Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.  3 John 1:2

This fortnight has been punctuated by the news of COVID-19 in media stories and I'm sure this will continue over the next few months. I did not however wish our newsletter to be dominated by these stories alone. Yes, we have had to postpone or cancel a number of excursions and tours as a result of the news but I wanted to focus on the positives in our college - the people and our practices.

Staff Professionalism and Dedication

I am particularly proud of my staff this fortnight as they continue to put our children at the front of all their decision making. Administration staff and cleaners have worked tirelessly to create new processes to meet the changing needs of our new paradigm. Our teaching staff have been progressing not only with exciting teaching and learning experiences in their classes but also preparing online experiences should any temporary shutdowns be required. We have professional, innovative and dedicated staff. 

Exciting Curriculum Developments

Bishop Druitt College staff have worked extremely hard over the last two years to revamp our curriculum, our teaching spaces and our practices. I wanted to highlight a handful of our new programs that I am particularly proud of.

The Kaizen Initiative is a multiage program with a problem-based learning focus. It involves students from Years 5 to 8 across Stages 3 and 4. The program allows for student choice and focuses on developing their critical and creative thinking skills. In the last two years students were withdrawn from classes on a rotational basis to complete these exciting projects. In 2020, we have timetabled these electives and increased our student choice. Kaizen is a Japanese word that refers to the concept of continuous improvement.

World Options is our Stage 5 electives program that supports our already exciting curriculum in Years 9 and 10. This is our first year in the World Options curriculum and so we have rolled this out with our Year 9 students, and it will be rolled out with our Year 10s next year. Teachers in secondary put these units together with staff and student teams over a 12-month period. The highlight for me is the authentic learning opportunities and the level of student engagement in each of the units. We are already receiving interest from other schools to see our practices in action. 

https://bit.ly/392PJe8 

Students across all year levels in our primary school are taught writing using Talk for Writing. Developed in the UK, this program allows students to improve their skills and strategies regardless of their abilities and background. Talk for Writing allows students to orally learn the language needed for a particular topic or text, before reading it and recreating it in their own writing. The students move from imitation to innovation and finally to independent application. It focuses on high level vocabulary and is also very hands on and interactive. Talk for Writing has been a focus area in our primary years for the last 18 months with a selection of staff trialling the strategies in 2018 and 2019 and a rollout of the program in 2020. On a personal note, watching the teachers work in teams to create highly motivating and creative hooks and then seeing these in the delighted faces of our Stage 1 students is something to behold.

COVID-19 Advice and Updates

Please read the below options for logging student absences. 

Option 1 - Parents "Choosing to Self Isolate" but there is no actual concern or sickness with children. It's "Precaution Only"
Action - Parents must log onto Parent Lounge and enter in the dates they are choosing to self isolate and list "Family Reason" (Not "Sick" as their children are not technically sick)

Option 2 - Parents keeping their child at home in isolation as they are showing signs of illness such as the flu etc. (But are not being tested for COVID-19)
Action - Parents must log onto Parent Lounge as normal and list their child away as being "sick"

Option 3 - Parents are required to self isolate children due to medical / travel/government advice (If medical we have to be advised that they or a family member are being tested for COVID-19)
Action - Parents have to notify the admin staff as they are the only people with access to log this type of absence as "Self Isolation". Parent's do not have access to do this on Parent Lounge.

To keep up to date with college advice regarding COVID-19 please use our new webpage as a resource to support your family and our community.

https://www.bdc.nsw.edu.au/our-community/covid-19-information-and-advice

Perspectives: Your school in focus survey

I am excited to invite you to participate in the Perspectives: Your School in Focus survey. This is a school-wide survey for staff, parents/guardians, leaders and board members to assist in the growth and development of our whole school community. 

The purpose of the survey is to gather your insights and perspectives on how our school community can continue to lead improvement, innovation and change. Your input and contribution are important as we review and reflect on current practices. 

The survey focuses on five important domains: School Environment, Teaching and Learning, Student Wellbeing, Leadership and Community. Collecting information about these areas from our school community members ensures we continue to meet your needs.

We will ask you, and the school community to participate in this confidential and anonymous survey. The online survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete on any internet-connected device and will be available from Monday 30 March through to Friday 10 April 2020.

Only one parent/guardian from each household/family should complete the survey. If you have more than one child currently at the school, please respond considering the child with the next birthday. 

You will be emailed details about how to access the survey shortly. Should you have any questions regarding the survey, please contact hheather@bdc.nsw.edu.au or sueoconnor@bdc.nsw.edu.au

As a valued member of the BDC community, I thank you in advance for engaging with the survey and sharing your feedback and thoughts. 

Scholarship Opportunities - 2021 applications close 9 April 2020

Applications for scholarships with a special focus are open until Thursday 9 April 2020. Scholarships are available to new and existing students. Preference is given to those applicants who would greatly benefit from a BDC education but who, without financial assistance, would be unable to attend.

Scholarships are awarded at a rate of full (100%) or partial (25% - 50%) tuition fee depending on the pool of applicants and the scholarships available. The number of scholarships presented each year is at the discretion of the Principal. Application fee, enrolment fee and sundry items such as subject levies, elective excursions, subject-related costs and uniform purchases are the responsibility of the family.

Scholarships are generally awarded for a three-year period, provided all conditions upon which the scholarship was awarded are met. This includes general conditions applying to all scholarships and specific conditions applying to individual scholarships.

Apply here

https://www.bdc.nsw.edu.au/join-our-school/specific-focus-scholarships

Nick Johnstone 

Principal 

There are so many great innovative teaching methods happening at the moment! Our wonderful Ms Divola is using google.classroom as her teaching platform and her YouTube channel to give lessons.Year 12 have quickly embraced it. Here is a picture of her screen with the Youtube clip and a picture that her students sent of them in the library watching it. These days you really can learn anywhere!

The below events may have some modifications to them due to the new regulations around COVID-19 and we will notify everyone when these decisions are made. 

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We’re taking part in the World's Greatest Shave for the Leukaemia Foundation – we’re on a mission to shave the world from blood cancer!

All 3 of us will be SHAVING OUR HEADS!!!!
Please sponsor us to give families facing blood cancer the emotional and practical support they need. You’ll also fund vital research to help more people survive blood cancers, while improving their quality of life.
Every day another 35 Australians are diagnosed with a blood cancer. That’s one Aussie every 41 minutes. Although research is improving survival, sadly an Australian loses their life to blood cancer every two hours.
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THANK YOU!

For everyone at this point of time, the topic of concern and conversation will be Covid-19, (coronavirus) and the uncertainty that sits with us in this moment, and the uncertainty of the future.

Since the onset of Covid-19 rarely has there been such a display of global cooperation as we are witnessing in this present crisis. Governments are talking to each other; businesses are contributing in watchfulness and a spirit of care. There are provisions enacted, especially for the elderly who are the most vulnerable at this time.

In this sad indictment that governments and communities need a catastrophic event to be the catalyst for cooperation and global collaboration. 

Communities will need to ‘share the toilet paper’ if we are to have unanimity on this issue. Hope can already be found in communities across the globe. As life in Italy grinds to a halt amid a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, one street was filled with song as the community banded their voices together in solidarity.

A video of people singing out of their windows on a neighbourhood street in Siena, Tuscany, went viral on social media, with many calling it a 'beautiful' act of humanity.

'People of my hometown Siena sing a popular song from their houses along an empty street to warm their heart during the Italian Covid-19 lockdown,' wrote a Twitter user who posted the video.

The Corona pandemic will continue to affect us in unexpected ways. Above all, this crisis is forcing us to stop, rest and do less. As we journey in this Season of Lent that leads us to Easter, maybe a time of reflection and rest is something we should use in a wise and prudent way.

In the circumstances we presently find ourselves we have the opportunity to be ‘salt and light’ to those around us. (Matthew 5: 13-16) Perhaps the folk of Siena could be an example to us all.

What’s happening in Chaplaincy

• JAM (Jesus and Me) Club games and bible study on Monday recess for primary students.
• Godly Play 8.15am - 8.40am is now on Thursday mornings in the Chapel. Students, parents and staff are welcome to join the circle weekly for a Godly Play story and prayer.
• BDCJAM fellowship and bible study is on Monday lunchtimes for secondary students.
• Sundays 5.30pm St John’s Anglican family service is currently on recess. Families are welcome at the other service times.

Rev David Morgan

Chaplain

We are so lucky at BDC to have so many professionals in the health industry who can guide us with good information without the hysteria that is developing over this new virus. Many thanks for sharing this information that the GP’s have compiled to help us understand what we need to do:

We can’t stress highly enough:

*You must keep your kids at home if they are sick, even if you think it is just a cold.

*You will need a plan for who is going to look after the children if they are sick or if schools close. Elderly relatives are not suitable as the risk climbs especially for those over 60 years of age.

*Kids are highly effective at transferring germs, for general advice about this, click here

*Kids can be pretty contagious even when they are running around bouncing off the walls!

*Fever, sore throat, runny nose, dry cough? Keep them at home (but not with grandparents).

*The data we have to date says that the kids will be fine. There have been no reported deaths in under 10s and we are watching reports for the 10-20-year-olds. We see this with some infections e.g. chickenpox and Hepatitis A are much milder in most young children than in most adults and it appears to be true for Covid-19.

*Some have been sick enough to require hospitalisation, however it is the elderly that are most at risk, especially those over 80 years of age.

*Treat minor cold and/or flu symptoms just like you usually would, however if there has been overseas travel in the past 14 days, contact with a known case or you have concerns about breathing, STAY AT HOME and USE THE PHONE i.e. call your GP or ED, or 000 in the case of an emergency, don’t just turn up. This way they can give you the most appropriate, current advice. For information about judging how sick children are, click here.

*Teach your children (and yourself) about keeping their hands below their shoulders, so they avoid touching their face, particularly their mouth, eyes and nose, as these are easy entry points for germs.

*Reconsider indoor gatherings for birthday parties or any gatherings at present, particularly large ones.

*Teach your children that, just for now, no shaking hands, hugs, kisses or high 5s from friends.

*Be mindful of what you say and what your children hear. Little ears pick up lots of conversations and little eyes should not see news reports. They know when we are stressed, so don’t be scared, be prepared.

*If they are old enough, talk to them about what is happening, but filter the news reports and be aware that there are different opinions and some seriously fake news out there. Check your local health recommendations (we have links for Australian as well as some international resources below).

Please turn the tap off between step 1 and step 4. Water is precious!

Mental health considerations

Anxiety is also highly contagious (Australia, I’m looking at you and the great toilet paper shortage!) so try and ensure your kids don’t catch this from you.

Don’t be scared. Be prepared.

Head to Health has some great online mental health resources.

There are lots of great free apps or websites you can work through with your children.

Smiling Mind (children and adults)

Mood Gym (adolescent and adult)

The Brave Program (children 7 - 17 year

Karin Lisle

Assistant Principal (Head of Primary)

Our student’s wellbeing is one of the key factors influencing their education outcomes. With this in mind, the Maam Darruyaygamba – Wellbeing HUB at BDC was officially opened last week. 

The facility was built with the assistance from a $10,000 Australian Government grant that will help hundreds of students from Kindergarten to Year 12. The Wellbeing HUB is a space where students can mix with key staff supporting their wellbeing, providing a wide range of counselling and support services, as well as group programs. 

The large group room is called 'The Oasis’ room and is home to our various student clubs and groups. This inclusive space is where our students engage in creative workshops with the intention of improving school experiences and thus their wellbeing at school. Some of the groups that meet within the HUB are the Breakfast club, Human Rights Group, LGBTQI+, Mindfulness, Goori group, and some senior tutor groups.

Mr Pat Conaghan, Mr Gurmesh Singh, and Ms Denise Knight attended the Wellbeing HUB’s official opening as well as key people who had donated money or worked on the project.

Year 3 Strings Semester One

The Semester 1 group of Year 3 strings are well underway. Students in 3R and 3C are the first group of students to participate in the program this semester. Students have been given the option of learning either violin or cello and have small group lessons once a week. So far, students have learned how to look after their instruments, how to hold the bow and are now working on their open strings. All parents of these students should have received backing tracks for students to practice along with at home and a practice log. Thank you to Ms Smith for all of her wonderful work with this program.

Andrew Oh

On Tuesday 3rd March, all of Year 7 attended a performance by Andrew Oh called Flute Tones to Saxophones. Andrew spent the session demonstrating a range of wind instruments including traditional and non-traditional and performing a number of different styles of music from pop through to classical. It was an interactive performance session with students having the opportunity to even win a CD at the end. 

Composition Workshop

The composition workshop scheduled for Monday 23rd March has been postponed. A new date for this workshop will be advised once it has been finalised.

Harmony Day - Sunday 29th March

Unfortunately Coffs Harbour City Council have understandably postponed this event until further notice due to COVID-19 concerns and new advice and regulations. We will advise if/when this event will occur in the future. 

Cello Lessons

We welcome our new cello teacher, Ms Charlotte Wilkins to the BDC Music faculty. Charlotte has enjoyed her first lessons here at school and students are loving the lessons. If you would like to have cello lessons, Charlotte still has a few spare spaces, so please contact me for further information on how to enrol. Charlotte is teaching at BDC on Mondays and Thursdays.

Coffs Harbour Music Society Concert Series

The Coffs Harbour Music Society have released their 2020 concert series. The first concert will be on Friday 20th March featuring guitar duo Johannes Moller and Laura Fraticelli. Subscriptions to the concert series can be purchased online and information regarding all of the performances for the year can be found at the following website:

https://coffsmusicsociety.com.au/upcoming-concerts/

Each of the concerts also have masterclasses with the performers on the day. Details regarding these can be found on the website and also the flyers in the music office.

Performers for the next fortnight:

Week 9

Lunchtime Concert: Year 11 Music 1

Secondary Assembly: Tayla Mackay (9)

Week 10

Lunchtime Concert: Year 10 Music

Primary Assembly: Penny Dal Pozzo; Superstrings

Secondary Assembly: Inidikah Sanson (11)

Upcoming Dates for your diary:

• Friday 20th March - Harmony Day & Coffs Harbour Music Society Concert 1 7:30pm at CHEC
• Monday 23rd March - Composition Workshop all day at BDC in M1
• Tuesday 31st March - Eisteddfod Entries close
• Wednesday 8th April - Piano Soiree 5:30pm in M1

Rebecca Day

Head of Performing Arts

Meet Nat Titcume our new High Performance and Athlete Development Program Manager. Nat comes from a High Performance background of excelling in three Olympic Games and winning 3 Olympic medals. Nat is here to help build facilities and create an elite space for developing athletes.

Nat is running our Athlete Development Program and High Performance Program.

Nat wants to find the diamonds in the rough and the hidden talent in order to support these students to develop their skills and further their athletic opportunities and potential to help them be the best athletes they can be.

To read more about these programs please visit our website via https://www.bdc.nsw.edu.au/student-life/beyond-the-classroom

If you are a student and would like to be a part of these fantastic opportunities or a parent and would like your child to participate please apply via email to Nat ntitcume@bdc.nsw.edu.au

Sport administration phone number – 0417859252 or 66515644 ext 295.

Please do not use any other mobile number you may have to contact the sport administrator.

Important Information

Following discussions with PSSA/CHS personnel I think we are fairly safe in assuming there won't be any pathway events up until around 8 June at least.

At this stage NSWCIS will cancel all events until the 8 June.

Mountain Biking

BDC is in the process of establishing a MTB club at school in the coming weeks. Plans are progressing well and we are just waiting on insurance details to be able to get the exciting new club up and running. At this stage it is only for secondary students.

Football

The NCIS primary football day was held at BDC on Tuesday 10 March. What a great day! We had 8 schools attending from across the North Coast Independent Schools Sport Association.

There was some tough competition this year. There was a 3-way tie for first place in the girl’s competition and the boy’s pools were very close heading into the semis.

Congratulations to the BDC girls who won the overall day in some tough final games. The BDC boys finished runners up on the day after a tough final against Lindisfarne in the pouring rain.

Thank you to Lee Jenkins and Patrick Galvin for coaching the teams and Martin Kelleher for assisting with the running of the day.

My player of the day would have to be Sienna. She was consistent all day with her on-field performance and had a great attitude to give everything at all times. Special mention to Phoebe who would have to be the most kind-hearted champion player I have ever met. 

Our game plan for the NCIS gala day was space- find space, particularly on the wings, and with only 3 training sessions up our sleeve, it was a tall ask. But the girls rose to the occasion and then some. We played 4 round robin games, winning 3 and losing 1. The semi-final saw us go into drop off with golden goal which was a new concept for the girls. We got down to 7 players on the field and the girls snagged the win to progress into the grand final against EAC. The girls really brought the goods for the grand final, despite the pouring rain. They were in front the entire game - only conceding a goal in the last 10sec which took us to drop off with golden goal again. Again we got down to 7 players and a breakthrough with a well-placed goal in the back of the net. 

I received a lot of comments on the day, from how great their positioning on the field was to the sportsmanship shown. BDC was well represented with these 14 girls and they should be very proud of themselves as is their coach. 

Lee Jenkins – girls coach

Please note: Natalie Titcume ntitcume@bdc.nsw.edu.au will be taking over BDC Barracudas basketball and rugby this year as part of her role in the college. I will still be assisting Nat in the transition during Term 1. Please contact Nat if you have any issues regarding either of these sports.

Primary Rugby and Basketball are still taking nominations at the following links

Basketball noms-https://cutt.ly/krxvCnA 

There are still places available in the U8, U10 boys and girls & U12 boys

Rugby noms -https://cutt.ly/Mrxv0Ey

Training will start in the near future for the U8, U10 and u12 rugby teams. There are still places available in each team.

Welcome back to Martin Kelleher mkelleher@bdc.nsw.edu.au who will be working in the Sport Admin office part-time in Term 1, then he will fill my role while I am on leave in Term 2.

As you can see by the calendar below, there are lots of sports coming up for your child to be a part of.

Permission for sporting events is done via Parent Lounge. Parents will receive an email when their child has been invited to participate in an event.  

Attached to the invitation is a note, you must open the note to agree to the terms and conditions before permission can be given. The note contains all relevant information, time, cost, travel, what to bring or to wear and venue etc.

This can vary between events, please check these details carefully before giving your child permission to attend.

If your child will not be attending please decline the invitation, this will save you receiving reminder emails and give staff a clear indication of who is definitely attending.

If you require any more information regarding sporting events please call the Sport Admin office on 66515644 ext 295 or email bhilton@bdc.nsw.edu.au 

Beth Hilton

Sport and Outdoor Education Coordinator K-12

The Spain siblings Claire (BDC Yr 12 2016), Lucy (BDC Yr 12 2019) and Ellie (currently BDC Yr 11) made news last week as being the first set of 3 sisters to play together in the one touch team.  The girls were all playing for the Northern Eagles Women's Open Touch Team, with Ellie being only 16 this was a huge achievement at this level. Northern Eagles represents Northern NSW, an area that comprises from the Queensland border, out west to Moree and as far south as Forster.

The girls participated in the National Touch Championships which was held last week and was played over 4 days against teams from all over Australia and against players who have represented Australian and played in the NRL Touch competition. Needless to say, the competition was tough but the team did very well, winning several games.
From this championship, Lucy was selected into the NSW Women's 20s touch squad to play against Queensland in the State of Origin series. 

Wow well done everyone this is fantastic! 

Five BDC students travelled to Armidale to the NEGS Interschool competition.

On Friday Winnie Mills and Tehani Badke rode in their dressage competitions.  

Tehani rode her  horse Silkwood Dreamtime in their first competition together. Tehani placed 12th in the first test and 13th in the second preliminary test that she rode in. What is remarkable about all of Tehanis and Winnies results is that they were competing against high school riders. 

Winnie rode her horse Bullet in the same class as Tehani placing 11th in the first test.  Her second test was not so great as Bullet was not impressed by all the flies. She came 21st in that test.

The eventing competition took place on Saturday and Sunday. Eventing is a horse “trialthlon” The horses and riders start off with a dressage test followed by showjumping and a cross country course. 

Marcus Sykes and Ben Tyler rode in the 60cm eventing class. Jessica Sykes rode in the 45cm eventing class. 

All the classes in eventing were ridden in open company which means that primary school children were riding against high school children.

Marcus and Ben started off their dressage phases on Saturday. Ben Tyler and his horse Mocha had a PB result in dressage. Marcus rode his horse Siberian (aka George) and did a decent test.

Jessica rode her horse Sooky in dressage on Saturday. Jess rode an accurate test and found herself in 8th place after dressage. 

Sunday morning all 3 rode their showjumping rounds. All 3 rode clear showjumping rounds and found themselves go up on the leaderboard.

In cross country Ben was the first to ride of the 3 BDC students. Unfortunately Mocha was distracted by an official driving around in his golf buggy and had a run out incurring them with 20 penalties. Ben and Mocha were in 12th place in the end.

Marcus was the next BDC student on cross country and him and George sailed around the cross country with no jumping penalties. Unfortunately George was a bit fast on cross country and Marcus and George incurred time penalties for being too fast. Marcus was 11th in his class.

Jessica and Sooky were the last ones to ride on cross country for BDC. Jess was accurate and incurred no time or jumping penalties

We were all quite surprised when the results came out and Jessica had gone up to 3rd place in her class!!

NEGS put on a great weekend of competition and also offered open classes so even some parents (Me included) were able to ride and compete along with our children! 

Next scheduled Interschool eventing competition is in mid May in Wingham. Lucky for us riding parents there will also be open classes there for us to ride in!

Hope we are able to ride by then as all Equestrian activities have been suspended till at least the end of April. Stay safe everybody and keep washing your hands!

Beth Hilton

Sport and Outdoor Education Coordinator K-12

Year 12 Careers Appointments 

Many Year 12 students have taken the opportunity to chat with me over the last few weeks. Most are asking for help finding a suitable career and/or course, apprenticeship, new resume, info about early entry or university applications and have found some direction and/or resources to help them with their career path planning. These appointments are continuing this week. The bookings sheet has been emailed to those students who have not yet made an appointment. Please make an appointment asap! 

'Being Proactive leads to career success'

Work Experience for those Interested in a Career as a Doctor:

ADF gap year applications now open

An ADF Gap Year is a unique opportunity to experience life in the Navy, Army or Air Force, without needing to make a long-term commitment. The skills obtained through the ADF Gap Year program will provide them valuable work and life experience and are completely transferable. It will enable your students to develop confidence for their next endeavour.

Students who take part in the ADF Gap Year program:

• Gain valuable skills and work experience
• Enjoy a great salary package plus free healthcare
• Live a varied, active and healthy lifestyle
• Make friends with like-minded people
• Have the opportunity to see more of Australia

Whatever their interest, there are a variety of roles to select that will provide young Australians valuable life skills. These include experiences as an officer, in management, engineering, logistics and warehousing, combat and security, and administration.

 For more info click here

WHS White Card Course

Congratulations to those students who successfully completed their white card course last week, training provided by Men At Work.  You have now taken the first step to undertake work experience or traineeships/apprenticeships in the construction industry or trades

Careers Department Presentation

Last week Year 10, 11 and 12 were invited to take part in a fabulous presentation by the Careers Department where they were given some great tips for exploring their future options.  Students also received their logins to the new Careers portal, in which they can complete their career profiles and explore industries and careers of interest. The presenter Sarah Warmoll, commented on how attentive and engaged the students were during the presentation.  Anyone who was absent from the presentation should contact Gina Driscoll to get signed up for this great resource. 

Charles Sturt University Excursion

A small group of Yr 12 students joined a combined schools excursion to CSU’s Port Macquarie campus last week.  Students undertook workshops in Paramedicine, Creative Arts, Sports Science and Business and toured the campus and accommodation facilities 

Gina Driscoll

Career Pathways Coach

Our enrolments officer Julie has initiated a really cool and supportive idea here at the college. She is asking our community to help her to support local businesses each day for as long as possible. Today we supported @urban_espresso_lounge and they delivered the MOST delicious cakes and goodies and our teachers and non teaching staff purchased up a storm. No complaints here!If you are a parent of our community that runs a local business that we could support please email enrolments@bdc.nsw.edu.au and Julie will get this happening!

NCIS ‘A La Carte’ Stall

On Tuesday 10th of March, a group of dedicated parents supported the NCIS participants by baking and supplying yummy treats and sausage sandwiches. 

Thank you to all those who supported this event by baking, volunteering their time or purchasing from the stall. Not only did this stall boost our bank balance, it also enabled us to build our community spirit by chatting with parents and students from various schools. 

Calling ALL local makers!

This year, there are some exciting changes in store for the Mother’s Day stall as we are passionate about supporting one of the school's strategic plans and promoting a more sustainable environment. 

If you are one of the many talented members of our BDC community and would like to be a part of this fabulous opportunity, please send details about your items, including pictures to parentsandfriends@bdc.nsw.edu.au by Friday 3rd April. 

* Please note: You must be able to supply in bulk (minimum of 20 items per order) with a maximum wholesale price of $8. 

Becoming a Member

We are always actively seeking passionate and committed parents, carers and friends to join our committee. 

If working alongside like-minded individuals that have the very best interest of our children at heart is something you strive for, then we would love to have you. This year our main focuses are building a sense of unity amongst the BDC community and supporting the school by providing input into the new Multi-School structure and the Adventure Playground. 

https://bit.ly/2U1GvKT

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