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Chaplain’s Corner – Carey Donvale
At Carey Donvale we support a young girl through International Needs. Her name is Mwajuma Nafuuma, she is 11 years old and she lives in the south of Uganda. Mwajuma lives with her mother...
08 August 2019
Another impressive transformation
A message form the Head of Junior School Donvale.
Once again, we undertook a very ambitious program of renovations over the recent winter holidays...
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
I love Term 3. It is a busy term in my Chaplaincy life – but an exciting one, as the CARE lessons, assemblies and chapel services focus on Social Justice. According to Wikipedia...
25 July 2019
Outdoor Education: Building genuine independence
A message from the Head of Carey Donvale.
As I write this article, the Year 4s are settling down to sleep...
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
I have just returned from our annual visit to Robinson River in the Northern Territory. It brings me a lot of joy to be able to introduce some of my Carey friends to my beautiful friends in the Robinson...
20 June 2019
Inspiring our young writers
Our recent Carey Celebrates Literature Festival was a huge success. Once again, we hosted some big names in children’s literature: James Phelan, Lucinda Gifford, Heath McKenzie...
20 June 2019
Let's Play!
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