Yesterday our year 12s got to immerse themselves in the ‘Tertiary Information Service’ event held at Deakin University. They heard from Deakin University, The Gordon TAFE, and a wide variety of uni’s from Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania about pathways into further education, access schemes, and scholarships. It was a toe dip in the pond of information around this which will be further developed throughout the year with the school's Careers and Senior School team. The best way to predict your future is to plan it! REMINDER - CAREER EXPO April 3 -5 NEXT WEEK! #yourfuture #careers #opportunities #tertiaryeducation #pathways

This week our Year 11 Science students attended a two-day excursion to Melbourne to explore what Swinburne University has to offer. We experienced virtual realilty (meditation and roller-coasters!) and watched a series of shore 3D astronomy movies about our solar system and discoveries on Mars. Students were taken on a tour of the University including the TAFE wing, library, science and technology wings, factory of the future, a mock courtroom, and residential areas. IMAX was definitely a highlight of the evening. A terrific two days in Melbourne. #science #excursion #melbourne #virtualreality #mars #mutualrespect

Technology Tuesday!!! Year 8 Digital Technology class learning to code using Python language and a turtle. Students are using an education platform called CROK Academy. GROK Academy’s mission is to educate all learners in transformative computing skills, knowledge, and dispositions, empowering them to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities of the future. The students start by using 'blocks' that group code phrases together, then move to text-based programming where the students write the code themselves. The turtle creates a visual design based on their code, so students can independently design, test, and de-bug their code based on their output. #techtuesday #debug #pythonlanguage #programming #GROKAcademy

Yesterday afternoon into evening, we held our Open Night, and we welcomed hundreds of families into our College community. Families were taken on college tours with staff and student leaders, there was ‘Come & Try’ classes in Art, Technology, Food Tech, Science, and PE and Health, two Presentations about our College in the Hall, live performances of all of our bands in L wing, and a sausage sizzle! It was wonderful to see so many new families interacting with our staff and students, with lots of great conversations had, and plenty of smiling faces. We appreciate everyone coming out in the rain to see our College's vision that Every Warrnambool Student Thrives. Enrolment Applications for Year 7 2024 placements are to be returned to Government Primary Schools, Non-Government Primary student applications are to be returned to Warrnambool College on Friday 12th May, 2023. Missed out on Open Night? Interested in enrolling your child in Year 7 in 2024? We are running small group tours of Warrnambool College at the start of Term 2 Tours are scheduled for the following dates, and will start at 9:20am from our front office in the administration building: Thursday 27th April Tuesday 2nd May Tuesday 9th May Thursday 11th May If you would like to attend a tour, please contact our administration office on 5564 4444 & we can book you in. #chooseWC #chooseyourfuture #everywarrnamboolstudentthrives #opennight2023

Music Monday… This weekend Cameron Chuck and Isaac Agnew travelled to Melbourne for their second workshop as part of the Accelerando Program at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Cameron was also lucky enough to see Stradivarius in Vienna with Alexandre Da Costa - Zelman Symphony 90th Anniversary Season. Both had an excellent weekend and have been thoroughly enjoying their experiences in the Accelerando Program so far. #musicmonday #AccelerandoProgram #opportunities