A change in leadership, but all the same fun and excitement. A huge thanks goes out to Mr Dante Gabriele, the outgoing Learning Centre Leader. As the new Learning Centre Leader, I welcome back all the usual students and staff, and warmly welcome all newcomers. Join the Parade Reading Challenge, join an existing club, suggest a new one, or take part in some of the new initiatives available through the Nash Learning Centre such as the Schools On Air or the Parade Now! Podcast.
In 2025, we continue to invite the whole Parade Community to get involved in the Parade Reading Challenge, powered by Beanstack. Beanstack is a digital reading logger where your reading will award you Digital Badges, House Points, and prizes! Major winners this year will be awarded Steam, JB-HiFi, or Dymocks gift cards.
Year 7 and 8 students are automatically enrolled in Beanstack, with students in Years 9 to 12, teachers, and staff members invited to enrol via the Learning Centre Homepage. All reading counts towards your House. Using Beanstack is easy – just log in, add, or scan in your book, and add how much time you have spent reading. It can be updated every time you read.
Live leaderboards total the reading per class, year level, and across the school, and bonus time is awarded for completing weekly challenges. All instructions, rewards, and challenges will be found on the Learning Centre Homepage, SIMON Daily Messages, and PAM.
Nearly all types of reading and listening to audiobooks count so we invite you to get reading 20+ minutes a day. At Parade, Reading Matters.
We continue to offer daily lunchtime clubs in the Nash Learning Centre, and this year our offerings include:
Year 7 Lego Club: Every day at lunchtime at the start of Term 1, Year 7s are invited to the Bunjil Room, ground floor in the NLC, to play with Lego, socialise, and have some fun!
Tabletop Roleplaying Game Club: This club continues in 2025, where students interested in Dungeons and Dragons, Yu-gi-oh!, Magic the Gathering, and other tabletop roleplaying games are welcome to meet, discuss, and play, all in a supportive and passionate learning environment. All interests and skill levels are welcome.
Card Games Club: This club is new in 2025, where students can play or learn card games such as UNO, Monopoly Deal, Skip Bo, Phase 10, Exploding Kittens or bring your own! All interests and skill levels are welcome.
Photography Club: This club is new in 2025, where students interested in learning the basics or extending their existing skills using digital SLR cameras, all in a supportive and passionate learning environment. All equipment provided. All interests and skill levels are welcome.
If you have an idea for a club or want to know if a club you have attended in the past is running, just drop in and have a chat.
Further information on when and where the club and activities will run can be found on the Learning Centre Homepage, SIMON Daily Messages, and PAM. New clubs and activities are added each term.
Apart from our amazing selection of hardcopy and digital fiction, you have free access via our Learning Centre Homepage to:
Outside of class time, the NLC continues to be open before school from 7:45am, recess, lunch, and after school, as a wonderful place to read, complete homework, socialise, and take part in our clubs and activities.
This year, at recess and lunchtime, the ground floor of the NLC will be open for students to read, complete homework, meet with teachers, and study quietly. Our knowledgeable librarians and NLC staff are there to help you! Upstairs NLC is now for all other use.
We welcome all students to the NLC for another fantastic year!
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