http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au Click here to ready the latest news and events from the School. daily 1 2007-09-11T04:02:48Z http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/we-offer/senior-school/co-curricular-program/seminars-and-workshops/life-advice-for-boys-from-australia2019s-leading-adolescent-psychologist Australia’s leading child and adolescent psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg returned to the Senior School to give boys important life advice and talk about positive psychology. Dr Carr-Gregg’s annual visits are made possible by the Christ Church Parents’ Association. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-06-14T07:41:01Z News Item or Release http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/we-offer/preparatory-school/co-curricular-programme/activities/news-stories-about-prep-activities/boys-enjoy-story-behind-dragon-boat-festival-dumplings A number of Preparatory School boys studying Chinese learnt the significance of the Dragon Boat Festival and were treated to ‘zongzi’ on Wednesday. Christ Church mother Mingli Kuek (Joseph, Year 8) pre-prepared the traditional rice dumplings and gave boys a demonstration on how to make the celebratory snack. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-06-14T07:40:28Z News Item or Release http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/we-offer/senior-school/senior-school-curriculum/academic-learning-areas/humanities/news-stories-about-humanities/christ-church-student-impresses-world-renowned-philosopher Years 11 and 12 philosophy and ethics students heard from internationally renowned philosopher Peter Vardy at a seminar hosted by St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls recently. The emphasis for the day was ethics with discussion ranging from ethical theory to applied ethical issues such as war and euthanasia. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-06-14T07:51:21Z News Item or Release http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/school-community/old-boys-association/1973-first-xi-champions-reminisce-at-mt-claremont The 1973 First XI celebrated 40 years since winning the PSA title last weekend by reliving their school hockey days through the 2013 First XI side. The old boy team watched the First XI take on Aquinas at Mt Claremont playing fields on Saturday. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-06-14T07:52:15Z News Item or Release http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/we-offer/senior-school/senior-school-curriculum/academic-learning-areas/the-arts/art/liam2019s-documentary-makes-big-screen-debut A short documentary film by 2012 graduate Liam Gnaden hit the big screen this week as part of the 2013 Media Perspectives – a showcase of the top WACE Media Production and Analysis (MPA) submissions from 2012. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-06-14T07:57:28Z News Item or Release http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/we-offer/senior-school/co-curricular-program/sport/sport-news/floorball-friends-represent-australia-at-world-championships Three Year 12 students and one old boy were members of the Australian Men’s Under 19 World Floorball Team, which competed at the world championships in Hamburg, Germany, last month. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-06-14T07:56:47Z News Item or Release http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/we-offer/senior-school/co-curricular-program/outdoor-education/year-8-outdoor-education/meteors-masts-and-mateship-aboard-the-leeuwin As the final voyagers of the Year 8 Leeuwin Adventure returned home this week, Keaton Wright (Year 8) shared his experience on board the tall ship in the World Heritage Site of Shark Bay. The experiential six-day journey aims to expand boys’ capabilities and sense of themselves through a highly challenging and inspiring team experience. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-06-07T09:47:21Z News Item or Release http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/we-offer/preparatory-school/preparatory-school-curriculum/physical-education/news-stories-about-physical-education/dale-delivers-at-prep-house-cross-country After a postponement due to inclement weather, the Years 3 to 6 Inter-House Cross Country Carnival was held on Wednesday afternoon at the Mt Claremont playing fields. A large number of parents turned out to watch the event, which was won by Dale. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-06-07T09:42:46Z News Item or Release http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/we-offer/preparatory-school/co-curricular-programme/news-stories-about-prep-school-sport/christ-church-footballers-learning-from-the-best Year 7 footballers had an opportunity to watch some of their idols in action as members of the West Coast Eagles trained at McGillivray Oval on Wednesday afternoon. The boys were excited to see professional players and coaches at work at their training ground due to the Western Force v British and Lions game at Patersons Stadium. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-06-07T09:47:56Z News Item or Release http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/we-offer/preparatory-school/co-curricular-programme/activities/news-stories-about-prep-activities/scaly-friends-fascinate-year-1-boys Meeting Fluffy, a four-kilogram carpet python, along with her other reptilian friends was the highlight of a recent Year 1 incursion. The boys were fascinated by facts about the West Australian pythons and lizards and stretched their vocabulary to describe the hands-on encounters. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-06-07T09:46:01Z News Item or Release http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/we-offer/senior-school/senior-school-curriculum/academic-learning-areas/humanities/news-stories-about-humanities/humanities-students-learn-harrowing-story-of-life-in-gaza Dr Mona El Farra held the attention of a large group of Year 10 Humanities students as she described the history behind the Gaza Strip’s establishment as a Palestinian territory in 1948 this week. Her presentation, made possible by the Centre for Ethics, included graphic pictures of conditions taken recently in what has been described as ‘the world’s largest open-air prison’. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-06-07T09:31:26Z News Item or Release http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/we-offer/senior-school/beyond-queenslea-drive/new-2018immersions2019-take-boys-to-india-and-france Three boys were the first Christ Church students to go on ‘immersion’ to India and France as part of the Beyond Queenslea Drive programme last term. The exchange programme gives Year 10 boys a rare opportunity to immerse themselves into school environments around the world. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-06-13T09:09:14Z News Item or Release http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/school-community/old-boys-association/old-boy-gives-boys-insight-into-google-role IT and mathematics students, from Years 9 to 12, heard about the role of a computer programmer for the world’s most widely used search engine recently. Old boy Jim Mussared (Class of 2001), who works at Google’s Australian headquarters in Sydney, spoke to classes and interested boys during lunchtime. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-05-31T05:54:29Z News Item or Release http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/we-offer/preparatory-school/preparatory-school-curriculum/physical-education/news-stories-about-physical-education/mascots-reignite-house-spirit-in-preparatory-school Four new house mascots and chants for Dale, Forrest, Giles and Stirling were unveiled last week as part of a project to reignite the importance of house culture and values in the Preparatory School. Students were involved at all stages of the artist-in-residence project, which was made possible thanks to a Parents’ Association grant. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-05-31T05:33:36Z News Item or Release http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/we-offer/senior-school/senior-school-curriculum/academic-learning-areas/Languages/news-stories-about-languages/diversity-and-benefits-of-learning-languages-celebrated Languages Week celebrations got underway last week with the annual Languages Week Quiz between Christ Church and MLC. A Year 8 French lunch, East-West Day, soccer competition and sushi fundraiser were other ways boys celebrated the diversity and benefits of learning a language. No publisher webgraphicdesign 2013-05-31T05:33:49Z News Item or Release