St Leonard's College have recently been chosen to receive a grant of $25,000 for enhancing Asian Language (Indonesian and Japanese) program for both the Brighton and Cornish Campuses. There are only five schools chosen from the Independent sector in Victoria.
The College was successful in applying for Round 1 of the Australian Government's National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program
(NALSSP) Becoming Asia Literate: Grants to Schools.
The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Minister for Education, announced the successful schools under Round 1 on 14th October 2009.
The grant covers: External and internal training of staff, CRT and purchasing of equipment from October 2009 to end of September 2010.
Congratulations to Naoko Nishikawa, our Japanese teacher, for successfully applying for this funding.
Sports News
Victorian State Kayak Championships On Saturday and Sunday 5 and 6 September a team of dedicated paddlers represented the College in the state championships on the Yarra River at Warrandyte. The team performed brilliantly bringing home a gold and two bronze medals. The results are:
Girls 17K1 - Downriver - Emma Eichorn – Gold
Boys 16K1 - Downriver - Nathan Sturgess – Bronze
Senior Boys K1 Slalom team - Nathan Sturgess, Jono Egan and Tom Martin - Bronze
It was a superb effort by all students. The other members of the team were: Ellen Burgin, Amelia Sturgess and Mel Hitchen-Haw. Congratulations to the team and thanks to Mr Ben Woolhouse for his time and effort in organising and training the team and being out there on the weekend.
Premier's VCE awards for 2008
Congratulations to the following students who received their Premier's Award on 21 July:
Kate Taylor, Philosophy Richard Taylor, Physics
The Premier's VCE Awards ceremony not only acknowledges the outstanding results of individual students but also to pays tribute to principals, teachers and parents who play an invaluable role in supporting and encouraging students during their VCE studies.
State finals of da Vinci Decathlon
Congratulations to our two St Leonard's teams on coming equal fourth in the State Finals of the da Vinci Decathlon at MLC on Friday 24 July. St Leonard's College is a host school of the Regional Finals, and due to the success of our teams at regional level, we progressed to this prestigious position in the State competition.  We are tremendously proud of our year 7 da Vinci State Finalist Teams for their success in the State Finals.Â
The children of the Early Learning Centre at the Cornish Campus invite you to their art exhibition for 2009. Held at Seed Cafe, Mordialloc from 1 to 4 December. Exhibition opening times from 8am to 4pm.
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