Alumni Success
I graduated from the Carey Harrisdale campus in 2015. In my time since Carey I’ve had some wonderful and defining experiences. I’ve completed a university degree in biomedical science, gained qualifications in public health, volunteered for children’s and mental health charities, travelled across the world …
Aśka Illustration Visits our Primary School
Meet the Illustrator! Our Library recently played host to Aśka, an amazingly vibrant, energetic and passionate illustrator. Students in Years 1 to 3 were captivated as Aśka demonstrated how a picture could depict mood, atmosphere, sounds and emotions just as effectively as a written text …
Investigation Learning in Kindy
A huge part of early childhood learning at Carey Forrestdale is investigative learning. This type of learning involves students being given the opportunity to self-direct their learning as they explore different activities. Allowing them the space and independence to investigate, query, trial and create is …
Maths Week
Last week was Maths Week and we had a variety of fun and challenging activities happening throughout the week. Secondary students were able to engage in several maths logic games during lunchtime including bingo, carrom, chess, an infinity cube and a rubiks race. A Pi …
Rain Day for Kindy!
It’s ‘Rain Day’ for our Kindy students! A day for wearing gumboots and raincoats to school, jumping in muddy puddles and braving the wet weather for some awesome outdoor play! …
Year 8s Make Soft Toys for Pre-Primary
Our Year 8 Textiles students worked alongside our Pre-Primary students to design a soft toy. The Pre-Primary students talked with their Secondary peer-buddy about their ideal soft toy. They then drew the design and worked together to label the parts of the toy. The Year …
Aussie Gold State Championships
Our Carey Jewels Competition Team had an amazing weekend competing at the Aussie Gold State Championships at HBF Stadium. This was the first competition for many students and they performed so well, after working so hard! Results from Day One: Onyx: 4th place Pearls: 3rd …
Edu-Dance Rehearsals
This term marks the beginning of Edu-Dance! Edu-Dance is an annual occurrence at Carey Forrestdale. It involves all of our Primary School students rehearsing dance routines in their classes for the entirety of Term 3 which are then performed at the end of the term. …
Helping our Children Get Top Grades
This article was provided by ‘You Can Do It’ Education. Helping our children get top grades: Are we pushing our kids and expecting too much? Parents who are enthusiastic and interested in their children’s education and achievement are wonderful. However, when our expectations for our …
My School Rules Competition Winners!
My School Rules! Congratulations to our Primary students at Carey Harrisdale and Forrestdale who were the Term 2 winners of @98five’s My School Rules competition! Bec and Jeziel from the Drive Show headed out to meet one of our classes last week and do some …
