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A First for ACK – An Open Evening
O ur inaugural Open Evening (instead of an Open Day) was House coordinators spoke about pastoral care, there were
held on Wednesday, March 17. During this important and
displays and information in the chapel on Remar, religious
exciting event, staff and students showcased the college, its education and immersions, and in the Heinrich Centre details
extensive curriculum and terrific resources. about VCAL and VET courses and school-based apprenticeships.
Students led tours of the school and boarding houses while In the Marlhes Centre our visitors enjoyed delicious savouries
teachers talked about their subjects and answered many prepared by hospitality students and in the Gonzales Centre they
questions from prospective students and their families. gained an idea of our co-curricular sporting program and met
In the science labs visitors were encouraged to try their hand at members of the equestrian team.
experiments and language specialists invited visitors to sample In short, visitors had a chance to meet our staff and some of
French and Italian cuisine. our outstanding students who helped them imagine what their
Students rehearsed in the dance studio and in the drama room sons and daughters might achieve in this nurturing learning
the cast of the musical Beauty and the Beast went through environment.
their paces. There were musical and choir performances in the Cristina Vergara - Curriculum Coordinator
Champagnat Music Centre too.
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