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25.01.2022 A parent information evening for all parents of Year 7, 2021 will be held on Monday 30 November 2020 at 6:00pm7:00pm via Zoom. This meeting is designed to give you an overview of the school and the requirements for all Year 7 students. Details provided via email. Kathy Klados | Principal

25.01.2022 Whats Cooking? We cant wait until our new commercial kitchen is finished here at GRC Hurstville Boys Campus. We too may have the next Curtis Stone or Matt Moran.... Rebecca Jamieson | Food Technology Teacher

25.01.2022 The P & C held its Annual General meeting for the P & C Executive Committee last night. Congratulations to our new P & C Executive Committee. We welcome our new P & C President (Hale), Secretary (Sada), Treasurer (Carolynne) and vice Presidents Alan and Arif. The school looks forward to working with the P & C and supporting all the fundraisers we will be involved in in the coming year. ... Kathy Klados | Principal

25.01.2022 Year 8 technology mandatory students learnt safe methods of drilling holes in timber and discussed changing techniques and tools from across the ages. Dimitrios Polyzoidis | TAS Teacher #LoveWhereYouLearn

24.01.2022 This term all students at GRC HBC will be participating in the Premier's Sporting Challenge. This initiative encourages participants to increase their daily physical activity and work towards achieving at least 30 minutes per day. Good luck to all students and get active! ... Bridgette Fox | Premiers Sporting Challenge Coordinator

24.01.2022 Year 8 and 10 Geography students engaged in a presentation by EssentialNeed.org/ on the topic of 'world water poverty'. The students took part in a question and answer forum and exchanged ideas about the urgent need to provide all humans with access to clean drinking water by 2030. Maria Doulakis | HSIE Head Teacher

23.01.2022 The GRC Hurstville Boys Campus kitchens are looking excellent. By the beginning of next year our Food Technology students will be able to start cooking! TAS Faculty

23.01.2022 Calling all parents and carers: Have you downloaded the School Updates app yet? Opt in to receive notifications about the operational status of our school (e.g. temporary closures). Find out more and download via https://bit.ly/2PD2jd3 *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

23.01.2022 Patricia Cazouris our Head Teacher TAS conducted a webinar for Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria as part of a series of webinars for educators for industry partner Kais Clan. Well done Ms Cazouris. Billy Lundon | Deputy Principal

23.01.2022 Last Friday we had our Recognition of School Excellence (ROSE) Assembly. We would like to congratulate the award recipients for their hard work, dedication and continued effort to strive for excellence in their learning. William Lundon | Relieving Deputy Principal #LoveWhereYouLearn

23.01.2022 Year 9 Geography students engaging in the construction of a TEEL (TEEL stands for Topic sentence, Explanation, Evidence, and Link) paragraph. TEEL structured writing has been part of a whole college approach to literacy. Mrs Aboushadi | HSIE Teacher #LoveWhereYouLearn

23.01.2022 Read about the eight ‘What works best’ teaching practices and start a conversation with your child about their learning. Conversation starters for primary and secondary students are on https://education.nsw.gov.au///what-works-best-2020-update.

22.01.2022 Our Support Unit students learning about bio-mechanics in Science for Education week. Mr Baker | Head Teacher Science #EdWeek20

20.01.2022 Students collaboratively studied bio-mechanics by dissecting a chicken wing to understand how we move, and then developed safety systems to protect us when we move. Mr Baker | Head Teacher Science

19.01.2022 Last week we met with Chris Minns, Member for Kogarah, to discuss further action to discuss initiatives to improve the road safety around the Hurstville Boys Campus and surrounding schools. Kathy Klados | Principal Sydney Technical High School... Hurstville Public School See more

19.01.2022 Movember is the leading charity changing the face of men's health, and this Movember GRC Hurstville Boys Campus is joining them. Together with our school community we can make a difference for men's health. Please donate to our Movember fundraiser page at the following link: https://au.movember.com/mospace/14512973 Kaan Ozserim | Wellbeing Team... #lovewhereyoulearn

19.01.2022 Our 2021 Student Representative Council were given the opportunity to greet each other and discuss their aims for the year during our leadership morning tea. Andrew Peckham | Student Leadership Coordinator

18.01.2022 At GRC Hurstville Boys Campus we want all students to connect to enhance their wellbeing. Our staff go above and beyond to foster positive and respectful relationships with students in all settings. Pictured is our Year 9 Year Adviser engaging with his cohort at lunch to ensure he knows his students by developing a strong rapport with his cohort. Jason Rea | Head Teacher Wellbeing #LoveWhereYouLearn

18.01.2022 GRC Hurstville Boys Campus P&C Association invites all parents and carers to the annual general meeting (AGM) to be held Monday 22 March on school grounds at 6:15pm. P&C Association

17.01.2022 "Bright and Vibrant" was the art theme for Education Week at GRC Hurstville Boys Campus this year. Year 7 visual arts students enjoyed working together to produce a colourful abstract masterpiece that came together wonderfully well. Jason Foote | Art Teacher #LoveWhereYouLearn... #EdWeek20

17.01.2022 Our small ensemble students have been working hard on their performance piece: 'Galliard' by Scott Watson. Christina Wong | Music Teacher

17.01.2022 Congratulations to all our Stage 4 high achievers who received awards for academic excellence. Mark Laverance | Head Teacher Secondary Studies

17.01.2022 Another great year of STEM workshops experienced by our students at GRC Hurstville Boys Campus. During Education Week, students from all years immersed themselves in virtual reality, green screen and drone simulation activities. A big thank you to the TAS faculty for organising such empowering learning experiences for our students. Patricia Cazouris | Head Teacher TAS #LoveWhereYouLearn... #EdWeek20

16.01.2022 The Premier's Reading Challenge finishes this Friday night, at 11:59pm. Join the 22 students who have already booked a seat at our annual PRC Celebration by logging your 20 books before time runs out! Marlene Sander | Teacher Librarian

16.01.2022 Well done to our runners who battled the conditions at Scarborough Park for the Zone Cross Country yesterday. Special mentions for Augie, Henry and Martin (Year 7), Jabir (Year 9) and Dion, Ahmed and Benji (Year 10) who qualified for the Regional Carnival! Jeff Derbridge | Sports Coordinator

16.01.2022 Wishing all our students, staff and parents a safe and happy holiday. Enjoy the latest issue of our school newsletter at: https://grchurstville.schoolzineplus.com/newsletter/68972

15.01.2022 Congratulations to our new leadership team for 2021. We welcome our School Captain, Thomas, Vice-Captain, Ali and School Prefecture, Gary, Harrison, Lachlan and Reuben. Kathy Klados | Principal

14.01.2022 Georges River College Hurstville Boys Campus held an ANZAC Day memorial service in honour of the Australian and New Zealand troops who fought and died in World War I, as well as "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served". A special thank you to the student leadership team and the staff who helped organize the event. Maria Doulakis | HSIE Head Teacher

14.01.2022 Year 7 enjoying the first of many sunny spring days out on the oval, testing their soccer skills. GRC Hurstville boys are currently participating in the Premiers Sporting Challenge, these boys are well on their way to achieving the daily goal of 60 minutes of physical activity. Mr S Baker | Head Teacher PDHPE #LoveWhereYouLearn

13.01.2022 Hurstville Boys Campus students participated in an R U OK? Day workshop this morning. Boys engaged in a range of discussions on how to approach a friend in need and how to support one another in challenging times. Wellbeing Team

13.01.2022 For this year’s theme of Take Action Together for National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence Prefects and SRC members completed a school audit on how to foster a positive environment. The use of student voice allowed students to be part of the solution with an authentic opportunity to participate in their own wellbeing and enhance their sense of belonging. Jason Rea | Head Teacher Wellbeing

13.01.2022 Year 7 Maths students have been working on geometric patterns. Students created a Persian Orosi pattern with only a ruler and compass and in doing so, learnt to appreciate the complex beauty of applied mathematics. Mr Laverance | HT Secondary Studies/ Mathematics Teacher #LoveWhereYouLearn

13.01.2022 During Education Week students worked with Jason and Trevor from the Dalmurri Cultural Organisation to develop this incredible Indigenous Australian style artwork. Every boy who attended the presentation contributed to the work, which will be displayed in the school office for visitors to appreciate. Marlene Sander | Teacher Librarian

12.01.2022 The school theme for National Science Week 2020 was Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our oceans. So the challenge was given to some of our students to develop a sustainable aquaculture farming structure. Here is a selection of their creative designs that were developed using Creative Mode in Minecraft for Education. Mr Baker | Head Teacher Science #LoveWhereYouLearn

12.01.2022 As part of the Shakespearean Drama Unit, 'Romeo and Juliet', each student from 8 English D built a cardboard model of 'The Globe', Shakespeare's original London theatre. Students explored the rich history of the theatre to better understand the classic plays from the Bard. Beatriz Anderson | English Teacher #EdWeek20

12.01.2022 GRC Hurstville Boys congratulates and welcomes the Student Representative Council of 2021. Each of the boys wrote and presented a speech to their year group to be considered for nomination, and were successfully voted in by their peers and teachers. We have high hopes for the contributions this excellent group will work towards throughout 2021. Andrew Peckham | Student Leadership Coordinator

11.01.2022 If your child is unwell, get them tested and keep them at home until they receive a negative result. Read the latest COVID-19 advice for families on https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/advice-for-families

10.01.2022 We were lucky enough to have Member for Lakemba and former Hurstville Boys High School student, Jihad Dib speak to our boys during their Year 9 Peer Support Program. He spoke about the importance of setting and achieving goals, overcoming disadvantage and being the best version of themselves. Mr Dib also joined our boys in some leadership reflection activities where he shared his experiences at the school. We would like to thank Mr Dib again for his time and wise words and kn...ow his messages will remain with the boys for a long time. Jason Rea | Head Teacher Wellbeing @grc_peakhurst @grcoatleysenior GRC penshurst girls campus Carlton Public School NSW Jihad Dib MP #LoveWhereYouLearn

09.01.2022 GRC Hurstville's new kitchens are coming along. Last week the ceilings and extractors were installed and soon the rooms will be ready for our Food Technology students to get started. Rebecca Jamieson | TAS Teacher #LoveWhereYouLearn

09.01.2022 Year 7 Technology Mandatory students have started growing plants and recording data using BBC Micro:bit hardware: combining ICT and Agricultural theory. Students have been regularly measuring temperature, soil moisture and recording observations. Andrew Peckham | TAS Faculty

09.01.2022 Throughout Term 3 and 4 a small group of Year 8 students were selected to participate in a one on one mentoring program. Our collaborative partnership with Raise aimed to support our students’ wellbeing and engagement through early intervention. Last week we celebrated with our Raise Graduation Ceremony. This gave our students the opportunity to thank their mentors and celebrate the success of the program. #LoveWhereYouLearn Jason Rea | Head Teacher Wellbeing

08.01.2022 At Georges River College Hurstville Boys Campus: Everyone has a role supporting positive school attendance. Regular attendance helps students to:... develop a sense of belonging develop and maintain friendships be more engaged at school progress with their learning be more aware of career and life options. Every day counts. Missing just one day a fortnight can amount to four weeks of lost learning over a year. Over their school life, this can equal one year of missed learning. Mark Laverance | Head Teacher Secondary Studies

06.01.2022 Students working together developing the raised garden beds for planting vegetables for spring. Mr Baker | Head teacher Science #EdWeek20

06.01.2022 Year 9 Agriculture students have proudly been working hard in maintaining our agricultural garden. It is the season of fruits and vegetables blossoming before the seeds are created. The new soil and bark has been laid and the flowering is beautiful. Darren Elms | Science Teacher #LoveWhereYouLearn

06.01.2022 We are proud to announce our partnership with RAISE. Year 8 students engage regularly with their mentors who help the students reach their full potential. Recent evidence informed research indicates mentoring programs such as RAISE help improve students relationships, resilience and self-confidence. Jason Rea | Head Teacher Wellbeing #LoveWhereYouLearn

05.01.2022 Check-in Assessment for Year 9 The Check-in assessment is an online reading and numeracy assessment for students in Years 3, 5 and 9. The Check-in assessments will take place on Monday 17th August 2020.... For further information: https://education.nsw.gov.au//assessme/check-in-assessment Cally Loughlin | Head Teacher English

04.01.2022 Today the student leadership team engaged in their first 'Leadership by the River' remote conference for 2020. Leaders from across all year groups participated in a range of workshops and discussions to plan events and opportunities for Semester 2. #LoveWhereYouLearn Kaan Ali Ozserim | Student Leadership Coordinator

04.01.2022 We are in the last days of November and we are still collecting donations for the Movember Foundation's cause to raise awareness for men's health, prostate and testicular cancer. Our teachers are currently in the final stages of their Mo growth. Please support the cause by going to our fundraiser page and hit 'DONATE TO GRC'! https://au.movember.com/mospace/14512973

03.01.2022 Our Year 8 students have been invited to participate in a world first study about how smart phones can be used to enhance teenagers mental health and wellbeing. The study is being run by researchers at the Black Dog Institute and the University of New South Wales, along with over 140 schools, to better understand the changes that take place in mental health from early adolescence to adulthood. Students in the study will complete surveys and try out mental health apps to identify and prevent symptoms of depression and anxiety. This survey will take place during Term 4 and parents are asked to complete their online permission notes as soon as possible. Jason Rea | Head Teacher Wellbeing

03.01.2022 Thank you to all our staff and students who celebrated Education Week 2020 @grchurstvilleb. Kathy Klados | Principal #LoveWhereYouLearn... #Edweek20

02.01.2022 Presentation Day was an opportunity for us to recognise and celebrate our students. Congratulations to all our award winners this year who worked extremely hard to achieve these awards. Billy Lundon | Deputy Principal

02.01.2022 Year 7 STEAM students have been working with Adobe Illustrator to develop detailed logos for their solar car project. These logos will be printed onto shirts which they will be able to wear during the solar car races later this year. Andrew Peckham | STEAM Teacher

02.01.2022 Technology mandatory boys were given a great interactive green screen experience by the TAS department for #EdWeek20. A special thanks to the year 10 IST students who helped organise and share their knowledge to the year 7 and 8 boys. Andrew Peckham | TAS teacher

01.01.2022 Year 9 Information and Software Technology has been developing a short film using Adobe Premiere Pro. Students wrote their script, delegated the roles for cast and crew and recorded the raw footage for their film. The boys are learning technical editing skills and working their way towards producing a final product to screen for their classmates. Andrew Peckham | TAS Teacher ... #LoveWhereYouLearn

01.01.2022 WOW! 2020 Congratulations. Keep safe and recharge over the break. You've earned it. From all of us at GRC Hurstville Boys Campus, be safe and enjoy the school holidays.... GRC Hurstville Boys Campus staff

01.01.2022 Year 9 and 10 GRC Hurstville English students were treated to a slam poetry presentation by award-winning poet Philip Wilcox as part of their Term 1 English unit. The boys listened attentively to a masterful manipulation of the English language, and gained an appreciation for contemporary poetry. They were also given the chance to participate in the creation of their own poetry and to engage in the rhythm. A big thanks to all the teachers who helped to organise the event an...d to Philip Wilcox for his presentation. Cally Loughlin | Head Teacher English #WorldPoetryDay2021 #LoveWhereYouLearn Philip Wilcox