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Year 10 Students Explore Construction Pathways

Recently in Geelong, students and industry came together for a fantastic day of exposure to all things Building & Construction. Embracing the rainy weather, Geelong Master Builders members gave students the opportunity to access two different commercial building sites.  Enthusiastic students came prepared in PPE […]

Years 7 and 8 Connection Conversations – Term 4

As part of Clonard College’s commitment to collaborative parentships, Year 7 and 8 students will have a Connection Conversation with their families and wellbeing teacher during Week 6 of this term. We will hold the final Connection Conversations via TEAMS. This is an opportunity to touch […]

Year 9 DigiSTEM Workshops

Congratulations to all the Year 9 DigiSTEM students who recently completed two days of workshops at the Geelong Tech School. Students worked in a range of programs to: 3D-print a mobile phone stand prototype objects for a disaster zone using Fusion 360 (Project Partner: Field […]

Year 8 English – Wonder in the Community

‘On the 25 October our English class went to an Kalkee Murray, Belmont, we had lots of fun and enjoyed meeting all the residents. We got to play games like bowling, hopscotch and sang songs together. We talked to residents and got to know them. […]

Brigid’s Garden Program Update

Students have been learning about the importance of bees and birds, their role in the garden, and within the life cycle of plants and pollination. We participated in the Aussie Backyard Bird Count which encourages spending 20 minutes in your favourite outdoor space to observe the birds you see during that period and then […]

Special Olympics Australia National Games 2022

Year 9 student, Danielle Juric recently competed in the Special Olympics Australia National Games 2022 in Launceston. The Special Olympics ruling is that there must be minimum 3 athletes in a division to qualify for medals. As Dani was the only athlete in her division/level, […]

Visit by Author and Old Collegian, Kgshak Akec

On Wednesday 19 October, Clonard alumni (Class of 2014) Kgshak Akec came to speak to students in the library about the publication of her debut novel, Hopeless Kingdom, published by UWA Press. Kgshak spoke about her cultural homeland of Sudan, her schooling and emigration to […]

GHD Year 10 Work Experience

A small group of Year 10s completed work experience at GHD, an international engineering firm, in Geelong. They undertook a real-life project, looking at increasing the space at a local site. They had to take into account the different users, access, safety, the EPA guidelines […]