Parenting Seminar
A reminder that there is an upcoming parenting seminar at the College, Growing Up in the Digital Age. This event is free and will be held on 16 March, 5.30pm to 7.00pm, in the Farrell Auditorium. The seminar will cover topics including why games and technology are addictive, the impact of technology and social media on young people’s mental health as well as practical strategies to manage screen time.

On the night our College psychologists, Clare McMahon and Monica Bignold, and our Director of Innovation & Technology, Graeme Kachel, will be joined by special guest Dr Philip Tam. Dr Tam is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist with more than 15 years’ experience in both the public and private sector. Dr Tam is a recognised Australian and global pioneer in the emerging field of internet-related psychology, and is currently involved in many local and international research projects in this area. Dr Tam is a co-founder of the Network for Internet Investigation and Research in Australia (NIIRA), and regularly comments on the topic in the media, as well as lecturing on the topic to both specialist and general audiences.

If you would like to attend please RSVP directly to Clare McMahon at counselling@joeys.org. The session will be recorded and will be made available to parents via the parent iLearn portal.

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“Year 11 Q and A Excursion”

Student Report 

“Our late night excursion on Monday to the ABC Studios in Ultimo to join the audience of QandA was truly a great and enjoyable experience for me and all those who attended. We knew that going in, that this week’s QandA was going to be a fiery one, due to the mix of different people with different political views on the panel, and it definitely was.
The panel consisted of the Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity Angus Taylor, Labor Deputy Leader Tanya Plibersek, Greens Leader Richard Di Natale, Political editor of The Daily Telegraph Sharri Markson, Author of the political novel Home Fire Kamila Shamsie, and host Tony Jones. Questions from the audience sparked many discussions, and more so arguments and strong debates, amongst the panel and the audience. Some of the interesting topics “discussed” included bullying within parliament, crimes inside universities, privacy within political articles and what would happen if somebody’s brother joined ISIS. At times, comments made by particular people on particular topics, made me and others want to jump in and give our firm opinions.
Despite nearly all of us getting on TV, we had one Joeys boy ask a question which was great. By the end of the night, everybody knew us Joeys boys as the people with childhood crushes on the Wiggles, due to a joke made by a comedian at the beginning of the night. All in all, it was a fun and enjoyable experience for all those who attended.”