by Hagan (English teacher) At the end of Term IV, we moved the bees from from their winter hive into a summer hive. The winter hive is smaller, so the bees don’t get too cold. The summer hive is larger, so the bees can keep cool by moving air through the hive. When it gets […]
by Hagan (English teacher) When Donald Rumsfeld stated the obvious about known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns, he missed a category — the known unknowns, or the things you don’t want to know about. For some, the Colac camp is such a mystery. They have the opportunity to come face to face with a […]
By Joshua (Year 11) Despite ongoing efforts by members of the public to convince governments, businesses, and consumers to reduce their contributions to climate change, the crisis continues. Recent climate change protests, while in good spirit, have had no measurable effect on greenhouse gas emissions. No-one wants to sacrifice their own lifestyles if they don’t […]
by Hagan (English teacher) An ancient tradition Before a teacher is really a teacher they have to complete a series of tasks worthy of an epic poem. Such a poem is beyond my skills as a chronicler. And so, a blog post. First, the teacher must confront a horde of angry townsfolk, then navigate a […]
In Term 1, the theme in Junior Science was anything and everything about bees. These tiny insects play a massive role in the ecosystem and almost every food we eat is attributed to the bees. Before learning about them, all we knew was they are tiny yellow and black-striped fuzz balls that buzz around flowers […]
For the past few years our school community has benefitted from French students attending Alia College. The students generally come from south-east France around the beautiful area of Provence. Kyrill in France The end of last year saw Alia’s first student visit France as part of their VCE French studies: Kyrill spent 5 weeks […]
For 10 points, which Alia College event provides students, parents, and alumni with the chance to socialise, interact, learn some interesting facts, and enjoy an evening of engaging entertainment at no cost? If you were savvy enough to guess Trivia Night as the answer, you should be sure to come to the next one – […]
Today is the first day of school for 2019, which means it is 20 years since the first ever day of school for Alia College. The school opened in January 1999 with just 21 Year 7 and 8 students. Since that day, the school has seen growth in student numbers and we are kicking off 2019 […]
With the end of another school year inevitably come some farewells, and 2018 sees us say goodbye to some students and teachers who have been part of the Alia College community for some time. Students leaving us are Quentin (Year 9), Hugo, Paul, Sebastian (Year 10), and Benji (Year 11). We wish you all the […]
Term Four is the busiest term of the year, with a veritable excess of camps, events, and excursions throughout the last term of the year. This year, we had a representative of the army come in to present the Australian defence Force’s Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork award. This was awarded to Saskia in […]