Students Taking Climate Change Action / A Day with Dr Goetz Richter am

STUDENTS TAKING CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION

Year 11 Global Politics students Jacob Moore and Lola Power and Captains of the CGS Sustainability Club Frances Hesford and Tom Duus were invited to take part in the Australian Climate Consensus Forum at the Hyatt Hotel on Thursday 12 March.

The students attended with Ms Karen Gregory, Head of Social Studies, and were impressed with the event organiser and CGS parent, Prof Steve Robson’s, engaging content during the Forum.

Throughout the day, all attending students (who had travelled from all over Australia to join) heard from an array of speakers including Dr Tjanara Goreng, Greg Mullins ao afsm, Anika Molesworth, Emeritus Prof Will Steffan, and Prof Frank Jotzo, before being invited to engage with other attendees in the drafting of a climate change action consensus declaration.

‘It was a wonderful experience, and I can safely say that I came out of today’s excursion with more understanding of climate change. It was great to get more ideas about what Tom and I could be implementing into the CGS Sustainability Club. Overall, it was a fascinating day, and I hope to be part of more movements like this in the future. I am very thankful for the opportunity’ said Frances.

A DAY WITH

DR GOETZ RICHTER am

On Monday 16 March, CGS students, teachers and members of the CGS community were treated to a day of excellent string teaching and performance with world-renowned violinist Dr Goetz Richter am.

The Senior Chamber Strings began at 7:30am and was attended by a small but dedicated audience who listened to a rendition of Arcangelo Corelli’s famous Christmas Concert in the beautiful Chapel of Christ the King.

Students from CGS and many secondary schools in Canberra delivered superb solo performances and worked with Dr Richter in the masterclass morning, working on aspects of string playing such as coordination, practice, and anticipation.

In the afternoon, keen teachers had the opportunity to learn more about how Dr Richter approaches string teaching in a seminar where Dr Richter fielded many questions.

The highlight of the day was Dr Richter’s solo violin recital featuring the formidable Partita No 3 in E major by JS Bach and several rare and eclectic works that inspired many of the young musicians in the audience.