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5 ways you can start preparing your preschool child for primary school

Starting school for the first time, or changing to a new school, are some of the most significant experiences in a child’s life. And like all big experiences, they come with lots of emotions – excitement, fear, nervousness and anticipation, to name a few.
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Connecting alumnae

StrathconaConnect is an online platform which will, for the first time, bring together our powerful network of Strathcona women across all graduation years, providing opportunities for professional development, mentoring, networking and volunteering. It is a place where our alumnae can find old friends and make new ones, create interest groups, ...
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TC Envision for the WIN

TC Envision staff are named the 2020 UpSchool Entrepreneur Educators of the Year at The University of Melbourne Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship. It is a testament to the forward-thinking Entrepreneurial TC Envision program which teaches life ready skills to our girls. Plus, our outstanding Year 9 student TC Envision Business ...
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A program putting theory into practice

'Some of the most important lessons were what they got wrong. It’s about being able to take risks and learn.’ says Head of Tay Creggan, Mrs Karyn Murray in an interview about our leading Year 9 program.
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10 Tips to Support Your Child’s Well being and Keep Them Motivated During COVID-19

COVID-19 has presented huge challenges for us all, and sadly our kids aren’t immune from the stresses it’s created. Between an incredibly disrupted school year, learning from home, missing friends, and not being able to do a lot of their regular extra-curricular activities, the pandemic has been tough on kids ...
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Year 9 English: how explicit teaching of metalanguage and a Reading Journal improved analytical writing

"Those of us on the inside know its special joy: the precious window of opportunity between the self-doubting, oft-misdirected energies of the junior secondary years and the aspirational anxiety of VCE. Every ancient culture knew that this is the time for initiation into adulthood and, indeed, this is also our ...
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The groupwork dilemma: facilitating team challenges in the middle years during remote learning

"Over this period of remote learning in Term 2, 2020, a teaching and learning experience that none of us will ever forget, we have been asked to undergo education and all that we know in reverse, and from the end of a virtual platform." English Teachers Mrs Rhiannon Ward and ...
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When the journey itself is an education

"For us, it's about what we can do as teachers -facilitating learning and helping them when challenges arise," Director of Early Learning Centre, Mrs Jo Dowling says. "But, equally, understanding they are exceptionally capable of making decisions. 
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Kids want more fun in financial literacy – survey

“Teaching financial literacy in the classroom is one promising way to improve the financial capacity of young women today. Equally, we encourage our students to talk about money with their parents at home”. says Head of Careers, Mrs Joanne Buckley.
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Open House Melbourne virtual tour of Tay Creggan

Take a virtual tour of the magnificent building Tay Creggan and learn about its interesting history. You can also take a tour of Tay Creggan in Minecraft or download the TC Minecraft world and explore on your own in Minecraft. Additionally, listen to the TC Envision webinar with the League ...
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The Survival of the Arts

"The Comedy Festival has always ushered in the beginning of Autumn, and its cancellation two weeks before opening signaled something far more ominous for the arts community. At a time when Australians desperately needed to laugh, the cancellation of one of the world’s largest comedy festivals brought the impact of ...
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Schools interrupted, have learnt valuable lessons

'...we can't waste this opportunity to analyse and discuss which systems and practices embraced during this period actually enhanced the teaching and learning experience, and simply revert to the ways we've always done things.' states Principal Mrs Marise McConaghy in The Age.
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early learning student smiling

5 ways you can start preparing your preschool child for primary school

Starting school for the first time, or changing to a new school, are some of the most significant experiences in a child’s life. And like all big experiences, ...
Read More →
Strathcona community

Connecting alumnae

StrathconaConnect is an online platform which will, for the first time, bring together our powerful network of Strathcona women across all graduation years, providing opportunities for professional development, ...
Read More →
tc envision blog cover

TC Envision for the WIN

TC Envision staff are named the 2020 UpSchool Entrepreneur Educators of the Year at The University of Melbourne Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship. It is a testament to the ...
Read More →
the age advertorial

A program putting theory into practice

'Some of the most important lessons were what they got wrong. It’s about being able to take risks and learn.’ says Head of Tay Creggan, Mrs Karyn Murray ...
Read More →
kidopedia screenshot

10 Tips to Support Your Child’s Well being and Keep Them Motivated During COVID-19

COVID-19 has presented huge challenges for us all, and sadly our kids aren’t immune from the stresses it’s created. Between an incredibly disrupted school year, learning from home, ...
Read More →
idiom graphic

Year 9 English: how explicit teaching of metalanguage and a Reading Journal improved analytical writing

"Those of us on the inside know its special joy: the precious window of opportunity between the self-doubting, oft-misdirected energies of the junior secondary years and the aspirational ...
Read More →
idiom graphic

The groupwork dilemma: facilitating team challenges in the middle years during remote learning

"Over this period of remote learning in Term 2, 2020, a teaching and learning experience that none of us will ever forget, we have been asked to undergo ...
Read More →
elc students learning

When the journey itself is an education

"For us, it's about what we can do as teachers -facilitating learning and helping them when challenges arise," Director of Early Learning Centre, Mrs Jo Dowling says. "But, ...
Read More →
financial literacy graphic

Kids want more fun in financial literacy – survey

“Teaching financial literacy in the classroom is one promising way to improve the financial capacity of young women today. Equally, we encourage our students to talk about money ...
Read More →
tay creggan virtual tours graphic

Open House Melbourne virtual tour of Tay Creggan

Take a virtual tour of the magnificent building Tay Creggan and learn about its interesting history. You can also take a tour of Tay Creggan in Minecraft or ...
Read More →
Survival of the Arts Art

The Survival of the Arts

"The Comedy Festival has always ushered in the beginning of Autumn, and its cancellation two weeks before opening signaled something far more ominous for the arts community. At ...
Read More →
Schools interrupted the age

Schools interrupted, have learnt valuable lessons

'...we can't waste this opportunity to analyse and discuss which systems and practices embraced during this period actually enhanced the teaching and learning experience, and simply revert to ...
Read More →