The Term has got off to a great start, with the exception of ridiculously cold temperatures which have caused some of us to wonder whether we should be asking for a refund on our emigration. I certainly didn’t emigrate to Australia only to be scraping frost off my windscreen! The Monday before the students return is a really good time for us as teachers to reflect on what’s im ...

From the Principal

A warm welcome back to all Carmel families. I hope that you enjoyed a good break away from school and that the students are refreshed and ready for Term 3. Although some of us have had a lovely time without work, the campus has been buzzing with activity. Our maintenance staff in particular must be exhausted – as I enjoyed a tour around this morning, it was clear that they hav ...

From the Principal

The last week of term is often a challenging one. The children are tired, the staff are tired and everybody is looking forward to a break, but educators are still determined to make the most of the teaching time available. Teachers have spent significant time putting together summative reports to inform parents about the progress that the students have made during the first sem ...

From the Principal

Sunday night saw two amazingly successful soirees hosted by a professional venue in Morley, show-casing the musical talents of a huge number of Carmel’s High School and Primary School students. We listened to some really talented musicians – from piano solos to rock bands, to beautifully sung duets. I was again filled with pride at the performances we witnessed and the quality ...

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Ms Birch’s assembly on the Carmel School value of integrity last week, sent home a strong message about the meaning of integrity and some valuable examples of what integrity looks like in a student’s life. I was pleased to find out that many students can name all five school values without looking! (For reference, they are integrity, excellence, connectedness, curiosity and cou ...

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This week saw the Carmel High School Expo for parents and students in Years 4, 5 and 6. Watching our brilliant teachers mingle with mums and dads and children reflected the sort of place that Carmel is – a community school with staff who care and learners keen to learn. Food technology students had baked a range of delicious biscuits (which went down very well judging by the sp ...

From the Principal

It goes without saying that schools are all about student learning, but I thought it might be interesting this week to focus on the staff learning that has been taking place recently. Last week, Mr Shadgett organised a visit from Dr Mark Dowley from The Crowther Institute at Brighton Grammar School. Dr Dowley spent time with Heads of Learning Area on Thursday afternoon, follow ...

From the Principal

I have been a very proud Principal this week and last, as Carmel students have again taken advantage of the many opportunities on offer and represented the School with distinction. Some of our brightest minds travelled to the University of Western Australia, to enjoy the Da Vinci Decathlon – a gruelling academic team competition comprising ten events and requiring collaboratio ...

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The launch of the Carmel School Annual Appeal is an exciting time. Technology has meant that we don’t often see staff stuffing envelopes these days, but the office has been a hive of activity as large numbers of envelopes have been prepared for posting, filled with donation slips detailing how and why you can donate. Anyone interested in making a donation to our Annual Appeal ...

From the Principal

The unseasonably warm and sunny weather has formed a lovely backdrop to the start of Term 2. For those of us who worry about the onset of winter and the cold, these sunny afternoons and warm temperatures make it easier to get up and out to enjoy school life, whether that be getting my steps up walking across the oval, watching students enjoying recess and lunchtime outside, or ...

From the Principal