Deputy Principal - Students, Ms Gabby Smith
Year 11 RYDA Excursion
On Tuesday, 14 May, Year 11 students attended the RYDA Safe Driving excursion. The workshops undertaken on this day are crucial for teenagers who are just starting to get their licences. Some of the more poignant workshops of the day included a guest speaker who, at the age of 18, lost her ability to walk due to a preventable car accident.
The students of Waverley College participated extremely well in each of the workshops and will remember the different ways to minimise the risk of harm while driving or being a passenger on our roads.
Ms Cassandra Foster
Head of Brennan House
cfoster@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Special Report – Celebrating IDAHOBIT Day, Friday, 17 May 2024
Please find attached a special report from SchoolTV regarding IDAHOBIT day which is celebrated each year on 17 May. The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) emphasises the importance of educating children about diversity and inclusivity.
Read more HERE.
Save the Date – Year 10 Dinner Cruise, Thursday 13 June 2024
The Waverley College Year 10 (2024) Dinner Dance provides a formal social opportunity for boys to host a partner at a dinner cruise on Sydney Harbour. This is a part of our Wellbeing Framework promoting respectful relationships.
Date: Thursday, 13 June 2024
Time: 5:45pm – 10pm (meet at Star City Casino Wharf at 5:30pm)
Venue: Bella Vista Cruise Ship
Embark/Disembark: Star City Casino Wharf, Pirrama Road, Pyrmont
Dress: Smart formal attire for all guests – boys to wear suit with jacket, tie and trousers
Cost: $105 per person, which includes four hours of cruising, a three-course meal, unlimited soft drinks/juice package, DJ and security
RSVP: Essential. Bookings open at 6pm on Friday, 24 May 2024.
Click HERE for tickets.
If you have any further questions, please email Ms Suzi Sucur (Administrator Wellbeing Centre) at ssucur@waverley.nsw.edu.au
UNSW and IBSC Boys’ Learning and Wellbeing Research Project
Waverley College is participating in a research project titled ‘Supporting School Students’ Learning and Wellbeing‘ facilitated by the School of Education at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the International Boys’ School Coalition (IBSC), which aims to investigate the educational practices that support students’ learning and wellbeing in the classroom and in their co-curricular activities.
Students in Years 7-12 will complete an online questionnaire during Period 1 classes on Friday, 24 May 2024. Students in Years 5-6 will complete the questionnaire during Period 1 on Thursday 23 May. The questionnaire will ask them about educational practices at the school (eg instruction, guidance from teachers, coaches, etc) and also about their learning (eg motivation, engagement) and wellbeing (eg flourishing, sense of belonging). The questionnaire should take approximately 20 minutes to complete.
If you agree for your child to take part in the project, you are not required to do anything else.
Students can provide their own consent as they do the survey.
If you do not want your child to participate in this project, please fill in your details on page 4 of the below Parent Information Form for UNSW & IBSC Research Project and email it to Ms Lauren Ryan, EA to the Deputy Principal-Students lryan@waverley.nsw.edu.au by 12pm on Wednesday, 22 May, 2024.
Click HERE to view the Parent Information Form.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact me at gsmith@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Kind regards
Ms Gabby Smith
Deputy Principal – Students
gsmith@waverley.nsw.edu.au
