Clonard Performing Arts Mid-Year Highlights

🎺 Combined Band Day at Iona College – June 10 Our Clonard Concert Band joined forces with Iona College for a spectacular Combined Band Day, led by conductor Allister Cox. Students delivered stirring renditions of Tears in Heaven and The Man from Snowy River, before […]

Multicultural Week at Clonard

From Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 of June, our school came alive with colour, music, food, and celebration as we marked Multicultural Week 2025. On Tuesday, students took part in the World Map Pin activity in the Brigidine Centre, proudly marking their heritage. The foyer […]

Health & Wellbeing Kit

Hi everyone, welcome back to your virtual Health and Wellbeing Kit. This week’s focus is on social media safety and staying smart online. Social media is a great way to stay connected with friends and the world around you – but it’s also important to […]

Strengthening Our School Community through Restorative Practice

At Clonard College, we are committed to nurturing a culture of care, connection and accountability—not just in our classrooms, but across our entire school community. As part of this commitment, staff recently participated in a half-day professional learning session facilitated by Kristy Elliott from Restorative […]

Year 11 VCE-VM Hospitality Excursion

Our Year 11 VCE-VM students recently embarked on an enriching hospitality immersion program, visiting three renowned venues in the Bellarine region: The Range @ Curlewis, Leura Park Estate, and Flying Brick Cider House. At each location, students gained firsthand experience in various aspects of the […]

Walk for Truth

Clonard students participate in Walk for Truth along Geelong Waterfront On Thursday 12 June, Clonard College students from the Tjatjarrang group participated in the Walk for Truth along the Geelong waterfront. This walk is part of a significant journey that began on Gunditjmara Country in […]

Supporting Saltbush

Supporting Saltbush: $10,000 Fundraising Goal for 2025 As a Kildare Ministries school, Clonard is proud to support Saltbush, a sanctuary on the Mornington Peninsula offering respite, accommodation and restorative experiences in nature for individuals and families facing hardship. Saltbush’s 2024 Impact Snapshot As highlighted in […]

3D Design visit to Geelong Tech

Last Thursday, two classes of Year 9 students attended a small session at the Geelong Tech School to try out 3D design using their “CAD it” session. Students used an industry CAD program called “OnShape” to design their own container and lid of a shape […]

Safe and Ethical use of AI

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 […]

Year 10 Ethical Protein Burgers

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 […]