Category: The art of teaching

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June 16, 2022

Hands-on learning

Head of Agriculture and Primary Industries, Mr Mark Bokenham, believes bringing the farm into the classroom and encouraging self-motivated learners is key to developing students who will thrive in the sector.
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September 22, 2021

Going the extra mile

The Covid lockdown has encouraged Joeys teachers to become more creative in their approach so that students, hunkered down in their living rooms, can continue to be challenged. It is especially the case in Technological and Applied Studies (TAS), where Head of Department, Mr Andrew Drewitt Smith, has been relishing the opportunities offsite learning provides.
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March 19, 2021

The French connection

French is in Joeys DNA. Marist founder Marcellin Champagnat hailed from rural France, and Brother Emilian, the first College headmaster, was born in Languedoc-Roussilon. Indeed, French has been studied at Hunters Hill for over 100 years.
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May 13, 2020

Home is where the heart is

For St Joseph’s College Director of Teaching and Learning, Mr Matt Bookallil, March 2020 will be forever remembered for the many late night meetings with..
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May 1, 2020

All together now

Headmaster Dr Chris Hayes recently said: “Joeys is more than bricks and mortar, it exists well beyond the College gates and the Park. It exists..
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April 22, 2020

More than just multitasking

It is definitely an odd feeling walking into the Year 12 block at the moment. Usually it is packed to the rafters with boys rushing..
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April 21, 2020

Keeping in tune

Instrument? Check, Sheet music? Check, Metronome? Check, Computer? on, Webcam? on, Scanner? Ready…. And now we are ready to play.
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April 21, 2020

The drama continues

For Drama students at St Joseph’s College, the change between performing in front of a live audience, to performing to a camera, has been a..
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