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Each year the Recognition Awards pay tribute to exemplary practice, dedication, and innovation contributed to the system of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn. This is an opportunity to showcase and recognise extraordinary ‘above and beyond’ commitment, innovation and talent.
This year, we have expanded the Recognition Awards to incorporate the Catholic Schools Cultural Festival highlighting excellence in Catholic education and recognising student achievement.
The Awards will be celebrated with a Mass and Awards Ceremony during the inaugural Catholic Schools Cultural Festival on Thursday, 29 August. Mass will commence at 4.00pm at St Christopher’s Cathedral, Manuka.
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Recognition Award Nominations
Service
Pastoral care, wellbeing and growth of students and or staff, parent engagement and satisfaction, social justice, outreach.
Performance
Student engagement, learning progress, teaching performance.
Mission
Faith formation, Religious Education, Catholic identity.
Catholic Schools Cultural Festival Competitions
The Catholic Schools Cultural Festival highlights student achievement and excellence through a series of curriculum based competitions focused on Religious Education, Literacy, STEM and the Arts. Winning entrants will receive a Recognition Award at the Catholic Schools Cultural Festival Mass at 4.00pm on Thursday, 29 August and have their competition entries on display in Haydon Hall. Entries closed Friday, 26 July. Competitions include:
Following the success of Film Fest in 2018, entries this year will capture the Catholic Schools Week theme, ‘Engaging Faith, Minds and Community’.
Boundless – Untying Religion in Art Brief
A new initiative to explore Faith through art. Boundless is open to our students, educators and the entire CE community.
Affinity – Demonstration of Faith through Science Brief
This year we emphasise our schools’ keen pursuit of science, debunking the myth that science and religion are not aligned. Linked to the Science Week theme, ‘Destination Moon: More Missions, More Science‘, this competition provides an avenue for students to demonstrate their scientific prowess.
Wangirrali (Listen) – Reconciliation through Literacy Brief
The Wangirrali (Listen) competition explores Reconciliation through literacy, based on the 2019 Reconciliation Week theme, ‘Grounded in Truth, Walk Together with Courage’. The competition is open to students and aims to support current literacy learning taking place in our classrooms such as poetry, creative, expository, persuasive writing etc.