Co-Curricular

School Programs

Mirath in Mind

St Charbel’s College students are proud of our Lebanese heritage. Mirath in Mind is one program offered by the college that allows students to participate in a range of events allowing students to flourish culturally. Since 2011, students from both the primary and high school have had the opportunity to revitalise the arts, heritage and culture of the Arab and Lebanese culture within our children. There are a range of categories for students to be involved in including: The Dabke or Folkloric dance, singing, drawing, painting and multimedia. Mirath in Mind enables our students to develop a deep appreciation for their culture and traditions making them proud Lebanese Australians.

Primary School Chess

St Charbel’s College offers Chess Classes in the Primary School for children from Year 1 through to Year 6. Chess classes operate at lunch times and are run by the Sydney Chess Academy. There are many educational benefits to chess like improving concentration and focus, developing logical thinking and problem solving, increasing self-confidence as well as making new friends. There are also opportunities for the children to participate in inter-school chess tournaments and competitions that are run by the Sydney Chess Academy.

Primary School Choir

The St Charbel's College choir is made up from students from grades Four, Five and Six. Their voices resound in practice each Tuesday afternoon and they lead the singing of the student body at the masses and Liturgies each week.

Further activities stemming from choir involvement include taking part in the First Holy Communion and visiting the Sisters of the Holy Family Aged Care facilities during the season of the Birth of the Lord. Choir is also often called upon to support special events in the school calendar.

Blood Bank Donations

Another great example of the community spirit at St Charbel’s College is the highly successful Red Cross blood donations, an initiative introduced to our College in 2014. These donations are a very special and significant contribution to the lives of many fellow Australians. Since 2014, members of the St Charbel’s community have helped save 249 lives! Blood donations occur during Thursday sport, where a driver transports donors to the Liverpool Blood Donor Centre and back to school before 3:10pm.

The Duke of Edinburgh

At St Charbel’s College, the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award shapes a young person’s life to achieve new skills and experience adventure by challenging them in different ways. This program is offered to students from Year 9 onwards.

Involvement promotes personal accomplishments through individual challenges and presents a well-adjusted, non-competitive program of voluntary activities which encourages personal growth, perseverance, responsibility and service to the community.

The Duke of Ed is a program of practical, cultural and adventurous activities covering four different areas which include: Service, Expeditions, Skills and Physical Recreation. These four areas are designed to help complement each other within a balanced program.

Students get to choose from a wide range of activities which suit their interests and abilities. There are three Award levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold.

Within each level, students must select and undertake activities that fit the purpose of each of all the four sections of the Duke of Ed. For e.g. Adventurous Journey, Skill, Service and Physical Recreation. Students are responsible for organizing the Skill, Service and Physical Recreation components of their Duke of Ed.

For the Bronze Award, the Adventurous Journey will be organized through Camp Somerset with the help of the college. The Award is designed to be fun and the activities the student’s choose reflect your interests and passions.

If students would like to know more about the award they can visit http://www.dukeofed.com.au