Food Science and Technology Parent Dinner
Our Year 11 Food Science and Technology students at Harrisdale hosted a Parents and Guests Dinner Function last week as part of a recent assessment. They have spent the term designing the menu, trialling recipes, making invites, modifying their dishes, testing presentation techniques and planning …
Project Truck Run!
Last week, our Kindergarten and Pre-Primary children were intrigued to find their rock pile had been moved! Our Kindergarten Teacher, Mrs Olivia Montgomery and Education Assistant, Mrs Melinda Saunders had moved six rocks unbeknown to the students. Our teaching staff were hatching a plan to …
Year 2 Visit to Scitech
Our Carey Forrestdale Year 2 students recently visited Scitech as part of their Digital Technologies curriculum. The students were very excited to complete the Ozobots Workshop as part of the excursion. Ozobots are small robots that can follow tracks and complete actions based on colour-coding. …
Year 5 STEM Sessions
Year 5 Harrisdale students recently visited our Secondary School Science Department this term. They had the chance to work with drones, practice their coding, as well as see some explosive chemicals in action. They loved having the opportunity to work alongside the Secondary School students …
Success at the Atwell Youth Art Awards
Three Harrisdale students received Highly Commended Awards at the Atwell Youth Art Awards this month. Mr Paul Leeming, Senior Teacher – Visual Arts, oversaw the submission of 17 pieces of artwork from students in Year 7 through to Year 12. The overall standard was extremely …
GATE Programs for 2020
We are excited to announce that we will be offering GATE (Gifted and Talented Entrance) Programs at Carey Harrisdale, starting with Year 7 in 2020! Selective Pathways and Scholarships are available for students in Music and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). These Programs and …
Success at the WACSSA Netball Carnival
Year 5 and 6 students from both of our campuses recently competed in the WACSSA Netball Carnival at the Fremantle Netball Association. All of the girls consistently displayed acts of kindness, perseverance, sportsmanship and outstanding effort throughout the day! The Forrestdale Year 5 team came …
Year 11 and 12 Work Placement
65 students in Year 11 and 12 at Carey Harrisdale have been out on work placement this term. They have been learning valuable skills such as time management, multi-tasking, serving customers and have been able to explore different industries and career pathways. Students have been …
Cert II Dance Excursion
The Carey Harrisdale Certificate II in Dance students in Year 11 and 12 recently visited the State Theatre Centre of WA to view Co3’s new dance work ‘The Line’. Co3 is WA’s flagship contemporary dance company and this year our students had the exciting opportunity …
1st and 2nd Place at the WACSSA Interschool AFL Carnival
Congratulations to our Year 6 Carey Harrisdale AFL teams for their recent success at the WACSSA Interschool AFL Carnival. Our Year 6 boys won two of their matches and finished in 2nd Place overall whilst our Year 6 girls were undefeated throughout the day, achieving …
