Middle College News

As students progress through their College years at Pacific, they are presented with a range of opportunities to challenge themselves, develop new skills, and build meaningful relationships with their peers and teachers. Over the past 7 days, we have seen multiple events already, that are particularly significant for students at the College in developing in these areas.

Year 8 Camp

The Year 8 Outdoor Education program is a five-day adventure that takes students out of their comfort zone and into the great outdoors of Somerset Dam. This camp offers students the chance to participate in activities such as canoeing, hiking, mountain biking and camping out in tents. The program provides students with an opportunity to work together and support each other, building teamwork and communication skills. Through these experiences, students develop a sense of camaraderie and friendship and have the chance to reflect on their experiences and learn from them. It was great to be able to get out to all the camp groups throughout the week and see each group enjoying the challenges and experiences that camp had to offer. A big thank you to all the staff who gave up their time to be on camp, but particularly to Mr Paul Brace for his leadership and oversight of the week-long experience. It was certainly something that the cohort will all remember for a long time.

Year 9 Rite Journey Program

The Rite Journey program is a unique opportunity for Year 9 students to take a journey of self-discovery and personal growth throughout the year. The aim of the program is to challenge students, helping them to develop as young adults in areas of resilience, self-confidence, and a sense of purpose. The program starts at the beginning of Year 9 and commenced on Monday evening with “The Departure” ceremony where parents and students come together to start their year-long journey into the program. Throughout the year, students and parents will reflect on core values and engage in valuable experiences as a class, cohort and family and it is through these experiences, students are given the chance to reflect on their values, beliefs, aspirations, and to consider their place in the world and what kind of person they want to become. The Rite Journey teachers are looking forward to working with their classes throughout the year and seeing the growth in each individual.

7-12 Swim Carnival

Earlier in the week, students came together in their house groups to participate in the 7-12 Swim Carnival. It was a great day of fun, with perfect weather conditions for a great day. Congratulations to Mumba house for winning the Spirit trophy, and to Buran for a dominant performance in the pool to win the overall shield. There were some fantastic individual performances and great house spirit throughout the day. A big thank you to the Heads of House for the organisation of their Houses and to Mr West-McInnes for his running of the carnival.

Middle College Information Evening

Finally, parents and students were also invited to attend the Middle College parent information evening at the start of last week. It was great to see the level of engagement from the parents across these year levels and there was a clear and consistent message of communication (via NAV, phone calls and handbook usage) and getting involved in the life of the College (for parents and students). We thank the Year 6-9 core class teachers for their presentations about what happens in the Middle College curriculum and hope that all Middle College families have a great year ahead.

Mr Mark Hauser, Director of Students