As a relatively new employee to SCEA (Marie began as the Community Engagement & Enrolments Officer at Swan Christian College in mid-April 2021), Marie Goodchild brings a lifetime of experience to Swan – and a very famous surname! It was Brian Goodchild who was at the first meeting (in August 1981) regarding the formation of […]
Homemade Mask of the Week – Swan’s Marie Goodchild Read More »
“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.” Voltaire As a French writer who lived in the 1700’s, Voltaire’s words ring true when it comes to Mrs Minchington (known to the KCS community as Mrs ‘M’) who does exactly that; she reads, and she dances
Librarian of the Week – Kalamunda’s Shona Minchington Read More »
Even those of us familiar with the geography of South Africa and the southern province of KwaZulu Natal will not be familiar with the very small town of Boston. It is home to 153 people who milk cows and talk ‘dairy’ most of the day. However, one of its best exports has made her way
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Ellenbrook Christian College’s Caity Stafford had a problem. As the Dean of Arts, Technology & Electives, she is directing the ECC’s after-school production of ‘Oliver’ (bookings open on June 18) and she has cast all of young orphans required to play the rascally roles of Oliver Twist, The Artful Dodger and all of Dickensian London’s
Song of the Week – Ellenbrook’s Mark Cicchini Read More »
Ten years in the making, numerous changes thanks to the lockdown restrictions and then a desperate race against time to seal the deal – Ben Harris really knows how to stage the most unusual wedding possible! Ben Harris, the dashing Year 4 teacher from Beechboro Christian School, met the love of his life, Ashley, back
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This week we celebrate a true SCEA Pioneer – Renée Melvin. Renée was a teacher during the very early years of Swan Christian College (then Swan Christian High School) when it was based in Columbo Street, Victoria Park prior to its permanent home on Great Northern Highway in Middle Swan. Back in 1984-1985, the school
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You may think you’ve met every Pitman in the SCEA solar system – but think again! If you stroll the corridors of Swan Christian College and see a man with a healthy laugh, healthy smile and healthy beard, you’re probably thinking that its Mike Pitman, Principal of Ellenbrook Christian College, just popping in for a
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If you’re fortunate enough to see our Chief Executive Officer, Dr Graeme Cross, out and about around our SCEA schools, you are sure to have seen his Executive Assistant, Ms Anna Guy. Often found organising Graeme’s days, setting up meetings and meticulously taking care of the logistics, Anna is the epitome of class and sophistication
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SCEA Staff and parents who drive into the picturesque surrounds of Mundaring Christian College’s Secondary Campus in Parkerville are greeted by a rolling green valley, dense bushland and purpose-built buildings and facilities. The unique part of this educational landscape lies no more than 300 metres from the school classrooms: mountain bike trails. Snaking through the
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Some might wonder what it was that drew Jeff Grundy to his new role as Head of Secondary School for Northshore : the opportunity to work in a school that has grown by 180 students in the last twelve months, the chance to work with Principal Stuart Chisholm as he darts from classroom to classroom
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