Young Mercy Leaders Pilgrimage 2023 – Moving Forward in Mercy MERCY LIGHT: BELIEVING During the Term 2 school holidays, three Year 11 students represented St Aloysius College at the Young Mercy Leaders Pilgrimage in Melbourne. Anjali, Eleanor and Grace joined students and staff from 17 Mercy schools around Australia for the inaugural two-day gathering. The […]
Going the Distance for Those in Need – JAM News Did you know that approximately 7,000 people in South Australia are experiencing homelessness? August 7-13 marks the beginning of National Homelessness Week, a week dedicated to educating the community on the issue of homelessness and advocating for the eradication of homelessness. SAC provides continued, year-round […]
Can we research? Yes, we can! A Research Question: “In 2023, to what extent were First Semester, Year 11 students of SAC able to…. The following analysis of the SACE results released on July 25 will give us some idea of the answer: [Congratulations here go to Layla of 11FT, Isabella, Alice and Emily of […]
Attention all fathers and significant men in the lives of our students: sac invites you to Save the Date!
From the Careers Department Vocational Education and Training Vocational education and training (VET) enables students to acquire skills and knowledge for work through a nationally recognised industry-developed training package or accredited course. Undertaking VET may benefit student exploration of a variety of career pathways and qualifications can be completed in a diverse range of industries […]
Year 11 Retreat Day At the Year 11 Retreat Day, students and staff participated in a workshop facilitated by First Nations peoples. The workshops included painting, weaving, silk-screening, dance, Aboriginal artefacts and a yarn-up session, all of which afforded the opportunity to learn about Aboriginal culture and traditions. STUDENTS REFLECTED: “I enjoyed having the opportunity […]
From the Visual Arts Department Learning From the MasterS! Learning from the masters, drawing workshop at the Art Gallery of South Australia In Week 10 the Semester 2 Visual Art class attended a drawing workshop at the Art Gallery of South Australia. The workshop was a great opportunity for our students to be taught by […]
Year 10 Retreat – Finding the Sacred Within Students reflect on their Year 10 Retreat experience and activities. The Year 10 Retreat, Finding the Sacred Within, is an encounter with prayer using three different meditative activities, including a labyrinth walk, a mandala meditation and a clay meditation. The labyrinth walk is a practice used by Christians since […]
Continuing the Storytelling of our History Year 10 Dancing Nervous excitement always preceded the Year 10 (and later Year 9) formal dancing lessons with CBC. Shaking hands and sweaty palms joined as they were introduced to the various dance styles, which included the Foxtrot, Military Two-Step, Jive, Barn Dance and everyone’s favourite, the Tango – […]
Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Why should your daughter participate? The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is a leading, structured (non-formal education) youth development program, empowering young people to explore their full potential and find their purpose, passion and place in the world, regardless of their location or circumstance. As a non-formal framework, the Award […]
