The Strath Lions U15 team Sean Richards | Acting President, Strath Lions Football Club Geraldton Christian College students have enjoyed a fantastic season in the local junior soccer competition, with many students representing clubs and teams across Geraldton. A large number play for the Strath Lions, a club with which GCC has a strong and positive partnership. The club is proud to have GCC as primary sponsor of the Strath Lions, which also makes use of the College’s facilities for training throughout the season. This year has been particularly successful, with both the Strath Lions U15 and U17 teams finishing read more…

Kelly Harrington | Wholistic Land Management Coordinator On Monday 24 August, after school, we had our first Community Garden Club meeting in the garden. While the parents leant about composting, the kids juiced some oranges for everyone. There was plenty of enthusiasm, great questions and ideas to take home.  Our next meet-up will be on Monday 21 September. So, pop in with your family and learn together about how to make your garden a wonderful place to work and play.  

Sanna Boothman | Year 2/3 Teacher The Year 2/3 class had a wonderful time during NAIDOC week! We created our own stories using Aboriginal symbols and spent time telling our stories with a yarning circle. For our yarning circle time, we also made yarning sticks, which were sticks we collected in the garden and then wrapped in different coloured yarn. We studied the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags and the symbolism found in the colours and designs. We made collages of these flags and also did some Aboriginal dot painting. It was a great week celebrating Aboriginal culture, art read more…

John Tilinger | Head of Department (Biblical Life and Worldview) When our ancestors were in Egypt,    they gave no thought to your miracles;they did not remember your many kindnesses,    and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea. Psalm 106:7 (NIV) **** Whether it’s grumbling in the wilderness, crafting golden calves, or being scared on the edge of the promised land, God’s people have always had a memory problem. This isn’t the kind of forgetting fixed by post-it notes or calendar reminders. It’s the kind that leads a people to forsake the God who saved them. God knows we forget and, in his kindness, has read more…

Martlie Fourie | Inclusive Education Coordinator We love seeing the unique gifts of our staff used to enrich learning and inspire our students. One of our talented Education Assistants, Sonya Bandy, has been using her artistic abilities to create hand-drawn colouring pages especially for our Kindy students. Designed with purpose and care, these original illustrations do far more than provide a fun activity. They support learning in meaningful and engaging ways. Each drawing is thoughtfully tailored to complement what students are exploring in class. Some pictures include hidden insects for children to find and count, helping to develop early numeracy read more…

Hayden Scally | Deputy Principal Primary On Monday 31 August, the College held its annual Grandfriends’ Day, which celebrates the important role “grandfriends” play in our students’ lives. The event brought together 120 grandfriends, who were treated to a morning tea made by Year 12 students. Food Technology Teacher Sonja Lochner created the amazing theme and put together the table decorations, while overseeing the preparation of the yummy scones. Our guests also enjoyed the class items, which ranged from Randolph Stow Young Writers Award readings, a drama performance, a Year 5/6 item and the Sing Out choir. Guest speaker for read more…