Read more for an update on Term 3 events and the HSC Presiding Officer role, a 'MAD Night' announcement, a reminder about our holiday closure period and RoboThink Primary Club.
Term 3 Events
We have so many wonderful events coming up in Term 3. Please click here to access our school calendar on the Community Portal and start saving the dates!
HSC Presiding Officer
We are still in great need of an HSC Presiding Officer and looking for Expressions of Interest from members of the community about working as the NESA Presiding Officer for the HSC exams centre on our campus.
This role works for NESA throughout the period of the HSC exams and is responsible for securely collecting and delivering completed exams to the NESA Security Centre; scheduling and overseeing the team of exam supervisors. More information about the role can be found here.
If you are interested in this position, please contact marsdenpark@acc.edu.au.
National Portraiture Prize & MAD Night
A reminder to SAVE THE DATE for MAD Night! This fantastic event is our Music, Art & Drama Showcase and will include performances and exhibits from students across Primary and Secondary school, as well as a display of a selection of Portraiture Prize works. This event is open to all on-campus and distance education students and their families to attend.
Date: Tuesday, 1st August
Time: 6:00 PM until 8:30 PM
Specific Event Spaces: The event will be held in various designated spaces across the school campus. Here is an overview of the different performance areas:
Grand Piano Performances: Void Area, A Block
Main Stage and Music Performances: Admin Building Balcony
Drama and Primary Performances: C1
K-12 Art Exhibition: MPC (Gym/Multipurpose Centre)
More information will be available at the start of Term 3.
Portraiture Prize
Please remind your students to work on their Portraiture Prize submissions over the holidays!
Last year, over 120 portraits were submitted across the College and beautifully displayed at our Music, Art & Drama (MAD) Night. This year our competition has gone national, with all ACC campuses participating.
The Portraiture Prize is open to all students from Kindergarten - Year 12, both on campus and via distance education. Entries close at 3pm, Monday 31st July and will be displayed the following evening at MAD Night, on Tuesday 1st August.
To find out more, go to: acc.edu.au/portraitureprize
Holiday Closure
This is a reminder that our front office and reception will be closed from Monday 3rd July - Wednesday 12th July. SmartPlay is operational during all weeks of the Term break.
School resumes on Monday 24th July, we hope you have a fantastic break and look forward to welcoming you back then!
Robothink Primary Club
ROBOTHINK Term 3 enrolments are open now for students at ACC Marsden Park. This is a great way to redeem your ‘Creative Kids’ vouchers before they expire on the 30th of June.
RoboThink is pleased to announce that we are starting a new batch on Wednesday (3:15pm - 4:15pm) along with the Thursday batch (3:15pm - 4:15pm) at Australian Christian College as we had a huge waiting list last term.
Note: Students who attended lessons on Thursday this term should continue on the same Thursday so that we can take them up a level as needed.
Ideal Age group: Grade 1- Grade 6
Batch 1 dates Every Wednesday: 26 July- 13 September
Batch 2 dates Every Thursday: 27 July- 14 September
Our Robotics and coding sessions encourage critical thinking, self-confidence, spatial awareness, coding skills and teamwork.
Fun and enjoyable environment.
Cost of Holiday Camp: $200 (8 sessions)
Feel free to call us on 1300-515-664 for more details.