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Holiday Travel Arrangements With only two weekends to go before the next holidays its that time again to have your travel plans placed into REACH. If you are having troubles please phone through and the boys and I will attempt to edit the details on our end. Depart: Friday July 5, 2019 Return: Monday July 29, 2019 Help with Completing Your Holiday Travel Arrangements If you are travelling by train or plane then the clip below will assist you in completing your Leave. By following these steps it will help us out when we are organizing the transport to and from the Railway Station and…

  In recent years, psychology has been moving beyond its focus on mental illness and shifting towards identifying and researching what makes humans thrive and flourish. Thus, the study of Positive Psychology was termed. Positive Psychology is the scientific study of human flourishing and an applied approach to optimal functioning. It has also been defined as the study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals, communities and organisations to thrive (Gable & Haidt, 2005, Sheldon & King, 2001) To push this brief description a bit further, Positive Psychology is a scientific approach to studying human thoughts, feelings, and behavior, with a focus…

Most homerooms have now made the journey to Dwellingup for their year 8 camp to Moray. The majority have been blessed with great weather and activities such as the high ropes course, canoeing, orienteering, and camping have kept the boys busy over the week-long camp. Our boys have taken to the camp like a duck to water given their experiences living away from home and those gained from the Bibbulmun track walk. With the final two homerooms (Sullivan and Siekierka) departing this coming Monday 17th June, for many, Moray will quickly turn into a distant memory, until their next trip to…

The 2019 Boarding Photography Competition is now open for entries. We have a proud history of placing in both the Family and Staff categories. I am hoping we can sweep to a win in all three categories this year! All Year 7/8 boys can enter their photos in the Year 7-9 Category. All Year 7/8 parents and family members can enter their photos in the Family Category. All Year 7/8 Staff can enter their photos in the Staff Category. Send your photos to sean.mecham@scotch.wa.edu.au

      The Year 7 boarders took their first steps of an incredible journey in Week 6 this term. The boys start their 1000km track walk with an overnight expedition, walking 11km's on the first day, finishing with a 10km walk on day 2. Whilst it is an opportunity to connect with nature the experiential learning The Bibbulmun track provides cannot be measured.  Self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making are developed each and every time these boys step out onto the track. These experiences bond boys for life. Long after students leave school, many still recall their Bibbulmun track experience as the…

  All Middle School boys participated in the Cross Country race, on Wednesday 29 May, week 5. Boys came to school wearing their House shirt and PE uniform for the day which they all enjoyed before the house rivalry started!! It was great to see all residential boys putting the effort in to complete the distance with as few a breaks as possible. Year 7's completed the 2500m journey whilst Year 8's stepped their distance up with a 3000m effort. I am not sure if it were the camera, the finishing line or my presence however as you can see from the photos below…

Year 7 boys completed the NAPLAN online testing in week 3. As you may have read, The State Government has revealed 40,000 West Australian secondary students had difficulty connecting to online NAPLAN tests, with schools given permission to switch back to pen and paper. Given we were one of those schools affected, our boys if affected were offered the opportunity to repeat their testing by pen and paper. We were very mindful that NAPLAN, being a necessity, was another of those hurdles the boys were having to jump over in their first year of living away from home. The boys were…

Starting their academic journey at Scotch can be a daunting time for the boys, who need to come to grips not only with a higher workload but a number of new expectations placed upon them. What the study skills workshops aim to do, is not only manage that transition for new boarding boys but to help them build a foundation in which to improve as the year continues. The boys participated in their second workshop of the year - effective notetaking, having already participated in the dynamic reading skills workshop in Summer Term. The presenters are well equipped and very personable helping…