As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more integrated into our daily lives—from chatbots to content creation tools—it’s essential that we, as a school community, remain vigilant about the potential risks it poses, especially for young people. At Clonard we are placing a strong focus on the safe […]
Last Friday our Year 10 students made and cooked up some amazing burgers as part of their Ethical Protein Burger Challenge Assessment Task. I overheard one say, “This is the best thing we’ve made so far!” As part of this project, we have been studying […]
Hi everyone, welcome back to your 2025 virtual Health and Wellbeing Kit This article is all about hydration and the role it plays in your overall health and wellbeing. Staying hydrated can have a big impact on your energy, focus and mood throughout the day. […]
This past week, May 12-16, the Health and Wellbeing student leaders held a Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) and Saltbush campaign. We started the week selling homemade support badges and handing out pink ribbons to unite our community. On Monday we held an ‘Unstoppable Voices’ […]
Hey everyone, welcome back to your 2025 Virtual Health and Wellbeing Kit! With getting back to school, assignments, work, and everything in between, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Sensory mindfulness is a simple way to slow down, reconnect with the present moment, and calm your […]
Throughout term 1, we conducted a presentation for each year level on the important topic of child safeguarding and protection. Here are the key concepts covered: Understanding Child Abuse: We discussed the different types of child abuse, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, grooming, serious neglect, […]
This term we have seen the weekly service of the Wednesday Breakfast. Mrs Mackenzie would like to sincerely thank the staff and student volunteers for their continued support and help with this initiative. It has been great to see smiling faces enjoy a hot piece […]
What to do if your teen is struggling with friendships Sometimes when a young person is struggling with friendships in school, parents can feel a bit lost about what their role is and how best to help. This article from ReachOut Schools has some ideas […]
https://clonard.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SunSmart-video-2.mp4 This term the Health and Wellbeing student leadership team have focused on promoting sun safety. Next week we are launching our SunSmart campaign where we hope to raise awareness around the dangers of not properly protecting yourself from the sun’s harmful UV rays through […]
This team of staff meet together at least once per term to review practices, policies and processes in all matters Child Safeguarding. The team members included are from a variety of departments and roles within the College. Meetings frequently include – reviewing and updating of […]