Rom. 12:2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Students in the SCC senior netball team (pictured) take to the court in their game against St. James College. The students approach the games with enthusiasm and have made a huge improvement from their opening round. Games are played locally against other high school teams.

Students in the SCC senior netball team (pictured) take to the court in their game against St. James College. The students approach the games with enthusiasm and have made a huge improvement from their opening round. Games are played locally against other high school teams.

Students in the SCC senior netball team (pictured) take to the court in their game against St. James College. The students approach the games with enthusiasm and have made a huge improvement from their opening round. Games are played locally against other high school teams.

Students in the SCC senior netball team (pictured) take to the court in their game against St. James College. The students approach the games with enthusiasm and have made a huge improvement from their opening round. Games are played locally against other high school teams.

Southern Christian College has been accepted as an International Baccalaureate Candidate School.

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News Flash

SCC accepted as an

International Baccalaureate Candidate School

Hello everybody.

Great news! I have "dreamt" about this for many years, and today SCC has been accepted by the IBO (International Baccalaureate Organisation) as a candidate school for both PYP (Primary Years Programme for students aged 3 to 12) and MYP (Middle Years Programme for students aged 11 to 16).

Visit www.ibo.org for information on the IB, or IB Programmes for information about IB programmes and certificates.

Thank you everyone for your commitment and support. We are all aware of the challenges ahead, but are also excited about the amazing benefits. For all mums and dads out there, this is all about the students. They are (the reason) why we at Southern Christian College are so committed to this. With IB candidacy now confirmed, SCC will be running IB programmes and assessment from the beginning of the 2012 school year. In anticipation of this, our whole staff has already put in an enormous amount of time in training, collaboration and planning, in order to deliver PYP and MYP programmes from the beginning of the year.

For 2012 at SCC, the PYP will run from our Early Learning Centre through to year 6 and the MYP from year 7 through to year 10.

All IB programmes fully meet the requirements of the Australian National Curriculum and have been officially recognised by ACARA (the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority), which oversees the National Curriculum, as an alternate curriculum framework.

Here is an official description of SCC's position as an IB candidate school:

Southern Christian College is a candidate school* for the PYP and MYP. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that SCC believes is important for our students.

*Only schools authorized by the IB organization can offer any of its three academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), or the Diploma Programme. Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.

For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit http://www.ibo.org/.

Please feel free to share this significant news! But right now, let's thank God for His blessings, provision and faithfulness!

I'm praying that you are all having a wonderful, fulfilling and refreshing holiday.

Alan

Transforming Learning

“Renewing our minds”, spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, creatively and socially. Encouraging international mindedness. Developing lifelong independent and cooperative learners. Providing a Christ centred quality education that inspires and equips young people for life.

Dynamic Curriculum

An enriching, coherent curriculum from ELC to grade 10. Strong academic foundations in Literacy, Numeracy, Languages, HPE, ICT and The Arts. Specialist language instruction in Indonesian from ELC to grade 10. Annual Indonesia mission and culture trip. Community action and service.

Supporting Technologies

1 to 1 laptop programme from grades 5 to 10. Portable ‘labs’ provided for Kinder to grade 4. Classrooms equipped with digital whiteboards. Production, communication and research technologies are integrated throughout the College.

Primary Enrichment

Weekly lessons with specialist tutors in Primary and Infant classes in Music, Speech & Drama, Indonesian, Physical Education and Visual Art. 

Secondary Options

Speech and Drama, Music, Dance, Audio Design, Film School, MDT, Automotive Studies, Hospitality and HEC, Outdoor Education, French, Creative Writing, Photography, Advanced Maths and Science.

Indonesian Mission and Culture Trip – 2012

Who and When…

  • Late term 2/early term 3 2012
  • Secondary students (G8-10)
  • Parent meeting early term 1

Experience….

  • School visits, village life and festivals
  • Indonesian food and customs
  • Faith in context
  • Practical Mission

Cost: $2,000 (inc. accommodation, flights, insurance and most meals)

 

Fusion International

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Southern Christian College partners with Fusion International in Indonesia. Through this relationship, our students have been involved in serving local communities.  In 2010, students from Southern Christian College raised money to purchase a rotary hoe to double food production in an isolated Sumba village.  In 2011 students provided funds to help a local ministry worker purchase a motorbike to improve  his ability to reach out from his own remote village and maintain support links.  On our trips to Indonesia our students have supported the work of Fusion, running festivals for local children and schools.

 

Building Relationships through Intercultural Dialogue and Growing Engagement – is an intercultural understanding project which will forge ongoing school-to-school relationships between Australia and Indonesia.  Southern Christian College is one of a number of schools around Australia linked with a sister school in Indonesia.  Initiated by the Australia-Indonesia Institute (AII), the schools partnership project is funded by The Myer Foundation and the Australian Government, through AusAID.

 

“A life changing place.”

                                                                Joshua Levett, 2010

 

 

August 2010, five students and two staff members began an incredible journey to a nation of over 250 million people, our largest neighbour with a growing church twice the size of the entire Australian population.  Our students went to visit our sister-school, live in local communities, serve the local church, run local festivals with the Fusion International team whilst exchanging music, culture and language.

In 2011 we returned with ten students and four adults, all eager to serve, learn and experience faith, life and culture in another country.

SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Denpasar

Since 2009, Southern Christian College has been part of a sister-school relationship with SMA Muhammadiyah 1; a Muslim school in the predominantly Hindu island of Bali.  Two teachers from our sister school have visited Southern Christian College.  Two student groups and one teacher delegation have visited Bali, engaging in classes, cultural and sporting exchanges with our sister school.  Visits to SMA Muhammadiyah form a regular and, for the students, popular part of our annual trip to Indonesia.

Language at SCC

Indonesian language (Bahasa Indonesia) was introduced to SCC in 1998.  Since then it has grown to incorporate all of our students from Early Learning (3 years of age) to Grade 10.

Research tells us that language learning improves a student’s literacy skills in their own language, develops important neural pathways and encourages greater cultural awareness and understanding of others.

At SCC, language is more than an academic pursuit; it is a way of sharing God’s love and showing hospitality to the “alien and stranger amongst us”.

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