Cardijn Connect W9, T2 2023

🌏 Last week we celebrated Languages Week. Each morning students were welcomed to school with music and morning prayer in various languages. There were a number of lunchtime activities including pasta making and an Australasian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad come-and-try session.

On Wednesday students sold cornetti with Nutella and chocolate and lemon gelato for our Italian day. To finish the week, there were Achenese dancing workshops, an Indonesian quiz run by Indonesian University students and spring rolls, prawn crackers and Durian ice cream for sale.
 

Students from Marcellin and Marian involved in the college's Army Cadets program had the opportunity to attend a Tri-Service Ball. It was a wonderful chance for them to interact with cadets from other branches including the Navy and Air Force Cadets from all across South Australia.

The students enjoyed the opportunity to swap their camouflage for formal attire to suit the occasion.

Marcellin Cert II students have been working hard on the pergola and seating area ready to be delivered to Galilee Campus. The pergola may look a little on the shorter side at the moment, but will be assembled to its actual height when installed on school grounds by Marcellin students

🏗️ As we count down the days until the completion of the upgraded engineering and automotive workshop at Marcellin Campus, staff and Year 12 students toured the new build. Students were invited to the site’s morning toolbox meeting, joining the tradespeople during their weekly WHS debrief.

Watch the fly-through video

Year 9 students have been working through the Become Education program during pastoral care lessons to increase careers awareness, leverage aspirations, and help guide students to develop life-shaping agency. Students from Ms Gabbert's class held their 'Flipped Expo', sharing their findings with the Year 7 students.

It was wonderful to see students and families from Galilee, Marcellin and Marian campuses come together for our annual Careers and Pathways Expo. The feedback from attendees has been overwhelmingly positive.

'Mum and I enjoyed the Expo. It was useful to get a lot of information about next year and possibilities for the future.' - Lily, Year 9

'I found the experience beneficial to my plans for after school, the expo showed me jobs and pathways that fit with my skills and talents. The economics booth told me about job opportunities in the private and public sectors, like working for the Treasury or the Australian Bureau of Statistics. I also dropped into the University of Adelaide’s presentation where I learned all about the five emerging career trends.’ - Beckam, Yr 11

'I took the opportunity to browse the three biggest universities and see what they provide in medicine. I asked some essential questions, like, 'What subjects should I look to study next year?' and 'What avenues will help me get into my career?' They gave some insightful feedback, and this helped to narrow down the pathways that were more aligned to my interests and skill set.' - Natasha, Year 11

Galilee Middle School Students gathered for their inaugural Social Night, an evening full of fun trivia, bingo, games and some delicious pizza. The students were encouraged to form teams with one another and dress up as characters from their childhood. At the end of the evening students were prompted to reflect on what their authentic self looked like and the environment at school that would allow this to happen.  

Of course, being a night of competition and team-based challenges, there could only be one winner. ‘The Orangutan Team’ came out victorious with ‘The Daicos Team’ being awarded the best costumes for the evening.

On Tuesday 20 June, a group of students from Galilee and the Mary of Galilee parish celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation. The students and their parents have been on a faith journey, engaging in the Confirmation Workshops and learning at home together. Father Josy led the celebration, with the support of Father Dominick and it was a beautiful occasion to acknowledge the presence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of these young people.