NEVER FAR AWAY IN 2013!

Our Aussie-Irish family have no sooner left Australia than they are up (with jet-lag) at 4.30 am (and -1 degrees),skyping their classmates in Australia. Aren't we lucky living in this global village where we can stay in touch with the click of a mouse! Enjoy the trip!

QUANTUM AWARD FOR MINECRAFT

Congratulations were the order of the day today when a surprise Skype call from Quantum Victoria (a centre of excellence and innovation in Science and Mathematics) informed the Senior Students that one of our students had been awarded the first ever

Minecraft Moderator of the Month Award 

as a student player on Quantum Victoria's Massively Minecraft Server.
This was awarded as Simon had shown wonderful leadership qualities in the online world - helping newcomers, mending damaged areas and having a positive influence on the 'World'.  
Events like this highlight how on-line gaming can allow students to develop their inter-personal skills and demonstrate leadership qualities.  We highly value the support of the Quantum staff in moderating the Minecraft server as it provides a wonderful opportunity for our students to play and learn in a safe and supported environment.

The Quantum team presenting our student with his 'Hammer' and certificate.