Brigidine College Randwick students have hit the accelerator on an environmental sustainability initiative that brings the number of electric vehicle charging stations in their part of the suburb from zero to two. Information, Digital Media & Technology (IDMT) students in Years 11 and 12 researched the concept before putting the plan to tender, working closely with Sydney Catholic Schools, Randwick City Council – who supplied a $5,000 grant for the project – and industry to install two charging stations in the St Pauls Street public carpark near their school. Drivers of both electric and hybrid vehicles can use the...

Students at St Finbar’s Catholic Primary School Sans Souci are improving their reading and writing skills through two successful peer mentoring programs. A writing initiative in partnership with Bethany College Hurstville and a research project that linked students in Years 1 and 4 invited children to act as either mentors or mentees and make friends across traditional grade and age barriers. Principal Susan Bonello said that while the two programs are very different, they both had benefits for both older and younger students. [Mentors are] refining the language and then communicating it on, which is going to embed it...

Leaving behind friends and a familiar environment to go to a new primary school can be a daunting prospect, and for students whose parents work for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) it is part of their reality. For the families whose sometimes transient work lives with the ADF bring their children to St Christopher’s Catholic Primary School Holsworthy, there is a dedicated person to help smooth the transition. Romana Jones became St Christopher’s new Defence School Mentor at the beginning of the year. Her role is to answer questions about the school and look out for each student’s wellbeing...