Interview with an Astronaut
This week, Tyson and Taylor from 98.5 Sonshine FM interviewed Canadian astronaut and International Space Station (ISS) Commander Chris Hadfield. Taylor kindly visited one of our Year 3 classes before the interview to gather some questions to ask our favourite astronaut! The students were so excited to …
The year that’s been …
“The year that’s been…” Through the eyes of one of our Year 6 students This was it. No more holidays, sleeping in, hanging with friends and work. We dauntingly lined up in front of their new classrooms for 2019, this was it, the final year …
Year 4 Art Colouring Book Project
For the past nine years, the Carey Harrisdale Year 4 Art Students have designed a colouring book which is then handed out at St John of God Murdoch and Fiona Stanley Hospital. Every book has words of encouragement from the students in addition to their …
STEM Girls in Aviation
Four Carey Harrisdale students were recently invited by Qantas to participate in the STEM Girls in Aviation Program. The Program is designed to motivate and encourage women to explore and join the aviation industry. The students were provided with a memorable experience and an opportunity to learn …
Year 3 Haiku Poetry
Some of our Carey Harrisdale Year 3 students have been studying and writing Haiku poetry. The natural theme chosen for the poems was Rain and students had a wonderful time creating rain sticks to accompany the reading of their haikus. Beautiful droplets Rain coming down …
Infinite Solar Car Challenge
Our Carey Harrisdale Year 10 STEM class recently had the amazing opportunity to compete in The Infinite Solar Car Challenge at UWA. The competition demonstrates the use of everyday resources and encourages innovation without the implications of a large financial cost. The students were required …
CO2 Dragster Competition
Each year, our Carey Harrisdale Design and Technology students enter the CO2 Dragster Competition. This competition is highly competitive with over 200 entries from WA and thousands nationally, with the difference between first and last place only fractions of a second. Students in Engineering design …
Stars N Stripes Grand Championships
Over the weekend, the Carey Baptist College Jewels competed at the CUA: Stars N Stripes Grand Championships at HBF Stadium. The Jewels have spent the year training hard for this event, with 30 clubs and schools competing, equating to 400 teams! The Carey Jewels enjoyed success in …
Basketball Clinic with Perth Wildcats
Last Wednesday, some of our Carey Forrestdale students participated in a clinic onsite with Nick Kay and Terrico White from the Perth Wildcats. Our students engaged in a number of drills across the two coaching clinics on our new basketball courts at Carey Forrestdale. It was …
Year 7 Drama Performance
The Carey Harrisdale Year 7 Drama students have been developing workshop performance versions of famous folktales, which encourage moments of audience interaction and participation. Last Thursday, the Drama students put on a show, with performances including “The Emperor’s New Clothes”; “Rapunzel Revisited”; “Thumbelina” and “The …
