Category Archives: For Parents
The Digital Life of Teens
Most teenagers in the 21st century are digital experts. They’re using many different forms of social media, using the internet to research, typing all their notes in class, and emailing their teachers. Drawing on perspectives from more than 3,500 teens,
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Safer Internet Day
Play it safe and fair – online and offline This week, Australia together with 170 countries around the world will focus on internet safety. This year, to encourage kind, respectful and enjoyable interaction online, the theme of the campaign is
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Book of the Week
One Hundred Days by award-winning writer Alice Pung is literary fiction at its best. This mother-daughter drama and fractured fairytale explores the faultlines between love and control and throws up issues for the reader to reflect on. It is an
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Read Like a Girl with your Dad 2021
Attention Dads We invite you to take a part in your daughter’s reading journey by coming along to our Read Like a Girl with your Dad event to be held in the iCentre on Tuesday 20 July. It’s guaranteed to be
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International Women’s Day Literary Breakfast 2021 is SOLD OUT!
It is with great pleasure that Principal, Samantha Jensen, invites students and friends of Mt Alvernia College, together with their mother or significant women in their lives to attend a literary breakfast in celebration of International Women’s Day. You’re Invited!
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International Women’s Day Literary Breakfast 2021
It is with great pleasure that Principal, Samantha Jensen, invites students and friends of Mt Alvernia College, together with their mother or significant women in their lives to attend a literary breakfast in celebration of International Women’s Day. You’re Invited!
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Dealing with Misinformation
FAKE NEWS is a serious issue in our modern world and it’s getting harder to separate fact from fiction. The News Literacy Project has been established to assist people to separate facts from fiction, rumors, and information that have been
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Book of the Week
With the presidential campaign well underway in the United States, our grown-up readers will find Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld both a timely and fascinating read. A fictional tale is woven into historical events and presents the reader with an alternative
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Book Care Packages for Parents
Due to COVID regulations, the Queensland Government is discouraging parents from being on-campus. Sadly, this meant that we were not able to have our Parent Book Chat Breakfast this term. Our book chats consist of an expert-led book talk about
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Protect Your Personal Information Online
Taking steps to protect your personal information online will make the internet a safer place for everyone. “As caretakers and educators who keep track of technology trends, we are reminded constantly that kids are tracked every second of every minute
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