by Tomer Berkowitz Someone once said, “I do not fear computers. I fear lack of them.” These words could perhaps be applied to the School Readiness Test that was conducted during Week 8 of this term. “School Readiness Test?” I hear you ask. Well, gentle reader, continue to gaze upon the page and the answers […]
by Della Gondwana & Oscar Nelsson-Smith The Melbourne Writers Festival offered sessions for students this year, which is a great innovation, so Janet took Year 11 English to an ‘In-queery’, to hear Alice Pung, the local author of one of their studied novels, ‘Unpolished Gem’ in a discussion about ‘Identity’, from both a racial and […]
by Jessica K (Year 12) Over the past seven months, most of us Year 12s have been raising money for our graduation coming up on the 23rd of November. The aim for us was to raise as much money as we could to have a well-deserved celebration of 13 years’ schooling. Every Friday we did a […]
by Francesca Bracewell Can you believe it? How is it that we are more than halfway through the year already?! In any case, we hope the first half of 2018 has been a smooth and enjoyable one for everyone. For us, Semester One has brought with it a bunch of colds, viruses and, more recently, […]
by Simone Erasmus At the end of July, seven students in Years 7 and 8 are visiting Alia College on a short study tour from China. The students are visiting for two weeks to experience both Australia and the alternative education system at Alia. It is great to have international students visit Alia like this, […]
What exciting things have been going on at Alia College in Term Two, and what does Term Three hold ahead? The term has been one full of Drama – in a positive way! We’ve had the wonderful school production, Masquerade, as well as a few different theatre excursions to Which Way Home in Altona and […]
By Ember “The Excellent” (Year 8) & Oscar “The Outstanding” (Year 7) Towards the end of Term Two, Junior English students worked hard on a ‘Passion Project’. Why? Well, Dylan, the main character in our film study, ‘Paper Planes’, was passionate about designing, creating and throwing paper planes, which he did successfully in competitions. He […]
The last day of Term Two was full of excitement! We began with a whole school meeting, as per usual, but this one had a bit of a twist. At the very end of the meeting, the Junior class walked in with seven cakes, each decorated with 10 candles, singing happy birthday in Latin, as […]
One the second-last day of the semester, Alia had it’s biennial Alia Expo(sed) event. An opportunity to display what students have been working on and the skills they have picked up over the semester, Alia Expo(sed) functions a bit like White Night, though on a much smaller scale, of course. There are displays, interactive exhibits, […]
Information nights at Alia College have always been different, and over the school’s 19-year history, have developed into a tradition that students look forward to being a part of. The standard preparation for an information night begins at 5.00pm, when students who have volunteered their time to stay back come together and sign up to […]