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L-R: Javier Williams, Mr Gordon Gatti, Claire Nelson

From the Stirling House Captains

This year Stirling House has finally taken back the throne we’ve always been reaching for! After a year of second places in 2017, we finally leapt over that final hurdle to get the first places we’ve always wanted in the Interhouse Cross Country and Athletics Carnivals. When Stirling placed second in the Interhouse Swimming Carnival this year, it looked like it would be a repeat of 2017, but everyone kept working hard and getting involved, and we achieved our first place in the Cross Country. We then won the Heritage Week Cup in Term 2, which was exciting, and finally took out the Athletics Carnival which Stirling hasn’t won since 2013. This year, Stirling House once again supported beyondblue to raise awareness of its work in addressing issues associated with depression, suicide, anxiety disorders and other related mental disorders. We held a successful Bake Sale which raised money and awareness for the organisation. The reason it was so successful was because of the spirit of the House and the number of students who got involved and supplied food. Fundraisers like this would not be the same if it wasn’t for the contribution from our House members, which makes us proud of Stirling. We are so happy with the contribution of our Stirling members throughout 2018. From the Interhouse Athletics Carnival to Interhouse Debating, we always had enough students to fill the places and they always gave everything in whatever they did. We could not have asked for a better House to lead during our final year at the College. Special thanks to Mr Gatti, our amazing House Council and Mr Giles for stepping in during Mr Gatti’s absence. We hope that Stirling can carry on this great legacy for years to come and keep everyone involved. We have total faith in the ability of the younger years to achieve this and are excited to see how they go in the future.

Claire Nelson and Javier Williams

Year 12

Stirling House Years 7-12

BACK ROW: Jeremy Ash, Jagaan Sundar, Cameron Moore, Liam Levingston, Cameron Kolinac, James Hodgen, Brendan Wright, Sean Verga, Cam McIntosh, Kelli Hartree, Connor Begley, Harry Unwin, Harry Hughes, Angus Hadwen, Dylan Goerke, Myles Keeffe, Remy Seneque SIXTH ROW: Liam Ngeow, Liam Doherty, Faisal Hamza, Rory Martin, Jacob Smith, Lani Robinson, Joshua Kelly, Matthias Gault, Tiana Bussell, Thomas Yang, Byron Blevin, Yogi Kumar, Evan Plant, Erin Morton, Dulith Sirisuriya, Adebowale Adeoye, Alyza Hartree, Felix Torralbo Straton FIFTH ROW: Juliet Morris, Abbey Wright, Khalin Ganeson-Hands, Anderson Gare, Ella August, Jessica Tregilles, Ellie White, Georgia Balding, Aamir Patankar, Hugh Wilson, Riley Butson, Eliana Ash, Caitlyn Soon, Alexia Toole, Georgie Blevin, Bailey Hullett, Edward Harvey, Tahlia Halley, Blake Skewes FOURTH ROW: Indya Keeffe, Alyssa Unwin, Samantha Briggs, Izzy Jeminson, Ellen Smith, Charlotte George, Matthew El-Salamani, Travis Reany, Kade McGarraghy, Harrison Ion, Zoe Polglase, Lily Li, Alek Narozny, Ian Hu, Joshua Fernandez, Premila Ganeson-Oats, Taylah Ion, Katerina McKay, Elyshia Gault, Alana Levingston THIRD ROW: Nimisha Chauhan, Jamie Ganeson-Oats, Jordana Matthews, Monet Williams, Hassan Zuhair, James Johnson, Ellie Polglase, Rodrigo Goncalves de Azevedo, Benjamin Robinson, Imogen Balcombe, Rose Fereday, Jasmin Johnson, Roman Nanni, Nikita Arun, Ben Davies, Kayli Bussell, Christa Templeman, Ashling Kearney, Adeola Adeoye, Sharni Miller, Bell Clayton SECOND ROW: Sanika Dingre, Zoe Langstone, Hiruni Perera, Sienna Robinson, Kate Zatella, Kelly Briggs, Sean Ngeow, Jared Fallon, Alysha Pascoe, Oliver Wright, Teonne Haslemore, Adeolu Adeoye, Sarah Christopher, Alyssa Narozna, Leila Balcombe, Addy Naresh FRONT ROW: Sienna Keeffe, Liam Miller, Austin Matthews, Asha Reany, Ishita Chauhan, Mrs Emma-Lee Broadway, Mrs Erin Harvey, Mr Wayne Giles, Javier Williams, Mr Gordon Gatti, Claire Nelson, Miss Mona Lingensjo, Ms Louise Elscot, Taj Crofts, Grace Reinecke, Holly Cammarano, Ryan Moore, Tyler Kirkby, Kay Lynn Leong ABSENT: Mackenzie Adams, Finlay Balding, Laura Ellis, Jacob Feist, Elizabeth Grierson, Oscar Hammond, Eliana Hullett, Ella Jackson, Oliver Kirkby, Aidan Smith, Megan Smith, Eva South, Jorja South, Miranda Templeman, Paudie Whalley

SENIOR SCHOOL Learning Areas

Design & Technologies

Design and Technologies is a diverse area which covers Food Science, Materials (Wood and Metal), Textiles, Design, Photography, Digital Technologies, Computer Science and Applied Information Technology. The myriad of skills our students learn across these areas are used throughout the many exciting innovation and Service programs on offer in the College. There have been some changes in our Design and Technologies offerings in 2018 through the introduction of two new Certificates: Certificate II in Visual Arts (Wood context) and Certificate III in Design Fundamentals. This has provided an opportunity for students to study Certificates on campus at the College. In 2019 there will also be the opportunity to study Certificate II in Information, Digital Media and Technology. In the Years 7−10 Digital Technologies course there has been an increased focus on coding skills. The Years 7 and 8 students have been introduced to coding in Minecraft Education, which the students have really enjoyed. The Year 8s were also treated to an incursion from The Brainary, who conducted a coding workshop displaying one of the world’s most advanced humanoid robots in action, which the students then learnt how to program. Students in Years 8−10 also learnt how to program in Python, with some completing the National Computer Science School competition using their knowledge of this programming language. Our Year 10s have learnt how to use JavaScript this year to create games and extend their coding ability. The focus on coding will continue next year with our exciting new electives, including Big Data and Programming. The Year 12 Computer Science students were keen to explore how to continue their Computer Science studies and understand which courses to undertake upon leaving the College, and so four of our Old Saints from the Computer Science Class of 2015 kindly returned to All Saints’ to talk through their pathways at University since they graduated (including cyber security and double degrees in the Computer Science area). The Computer Science Class of 2018 enjoyed this opportunity to have a Q&A about pathways that they can take in this highly sought-after area of expertise. During Semester 1 in Food Science Technology the Years 7 and 8 students looked at sustainable and native ingredients. They used this knowledge to incorporate lemon myrtle and wattle seed into a shortbread biscuit which was then packaged and given to their grandparents at the Grandparents and Friends’ Day at the College. In Semester 2 the Year 7s worked on creating their own pizza and packaging, with many students thinking ‘outside the box’ and looking at pizzas from different cultures, including Japanese pizzas. Also in Semester 2, some Food Science classes were lucky enough to participate in Cake Decorating Masterclasses with our on-site expert cake decorator Mrs Michelle Shine (Design and Technologies Assistant), creating some wonderful decorative Christmas cakes. Our Years 9 and 10 Photography students enjoyed excursions to Fremantle this year, while our Years 11 and 12 Design/Photography classes enjoyed an incursion run by international photographer Jarrad Seng in Term 3. Students who study Photography also utilised their skills elsewhere in the College throughout this year at various events such as the Year 11 Dinner Dance, where they were the official photographers. At Process, this year’s Art, Media, Design and Technologies’ Exhibition, the many exciting and engaging projects that the students have been working on across the Design and Technologies areas throughout 2018 that were on display were appreciated by the community.

Mrs Marianne Beattie

Head of Design and Technologies and Assistant Director, Djoowak: The Beyond Boundaries Institute

English

2018 has been a busy year for the English Department. Apart from the number of excursions and workshops that have happened throughout the year, we have introduced a range of initiatives in our learning programs across all years. As it is impossible to outline everything we have done in the given space, I have highlighted just a few examples to give a taste of what was happening in the English Department in 2018.

Bell Shakespeare Visit

One of the regular highlights of each year is the Bell Shakespeare incursion in Term 3. This year saw the return of the very popular workshop Shakespeare is Dead, in which students from Years 7−9 took part in a frenetic, interactive workshop with actors from the Bell Shakespeare company. These actors took students on a guided tour of the world of William Shakespeare’s plays and challenged them to think why they are still relevant 400 years after they were written. Students loved the interaction, not least because attending teachers were called upon to embarrass themselves by showing off their acting prowess! However, more importantly, it helped them to learn about Shakespeare’s context and why his plays are still so popular.

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

A number of our Year 10 classes studied the play adaptation of this very popular and uplifting novel. We were lucky that this play was staged at His Majesty’s Theatre in Perth earlier in the year by the famous Lunchbox Theatre Company from the United Kingdom, and we were able to take a group of students to see the production. The Year 10 students who saw it were treated to a truly technologically dazzling and entertaining example of modern theatre.

Storylines Workshop

The Storylines Workshop this year involved students from Years 5, 6, 9 and 10. A group of our younger students was involved in a writing workshop, producing a playscript that was ‘workshopped’ by adult actors in the afternoon in front of an audience of Junior School students. Year 9 and 10 were involved in an interactive workshop led by Sally Richardson from the Black Swan Theatre Company featuring actor and writer Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa who outlined the latest play she was in the process of writing, Fully Sikh. After this workshop students participated in concurrent sessions on playwriting, performance, storytelling, the art of the spoken word, and publicity and marketing, giving them an insight into the craft of stage drama.

Year 10 Personalised Learning Program

This year we introduced a unit of work in the Year 10 course that allowed students to have greater autonomy over their learning. For a five-week period students were able to nominate one of a number of optional courses and, based on these nominations, we selected which courses would run. Some of the options students chose included investigations into representations in Disney films, the representation of the monster in popular culture, and representations in sci-fi films. The survey feedback from students at the end of this unit of study was very positive, and we will be incorporating an expanded unit into our 2019 program.

Creative Writing Magazine

This year saw the introduction of the first anthology of creative writing from students in the College. One of the significant aspects of the magazine is that it included an editorial panel of students who were involved in selecting work for the magazine and in the designing of its format. We hope that this initial anthology will become an annual fixture. An example of student work is showcased below created by Ashley Lance (Year 9).

Mr Peter Langford-Smith

Head of English

Humanities & Social Sciences

The Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) Department at All Saints’ College aims to develop the knowledge, skills and understandings needed for our students to flourish in an increasingly culturally diverse, complex and uncertain world. In this globalised community we need to explore breadth and depth of thinking in Civics and Citizenship, Economics and Business, Geography and History to enable us to be free, active and informed citizens who can critically evaluate and make good decisions. To this end, in HASS we enhance and develop the learning community’s capacity to ‘think about’, ‘make connections’, ‘use evidence and data’, ‘reflect on’, and ‘respond to’ the challenges coming from the past, present and future. Each year group has taken part in and practised our ‘think about’ strategies. The Department has thoroughly embraced the implementation of Harvard University Project Zero’s ‘Cultures of Thinking’, using thinking routines to emphasise critical thinking as an essential skill of the 21st Century. The HASS team of teachers has also been very deliberate in ‘reflecting on’ the teaching and learning that takes place in this Department. This reflection has resulted in our inaugural Year 10 HASS Headquarters Project. The Project made use of a conference structure, subject expertise, explicit practice and the use of soft skills to bring a variety of learning approaches and innovations to our classes. Key features of the program have included a focus on enhancing student engagement, agency and productivity. Students gave positive feedback about being able to work as a whole year group, in collaborative groups and independently when learning. In Semester 2 students were able to share their passion in the ‘HASS Showcase’ and participate in the subjectspecific ‘Expeditions’ to see the applications of HASS in the wider world. In Term 4 students have been able to choose their HASS Intensive and delve deeply into subject areas of interest. An example highlighting ‘use evidence and data’ was the Year 9 Geography Fieldwork which enabled students to gather and interpret data, whilst the Year 8 Civics and Citizenship Unit focused on the ability to ‘respond to’ issues and challenges through a student social action project. Students chose an issue they were passionate about and worked to educate others or develop an action plan, such as writing to Members of Parliament. The Life Skills courses in each year level explore topics in social and emotional learning and provide skills in mindfulness to support the students’ critical thinking across all subjects. Religion and Philosophy exposes the students to various religions and ethical approaches, encouraging them to engage with belief systems with a critical mindset. ‘Connection making’ was central to our visit to our Anglican mother church St George’s Cathedral as part of Year 8 Religion and Life, encouraging the students to explore, engage and question. The Year 8 Humanities excursion incorporated connection making through an integrated program run in the CBD at the end of the year. In Years 11 and 12, students choose a diverse range of ATAR Humanities subjects in the areas of Accounting and Finance, Economics, Geography, Modern History, and Politics and Law. Students can follow their interest when choosing Religion and Philosophy units. We are blessed to have a team of experienced, dedicated and professional teachers who support and guide students through their final years of secondary school.

Ms Trish Harris

Head of Humanities and Social Sciences

ICT Integration

2018 has been a year of growth and development in the field of ICT Integration. By its very nature the field of technology is changing and developing rapidly and the challenge of integrating it in the classroom in a seamless and authentic way takes time, creativity and a sense of adventure! Below are some of the highlights for 2018: • The formation of an ICT ‘Super’ team of teachers committed to supporting and growing the use of technology. In 2019 we will be implementing a regular program to develop ICT capabilities in our students to assist them across all their academic subjects as well as supporting their organisational strategies. • Each week of the school year the ‘Tech Tip Friday’ email updates staff and students on the latest and best tools and applications of technology in the classroom. Many thanks to the students who produced tips that were shared with everyone. • A team led by Mr Ben Dahlstrom (Director of Marketing and Community Relations) has been looking at ways we can simplify, streamline and improve the College’s online systems that are used to interact with parents. Earlier in 2018 we moved our notices and developed other pages on SEQTA and we have begun some new initiatives that will make it easier for parents to access our other services seamlessly. • Two teachers were awarded with the title of Microsoft

Innovative Educator Expert – an award given to teachers who have demonstrated a high level of the use of

Microsoft tools in a creative way in the classroom. We now have three staff recognised with this award, which to my knowledge, is the most in any school in Australia. • The introduction of Seesaw, an online portfolio in the Junior

School, has proven very popular. Students and staff can upload text, images, video or audio to a personal journal only accessible by parents and guardians. • Teachers in the Senior School have greater control and management of student devices when in their classroom and can send documents, open websites, take a poll and more – all instantly on each device in the room. • Live streaming of several events throughout the year gave members of the community an opportunity to experience events as they happened. Many thanks to the talented ASC team and College parent Mr John

Levingston, who made this initiative a reality. • Students are able to see and choose their cocurricular activities using RollCall, an online system developed by a

College parent who worked closely with the ICT team. This has simplified our process for recognising participation in these many activities on the College report. • The installation of over 40 Vivi devices has enabled staff and students to connect wirelessly to a projector, freeing them from the front of the room. • Our dynamic support team has continued to attend to a massive fleet of devices and a growing demand for data across every corner of the campus. At the start of the year as students were setting up, we used over 24TB of data in the first week of school – up 900% from last year! • The College now has 16 ClassVR headsets housed in the Hangar which enable staff to search for VR experiences by grade and subject, and control their use by students. With a 360° camera students have begun creating VR images for use in projects. • With access to Minecraft Education edition, students have been coding elements to extend their use of the game and apply it to various curriculum areas. Models created in Minecraft can be printed on the 3D Printer or viewed in virtual reality. • CoSpaces is another amazing tool that allows students to construct their own virtual worlds and animate objects using code. These worlds can then be shared on the ClassVR headsets for an immersive experience. • Deeper connections have been forged this year with

Propeller Industries and the resources in the Hangar, including the 3D Printer and Laser Cutter. The use of and reliance on technology in every aspect of our lives are increasing exponentially. The growth in employment opportunities and the potential of ICT tools to redefine the way we learn in the 21st Century make developing capabilities in this area vital for individuals, communities and nations for future prosperity. It all starts at school where we are well-equipped to support students as they learn to use technology to enhance every aspect of their experience at the College and learn skills essential for their future lives.

Mr Greg Port

Head of ICT Integration

Languages

It has been another very busy and rewarding year in Languages, with many events on the calendar in 2018 to acknowledge and celebrate the diversity that is fast becoming an integral part of the ASC community. As the College looks at a new Language direction with the introduction of Mandarin, the year was filled with an exciting new adventure for our Year 7 cohort who selected either French or Mandarin as their Language of study. In addition to the curriculum learning, our French, Italian, Japanese and Mandarin Language students enjoyed many cocurricular activities, excursions and exchanges in 2018. The annual Languages Week in Term 3 was another highlight for students and a celebration of the cultural diversity at the College. A new addition to this event was a collective project where Senior School students, along with their Tutors, created an abstract Art piece to represent their nationality and/or origins. Despite the year carrying its twists and turns, bumps and hills, experiences and challenges, the Languages staff have continually reflected on their practice, and have been outstanding in using a variety of learning approaches to motivate, challenge, engage, inspire and foster a love of Languages in our students. Well done to all the Language students who have dedicated themselves to the learning of another language and culture. Here is a retrospect on some highlights from the year.

French

The Year 7 students of French showed off their Language skills by doing a role-play set within a real-life context of a café, at school or on a soccer field. They also learnt the poem Santiano and showcased a great singing performance to the tune of the French singer Hugues Aufray. Our Year 8 French Language students learnt about peculiar French ice cream flavours such as Rosemary and Aloe Vera, and performed a role-play at an ice cream parlour. One of the topics studied in Year 9 this year was ‘Daily Routine’, with a fun practice using the famous Cluedo game. Vocational Education and Training (VET) Applied Languages (French) has become an integral part of what we offer to our Years 10−12 students of French. Students undertake nationally recognised training integrated into the French curriculum and obtain a trade Certificate from TAFE upon successful completion of Certificate II in Applied Languages (French) at the end of Year 10 and Certificate III at the end of Year 12. Congratulations to Ellen Smith (Year 10) who was awarded Laureate of the Alliance Française examination and recognised as the top WA student in her year group. Ellen was awarded with a four-week exchange to Reunion Island next July.

Mandarin

Students studying Mandarin this year were engaged in a variety of cultural activities, including learning how to do Tai Chi with a fan, understanding different Chinese festivals and tasting traditional Chinese foods such as dumplings and moon cakes. In Term 4, Year 7 students discussed Chinese families and parenting, and devised a role play. A group of our Year 5s enjoyed practising their Mandarin language skills and learning more about Chinese culture when they attended their first Pandas’ Picnic excursion with students from schools across the state this year. This excursion is run by the Chinese Language Teachers’ Association of Western Australia.

Japanese

“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.” (Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin) With its intricacy and unique identity, we can’t learn Japanese without learning about Washoku (Japanese cuisine). The word ‘Sushi’ has been adapted directly into most of the other languages in the world. Year 9 students had the opportunity this year to hand-make what the United Nations has called, an “intangible cultural heritage”. The most rewarding part of this learning is that everyone can enjoy it for lunch.

Italian

As part of our ongoing partnership with WAATI (Western Australian Association of Teachers of Italian), Year 11 student of Italian Juliet Morris hosted an Italian exchange student for eight weeks in 2018. “My whole family thoroughly enjoyed having an exchange student, even though it takes a few weeks for everyone to find a rhythm that works. We all found that the two months flew past and soon enough we had to say our goodbyes. I am embarking on a two-month exchange to Italy on 25 November, where I will be staying in Lugo. To say I am excited would be an understatement,” said Juliet.

Mrs Pamela Chu Yu Chee

Head of Languages

Library & Information Services

Junior School Library

You only have to pop into the Junior School Library at lunchtime to experience the active and social learning environment. Student crafters, members of the mixed-age Minecraft Club, young Robotics mentors, and engrossed readers all find their place. The Junior School Library’s main purpose is to put a fabulous book into the hands of every student, and this is done during timetabled borrowing sessions. Library staff and classroom teachers have collaborated on a wide variety of learning activities during Library sessions, including design thinking tasks using junk materials, computer coding, creating digital stories, investigating social media, and embracing Seesaw, a student-driven digital portfolio. Library staff have worked alongside teachers in the classroom to enable differentiated learning. On any one day Teacher Librarians can be found in class working with students on Robotics tasks, running Photography classes, assisting with Skype calls, setting up student blogging, and delivering vibrant oral storytelling presentations. Children’s Book Week is a celebratory annual event held throughout Australia since 1945 which highlights the importance of reading and writing and recognises Australian writers and illustrators. The Junior School Library held its annual Parents Night In, with parents and their children dressing up in pyjamas and reading books together. At the Early Childhood Centre Reflection, the children dressed up as their favourite book character or to the week’s theme, Find your Treasure. Exciting learning activities included the Archaeological Dig, Book General Knowledge popcorn quizzes, Pop-up Library and ondemand storytelling.

Ms Gae Evershed and Ms Brette Lockyer

Teacher Librarian | Teacher Librarian and ICT Literacy Teacher

Senior School Library

Many changes were made in the Senior School Library throughout 2018. The five Year 9 classes continued their Reading and Research unit with a focus on some Mindfulness practices, personal response writing, Gmetrix computer training, study techniques and examination preparation. They also had the opportunity for some quiet reading time, with two of the classes enjoying the company of Bond, ASC’s Wellbeing Dog. This year students timetabled for Directed Study used the Library space for these periods instead of the Learning Centre. The Library was reconfigured to give them the opportunity to work individually in a silent space or collaboratively in groups. Greater emphasis was placed on them being responsible for their choice of space and learning focus. The students taking VET courses continued to use this space also. At the beginning of Term 4 the Year 6s enjoyed visiting the Library for one period a fortnight. They were introduced to the Senior School Library collections and guidelines, and were registered to use Citemaker (the online referencing tool). This year the Library changed its opening time to 7.30am to cater for students coming to school early, providing them with a supportive and comfortable space in which to relax or work. Another change that has proved popular with students is having teachers stationed in the Library for extra curriculum assistance before and after school. This allows students to move between Learning Areas or subjects for assistance within the one building. The Library is a very popular venue at recess and lunchtime for students to gather in the foyer to eat together, then move into the main area to play the many games available to them, or simply to relax and catch up with friends. This year we continued to send students who were interested in further enhancing their writing or editing skills to the Fremantle Literature Centre to work with well-known authors. Many students have expressed an interest in continuing with this program next year. Our year would not be complete without celebrating reading through Children’s Book Week, West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards and International School Library Week. We look forward to another productive year in 2019.

Ms Sue Cameron

Head of Library Services

Mathematics

2018 has been another amazing year for All Saints’ College’s Mathematicians! The entire Mathematics curriculum from Years 7−10 has been re-sequenced to enable students to see the links between the strands and to provide a more seamless transition through the vital concepts in each strand. This should result in all students being more aware of the connections between all the branches of Mathematics and the contribution that Mathematics makes to solving real problems the world currently faces. The success of our students in Mathematics has been illustrated by the outstanding achievements of several gifted students from across the age groups. The selection of Jacob Smith (Year 12) (pictured below top right) to represent Australia in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) which was held in Tsukuba, Japan was by far the most notable achievement for All Saints’ Mathematicians in 2018. Jacob was one of four students from across the country chosen to participate in this year’s IOI from 1−8 September. In the Australian Mathematics Competition, run by the Australian Mathematics Trust, 20 of our students received High Distinctions and four were awarded Prizes. In the ICAS Mathematics Competition our students achieved 9 High Distinctions and four Medals which are awarded to those achieving the top score in each year level in the State. Students participated in competitions covering many areas of Mathematics this year, some invitational and others open to all students, which shows how diverse the opportunities are at the College. Congratulations to the five students who achieved perfect scores in this year’s Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) competition, a one-hour problem-solving competition which involves a combination of multiple-choice and shortanswer questions. Later in the year, Jacob Smith (Year 12) and Aidan Smith (Year 11) achieved Gold Certificates in the Australian Informatics Olympiad (a national computer programming competition), which led Aidan to be selected to attend the School of Excellence in Canberra in December for possible selection into the 2019 Australian Team. Well done also to Rémi Hart (Year 10) and Xiaoyu Chen (Year 8) (pictured below left) who have been selected to attend the National Mathematics Summer School (NMSS) held in January 2019 at the Australian National University, Canberra. All the NMSS participants selected from WA (seven in total) attended the Orientation Day and two awards were presented. Xiaoyu received the most prestigious award called the ‘Larry Blaker’s Scholarship’, a monetary prize for the most promising student selected to attend the NMSS. The youngest student to be selected from WA prior to Xiaoyu’s selection was from Year 10, and so the committee members were all very excited to meet him at this event. Further to these great achievements, Xiaoyu was one of only 25 students from around Australia to be invited to the Australian Mathematical Olympiad Committee Mathematics School of Excellence in November. What makes his selection even more notable is that invitations are usually reserved for students from Year 10 or above. Towards the end of October, students from All Saints’ participated in the WA Junior Mathematics Olympiad held at The University of Western Australia. There were 427 students present at the competition which is organised for Year 9s (although many Year 7s and 8s attend each year), with students competing in individual and team competitions. Impressively, Xiaoyu was awarded the top score of the day: 23 out of 25 (along with two students from other schools), and Julius Clegg (Year 8) placed second with a score of 22. In the team event, Xiaoyu, Julius, Mia Millward (Year 8) and Nikita Arun (Year 8) placed second out of the Year 8 teams.

Mr Phil Brockbank

Head of Mathematics

Propeller Industries

Propeller Industries spun its way through 2018 with new partnerships and projects. The Hangar frequented by students in Years 2–11, continues to be its hub. This year we launched some new initiatives which we look forward to continuing to grow in 2019.

ASC Publishing with YEE

All Saints’ College was selected by a Beijing education start-up, YEE, because of our work with Professor Yong Zhao. We are the pilot school business partner to produce illustrated books and other products that will be used to teach English through activity-based, personalised learning. YEE and the books our students are writing and illustrating are based on Professor Zhao’s research that shows education needs to be:

• Student driven and personalisable to develop unique talent and contributions. • Product-orientated learning while solving real problems and making authentic products. • Connected to the global community.

Creative Industries

Creative Industries was a place for design thinking, problem-solving, change-making and business-running, while developing some of the skills central to success: collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking. Students in Years 7, 8 and 10 met weekly in their cohorts and a team of facilitators to pursue a range of projects throughout 2018.

Electric Vehicle Team

A small team of students has spent the year designing an Electric Vehicle (EV) for the Synergy sponsored EV Competition. They are supported by four parent-coaches who have dedicated time to guide the design and building of the EV. This project will also carry into 2019.

Precious Plastic with Manning Men’s Shed and Millennium Kids

The College is pleased to now be collaborating with Millennium Kids (MK) and Manning Men’s Shed (MMS). Ramon Baro of MMS has nearly completed the first prototypes of plastic-recycling machines. (Precious Plastic is a Dutch organisation with which we have been in touch since seeing their open-source recycling machines in action in Beijing, earlier this year.) Our partnership is built on a shared interest in the UN Global Goals, specifically Goal 12 − responsible consumption and production, aiming for waste-free communities. Our role will be as an active partner and hub whose culture and curriculum support student-centred problem-solving. As planned, we will host Precious Plastic machines on campus, and we will be a pilot study in 2019 for how the machines work in schools and how school and community can partner in programs relating to waste reduction.

Sustainability Initiatives focused on the UN Global Goal 12

Through their classes’ research into waste, Junior School students were inspired to start their version of the LEO Club (the Senior School Environment Club). Some of those students attended a Millennium Kids Unconference to further pursue ways to make Perth and the world greener. Now teams of Junior School students are creating enterprises that focus on sustainable products and solutions. Some of these will be selling through Runway.

Runway Pop-up Shop

Runway has been located at Wanju café where it has been selling products and services created by students in Years 6−11. We are grateful to the café staff who have been supportive and willing to sell items on behalf of Runway.

Ms Laura Strentz

Head of Propeller Industries

Science

It has proven to be an interesting and innovative year for the Science Department at All Saints’ College in 2018. The year began with a bang following the complete refurbishment of the five Science laboratories in S Block. Gone are the pale bare brick walls, well-trod lino, creaky ceilings and leaky taps – all replaced with bright whiteboard walls, new ceilings, carpets, cupboards and fittings. The classroom environment now aligns comfortably with the future-focused and enthusiastic teaching and learning happening in the laboratories. This, along with a complete redesign and refurbishment of the Science staff working spaces, has made an amazing difference to the morale of all concerned. The Department was pleased to be able to celebrate 2018 National Science Week with a number of new activities at the College. The theme of 2018 National Science Week was ‘Game Changers and Change Makers’, focusing on the scientists, engineers, technologists, mathematicians, designers and innovators of the past and present who have made (and are continuing to make) great changes to the world. Junior School students participated in a general Science quiz in the Occupied Stair area, Senior School students attended a ‘Mysteries of the Mind’ session with Dr Wauge, and students of all ages enjoyed a ‘Magic of Chemistry’ show in The Common. The enthusiasm, laughs and gasps of the crowd at some of the amazing reactions during the ‘Magic of Chemistry’ show was a delight. Next year the Department has even more planned for Science Week, and we hope to get more students involved and connected with Science and Technology. Once again All Saints’ student participation in several National Science Competitions brought about some impressive results. Students participated in the Big Science Competition, the ICAS Science Assessment, the Australian National Chemistry Quiz and the Australian Science Olympiad Examination. Of particular note are the High Distinction (Excellence) awards presented to Xiaoyu Chen (Year 8), Julius Clegg (Year 8), Jamie Lang (Year 10) and Shevanka Dias Abeyagunawardene (Year 11) in the Australian National Chemistry Quiz (ANCQ). As well as his impressive ANCQ result, Shevanka also achieved a High Distinction in the Australian Physics Olympiad Examination. As a result he has been invited to attend the 2019 Australian Science Olympiads Summer School held at the Australian National University in Canberra next January. Well done also to Xiaoyu and Jing Quan Chong (Year 5) who both received Medals for their impressive results in this year’s Science ICAS Assessment, after they achieved the top scores in the State in their year groups. We look forward to building on our impressive competition and WACE results into the future. Student engagement and enthusiasm about Science across the College is high, and we are excited about initiatives that the Science Department has planned for 2019 that will seek to increase this even further.

Mr Jim Shackleton

Head of Science

SENIOR SCHOOL The Arts & Music

From the Director of The Arts

2018 has been another year of consolidating the philosophy of emphasising artistic process while maintaining high standards and commitment to producing considered, quality Arts works. Our Arts philosophy has been evident both in the curriculum and through our Arts innovation program the HotHouse Company (HCo). Staff, students and artist collaborators continue to take risks, safe in the knowledge that failure is recognised as an essential element of the creative process. Programs such as Project X have offered such opportunities for our Year 7s and 8s this year, and as we move into 2019 we will continue to redefine and improve so that our students benefit. At the beginning of the year we welcomed back Guy Masterson from the UK. Guy was asked to practise our philosophy of highlighting process by creating and performing his own Original Solo Performance. Our students gave him the stimulus and the ‘rules’ within which he had to work. Process was also key to this year’s College Production Little Shop of Horrors. The presentation of the performance was that of a rehearsal, meaning that we couldn’t rely on traditional methods in this play. We decided to do the show without a puppet for the maneating plant Audrey II, relying instead on the creativity and imagination of our talented team of actors that rose to the occasion in more ways than one. Throughout 2018 a team of dedicated All Saints’ students, along with Playwright/Director-in-Residence Jeffrey Jay Fowler, devised a Verbatim Play called The Guardians Project. Students interviewed parents, staff and students and members of the community on the subjects of protection, safety and danger, and were responsible for creating a challenging, expressive and eye-opening work. Joyce Henderson from one of the world’s leading theatre companies, Complicité, joined the HotHouse for a residency in July to work with students and Drama teachers from across the State. Similarly, during the Term 2 break, Sydney Dance Company artists were in residency with HotHouse leading sessions for 25 dancers, inspired by Rafael Bonachela’s creative process. Among the squad was Old Saint Lochie Walmsley (2017). Dancing on the Walls was a joint Dance and Visual Arts project that saw Perth artist Darren Hutchens join HotHouse to create a mural in the College’s Dance Studio. Darren interacted with many students about how to approach the work, and with help from the ASC Maintenance Team he painted at various locations around the College grounds. Darren’s brother Brendan joined the project to film a documentary which was screened for the first time at the Art, Media, Design and Technologies’ Exhibition. Dancer Niharika Senapati from Chunky Move, a Contemporary Dance company based in Melbourne, delivered a series of sessions designed to give our students an insight into their countertechnique during a week-long residency. Max Baldock (Year 11) and Christian Rudd (Year 12) travelled on the Teach Learn Grow Service Learning Fitzroy Crossing Immersion Trip this year as part of the inaugural Voices Project. Their aim was to capture authentic voices of the Fitzroy Valley community. In 2019 we hope to grow the Voices Project so that each year the work takes on a new form. The Dance Lab is a HotHouse Company initiative that invites members of our wider community to practise and sharpen their skills under the guidance of dancers and choreographers from the Dance industry in Perth and across the world. This year the Lab hosted a performance of the work the class had choreographed over an extensive period of time with renowned dancer and choreographer Natalie Allen. Our College Dance Concert Presence featured more than 250 students from across the whole College, and the significance of the event cannot be underestimated. Presence not only offered the opportunity for our audience to be inspired by the works themselves, but also celebrated the College’s emphasis on inclusivity. 2018 was the year of the inaugural HCo Film Festival. The Festival was a wonderful evening that allowed our talented film makers the opportunity to exhibit their work and also featured the premiere of SPi, an original film created by Old Saint Jack Connell (2017). Due to its popularity, the Festival will return in 2019 with some additions. To close the year, Arts Week began with the opening of the College’s annual Art, Media, Design and Technologies’ Exhibition. The range of students’ work from Kindergarten to Year 12 was, as always, incredible. The title of the exhibition this year was Process, which will influence us as we move forward. Among the works this year was an exhibit paying homage to Mrs Sue Manolas (Student Services Officer). These artworks were developed by some of our Years 9 and 10 students who worked with HotHouse resident and artist Abdul Abdullah. We farewelled Mrs Anette Kerkovius as Director of Music this year and welcomed Mr David Harries. The baton was passed just in time for David to present the annual College Music Concert, where our students rose to the challenge and performed a wonderfully eclectic presentation. Music has continued to play a prominent role in the College throughout the year with the introduction of some ensembles performing off campus at Mojos Bar, and for a second year at Ellington Jazz Club. It has also been wonderful to see Music being presented through various College events. Music also continued to strengthen the relationship with the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and other organisations in the Music industry this year, as did our other Arts disciplines, courtesy of the HotHouse Company.

Mr Stephen Roberts

Director of The Arts