DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: ACSP Conference
Last week Maitland Newcastle Diocese hosted 410 Catholic school Principals from the Catholic schools of New South Wales and overseas.
Over 400 school leaders gathered in the Hunter Valley this week to Encounter New Horizons
Catholic school principals from across NSW came together Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (24 – 26 May) at the Crowne Plaza in Pokolbin for the 2017 Association of Catholic School Principals (ACSP) State Conference.
Maitland Catholic schools honour 100 year anniversary of Les Darcy's death
On Wednesday, 24 May, 400 Catholic primary school students from across the Maitland region gathered for a special sporting gala day at Maitland Park to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the death of boxing legend, Les Darcy.
St Bede’s Catholic College reveals its visual identity
It was a sea of violet and gold on Wednesday 17 May, as St Bede’s Catholic College, Chisholm, revealed the visual identity of the College for future students.
DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: TWEC Dinner and address by Tim Flannery
Tim Flannery is on a mission. He believes that human activity is drastically altering the earth's climate, and that before too long these changes will have a devastating effect on life on this planet. He wants to mobilise the social and political will to address this problem before it's too late.
Budding writers put pen to paper at Singleton Arts Festival
This year, students from St Catherine’s Catholic College, Singleton, entered the Youth Writing Competition as part of the Singleton Arts Festival. Imagination and creativity were the cornerstones of this year’s theme, where students had to explore “My Dream”.
Schools across Australia attend the National Making Jesus Real Conference
On Thursday 4 May and Friday 5 May, 25 teachers from our CSO schools attended the National Making Jesus Real (MJR) Conference at St Kevin’s Catholic School in Benowa, QLD.
In the footsteps of a pilgrim
This year, CSO staff, principals and teachers from around our diocese stepped out in faith in the footsteps of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop and walked the ‘Aussie Camino’ from Portland to Penola.