Minister sees next generation learning facilities
Central Coast Grammar School (CCGS) had a visit from Education Minister, Rob Stokes, and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, on October 15. “Term 4 got off to a great start…
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Students collect 420 kilograms of rubbish
Students from Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus removed 420 kilograms of litter from Woy Woy Bay during a session with Clean4Shore on October 26. A high tide allowed…
Students attend Invictus Games
Stage 3 students from Ettalong Public School attended the Invictus Games as part of the Department of Education’s Invictus Games Education Experience. “The Invictus Games has been a huge success…
Volunteers wanted for ethics classes
Woy Woy South Public School is seeking volunteers to teach ethics classes at the school. “We are seeking volunteers so that we can continue to offer ethics classes to children…
Students hear rare toadlet
Year 2 students from Woy Woy Public School went on an excursion to the nature reserve at Kincumba Mountain on October 22. “Students learnt how to tell the difference between…
Students visit sister school in Japan
During the October school holidays, 27 Year 10 and 11 students from MacKillop Catholic College, Warnervale, ventured to the College’s third sister school, Nihon Daiichi Junior School, in Tokyo. “The…
Copacabana school to take part in Movember fundraiser
Copacabana Public School is taking part in a Movember fundraiser and is calling on the school community for support. “In November, Copacabana Public School is raising funds for men’s health,…
Chess Club wins Chess Championship
Central Coast Grammar School’s (CCGS) Junior School Chess Club has won the Central Coast Junior Schools’ Chess Championship. “CCGS is very proud to announce that the nine members of our…
Preschool rating was ‘excellent’
Woy Woy Public School’s Guliyali Preschool has received an excellent rating from the national early childhood standards watchdog, the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority, according to principal Ms…
Early childhood consultant offers workshop
A Woy Woy early childhood development consultancy will offer a workshop at the Everglades Country Club on November 12.about how child’s play can be used to help promote learning. The…
School removes 380 kgs rubbish from Brisbane Water
Cold and wet conditions did not stop students from Narara Valley High School’s Year 9 and 10 Marine Studies Unit from giving back to their community, through the Clean4Shore program….
Pre-schoolers learn about drought
In an effort to educate some of Woy Woy’s youngest residents about the severity of drought and its effects on farmers, children at Woy Woy Public School’s Guliyali Preschool have…
Logan wins National Student Speaker Competition
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, The Entrance Campus’, Vice Captain, Logan Losurdo, has taken out the AVID National Student Speaker Competition. For taking out the competition, Logan will now get to…
School Principal warns about children playing Fortnite and Call of Duty
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Wyoming Principal, Frank Cohen, has written about the impact of online gaming on children. “Throughout the world today, millions of children and…
New International Centre for Indigenous learning and study funded
Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, visited NAISDA Dance College at Kariong, following the College’s recent success in securing $117,164, as part of the first round of the NSW Government’s $100m…
Woy Woy team wins science competition
A team from Woy Woy Public School has won a Science Invitational Competition. The competition was part of National Science Week, run at the district level. Woy Woy’s team, consisting…
School equipped with a professional-grade seismometer
Kincumber High School is one of 40 schools in Australia to be equipped with a professional-grade seismometer, allowing them to receive real-time earthquake data from anywhere around the world. The…
Local kindergarten makes Father’s Day art
Kindergarten students from Umina Beach Public School’s class KV made some custom art as Father’s Day gifts. “KV used house paint to make a picture for their Father’s Day present….
MPs attend school leadership breakfast
Federal Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks attended Empire Bay Public School’s leadership breakfast on September 6. She met with senior students to discuss what makes a good leader. “Thank…
Ourimbah Campus to host Ideas Collider
The University of Newcastle (UON), Ourimbah Campus, will host I2N’s 2018 Ideas Collider in September. Ideas Collider is an event that provides participants with the opportunity to work with diverse…