Helping Your Son Manage Stress and Worry: Practical Tips for Parents
Adolescence is a transformative period that, despite being filled with new experiences and growth, can also come with big emotions and new challenges. For many boys, it can come with increased stress and anxiety. As parents and caregivers, it’s vital to recognise this, and to equip your boys with the tools to develop resilience as a way of helping them manage their feelings. The Ambrose Team at St Augustine’s College (College Counsellors) is here to offer support and guidance for all our boys…
Duke of Edinburgh Adventurous Journeys for 2022
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is an internationally recognised program that acknowledges the endeavours of our students through Physical Recreation, Skill, Service and Adventurous Journey. Many of the students at St Augustine’s College are already doing these things in their own time and it is great for them to receive recognition. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is undertaken year-round as the students participate in summer and winter sports as well as learn new skills and voluntarily give their…
New Student Leaders Appointed
Today we had the pleasure of appointing our new 2022/2023 Student Leadership Team at the College Assembly with parents attending and coming up on stage to badge their sons. The current student team formally transferred their leadership, and our new prefects pledged their oath to the College community. It was a lovely ceremony, attended by Fr Dave Austin OSA, Parish Priest of the Catholic Community of North Harbour, also a former College Principal, and former Prior Provincial, who blessed the…
Educating Boys - Sydney Morning Herald 14 June 2021
Our Head of Wellbeing Ilona Welch, and school leaders Josh Seward and Tom Copping, were interviewed about our wellbeing programs in The Sydney Morning Herald's "Educating Boys" special. View the "Educating Boys" article here.