We’re building for the future – a new $2 million Prep Centre for smarter learning 17:11:09
ELTHAM’s Master Plan journey has started in earnest with the announcement of a grant of $2 million to ELTHAM by the Federal Government, awarded under the Building Education Revolution segment of its Stimulus Package. The grant will be used to extend the learning facilities in the Prep and Junior Years.
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Master Plan paves the way to future ELTHAM growth 16:11:09
For the past seven years, ELTHAM has been faced with a series of complex circumstances regarding further development of the Research Campus. Issues confronting ELTHAM include Green Wedge controls for Metropolitan Melbourne introduced into the Nillumbik Planning Scheme in late 2002. ELTHAM College land is located outside Urban Growth Boundary – the area designated for metropolitan growth. Read more...
Permaculture students contribute design for Black Saturday recovery 26:10:09
Toni-Anne Collins’ property in Ninks Rd, St. Andrews, was burned out on Black Saturday. Students studying the Diploma of Permaculture with ELTHAM College Training Services were offered the challenge of developing a permaculture design for her home and to re-build the devastated six-acre paddock.
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Premier's VCE Awards celebrate outstanding achievement 23:10:09
Kelsie Nabben, Fiona Tansley, both Year 12 students at ELTHAM College of Education and Aidan McDonald, an ex-student, were among 308 VCE graduates to receive a Premier’s VCE Award at a ceremony held at the Melbourne Convention Centre earlier this year.
The awards were given to talented students who received the best results in their VCE studies in the state and who demonstrated a high level of dedication and commitment. Kelsie, who received her award for Hospitality, said, ‘I enjoyed being there. It was exciting and great to have all the hard work celebrated and acknowledged.’ Read more...
Screen studies launch careers in film for ELTHAM students 22:10:09
The glamorous world of film is now in its fifth year at ELTHAM College of Education. A film festival to recognise the best films made by Years 10, 11 and 12 students was held on October 23 at ACMI in Federation Square.
The College’s Media Captains selectedt the best 22 films created by students studying Certificate IV Screen from a total of 160 entries. Awards were given to two winners in each of Years 10 and 11 and five winners in Year 12.
Success in Screen studies is undoubtedly a pathway to a bright future in media as ELTHAM students Amelia Birrell and Jacques Joubert have discovered. Read more...
ELTHAM Awards – apply now! 21:07:09
If an ELTHAM education for your child is currently a little out of reach financially then an ELTHAM Award (reduced fee placement) may help out. ELTHAM Awards are available for students entering the school in 2010 from Prep to Year 12. They may be offered to those students who we believe would thrive at ELTHAM and who show a general level of excellence or a special talent in a specific learning area.
Applications for ELTHAM Awards close on Friday 31 July 2009. Email registrar@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au or call us on 9437 1421 for more information and an ELTHAM Awards application form.
Melbourne City School Foundation Family Fees & Scholarships Announced 22:06:09
Melbourne will soon have a Prep – Year 12 school designed to respond to the 21st century demands of families who live or work in the CBD. Every aspect of the Melbourne City School has been developed to meet the needs of families seeking a fresh approach to education with consideration for their lifestyles and work commitments.
Two enrolment opportunities for Melbourne City School Foundation Families – those families who commence enrolment in 2010 – have recently been announced. Foundation Families are entitled to a discount of 25% off tuition fees for 2010 followed by a 10% discount for the remainder of their child’s time at the school. Alternatively, Foundation Families may apply for a number of scholarships. Students in Prep – Year 4 may be eligible for a scholarship for the years of schooling through to Year 6. Students in Year 7 may be eligible for a scholarship for tuition to the end of Year 12. Read more...
ECTS cooks up some inspiration 17:06:09
The latest series of ECTS Adult Short Courses are designed for anyone with a passion for food. According to ECTS Manager, Julie Bowry-Needham, the new short courses have been produced to cater to every type of foodie and at every skill level. She says, ‘Whether you're just starting out in the kitchen, a dinner party diva or working in hospitality, we’ve created a range of courses to meet your needs.’
Each new ECTS Short Course Series suits particular personal goals from home entertaining to delicious and quick family cooking to learning new culinary skills. Depending on the extent of your passion to learn, courses can be booked singly or as a series at a discount. They’re great fun to attend with a friend or group and also be given as a wonderful gift by purchasing a gift vouchers. Read more...
Alumni awarded two prestigious scholarships 21:05:09
ELTHAM ex-student, Jason Pobjoy, has been awarded two scholarships worth nearly $200,000 for PhD study at University of Cambridge starting in October this year. One is the Poynton Cambridge Australia Scholarship awarded by the Cambridge Australia Trust and the other is the W M Tapp Studentship in Law awarded by Gonville and Caius College. The scholarships will fund university fees, college fees and a living allowance for the next three years. Read more...
Northern Territory Wadeye artists and students visit ELTHAM College 20:05 09
On Sunday 17 May, six artists from the Wadeye Palngun Wurnangat (Women’s Association and seven students travelled from the Northern Territory community of Wadeye to Melbourne. The artists and three of the students participated in a week-long artists’ residency at ELTHAM College of Education with women from the Dandenong and District Aborigines Co-operative Ltd. They exchanged basket weaving and fibre craft cultural techniques using the facilities and work space in the gallery of the Art building. Read more...
Poached veal ticket to France 19:05:09
Hospitality at ELTHAM in Year 9, 2004 through to Year 12 was the start of Matthew Carnell’s passion for cooking. Matt, who has an apprenticeship with Mercers in Eltham, was one of two winners of the Thierry Marx Career Development Award on April 30.
The Award offers two Victorian cookery apprentices a chance to spend a month in France working with Thierry Marx who was the 2006 Relais Gourmands French Chef of the Year. Read more...
Living and learning come together
in the Middle Years 15:04:09
ELTHAM has seen great excitement this year around a new way of working with the launch of the new Middle Years Program in 2009. The program has been designed to bring together Years 5-8 in new learning communities that nurture self confidence, promote friendships and develop a love of learning and living.
Key to the program are personalised learning opportunities with a focus on getting to know each young person and unlocking their talents and abilities with the care of a Learning Advisor. The program comprises a number of elements that combine to ensure the holistic development of each young person. Read more...
Conversations about Education Café Series 25:03:09
During March 2009 ELTHAM was proud to present its second Conversations about Education Café Series following the popularity of this community event initiative in 2008. Over three evenings we explored the questions you have about your child's education. These included discussions about the importance of kindergarten, finding a school that fits your family and school readiness.
The events, held at some our favourite local cafés in Eltham, Ivanhoe and Montmorency, were attended by enthusiastic groups of like minded parents who enjoyed the opportunity to chat about these topics in a comfortable, relaxed and impartial setting over a cuppa. Members of ELTHAM staff hosting the events were delighted to share their experiences and expertise, both as educators and parents.
Our guests will no doubt now be visiting many kindergartens and schools in their communities, well armed with insightful questions, and a list of things to consider.
For those who missed our Café Series, our handout are available for your reference.
The adventure begins: ELC/Kindergarten
Find a school that fits: Years 5-VCE
The right start: Prep-Year 4
Making a difference through permaculture 16:2:09
If you’re passionate about creating positive change and caring for the world then our permaculture courses could be just right for you. Two courses are available to post secondary students commencing from February 2009:
- 30343QLD Certificate IV in Permaculture
- 30342QLD Diploma of Permaculture
Training in permaculture leads to an exciting range of career opportunities in the rapidly growing field of sustainability. This specialised field of study is fast gaining recognition for its educational, environmental and social significance.
If you'd like more information about Permaculture Training please visit www.ects.vic.edu.au, download a Permaculture brochure or contact ELTHAM College Training Services.
2008 VCE results 12:01:09
We congratulate ELTHAM College of Education’s Senior School students who completed their Victorian Certificate of Education in 2008. 307 Senior Years students completed one or more VCE unit 3/4 subjects this year. read more...
2008 News Archive
