Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa NETBALL ACADEMY SUCCESS AT GOOD SHEPHERD Good Shepherd Catholic College has commenced a Netball Academy in 2021. It is an elite Junior and Senior development program with the aim to enhance and foster the skills of young athletes to further develop and nurture their netball potential. The Academy aims to build a supportive and inclusive culture of high expectations, performance and leadership; developing the skills and abilities of their athletes by accessing high quality training opportunities and participation at various netball competitions. Recently the College saw 40 girls trial for the Academy and selected a development squad of 18. Netball Academy Manager, Ms Nikki Dalla Vecchia stated, "It is amazing to see so many students wishing to excel in the sport of netball. There is so much talent amongst young people in Mount Isa and Good Shepherd Catholic College is now in a unique position to further build on that potential.”
St Patrick’s Catholic School, Winton
St Joseph’s Catholic School, Cloncurry
Students in the upper Primary class
includes a Pastoral Care Program.
at St Patrick’s Catholic School,
At St Joseph's Catholic School, classrooms have a poster displayed providing ways
Winton are having their Science
in which people can show respect to themselves, others and the environment.
lessons delivered a little differently. Each week they meet with Dr Andy, an insectologist who lives in Brisbane. Dr Andy is a scientist who has partnered with the school through the CSIRO
Catholic schools are known for offering a holistic education to students, which
With this focus the school provides a holistic education focusing on the spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs of all students. In Catholic education, educators continually strive to find Jesus in all things in churches and liturgies, but also the environment, the people we know and the strangers we meet.
STEM Professionals in Schools Program
The school is known for integrating all facets of life into the daily life of school with
to support St Patrick’s teachers in
students caring for chickens, veggie gardens, as well as looking out for each other. This is
the area of Science. Throughout the
all made possible by the hard work and dedication of the school’s amazing staff members
term, Dr Andy will help students to
who are willing to provide any student with the best possible education experience.
study animal needs and behaviours. He will guide students to complete experiments as they develop their own inquiry questions such as, “Do bugs prefer hot or cold temperatures?” and “ How does camouflage help animals in their environment?”
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