Extra-curricular Activities
Sports
Basketball
James Grant Adventure Challenge
Mackay Adventure Challenge
Netball
Rugby Union
Soccer
Touch Football
Creative Academy
Bel Canto Band
Choirs
Jazz Ensemble
Scholarship Band
Small Ensembles
String Ensembles
String Immersion Program
Wind Ensemble
Creative Arts
Other Activities
Cattle Show Team
Festival of Fashion
Mackay District McDonalds Mathematics Team Challenge
MCC Angels Aero Club
Middle and Senior School Chess Clubs
Robotics Club
Rotary Young Chefs Competition
Torres Strait Missions Trip
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Sports
Basketball
Mackay Christian College participates in the Mackay Basketball Summer and Winter seasons. We can have up to 12 – 15 teams involved in the Basketball program with Under 8′s through to Open Girls and Boys teams participating.
For information on weekly draws click here.
James Grant Adventure Challenge
The James Grant Adventure Challenge is an annual event consisting of a run/hike, canoe and bike ride. Staff and students travel to Cairns to compete in this adventure challenge which is completed in teams of two. There is a choice of two courses; the Short Course (3 hours) or the Long Course (6 hours). Distances depend on which course is chosen. It is a great challenge and adventure for any who enter.
Mackay Adventure Challenge
The Mackay Adventure Challenge is run annually at Kinchant Dam. Teams of two complete the challenge of a 7km Run, 5km Canoe and 15km Mountain Bike. In the past teams that have participated have included combinations of students, parents, siblings and teachers.
Netball
Our girls participate in the Mackay District Netball competition. Teams participate from U/6 to the Opens age group.
For information on weekly draws click here.
Rugby Union
Our boys participate in the Mackay District Rugby Union competition. U/13, U/15 and Open teams play. Our Year 6 and 7 students also participate in a variety of smaller Primary school competitions.
Girls Soccer
This is a fantastic opportunity for our Girls to challenge themselves and participate in this annual Interschool Competition. This is available for girls from Year 8 – 12.
Touch Football
Both our Boys and Girls enjoy this great opportunity to participate in this District competition. It is open to both Primary and Secondary students.
Creative Academy
Bel Canto Band
The Bel Canto Band was formed in 2005 and is made up of Brass, Woodwind and Percussion instruments. Students in Years 6-10 join this ensemble in their second or third year of learning.
Choirs
The College has various choirs depending on the year. Some examples are the Year 3 Choir, Year 4/5 Choir, Year 6/7 Choir and our High School Glee Club.
Jazz Ensemble
The Jazz Ensemble was formed in Term 3 of 2008 after the Wind Ensemble returned from the ‘bonyi’ International Music Festival. It has quickly become a leading ensemble at the College.
Scholarship Band
The Scholarship Band Program was established in 2004. It involves students in Years 5-7 who are given the opportunity to learn a Brass, Woodwind or Percussion instrument in small groups of up to 5 students per lesson. A band is then formed in their second term of learning.
Small Ensembles
The College has had various specialised ensembles over the years depending on numbers and levels. These have included: Brass Ensemble, Clarinet Ensemble, Flute Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, Trombone Ensemble etc.
String Ensemble
The Mackay Christian College String Ensemble was established in 2002 and is formed by students who have been playing their string instrument for more than one year.
String Immersion Program
Implemented in 2011, this program allows all students in Year 3 to learn a string instrument. This involves learning Violin, Viola or Cello. Students learn for a Semester during their normal Junior School music lesson. They then have the opportunity to learn full time from Year 4 within the Creative Academy.
Wind Ensemble
The Wind Ensemble was established in 2004 and is our main Senior School ensemble. This ensemble can include students from Years 7-12 depending on student proficiency and openings in the ensemble.
Creative Arts
Drama Club
Students in Years 11 and 12 at Mackay Christian College are able to participate in the Drama Club. This club will be offered on a Thursday afternoon from 3.30 til 5pm. During this time students can work on eisteddfod performances, theatre sport events and gain insight into dramatic skills. Students are also involved in Theatre Sports, a competition for all ages with participants represented from each house family.
Multimedia Camp
Each year a group of dedicated multimedia ‘savvy’ students come together to design, create and inspire in a 10 day annual Multimedia Camp. Pastor Brad Huddleston travels from the USA to guide and develop the gifts God has instilled in each of these creative students chosen for the camp. For the duration of the camp the students create a studio for recorded interviews, brainstorm ideas for a final DVD production and develop their skills in production, photography, editing, blogging, videography, design and professionalism in a Multimedia work environment.
Other Activities
Agriculture students have the opportunity to join the Mackay Christian College Agricultural Centre of Excellence Cattle Show Team. Membership is open to all year 10,11 &12 students no prior experience is required as students from all backgrounds can join the Cattle Show Team (CST). The CST trains, prepares and exhibits our own stud cattle and steers as well as cattle from local cattle studs. This challenging yet rewarding extra-curricular activity provides students with opportunities to participate in ‘Junior Parading’ and ‘Junior Judging’ competitions at the local and regional shows with students regularly winning or placing in all competitions. The CST allows students to learn personal skills such as; animal handling, personal grooming, public speaking, time management and the opportunity to participate in overnight camping excursions.
Festival of Fashion
Senior Home Economics students enter the Student Festival of Fashion Competition every year and have had great success in achieving placements each year since becoming involved in the competition in 2002. Being involved in these events help the students to show the wider community their wonderful talents and creativity.
Mackay District McDonalds Mathematics Team Challenge
Every year students from Years 8-12 with a gifting in the area of Mathematics are given the opportunity to be involved in the Mackay District McDonalds Mathematics Team Challenge. Mackay Christian College has experienced great success at these competitions over the years including being awarded overall competition winners, and placing in various year levels. Team membership is by invitation only, however each year all students from Years 8 to Year 12 participate in the Australian Mathematics Competition.
MCC Angels Aero Club
MCC Angels are an aero club who build and fly foam and balsa model planes. Training in held during weekday lunchtimes when students practice on a computer simulator using the same transmitters they use to fly the model planes. Real flying occurs on the Eric Liddell field on weekdays before and after school.
Middle and Senior School Chess Clubs
Middle School Chess Club is a group of students who meet together during lunch time on a particular day of the week. This group participates in the Queensland Interschool Chess Championship (Mackay-Whitsunday division) 3 times a year. They welcome new players and love to challenge anyone to a game of chess. Senior School Chess Club has many dedicated players who, in spite of their heavy academic workload, meet regularly to play. Some of our dedicated teachers serve as coaches who give up their own time to encourage and promote these budding chess stars.
The students at Mackay Christian College have the opportunity in Middle and Senior years to participate in our Robotics program. The students meet at lunchtimes and after school to learn skills in building and programing robots using the Lego RCX or NXT programmable bricks. Students use these skills to complete design challenges and participate in competitions at a local, regional or state level. We have used Robotics as a context for extending our gifted or motivated students who use allocated class time to complete the above mentioned challenges. These challenges require creative thinking, teamwork, persistence and resilience, as the students discover that the challenges are more complex than they imagined. We have sent teams of students to several competitions to play Robocup Junior Soccer and Robocup Junior Dance. The soccer requires 2 robots per team to operate autonomously, to play soccer on a 3 square metre field for 20 minutes without any interference or decision making by the team. The Dance challenge requires teams of students to create robots, programs and props that move in time with music to entertain an audience.
Rotary Young Chefs Competition
Each year Mackay Christian College Home Economics students enter the Rotary Young Chefs Competition. Both a Junior (Year 8-9) and Senior team (Year 10-12) are entered. Great success has been achieved each year since entering the competition with Mackay Christian College students not only being awarded placing but also gaining great experience from their involvement in the event.
Mackay Christian College has been committed to sending outreach teams to Indigenous Communities, originating in the Torres Strait, since 2002. These trips are run through the Mackay Christian College Indigenous Outreach Ministry which is a ministry initiative of Mackay Christian College and its parent church, Mackay Christian Family. It seeks to care for the spiritual, social and educational needs of Indigenous people groups of Australia.
More than 100 Mackay Christian College students and staff have now participated in short term ministry trips departing Mackay in the June – July school holiday break. Teams of both staff and students regularly visit Thursday Island, Warraber Island, and 5 indigenous communities in the Cape York Peninsula. Teams usually run Bible-based children’s holiday programs by day and church services and/or community workshops by night.
For more information, visit their page here.
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