Educational and Financial Report - Masada College

Reporting Area 2: Value addedCommunity Involvement♦ Masada students participated in the Ku-ring-gai Youth Forum♦ Parents were provided with opportunities to learn and work with their children around social issues including cyber bullying, safe internet use, drugs,alcohol and safe partying♦ Community and social awareness was highlighted by our Senior students’ involvement in their ReBow Committee, Rebuilidng our World, with a focus onSave a Child’s Heart♦ Daniella Sussman was the Winner of the Zonta Award for Ku-ring-gai and Runner Up for NSW Zonta♦ Our Year 12 students’ involvement in Camp Sababa, a four day retreat for children with special needs gives our students excellent training and insightinto the needs of the children and their families♦ Our Year 10 Fashion Show, the 2011 class through their show, Fashion Your Seatbelts, raised large sums for Stewart House♦ Our Year 9 students spent a day at St Edmunds school, a school for students with disabilities♦ Our Junior School students performed for residents at the Montefiore Aged Care home and our Senior Students visited residents♦ Volunteered services at the Sydney City 2 Surf♦ Our students were involved in SOS, Youth Off the Streets, in augural event♦ Our students volunteered for Jewish Communal Appeal functions, Green Sunday, Legacy DayCo-Curricular Opportunities♦ A growing percentage of students choose to take extra challenges ie Duke of Edinburgh—with a record number attaining Gold♦ Daniella Sussman Year 12 was awarded from the Order of Australia Association NSW Branch—The Certificate of Commendation for Service to theCommunity♦ Our students were offered a variety of opportunities in public speaking. All students participated in the Masada Public Speaking Competition, as well asstudents entering Legacy, Sydney Morning Herald, Lions and Rostrum♦ Our annual film making competition, Masadafest, provided another opportunity for teamwork and students to share and show their talent♦ Masada students Ashleigh Vissel, Gina Glazer and Elsa Chapple won the Rotary Youth Speaks Out award for the 2nd consecutive year♦ Rebecca Lumbroso, Year 11 was a finalist and awarded a prize from the University of Wollongong for the “Creative WOW Factor Award “for DAT MajorWork♦ All our students are offered the opportunity to attend a Ski Camp in the mid year break♦ A lunch time club program was introduced in the Junior school and included Hip Hop, Knitting, Ball Games and Glee classes♦ Students are offered chess club, debating, environment clubs and a range of sporting programs9