This year I am taking sabbatical leave to explore the educational horizon and see what is happening in other parts of the world that might be of advantage to the College, its students and its teachers. Among other things, I have chosen to return to Brewster Academy (which I first visited in 1996 (see CQ o. 33) and accept its offer of an internship. The plan is for me to spend two months on the faculty variously as a classroom teacher, a team leader, a team administrator and a senior administrator working closely with the headmaster. This will enable me to explore Brewster's model for teaching and learning at first-hand. The challenge of re-examining our model for teaching and learning to ensure that it reflects best practice, and the opportunity to explore recent work on the brain, learning styles and research related to learning theory, will enable us to build upon our strengths and create an explicit statement about the things we value as a learning community. Examples of the new research and understandings that have come into the public domain include the writings of Howard Gardner and Daniel Goleman and the work of the teachers of early childhood education in the Italian City of Reggio Emilia.
Howard Gardner, a Professor of Education at Harvard University, visited Australia earlier this year and is well known for-amongst other things-his writing on Multiple Intelligences. He asks educators to consider the wider implications of intelligence, as he proposes it to exist, within the headings of Linguistic Intelligence, Musical Intelligence, Logical-Mathematical Intelligence, Spatial Intelligence, BodilyKinesthetic Intelligence and the InterPersonal and Intra-Personal Intelligences. Dr Daniel Goleman is the author of the best-selling book Emotional Intelligence (Why it can matter more than IQ). Dr Goleman's book also contains interesting implications for all teachers and learners. The teachers at Reggio Emilia talk and write about 'a hundred ways of learning', and the way they have generated interest
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Contents Principal's notes 1996 Year 12 results Orientation Swimming 1997 Student Executive New staff/new parents Curriculum ews Music & drama Former students Inter-house Junior School Parents' & Friends'
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in their model for teaching and learning all around the world is testament to the fact that the world of education is re-examining itself in an unprecedented way. It concerns me that parents and members of the public sometimes simplify the issues of education down to issues of gender. In the current discussions and publicity in Perth there is a withdrawal to an orthodox or narrow view of education where everything is reduced to the issue of the impact of separating or not separating boys and girls in our schools. The more I read and discover in the area of teaching and learning, the more I question the validity of relating the success, or otherwise, of a particular school to its gender base. None of the writers I have come across has suggested that particular learning types or learning styles are gender-based, and most of them take an holistic approach to learners and to education. Here at All Saints' College we are interested in the special needs of all girls and all boys in a natural social environment. Our teaching and learning model will take into account all the relevant issues-of which the gender of the learner is only one-and we will continue to recognise that students are individuals who behave differently, learn differently, and respond differently to different teaching methods.
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The cover photograph was taken by Susannah Kendall (now Year la). It received first prize in the 1996 All Saints' College Art and Technology Exhibition (Photography Section).
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1996 Year 12 results
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Robert Dixon's and Narelle McAuliffe's names are soon to be inscribed on the College's Exhibitions Honours Board due to their excellent achievements in the 1996 Tertiary Entrance Examinations. Robert's score earned him twelfth place amongst the forty General Exhibition winners in the State-and the opportunity to attend a special presentation ceremony. Robert also received Certificates of Distinction for his results in Chemistry and Physics, which placed him in the top 0.5% of candidates sitting these examinations. Narelle McAuliffe's proficiency in Italian was confirmed when her examination results made her 'Numero Uno' in the State. Narelle's previous successes in the Dante Alighieri proved to be accurate predictors of her TEE result. Certificates of Distinction in Italian were awarded to Narelle and also to Amy Gates, as Amy's result placed her second in the State. With the results of two more students from the All Saints' Italian class (Natasha Roza-Butler and Monica Barratt) not far behind those of Narelle and Amy, their teacher, Mrs Luisa Maio, has every right to be very proud of her students' accomplishments. Adam Mitchell was awarded a Certificate of Distinction in Drama. 1996 was the first year in which the Secondary Education Authority awarded Certificates of Distinction in selected non-tertiary courses, and it was especially pleasing to see an All Saints' College student amongst this inaugural group. A total of 127 students completed the requirements for secondary graduation, the largest number of Year 12 students so far in the history of All Saints' College. They are part of the final Year 12 group in the State to receive the Certificate of Secondary Graduation, which has now been phased out in favour of the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE), with the requirements modified. Ofthe 127 ASC Year 12 students, 110 were candidates for a tertiary-entrance
1996 Honours General Exhibitions
Robert Trevor Dixon Subject Exhibitions
Narelle McAuliffe (Italian) Certificates of Distinction
Amy Elizabeth Gates (Italian) Narelle McAuliffe (Italian) Robert Trevor Dixon (Chemistry) Robert Trevor Dixon (Physics) Adam loseph Mitchell (Drama) Certificates of Excellence
Monica lane Barratt Sally Louise Coombs Robert Trevor Dixon Amy Elizabeth Gates Narelle McAuliffe May-Ann Phang lason Brett Rose Valentina Maria Setiawan
score. Eleven students (10%) attained scores which placed them in the top 1,000 students in the State (out of a State total of 10,583 students). As a total of 7,217 students in Western Australia received offers of tertiary places, students placed in the top 1,000 had scores which allowed them entry to places in some very soughtafter university courses. Marilyn Knox Dean of Studies
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The transition from primary school to high schoolor from one school to another-represents a major change in children's lives.
Peer Support members undergoing 'training'. Students are selected at the end of Year 10 and take up their roles at the beginning ofthe new year.
The orientation process at All Saints' College begins even before students accept a place to join us, with the tours around the College that are run for prospective parents and their children. Next year's students-to-be will also receive a newsletter with information on courses, extracurricular opportunities, uniform, etc.-our response to a feeling communicated to us by parents that children need something concrete early in the year before they join the College Shortly before the beginning of the school year, students join us for an Orientation Day, one of which is run specifically for Year 8 students and the other for students joining the College in Years 9 to 12. This is the students' introduction to our pastoral care system and aims to show them where they fit in the scheme of things and introduce them to students who are already at the College. By the end of the day they have met the other students in their Tutor Groups (which are made up of students from all year groups and are a vital part of the College's commitment to vertical integration). In addition, they have met some of the students who will be part of their year group at the College, and have been introduced to their Peer Support Group. Peer Support Group members are carefully selected Year lIs who undertake to ease Year 8s into the College environment. A significant and varied programme of activities is held during the year, mixing fun with serious
Peer Support members working (?) with Year 8s-to-be on Orientation Day.
Orientation Day parent-style... parents enjoying morning tea outside the Chapel.
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Helping them to adapt and enjoy the challenges and opportunities that this change brings has important implications for their enjoyment of school life and their lives after school, and teaches them that they can cope with the unknown. issues regarding self-esteem, group communication and other important issues for this age group. At the end of the first full week of Term 1, the Year 8s down tools, get back into civvies and head off for a day of House activities which build confidence and get students talking to each other in a non-classroom situation. At this point they start to see themselves as All Saints' students: not ex-Richmond Primary Schoolers or exSomething Elsers, but part of our large, vibrant and caring community. Another significant element in our programme is Camp Week, when students enjoy a week of fun and challenges and come back with new confidence and friendships that will often last a lifetime. Parents need orientation too! The College arranges a significant number of events specifically geared to new parents, including new parent dinners, parent information evenings and informal morning teas. Our transition programme is constantly developing and we pride ourselves on being responsive to parents' comments and suggestions. We take our families' welfare very seriously and endeavour to provide a programme which is carefully structured to welcome new students and their families into the College community. The pictures on these pages show the human face of the transition programme and, in a way, tell their own story. If you have a story to tell, we would love to hear from you, too.
Year 8 House Day provides a timely break from the rigours ofnewschool life.
Former students often report that they met their best friends on Year 8 camp... that's what happens when Year 8s hang around together!
Why should the students have all the fun? Parents enjoying a New Parent Dinner in the Upper Theatre at the College.
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Friday 14 February-St Valentine's Day-brought the College's Inter-house Swimming Carnival round again. There were some fine performances at all levels and the competition proved close enough to keep everyone on their toes until the very last event. In the end Stirling pipped Forrest at the post, with Durack, Murdoch, O'Connor and Cowan following close behind. Congratulations go to all the students who got in the water to support their Houses, and especially to champion swimmers Taryn Tapper, Timothy ewing, Amy Bracken, Daniel Chan, Amanda Bracken, Cale Monteath, Emily Bye, Geoffrey Patching, Demelza Evans, Brendon Dunlop and Alex Larson, and runners-up Holly Hands, Kieren Dadley, Melissa Bryant, Andrew Munro, Andrea McCrackan, John Willett, Kelly Ghent, Matthew Sargeant and Claire Andrewartha. Congratulations-and thanks-also go to the staff who leapt into the water and did their bit in the staff versus students race. The less said about that, perhaps, the better. What we would like further comment on is Stirling's fine win, and for that we hand over to Stan Balding, Stirling's Acting Head of House.
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This year s House Swimming Carnival was won by Stirling House-yes, the blue one. Peter Whipp (who was on leave) sent his best wishes and then his congratulations, to add to my own. Everyone agreed that it was the combined effort of every participant-or, in professional terms, the 'depth of swimming talent'-that won the day for Stirling House, since they won by the closest of margins. No one was more enthusiastic than the team's leaders-House Captain Brendon Dunlop, Vice Captains Claire Andrewartha and Meghan Grant, Swimming Coordinator Paul Dickinson and runner Kristen Brown. They spent the whole carnival steadfastly marshalling, swimming and encouraging everyone to give of their best. No doubt several of the very supportive Stirling staff members and students alike could point out one or other team member whom they believe made the difference and gave Stirling that edge...the stories run and run. To the very vocal supporters in the stand who probably went home hoarse from cheering so loud and so long-we thank you. Stan Balding Acting Head, Stirling House
Meghan Grant, Brendon Dunlop and CIaire Andrewartha receive the Interhouse Swimming Trophy on behalf of tirling House.
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Inter-s hoo Following the completion of the Inter-house Swimming Carnival, the ASC Swim Team continued to prepare for a full Inter-school programme.
The Bank West Schools and Colleges Relays ASC entered twelve teams in this competition and three of the ten that reached the finals gained bronze medals. This was an outstanding performance, our best on record.
Quads/Corpus Christi meets ASC performed well at both of these carnivals, which were an excellent prelude to the A Division Carnival. These meets offer opportunities for our students to compete and to attempt to better their personal best times.
ACC A Division Swimming Carnival We had our best result in the history of the College when an all-round team effort saw All Saints' finish second to Newman College. Although ewman finished well ahead of us, we were 100 points ahead of the third school, Sacred Heart. Once again our success was due to the depth of swimming talent at ASC. Special mention should be made of Taryn Tapper, Timothy ewing, Amy Bracken, Sean Yost, Amanda Bracken, Cale Monteath, Demelza Evans, Geoffrey Patching and Alex Larson, all of whom came in the top five in their age category. On the evening of the Carnival, the annual Swim BBQ was held at the College. This is a great opportunity to acknowledge the involvement of parents, coaches and team members alike. The camaraderie is always terrific, and it's great to see the students' pride in themselves, their team and the College.
And a word for our backers! 1997 was a most successful year for the ASC Swim Team and it is very important to pay a special tribute to the many staff, parents and students (both past and present) who gave so much to make it special. We would also like to give special thanks to the Parents' and Friends' Association for their ongoing financial support for the Swim BBQ.
Top and middle: representatives of the All Saints' Magnificent Swim Machine showing their usual good humour in and out of the pool. Bottom: the Swim BBQ, a reward for the stalwart parents who so wholeheartedly support our College swimmers.
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997 tudent Execu ive Student Executive members, who are democratically elected by the student body, take on a range of important portfolios and play a vital role in the life of the College. Their Duty Statements are complex and wide-ranging, and it is to their credit that these students consistently rise to the challenge and perform difficult tasks with skill, generosity of spirit, efficiency and good humour.
Above: Janelle Booth, College Captain. Right: Leah Hayes, Student Activities; Kate Warcf, Cultural Activities; Luke Wightman, Entertainment.
Left: Philip Keirle, Publications; Lisa Tibbits, Secretary/Treasurer; Deanne Chiu, Social Concern.
Right: Sereena Kenworthy, Cowan House Captain; Ryan Strawbridge, Durack House Captain; Lucy Hartley, Forrest House Captain.
Left: Janelle Rankine, Murdoch House Captain; Felicity Fletcher, O'Connor House Captain; Brendon Dunlop, Stirling House Captain.
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The Student Executive Camp is run every year for newly-elected Student Executive members. Its aims and objectives include encouraging a sense of unity and camaraderie, increasing leadership skills, developing a genuine trust in one another and producing a group that can work as a team while maintaining the individuality of the thirteen students involved. As well as this, the camp gives students the time and space to consider their roles in College life and to plan for their year of office. The staff who accompany the camp act as facilitators and work in an advisory capacity only. They are always amazed to see how students from various backgrounds and friendship groups come together as a team to overcome a range of challenges. I was impressed by the cooperation and teamwork demonstrated by this year's participants and, perhaps most of all, by the developing sense of care, trust and honesty within the group. The students' personal growth was evident in the debriefing and individual reflections on each day's activities.
It was clear from the opening hours of this year's camp that the 1997 Student Executive is a quick, slick amalgam of talent. Their ready initiative and appreciation of all things worthwhile was apparent from an early stage...and they distinguished themselves at the very beginning of the camp by arriving at the campsite from their (enforced) bush walk half an hour earlier than any previous group. (They also entered the site by a previously untried track, thus confusing the waiting staff who were watching the wrong horizon... but that's another story.) The Student Executive is a vital part of the College's operations. Student Executive members contribute individually and collectively to the overall wellbeing of everyone in the College and beyond, and this camp starts them off on what we know will be a rewarding and successful year.
Gail Costello Dean of Students
Above and left, top to bottom: fun, effort, trust and teamwork-the vital elements ofa Student Executive Camp.
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New staff New parents New staff New parents New staff New parents New staff New staff The following staff have joined the College or changed roles within the College over the last eight months, and we welcome the chance to introduce them to you 'en bloc'. Some will already be familiar faces: others will become so over the terms ahead. We would like to thank them all for the valuable contribution they have already made to College life.
Left: ELLen Beemster (Design Technology); Andre Burress (Physical Education Term 1). Right: Sue Cameron (Teacher Librarian); Melissa Grey (After-school Care).
Left: Josie Fantasia (Dram.a Coordinator; Terms 1 and 2); Christina Gam.ble (Year 6); Mona Lingen jo (Year 7, Terms 1 and 2). Right: MicheLle Nicholson (Teachers' Assistant, Pre-primary).
Left: Jan Prescott (Archives Assistant). Right: Brett Roberts (English); Cathi Smith (Strings); Elizabeth Stubbs (Junior School, Term 3 1996 onwards).
Left: fan Threlfo (Design Technology); CoLin CouLL (Systems Adm.inistrator). Right: Kerry Synnerdahl (Assistant Accountant); Julie Ciotti (Junior chool Library Assistant).
New Parent Dinners
Friday's guest speakers, Bryson Derbyshire and Rebecca Coombs, with Anthony Radich and Luisa Maio.
On Friday 14 and Saturday 15 March the College held its annual ew Parent Dinners. These are a most significant part of the welcoming of new parents into the College and aim to provide an opportunity for the parents of all new students to meet and mingle in a relaxed and informal setting. On both nights, a very pleasant meal was
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Saturday's guest speakers, Sharon Tee and Grant Brinklow, with Tony London (Principal).
supplemented by short addresses from former students who talked fondly and with enthusiasm of their time at the College and their career paths since leaving. Rebecca Coombs and Bryson Derbyshire spoke on the Friday evening and Sharon Tee and Grant Brinklow on the Saturday evening. It was clear from the continuous buzz in
the Upper Theatre-miraculously transformed into a restaurant for the evening-that a rewarding and enjoyable time was had by all. Special thanks go to Sue Channer, the Grounds Staff, Gill Stone, Tom Rennick and Tony Dale for making our 1997 New Parent Dinners such a pleasant experience.
Marine Science . opportunity to perform individual and group investigations which can be entered into the Science Talent Quest and the BHP awards. The emphasis in Marine Science is on understanding and respecting the marine environment (no gidgies!), and we hope that the interesting nature of the topics studied will give students a wider appreciation of science in general. The programme is still in its infancy, and I daresay will present its own challenges over the next year. Many thanks must go to Mark Staniforth of St Mary's Anglican Girls' School for his invaluable ideas, resources and assistance. Justine Yeo Science teacher
Extra science? Why would any sane individual opt for extra science? There are twenty-one nuts in Year 10 who could answer this for you: the inaugural All Saints' College Marine Science option class. Currently these students are involved in a six-week snorkelling course, at the end of which they should all emerge (touch water?) as qualified NASDS snorkellers. Many of the skills they will develop through this course will be used on an ongoing basis for future fieldwork. In Marine Science we'll initially focus on oceanography-the physical aspects of the ocean such as waves, currents, tides and beaches. Later on we will spend time exploring the biological aspects of the oceans. Built in to the course is the
Silversmithing and jewellery As part of the Semester 11 threedimensional curriculum, students in Years 9 and 10 are given the opportunity to design and create jewellery using the lostwax casting method. They produce work of varying complexity according to their skills, imagination and history within the department. Students are set a problem, which generally involves a mass-produced article, and produce a model in a hard material which is finished to a high standard. A rubber mould is taken from the model, and wax copies of the original are produced. A typical run at school might be four waxes, but in reality the run could be as large as 400. The waxes are inserted in a plaster of Paris-type material called investment medium which is allowed to dry overnight. These moulds are then put in a kiln and heated to burn out the wax (approx. 600°). Upon completion of this process the investment moulds are immediately placed in a centrifugal caster in which silver casting grain is waiting. This is heated until the silver is molten and the metal is thrown by centrifugal force into the void left by the wax. The investment is then placed into a bucket of water and in the violent cooling the silver copy of the model appears, to be cleaned, polished ... and worn!
Graphing calculators As many members of the College community are aware, graphing calculators have been formally introduced into the teaching-learning and assessment programme in some subjects in Year 11, and the Mathematics Department has been busy developing appropriate materials to support this implementation. Not surprisingly, many students have developed skills that are far beyond those of their teachers! Graphing calculators have major advantages over the conventional calculators we all know-an impressive list of can-dos that brings a somewhat unnerving glint to mathematicians' eyes. Students are equally impressed by the graphing calculator's ability to produce pictures of martians and dogs, and we understand that Homer Simpson has
already been created on a calculator screen! All Saints' College is one of the first schools in the State to adopt the use of graphing calculators in Year 8. These students are using somewhat simpler graphing calculators and have just completed a four-week programme aimed at familiarising them with some of the operations on the new machines. Within two years, all students from Year 8 upwards will have their own graphing calculator, which will provide learning opportunities only dreamt of a few years ago. David Hayter Head ofMathematics
(See article at left.) Nearing critical temperature: Ralph Chandler keeping a watchful eye on proceedings.
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Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum Year 12 Early Childhood Studies
Year 12 students working with Junior School children at Perth Zoo and in the cia sroom as part of their Year 12 Early Childhood Studies course.
Early Childhood Studies is a popular course for those students who enjoy working with young children and may be planning to enter careers in teaching, nursing, childcare, psychology or other related areas. It is also an excellent preparation for parenting. The College has offered Early Childhood Studies as a non-tertiary entrance course for many years, but 1997 has seen the introduction of the new Common Assessment Framework Course trial in Year 12, giving students a chance to explore a new option. The Common Assessment Framework Course is very much a student-centred experience, with weekly visits to the Preprimary School here at the College for playgroup activities, visits from family
support agencies such as the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Association, the Association for the Blind and the Family Court Counselling Service, and outings to venues such as the Museum of Childhood at Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University Childcare Centre and 'Kidsafe' at Princess Margaret Hospital. Much of the learning takes place in this way, rather than in a more formal classroom setting. The students are all given opportunities to develop leadership and teamwork skills and make informed choices about areas of special interest for research and in-depth study. They are encouraged to use a variety of resources available to them within the College and in the wider community. This approach to learning enables
students to work at their own pace and their own level of understanding and experience. It also encourages them to extend themselves to a much greater degree than is the case in the objectivebased course, because there are so many more opportunities for deeper exploration into topics of interest. Already students appear to be more motivated to extend themselves and take responsibility for their own learning, displaying a high level of flexibility, maturity and dedication. They have accepted the challenge of participating in this Secondary Education Authority trial with an enthusiasm of which we should all be proud!
approximately four weeks at the beginning of the school year. This gives them a rare chance to 'taste-test' languages they may not have encountered before without requiring them to commit to a full year of study. It also gives them a better exposure to other languages than might otherwise be possible. At the end of the taster programme, students select one of the three languages and study it until the end of Year 8. Many subsequently decide to continue studying a language through to TEE level. The Year 8 programme enables all students to experience the language and culture of France, Italy and Japan. It
provides a wonderful introduction to the languages other then English that are taught at the College, and enables students to make informed choices based on their own experience. Luisa Maio HeadofLOTE
Nicote Bronwasser Year 12 Early Childhood Studies teacher
Year 8 LOTE programme As citizens of an isolated multicultural nation, Australian students enjoy a diversity of cultural experiences on a daily basis. Studying a language other than English helps to heighten their cultural awareness and increase their understanding of other cultures both at home and overseas. By studying and analysing other languages, they also acquire a better understanding of the one they speak and use every day. All Saints' offers an unusual Year 8 LOTE (Languages other than English) programme in that students try each of the three languages offered at the College (French, Italian and Japanese) for
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Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum Maths Lab The staff in the Mathematics Department have been busy creating a new dimension in the College's mathematics programme: the Mathematics Laboratory. Room F8 has become a hive of activity, with students from Years 8 to 10 intent on problem solving.
Weekly lessons are organised so that students attempt problems of four different types: hands-on tasks, traditional paper and pencil problems, graphing calculator problems and computer-based problems. The lab provides a learning environment which encourages the development of problemsolving strategies through practical activity and appropriate use of technology. It provides stimulating, exciting and successful mathematics experiences and opportunities to develop reading, comprehension and communication skills in a team environment. Most students find the Mathematics Laboratory activities fun and at the same time develop mathematical and thinking skills that are not always easily taught in a traditional lesson format. The sense of achievement and self-confidence that results encourages them to feel that it's OK to explore mathematics for themselves. This is not a spectator sport! Members of the College community are most welcome to drop in to see the lab in action: staff from the Mathematics Department will be pleased to show you around. Perhaps they will even encourage you to try one of the tasks!
Year 8 Science Technology Science Technology is an exciting problem-solving course which is integrated into the Year 8 Science course. For one double period a week over a term, Year 8 students are given a technological problem that relates to their current topic of study. Students work in small groups and use collaborative learning techniques and the design cycle (design, make and appraise) to solve a problem-while enjoying the fun, excitement and challenge of building models from simple materials. Staff from the Science and Design Technology Departments teach this course, which allows students to use their imagination and explore the application of science concepts. Currently Mrs Munro's class, in conjunction with Mr Thomson, is investigating the various
Claire Saltmer and Kristy-Jane Gratwick putting the design cycle to work.
ways a candle's heat can be used to extinguish its flame. As you can see from the photographs, there's more than one way to blowout the candle, Grandma!! Kent Williams Head of Science
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Technology in Action course, students entered a competition to design and build a structure capable of supporting a house brick 30 centimetres off the ground for a minimum of 60 seconds. The structure had to span a 1 metre gap and the brick had to be centrally located. The lightest of the successful structures would be declared the winner. Students used wooden skewers, PVA glue and cotton to make their constructions -and as you can see from the photographs, failure was met with (ahem) abject misery... The overall winner of the competition was Benjamin Piggott, whose structure weighed 96.5 grams. Well done to all the students, who performed a difficult task admirably. Anyone crossing the New Narrows Bridge in about thirty years' time will clearly do so at their own risk!
Above: counting down the seconds to a fine win for Benjamin Piggott.
Above, below and below left: was it more fun to lose than to win? Paul Nevard, Ralph Chandler and Theepan Nathan reli h the moment!
David Hayter Head ofMathematics
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News News News News News News News News News News News News News Narelle McAuliffe wins Sangora Education Foundation Language Award arelle McAuliffe, who was the Italian subject exhibition award winner in the 1996 TEE, has added to her achievements by being awarded the 1997 Sangora Educational Foundation Language and Culture Award. The award consists of a significant grant to be used to further a student's education and understanding of other languages and cultures. It is awarded to the student who submits the proposal which shows most promise of contributing to their own development and increasing understanding between Australia and other countries.
Currently studying for her BEd at Murdoch University, arelle will use the funds provided by this generous award to travel to Italy and further her studies. She is intending to take up the scholarship in either her second or third year of study. Narelle's love of Italian and her considerable achievements are due to her own standards of excellence and to her Italian teacher at All Saints' College, Mrs Luisa Maio, who in 1996 taught both the exhibition winner and the second-placed student in TEE Italian.
Artist in Residence Sarah Zel Chescoe graduated from All Saints' in 1991 and went on to study Visual Arts at Curtin University of Technology, majoring in Fibre/Textiles. She completed an Honours degree in 1996 and this year is juggling a number of different roles-including being the College's Artist in Residence-with further study. Many of you will have seen the impressive Wearable Art Exhibition mounted in the Upper Theatre Gallery recently, which displayed some of Sarah's work and gave us all a taste of what we'll see in our production of The Tempest in Term 2. As Artist in Residence Sarah will be working with staff, students and parents to create a collection of exciting and entertaining costumes that follow her ideas and concepts of convertibility and reversibility within a garment. This will bring a whole new dimension to the concept of a 'costume change' on opening night, when dialogue, set and costume will work together to turn the PA Centre into a mystical island, a forest and a barren shore. We are delighted and honoured to have Sarah with us and look forward to working with her while she is at the College.
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Students studying Sarah Zel Chescoe's work at the Wearable Art Exhibition.
Cricket vs Lords Taverners
he's in there somewhere! KeLLy TyrreLL bats her way into the CoLLege' history books.
Kelly Tyrrell created cricketing history earlier this term by becoming the first girl to play for the College's First XI. The Under 17 State Schoolgirl representative padded up for the First XI in the annual match against the Lords Taverners. Coming in at No. 5, Kelly scattered the intimidating close-in fielders with some lusty blows while she defied a tight bowling attack. Her batting technique will have Steve Waugh and Greg Blewett looking over their shoulders!
The now traditional game produced its traditional result-a win for the Taverners-but not without a few moments of anxiety for them. The spirit of the game was matched by the excellent tea organised by the Ladies' Forum and we look forward to a more favourable result in next year's game. Tim Brown First XI Cricket Coach
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Wedding belle
On 14 December 1996, College teacher lane Cale married Stephen Murdoch at Samson House in Fremantle. lane is in her third year as the Speech and Drama teacher at All Saints' and some of her students were present at the ceremony. Stephen's Scottish heritage was celebrated with the wearing of 'the kilt'. Fortunately the temperature was mild.
The House breakfast season is in full swing once again! Many families will already have taken up the chance to enjoy an early morning feast-and the opportunity to exchange news O'Connor House with College friends both old and new. All Saints' staff, families and students seem to be able to sparkle whatever the time of day, as our photographs show.
Stirling House
Official opening of the Technology Centre After an official welcome from the Principal and a talk about the use of the Technology Centre facilities by the Head of the Design and Technology Department, Keith Brewin, the Hon. Barbara Scott, MLA for the South Metropolitan Region, officially declared the Technology Centre open. Guests were invited to mingle with students who were participating in a range of technology activities, and a most enjoyable morning of hands-on technology ensued. A special morning tea for all guests and students was kindly provided by the Ladies' Forum.
Right: Mike Board, MLAfor Murdoch, watches with Penny London and Brett Klucznik as Raymond Sheh shows what it's all about at the opening of the Technology Centre.
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Mark Blandford and some of his host family after they had skied into France.
Welcome back to Mark Blandford (Year 12) and Matthew Sargeant (Year 11), who have just returned from their two-month exchange to Italy as part of the WAATI/ Intercultura Exchange Programme, for which they were selected last year. Mark was hosted by the Brasca family, who live in Genova (Genoa) on the Italian
Matthew Sargeant on top of the Milan I)uomo.
riviera, and Matthew was hosted by the Buttas, who live in the heart of Milano (Milan). They both went to school during their stay and their host families took them to see many different cities and villages as well as spending some time in the mountains skiing. Both Mark and Matthew talk of their
Gymnastic excellence Damien orris (1989 leaver) attended All Saints' College from Years 8 to 10 and pursued his chosen sport-gymnasticswith an all-consuming passion. His involvement with the West Australian Insitutute of Sport put special pressures on Damien's school time, and the College helped in whatever way it could to smooth his path. During the first term of Year 11, Damien accepted a position with the most respected men's team in America, 'Gold Cup Gymnastics', and subsequently left school to pursue gymnastics professionally. Today Damien is twenty-four, studies Philosophy at Murdoch University and runs the Olympic Gymnastic Academy in Jandakot. By coincidence, two of the College's current students, Rahni and Asha Greene (Year 7 and Year 4), have been taken under Damien's wing in the gymnastic programme. Rahni and Asha joined the
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experience with great enthusiasm and the improved level of their Italian indicates that they also learnt a great deal while they were there. Luisa Maio HeadofLOTE
Aumbry Academy in mid-1995 and since then have amassed more medals than most clubs' combined totals. Rahni has become the best Level 4 gymnast in WA and Asha was a key member of the youngest and best Level 3 Team in the region. The girls have trained very hard, and have a focused and determined training attitude. The College is enormously proud of Damien, Asha and Rahni, as it is of all the students who commit to excellence and work hard to achieve it. Look out for these rising stars.
Worship at the College has recently been enhanced by the addition of an aumbry (a sacrament safe) for use during Eucharist services and when the chapel is unattended. This addition to the chapel will allow for the safe housing of the consecrated bread and wine from Holy Communion, holding the sacrament for later distribution to the sick and house-bound. The aumbry was created by Ralph Chandler who, with Father Terry's instructions, put into effect the design/ create model to produce a beautiful piece of ecclesiastical furniture. The College expresses its sincere gratitude to Mr Chandler for his skilful craftsmanship.
News News News News News News News News News News News News News Adventure Out: Margaret River staff weekend Many staff feel the fear and do it anyway on our Adventure Out staff weekends. The experience is rewarding on many levels: we grow as individuals and as a group during our time away together. Our commitment to these staffweekends is an extension ofour beliefin the importance ofpersonal growth and adventure, something we try to teach our students and like to keep uppermost in our own minds. Robin van Dongen, a seasoned ~igner, spent her birthday flying t/:u}()ugh the -airon the last staff d: this is her report. Sunlight illuminated the tent well before 6 a.m. as we woke up to an almost cloudless sky. After a lovely breakfast, we headed off to the Willyabrup sea cliffs. The abseil lines and the climbing ropes were set up, then I was the first to abseil down the 30 metre cliff without a brake person-always a thrill. For the next few hours I was at the bottom of the cliff experiencing everyone else's exhilaration at reaching the end of their abseils. Some came backwards, some forwards, some came in tandem with an instructor...but all achieved above their expected levels and felt fantastic. Just before lunch I did a climb. Now climbing is not usually my favourite part of this exercise, but I was pleased with my effort. My main reason for going up was to do a forward abseil-something I had only done once before and had put off many times since. It really felt great, and
I certainly had more control over my descent this time. At lunchtime we went up to the top to eat. Suddenly someone yelled 'Whale'. In the distance was the gush of a whale's blow: we watched, captivated, for a few minutes till it moved on to thrill the next group of whale-watchers. After lunch a few of us wanted to do an extra abseil. I was about to go down again when we witnessed the most magical sight of the day. About thirty dolphins were frolicking in the waves-some surfing, some upside down-flipping out of the end of the wave before it broke on the rocks, grouping, regrouping and playing some more. I had one final abseil to finish the day, then we headed home. Definitely a birthday to remember!
Robin van Dongen Year 8 Coordinator
Family Studies The Year 11 Family Studies class recently visited the Jean Willis Centre for Aged and Disabled Services in Hamilton Hill. Ellen Beemster and her students were most appreciative of the opportunity to observe and participate in the centre's varied programme. Many thanks indeed for extending to us the hospitality of the centre-including a most welcome lunch-during a very informative and enjoyable excursion.
Istituto MatteiBologna visits On 19 December 1996, eight students and two chaperones, Professoressa Alessandra Rebecchi and Ingegner Luigi Cremona, arrived from Istituto E Mattei, our sister school in Bologna, Italy, for phase 2 of the ASC-Italian Exchange Programme. Each student was hosted by a College family and experienced an Australian Christmas and many of the wonderful sights that WA has to offer. Although the College was closed for the summer vacation, the visiting students and their host families were invited to a morning tea and a tour of the College. The 40°C heat made things somewhat difficult for the group (who had just come from a European winter), but they found the visit interesting and said they'd like to return when the students were at school and sit in on some classes.
Professoressa Rebecchi and Emma Hayes with some of the visiting students at a dinner at Fast Eddy's.
The host families excelled once again, and the students left on 7 January 1997 with memories varying from camping in Dwellingup to holidaying in Dunsborough and from parasailing to holding a koala. One common-memory was of the warm hospitality shown to them by their host families. As the end of Term 1 approaches, so does phase 1 of the 1997 Italian Exchange Programme-the visit of eleven of our students to Istituto Mattei in Italy, which will be reported in a subsequent issue of
College Quarterly. Ellen Beemster and David McLaurin (Centre Coordinator) gearing teams up for a game of modified basketball whose final score has not been divulged.
Luisa Maio HeadofLOTE
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Students in the Junior School have been enjoying Musica Viva in Schools-not surprisingly, since it is run throughout Western Australia by All Saints' part-time music staff member Barry Palmer, assisted by his wife Susan, who also works part-time in our Music Department office. Musica Viva in Schools is a comprehensive music education programme for primary school students, bringing toprate professional musicians to schools for Iive concerts. It also incorporates professional development support for classroom teachers qnd provides them with a variety of stimulating teaching ideas. Resource kits comprising booklets and COs are provided to all teachers preparing their students for Musica Viva concert visits, a different kit being produced for each ensemble working in the programme. Barry was responsible for the programme's introduction to WA, where it has operated since 1990. At that time he was invited by the Education Department and Musica Viva Australia to devise and test a trial programme based on one which had operated in NSW for more than a decade. Modifications were made to
suit the local music syllabus for primary students and two ensembles were engaged. The trial proved so successful that Musica Viva in Schools is now used in numerous metropolitan and country schools. In 1996, for example, six different ensembles performed in 121 Western Australian schools, with over 23,000 children All Saints' College Junior School student Jennifer Dunn engaged in this with Cheryl Vardon, Director General ofEducation and All comprehensive music Saints' staff member Barry Palmer at the recent launch of education experience. Musica Viva in Schools for 1997. Due to the success of the providing '... the most distinguished WA experiment, the programme has now contribution to the advancement of expanded to every Australian state and Australian music in education by an territory, 1997 being its first year as a individual or organisation' through an fully national activity, with local award from Sounds Australian in Sydney. coordinators running purpose-built National sponsorship from McDonald's programmes to suit individual states. The Australia, together with substantial local overall operation is managed from the funding from HeaIthway, the Education Musica Viva head office in New South Department and the Department for the Wales. Such expansion is a fitting tribute Arts, will maintain 1997 costs to WA to a music education programme which, schools at a competitive level. in October last year, was recognised as
To begin at the beginning... students working with Drama Coordinator Josephine Fantasia during one of many rehearsal sessions.
Those of us who have had the privilege of producing school plays know how rewarding, marvellous, fantastic, incredible, unbelievable (pick any hyperbole) the experience is for students, teachers and audiences alike. Already the 1997
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production of The Tempest is proving to be a similarly inspirational event. The students of All Saints' College have taken to Shakespeare's remarkable text with amazing liveliness, and the performances they gave in the auditions were good enough to stage. As a result, we decided to include all of them-
in a cast of eighty! Rehearsals are now in full swing. There is much to do and many skills to learnnot least the discipline of attending and working in a rehearsal setting. One of the most enjoyable aspects of
what has occurred so far is the tremendous collaboration between students, staff members from a range of departments, former students and parents. Our Artist in Residence, Sarah Zel Chescoe, has begun designing the costumes. Choreography for the five dances in the production is underway, with Year 11 and 12 dancers creating the Storm Dance and the Dance of Fools. They will move on to create the fantastic Masque, the Banquet Dance and the spectacular Finale. The production will also include original music by Kathy Potter, Chris Gray and the Musical Director, John Beaverstock. Tickets for this not-to-be-missed production are available from the College. Don't miss out!
Josephine Fantasia Drama Coordinator
Former students Former students Former students Former students James Waller-1996 leaver It is with deep sorrow that we convey to the College community news of the tragic death of lames Wailer in a motor accident on the evening of Wednesday 2 April. lames, who impressed all of us with his vitality, enthusiasm and love of all things sporting, left All Saints' after completing Year 12 in 1996. He was travelling with four of his close All Saints' friends when the accident occurred. Steven Edwards, David Whitmore and Matthew Leonard are recovering from the injuries they sustained in the accident, and at the time of going to press, Bradley Pitts is recovering in intensive care at Fremantle Hospital and is in a stable condition.
Perri Hochwald-Jones (Whitaker)-1985 leaver
Perri with two of her students at the Australian Islamic College. One of the College's foundation students, Perri went from school to Curtin University, where she gained her BA Ed (Early Childhood Education) in 1988. She spent 1989 teaching at a primary school in South Hedland before coming back to Perth in 1990 to teach speech and drama at Helen O'Grady's Children's Drama Academy and do relief work. From 1991 to 1996 Perri worked as a Year 1-6 primary teacher at the Australian Islamic College in Perth. During this period she also backpacked around Europe with best friend Luise lohnson (also an All Saints' girl) and, in 1994, married a wonderful Englishman, David lones. Perri is currently on maternity leave looking after Emily, who was born on 3 December 1996, and is thoroughly enjoying motherhood.
So often in life it is tragedy that brings out the best of human virtues, and the response of so many people to this dreadful accident has highlighted this. During a visit to Fremantle Hospital last evening I felt both touched and moved by the deep care and concern being expressed by all those members of the College community who are enveloping the Wailers, Pitts, Edwards, Whitmores and Leonards with their love. We care most deeply when any of our community suffer and extend our love and affection to the families and friends of all the young men involved in this accident.
Mark Slaplelan 3 April 1997
Georgina Hanson-1986 leaver In 1987 I commenced a Bachelor of Arts degree at UWA. I was accepted into Law School in 1988 and completed my Bachelor of Laws in 1991. In 1993 I was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. I had joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a Legal Undergraduate in 1989, and after completing my article clerkship in Perth was posted as a FI ight Lieutenant to Air Headquarters Australia at RAAF Base Glenbrook in Sydney's Blue Mountains. During my eighteen-month posting to Glenbrook I spent three months in Melbourne undergoing officer training and three months in Canberra relief manning in the office of the Director Air Force Legal Services. In April 1994, I was posted to RAAF Base Darwin as the Base Legal Officer, and have now been here nearly three years. I have just been posted to Officer Training School at Point Cook in Melbourne as an instructor. As a Legal Officer in the RAAF I am involved in many areas of the law, including the provision of advice on administrative, disciplinary and operations matters. I provide initial legal advice to the Officer Commanding on any
Georgina at her commissioning ceremony. aspect of the law as necessary and provide legal assistance to RAAF members. I manage to keep in contact with a few of myoid school friends, especially Adrienne Wright (nee Hartley) and Penny Fish (nee Horn), and I am godmother to Penny's two children. I am very lucky to have a dedicated fiance, Neil, and we are planning on being married in Perth in September 1997. I am still studying externally and hope to finish my Bachelor of Arts majoring in Australian and Asian History by the middle of next year. If any 1986 leavers are travelling in the Melbourne area, please feel free to drop in. I can always be contacted at RAAF Base Williams.
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Here I am in Brussels, Belgium. I loved reading College Quarterly when it arrived here a few months ago, so I thought I would touch base with ASC again. After leaving school I completed an Honours degree in Arts (Italian and English) at UWA. Halfway through the degree I took a year off to travel to Italy. I spent most of that time in Florence, immersing myself in the Italian language and culture, studying and working as an au pair (the job from hell!). After UWA I completed a year of a Public Relations degree at Edith Cowan University. I joined the Student Guild and had an absolute ball. Then I 'settled down' and did a Graduate Diploma of Management (not so much fun!). I obtained a graduate position with the Australian Bureau of Statistics in
Adrienne Wright (nee Hartley) at the top of the Eiffel Tower with Angela.
1994. While I wasn't blown away by the job, I met some great people who will be friends for life. Last year I got engaged, and then decided I wasn't ready for that, so here I am in Europe again-footloose and fancy-
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free! I am working as an editor and online researcher for an American business consultancy. The work is interesting and challenging and Brussels, being the centre of the European Union and NATO, is very cosmopolitan. I'm loving life here: chocolate is so abundant and the rest of Europe is so accessible! So far I have bumped into Simone Wheeler (1987 leaver) in a sushi bar in London, climbed the Eiffel Tower with Adrienne Wright (nee Hartley) and her husband Steve (see photo) and been to Amsterdam-a very youthful and fun city. My favourite country is Italy, and I plan to get there and to Ireland before too long. In the meantime, I'm just trying to master those French rrrsssss...
Jane Hunter1987 I,eaver
Annual General Meeting Monday 26 May 1997 All Saints' College Upper Theatre, 7 p.ffi. Drinks and nibbles provided. Everyone welcome.
Simone Spencer19941eaver Simone has been awarded a scholarship which will see her studying Politics at Hong Kong City University. The scholarship covers air fares, tuition fees and accommodation on campus, and lasts one semester.
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'1990leaver Claire Taylor visited the College late last year to discuss her European itinerary with that well-seasoned traveller Luisa Maio. Claire is currently spending time in Europe soaking up the European lifestyle and working on improving her excellent Italian language skills.
lane is now working as Personal Assistant to the Senior Partners at Butler Settineri, Chartered Accountants. She recently visited the College and asked us to put out a request that any students interested in setting up a Theatre Club with the prospect of staging productions at the College should contact her on 321 5144 during working hours and 364 2379 (after hours).
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Simone Batt1995 leaver To start from the beginning: I completed my first year of a BA course at the WA Academy studying dance. At the end of the year I was originally going to move to Sydney and join a theatrical dance company called Brent Street (which has taken over David Atkins' company), but another job was offered to me instead and I am now dancing on a cruise ship! I am on the Star Pisces, which belongs to Star Cruises Pty Ltd, and have a ninemonth contract. The ship cruises to Xiamen and Haiku (south China) and back to Hong Kong as well as on the high seas, and we perform every night. At the moment we have a French producer who has produced shows such as Beauty and the Beast and Miss Saigon for Broadway. He is currently producing two new shows for us: a musical adaptation of the movie Big and a shortened version of Miss Saigon. We are part of a variety show which has
I think last time you heard from me (CQ April 1995) I had just completed my Bachelor of Science and Graduate Diploma in Dietetics at Curtin University and was on the lookout for a job. I'm now just entering my third year of work as a qualified dietitian. I was lucky enough to get work straight after graduating-and in Perth, too (a feat most dietetics students view as being equivalent to winning Lotto)! I accepted two part-time positions: one at Swan Districts Hospital and the other as a consultant dietitian for the Swan Hills Division of the General Practitioners Nutrition Service (a Commonwealth Government-funded project to improve doctors' awareness of the benefits of nutrition and to assist low income earners to improve their nutritional health). Both jobs presented challenges, allowed me to develop confidence as a practising dietitian and gave me the chance to deal with a wide variety of individuals. I eventually decided to take more control of my working environment and
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a big band, choir and solo singers. It can be quite a challenge when the sea's rough (a few little shuffles to the right and left)! We are in Hong Kong four times a week-an unbelievable place, people everywhere, fantastic shopping (very bad for me!). I am also doing a beautician's course by correspondence, which I will finish in Sydney after my contract expires.
After leaving ASC, I enrolled in a Certificate of Office Skills course at Fremantle TAFE (1994). While completing the course, I started working at Fast Eddy's in Perth, where I encountered the graveyard shift...Towards the end of 1994 I left Fast Eddy's and began working at the Baseball as a stewardess. While still completing my Office Skills course, I took on a Certificate in Social Science (Child Care), but gave that up after a year. Since finishing TAFE I have worked as a clerk for a firm of architects in South Perth and have earned my first real four-week holiday. I travelled to Italy with Morley High School: since it was a school trip, I was billeted out in Perugia for two weeks. My Italian speaking ability was limited to what I had learnt in Years 8 and 9, but I coped, and it was an excellent experience. I am currently playing the flute in the City of Perth Concert Band.
give private practice a go. After attending a few business courses and doing a lot of thinking, I heard of a programme run by the Rotary Club and sponsored by Shell Australia: Operation Livewire. Just what I needed: a mentor with experience in business, assistance with researching and developing a business plan, the opportunity to meet other young people starting in business and a chance to win prize money-and all for free!
I entered my completed business plan and was awarded second prize in WA, receiving a $3,000 prize. So with knowledge, a business plan, support and confidence plus this financial assistance, I started my own practice at Morley Medical Centre. I am now consulting with Lifecare in Joondalup and Midland, and am also Consultant Dietitian for Women's Health Care House in Northbridge. My newest venture is as Dietitian in Charge of Supermarket Sleuth Tours, working with the Diabetes Association of WA. On top of all this I have had time to enjoy a social life, and am still happily seeing Matthew Bascombe (also a 1990 leaver). Matt is currently managing a Mobil service station in Maddington and spends plenty of his spare time sailing competitively. At the moment I'm looking forward to an overseas trip with my parents, travelling to America to see my sister Karen graduate from Georgetown University (see Karen's article on page 22) then on to Europe to visit family.
JanuafY 1997, 'Galaxy of the Stars': Simone is on the left!
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Former students Former students Former students Former students Karen Evans-1988 leaver Nter leaving All Saints', I spent five years at UWA studying Law and Commerce, graduating with First Class Honours in 1993. I then worked as a solicitor in corporate law at Clayton Utz, a national law firm. In July 1996 I left Perth for Washington DC to study a Master of Laws in Securities Regulation at Georgetown University, having received Fulbright and Hackett Scholarships. I am having a wonderful time in the US. My course is really interesting and I have made many great friends from all over the world. I've done quite a bit of travelling since I arrived here and have been to San Francisco, New York, Boston, Toronto, Philadelphia, Baltimore and iagara Falls. I've had quite a few visitors, too: Catherine Halvorsen (1988 leaver), who has been living in London for the past eighteen months, spent a week with me here in January and I will visit her in London in June.
Paul Kaczmarczyk19951eaver
Taking in the sights: Karen on Capitol Hill.
My course finishes in May and my parents and my sister Anne Marie (see report on page 21) are coming over for my graduation. Nter spending a few weeks sightseeing in the US, we will all go to the UK and make a few stopovers in Europe on the way home. I will probably be back in Perth at the beginning of July before moving to Sydney to spend a few years working in the Sydney office of Clayton Utz.
Jonelle Mullings-1990 leaver Jonelle first wrote to us ofher experiences while travelling through London) Switzerland) Austria) Italy) France and Amsterdam-a long) long letter, too long to publish and too good to cut! Jonelle has finally come to rest back in London) and this latest (short!) note gives friends and colleagues an update on her most recent activities. (Copies of the longer version are available from Mark Stapleton!)
Latest news from London is that I have just taken up a six-month contract with a commercial TV production company called Freedom Films. It is a very bizarre concept having a 9-6 job, but it will suit me for the time being-lots of good contacts, etc. My heart will always lie with the theatre though ... I think. Our house (myself and two girls I came over with, plus the constant array of Australian visitors) is very homely nowfilled with trinkets that are very 'us', which makes it a wonderful place to be. Wood Green is about twenty minutes by tube to the West End. The house is
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Snowball fights on the roof-top garden, Christmas J996, Wood Green, London. fonelle and Rebeeea Nais-Smith.
literally twenty metres from the underground station, which is a blessing in winter, and the night buses stop just outside our door. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else for the moment-life is too exciting. Right: Paul Kaezm.arezyk and friend in front of the Are de Triomphe.
In 1995 I hosted an exchange student from Germany-Christoph Harlfingerwho attended All Saints' and became part of our family for six months. Next it was my turn to join his family for six months. When I stepped off the plane on 3 January, I moved from 38째C in Australia to -22째C, unable to speak one word of German. To say I was anxious would be an understatement. Nter a few days in my home town of 800 people, we left for a week s skiing in Switzerland, to enjoy the white winter while it lasted. The week went by too quickly, and soon it was time to go to school in a new country. The winter was extremely long and it snowed continuously until halfway through April, with only eight or nine hours of daylight per day. However this still gave me a couple of months of summer with fifteen-hour days near the end of my stay, when I visited Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, the Bodensea and Bavaria, and saw much of the German countryside. I also saw more of France and orway (where, being north of the 60째 parallel, I experienced a midnight sun) and swam in the orth Sea (at 8째C!). My six months in Germany were going fast, and before I knew it I only had a couple of weeks left. Nter leaving Germany I went to Great Britain to spend a couple of weeks seeing England, Scotland and Wales before heading to Canada to spend six weeks with my relatives. This was the best eight months of my life: I got to make heaps of friends, visit many places around the world and have great fun doing it.
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Term 1 Inter-house Sport Inter-house Sport for Years 8, 9 and 10, which is now in its second year, resulted in the basketball courts and touch and hockey fields being awash with colour as 150 lower secondary school students represented their Houses in their chosen sport. The students have different reasons for participating in Inter-house Sport. Some approach each game with the aim of achieving the best result by competing at the highest level. Others focus on practising skills they have learnt during Physical Education classes or at club level. However, for the majority of students, Thursday afternoon Inter-house Sport is an opportunity to represent their Houses in a friendly competition whilst benefiting from the physical exercise. The competition's success is due in no small part to the Year 11 and 12 students who act in official capacities as umpires, coaches and managers. They have the opportunity to develop leadership and team coordination skills while passing on their knowledge of the game, and the encouragement and support shown by these coaches and the six House Captains is exemplary. At the end of Term 1, there were only five points separating the first- and sixthplaced Houses, which is a good indication of the calibre of the competition and augers well for next term. Sarah Ritchens Sport Coordinator
1996's prizes and awards were announced at the Junior School Speech Night, which was held at the very end of the academic year and was therefore too late for the last issue of College Quarterly for 1996 and Columba. Rather
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Top: Hockey Sport Controller Nick Dundas with Year 11 and Year 12 coaches and umpires. Above: House Captain Felicity Fletcher and O'Connor Hockey Coach Joshua Smithson sharing tips at half tiJne. Below: Talei Longbottom (Murdoch) and Kristen Brown (Stirling) giving it their best shot.
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We believe ... • Children have immense potential. • Learning is a life experience. Children need to be actively involved with concrete and multisensory materials in both indoor and outdoor settings. • Children develop at different rates. • Children are naturally curious and eager to learn. They need to be given opportunities to explore and discover. • Play is a powerful medium for learning. • Children are independent learners: they should be encouraged to think for themselves and to take the responsibility for learning. • Children will develop initiative and independence if they are given trust, security, guidance and love. • Family members should be meaningfully involved in their child's learning experiences.
For most children, pre-primary school is the first step on an educational journey. It should be enjoyable, stress-free, well organised...and above all a positive experience. These children are still very young and need a warm and cari ng environment which caters for their needs in all areas of development. Our pre-primary centre's priorities are: to provide a positive learning environment which will enhance every child's self-esteem; to develop children's individual abilities to their full potential; and to encourage them to use these abilities to contribute to their community. At the beginning of the pre-primary year, children are welcomed to the centre in small groups to give them a chance to meet the pre-primary staff on a one-toone basis. The children, with teddy and
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parent in tow, are introduced to the learning centres around the classroom and are soon totally absorbed in the activities and in meeting other children and their parents. Parents are very welcome in preprimary and are encouraged to stay and share some time with their child each morning. The children settle very quickly in this happy and comfortable atmosphere and parents are soon able to say goodbye and leave their children to enjoy the rest of the session. Life quickly becomes packed with activity and creation, and children begin to interact with the wider College community: Year 11 and 12 Early Childhood Studies students work with preprimary children to learn about their development, and Year 1 students work with pre-primary students each week during multi-age grouping sessions. The children work collaboratively in small groups, learning together and enhancing each other's development. Our pre-primary children quickly become confident learners equipped to embrace the challenges ahead of them as they develop and grow in their life at the College. It is our pleasure and privilege to accompany them as they begin what we hope will be a lifetime of enjoyable learning experiences.
Jillian Dinsdale Year 1 teacher
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The Virtues Project During Term 1, parents of students in Years 3 and 4 were invited to attend an introductory evening presentation on the Virtues Project. This presentation was given by Deena Ashoorian, mother of Arya in Year 4, and Jill Kennedy, the Year 3 teacher, both of whom had previously undertaken the facilitators' training programme with Linda Kavelin-Popov and Or Dan Popov, the programme's founders.
Jill Kennedy and Deena Ashoorian with a copy of The Virtues Guide.
The Virtues Project grew out of a desire to do something to counteract the rising violence and apathy in youth in British Columbia, Canada. It aims to empower people to live by their highest values, and self esteem is a natural outcome. Since its beginnings in 1992, when the The Virtues Guide was published, the project has spread throughout the world and the book has been translated into several different languages. Deena and Jill outlined the five basic strategies that encourage people to live by the fifty-two virtues explicitly outlined in the book. Attendees were given the chance to practise looking for the virtues in others and acknowledging them, and discovered that although we sometimes think we already do this and think that we teach the virtues to children, we really need to spell out what each virtue is and practise them. This enables us to see the virtues in others, to acknowledge them and to be able to call on individuals to practise a virtue, if necessary. The project is now spreading in ripples across the Junior School and into homes. If you are interested in finding out more about it, please contact Jill Kennedy in the Junior School. Deena Ashoorian is also planning to conduct a parent course. She may be contacted on 316 4628.
Year 25 and 35 at Underwater World Beads of sweat were already forming on the faces of the Year 2 and 3 children when they boarded the bus at 9 a.m. to travel to Underwater World on Wednesday 26 February. They didn't realise that they were about to experience the fifth hottest day on record. They also didn't know that they would be visiting the dolphins at Underwater World as Elle Macpherson was about to make her commercial for WA! All the students were enthralled by the dolphins' antics as they demonstrated leaping, diving, spyhopping, logging, tail lobbing and aerial leaps. No one objected to the occasional splash of water as they leapt in Top: never let it be said that Junior School students can't handle front of the crowds. the heat! Above: the touch pool is a perennial favourite. Despite the heat, it was with some reluctance that everyone dolphins appear to be swimming over the left the dolphins to see the fish and rays top of the viewers as they travelled along their migratory routes. This was the being fed in the main aquarium. Two perfect place to be in 44.5 0 heat! brave divers entered the home of the resident grey nurse sharks, to be followed After such a rich experience the children are now very appreciative of the by throngs of hungry fish and rays, all begging for food. This job was not for wonderful world that exists below our anyone who fears those fierce rows of oceans. Hopefully, they will value it and shark teeth! care for it as they grow into adulthood. Before departing for the next desThe Year 2 children will use the tination, the Omni Theatre, the students experience to go on to study the sea and the Year 3 children are learning how to enjoyed observing coral habitats, some of the deadly sea creatures and clever tricks use non-fiction materials to research specific whales and dolphins. of camouflage. They also explored the micro-underwater environments and fill Kennedy gently touched some of the creatures in the touch pool. Year 3 teacher The air-conditioned comfort of the Omni Theatre was most welcome in the heat of the day. Here, the children were enthralled by the film Whales. Special Omnimax film made the whales and
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Junior School Student Council 1997 House Captains Bussell Jenni Tibbits, Nathan Dunlop
Drummond Morgan Phillips, Nathan Avery
Molloy Dionne Papamatheos, Daniel Barry
Riley Shirley Chong, Jonathan Koch
Student Council representatives Top row: Clenn Angel, Shirley Chong, Henrietta Smith, Morgan Phillips, Dionne Papamatheos, lenni Tibbits. Bottom row: Nathan Avery, 10nathan Koch, Daniel Barry, Nathan Dunlop.
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Sweet treats for Year 4
Eleven students from Murdoch University were placed with six teachers in the Junior School for observation, micro (small group) teaching and two macro (larger class) lessons. They were accompanied by a tutor (Beth Powell) and the Murdoch University van. The experience was most enjoyable for both the students and the staff, and it was great to be with the students for their first taste of school teaching.
What better way to learn the significance and meaning of Shrove Tuesday than to make pancakes. The Year 4s, together with Mrs Angel and five brave parentsMrs Downing, Mrs Marshall, Mrs Ashoorian, Mrs Marks and Mrs Lambertwere let loose in the Home Economics room on Shrove Tuesday to try their hands at creating the yummy treats. The children were guided through the process of mixing, cooking and flipping the pancakes. They needed no help in deciding which of the lovely toppingsmargarine, sugar, honey, syrup or hundreds and thousands-to add! Many senses were used in this lessonsight, sound, touch, smell-but the best of all was taste. Many thanks to Mrs Angel and all the parent helpers. Can we please book another cooking experience?
10 Burns Year 4 teacher Yum-approval by all. These taste great!
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Glenn Angel, Henrietta Smith
From the President This year's AGM provided a forum for the election of new officers and receipt of reports for 1996 and for some parentgenerated discussion relating to school fees and general communication between the College and the parent body. It was fortunate that the Principal and a number of Board members were in attendance to respond to the matters raised and explain the budgeting process in sufficient detail to satisfy those present. Indeed, the final conclusion from the meeting was very supportive of the College and its many methods of communication with parents. Nevertheless, your new committee welcomes the opportunity to build on these networks in the event that you wish us to pursue any topics of concern.
P&F Sundowner moves to new location This year, for the first time, the P&F Sundowner was held outside the Lower School Theatre. From all reports it appears that the event was another success, thanks to the efforts of the Ladies' Forum and those committee and staff members who organised it and participated on the night. The lighting in that area may provide a convenient project for the P&F's attention this year, given the otherwise acceptable nature of this venue for social functions. Our first committee meeting permitted the allocation of portfolios and a discussion of our plans for 1997. Again, we are hoping that we will be able to organise a number of social events which will appeal to a sizeable section of the parent body, maybe even permitting us to do some fundraising. Certainly movie nights, the Fun Run and Junior School Discos are on the agenda. Any further ideas would be most welcome.
Sundowners Paul Wightman, Karen Chandler, Dorothy Wightman and Ralph Chandler.
Friends of the Parents' & Friends'! It should be common knowledge by now that both the
Friends of Music and Ladies' Forum are active parts of the P&F and will also be running events to appeal to the entire parent body. Friends of Music has already held its first event, the TAFE Dinner at the Bentley Pines. A truly magnificent evening was enjoyed by over sixty parents, staff and friends of the music students, with music from Swysh and raffle prizes donated by, among others, Le Solei I Cafe at Riverton Forum. It is hoped that another such meal will be organised later in the year. Both Ladies' Forum and Friends of Music have selected some of their targets for this year, with seating and barbecues the aim for the former and instrument lockers and the New Norcia Music Camp the target for the latter. The P&F will continue to support a wide range of College activities through sponsorship of those special events and individual and team sporting and academic achievements which satisfy our published criteria.
Phi! Angel President
More Sundowners! David Haytel; Glenda Newing and lanet Brown.
Kent Williams demonstrating the finer points of beekeeping to the Ladies' Forum. Honey produced by the All Saints' bees is on sale in the Administration Block-price $2.50 per tub.
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