Cardijn Connect W6, T2 2023

Marian Year 9s and 10s participated in an educational seminar from Independent Drug Education Australia. Led by founder Tom Reynolds, students learnt about proactive and responsive strategies that can be used to protect themselves and their friends in all alcohol and drug-related situations.
 

🏀 Student-athletes and parents are invited to the Athletes Dream Q&A session aimed at providing insight into the process of attaining a sports scholarship in the US and Canadian college system.

🏉 Founding Director Chris Shee, will lead a Q&A session aimed at providing information about the academic and athletic requirements for academic acceptance and receiving sport scholarship offers from college coaching staff.

🥇 They will share information on the role their recruitment agency plays in assisting student-athletes and their families to take the best college opportunities available during a recruitment campaign.

Thursday 29 June
6.30 - 7.15PM
Music Centre, Cardijn College Marian Campus

Marcellin teaching and training staff recently undertook a PD session learning a unique approach to supporting students through individual challenges.

Facilitated by teacher Damian Fenoughty, the technique uses staff collaborative conversation to provide suggestions and solutions to an issue being faced. Teachers and trainers really enjoyed this newly learned technique and look forward to putting it into practice.

We are looking forward to welcoming the Cardijn community to the Careers and Pathways Expo on Wednesday 21 June from 2.30 - 5.00pm in the Marian Campus Gym. A variety of different industries will be represented, with presentations from some major organisations. 

Over the coming weeks we will highlight some of the key presenters we will be hosting at the expo. 

Be sure to check out TAFE SA’s state-of-the-art welding simulators. The virtual reality helmets, support new apprentices embarking on a career in fabrication and current welders, seeking to refresh and refine their skills.

TAFE SA is South Australia’s largest vocational education and training provider, delivering job-focused training across a range of industries from entry-level certificates to bachelor degrees, at locations across the state

Pelvic Pain Association of Australia, spoke with a group of our Year 10s delivering their educational seminar the Periods, Pain and Endometriosis Program (PPEP Talk).

PPEP Talk is the largest pain education program for students in Australia. It plays a critical role in informing and educating students to recognise and identify whether their pain is normal, how all the different symptoms fit together, simple ways to reduce their pain, and how to look for further help if pain is severe. This allows students to fulfil their true potential, without the burden of pain.

Reception places for 2025 are filling fast! If your child is a sibling of a current student that is due to start school in Term 1 or 3 2025, please complete our online application form as a matter of urgency. There is no application fee for siblings of students currently attending any of Cardijn's three campuses.

From the Principal

Being new to the College means that each major event across Cardijn is a learning experience and an insight to the Cardijn culture. ‘Athon’Day at Marian is a much hyped event – and so it should be! The Class of 2023 led from the front and their traditional dance performance was spectacular; as were all of the performances in the concert after lunch. Significant funds were raised and fun had undertaking a range of activities which supported numerous charitable causes as chosen by each house. It truly was a poignant example of seeing a need; deciding what can be done to assist and doing something about it; as well as having some fun along the way. It certainly was a testament to the Cardijn motto of: See, Judge, Act!

This week was also the feast of St Marcellin Champagnat and how apt that we had the Tenison Woods College (TWC) exchange. Both schools have Marist links to their heritage and the ‘Family Spirit’ on display was palpable! Despite TWC’s overall victory, the experience enhanced the relationships within and across the Colleges and we look forward to reclaiming the shield when we venture to ‘The Mount’ in 2024!

Enjoy the long weekend!

Steve Byrne
Principal