October
October 2023 Reminder of what to do if your child is absent Please always let us know if your child is going to be absent from school. Call 8287 1111 before 9am to let us know if they will be away, and please leave a message if we don’t answer. College holiday hours Thursday 12 […]
Senior Year 11 Psychology students have been learning about neuropsychology, exploring how neurons work within the nervous system. They’ve enjoyed practicals measuring receptor sensitivity and reaction time, and have looked at images of neurons stained with fluorescence so that they can be seen under a microscope. Recently the students used lollies to make models of […]
Middle Four of our Geography students who took part in the 2023 Australian Geography Competition. Last semester, students studying Geography at Hope CC took part in the 2023 Australian Geography Competition. They tested their geography knowledge and skills against 70,000 students from all over Australia. The results came through recently and Geography teacher, Mrs Dabrow, […]
Junior Our Reception students are very creative! They read ‘The Little Red Hen’ book, and then made a play based on the story in their art class.Then they worked together in small teams to create puppets for the play. First, they chose materials and drew puppet designs. Then, they made the puppets using those designs. […]
Balaklava Eisteddfod Hope Christian College had some excellent results in the Balaklava Eisteddfod, held in early August. Senior Vocal Ensemble 1st Temple Mile End 2nd HOPE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (Saskia Jones, Stela Nikolettos, Melodies Cerbu, John Morgan) 3rd Playford International (aka Fremont) Saskia Jones 1st Intermediate Contemporary Vocal Solo (Now 2 years in a row!) 2nd […]
Book Week – Middle School Year 6-7 students were inspired by the visit of Christian author and former aid worker, Dr Rosanne Hawke. Students read some of Rosanne’s books, created author profiles and shared their understanding of Rosanne’s wonderful stories. The following week, Rosanne gave an hour-long presentation about her books and told stories of […]
Book Week – Junior School The theme of Book Week 2023 (19-25 August) was ‘Read, Grow, Inspire’, and Hope Christian College spent the week doing exactly that. The week was full of fun learning experiences from Reception through to our Senior school. The highlight for Junior school was the Book Week Parade—held on the last […]
Oliver Tingey Oliver Tingey, a Year 9 volunteer at ‘Donations in Kind’, shared his interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths) with some Rotary Club members. They were impressed and recommended he apply for ‘The Science Experience’, a three-day workshop organised by the University of Adelaide for Year 9 and 10 students. Oliver wrote […]
Welcome to The Hope Connection. Our newsletter has been on pause for a while, but we’ve been working hard to bring it back to you. We’re delighted to be able to celebrate our students in this way again. This has been an exciting year, and there’s still much more to come. Here are just a […]