Italian Week

Last week we celebrated Italian Week with fun activities for all year levels.

The Year 7 students enjoyed watching an Italian magician’s show. Card tricks and surprising appearances and disappearances kept students thoroughly entertained.

A soccer clinic with Avondale FC senior player, Joey Katebian, was also offered to junior students to acknowledge one of the most popular sports in Italy.

Students participated in various drills to improve their control, dribbling and passing skills and finished up with a practice match to tie it all together.

Thank you to Joey for running the clinics and to all our students who attended.

Other lunchtime activities included an Italian karaoke for our senior students, Italian card games, and movie time.

Our Italian VET students attended an excursion to Carlton’s Lygon Street, the “Little Italy” of Melbourne. They learned about Italian migration in Victoria at the Italian Museum on Faraday Street and then took a tour of one of Melbourne’s most iconic cafes, Brunetti Classico.

The students learned about the inspiring journey of Brunetti Classico’s founder Giorgio and his arrival in Australia, the rich history of Brunetti Classico, and the cultural traditions that connect their service to classic Italian hospitality.

They toured the entire venue, getting a behind-the-scenes look at their pastry production, kitchen, gelato and their operational and service areas, before enjoying a pizza lunch.

As food is a big part of Italian tradition, our school canteen organised a special menu for Italian week, including cannoli, gelati and croquettes.

Thank you to all the Italian teachers, our sport coordinators and everyone who made this week special for our students.