The Vanier House staff celebrated the 40th Anniversary of L’Arche Genesaret, Canberra. The night was a wonderful celebration, story and song! This significant anniversary marks the beginning of L’Arche in Australia, since its foundation in 1978. As Jean Vanier is the patron of our purple house we have formed a wonderful partnership with our house group and the L’Arche houses in Canberra. Jean Vanier’s values and strong message of inclusion have been instrumental in forming our houses identity. It was an absolute privilege to be included in celebrating their accomplishments in the past 40 years.

We will be launching AWAKEN which will be a really lovely way to start the day every second Thursday. On every other Thursday morning we will be holding a Mass in the Chapel at 8:20am. Both AWAKEN and Mass will be open to everyone. So come along!

I am most excited about getting to know everyone including the staff, students and families in the John Paul College community!

But hey, how do YOU get involved in Youth Ministry and John Paul College?
Well that’s easy. If you see a red shirt on a Thursday, go and have a chat and learn what it is all about. Go and see Miss.Jones, Miss Keane and Mrs.O’Shea or come and see me as I will be here every Thursday. But the best way for you all to get involved is to come along!

The schedule for each week is below :)

The French Film festival gave students the opportunity to select between the films; Belle et Sébastien and L’école Buissonière (School of Life). The students thoroughly enjoyed the films, along with the cultural and language immersion they provided.

We tried playing I-Spy in French on the bus trip there, which was good fun. The movie we saw was ‘Belle et Sébastien’, which was very cute as it’s about a boy’s relationship with his dog. Students from other schools were there as well, so it was a great community experience. It was a great fun day and we recommend the festival for everyone, regardless of their French speaking abilities.

Merci Monsieur Battaglia d'avoir tout organisé! Thank you also to Mr Hanna for accompanying & supporting this wonderful cultural excursion.

Written by Rachel, Lily and Natalie (Year 12)

The production will run in
Term 3, Week 5 Wednesday 22nd August – Friday 24th August
with at least three performances available to a paying audience

WEEK 8 AUDITIONS:

• Tuesday Lunch – Dance
• Wednesday Lunch – Singing
• Thursday Lunch – Acting
• Friday Lunch – Catch-up

You will need to sign up for your audition and come prepared with appropriate clothing for dance and a song prepared for singing. If you wish to audition for acting, you will need to collect a script from Miss Keane or Miss Allen prior to the Thursday auditions.

Information for Design and Tech Crew will be distributed before the

end of Term 1.

Rehearsals will begin Term 2, Wednesday Week 1, 3.45pm – 4.30/5pm.

For more information, please see Miss Keane, or any Arts Teacher. Another meeting will be held during Wednesday lunch in Week 7

You’re invited to go to NASA in December 2018!

We are very pleased to announce that St John Paul II College students, in collaboration with St Francis Xavier College, have the opportunity to attend CASE Space School, an international study program in conjunction with NASA, specifically tailored to develop leaders of the next generation.

THE PROGRAM - The program aids in the development and success of our students in terms of career prospects and the ability to deal with real-life situations. Aside from providing students with an unforgettable experience, students come to recognise the importance of multi-disciplinary learning as well as the role imagination plays in critical thinking and problem solving. These are lifelong skills that our students will be able to adapt and use in any situation.

WHEN - CASE Senior Space School, takes place 9th – 22nd December 2018.
WHO - The space school is for students in Years 10, 11 and 12
INFORMATION EVENING – 20 March, 2018

An Information Evening for parents will be held on Tuesday 20th March, 6.30 – 7.30pm, at St Francis Xavier College.

Please RSVP for the information evening via www.actura.com.au/sfx

FURTHER INFORMATION - If you would like any further information, please contact Jennifer Tually (Leader of Learning – Science) via email on jennifer.tually@cg.catholic.edu.au

Since then Miss Mostyn has trained with Dana Foglia and Galen Hooks in Los Angeles and lived in London for 2 years. In London she was part of a Contemporary Dance company at the Place, and was also Head of Dance at a Secondary School. Miss Mostyn teaches Contemporary, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop, Contemporary/Hip Hop fusion, Commercial and Lyrical. Miss Mostyn is an extremly approachable and uplifting dance teacher as she is highly trained in both her art form and the pedogogy of teaching.

Australia’s Leading Advanced Life-Skill Seminar For Teenagers and Young Adults. What would it mean if your teenager had the mindset and motivation to create a successful future? If they had more motivation, improved attitude, better exam marks and a more open family relationship?

The Empower U Program is the easiest way for your child to acquire the advanced ‘life-skills’ they must have to get ahead in today’s unpredictable and fast-changing world.
 

We cover a whole lot of topics from communication skills, money and finance, career techniques, goal setting, emotional intelligence amongst others.

What I would say though, when you put all of that aside, they will come away with a new found belief in themselves and the potential of their future.
 

The weekend itself is described by most who attend as "life changing". Mainly because we create a very unique environment and share powerful concepts that really get people thinking more about themselves another lives than they ever have before.
 

For more information just got to our website www.tomorrowsyouth.com.au. You can contact us at bookings@tomorrowsyouth.com.au or call us on 1300 039 662.