‘IF YOU ARE in a bad mood, go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood, go for another walk’. I would like to lay claim to these words, but they’re older than me. They were spoken by Hippocrates (circa 400BC), the ‘father of medicine’ who ambled here and there and who…
This term students are studying business in the post maturity stage of the business life cycle with a focus on businesses in the hospitality sector. As part of their assessment, students need to gather primary and secondary data in order to make informed recommendations. Year 12 Business were given the opportunity to visit Mantra, Mooloolaba…
By Logan Marchington, Year 11 Earlier this month I attended the first face to face meeting of the national E-safety youth council in Sydney. Myself and other members of the council met with regional CEOs and representatives from TikTok, Microsoft, Meta, Google, snapchat and more. The E-safety commissioner and several federal ministers also attended the…
Deanne Hatcher, Japanese Teacher Recently students in Year 7-10 Japanese classes took part in the annual Education Perfect Language Championships. CCPS students answered a lot of questions throughout the week long competition. Congratulations to the following students who are commended on their excellent efforts! GOLD: Leila Pacheco (Year 8) earned a Gold award and ranked…
By Luke Byrne, Student Wellbeing Officer This term has been quite a fast-paced term 1 of schooling! It is important to be aware that our students are starting to quickly move towards the prickly end of this first term, with the pressures of exams and assessments starting to creep up within their classes. With the…
The Year 8’s were in for an egg-cellent time! For their assesment, the class was tasked with creating a vehicle to move an egg as far and as fast as possible using their knowledge of energy transformations and transfers.
This Term in Year 8 Science students have been learning about Energy Transformation. Below are examples of some of the practical, engaging activities students have been tasked with to apply their knowledge. Energy Transformation Have you very wanted to move a golf ball without touching it? Well that is what the year 8’s were tasked…
Year 9’s were ready to shake, rattle and roll. While investigating tectonic plates and earthquakes they were tasked with creating the tallest tower for the lowest price. Their structures were required to survive three different earthquakes. Afterwards discussions were had around the successful designs and how different regions create earthquake proof structures.
The year 9’s delve into the understanding of continental drift and convection currents. Students modelled this through the use of tea leaves and rice. The tea leaves rise with the hot currents and falls again due to the cooling waters.
“Her soul is fierce, her heart is brave, her mind is strong.” – Unknown “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa, Activist International Women’s Day provides a wonderful opportunity to publicly acknowledge that every one of us has a significant…