Making Makerspaces This article is designed for those who want a makerspace, or think they want a makerspace or have been told they need a makerspace. If you are already a fair way down the makerspace path, you can skip to the last section, about the things I learned the hard way. Hopefully this can save you some stress.FYI is the quarterly print publication from the School Library Association of...

During Staff Week, Siena College teaching staff conducted a Literacy Showcase, designed to highlight innovative teaching strategies and improve literacy outcomes across the College. Faculty members delivered insightful presentations addressing the context and background prompting their initiatives, the specific challenges they aimed to improve, and the strategic approaches they employed. Each pres...

Congratulations to Siena alumna Kate McDonald (Class of 2018) on qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Artistic Gymnastics. Kate's impressive Commonwealth Games history includes securing a gold medal on Beam and winning a silver medal in the team event at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. We are immensely proud of her achievements and look forward to supporting her journey in Pari...

On Saturday, forty-four students proudly represented Siena College at the 2024 FISAF Australia State Aerobics Championships. Their marvellous achievements are as follows:- Siena Rubies (Year 9): First place- Siena Pearls (Year 7): Fourth place- Siena Sapphires (Years 7 and 8): Third place- Siena Diamonds (Years 11 and 12): Second placeWe extend our appreciation to the dedicated Siena coaching team...

We are delighted to share with you the latest issue of The Spirit magazine. To view the digital publication, please click here. In this issue, we celebrate a semester filled with courage, wisdom and joy. We look back on College events which embodied our lived Dominican charism, such as Horizons Week, Fiesta and our tenth annual Careers Showcase. We are also excited to share news of two new deve...

In our Term 2 Wrap Up video, College Principal, Elizabeth Hanney recaps an amazing Semester 1, highlighting various celebrations, student led events, performances and cocurricular learning opportunities. We congratulate all students for their dedication to learning across all subject areas, both within the classroom and beyond, culminating in the successful completion of examinations. We also ta...