Wondering what is happening in Catholic schools across Victoria?

Did you know there are 4 diocese in Victoria - the Archdiocese of Melbourne, Diocese of Sale, Diocese of Ballarat and Diocese of Sandhurst. CSPV are keen to hear your stories in your respective diocese so we can continue to promote Catholic education as a first choice for families. Each term in our newsletter we will bring you an update to keep you informed.

Archdiocese of Melbourne - It Takes A Spark Conference for Girls

Teachers and Students will soon present or attend a STEAM Conference with a difference! The intent of the Conference is to ignite interest from many schools in STEAM, particularly from girls who traditionally are underrepresented in these subject areas. The conference brings together teachers and girls with inspiring female role models, industry innovators and universities for an immersive day of interactive STEAM workshops. This is a unique learning opportunity to attend a conference designed and led by students and teachers for students and teachers. Whilst parents are not able to attend the conference, we still have a specific and integral role to encourage our children to try the various subjects related to STEAM.

This is an exciting initiative for our girls and as parents we can contribute to an increase in girls taking on these subjects. We can do this by exploring learning opportunities outside of school and encouraging our girls to try new things, even if it takes them outside their comfort zone and even if they fail. Exploring STEAM is great for girls because of the skills they will learn, providing future opportunities in a broad range of industries. 

We look forward to hearing about the 'It Takes A Spark' conference and to encouraging more girls to be curious and engage in STEAM.