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STRENGTH
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ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE NEWS KNOWLEDGE.
THURSDAY 29 APRIL 2021 | ISSUE NO 5
Educating Young Men and Women Since 1873
Principal’s Message
Welcome back to Term 2, 2021. parents putting too much pressure Producer, Ms Sally Angus, the Director,
on them to be exceptional and make Mrs Mallory Schipper, all the staff
I hope all members of the College had it a career rather than playing for assisting who have helped in many
a restful and rejuvenating break and enjoyment and friendship. He goes on and varied ways, the Set Designers,
are looking forward to the beginning of to say that role models for young men the Musicians, the Community
another term. from the ages of 14 to 20 are extremely Engagement team, the Ushers, the
important and if there is a lack of role parents and especially the students for
I was thankful to have the opportunity
models young men will refer to their all their efforts in bringing this together.
to catch up on some reading during
peers which can be detrimental to For as the song says, “We are all in this
the break and two books in particular
their development. I would definitely together!”.
that I would like to mention are Raising
recommend this read for parents
Boys by Steven Biddulph and Dare To Finally, with the commemoration of
whose boys are navigating their
Lead by Brene Brown. ANZAC Day last Sunday it was pleasing
adolescent years.
to see representatives of our College
For years now, I have been sitting at
Dare to Lead reinforced for me the at many ceremonies across the greater
the end of the year awards ceremonies
need for me and all of our College
calculating the percentage of girls,
community to show more gratitude
compared to boys, who receive
for the gifts we have been given. This
academic awards. It is a biological fact
was demonstrated so well as I left
that girls reach puberty 18 months to
the College yesterday, when a young
two years on average before boys,
student who was waiting to be picked
which automatically puts them ahead
up started a conversation with me as
developmentally, especially in Year 7 to
I was walking out. She was engaging,
Year 9. Boys do tend to flourish as they
articulate and showed genuine interest
are reaching the end of their schooling
in how my day was. She went on to
and we have been focused on
say how she enjoyed the day and was
improving the education of our young
thankful to be back at school. It was
men both in and out of the classroom.
one of those moments that made me Launceston area. As a College it
In Raising Boys, Biddulph refers to truly appreciate and feel grateful for was disappointing that we could not
the different stages of the young the vocation I have chosen. show our respects by marching in the
man’s development, giving reasons Launceston parade due to COVID
As this newsletter is going to print restrictions, however the College was
for certain risk taking behaviour and
we will be in the middle of the represented by the Student Executive
ways to help boys develop into young
performances of High School Musical laying a wreath during the service and
men. One area that receives special
on Stage! The work that goes on we had students march at Deloraine,
attention is boys and sport. While
behind the scenes to put a musical the Drumline play in George Town
he encourages boys participation in
of this size is immense. I thank the and many students and families
sport wholeheartedly, he warns against
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attend Dawn Services in the greater
Launceston area. Thanks to all involved
in commemorating this most reverent
day in our history.
God Bless
Our mission is to be a school
of faith, learning, respect and
service in the Catholic tradition.
Mr Tony Daley
Principal
OUR VALUES
Social Justice:
We value a school where we grow in
awareness and respond to the needs of
others in a spirit of service.
WANTED: NHSSA ‘NEW STYLE’
REFLECTION NETBALL DRESSES
“It’s a job that is never started that The College is seeking to purchase some second hand
takes the longest to finish.” NHSSA netball dresses. If you have a dress that is the
JRR Tolkien current style and would like to sell it to the College, please
email Miss Amy Soule at asoule@stpatricks.tas.edu.au
UPCOMING EVENTS
APRIL
29-1 College Production of Hasyour email addresschanged?
High School Musical, The
Princess Theatre. Tickets from If your email addressed has changed recently, please advise
Theatre North. as soon as possible so that we can share important information.
Please call the College on 6341 9988
MAY
or email to registrar@stpatricks.tas.edu.au
4 Friends of Music Meeting,
Room A2, 7.00pm - 8.00pm
5-7 Agfest VET Work Placement, Schoolbox Help for Parents/Guardians
Quercus Park
5 Girls’ Night In, Tenison Woods If you require assistance with the Schoolbox login process,
Centre, 7.00pm - 9.00pm in the first instance please visit the Parent Help Centre
6 BeSPC Excursion (Tenison), on our website or contact us by phone on 6341 9988
Hollybank or email contact@stpatricks.tas.edu.au
7 BeSPC Excursion (Nagle),
Hollybank
7 Tasmanian Catholic
Youth Festival, St Brendan-
Shaw College After-school Running Sessions
7 Tasmanian All Schools Students, are you looking to improve your fitness for a winter sport or just want
Mountain Biking to do some running and keep your fitness up? Mr David Rae is taking running
Championship, Trevallyn sessions at the College every Tuesday and Thursday 3:45pm - 4:45pm, meeting
on the main oval near the TC buildings. Mr Rae will offer advice and tips on how
to improve your technique and general fitness. This could be handy for those
looking to challenge the College Cross Country team. If you are interested
Launceston Catholic Parish Blog - click here
please email david.rae@stpatricks.tas.edu.au – or just rock up!
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CATHOLIC IDENTITY & MISSION
By Ms Rachael Holloway, Director of Catholic Identity & Mission
ST PATRICK’S DAY MASS YEAR 8 REFLECTION DAYS Thursday evening. Beginning down at
After the very last minute cancellation This term, each of our Year 8 Core the campfire, with only the light of the
of St Patrick’s Day Mass last year, it felt classes has had the first of their two fire and candles, it sets an incredibly
extra special to gather as a Catholic Reflection Days. Held at Prospect sacred atmosphere.
community and break bread together Park, the focus of this day is on the But perhaps the most important part
this year. Thank you to Fr Mark, Fr College Mission Value of Individuality. of Retreat is the opportunity to spend
Ben and Fr Chatty, who celebrated this Students spent time reflecting on their time together. Year 12 disappears
special occasion with us. It was lovely gifts and what makes them special. It quite quickly, so to enable the
is also an opportunity for the Core to students to strengthen and deepen
strengthen their relationship with each their bonds with each other, to
other. reconcile differences and make new
YEAR 11 AND 12 RETREATS connections is truly a gift for students.
Last term saw us hold both our Year
11 and Year 12 Retreats. Year 11s
spent two days being introduced to
the concept of ‘retreat’ and spending
some time ‘in the wilderness’, as Jesus
did. They went through a series of
rotations, experiencing a number of
to have the parents of our incoming
different retreat styles, including team
Student Executive attend to witness
building, meditation and mindfulness, YEAR 11 ASCENT
their children being commissioned as
and community and leadership. Wednesday, 24 February to Friday,
College leaders. We also welcomed
Students also got to hear about the 26 February saw 20 of our Year 11
the Foundation classes of St Patrick’s
experiences of Old Collegian, Mr Sam Ascent leaders embark on a new
College, who held their reunion that
Clear, who spent nearly two years and exciting journey in the world of
day. There is no doubt that part
walking the planet for Christian Unity. outreach. These Year 11 young people
of what makes St Patrick’s College
Masses so special is the music. Thank The Year 12 Retreat builds on the stepped into the world of the other
you to Ms Fiona Mowat and Ms Sharyn experiences of Year 11, taking the for the first time, engaging in activities
Martin for all of the amazing work they students deeper into each of the to understand our AY11 motto, “Live
do with the orchestra and choir. different styles. A highlight of the simply, travel lightly and make room
Year 12 Retreat is always our Mass on for all”. This quote from the modern-
day Josephite Sisters speaks of the
ways we are called in Ascent Year 11 to
work with each other and reach out to
the wider community. The first day of
camp had us work through challenge
activities that opened up each part of
this motto and reflect upon how we
can be leaders in 2021. The second
day of camp for both groups was a
chance to meet and work with our
buddies from our partner schools,
St Paul’s Bridgewater and St Brigid’s
New Norfolk. Both groups did an
outstanding job at welcoming our
buddies and getting to know them
in these initial moments of our work
together this year. These meetings set
the scene for further mentoring that
will occur on camps and day programs
throughout 2021, culminating in a
weeklong immersion in both schools
in early December.
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JAPAN FOUNDATION JAPANESE
ROADSHOW EVENT
By Mrs Lea Watson, Teacher
On Wednesday 24 March, two Year 8
Japanese classes visited Scotch Oakburn
College to participate in the Japan
Foundation Japanese Roadshow event.
Members of the Japan Foundation,
Sydney were in attendance and our
students spent the afternoon immersed
in Japanese cultural activities.
The students learned a traditional
Yosakoi dance from the Japanese island
of Shikoku. They also participated in
Undoukai, (Sports Festival) activities,
which are a big part of each and every
Japanese students’ life. Students were
divided into colour teams and enjoyed
competing against each other to play
Dekapan (running together wearing huge
shared boxer shorts), tama ire (ball toss
game) & oodama (giant ball).
This was a wonderful opportunity for
our students to experience authentic
Japanese culture, whilst learning
appropriate Japanese phrases at the
same time. The students are to be
commended on their active participation
in this event.
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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING
By Mrs Maria Bassett, Head of Faculty - Vocational Education & Training
ST PATRICK’S DAY FEAST
Learning is definitely engaging in
our Senior VET Hospitality program,
especially when catering for the St
Patrick’s Feast day function where the
daily brief is to enjoy yourself, be happy
and most importantly embrace the
celebration of our patron Saint Patrick.
The St Patrick’s VET kitchen brigade
consisted of 25 Year 11/12 students
and included students from our three
independent school partners (Scotch
Oakburn College, The Launceston
Christian School, and Launceston
Church Grammar School). Together the
Hospitality team created a gastronomic
feast that was nothing short of
spectacular. Well done to all staff and
students involved in this event.
VET ANIMAL STUDIES
A new Year 10 VET Animal Studies
partnership has been recently formed
between Larmenier Primary School and St
Patrick’s College. This golden opportunity
to work in cooperation with the Larmenier
school farm has offered our students
practical animal handling experiences
alongside the staff and students from one
of our local Catholic primary schools. The
farm school accommodates a broad range
of farm, companion animals and pets. Our
students are extremely grateful to have
these hands-on experiences in our local
area. Thank you to the staff and students
at Larmenier Primary School for welcoming
our students onto your farm.
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GIFTED AND EXTENSION LEARNING
By Mrs Gina Slevec, Learning Leader - Gifted and Extension Learning
DA VINCI DECATHLON Smith, Mrs Myers, Mr Denton, Mrs some potential themes. The group’s
Jarvis and Ms Jago. We couldn’t have focus has since been on the conventions
In the second-last week of Term 1, done it without your generous and kind and examples of different genres. They
St Patrick’s College sent three teams participation. have chosen their own text to read and
of enthusiastic students to the Da discuss in groups and commenced
Vinci Decathlon in Hobart. Setting Here is one student’s reflections on the writing their own stories.
off in the dark at 5.45am, a big day of experience:
challenges lay ahead that would test The Year 7 group, after an introductory
their knowledge, ideas and skills in a “Having the opportunity to attend the session on personality types and
multitude of ways. Da Vinci Decathlon this year was so learning styles, have been delving into
exciting for me, and the event itself was the power of words with a vocabulary
Students competed against teams from even better. St Patrick’s College was extension activity in creating a Word
around the state in a series of 10 time- one of the two Launceston teams that Wall. They have then been considering
limited team challenges that include Art participated, and excitingly performed and collecting examples of all sorts
and Poetry, Codebreaking, Cartography, impressively as well. The team was of different text types for discussion
Creative Producers, Engineering, able to place third in English and and categorising. This has led them
English, Legacy, Ideation, Mathematics Engineering, and won the Creative to create their own text that subverts
and Science. Producers category. Da Vinci is an the conventions of form, considering
exciting opportunity to compete against audience, purpose and context.
other schools around the state and test
yourself in different subjects and I would Both groups have also had the
highly recommend it to other students.” opportunity to start to write letters
– Ally Wilson to students in northern France as we
embark upon an exciting pen pal
YEAR 7 AND 8 EXTENSION ENGLISH program. Hopefully we can get these
PROGRAM sent off at the beginning of Term 2
so that we can look forward to some
This year, St Patrick’s College has
replies!
introduced an Extension English
On the Tuesday, the Year 7 team program in the Middle School. Every
were wonderful in their participation second Thursday afternoon, the
and collaboration, and came first in students gather for the opportunity
the Legacy section. The Year 8s on to explore different and challenging
Wednesday were brilliant and won first English experiences beyond the core
place in Creative Producers, and third class curriculum.
in both the Engineering and English
In Term 1, there was a palpable buzz
challenges - an awesome outcome for
of excitement in the group of Year 8s
an awesome group of students. These
as they launched into the program.
two teams really launched into the day,
We were fortunate to have Mrs Jenny
despite it being a new experience for
Noble from the TCEO speak to the
each and every one of them - they really
group in their first session about the
were inspiring!
CET Creative Storytelling Showcase
The final team of Year 9 to 11 students competitions and they brainstormed
on Friday also came away with a win in
the Legacy section, and second place
in both Cartography and Science, a
terrific outcome after a rigorous day of
challenges for this exceptional team of
students.
Thanks so much to the staff members
who volunteered to supervise the
students on these days: Mr Norton-
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OUTREACH
By Ms Rachael Stanley, Teacher
During Term 1, over four weeks, 36
students from eight Homerooms
and two Rite Journey classes
volunteered their time to paricipate
in our Outreach Program and made
100.5 litres of soup, 48 muffins and
two containers of zucchini slice to
donate to St Vincent de Paul to assist
their soup van serve the Launceston
community.
Thank you to all students and
staff and families who supported
the program with their time and
donations!
Student Achievements
Congratulations to
Olive Morris who has
recently been selected
Congratulations Charli Ross, for the 17/U Tasmanian
Leo Bailey, Sam Lindsay, Ava State Netball Team
Murfet, and Lily Smith who to participate at the
represented the state at National Netball
the Australian Track & Field Championships in
Championships at Olymic Park Hobart in July.
in New South Wales from
12-19 April.
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TERM 1 SPORT REPORTS
By Mr Craig Boon, Sports Coordinator
SATIS SWIMMING competing in a great spirit.
Well done to our SPC Swimming Team bringing home A special thank you goes to Ms Cath McQuie, Mr Will von
three of the nine shields on offer - Junior Boys, Aggregate Steiglitz and the Grounds Staff for all their hard work.
Boys and Aggregate Senior.
The final points tally was:
We also won two age pennants - Boys U/13 and Boys U/16.
• Rice 950
It was a great team effort with many of the individuals and • Tenison 1,025
teams meeting or exceeding their rankings going into the
• MacKillop 1,043
event.
• Winner – Nagle 1,070
Thanks to Mrs Katrina von Stieglitz, Mrs Elizabeth Steven
and Mr Trent McLaughlin for managing the team and Mr
Geoff Dodds for assisting in his TA role. SENIOR SCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
ST PATRICK’S DAY CUP We held the Senior School Athletics Carnival on the
College’s sports fields in glorious conditions for late March.
The annual St Patrick’s Day Cup event was held on the
College grounds on Wednesday 17 March in lovely weather There were some great performances across the three year
conditions. groups and I think we will have a strong senior group for
the NSATIS and SATIS events this year.
It was great to see the Cup back in action after a COVID-19
cancellation and then a wet weather cancellation stopped A number of the athletes were in great form and listed
this great event on the calendar last year. below are the winners of multiple events.
The students and their Tutors had a great time according to The pennants were shared around the Houses:
the feedback received.
• Rice won the Novelties pennant
MacKillop was chasing a ‘three-peat’ after winning in 2018
• MacKillop won the U/17 girls
and 2019 but this time the winner was Nagle in a very close
competition for the top three places. • Tenison won the U/16 boys
Congratulations Nagle! • and Nagle won the U/16 girls, U/17 boys, Open Boys
(by 5 points) and Open Girls
A big thank you to all of the staff who helped in setting up
From the pennant results it is no surprise that Nagle won
or running the activities and well done to the students for
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the shield. Congratulations Nagle! U/13 Boys was very well contested and Rice 3755 took it
out from Tenison 3734, MacKillop 3679 and Nagle 3576.
In one of those interesting quirks you get with numbers
sometimes, the runner-up was Rice, who didn’t win an age U/13 Girls saw a comfortable win to Nagle.
pennant but was consistent across the age groups and The shield results were:
finished second three times.
• MacKillop 13,739
The final scores were:
• Tenison 13,875.5
• Tenison 5,063 • Rice 15,118.5 and the
• MacKillop 5,122
• Winner - Nagle 15,550!
• Rice 5,270.5
Congratulations Nagle on your wins at both Senior and
• Winner – Nagle 5,957.5
Middle School Athletics for 2021.
CROAGH PATRICK ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
It was great to hold our first athletics event at the College
in almost two years with the running of the Croagh Patrick
carnival.
The track was in great shape despite all the rain on the
Wednesday and early Thursday so well done to the
Grounds staff.
The results for the day were:
MacKillop took out the Novelties pennant (largely through
some great teamwork in the 3-legged race).
AUSTRALIAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
The girls pennant was won fairly comfortably by Rice with
a close battle for second with Nagle taking the honours We had 22 rowers (including three coxswains) taking part
from MacKillop and Tenison was fourth. in this event.
In the boys pennant Nagle also won by a comfortable One of the most notable achievements, among many from
margin from Rice, Tenison and MacKillop. the week, was Laurie Dean on the final day representing
Tasmania in the Mens Youth Eight. The boys raced well in
The shield scores were: a very fast and potentially a more seasoned field to place
• MacKillop 2,837 6th.
• Tenison 2,851.5 This would be a great experience for Laurie and he also
• Nagle 3,289.5 and had a good week on the running track at the Senior
• Winner – Rice 3,352 School Carnival winning the 800m and 1500m.
Rice’s efforts as a House were shown by the way they
filled events (as an example they had two girls in the Div 2 END OF TERM STATE FINALS
400m while the other Houses all had one, and they were
SATIS BASKETBALL
well represented in the 1500m).
Boys 1sts Basketball - our boys gave their all against the
Rice also took out the CP Swimming Shield as well so their
talented GYC side but went down 64-42. The boys were
year is off to a good start.
competitive for long stretches of the game and the margin
opened up a little in the last quarter as often happens in
MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL sports finals when the result is beyond doubt.
There was plenty of noise, colour and excitement with SATIS TENNIS
a second day of magical weather at the sports fields Boys 1sts Tennis - Hutchins took out the title with our best
yesterday. result being our first doubles pairing of Campbell Young
MacKillop took out the novelties pennant. and Sam O’Shea winning a set and taking the next one to
a tiebreaker. Hutchins has some top players including one
The U/14 Boys pennant was one by Rice, 61 points ahead with a high national ranking so they were a very strong
of Nagle. opponent.
U/14 Girls was won by Nagle over Rice by 73.5 points so Well done to both teams on winning the NSATIS title and
just 12.5 points difference between the two Houses in this having successful seasons.
age group.
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Year 10 Art
Year 10 Art students have had a busy
start to 2021. They have designed
their own scene from Super Mario in
8Bit using Post-It Notes and installed
their work in the gallery. They’ve been
making their own mark-making tools
from found/discarded objects and
creating abstract compositions. They
also spent a day working with local
artist Paul Eggins in preparation to
design and paint a mural in our library.
YEAR 7 CRICKET RESULTS – SATURDAY 18 MARCH
SPC Green 6/138 (30) def SPC Gold 10/136 (30)
BATTING PERFORMANCES
SPC Green
Cooper Kedey 29*, Hudson Young 17*, Campbell Targett 16* Dylan Philp 12* & Levi Springer 8*
SPC Gold
Suprim Shrestha 19*, Noah Bateman 14, Lucas Jarman 13 & Gus Barber 6.
BOWLING PERFORMANCES
SPC Green
Dylan Philp 3/8 (3), Levi Springer 2/4 (3), Tommy Powe 2/12 (3), Cooper Kedey 1/9 (3) & Campbell Targett 1/15 (3)
SPC Gold
Noah Bateman 1/7 (4), Kai Lacco 1/5 (2), Lucas Jarman 1/13 (3), Mitch Hills 1/11 (2), Michael Schaap 1/19 (2)
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FUTURE PATHWAYS
By Ms Jodie White, Future Pathways Coordinator
YEAR 11 FUTURES DAY
Last Thursday, Year 11 students
participated in a Futures Day, with a
focus on information to support their
learning in Year 11 and 12 as well
as assisting them to make informed
choices regarding pathways and
options after Year 12.
The day was full of information,
interactive activities, guest presenters
and workshops, giving students
relevant skills, knowledge, advice and
resources to navigate Years 11 and 12.
The students engaged in all aspects
of the day, which was reflective in the
positive feedback, received from the
guest presenters and exhibitors who
attended.
The day generated a lot of interest
with students starting to think,
question, plan and investigate their
career interests and aspirations.
St Patrick’s College is very grateful
for the invaluable support and
contribution from the many
organisations that attended the
Futures Day.
UCAT 2021
What is UCAT for? How do I get my results?
The University Clinical Aptitude Test is the admissions test Your results will be delivered to universities in early
for entry into medical, dental and clinical science degree September.
programmes in Australia.
Where can I find out more info?
What is the test format?
The latest study tips, exam advice and free resources can
It is a two hour computer-based test containing 233 be found at:
multiple choice questions across five separately timed https://www.ucat.edu.au/ucat-anz/practice-tests
subtests.
When can I register?
What is the cost of the test?
Registration and booking close on Monday 17 May 2021.
Tests are $305.00 and Concession $199.00
Where/When do I sit the test?
You will sit the test at a test centre in Launceston between
1 July – 11 August 2021. You sit the test the same year that
you apply to university. You can sit the test once each year.
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Girls’ Night In
A SPECIAL EVENING NOT TO BE MISSED
Please bring along a significant adult female in your life
to enjoy the evening with - eg mother, grandmother,
aunty, coach, teacher
GUEST SPEAKERS
Rachel Williams
Media Consultant, Content Creator & Old Collegian
Kate Woods
Director of Key2Property
Brooke Saward
Author & Editor of World of Wanderlust, Founder of
Charlie’s Dessert House & Old Collegian
WHEN: Wednesday 5 May - 7pm-9pm
WHERE: Middle School - Tenison Woods Centre
DONATION: Gold Coin - Proceeds to Charity
INCLUDED: Games & Light Refreshments
RSVP: Monday 3 May at http://stpatricks.co/GirlsNightIn21
If you would like further information or are having trouble RSVPing, please contact
Mrs Kathy Goodyer at kathy.goodyer@stpatricks.tas.edu.au or 6341 9988
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Raising Screenagers
Realistic strategies to navigate the online
world with your adolescent.
I arm parents with research-based information and
realistic solutions (that don’t involve phone bans or
digitally disconnecting your teens) so that your teen
can thrive online & offline.
This presentation will help confused and concerned parents navigate the digital world with their
‘screenagers’, without suggesting that they ‘digitally amputate’ them. Dr Kristy will arm parents with
research-based yet realistic advice to help parents feel confident about how they can best support
their adolescent’s physical health, mental wellbeing and learning online.
Kristy will explore:
// Why young people are susceptible to POTENTIAL PITFALLS ONLINE given their BRAIN
DEVELOPMENT;
// Why the online world is APPEALING to adolescents (there’s science to explain your teen’s digital
infatuation);
// A simple (& realistic) formula to determine healthy SCREEN TIME limits for teens of various ages
(based on their BASIC NEEDS);
// Why parents need to be the CO-PILOT of the DIGITAL PLANE and establish 5 BOUNDARIES to
ensure their teen’s time online supports her PHYSICAL HEALTH and MENTAL WELLBEING;
// How to support their teen’s ‘DIGITAL DNA’ especially when using social media or playing multi-
player video games;
// Why DIGITAL DISCONNECTION is critical for your teen’s PHYSICAL HEALTH and MENTAL
WELLBEING.
A U D I E N C E - Parents, guardians & educators of students in Years 7-12
D U R A T I O N - 2 hours, Wednesday 2 June at 7.00pm
L O C A T I O N - St Patrick's College Chapel or online (via livestream)
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL via https://stpatricks.co/21DKGRS
About Kristy
Dr Kristy Goodwin is one of Australia’s leading digital wellbeing researchers,
speakers, authors & media commentators. She provides brain-based solutions
to help children and teens thrive in a digital age. Kristy arms parents with
science-backed, yet simple solutions to help their ‘screenagers’ develop healthy
and sustainable digital behaviours. Kristy’s former clients include the NSW
Department of Education, the Reserve Bank of Australia, Westpac, Optus,
Apple, Macquarie Bank, Randstad, DLA Piper and public and private schools
across Australia.
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St Patrick’s College
LAUNCESTON
Presents
DATES
Wednesday, 28 April - Friday, 30 April | 7.30pm
Saturday, 1 May | 4pm
TICKETS
P: 6331 0052 | W: theatrenorth.com.au
THE PRINCESS THEATRE
57 Brisbane St, Launceston
Based on a Disney Channel Original Movie
Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia)
All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia
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