{"id":1614,"date":"2020-05-08T14:58:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T04:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/?post_type=article&p=1614"},"modified":"2020-05-08T14:58:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T04:58:07","slug":"deputy-principal-academic-3","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/article\/deputy-principal-academic-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Principal – Academic"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Deputy Principal – Academic<\/h3>\n

Amy Byrnes<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This week we held our Diligence Assembly based on the Term 1 Interim Reports.\u00a0 This was the first time we have held a virtual Diligence Assembly and I was incredibly proud to acknowledge our students who had demonstrated their commitment and diligence to their learning journey.\u00a0 Students were recognised for their persistence, self-discipline, concentration and perseverance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During my speech I discussed the concept of diligence and that it is not an innate trait that we are born with.\u00a0 Instead, we are influenced by strong role models, life experiences and challenges, as well as what we are exposed to in our learning journey.\u00a0 We all have the ability to continue to strengthen our learning habits and behaviours.\u00a0 One such way is through the study of the brain.\u00a0 The brain, like any muscle, can become stronger with regular exercise and training.\u00a0 The body of brain research, known as \u2018Neuroplasticity\u2019 has proven that we all have the ability to increase our brain\u2019s power and output through effort, practice and persistence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carol Dweck notes that \u201cWe like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes<\/a>\u00a0who were born different from us. We don\u2019t like to think of them as relatively ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary\u201d.\u00a0 All of our students can all be superheroes, or extraordinary learner athletes but it takes a change of mindset and diligence to achieve your goals by exercising and training your brains more effectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Virtual Diligence Assembly will remain available for viewing via the Staying Connected<\/a> tile until Tuesday 12 May 2020.\u00a0 We congratulate all our students who received Diligence Awards.<\/p>\n

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Learning from Week 4<\/h4>\n

With students in Year 11 and 12 resuming on-site learning from Monday 11 May, the College will return to the regular timetable from this date.\u00a0 This will begin with the Week B timetable as shown in the Learning Hub.\u00a0 Please find below the learning modes for the various year levels during this period:<\/p>\n