Building Bridges: Year 7 STEngineers
Students in STEngineers have been busy at work this term, creating bridges for a hypothetical event in Perth.
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Learning
Climate Change & Innovation in the Wheatbelt
Our Year 12 geographers returned from their annual trip to the Central Wheatbelt, visiting farms and the settlements of Cunderdin and Tammin.
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Hands On at AQWA
Our Year 9 Marine Science students headed to AQWA this week to learn about the biodiversity of the Western Australian coastline.
Desiree Crossing: 2023 Artist in Residence
Our 2023 Artist in Residence is portrait artist, Desiree Crossing. Desiree has been working with Visual Arts students for the past two weeks.
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A Day of Drama
The Year 11 Drama Day provides an excellent opportunity for our girls to engage with Drama students from other Perth
UniReady Enabling Program Proves Popular Alternative
Introduced in 2023, the UniReady Enabling Program is an alternative entry to university pathway for our students, which is run in partnership with Curtin University.
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Zoe Selected for Good Answers Guide
We’d like to congratulate Zoe (Class of 2022) on being selected for SCSA’s Politics & Law Good Answers Guide.
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Biotechnology: Driving Medical Progress
Year 10 BrainSTEM students visited the Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research, as part of their study about Biotechnology and its role in medical research.
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What Are Successful Students Doing Well?
Why do some very bright children fail to be successful students? A good brain alone is not enough to achieve academic success. Here are 10 characteristics of successful students
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Perfection Paralysis
Perfection paralysis is the fear of starting a task for fear of not getting it exactly right. What drives perfection paralysis and how can we help kids overcome it?
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What Make An Effective Teacher?
Different teachers have different strengths. Before deciding how ‘good’ a teacher is, perhaps look at how ‘effective’ they are.
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Not All Opinions Are Equal
We are all very good at judging other people’s ideas and opinions, but how good are we at examining our own? And are we teaching children to be self-reflective, logical, and critical?
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Not All Opinions Are Equal
We are all very good at judging other people’s ideas and opinions, but how good are we at examining our own? And are we teaching children to be self-reflective, logical, and critical?
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Celebrating 2018 Academic Achievements
Santa Maria College Alumni Marion Burchell shared her journey and life experiences at the 2018 Achievers’ Assembly where we celebrated the 2018 Academic Achievements of our graduating Class of 2018.
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The Best Role Model A Child Can Have
We usually think of role models as people who are well behaved and have achieved excellence. Maybe, what our kids need more are role models who fail and then recover.
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How Computer Science Can Encourage Girls to Persevere
Confidence and competence are not the same thing. How do we teach our girls to trust their abilities and persevere in the male-dominated technology sector.
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Best Role Model, Is One Who Fails
We usually think of role models as people who are well behaved and have achieved excellence. Maybe, what our kids need more are role models who fail and then recover.
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The Best Role Model A Child Can Have, Is One Who Fails
We usually think of role models as people who are perfectly behaved and have achieved excellence. Maybe, what our kids need more are role models who fail and then recover.
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