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 Welcome to our website and into our community of learners.
Our name “Clairvaux MacKillop” reflects our very proud history. Two separate Colleges – Clairvaux, a Christian Brothers College for Boys (named after St Bernard of Clairvaux) and MacKillop College for girls, established by the Sisters of St Joseph, were unified in the mid 1980s. We are a Secondary College of almost 1200 students from Years 8 to 12. As an Archdiocesan College we operate with the authority of the Brisbane Catholic Education Centre. A dynamic learning community, we offer a unitised curriculum from Year 8 through to Year 10. At Year 10 students consider entering the senior phase of schooling and elect a study pathway relevant to their abilities and future plans. The academic pathway prepares students for tertiary studies after Year 12. The industrial pathway prepares students for work in industry and offers apprenticeships or part-time industry placements worked into their school timetable. Each pathway requires students to be self directed and highly committed to their studies. As well as having a strong work-ethic, students and staff are required to be supportive of the College Mission and live out the values articulated in it. |
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This is the final Newsletter for the term. Hopefully you will receive this newsletter along with the Report prior to the start of the school holidays. House Athletics Carnival This Friday we conclude the Semester with the annual House Athletics Carnival. Mr Butler has been very clear with our students about the College’s expectations in relation to attendance, behaviour, presentation and importantly, participation. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 June 2009 11:59 )
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Social Networking Last week’s ‘Building Relationships’ presentation by Task Force ARGOS explored the use of the internet, chatrooms and other social networking sites as a means by which sexual predators can lure and groom adolescents. While the subject matter was disturbing, it alerted the audience to the ease with which adolescents present information and representations of themselves that would set themselves up to be a target for potential paedophiles. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 June 2009 12:07 )
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Renewed attention is being paid to the religious identity of schools and Colleges in the Archdiocese of Brisbane. A sense of purpose has always driven Catholic Education. It is "not simply an exercise in acquiring knowledge for the sake of getting a worthwhile occupation…"1 because, "the promotion of the human person is the goal of the Catholic school."2 People are aware of the need to respond in a principled way to the human impacts and technologies of this 21st Century. |
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Turning Stress into Success I recently read Dr Peter Stebbins’s book Turning Stress into Success. In this he asks why some people get extremely frustrated and stressed about some things, while others take it all in their stride, and look calm and successful even in the midst of difficulty. The answer he suggests is not dependant on what happens, but rather, on how we react to what happens. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 June 2009 12:01 )
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Now that the end of the term is near and, more importantly, reports are about to arrive home, it is timely that students reflect on the past term’s performance. Whatever results are achieved on the report card, it is always good practice to look at how things have transpired and how students can improve or adjust their academic and personal lives. The following are a couple of basic strategies that may help for next semester. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 June 2009 12:04 )
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Start of Term 2 Term 2 begins on Tuesday, 14th July. We remind students that it is important to start the term well, referring to the general standards and expectations that we advocate for all students. Classes begin on Tuesday and it is vital that students have their notebooks, textbooks and any other equipment needed to work effectively. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 June 2009 12:05 )
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