Congratulations to Year 7 student, Bella F for her remarkable achievement at the World Choir Games held in New Zealand over the Term 3 school holidays. As a proud member of The Australian Children's Choir, Bella represented Australia with distinction. Her group's exceptional talent and dedication earned them the prestigious silver medal in the highly competitive Youth Choir category. Well done, ...

In May, we celebrated ten years of the Siena College Careers Showcase with a special panel discussion on Future Proofing Your Career, featuring past and current Alumnae Presidents (L-R): Vanessa Barcellona GAICD (Class of 2001), BHP Global Account Manager at Amazon Web ServicesServed as Alumnae Association President from 2014 to 2015Michelle Welsh (Class of 1983), Professor and Senior Deputy De...

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...