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Religious Education
A range of interdenominational religious educators visit our school
weekly to provide students with religious education. Parents contribute
a small fee for resources for the program.
Clubs
Teachers provide a wide range of experiences through lunchtime high
interest clubs for students at all year levels. Some of the popular
ones include science, chess, creative writing, electronics, dance,
environmental and skipping.
Talent Quest
Talent Quest Week is conducted by our Music teachers annually during
the last week of Term 2. Students from each year level are invited
to perform on stage before their year level and parents to display
their hidden skills and talents. Prizes are awarded in the senior
grades. This is a fun event which we all enjoy. Some of the performers
are invited to perform at other concerts and major community events
throughout the year.
Debating
Our highly skilled debating program is conducted in the second semester
by our teachers in collaboration with tutors from the Queensland
Debating Union. Students participate in an 8 week skills program
and apply for selection for the school teams. Teams compete against
Catholic and Independent schools at evening competitions. Our school
produces some outstanding debaters, a credit to our teaching staff
and students.
Thank You Concert to Our Volunteers
Annually our students give back to our community of volunteers by
entertaining them with a concert and morning tea in November. Entertainment
varies from class plays to performance items.
Visiting International Study Tours
With Mandarin Chinese as our L.O.T.E. language relationships have
been established with Taiwanese schools to conduct study tours for
international students. On these tours the students assimilate into
our classes and share their language and culture. Homestay families
provide generous caring support for our visitors.
Sport
Our school offers a variety of popular sports both during Physical
Education class periods conducted by our own specialist PE teacher
and at the two interschool sports’ seasons. Having our own
pool captures the attention of most students willing to improve
their swimming style and performance and the community through their
membership of the Indooroopilly Swimming Club.
Sports on offer include: cricket, softball, tennis, water polo,
basketball, soccer, touch football and AFL. Students in Years 6
& 7 who do not qualify for school sports’ teams participate
in an intraschool sports’ competition on Friday afternoons
to win the House Award.
Annual sporting events include: Cross Country Run, Swimming Carnival,
and the Athletics Carnival. Many of our students achieve highly
in these event and continue on to participate in District, State
and National finals.
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Under 8s Week
This special event focuses on celebrating the learning ability of
our junior members of our school. It is a statewide celebration
with significant events conducted in schools and public venues.
Years 1 – 3 Picnic Games Day
The Picnic Games Day is an invitation for students in Years 1 to
3 and their families to join in the fun of ‘life be in it’
games culminating in a family bar-b-que with our teachers. This
special day occurs the last day of Term 2.
Year 1’s Grandparents Day
Our community of learners is enrichened by the wonderful contributions
of our grandparents on this day of sharing in Year One. Classroom
activities, a concert and morning tea are all part of this very
special time.
School Dances
Two school dances are held each year in June and December to raise
money for the Student Council’s chosen charity and school
projects. All students are invited to join the evening’s fun
of moving to the disco beat and dressing up in their glad rags.
Outdoor Education Year 6 & 7 Camps
Leadership camps are conducted for our students in the senior years
annually. Outdoor activities are designed to physically, mentally
and emotionally challenge our young people equipping them with new
skills, knowledge, resilience and stamina. Parents are invited to
support the teachers in their supervision of the students overnight
at our Redland Bay campsite, Kindilan.
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