Students get creative with hair and beauty
As part of the curriculum at Cire Community School, students are required to choose and participate in a ‘project day’ also known as a Personal Development Skill (PDS) class. In these classes, the students are required to work toward goals that the class set together. Hair & Beauty PDS at Mount Evelyn campus is taught […]
VCAL Students do great things
This year our VCAL students have been doing some really great things so we thought it is time to share the stories with the community Biggest Morning Tea – Alice in Wonderland inspired Tea Party Students at Cire Community School, Mount Evelyn campus, recently hosted a Biggest Morning Tea, Alice in Wonderland style to raise money […]
From Cire to Deakin – Corey’s Journey
On Monday 21st of June, one of the students from Cire Community School was presented with the award for Most Outstanding Senior VCAL Student in 2015 at a ceremony at Federation Square. The award was presented to Corey Everitt by the Hon. James Merlino (above image) in front of a big crowd including staff from […]
A splash of colour for Cire Services
Cire Community School Personal Development Skills Art group (PDS) has worked diligently this semester to beautify the back of the Community House (now Cire Services). The project was based on the topic ‘Change’ and the students researched how they could depict (through art) the community changing over time. The PDS Art class worked in teams; […]
A career that won’t feel like work
Find the right career and it won’t feel like work at all Mark Twain once said “The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation.” Ben Di Battista has achieved this. Ben is 21 years old, he lives in Wandin and is so grateful for having managed to complete his Horticulture apprenticeship at the […]
Wheelchair basketball to celebrate NYW
On Friday the 15th April students from Mt Evelyn and Yarra Junction Yarra Valley Community School (YVCS) campuses participated in a Wheelchair Basketball workshop funded by the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments for National Youth Week (NYW). The workshop was supported and organised by Alice Hammond from Basketball Victoria. Alice arranged for Shelly Chaplin to run the […]
Exceeding rating for UYCH OHSC
In February this year our Yarra Junction out of school hours care service was visited by Joanne from the Department of Education and Training who assessed and rated our service over a two day period. This included spending time in the out of school hours care church building watching the children and educators interact, assessing […]
Kindergarten – a child’s garden
Take a moment to imagine the kindergarten world: letters, numbers, and stories, sharing blocks, puzzles, play, paint and play-dough. Imagination and creativity fills the air. As you talk with your child about their day and celebrate their best effort on the work they do, remember that kindergarten is a “child’s garden.” Many times the process is […]
Lend a Hand and UYCH
Lend a Hand is a not-for-profit (NFP) organisation that provides opportunities for unemployed people to build strong community partnerships by undertaking projects in their community to benefit their community. Recently UYCH and Lend a Hand embarked on a joint project for the UYCH Family and Children’s Services’ (FACs) Mt Evelyn campus to upgrade a playground. This means […]
