Sadly, this year our Year 8 Medieval Day was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 lockdowns and remote learning periods. This only made us more excited to successfully get Medieval Day Mark Three off the ground last Friday. It was fantastic to see the students embracing the atmosphere with some amazing medieval costumes and accessories. […]
The BAE Systems Autonomous Vehicle Challenge took place earlier this year, inviting primary and secondary students to build teams and come up with creative entries as solutions the assigned topics. We had a great excursion planned to attend the Grand Prix, which was sadly cancelled because of COVID. That didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of a […]
Early in September, our Year 5 students took part in a ‘virtual’ writing workshop with acclaimed Australian author, Nadia Wheatley, via a Zoom webinar. Nadia is the author of award-winning titles such as ‘My Place’, ‘Australians All’, and ‘A Banner Bold’, which is set on the 1850s Ballarat goldfields. Nadia shared with us that her writing always […]
In the last few weeks of Term 3, our Middle School students took part in a heartwarming activity where they wrote letters that were sent to seven aged care facilities throughout the Macedon Ranges. In these times of great uncertainty, stress, and concern, it was so wonderful for our students to take part in something […]
Year 10 student, Sarah Reid, produced a great video last term in which she plays the role of a travel agent encouraging travellers to visit Ubud, in Bali, Indonesia. The Year 10 Indonesian class were tasked with creating presentations and brochures encouraging people to visit Indonesia. They shared details and interesting features of the area, and […]
This year was the second year that we have conducted the Braemar STEAM Fair; however, sadly, this year we had to get creative and go virtual. The STEAM Fair, which coincides with Science Week, provides an opportunity for students in Senior School to present a project that demonstrates a topic of interest in any of […]
This year has been difficult for so many in our community. Our young people have faced so many challenges and we’ve been so proud at the overall resilience and patience they’ve shown. Among those that have been most affected are our 2020 cohort of Year 12 students. So many rituals and rites of passage that […]
This week has been National eSmart Week! Our school has registered to take part in eSmart Week, an initiative of the Alannah & Madeline Foundation that is all about building supportive and connected social environments both on and offline. At the start of this year, who would have thought that we would have spent so […]
Today is RU OK day for 2020; a national day of action by RUOK.org, where their mission is remind Australians to check in with those around you and ask ‘are you okay?’ This year in particular, has been incredibly challenging for almost everyone. The difficult and uncertain circumstances have made it even more important for […]
Over the next few weeks, there are several free parent webinars to support parents in managing the uncertain times we are facing with lockdown and remote learning. More details about each of the webinars is available below; they are listed in date order. Friday 4 September, 9:30-10:30am ‘How can we help our kids emerge from this crisis […]
It’s Braemar Podcast time! This fortnight our College Captains, Max and Elly, ask about House events, activities for students to get involved in, and how assessment will look for VCE students over the coming weeks. Don’t forget to subscribe on SoundCloud if you want to be notified whenever a new episode is released. Braemar […]
School Sport Victoria has set up a number of virtual challenges and competitions to keep our students engaged in sport, despite the absence of the inter-school sport program. These challenges provide an opportunity for you to get involved and stay active, as well as to represent your school. Participation in these challenges will earn points […]