Year 2025 - Issue 1 14 Feb 2025

Immunisations - Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine

On Tuesday 25th February 2025, Barwon Health immunisation service, will visit our Year 10 students to administer the free Meningococcal ACWY vaccine.

It is important to complete a consent form, whether consent is YES or NO.

Barwon Health immunisation need to know that you have received the information and made an informed decision for your child, then no further contact will be required to chase up your response.

Families are able to provide consent online via a recent Compass News notification sent to all families or by paper consent forms that were sent home with students.

Multicultural Committee News

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful break and are feeling refreshed for the 2025 school year.

We are excited to kick off the first Multicultural Committee meeting on Monday, 17th February, from 12:45 pm to 1:30 pm in the Conference Room. Our meetings are short, productive, and include delicious refreshments! We warmly invite both new and returning members of the NGSC community to join us.

The Multicultural Committee plays a vital role in bringing together parents, friends, service providers, and the wider school community. If you’re looking for a way to get involved, this is a fantastic opportunity! We help organize major school events like Harmony Day, our Multicultural Festival, and other celebrations throughout the year.

Whether you want to participate actively or simply stay informed, we would love to have you on board! For more details, feel free to contact Vera Dudas at the College.

Stay tuned for upcoming events—watch this space!

International Student Program

The College has had a wonderful start to the 2025 school year, welcoming new International Students to the Program.

Welcome to Eva Luibrand from Germany who will be studying at our College for Semester 1. Already Eva has had some amazing experiences with her Homestay family and is looking forward to the Australian Curriculum, studying subjects that she is interested in for her future.

There have been four temporary International Students from China that have been studying in Year 7 and Year 8 since the commencement of Term 1. The big smile on their faces says it all. The students have had such a wonderful time at our College so far and have made not only beautiful memories but long-time friendships. It will be sad to see them return home on Friday 14^th February, but we wish them all the very best and safe travels. We look forward to seeing these students in the future for their studies on a more permanent basis with the International Student Program.

Another two temporary International Students from Japan will be arriving on the 17th of February to also experience a wonderful time at our College, creating beautiful memories and long-time friendships. Our College is so diverse with our cultures and this is always a positive with the International Students wanting to be a part of the Program and our College community.

Exciting times ahead with a further three International Students due to commence in the coming months to be a part of our International Student Program.

Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language Program Participation

NGSC will be hosting Miyu NISHIMURA, a Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts (university) student from Kyoto through the Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language Program. This program matches Japanese university students with a passion for education and how Japanese is learnt in Victoria, with schools teaching Japanese in Victoria. NGSC has previously hosted participants in this program and each time has been a marvellous experience for our Japanese language learners. We are thrilled that Miyu will be with us from February 17th through March 7^th, 2025 helping our students learn Japanese.

Thank you to the Lang family who will be hosting Miyu while she is working with us at NGSC.