John Monash Science School has a range of programs on offer for all students, including Harmony Day, World Challenge, International Students Science Fair, Reef and Rainforest , International Student Exchange and many more.
Year 10 Orientation Camp (Day Camp)
Year 10s start the year with an Orientation Camp to get to know each other, their teachers and some of the facilities at JMSS and Monash University. There are many activities as well as a talent night. This is a two day program based at the school.
Year 12 Study Camp
Study skills and guest speakers are a feature of this camp at Lord Somers.
Year 12 Formal
Students take a lead role in planning and running the Formal, and it’s a fantastic night for teachers and students in their formal attire.
Harmony Day
JMSS celebrates Harmony Day with a BBQ, international desserts, and a variety of cultural workshops.
World Challenge
Students work together in groups to plan international trips. They were hard at work at the JMSS Swimming Carnival barbequing up a storm for hungry swimmers, raising money for their next expedition. Students are responsible for fundraising, itinerary planning, budgeting and all activities both at home and while overseas. Students are doing volunteer work at an orphanage in Cambodia and visiting Laos in 2014. Students will go to Borneo in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020 and spend time at an orangutan sanctuary.
The program is managed by World Challenge, a pioneering educational organisation with 27 years of experience in delivering personal development expeditions for students, delivering a fun, rewarding, and safe experience. The expedition to Borneo is preceded by a training and preparation program, during which students play a major role in planning their itinerary, which will include project work in a local community and a challenging trek. Students are also supported in setting and achieving individual and team fundraising goals to help cover the cost of the expedition program, where on average, students raise over half of the total program cost.
To learn more about World Challenge, please visit www.worldchallenge.com.au.
Debating
Debating teams train after school and compete in multi-school competitions.
Interschool sports
JMSS strongly supports student participation in interschool events such as swimming, athletics, golf, and round robin events. JMSS has had teams competing in State finals in Tennis, Hockey, Table Tennis, Badminton and other sports.
International Student Science Fair
JMSS students present their research and experimental work at fairs around Australia and the world, recently including Japan. Students work on a research project, create and present their poster, make a cultural presentation and participate in workshops and seminars. We have sent teams to a range of destinations. Please visit the ISSF page for more info.
International Student Exchange
JMSS has partnerships with international schools with a science focus. Our current partner school is Ristumeikan in Kyoto Japan.
Plastic Oceans
Plastic Oceans Australasia is part of a global network of independent not-for-profits and charitable organisations, united in our aims to change the world’s attitude towards plastic within a generation.
Plastic Oceans at JMSS is a registered ambassador group for Plastic Oceans Australia.
For more information – https://jmss-plastic-oceans.github.io/
Reef & Rainforest Trip
A science trip available to Year 11 students around the Cairns region in Far North Queensland. The trip involves students conducting research at many locations on the Great Barrier Reef and in and around the Daintree Rainforest.