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05 Jun 2025
From CSPD Facebook
Want to know what makes some of the iconic locations around the world look so interesting? ๐ค๐คฏ๐ญ Year 10 students at Catherine McAuley Westmead held a travel showcase ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ๐๏ธas part of their Global Connections subject to delve deeper into some of our amazing global ๐คฉ๐landmarks. ๐๐ From mountain ranges ๐๏ธ๐ปto coastal landforms ๐๏ธ, natural springs to expansive national parks ๐ณ๐ต๐, the students investigated the geomorphic processes that make our world so dynamic and diverse. ๐ ๐
03 Jun 2025
From CSPD Facebook
I am, you are, we are Australian...it's so inspiring to see vibrant school multicultural celebrations like the one held recently at St Patrick's Guildford. ๐โจ The school came alive with colour, music and unity as students proudly wore traditional dress or colours representing their heritage ๐ฎ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ง๐ท showcasing the beautiful diversity within the school community. What a powerful celebration of identity and pride! Our Catholic schools are places of welcome and inclusion, where all cultures are celebrated and respected. ๐ฆ๐บ๐ค Learn more about the St Patrick's community by following them on Instagram and Facebook, or visiting their website: ==> stpatsguildford.catholic.edu.au/why-us
31 May 2025
From CSPD Facebook
As you look through these photos๐๐ธ from the 2025 Indigenous Veterans Commemoration Service๐บ, our Indigenous students and staff and members of the Jarara Cultural Centre ask you to give some thought to the sacrifice and service given by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans.โค๏ธ๐ค๐ It's estimated than more than 3,500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples served in the First and Second World Wars but the exact number will never be known because ethnicity was not noted on enlistment documents.โค๏ธโ๐ฉน These veterans found their war service did not bring an end to discrimination and many didn't get the recognition๐๐ they deserved. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples went on to serve in Korea, Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam in the years after the Second World War and continue to serve in all branches of the Australian Defence Force in conflicts and other operations around the world.๐๐ Lest We Forget ๐บ๐บ๐บ @Xavier College @Penola Catholic College Emu Plains @St Luke's Catholic College @Emmaus Catholic College CathWest Innovation College @Catherine McAuley Westmead @St Agnes CHS Rooty Hill @St Andrews College, Marayong (Official) #StMary'sPrimaryRydalmere @Nagle College, Blacktown South
30 May 2025
From CSPD Facebook
It's definitely not the usual type of decathlon! ๐ช๐ฝ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐โ๐คฏ Years 5, 6 and 8 students from Santa Sophia Catholic College Gables took part in the Da Vinci Decathlon at Knox Grammar School for the first time, showcasing their creativity ๐ก, critical thinking ๐ญ and teamwork. ๐ง ๐ The Da Vinci Decathlon is an academic competition designed to challenge and inspire students in areas like engineering, mathematics โ, code breaking, poetry๐ฃ๏ธ, art, philosophy, and more, all inspired by the incredible mind of Leonardo da Vinci. ๐คฉ๐ฅฐ๐ With over 200 teams taking part, the Year 5 team outsmarted the competition ๐ฅin the Legacy section to take home first place.๐๐ฅ๐
28 May 2025
From CSPD Facebook
๐๐ง ST MATTHEW'S MATHLETES ROCKED THE STATE! ๐ง ๐ Hold onto your calculators, everyone โ the Year 6 legends at St Matthew's Catholic Primary, Windsor have absolutely crushed it in the NSW Rocks Times Tables Competition! ๐๐ฅ With lightning-fast fingers and brains sharper than a new pencil, our students MULTIPLIED their efforts and topped the state in a recent online tournament. ๐ช๐งฎ Out of 6,403 students from more than 94 schools, these maths masters climbed to the top like human calculators on a mission โ answering a mind-blowing 3.8 million+ questions along the way! ๐ฒ๐ฅ Go team St Matt's! We're so proud of your efforts and even happier than you're finding maths so much fun. โบ๏ธโ๏ธ๐ Want to find out more about learning at St Matthew's? Visit their website! ==> stmatthewswindsor.catholic.edu.au/why-us
27 May 2025
From CSPD Facebook
Books ๐, dress-up ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธand fundraising ๐ฐ๐- what more could you want in an adventure?! ๐ Students and staff at St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood recently immersed themselves in a week-long "Book An Adventure" ๐คฉ๐ฅณ celebration dedicated to the joy of books and the power of reading. ๐๐๐ There were daily treasure hunts ๐ช๐, magical decorations (Hogwarts, Middle Earth, Wonderland, Narnia, to name a few ๐ฆธ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ), a themed cake stall ๐ฐ๐ง๐and picnic lunch boxes๐ฅก, with the week culminating in a day to dress up as their favourite book characters. ๐บ๏ธ๐ซถ๐ And the best part? The College raised an incredible $1,646.10 ๐ฐ๐for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation ๐โค๏ธ๐ค, with more to come from a second-hand book stall later in the term. ๐
27 May 2025
Good Friday Walk an Amazing Feat of Faith
More than 1,400 Catholic students and young people from Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains came together in faith to participate in the annual Good Friday walk, a 21-kilometre pilgrimage from Blacktown to Parramatta.
