Learning and Teaching

Year 12s

Good luck to all our Year 12 students as they embark on the next stage of their journey. Our Year 12 VCAL students are accessing the range of opportunities available to them and our Year 12 VCE students have commenced Swot Vac. Good luck to the VCE students on their upcoming VCAA examinations.

2022 Subjects and Booklists

Commencing next week, students will receive their final list of 2022 subjects through homeroom. Parents will receive an email with all Book List Information and access to the 2022 Booklist. As part of supporting our 2021 goal ‘helping students learn to a higher level’ we have arranged with Campion Booksellers to make 2022 books available prior to Christmas. This will allow students to read their novels and make themselves familiar with any of the subject text books prior to 2022. In order to facilitate this, Campion will home deliver the book orders. Online book lists orders are due November 26.

New Year 7 and 8 Program in 2022

In 2022, we will introduce a new program at Year 7 and 8 called Cura Personalis. Cura Personalis is a Latin term that refers to the care of the whole person. At Saint Ignatius College, we are of course committed to the education of the whole person. The Cura Personalis Program will provide an approach at a dedicated time for our students to enrich their learning.

The aims of the program are:

• To promote a culture of ‘working at a higher level’ with a focus on human excellence expanding the Heart, Mind and Body
• To foster student interest and passion as a vehicle to engage and promote lifelong learning and connectedness

Year 7 and 8 students will participate in Cura Personalis every Wednesday afternoon, in period 5 and 6. The year will be broken up into Program A and Program B. Program A will have more of a year level focus and target personal learning opportunities. Program B will allow students to choose from a range of enrichment activities, including GISSA sports, STEAM, Performing and Visual Arts, Cooking, Debating, Chess, Writer’s workshops, Service activities to name a few. More details to follow.

Important S dates

To assist students with their organisation and planning we publish S dates which refers to the final date for any Year 7 – 12 summative or reportable task to be completed. The Year 7 -11 Semester 2 S days are as follows:

Year 11: Thursday 11 November

Year 10: Thursday 18 November

Year 9: Tuesday 23 November (Core subjects only)

Year 9: Wednesday 1 December (Elective subjects only)

Year 7/8: Thursday 25 November

Year 9 – 11 Examinations

Just a reminder that of the Semester 2 examination dates:

Unit 2: Friday 19 November

Year 10: Friday 26 November

Year 9: Wednesday 1 December (Core subjects only)

Bernadette Donnelly Deputy Principal [Learning & Teaching]