STAFF INTRODUCTION:
Joining the college this term as permanent English Teacher is Miss Rosemary Cox.
Miss Cox joins us from Ellenbrook Secondary College and for the remainder of this year will be teaching Year 7, 8 and 9 English.
Welcome to Alkimos College!
NAIDOC Week:
This week, the Aboriginal Educational Committee at Alkimos College organised a series of vibrant and engaging activities to celebrate NAIDOC Week, 'Keep the fire burning' 2024.
The celebrations included Yulunga Games, where students learned and played a variation of the traditional Indigenous sport Meetcha Boma - a hockey game that was played by the Noongar people in the south of Western Australia. The game was called meetcha boma (‘nut striking’) in the Perth area. A meeja or meetcha (red gum nut) was used as the ball and a piece of wood with a crooked root (bandeegurt) as the hockey stick. The stick was generally bent into shape with the aid of fire.
Students also participated in Boab nut painting workshops that highlighted Aboriginal art techniques.
Additionally, students enjoyed painting Boomerang cookies and participated in Indigenous-themed quizzes and challenges that fostered a deeper understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal culture.
The week concluded today with a fabulous Bush Tucker event, where Year 11 Hospitality students prepared traditional Indigenous foods, allowing the community to come together and savour the rich culinary heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
This National NAIDOC Week Activity is funded by the National Indigenous Australians Agency.
#NAIDOC2024 #naidocweek2024 #BlakLoudProud
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Tracey Roberts - Federal Member for Pearce
National NAIDOC
Some awesome prizes are up for grabs in the Education Minister's Running Challenge, which started today.
Open to all primary and secondary students, just log activities for a chance to win big 👉 bit.ly/4f3DAIN
#LaceUp #EMRC24 #EducationMinistersRunningChallenge
STAFF INTRODUCTION:
With our brand-new Senior School Student Services Centre now open, Mr Liam Penstone has joined the college as our Program Coordinator - Senior School (Years 10-12).
Mr Penstone has a Bachelor of Business, Graduate Diploma of Education and a Graduate Certificate in Design & Technology.
He has had a career in a range of regional and metro schools working at Northam DHS, Wyndham SC, Kiara College, Carine SHS, Balga SHS in senior school engagement roles and/or Design & Technology Coordinator and most recently was the Deputy Principal of Years 10-12 at Carnarvon SHS.
Welcome to Alkimos College!
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