Covenant College

As new technologies change the way young people communicate and socialise, they give rise to significant issues for schools, teachers and families around issues of personal safety and wellbeing. The once clearly definable lines between home and school can be hazy and issues such as cyberbullying, identity theft, harassment addiction & stalking are emerging as issues requiring addressing from both home and school.

As part of our ongoing partnership with parents, Covenant College will be holding a Cybersafety Parent Information & Education Awareness Evening on Thursday October 29th. Irene Anderson from Australian Independent Schools of Victoria will be the guest presenter and we would strongly encourage all families to be present at this evening. As a prelude to this the students from Yrs 5 – 11 will be taking part in an anonymous online student survey at school in order to gauge vital information and statistics relevant to our school. A note has gone home to families this week to ascertain any parents who do NOT wish their child to be a part of this.

As a result of Covenant College’s active participation in attempting to educate and raise awareness of the risks with communication technologies, our school has been invited to take part in an upcoming Student Summit relating to these issues. This summit will take place on Monday October 12th at the MCG in Melbourne. There are 5 schools in total from Victoria who have been selected to participate and we will be selecting 4 Yr 10 students to represent Covenant College at this important event.

Please mark 7:00 pm October 29th as an evening not to be missed.

Judy Sobey