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News from November 2010
‘Snail Mail’ Letters to French Students a Hit
Year 7 French students have been communicating the old-fashioned way with children at a small school in the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna.
CCGS Mathematics Students Take Top Honours
Christ Church mathematics students won the teams’ event and shared the individual event title of the recent WA Junior Mathematics Olympiad.
Former PM Shares his Journey
Eight hundred people gathered to hear former Prime Minister John Howard talk about his new autobiography and answer questions in the School Chapel on Wednesday night.
ELC Makes a Splash
Early Learning Centre students made a big splash at the ELC Swimming Carnival held on Tuesday. The annual carnival, for Pre-Primary to Year 3 boys, is the culmination of the boys’ swimming lessons this term.
Artists Inspired By Great Collection
A Year 9 art class recently visited the Art Gallery of Western Australia to admire the works of great artists such as Picasso, Kandinsky, Giacometti, Pollock, Magritte and Arp.
Boys Learn Rules of Writing from Extreme Adventures Author
Boys from Years 5, 7, 8 and 9 had a chance to meet the man behind the books when author Justin D’Ath visited the Collaborative Learning Centre recently.
CCGS Welcomes New Boys for 2011
About 170 enthusiastic boys had their first taste of life as a Christ Church student this week as part of the School’s Orientation Programme for 2011.
Award-Winning Art Makes International Impression
An art project by Year 11 student Fred Coutts has the potential to be displayed globally after he was named the winner of a Hugo Boss design competition.
Philosothon Provides Opportunity to Reflect and Respond
Christ Church was amongst 24 WA schools investigating deep philosophical and ethical questions at the recent Hale School Philosothon.
NBL Champions Come to Christ Church
The Year 5 and 6 Prep School Basketball Squad learnt a few tricks from two NBL Championship-winning Wildcats on Tuesday.
Forecast Bright for Economics and Commerce Students
Christ Church’s top performers in Accounting and Economics for the year have been recognised with a number of awards from an external organisations.
Spoils of Labour on Show at Design and Technology Exhibition
The products of countless hours of toil by Year 7 to 12 students will be on show at the Design and Technology Exhibition next week.
CCGS Remembers as Cadets Form Guard of Honour at Kings Park
Students and staff came together to offer their respects while CCGS Army Cadets participated in the Remembrance Day Ceremony at Kings Park yesterday.
Regional Students Give Boys Insight Into Sustainability in South West
Year 8 boys had a rare opportunity to learn about environmental sustainability in the South West from fellow high school students recently.
Boys Rock Out with Mark McEntee
The CCGS Music Department welcomed Australian rock royalty, Mark McEntee (1972), back to school last week for the ultimate jam session.
Elliot and Liam Leap Forward for Jupp
Students nominated by their tutors for living up to their house motto – ‘leaping forward’ were recently named the recipients of two inaugural house awards.
Young Cast Challenged by Asylum Seekers’ Tale
Opening night nerves come with the territory for Boy Overboard cast member Nick Felstead. However, the Year 9 student, who plays a lead role in the Midnite Youth Theatre Company’s latest offering, said the jitters soon fade as the excitement of performing takes over.
Boys Try Their Hand at Wheelchair Basketball
Year 6 boys got a firsthand experience of wheelchair basketball from Australian team member Adam Deans as well as one of their own classmates this week.
CCGS Tops Australian Mathematics Competition
Christ Church mathematics students achieved outstanding results in the Australian Mathematics Competition announced recently.
Faces of Christ Church Captured in Headspace
The Centenary Art Project, Headspace by Geoffrey Drake-Brockman, was officially launched at the 2010 Nexus Senior School Art Exhibition on Monday night.