Siena College staff recently had their first training session with Strategic Foresight and Design lecturer, Bridgette Engeler, in preparation for a partnership program with Swinburne University of Technology.Geared towards Years 7 to 8 students at Siena, the aim of this program is to connect students to Future’s Literacy and the Principles of 21st Century Learners by using Stanford’s Human Centred...

New Sienacast Episode Out Now! Click here to listen. In this episode of SienaCast, we are joined by Ironic Minimalist, Jenna Flood and our Environment Leader, Carly to talk about her work as a Slow Fashion advocate and stylist. Jenna encouraged the importance of considering the real cost of Fast Fashion (both to the planet and to the garment workers) while acknowledging the temptations faced by ...

Congratulations to our Year 12 cohort who finished their final exams today! Well done on your incredible efforts and hard work throughout the year. Now that you have reached the finishing line, we wish you all the very best and cannot wait for you to discover what your bright futures hold beyond the Siena gates!

Continuing from Semester 1, our Year 10 STEAM students designed, analysed, tested, made and raced a small-scale Formula One car as a team. The aim for this car is to encapsulate the respective team's creativity and identity. Although the car has to undergo testing, changes to the car should be motivated by team identity and creativity without impacting race time. As part of the project, each tea...

Italian pastry chef, Pier Barel visited our Year 7 and 8 Italian class yesterday. Originally from Treviso (Veneto region in Northern Italy), Signor Barel spoke in Italian about growing up in Italy and his migration to Melbourne, Australia. A passionate pastry chef who takes pride in sharing the tastes of Italy, Signor Barel prepared a bountiful grazing table of regional Italian Christmas cakes f...

Congratulations to Denise Birrell for winning 2023 SPA Digital Raffle Early Bird Prize! A reminder that this year the SPA Raffle is digital: click here to learn more and purchase tickets. The SPA Raffle will be drawn on Friday, 17 February 2023. Don’t miss out on your chance to win big! Since 1971, the Siena Parents’ Association (SPA) has been supporting students at Siena by bringing the parent...