How performing arts enhances a boy’s education
Engagement in the Performing Arts heralds wide ranging benefits for students of all ages. Be it on stage or back stage, music, dance or dramatic performance, boys’ involvement in artistic pursuits promotes positive life and study skills and many personal attributes exemplified in fine young men. Here are 6 attributes that Performing Arts can help […]
Scots victorious in NSW Robocup Championships
Using robots that they had built and programmed themselves, five bright young students completed their weekend as the state winners of the New South Wales RoboCup Junior Championship. The competition saw the group from The Scots College emerge victorious with a ten point margin following a gruelling two days at the University of New South […]
Why dancing is not just for girls
Strength. Coordination. Agility. Discipline. Each of these verbs are synonymous with the most masculine of sporting and recreational pursuits. Add team-player, flexibility, kinaesthetic and spatial awareness, and you have the ideal athlete for almost any popular sport. Dance is all of these things, and more. Training is certainly arduous and disciplined. The direct focus on […]
Fizzics’ class shines new light on Science at Scots
Science has never been more exciting for Year 5 boys at The Scots College, who recently took part in two separate workshops, ‘Light and Colour’ and ‘Create a Buzz’, as part of the annual ‘Fizzics Education’ Science Incursion, which aims to bring a new level of fun to the Science classroom. “Last year proved to […]
Scots Head of Counselling accepted into Harvard program
Dr Tom Cerni, Head of Counselling Services at The Scots College, has been accepted into the prestigious Harvard Business School’s General Management Program. Dr Cerni will gain valuable insight into how the world’s top leaders bring people together to collaborate on cross-functional projects. Dr Cerni will be applying his learning using the ‘Harvard Business School […]
Top 5 study techniques for boys
Everyone processes and retains information differently. As a parent, you are uniquely aware of how your son learns best – whether he needs silence or whether he needs the radio playing in the background. When assessments and exams are looming, it can be helpful to remind your son of study methods that are tried and […]
How to tell if your son is being bullied
Each morning parents across Australia send their children to school trusting that they will be in a secure, nurturing and happy environment. However, recent research by the Federal Government has found that one in four Australian schools are affected by bullying, with cyber bullying experienced by one in ten children. So, how can you find […]
Why outdoor education is vital to a boy’s development
There are many things that could be said about the industrial revolution but a very simple perspective observes that the basic lives of rural and country people were abandoned as people flocked to live in the great cities of the World. Urbanisation became a reality and the once intimate knowledge owned and lived by rural […]
What role do parents play in addressing bullying?
A child who experiences bullying needs immediate assistance, both at school and at home. This help should include developing strategies that deal with and overcome the bullying. Here are eight ways parents can help their child if they are being bullied: Look for warning signs Signs and symptoms of bullying, (including cyber bullying), include: complaints […]