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13 September 2020
As a school, we are changing the way we teach by integrating technologies effectively in into our lessons. It is important that we respond to tomorrow’s challenges by preparing our students today. Let us take you on a tour of our Digital Learning studio, the latest new facility at the College, and learn how our dedicated teachers make use… Read more
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10 September 2020
As a part of the Interfaith Youth Forum project, Al Siraat College, in collaboration with Our Race hosted the first Transformational Ethical Storytelling webinar on Wednesday, 9 September 2020. The webinar was designed to better understand the importance of anti-racism storytelling with a focus on developing racial literacy and leadership… Read more
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4 September 2020
Driving down Harvest Home Road towards the College, you might have noticed the large structure currently taking shape right at the front of Al Siraat, next to the Primary building. This massive structure is our new multi-purpose Sports and Outdoor Learning Canopy. It is a tension membrane structure using a PTFE Teflon coated fiberglass… Read more
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1 September 2020
For our First Ladies Friday Night Catch Up, we had guest speakers Sarah Quirk from Banyule Health and Abir Melhem from Arabic Wefare join us for a presentation on the correlation between gaming and gambling. They shared some valuable resources to support parents in English and in Arabic. Useful Resources: - Common Sense… Read more
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1 September 2020
Digital Learning is an exciting area that the College is embracing to provide a rich, meaningful and fun learning experience for your children. It is important for us, as parents to note that 85% of the jobs that of our children will end up working don’t even exist yet! As a school, we are changing the way we teach by integrating… Read more
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31 August 2020
Our Virtual Literacy & Numeracy Week 2020 kicks off today with the theme: “Literacy & Numeracy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”. This year, we mark this event from 29th August to 4th September. We also have the Adult Learners Week coinciding with Literacy & Numeracy Week from this Tuesday as we launch activities… Read more
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26 August 2020
Our oceans cover more than 70% of our Earth’s surface. We have been excited to explore these 70% with our students across all year levels from Foundation to Year 10 over the course this past week to celebrate National Science. This year’s theme was "Deep Blue: Innovations for the future of our oceans.". National Science Week is the annual… Read more
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19 August 2020
Come Monday afternoon when our work day has finished, a regular group of 10 to 12 staff from various teams working on site, gather in one of the empty classrooms for a very special storytelling session. Each week’s "wisdom circle" is conducted under the wonderful guidance of Mitch Ditkoff. The room we enter is warm and inviting, set up… Read more
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12 August 2020
Women of Whittlesea Embracing Diversity WOWED has generously offered a $400 voucher to purchase sport equipment for our senior girls. We are very fortunate to have worked with the team at WOWED through this year in planning and delivery of a number of projects designed to encourage greater participation of women & girls in sports. During… Read more
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5 August 2020
Yesterday’s Tuesday, 4 August 2020 marked the last day of our Years 10 to 12 students learning on site this term, in line with a return to remote learning as per Stage 4 lockdown requirements for metropolitan Melbourne. We thank our Senior students and their parents for attending their VCE lessons on campus over the past two days. From… Read more
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3 August 2020
Inspired by the wisdom circles led by Mr Mitch for staff, Ms Najma conducted her first ever campfire story time session with a group of some lively Primary students aged 5 and 6 years old. The students were supervised on site as children of essential workers. Since we could not light up an actual fire, Ms Najma decided to borrow some… Read more
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29 June 2020
At Al Siraat College, we take great pride in our dedicated staff and are pleased to announce that our Head of English Department, Mr Mohammed Azim, is listed as "Global Educational Influencers of 2020" in US based international magazine "EXCELLIGENT". The Excelligent is a Global Educational Platform which is available across the world. It… Read more
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26 June 2020
ASC students have been featured in a video about racial discrimination which is now launched as a part of Refugee Week. Our students are in the main longer video and their individual video is also listed separately. Racism Stops with me and the Power of US! Video cliphttps://youtu.be/5ILfi1OfyIs. This video was produced by the very… Read more
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15 June 2020
In this short video, three of our Al Siraat College students reflect on past and current issues regarding racism. The students are sharing their thoughts and educating others about what Islam teaches about racism. Click here to view the video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIIWl6uYx48. We are very fortunate to be living in a relatively… Read more
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9 June 2020
In this short video, three of our Al Siraat College students reflect on past and current issues regarding racism. The students are sharing their thoughts and educating others about what Islam teaches about racism. Click here to watch the videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIIWl6uYx48&feature=youtu.be. The video is directed and produced… Read more
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27 May 2020
A warm welcome back to our students and staff to learning on site. There were happy and excited faces greeting us everywhere on campus today. The new passive area in between our Markaz and the TEAMS building as well as the play areas near the Primary School were also a hit with students during their recess and lunch times. Today’s… Read more
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24 April 2020
Your child’s health and wellbeing is of paramount importance to us during these unprecedented times. During this time, our staff are available to parents and students to provide additional support. We recognise how uncertainty and unpredictability can leave your child feeling overwhelmed, anxious and concerned, however these emotions are… Read more
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30 March 2020
"Know this, my friends: In the midst of worldwide meltdown, shutdown, stress, challenge, weirdness, and fear there is also light, love, kinship, hope, and learning. Or at least the possibility of it. Our choice. Always." – Mitch Ditkoff. Before restrictions on gatherings were put into place, five College staff members Ms Gulhan, Ms Tanya… Read more
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23 March 2020
As announced by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, all places of worship have been closed from 12pm noon on Monday, 23 March 2020 until further notice. As a place of worship, our Al Siraat College Musallah is now also CLOSED and no longer available to the public for any prayers. Read more
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17 March 2020
Our Year 5/6 and Year 9 students recently undertook a five days educational tour of our national capital in Canberra. Students were given the wonderful opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy. The following is a list of the many places we were… Read more
