News Secondary
23 February 2023
Our Year 12 students attended their VCE Study Retreat at Lady Northcote Discovery Camp in Glenmore, near Bacchus Marsh from Friday, 3rd February to Sunday, 5th February 2023.
A night walk, camp fire, indoor games, movie night watching "Bilal – a new breed of hero", giant swing and canoeing were recreational activities for our Senior students at the camp.
Subject study sessions with teachers, study skills with Elevate Education trainer, Public Speaking and Trivia Competitions marked a great learning experience for all students.
The level of enthusiasm and excitement amongst the students was phenomenal and teachers reported that the bonding and cooperation elements were just awesome and unbelievable.
Students’ commitment to prayers and Quran/Hadith learning after every prayer was the highlight of the camp experience.
Participating staff members – Mr M Azim, Mr Kullu, Mr Rauf, Mr Vis, Ms Nuha, Ms Naga and Ms Aseel, all reported that the camp experience with the Year 12 of this year was so smooth sailing and without any hiccups because students were very committed, helpful, supportive and self-disciplined.
The detoxing study environment whereby students were without their electronic devices including mobile phones proved to be a unique experience for all students and yes – they all survived without these for three days!!!
Certainly, this camp was a very positive experience for all and the intent of gaining necessary study skills and subject- based skills was successfully met. InShaAllah, the learnings at the camp for all participants will be useful throughout their every day school and life experience.
MEd (Deakin), BEd (USP), GCEdR (Monash), DipHEng (UK), CTESL (USP), DipBusAc (UK), DipCounseling (NSW), DipEdEv (USP), Cert.ITEP (Canada)
Mr Mohammed Azim is currently the Head of English at Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ. He is also the Instructional Coach for teachers in secondary school. Prior to joining Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ, Mr Mohammed Azim was an English Lecturer/Curriculum Developer at Monash University's English Language Centre. He has taught VCE English, Language, EAL & Literature for over 14 years as well. He has been in the teaching profession for the past 30 years and has worked in various capacities like Head of English & Humanities, Counsellor, Senior Coordinator, Head of Teaching & Learning, Curriculum Developer, Educational Leadership and Administration Adviser, Discipline Coordinator and PD Trainer in primary, secondary and tertiary educational sectors. He is also an exam assessor for external exams through VCAA – Assessment Administration Unit.
Mr Mohammed Azim was honoured by the Teaching Australia – Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership for National Excellence in Teacher Leadership Award in 2009. In 2011, Mr Mohammed Azim was the first Muslim teacher ever to win the National Excellence in Teaching Awards supported by the Australian Scholarship Group. He was declared as one of the teachers in the Top 10 teachers of Australia in 2011. The awards did not end here as Mohammed Azim was recognised for his outstanding service and contribution in education once again by being named in the 2017 HOT LIST OF TOP 50 AUSTRALIAN EDUCATORS by the prestigious The Educator magazine.
Mr Mohammed Azim has a passion for action research in the areas of teacher quality, discipline, educational administration and leadership, teaching and learning pedagogies, assessment for success and innovative ways of teaching English. Currently, he teaches English at Year 9, 11 & 12 levels. Apart from teaching, he is actively involved in many community initiatives and activities that deals with families and youths.
Mr Mohammed Azim is an advocate of the motto that ‘We rise by lifting others’. This is his passion and mission at Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ.
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