Before the much-anticipated return of the students, all teaching staff spent four days the previous week engaging in professional learning (PL).  A variety of engaging opportunities were provided including team building activities connecting to some of the Round Square Discoveries, updates from the Principal, Marketing and Admissions and eServices, ‘PL snippets’ presented by other teachers, a fantastic guest speaker and collaborative meeting time.  Whilst all were valuable I want to focus on the ‘PL snippets’, which have been running for a few years now.  The focus for these is to share learning from one to others and they are […]

Have you heard about Harvest Harmony?

The Elphin Campus is excited to celebrate our Round Square IDEALS through many fun, interactive activities in which everyone can be involved within a ‘fair type event’.

it is being held from 4.30pm on Thursday 26 March 2020.

Watch this space and keep an eye of the SOC Facebook page, but some of the activities planned are clay bead jewellery making, flag making, succulent potting and canvas bag painting. Of course, there will also be a jumping castle, face painting, crazy hair, virtual drumming […]

We need families to host student delegates for the Round Square International Conference (RSIC2020), 18-23 September this year.

What is RSIC2020?

RSIC2020 is being hosted in Australia by Scotch Oakburn College, Ivanhoe Grammar in Melbourne and Ballarat Grammar. In total there will be 1200 delegates from 200 schools around the world.

All delegates will be aged 16-18 years, English speaking and excited to be here.

We are looking forward to welcoming 400 delegates (285 students & 125 adults) from 70 students in 24 countries.

What you’ll need to do

• Daily drop off and pick up (some early […]

Our College is affiliated with East Launceston Football Club for playing football as a winter sport in Middle and Senior School (up to Under 16).  The club also has teams from Under 9 which many of our Junior School students are a part of, plus Auskick sessions.

The football season is fast approaching and pre-season training is starting soon (or has started for some age groups).

Please register now so your team manager can include you and your child in specific team information. Register @  www.register.eljfc.com.au

The season starts late March /early April, […]

We are pleased to provide a community news section in our news highlighting events in the wider Launceston community that may be of interest to families. Included this week:

• Messy Church – for all ages young and old
• Northern Rangers Soccer U6-U16
• Just Imagine Youth Drama School – 5-16 years

Go to Community News

Welcome back to school and to the 2020 academic year. There was certainly a great sense of excitement and a few nerves, understandably, on Monday morning as our students returned and our campuses once again felt like a school. In speaking to students and staff it seems that almost everyone did something exciting over the holidays and all are ready to begin the school year. Students and staff alike have returned with a positive approach to what promises to be a great year.

There are many new students and families, and some new staff members, at the College this year […]