This school began as the Darling Range School in 1907. It was originally established to provide local education facilities for secondary students of Seventh-day Adventist families who would otherwise have had to go across the country to Avondale School in Cooranbong, a town about 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Sydney, to receive their education.
Charles E Ashcroft, an early Seventh-day Adventist, offered to donate land for the proposed boarding school. The land was situated 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of Perth in the Heidelberg Valley (now Bickley Valley) in the Darling Range. Ashcroft's offer was accepted and work began immediately. Church members demonstrated their interest in the venture by contributing both time and money. The school opened 13 January 1907 with H.R. Martin as Principal, and only two students. By the end of the first week the number had grown to five and by the close of the year to 14.
Since its modest beginning in 1907, the school has undergone many changes which culminated in the rebuilding of the main administrative-classroom block in 1977. The College estate was gradually enlarged until it totalled 55 hectares (140 acres), of which 9 hectares (22 acres) are in orchard, mainly stone fruits and citrus.
The school celebrated its centenary in 2007 and has continued to undergo renovations and changes to improve the appearance and ability to provide an excellent education to its students. This includes the removal of the majority of the property's orchards, allowing for a better view of the valley, the remodeling of the library with the addition of brand new computers and facilities, as well as the changes made to the school's academic and behavioural policies to allow for a difference in learning and discipline.
Facilitiesedit
The College offers students a high standard learning facilities such as:[5]
A newly[when?] remodelled and refurbished library, equipped with Apple iMacs
Dedicated junior classrooms for Year 7 and Year 8
Newly refurbished classrooms
A refurbished Food Technology Department
A recently remodeled Design & Technology Department, incorporating large, fully equipped Automotive, Small Machines, Metalwork and Woodwork rooms as well as Graphics Technology, Ceramics, Photography and Art rooms
A computer room, equipped with Apple iMacs
A fully equipped Science Department
A full-court Gymnasium, complete with a working fitness area
A Horticulture Department with orchard and gardens
Outdoor tennis and basketball courts
Top and middle ovals
A high quality computer network enabling high speed wireless (and/or cable connections) with seamless and extensive coverage of the campus.
All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought, many which encourage student input. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together for an hour-long chapel service with guest speakers and games. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.
Sportedit
Carmel Adventist College rotates its sport selections on an academic term basis. Commonly offered sports include soccer, mountain biking, rock climbing, gymnastics, team games, and basketball.
^Kido, Elissa (15 November 2010). "For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 23 April 2019. ...the Adventist Church runs a Christian school system second only in size to the Roman Catholic parochial schools.
^. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
^. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
^Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (1 April 2003). . Adventist News Network. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
^"Carmel College Facilities". Carmel Adventist College. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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This article is about the Seventh day Adventist school For the Jewish school see Carmel School Perth The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Carmel Adventist College news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Carmel Adventist College is an independent Seventh day Adventist co educational secondary day and boarding school located in the Perth suburb of Carmel Western Australia Australia The College caters for students from Years 7 to 12 and is open to any student who wishes to study and learn within a Christian environment The College is part of the Seventh day Adventist Church s worldwide educational system the world s second largest Christian school system 1 2 3 4 Carmel Adventist CollegeLocationCarmel Perth Western AustraliaAustraliaCoordinates32 01 02 S 116 05 36 E 32 01714 S 116 09343 E 32 01714 116 09343InformationFormer nameDarling Range SchoolTypeIndependent co educational secondary day and boarding schoolMottoGreatness through serviceReligious affiliation s Australian Union Conference of Seventh day AdventistsDenominationSeventh day AdventistEstablished1907 116 years ago 1907 PrincipalBrad FlynnDeputy PrincipalJessica FosterDirector of StudiesAmanda LobegeigerYears7 12Enrolment228Area55 hectares 140 acres Campus typeSuburbanColour s Blue white and red Websitewww wbr carmelcollege wbr wa wbr edu wbr au Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Spiritual aspects 4 Sport 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message This school began as the Darling Range School in 1907 It was originally established to provide local education facilities for secondary students of Seventh day Adventist families who would otherwise have had to go across the country to Avondale School in Cooranbong a town about 120 kilometres 75 mi north of Sydney to receive their education Charles E Ashcroft an early Seventh day Adventist offered to donate land for the proposed boarding school The land was situated 27 kilometres 17 mi east of Perth in the Heidelberg Valley now Bickley Valley in the Darling Range Ashcroft s offer was accepted and work began immediately Church members demonstrated their interest in the venture by contributing both time and money The school opened 13 January 1907 with H R Martin as Principal and only two students By the end of the first week the number had grown to five and by the close of the year to 14 Since its modest beginning in 1907 the school has undergone many changes which culminated in the rebuilding of the main administrative classroom block in 1977 The College estate was gradually enlarged until it totalled 55 hectares 140 acres of which 9 hectares 22 acres are in orchard mainly stone fruits and citrus The school celebrated its centenary in 2007 and has continued to undergo renovations and changes to improve the appearance and ability to provide an excellent education to its students This includes the removal of the majority of the property s orchards allowing for a better view of the valley the remodeling of the library with the addition of brand new computers and facilities as well as the changes made to the school s academic and behavioural policies to allow for a difference in learning and discipline Facilities editThe College offers students a high standard learning facilities such as 5 A newly when remodelled and refurbished library equipped with Apple iMacs Dedicated junior classrooms for Year 7 and Year 8 Newly refurbished classrooms A refurbished Food Technology Department A recently remodeled Design amp Technology Department incorporating large fully equipped Automotive Small Machines Metalwork and Woodwork rooms as well as Graphics Technology Ceramics Photography and Art rooms A computer room equipped with Apple iMacs A fully equipped Science Department A full court Gymnasium complete with a working fitness area A Horticulture Department with orchard and gardens Outdoor tennis and basketball courts Top and middle ovals A high quality computer network enabling high speed wireless and or cable connections with seamless and extensive coverage of the campus Spiritual aspects editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought many which encourage student input Weekly the entire student body gathers together for an hour long chapel service with guest speakers and games Outside the classrooms there is year round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement Sport editCarmel Adventist College rotates its sport selections on an academic term basis Commonly offered sports include soccer mountain biking rock climbing gymnastics team games and basketball See also edit nbsp Schools portal nbsp Western Australia portal Seventh day Adventist education List of schools in the Perth metropolitan area List of Seventh day Adventist secondary schoolsReferences edit Kido Elissa 15 November 2010 For real education reform take a cue from the Adventists The Christian Science Monitor Retrieved 23 April 2019 the Adventist Church runs a Christian school system second only in size to the Roman Catholic parochial schools Seventh day Adventists Christian Denomination Religion Facts Archived from the original on 23 March 2015 Retrieved 18 March 2016 Department of Education Seventh day Adventist Church Archived from the original on 17 October 2017 Retrieved 18 June 2010 Rogers Wendi Kellner Mark A 1 April 2003 World Church A Closer Look at Higher Education Adventist News Network Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 Retrieved 19 June 2010 Carmel College Facilities Carmel Adventist College Retrieved 5 March 2016 External links editCarmel Adventist College Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carmel Adventist College amp oldid 1146900741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
