Posts Tagged ‘School of Education’

Mountain man

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Lecturer wins adventure triathlon

Brenton Stacey
Public relations officer
Avondale College of Higher Education
Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia

A health and exercise science lecturer at Avondale College of Higher Education has won an adventure triathlon at his first attempt.

Darren Morton

Darren Morton crosses the finish line in first place.

Dr Darren Morton completed the 20-kilometre mountain bike ride, the 11-kilometre kayak paddle and the nine-kilometre run at the Gloucester Mountain Man Tri-Challenge on Sunday (September 8) in two hours and 40 minutes. He finished almost 10 minutes ahead of the person in second place.

Just out of the placings after the bike leg—his weakest, but one that saw last year’s first place getter, a nine-time winner, crash—Darren made up time during the paddle to lead into the run. “I thought to myself, They’re going to have to be pretty quick to catch me now.”

Darren, president of the Lake Mac Triathlon Club, received $1000 and a new paddle for winning the race. He also received $100 for completing the fastest run of the day—his time even bettered those completing the leg in teams.

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All hands on at HRIS

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Students help students at athletics event

A regional high school cross country event is providing valuable training to Avondale College of Higher Education’s personal development, health and physical education students. Thirty of them served as officials and marshals for the 1500 or so high and primary students who visited the Lake Macquarie campus for the Hunter Region Independent Schools Cross Country yesterday (Tuesday, April 30). Attending the event, hosted by Avondale for a second consecutive year, is compulsory for those in the motor learning and control and physical education studies: athletics and games sense classes. “It’s all about learning by doing,” says lecturer Wendi Herman. She also uses students to help Avondale School, which organises the cross country as part of its membership of the Association of Independent Co-Educational Schools, run its sports program. “There’s not a semester where they’re not hands on and getting involved.”—Brenton Stacey, public relations officer, Avondale College of Higher Education
Credit: Karen Zeuschner.

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Off to work we go

Thursday, April 4, 2013

High take up for Adventist teaching grads

Where do Seventh-day Adventist students go once they graduate from their teaching course? To work.

Final-year primary teaching student Lauren Inwood.
Credit: Colin Chuang.

Some 86 per cent of those wanting work got work in Adventist schools this past year, according to figures supplied by Dr Peter Kilgour, head of the School of Education. The figure is even higher (95 per cent) for those who were willing to relocate to get work.

Of all the 86 teaching graduates, 54 (63 per cent) are employed in permanent positions, 20 (23 per cent) in casual or temporary positions and eight (10 per cent) in other education related positions. Four (5 per cent) are completing further study.

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