
09 May 2019
Screen time and green time
‘Yes, kids love technology – but they also love Lego, scented markers, handstands, books and mud puddles. It’s all about balance.’ – Parenting Kids and Technology
04 April 2019Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
Easter is the central celebration to the Christian faith and yet so often its true meaning seems to be crowded out and neglected. We rush away on holidays and outings, or concentrate on getting...
04 April 2019
Australian Government Assistance For National Capital Experience
In the eighth week of Term 1 this year, Carey Donvale’s Year 6 students undertook an education tour of the national capital...
04 April 2019
Special guests at Carey's Literature Festival
Our Literature Festival evening event will be held on Tuesday 4 June, with award-winning writer Mark Brandi as Carey’s special guest at 7.00pm in the Ian Woolf Auditorium.
04 April 2019