News

Dominic College is a vibrant community of students, staff, families, Old Scholars and volunteers. We produce a fortnightly Newsletter during term, featuring a variety of reports and stories from staff and student leaders in areas of administration, learning and curriculum, wellbeing, community and mission.

You'll find a selection of stories here, too, plus additional new items in between Newsletters. Your contribution and news is always welcome - please email publications@dominic.tas.edu.au

3-6 & K-2 Athletics Carnivals postponed

We have now rescheduled K-2 and Year 3-6 Athletics as follows: * 3-6 Athletics Carnival Tuesday 18 October from 11.00am - 3.00pm * K-2 Athletics Carnival Wednesday 2 November from 10.00am - 12.55pm

2006 Reunion

The Class of 2006 had their first, ten years, reunion on Saturday 8 October - with a meet and tour of the College in the afternoon, and a reunion in the evening at Hotel Soho. The afternoon tour was very interesting for the 13 ex-students. Meeting upstairs in Grantleigh, they enjoyed some photo albums and Yearbooks (and a few champagnes), and a catch-up. Then the circuit of new and old - plenty of new buildings and facilities in just the last 10 years, including the super-impressive Savio Centre with LOTE, gym and kitchens, and the Oratory Space (dance studio) and Br Peter Dezani Training Centre, which together took over their old Savio Centre gym building where they had their graduation ceremony and concerts.

Tech Team Summit in Hobart

Six Dominic College teachers and staff were among participants in the first EdTechTeam Summit held in Tasmania, featuring Google for Education. Over the two days during the term break, Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 September our staff members attended a range of sessions aimed at empowering them with new tools to engage students in the classroom.

World Teachers' Day

Schools across Australia celebrate World Teachers’ Day on 5 October each year. This event was inaugurated in 1994 by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to acknowledge the outstanding efforts and complex work of teachers in our society. We, too, at Dominic College salute our teachers and extend our appreciation for all they do to develop our students in so many different dimensions.

EMPOWER presents Embrace

The Dominic College Empower Program would love to invite our girls, mothers, grandmothers, aunts and female friends to a very special viewing of Taryn Brumfitt’s documentary – Embrace. When body image activist Taryn Brumfitt posted an unconventional before-and-after photograph in 2013, it was seen by more than 100 million worldwide and sparked an international media frenzy. In her forceful debut, Brumfitt continues her crusade exploring the global issue of body loathing.

Parents & Friends News

It has been a very busy month for the P&F with lots of events happening and even more coming up next term. We had a great turnout of volunteers for our Fathers Day Stall and we had a great range and variety of gifts. The stall was well supported by all students especially the high school which was fantastic. We also held a BBQ to support the parents and players who participated in the Denison vs Franklin Footy & Netball day. Big thanks goes to Sharon Cleland, Sharyn Majchrzak and fa

Year 5 Taster Day, with Year 9/10 students

On Tuesday 20 September, Year 9 students exercised leadership in their participation in the College Year 5 Taster Day. Four schools were invited to participate in activities to showcase Dominic’s broad range of subjects. These schools were St Paul’s, St Therese’s, St Brigid’s, and our Dominic College Year 5 classes. Students were given a taste of some of our subjects, including Athletic Development, Design in Wood, EMPOWER, Drama, and Science.

RAW Challenge

This year the Adventure Recreation elective class has had a strong focus on developing students' leadership and interpersonal skills through challenging activities. For the first time ever, Dominic College students were able to put themselves to the test and participate in the Raw Challenge at Baskerville Raceway. The course had many difficult elements/obstacles including swimming under wooden logs, monkey bars, tunnels half submerged and an epic climb up Fruit Loop Hill.

Guest chef visit from Wrest Point

The annual guest chef ‘performance’ has become an eagerly anticipated event on the Year 10 Advanced Food Studies calendar. This year we were privileged to have chef de cuisine from Wrest Point, Mr Kent Sullivan, visit us Monday 12 September, to demonstrate the production of a 3-course meal, using a great range of new and familiar ingredients together with cutting edge preparation and cooking techniques.

Grandparents Day 2016

What a wonderful day we had for our Grandparents Day on Wednesday 14 Spetember! Our students were delighted and overwhelmed by having their Grandparents join them in the classrooms. In particular it was delightful to see Lucy in Year 1A; she was speechless when her Grandparents arrived from Launceston when she wasn’t expecting them to be able to attend.

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