CGS OUTLOOK THE MAGAZINE OF THE CANBERRA GRAMMAR SCHOOL COMMUNITY
SEMESTER ONE
2017
FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE EDITORIAL DETAILS
1 From the Head of School
Editor: Reece Cummings
2 Boys and girls together for the future
Sub-Editor: Juliana Mesquita
4 NEWSbites
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8 Around the School 10 CGS Outdoor Sculpture Festival celebrates young and emerging artists 11 Teranga transports Year 4 to another world via Music Viva 11 CGS hosts Canberra International Music Festival 12 Hockey rapidly growing at CGS 12 Primary School Swimming Carnival
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13 Tennis Championships resurrected 13 Tennis on the rise throughout the Junior School 14 Yet another successful year of Cricket for CGS 14 Awesome effort for Dragon Boats 15 Adventure Club Malaysia tour 15 Outstanding Equestrian and Orienteering opportunities 16 Exciting times for Agriculture students 17 Eddison House’s green thumb 17 Year 7 Camp forms new friends 18 300 of the country’s finest young musicians gather at CGS for 20 th Australian Combined Schools Music Festival 20 CGS Shave for a Cure: Record-breaking donations to help over 500 families 21 A new School frontage
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21 CGS Care supporting healthy eating 22 Kids’ Lit Quiz team – great ambassadors for the school and Australia 23 da Vinci Decathlon team places 3rd in Australia 24 Feature Articles – Technology 26 Feature Articles – Literature
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FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
I always seem to begin my introduction to CGS Outlook with some variant of ‘welcome to another packed edition’. This time, I can’t avoid it. These pages are more brimming than ever with the all-inclusive vitality that is our daily experience at Canberra Grammar School. Yet they reflect only a fraction of what occurs in the curricular, co-curricular, social and spiritual life of our large and dynamic community. There is an extra energy to the School at the moment, and our thriving evolution seems almost palpable as we see boys and girls mingling happily together in the Quad, and in the Primary School playgrounds wearing all the variants of our smart new uniform. That includes our vibrant new sportswear, which brings more visual unity and distinction to all the diversity of our active education on the courts, on the various fields of play, and both on and in the water. At the same time, the inquiry-based learning of our IB Primary Years Programme has students more often out and about in collaborative groups, while the Creativity, Action and Service component of our rapidly growing IB Diploma Programme fuels more student-led initiatives, from CGS Academy to CGS Sustainability. Only weeks ago, The Snow Centre was bursting with 200 IT coders here for the annual 48 hour GovHack competition, hosted by our Code Cadets, while, just weeks before that, 300 of the nation’s finest student musicians spilled music from the windows of virtually every venue in the School in their rehearsals for the Australian Combined Schools Music Festival’s spectacular finale concert in the Great Hall of Parliament House.
All that was amidst dozens of striking and intriguing major artworks dotted around the grounds for the CGS Outdoor Sculpture Festival. In fact, in its bustling and varied educational life, the School feels increasingly like a mini-university, an active learning village, even at the youngest levels, with new buildings – like the large extension to the Mathematics Department that is currently under construction – rising around us, with older facilities, like the ADT Centre transformed by new technology and the creation of bright, open collaborative spaces, and even with such basics as new pathways, signs, outdoor seats and garden beds bringing a mature formality to the campus as a place in which to walk and sit and talk and share enjoyment in our learning, thinking, working and creating. It is, as ever, a pleasure to be a part of Canberra Grammar School, and I hope you feel that too in reading this exciting account of the year to date. Justin Garrick Head of School
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BOYS AND GIRLS TOGETHER FOR THE FUTURE Now almost two years since Canberra Grammar School began its transition to full co-education, there is a sense both of change and continuity about the place. After more than 40 years of co-education in the early stages of the Primary School, girls and boys have settled together happily in the upper Primary School years, while in the Senior School many new girls and boys have been welcomed smoothly into Years 7 and 11. With demand for places at the School – for both boys and girls – now stronger than ever, we look forward to all year groups, from Pre-School to Year 12, being co-educational in 2018. We spoke to four students from across the School and asked them to tell us a little about themselves, and their experience of co-education at Canberra Grammar School so far. Here is what they said:
RILEY BYRNE, YEAR 7 When you started at the School you had classes with girls and boys, but then the girls left in the Junior School, how did you feel about that? ‘Well, I’ve been here since ELC, and when it was Year 2 I didn’t really know why the girls left! I had friends that I’d made who were girls, and then they left, and now a couple of them have come back.’ Now that you’re in Year 7 and you have boys and girls in your classes, do you think it has changed anything? ‘It felt a bit strange, because for about four years in Primary School there were no girls, and I got used to having just boys, but the thing is, it’s not really a huge difference now.’
MILIND MERSON, YEAR 6
ABIGAIL KLAT-SMITH, YEAR 5
When did you join Canberra Grammar School and why? ‘I joined Canberra Grammar School in Year 3 because I wanted more opportunity and so that I could improve my academics and play more sport. I really enjoy maths and have participated in coding and lego robotics, but now I also play basketball full-time.’
When did you join Canberra Grammar School and why? ‘We moved to Canberra so we could be closer to dad, as he works in Canberra. I came to Canberra Grammar School because I wanted a school with great teachers and facilities.’
Next year you will be entering Year 7 with boys and girls, do you think this will change your experience? ‘Since the girls have come, there are many more exciting things happening in the School, and there’s a new variety – there’s so many different styles of artwork for example, and colours people use and paint with. I feel like we can have a chance to think more broadly. So, we won’t just get what boys would usually think of, but with girls it opens up a brand new sort of variety – so we’ve got the girl side of things and the boy side of things and we can collaborate together, and that brings a whole new side of things!’ What is your favourite thing you’ve experienced so far at the School? ‘I really like the camps. They’re so much fun and you’ve got boys and girls in the camps too – but of course, they have girls’ cabins and boys’ cabins.’ 2 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester One 2017
Knowing you would be one of the first girls in the Junior School, what did you think? ‘Well, I was a little bit scared, but my mum told me there was an event where all the girls were meeting up for the first time, before school started, and we could make friends early, so that was great. I think going to a school with boys is teaching me and my friends and many other people how to interact with each other. I also got the opportunity to go to a school with my brother.’ What is your favourite thing you’ve experienced so far at the School? ‘I really like the activities – we go to the art room and do free choice art, or you can play chess, go to the library and play on the computers or read a book. You can also go to this place called Chaplain’s Club and make these amazing items that you can take home, and all the teachers on break are also really nice.’
DID YOU
KNOW UNIFORM BACK TO THE FUTURE In 2017, CGS launched a new academic and sports uniform for boys and girls.
MADELEINE GEE, YEAR 11 Why did you join Canberra Grammar School? ‘I’ve always had my heart set on the IB, and I was going to do the IB Diploma Programme and then was told I couldn’t do as many subjects as I wanted and my classes would be small. It was either CGS or another school and since my brother goes here, it made sense to go to one school.’
Based on the striking navy, sky and gold of the School’s early tie design and the bold colours of the School’s exisiting honours blazer, the new uniform draws strongly on the School’s traditional themes while modernising key features to create a smart, professional look for the future. Featuring the School crest more proudly and prominently on blazers and sportswear, the uniform gives visual distinction and greater unity across all School activities, while allowing students a degree of choice as benefits young men and women getting ready for the world.
How does it feel going to the same School as your brother? ‘It’s not the first time, obviously, as I was with him in primary school but I think because I’m a bit older now, it’s actually quite nice seeing him around school, and we say ‘hi’ – it’s family.’ How have you found being one of the first girls in the Senior School during the co-education transition? ‘I think the transition to co-ed has been pretty seamless; I couldn’t fault it really. I know we were told there would be little bumps in the way, but I haven’t really experienced any. So it’s been run very well. I wouldn’t say there has been any hindrances. It’s just been as if I was going to a new school – there’s been no differences, and the teachers are fantastic here as well, so it’s quite nice!’ How do you think going to a co-educational school will prepare you for the future, and if there was one thing you’d let girls coming to the School know, what would it be? ‘Well, I think, the world is co-ed and I guess if you’re in a singlesex school it almost shelters you in a little way. I understand some people may like that, and that it’s better for people to work in those kind of environments, but after school, it’s all going to be co-ed so you may as well work with it, and work in that environment beforehand.
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And maybe learn how to tie a tie beforehand, because I didn’t know how to do that and it was something I had to learn!’ CGS OUTLOOK | Semester One 2017 | 3
NEWSbites
CGS STUDENT A FINALIST IN THE AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS Riley Tanton has been named a finalist in the Australian Champion Small Business Awards for his watch label, Millennial Watches. Not being able to find the kind of watch he wanted for himself, Riley started Millennial Watches in 2016, and his first run of watches has almost sold out. He originally applied for the fashion category in the awards, but the judges pushed Riley also to apply for the Young Entrepreneur (under 30) category. He ended up as a finalist in both. CGS seeks to uphold a commitment to community service and to becoming responsible citizens, and Riley has certainly upheld this principle with Millennial Watches by donating $3.50 from each watch sold towards the Garvan Institute for Medical Research. For more information visit MILLENNIALWATCHES.COM.AU
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GREAT RESULT AT THE CIT BRIDGE DESIGN CHALLENGE Canberra Grammar School students performed outstandingly at the CIT Bridge Design Challenge hosted at Lake Tuggeranong College. The day was full of successes with Team 1 (Sasha Stevanovic and Marcus Gray) taking the overall prize for the strong bridge, and also collecting five other awards from the Semi-Final and Final. Congratulations to all team members who participated in the CIT Bridge Design Challenge – great work! Marcus and Sasha were also pleased to receive two of their Bridge Design Challenge awards from CIT CEO, Leanne Cover, on 16 June 2017.
BRILLIANT PERFORMANCES AND CGS BETTER MUSIC GUITAR AWARD AT GUITAR FIESTA
NEW MAIN OVAL SCOREBOARD MADE POSSIBLE BY CGS RUGBY ASSOCIATION AND P&F
At the recent Guitar Fiesta, all three CGS Guitar Orchestras performed brilliantly. The concert culminated with over 30 guitarists playing in the finale (composed by Year 11 student Thomas Larcombe) and the presentation of the annual CGS Better Music Guitar Award, provided by the local business Better Music.
In 2016 the decision was made to replace the old scoreboard on the Main Oval, and in early 2017 the CGS Rugby Association and P&F Association donated a third of the cost each, along with the School, to support the installation ahead of the 2017 Season.
Better Music Managing Director Greg Soulsby selected and provided a professional Katoh classical guitar for the 2017 winner, Year 11 student Braeden Jaugietis. The prize is awarded to a guitar student who is involved in the nationally renowned CGS Guitar Orchestra programme and who displays potential and dedication to their musical development. CGS is thankful for the support Greg and his team at Better Music have provided.
The new digital scoreboard on the oval has not only brought much enjoyment and satisfaction to the rugby players, but also to the players, spectators, and parents alike at home gala days across all sports. This donation is just one example that reflects the strength of the School’s culture and wonderful community spirit amongst the various associations and sporting groups. Thank you to the parents, volunteers, alumni, and friends that form both the Rugby and P&F Associations, and all the work they do for the School.
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NEWSbites
PRIMARY SCHOOL SOIREES Students across the Primary School came together for a special, intimate night of music making in the Primary School Soirees. The Primary School Soirees give students the chance to perform some of their instrumental solo pieces, showcasing their hard work and dedication to peers, friends and family. These short concerts are a terrifc showcase of the range of instruments that students study, from recorder to electric guitars and everything in between. CGS looks forward to hearing the students again at the Term 3 Soirees!
CGS AWARDED SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL ACCREDITATION Earlier in May, Actsmart Schools awarded CGS with a Waste Accreditation for the School’s recycling initiative. The award is in recognition of the student-developed waste management programme that has been created by Year 12 students Ben Maliel, Elliott Merchant and Rhys Tooth, who worked alongside the School’s Property and Maintenance team over the course of 2016 to progressively introduce recycling at CGS. Over this time, several waste audits were conducted and an extensive education campaign was developed. Term 4 2016 saw the official start date of the initiative with the roll out of over 50 new bins across the Senior School yard, significantly increasing the amount of recyclables collected while also reducing waste collection costs for the School by several tens of thousands of dollars each year. Ms Jenny Dibley, the Head of the ACT Sustainable Schools Programme, spoke in assembly and presented the award. Actsmart Schools is a specialised programme that helps schools support sustainability. The ACT is the only state or territory across Australia to have all schools registered in the initiative. For more information on the ACT Sustainable Schools Programme, visit ACTSMART.ACT.GOV.AU
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WARRAMBUI MUSIC CAMP
CGS FETE 2017
Over 30 Primary School students enjoyed the first Music Camp at Warrambui Retreat in the Term 1 holidays.
The 2017 CGS Fete was held again in April this year, and as always there was a spectacular array of activities that included food fairs, music performances, market stalls, rides, art shows to silent auctions and much, much more.
The camp combined two of the Primary Schools’ Co-curricular ensembles, the Junior School String Orchestra and Concert Band, to create a full orchestra. The students worked hard to learn music on their instrument and as part of a choir, singing up to eight parts! They also experienced team-building activities, including archery, and a campfire with plenty of games, songs and roasted marshmallows! The Camp concluded with a special concert and afternoon tea for parents and friends. It is exciting to have an orchestra developing in the Primary School. The orchestra’s next performance will be at the Winter Concert in the John Lingard Hall, 24 August.
This year, the CGS Fete also hosted a new Pony Ride activity sponsored by Peter Blackshaw, and the CGS Foundation sponsored the Farm Animals attraction, with both events proving to be popular. Local businesses and community groups also have the option to get involved with the CGS Fete, which attracts 1,000s of Canberra residents each year. Businesses can get involved by donating to the P&F Silent Auction, by sponsoring an event, or even the entire Fete! Just contact the Community Development Office at community@cgs.act.edu.au for more info.
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AROUND THE SCHOOL PRIMARY
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CGS OUTDOOR SCULPTURE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES YOUNG AND EMERGING ARTISTS Over four weeks in May and June, Canberra Grammar School’s Red Hill campus was enhanced by a number of outdoor sculpture acquisitions, providing a stimulating and engaging experience for the School and wider community.
The panel of judges consisted of Mr Neil Hobbs, Ms Karina Harris, Ms Deborah Clark (Senior Curator CMAG), and Ms Denise Ferris (Head of ANU School of Art and Design).
This year, the CGS Gallery celebrated 25 years of supporting young and emerging artists in our region, and Canberra Grammar School once again hosted a significant Outdoor Sculpture Festival, which proved to be a great success.
The CGS campus is an ideal venue to highlight the range of sculptural forms on display, as it sits amongst some of Canberra’s most beautiful gardens, with stunning plantings and heritage listed buildings that accommodate and enhance a large variety of entries from the ephemeral to the monumental.
This acclaimed month-long outdoor exhibition, ‘Sculpture on the Campus’, was made up of submissions from professional artists from Canberra and the surrounding regions. Eligible works submitted were judged, and Mr Peter Vandermark with ‘Conductor V’ (pictured below) was the winner of the 2017 CGS Harris Hobbs Outdoor Sculpture Prize.
With the support of generous donors and the P&F Association and the commission from the sale of works in the CGS Gallery over the years, the School has also been fortunate to aquire a number of the more popular sculptures for permanent display. To read more about the CGS Outdoor Sculpture Festival and the prizes, visit CGS.ACT.EDU.AU/COMMUNITY/ 2017SCULTPTUREFESTIVAL
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TERANGA TRANSPORTS YEAR 4 TO ANOTHER WORLD VIA MUSIC VIVA Year 4 was treated to a special performance at the Musica Viva Teranga excursion on 31 May, led by charismatic Senegalese musician Pape M’Baye, who has shared the stage with music legends BB King, Miles Davis and Ringo Starr. Teranga’s percussion-based music transported Year 4 to a world of poetic, rhythmic storytelling, where tales of small village life become metaphors for how people live today. This performance linked with the students’ transdisciplinary theme ‘How We Express Ourselves’, and looked at how music is used for different forms of expression. The performance was exciting, engaging and had all the students and teachers up and grooving.
CGS HOSTS CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL On Friday 7 May 2017, Canberra Grammar School hosted ‘The Education Revolution’ as part of the 2017 Canberra International Music Festival (CIMF). For the first time, the CIMF offered a day-long event focused on education, including a public forum on Music and Learning in the 21st Century with CGS Head of School Dr Justin Garrick, Dr Anita Collins, prominent music educator Richard Gill AO, and CIMF Composer-in-Residence Professor Chen Yi. The Festival featured renowned performers from Australia and China, including famed composer Elena Kats-Chernin and the China Orient Orchestra; musicians from Canberra Grammar School in concerts with the Bolivar String Quartet; and CIMF Young Artists from across the country. A special congratulations also go out to CGS musicians Angela Han, Christopher Taylor, Indianna Saunders, Janette Lin, Samuel Jenkin and Tristan Yip for their standout performances.
Year 4, 5 and 6 students were treated to a special introduction to the music of China during the Four Dragons Incursion in May. Nicholas Ng, Shu-Cheen Yu and Loo Sze-wang were three of the artists at the 2017 Canberra International Music Festival, hailing from Sydney, Melbourne via Beijing, and Hong Kong. The artists presented live music, Peking Opera singing, interactive games and a visual spectacle recounting the tale of how four dragons created the main rivers in China. This fascinating exploration of the traditional instruments and culture of China captured the students’ imaginations and gave them the opportunity to hear Eastern instruments played live.
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HOCKEY RAPIDLY GROWING AT CGS 2017 marks an exciting time for CGS Hockey with numbers almost doubling from the 2016 Season, This season has also seen boys and girls in the U13 teams (in partnership with Uni Juniors), a U15 boys’ team (in partnership with Uni Juniors) and two U18 boys’ teams. With a new coordinator, Mr James Cameron, more staff and coaches and a growing squad, this season is set to be even more successful than the last. Hockey is a rapidly growing sport at CGS, and the 2016 Season saw a U13, U15 and U18 team fielded. The U13 team progressed steadily through the season and made it into the Semi-Final, proving to be a considerable achievement since there were several novice players on the team. Particularly exciting for the team was goalie Frida Meares, who was the first girl to play for CGS in a Senior School sport.
The U15s had an amazing season, remaining undefeated throughout, all the way to the Grand Final. The team fought hard but missed taking out the Premiership, narrowly losing the game 1–0 in the last five minutes. The 1st XI had a strong season, despite having few wins, with great growth and personal development seen in all players.
PRIMARY SCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL After a busy start to Term 1, Friday 3 March was here unbelievably quickly. The CGS Junior School made their way to the AIS for the annual Swimming Carnival where a sea of students were dressed in red, blue, yellow and green filled the stands with faces painted, flags waving, all eagerly awaiting the opportunity to swim and to cheer their House to victory. With nearly 500 students, this was the largest Junior School Swimming Carnival to date. Mr Raven (Director of Junior School) was on the microphone all day announcing the winners of each race and marshalling students to their events, with Houses erupting in chants and cheers when a student wearing their colour would hit the finish line. The constant cheering and celebrating for students they had never met before, but who share the same House colour, is endearing and a tribute to the students here at CGS. Throughout the day, the students swam until their arms would not go any more, recording points for their House every time they touched the wall. With 50m swims, 25m swims and novelty body board races, there were events for everyone. 12 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester One 2017
After 80 different heats, the finale of the day came: the 4x50 relays, a chance for the quickest two girls and two boys in each age group to swim their House to glory. The House spirit from each area was electric; but after all the races were completed, there could only be one winning House at the end of the day, and this year, Radford House topped the leaderboard. Overall, the Swimming Carnival was a huge success with every student participating in some way on the day, and the energy of the students making an event atmosphere rarely seen at a school carnival. As always, the support of the CGS parents and staff also helped make the day run smoothly, and helped prepare the young swimmers for their events.
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS RESURRECTED In Term 1, Canberra Grammar School Tennis Championships were resurrected after many years in absence. Up to 70 students play tennis as their co-curricular sport of choice, with more than half of this number representing CGS in Tennis ACT Junior Pennant competitions on weekends. That means the elite tennis players in the School largely pursue their sport outside of the CGS environment, travelling to local and interstate tournaments and often competing in open adult divisions. The 2017 Championships gave these players an opportunity to showcase their talents and provided the chance for all enthusiastic school tennis players to see how their games measured up to the best in the School. The entry numbers reflected a wave of enthusiasm borne out of the excitement generated from January’s classic Australian Open final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Each round of the 64 player draws was played progressively throughout the term before culminating in finals on CGS Fete Day.
This year’s Championships were sponsored by Sportsman’s Warehouse, and the following events were decided on the School courts, complete with umpires, ball kids and spectators and presentations to the winners by Dr Garrick, including: The O’Dwyer Family Cup for the Open Singles Champion: Oliver Sheehan (def Sam Bisa); The Hogan Family Cup for the 15s Singles Champion, James Lloyd (def Eric Bell); and The Open Doubles Champions, Sam and Nick Bisa (def Harrison Pietsch and Oliver Sheehan).
TENNIS ON THE RISE THROUGHOUT THE JUNIOR SCHOOL Tennis has had a presence in the Junior School for many years with the inaugural Boys’ Year 5/6 Singles Tennis Champion being awarded to I.N. Casey in 1973. However, it wasn’t until recent times that the sport began to introduce itself into the Junior School as both a Core Sport and Horizons option within the School’s co-curricular offerings. A major stakeholder in this evolution has been Tennis Canberra’s Head Coach Mr Robbie Manzano, who has guided the tennis programme from an initial enrolment of 16 students in its inaugural season in 2016 to currently having 76 students enrolled for the up-coming 2017 Summer Season. Not only has tennis become a prominent option for students in the Junior School, catering to all levels of skill, it has also provided a platform for students to pursue higher honours within the broader tennis community. An example of this was at the recent ACT U12 Tennis Championships, where CGS had no fewer than 14 representatives competing in the boys’ and girls’ main draw.
Another example is the ANZ Tennis Hot Shot Regional Red Ball Championships in Term 4, 2016, where the School came out as ACT Champions in the 3/4 Division. Having just received a Sporting Schools Grant to implement a comprehensive tennis programme in conjunction with Tennis Australia throughout Years 3 and 4, tennis will certainly continue to be on the rise throughout the Junior School. CGS OUTLOOK | Semester One 2017 | 13
YET ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF CRICKET FOR CGS As the winter months have begun in Canberra, it is time to acknowledge another successful year of cricket for Canberra Grammar School. The 2016/17 Season marked a new step in CGS Cricket with success found throughout the entirety of the senior teams. Camaraderie was at a high as the teams took to the field with enthusiasm, valour and sportsmanship. As always, the competitive season ended with another period of the exciting House Cricket Competition. School support for the inter-House competition was as high as it has ever been with over 100 boys and girls making the journey to respective ovals all over the School to cheer on and support their Houses each game. This itself undeniably demonstrated the supportive solidarity that exists within the CGS Cricket community, and all should be proud for making the competition as strong and successful as it was. Ultimately, Sheaffe House came out on top, with prolific batting and fielding displays defeating a tough and determined Edwards House putting in a strong effort. In addition, Canberra Grammar School has had the privilege of having Mr Randall Starr as the new Technical Director of Cricket, and his influence has by no means gone unnoticed and he deserves the School’s thanks.
His vast knowledge of the game, not to mention his technical skill and his positive attitude, have undoubtedly made a difference to every single student’s mentality towards cricket. They have also inspired a winning temperament to be developed amongst the students’ sporting community. In short, cricket at the School has undergone another successful season, and of course, it would not have been possible without the continued support of the coaches, School staff and, most importantly, the parents who have unselfishly given up their time to support their child at countless games over the summer. One can only hope that the 2017/18 Season will be as successful, and the School wishes the best to all those involved.
AWESOME EFFORT FOR DRAGON BOATS 2016 –17 This past season of Dragon Boats at Canberra Grammar School has yet again been a success and included some brilliant efforts in the Annual Chinese New Year Regatta, the Jindabyne Regatta, and the Australian National Dragon Boat Championships in Albury Wodonga. The School started the season with mixed-ability boats to help less experienced paddlers improve. This early part of the season included many local regattas in Canberra where crews performed well. From these regattas, great improvements were observed by crews and individual paddlers, as they put their hard work from their training to the test against proficient competition. Throughout the training process, crews worked together to drive each other forward and retain the CGS club’s positive ethos.
In the lead up to Nationals, training was intensive, and crews were restructured. The day racing was strenuous and tough as the CGS clubs came up against other highly experienced and trained crews. However, CGS paddlers persevered and were awarded for their efforts by winning gold, silver and bronze medals throughout the competition. Paddlers enjoyed their last few days together as a crew, with memories that would last a lifetime.
The first regatta involving professional racing was in the Chinese New Year Regatta in Sydney. The School’s mixed, open and women’s crews performed well, with some crews bringing home trophies. This initial regatta allowed CGS crews to compete against other experienced junior crews and really put their new skills into practice.
The season as a whole has been terrific, and the School thanks all the friends, parents, teachers and coaches who contributed, allowing for such a brilliant experience. Special thanks go to coaches Ms Sally Gates and Mr Brett Sherd for being instrumental in CGS Dragon Boats’ success in the past few years and for everything they have brought to the sport.
CGS’ next large regatta was held in Jindabyne, during the Flowing Festival, where crews headed down for the day to compete against crews from all over Australia. CGS paddlers performed extremely well during a day of exciting races, further highlighting their improvement and readiness for the all-important Nationals in Albury Wodonga.
Finally, the crews acknowledge Ms Jennie Holbrook, who began Dragon Boats at CGS after her own successes in the sport, but is retiring from her role in Dragon Boats at Canberra Grammar School. The School thanks her for the years of tireless hard work and effort she has put in for the sport.
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ADVENTURE CLUB MALAYSIA TOUR In April 2017, the CGS Adventure Club went to Malaysia to experience its culture, history and natural beauty. This two week tour brought together parents, children and staff across Years 3 and 6. They visited Kuala Lumpur, Malacca and the city sites which included temples, national monuments and mosques. The highlight of the visit was the time spent in Saba, where the group snorkelled on a tropical island, travelled by steam train into the jungles, walked across the jungle canopy and came face to face with wild orangutans, pygmy elephants, a paradise tree snake and sun bears. Seeing these animals in the wild and interacting in their natural environment was an unforgettable experience. One of the group’s tasks during their visit to the Sepilok Orangutan rehabilitation centre was to build an orangutan nest and as the group did so, wild orangutans came and sat on the roof and watched everyone work.
The Adventure Club also visited the Borneo Sun Bear Conservation Centre and met the CEO of the centre, Dr (Hon) Wong Siew, and after visiting during the day, the group invited Dr Siew to meet with them to help them understand how to support the work of his organisation. This led the Junior School’s Community Care Council (CCC) and some parents to think about how the School community can support Dr Siew’s work, and the CCC has since begun raising funds to support his work. The Adventure Club is looking forward to tours of Central Australia in July, and China, Japan and Tasmania in 2018.
OUTSTANDING EQUESTRIAN AND ORIENTEERING OPPORTUNITIES With the goal of providing opportunities for children to develop wide-ranging sporting skills, the CGS Co-curricular Programme has broadened again in 2017. Although orienteering has been on offer for a number of years, the uptake has significantly grown in 2017.
EQUESTRIAN The CGS Equestrian team ride happens weekly at the National Equestrian Centre, a truly beautiful and relaxing setting. The horses at the Centre are gentle, and the students learn new skills each week. The weekly lessons focus on skills associated with horse riding such as grooming, tacking up, putting on rugs, checking for injuries and preparing treats for the horses. Students are showing weekly improvement in their riding ability and horsemanship skills.
ORIENTEERING The sport of orienteering adds diversity and enrichment to the core sport opportunities offered at Canberra Grammar School. Orienteering challenges the body and the mind, and it can be like the tortoise and the hare race; one must use one’s brain and run fast. The CGS Junior Orienteering Squad has expanded over the season with students enjoying the experience of exploring the bush capital. The courses are set at different locations all around Canberra: from the north to the south, through bush and sometimes around buildings at schools. The aim is to use a special orienteering map to navigate around a course and visit marked checkpoints along the way. This is a family-orientated sport with parents encouraged to complete the course with their child. Students receive expert coaching from experienced coaches, and students have the opportunity to represent the school at the ACT Primary Schools Championship held in November each year. In 2016, CGS had a strong squad competing, with many finishing in the top three in their division. An annual Orienteering camp is held in the Southern Highlands, enabling the students to develop more advanced skills.
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EXCITING TIMES FOR AGRICULTURE STUDENTS Semester 1 has been an exciting in time in Agriculture, as the new facilities have come together and the students have enjoyed many visits to shows and farms. During 2016, time was spent planning the new Agriculture Area for the Senior School between the Boarding House and the School Pool. With the new facilities completed, CGS students now have vegetable gardens and a plot for experimental design, a greenhouse, shade house, chook shed (with hens), a small paddock and a storage shed, and the chance to hatch chickens at School. Where the old vegetable gardens were on Golden Grove, the 2016 Year 10 students planted a fruit orchard with a variety of trees from which they will be able to harvest fruit. The first Agriculture Lunch was held early in Term 2, where some of the produce from the gardens was harvested by Year 10 students, transformed into a meal and shared in the Dining Hall with Mr Smart, Ms Rock and Mr Shelley. Students have participated in many excursions, including trips to the Canberra Show, where they competed in the Cattle Judging and ACT Schools Merino Sheep Judging competitions. Ben Peatey (Year 10) placed 5th in his heat in the Cattle Judging, and Adam Mujic (Year 10) and Tim Chatfield (Year 9) placed 3rd and 4th respectively in the ACT Schools Merino Sheep Judging final. Year 9 and 10 Agriculture students spent a day at the Sydney Royal Show, where they participated in a workshop and learnt more about showing animals. Students visited a number of pavilions and watched students from other schools compete in the School Steer Competition and hopefully, CGS will be able to compete in the future.
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Year 11 students spent a day at Mr David Carr’s property near Boorowa to do their Farm Case Study. Mr Carr taught them about soil, vegetation, livestock, infrastructure and other features of the property, and students learnt about the management of the property and future plans. Year 9 Agriculture students spent an afternoon learning about handling sheep in the yards at Mr Robert Hunt’s property near Murrumbateman. It was a great hands-on experience for a number of students who had never been to a farm before. Students learnt to move the sheep through the yards and how to drench the animals. They are looking forward to returning during shearing season later in the year. As part of the Year 10 unit on viticulture, students visited the Mt Majura Vineyard where they learnt about grape production in the local region. Students learnt how to prune the vines, a skill they were able to put to work in the school vineyard. Students have also been maintaining the vineyard, applying their knowledge and skills to reducing the impact of birds on the crop. Unfortunately, the grape harvest was not successful this year. Students are enjoying being able to get some hands-on experience during agriculture classes and visiting the new and revamped areas, and they are practising some of the skills they are learning such as propagation and the pruning and maintenance of the orchard.
EDDISON HOUSE’S GREEN THUMB With climate change a prominent topic of discussion, Eddison House set out on their second World Environment Day of Action to plant trees with Greening Australia. The students had a terrific afternoon of sunshine in a paddock just off the Barton Highway, which was in much need of their green thumbs, where they planted some 500 trees and shrubs on Farmer Brown’s Free-Range Egg farm near Hall, ACT. Working under the guidance of Ms Sarah Essex from Greening Australia, Eddison House worked on five rows stretching along the western boundary and completed some infill in an existing corridor along the eastern boundary. The property is a mix of White Box, Yellow Box and Red Gum woodlands with some good-quality native grassland, so the aim of the planting was to link remnant vegetation to protect the existing grasslands and to create a biodiverse corridor. This is the second year Eddison House has worked with Greening Australia, following up on an equally good afternoon on a property on the Monaro Highway. Both occasions have been terrific successes, being good for the environment and soul of Eddison House.
YEAR 7 CAMP FORMS NEW FRIENDS As part of the transition into the Senior School, all Year 7 students participated in a four-day camp during Week 8 of Term 1. With many Year 7 students new to CGS, this camp provided a tremendous opportunity for all to form new friendships and establish a bond with some members of the teaching staff. On this first co-educational Senior School camp, it was great to see the boys and girls participating with enthusiasm, interacting with ease and helping and encouraging each other throughout the camp. It was interesting to see the progression as each group worked out how to collaborate as a team, and to step in and help when needed and to encourage each member of their group to do his or her best. Outward Bound ran the camp and devised a journey-based programme for 200 students, including activities such as Low Ropes and Raise the Flag, as well as some hiking and activities of an environmental nature. During the four days, students slept in bivouacs with three to four students in each. Other activities included cooking, bush skills, problem-solving initiatives and night activities promoting teamwork and co-operation. All of these activities were designed to challenge the students while helping them work together.
This camp was a wonderful socialising and bonding experience. Many students overcame difficulties such as homesickness, anxiety about sleeping out and other challenges that came their way. Despite the terrible weather and having wet feet, the overall atmosphere was incredibly positive. Exhausted staff would have appreciated if students had been tired enough to sleep on the bus trip back to Canberra, but the buzz in the air confirmed just how much they had enjoyed the experience! On the other hand, perhaps they were just excited to be going home to their warm beds, but the staff like to think otherwise!
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300 OF THE COUNTRY’S FINEST YOUNG MUSICIANS GATHER AT CGS FOR 20TH AUSTRALIAN COMBINED SCHOOLS MUSIC FESTIVAL
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This year, CGS was delighted to host the Australian Combined Schools Music Festival (ACSMF) for the fifth time since its inception. The Festival brought together over 300 of the finest young musicians from schools across Australia for three days of intensive rehearsals, culminating in the magnificent Festival Concert in the Great Hall of Parliament House on 17 June. CGS was honoured to welcome musicians from Ascham School, Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane Grammar School, Burgmann Anglican School, Canberra Girls Grammar School, Canberra Grammar School, Radford College, Somerville House, Sydney Grammar School, Wesley College and Westminster School. ‘Music is integral to the lives and education of all students involved in the Festival, and I am sure the time they spent together has extended and inspired them to new standards. The Festival was open to the public, and it was an outstanding and truly memorable musical event’, said Mr Craig Woodland, CGS Director of Music and Festival Director. The School also had the honour of welcoming three outstanding conductors: Dr Ingrid Martin, who conducted the Festival Concert Band; Mr Sam Allchurch, who directed the Festival Choir; and Mr Benjamin Northey, who conducted the Combined Festival Orchestra, the Festival Choir and the Ragazzi Choir. Sincere thanks are extended to Mr Richard Gill AO for his work in preparation for the Festival, including selection of the orchestral repertoire and adjudication of the Fanfare Competition. CGS offers a wide selection of choirs, orchestras and bands for students, as well as smaller ensembles for individual instrumental groups. For more information about music programmes and scholarships, please visit CGS.ACT.EDU.AU For more information about the festival, please visit ACSMF.COM
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CGS SHAVE FOR A CURE: RECORD-BREAKING DONATIONS TO HELP OVER 500 FAMILIES This year’s CGS Shave for a Cure fundraising efforts broke records of around $18,000 for 2016 and around $10,000 during most other years, raising $27,000 for the Leukaemia Foundation. The project had been in the planning since Term 1 Week 1, and culminated with over 50 students and Mr Cameron and Mr Bugden (CGS Staff) participating in the event. Sheaffe House alone raised over $6,000 (online and in-House), led by Constantine Nikias, who made a tremendous effort to lead such an achievement. School Captain Lachie Martin said, ‘As Captain, I am incredibly proud of the Year 12 cohort and the School community for coming together so strongly to help fight for some of those in our community who need it most. A big thanks to Sheaffe, Burgmann and Eddison, as the major contributing Houses to the event.’ The event was an enormous success for both objectives: raising money for the Leukaemia Foundation and raising awareness about leukaemia and other blood-related cancers.
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The money donated will provide around 500 families with financial support as well as fund three months of laboratory research costs for discovering better treatments. Donations will also fund a week of a major blood cancer research project. Special thanks are extended to Ms Belinda Barnier from the Leukaemia Foundation for being generous with her time in supporting the event. Belinda also visited and helped provide the equipment on the day. Every day in Australia, people are diagnosed with a bloodrelated cancer. Leukaemia is a cancer that forms in the bone marrow or other blood-forming tissues, which causes the body to suppress the production of normal blood cells. Though there are treatments for this disease, there is no cure. For more information, visit LEUKAEMIA.ORG.AU
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A NEW SCHOOL FRONTAGE Throughout Semester 1 2017, the Red Hill campus has undergone some major capital works projects, including the expansion of the Senior School Car Park, and the re-development of the School’s Monaro Crescent frontage. Additonally the installation of new building signs, maps and directional posts make navigation much easier.
CGS CARE SUPPORTING HEALTHY EATING Adults often link healthy eating to maintaining a certain weight, but for kids, it is much more than that. It’s about how and why they look after themselves. The Australian Dietary Guidelines are used in the School’s menu planning to give children snacks that are low in salt, sugar and fat. The Horizons holiday activities, operating within CGS Care, support healthy eating through teaching children about food preparation and menu planning. This year Kids Pantry was introduced to run an intensive Horizons programme twice a year, through which children have fun cooking experiences that involve them in food choices and, therefore, teach them about selecting healthy food. Food preparation also entails learning where food comes from. Students learn the importance of the life cycle of food through growing it in their own vegie gardens, nurturing seedlings and harvesting for afternoon tea snacks and cooking experiences.
Children compost and use the food scraps to feed the worms. They also use the castings and worm water to fertilise the vegie gardens. Southside and Junior School children take this experience to the next level, assisting in preparing their afternoon tea and the clean-up of the kitchens. Cooking also supports literacy and numeracy skills and enhances confidence and self-esteem through socialising with peers. For more information about CGS Care and its programmes, please visit CGS.ACT.EDU.AU
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KIDS’ LIT QUIZ TEAM – GREAT AMBASSADORS FOR THE SCHOOL AND AUSTRALIA ‘Stories you read when you’re the right age never quite leave you. You may forget who wrote them or what the story was called. Sometimes you’ll forget precisely what happened, but if a story touches you it will stay with you, haunting the places in your mind that you rarely ever visit.’ – Neil Gaiman, M is for Magic. This July, the team headed off to Toronto, Canada, with Coach Ms Tricia Brodrick and parents to represent Australia and compete in the Kids’ Lit Quiz (KLQ) World Final against the national teams from Canada, the UK, the USA, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa and New Zealand. The team comprised Evelyn Van Wijk (Year 5), Tom O’Brien (Year 7), Jordan Iglesias (Year 7) and Gabe Thomson (Year 7), who successfully triumphed against 10 other school teams in the National Finals in March. They collaborated as a team and took strategic risks in trying to buzz and answer the 100 questions over 10 topic rounds that included questions on topics such as authors, opening lines, poetry, residences, historical fiction, groups and Grimm stories. ‘Team Australia was placing in the top four teams during most of the competition rounds and with only one question to go, we were placing third but were pipped to the last question and lost by one point to Team UK.’ I believe that this was a fantastic first-time effort by the team’, said Ms Brodrick.
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The team was also a part of a week-long programme involving the author and illustrator workshops, and Canadian experiences with students from the other international teams. Kids’ Lit Quiz is an international competition that aspires to challenge, engage, reward and extend students’ recreational reading. Teams of four students (aged 10–13) are rigorously tested on their passion for reading, particularly their depth and recall of knowledge of young adult and children’s literature ranging from classics to contemporary, from mythology to graphic novels, and from poetry to nursery rhymes. For more information on this competition, visit KIDSLITQUIZ.COM
DA VINCI DECATHLON TEAM PLACES 3RD IN AUSTRALIA The da Vinci Decathlon is a highly academic competition which calls on competitors to work as a team across ten events, including Mathematics, Science, English, Creative Producers, Code Breaking, Ideation, Cartography, Engineering, Art and Poetry, and General Knowledge as well as other challenging activities. This year, the CGS team consisting of Robbie Di Dio, Zara Ford, Jennifer Liu, Xander Phillips, Calvin Pickering, Alex Ricks, Ben Varela, and Indiana Saunders (Team Captain) were eligible to compete in the National Finals held at Knox Grammar over four days of the School holidays. CGS staff members Ms Katy Kavanagh (Team Manager) and Mr Harry Lai also accompanied the team. The competition was fierce with 12 teams from around Australia competing in the Year 7 competition, and similar numbers in the other year groups. The CGS team performed very consistently in all events, and particularly well in Mathematics (3rd), English (3rd) and General Knowledge (2nd) and placed 3rd in Australia overall. Congratulations to the team and staff on their great effort. More information about the da Vinci Decathlon can be found at DAVINCIDECATHLON.COM CGS OUTLOOK | Semester One 2017 | 23
FEATURE ARTICLES: TECHNOLOGY
THE CLASSROOM OF THE FUTURE Robot teachers, levitation, teleportation and mind control were some of the ideas suggested by students when asked to imagine what their classroom would be like in five to ten years. As well as being a fun exercise, student input was sought as part of the creation of an Education Technology Vision statement for Canberra Grammar School. The exercise asked students from Years 3 to 11 (ages 8 to 17) to present their future classroom visions in creative form. The study, run as a voluntary competition, collected ideas from students and produced results that teachers and support staff had not imagined. Modelled on the ideas of Damian Bebell in his Towards Transformation project, the task proposed the simple scenario asking students to ‘Create a picture of what a classroom will look like in five to ten years’. Over 50 students submitted drawings, dioramas, videos, websites, slide presentations, 3D models, mobile device applications and Minecraft worlds representing their vision, with submissions from each year level. As well as the very futuristic ideas suggested by some, other students incorporated classroom technologies that are currently within reach. 3D technologies, such as 3D printing, virtual reality, augmented reality and holograms, featured strongly in numerous entries. This may indicate a belief among participating students that these technologies are ready for inclusion in classrooms and perhaps an understanding by students of the educative benefits of such representations.
Aspects of teaching that are slowly finding their way into current practice were envisioned by students as being commonplace and driven by technology in the classrooms of the near future. Computer-mediated personalised learning and intelligent dashboards were pictured. Others showed technology supporting collaboration between students who were co-located or separated across distances. Submissions even included considerations of how technology could monitor students’ attention in class. While drones and robotics are currently emerging as engagement tools, students viewed these as intelligent agents, aiding the learning process. In CGS, technology use is an evolving landscape. Another area of change focuses on physical spaces conducive to learning. However, these aspects are often considered separately by distinct groups of staff members. Students, however, pictured technologies and spaces in relation to each other with aspects such as comfort, colour and light described around technologies and elements of nature incorporated in the classroom. One thing is certain: The imagination of students is not to be neglected when planning the classrooms of tomorrow. To read the Education Technology Vision statement incorporating input from students alongside the staff’s, visit CGS.ACT.EDU.AU
CODE CADETS FINISH 4TH IN BSIDES CANBERRA CTF COMPETITION Early in March, Year 11 Software Design students attended BSides Canberra, an information security/hacking conference that attracted 600 attendees over two days. After around 20 hours of hacking over both days, CGS performed very well, finishing fourth in the competition. Students received a $200 cash prize for their 4th place finish and, incredibly generously, Cybears, the 1st place winners, also donated their $500 cash prize to the CGS team because they were so impressed with the students’ performance. ‘This was a timely event, given recent hacking incidents’, said the School’s Head of Digital Innovation Mr Matthew Purcell. ‘Besides digital literacy, our students are learning to be ready to serve and protect in the digital world!’ he continued. 24 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester One 2017
Students participated in the Capture the Flag competition (CTF), where around 40 teams competed. CGS’ team was the only one to include school students. The competition runs across the two days of the conference and involves challenges for participants to hack and compromise. This is considered an extremely difficult competition, as it is pitched at professional penetration testers and hackers to test their skills. As a result of the competition, IONIZE (sponsor of the CTF) approached Mr Purcell about the opportunity to provide some of the students with internships to learn more about penetration testing and try their skills with real clients.
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PRIMARY SCHOOL CODE CADETS LEARNING BY DOING Canberra Grammar School offers a unique, practical computing and information technology programme as part of the School’s academic and co-curricular offerings. It has been estimated that, in this decade, 75% of the fastest-growing occupations will require skills in science, technology and engineering (STEM)*, and a solid grounding in STEM has become imperative in helping children be ready for the world. In the new Primary Code Cadets co-curricular programme, students learn the basics of programming and computer logic, and acquire a toolbox of useful skills. So far, the students have covered the basics of code and have made their own simple flash games, and will soon begin working on HTML, the language of websites. By the end of term, students will have made a website about something that interests them. In an increasingly digital world, knowing one’s way around programmeming and web design is an exciting and enriching opportunity. Younger students enjoy workshops, exploring and investigating LEGO mechanical components such as gears, pulleys, levers, axles and wheels. They take these components and, following logical steps, complete a simple machine and explore its use in the real world. They then evaluate their design by questioning ‘How does it work?’, ‘What do I like about it’? or ‘How can it be improved?’
Once students achieve the fundamentals of design and construction, they move on to Robotics, programming their constructions to perform particular functions and, potentially, to compete in the annual Robocup competition held at the Australian National University (ANU). It is an excellent opportunity for the students, and the School is pleased it can help the next generation start early on their digital literacy. For more information on Primary Code Cadets, visit codecadets.com. *Office of the Chief Scientist 2013, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the National Interest: A Strategic Approach
The CGS Code Cadets also learn by doing and while the School sets projects and helps them when needed, ultimately, they take the wheel. Some work faster than others, so creative extension activities are always available, but it is ensured that every student completes and understands the basics.
But the students’ triumphs didn’t end there. During the competition, an ‘0-day’ exploit* was discovered on the Western Digital TV media player device. An ‘0-day’ is a previously unknown exploit are very rare and dangerous, as no one, including manufacturers, know about them. This particular one allowed the CGS team to gain administrator access to the media player and seize control, potentially allowing the team to use that entry point to move around the connected network to attack other devices (such as computers). CGS students are working with the CTF organisers, one of who is the chief information security officer for Virgin Australia, on responsible disclosure. We will be submitting a confidential disclosure to Western Digital so the exploit can be addressed and the students will be publicly recognised for finding it.
In Year 11 and 12, Software Design and Development is offered as part of the Higher School Certificate. This course teaches students the foundations of the software engineering process, particularly the different approaches to develop software, how hardware and software are related and interpersonal skills developers need to work in teams. For more information on the School’s computing and information technology programme, visit CGS.ACT.EDU.AU *In computing, an exploit is an attack on a computer system, especially one that takes advantage of a particular vulnerability that the system offers to intruders. Used as a verb, the term refers to the act of successfully making such an attack. Source: WhatIs.com
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FEATURE ARTICLES: LITERATURE
WHO NEEDS POETRY? FROM THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WHO NEEDS POETRY? WE ALL DO. WHY? HOW LONG HAVE YOU GOT?
Poetry is thought distilled, pared back, refined, until the essence of the idea is there – bare, troubling, exultant, unique, universal.
POETRY PLAYS WITH WORDS: INVENTING, SURPRISING, COMBINING, RENEWING; LAUGHING OR LILTING WITH RHYTHM AND RHYME. It gives you new eyes, so you see the familiar in a different way. It paints the world in different shapes and shades, where thrushes’ eggs look like ‘little low heavens,’ a falcon flies ‘as a skate’s heel sweeps smooth on a bow-bend’, clouds are ‘wilder, wilful-wavier meal-drift … melt[ing] across skies.’ It expresses the truth of all ages: callow youth, dour middle-age, elderly regret and impotence (‘Do I dare to eat a peach?’) It’s good for your mind. Finding familiar words in unfamiliar syntax and in unusual relationships with others stretches synapses, builds brain muscle. It defines historic periods: the heroic epic of ancient Greece, the Romantic rebellion, the angst of the twentieth century… It’s the voice of the oppressed, of protest, of dissent. It’s generally short (unless it’s an epic). You can read one poem in a single sitting – on the bus, at the dentist, or in a queue. You can memorise it, and impress someone whose heart you’d like to win. It makes you think of something you never thought of before. The joy of the preposition, for example. The joy of the preposition? Ah, you need to read Donne. You can write some yourself if you put your mind to it. Yes, even you. Written by Ms Sandra Hamilton, English Teacher 26 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester One 2017
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FEATURE ARTICLES: BOARDING
Canberra Grammar School has always been a proud boarding school, acknowledging the responsibility and commitment it takes to nurture students who are entrusted to the School’s care. Boarders have 24-hour, seven-day-a-week support from dedicated and caring professionals including live-in and visiting tutors, a registered nurse and visiting doctor, while the housemother is the mum away from home who meets the everyday needs of boarders. Staying in touch with family is important to Canberra Grammar School, and some boarders and parents have kindly shared their feelings and insights about boarding.
ENABLING INDEPENDENCE VIKKI AND PETER STUCKEY, CGS BOARDING PARENTS ‘A parent’s life is marked by firsts – your first child, their first tooth, and their first day at kindergarten. The biggest “first” we have experienced to date has been “first day at boarding school”. The drive home after dropping our son Seamus off for his first night at CGS Boarding House was the longest drive of our life. Equally long were those phone calls with a very homesick 12-year-old boy. Seamus had attended primary school in Condobolin, in Central NSW. He had been School Captain, played in the local cricket and football competitions and was in a class of 15 students, most of whom he had grown up with. Suddenly he was in Year 7, 4.5 hours away from home, knew no one and had an extra 1,000 students to contend with! However, two years on and those first few challenges of week one have been superseded by many fantastic experiences for both Seamus and ourselves. We live on an 11,000-acre property in Condobolin, NSW. We are a mixed farming enterprise, meaning we grow wheat, canola, oats and barley and breed beef cattle and merino sheep. Condobolin is a small rural community of 3,500 people. Our biggest town (or to put it in kids’ speak – closest McDonald’s) is Parkes, 125 kms to the east. Condobolin has a strong community focus. The highlights of the year are the local show and the picnic races. With no movie theatre and only one restaurant, we rely on each other for entertainment. Paddock parties, bonfires, camping trips and tennis days are all great excuses to catch up with friends. In summer, everyone’s favourite haunt is Gumbend Lake, where locals water ski and picnic.
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While Condo will always be home for Seamus (and his sister May, who boards at CGGS), Gareth, Justin and Jen, together with the other tutors, do their best to make the boarding house feel like a home away from home. Weekend activities like surfing trips, go-karting, laser tag and rugby games are welcomed by the boys, as are post-prep games in the gym, pizza around the fire pit or a late-night run to Maccas! Seamus has plenty of country boys in the boarding house, so there is always someone who can talk motorbikes, harvest and headers with him. Not to mention he has made some great day student friends, who take him out to their property so he can have a quick farm fix! However, one of the real assets of boarding life is that Seamus has been able to meet so many boys from diverse backgrounds. Interaction with these boys has broadened Seamus’ view of the world and expanded his appreciation for different cultures. Boarding life has also enabled Seamus to become much more independent. When Mum is not there to find your missing school hat, ensure you have all your homework and make sure your permission notes are signed, you have no choice but to do it yourself. Prep is in the boys’ room, and while tutors are on hand to assist and supervise, Seamus has had to learn to organise his time, seek help when necessary and remain focussed. In that first week, the phone calls home were frequent and long. However, now the phone calls are few and are often ended with an abrupt “Sorry, can’t talk. We’re off to the gym, mountain biking, the oval, the movies or simply chatting in the hallway”. As much as we love to hear about his day, we are happy because he is happy.’
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LIFE IN THE BOARDING HOUSE TIMOTHY ELPHICK, BOARDER AT MANARO HOUSE ‘I’m Timothy Elphick, a boarder in Manaro House. My family is currently overseas on a military posting in the UK. My experience with boarding has been a tough, but positive experience. Living in the Boarding House encourages responsibility and independence. You prosper if you organise yourself. The worst part of boarding is being away from your family. I’ve been lucky enough to have a few amazing close friends who have become a kind of foster family, I trust them completely and would do anything for them, as I know they’d do for me. Forming these kinds of relationships has been the best part of boarding for me. I’m in Year 11 and studying the International Baccalaureate. I am fortunate enough to say that I enjoy all my classes thanks to the fantastic teachers. My favourite subjects are Global Politics and Music. Although I’m not involved in any sporting activities at the School, I participate in a couple of the music groups at the School as part of my role as the Cooper Music Scholar. I play in the Fischer Concert Band at the School and sing in the boys’ choir. I am also undertaking the advanced classical music H-course at ANU.
THE UPSIDE OF BOARDING BY CGS MOTHER, FIONA JAMES ‘Until a year ago, I had not really given imuch thought to how it would feel to be the mother of two boarders at Canberra Grammar School. During my youth, I boarded for six years, so I thought I knew a bit about boarding, but it is totally different as a parent! In April 2016, we relocated from Canberra to Darwin, and my two sons moved from CGS day school into the Boarding House, or BoHo, as it is commonly referred to by boarders. The transition from day to boarding went smoothly for the boys. For me, it was much harder than I imagined it would be. We live 3,937.3km apart, which is a decent distance! My poor mother; she had three of us away at boarding school! What I miss most…I miss their banter at the dinner table. I miss being involved with weekend sport. I miss watching them play in team sports. I miss the school parent acquaintances. I miss being able to attend school functions and parent teacher interviews. Most of all, I miss being involved with the everyday life of my growing teenage sons.
My advice for anyone considering boarding at CGS is to get to know a senior. There are several great guys in Years 11 and 12. They know everyone and can get you in touch with people who have similar interests and hobbies. Additionally, occupy yourself. You will miss your family, so get involved. CGS offers a great variety of co-curricular activities in all areas: academic, sports and the arts. If nothing suits you, make your own; be creative. But the most important thing about being a boarder is to have an open mindset, to be able to adapt and grow as a person.’
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD – AFRICAN PROVERB
The upside of boarding is a decreased grocery bill, fewer dirty clothes to wash and iron, a home that seems to stay mostly tidy and a full pantry cupboard 24/7! The downside of having both sons away boarding is no labour to do chores around the home! No one to take the rubbish out! Boarding may not be suitable for every child, but boarding so far has been good for both my sons. More importantly, they are happily engaged with boarding school life. It has taught them to become more independent with their living skills, more tolerant of sharing their living space with others, more organised with their study, slightly better communicators with their parents and more considerate of those they cohabitate with. An observation of mine and a highlight of boarding is the wonderful camaraderie developed amongst peers – they have a special brotherhood!’ CGS OUTLOOK | Semester One 2017 | 29
CGS ALUMNI NEWS LONDON ALUMNI REUNION 4 MARCH 2017 QUAGLINO’S RESTAURANT The first event on the alumni calendar for 2017 was the annual London Alumni Reunion. As always, this was a wonderful event with 16 alumni guests spanning from 1974 to students who graduated in 2016 coming together with Mr Sandy Goddard (CGS Director of Community Development) and Mr Peter Cursley (CGS Foundation Manager and ’74 Old Boy). It was a great opportunity for young alumni to gain local knowledge from those who now call London home. The alumni look forward to returning in 2018.
SYDNEY ALUMNI REUNION 17 MARCH 2017 MOORE ST DEN, MARTIN PLACE BAR The Sydney Alumni Reunion increases in attendance each year. In March, Dr Justin Garrick, Mr Sandy Goddard, Ms Kerri Rock, Mr James Cameron and Mr Peter Cursley hosted a great evening with around 40 Old Boys. As is often the case with this event, while it is organised to go for a couple of hours, many Old Boys stayed in the City until the early hours of the next morning!
MELBOURNE ALUMNI REUNION 24 MARCH 2017 GARDEN STATE BAR This was only the second year in which a Melbourne Alumni Reunion was held, and it will now certainly become an event on the annual Reunion calendar. Mr Sandy Goddard, Mr David Smart, Mr Neil Dunkley and Ms Dimity May hosted around 30 Old Boys. Due to the terrific location in the centre of Melbourne, many old boys dropped by just after work from the surrounding buildings, which is a great option for those who were short on time. Hopefully, there will be lots more new faces at the Reunion in March 2018! 30 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester One 2017
VARIOUS ALUMNI YEARS
ANNUAL ALUMNI REUNION WEEKEND 26 – 27 MAY 2017 What a weekend! The 2017 Alumni Reunion Weekend was one of the most well-attended weekends in many years. Six separate events were held in a variety of locations around Canberra with over 220 in attendance. Many also attended and supported CGS events such as the 1st XV against rivals St Edmunds College, the CGS Outdoor Sculpture Festival, and other sporting matches. It was wonderful to see so many past students gathering on campus and supporting the current students and CGS activities. Special thanks go out to everyone who attended the weekend, especially those who travelled from far and wide to be at the Reunion. It is always a great weekend and a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with those one might have lost touch with over the years. It is heart-warming to see everyone arrive and those first reconnections. Handshakes, hugs and immediate laughter—quite a sight!
20 & 25 YEAR OUT REUNION CLASS OF 1997 & 1992
10 YEAR OUT REUNION CLASS OF 2007
50 YEAR OUT REUNION CLASS OF 1967
5 YEAR OUT REUNION CLASS OF 2012
30 YEAR OUT REUNION CLASS OF 1987
CGS CGS OUTLOOK 2017 || 31 Outlook || Semester Semester One Two 2016
ALUMNI DATES FOR DIARY 2017 REUNION DATES FRI
03 NOV
VINTAGE CLUB REUNION
2018 REUNION DATES
MELBOURNE REUNION
13
SINGAPORE REUNION
21
LONDON REUNION
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MAR
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APR
17
BRISBANE REUNION
02
VINTAGE CLUB REUNION
30
1 YEAR OUT REUNION
FRI
23
HONG KONG REUNION
FRI
50 YEAR OUT REUNION
MAR
04
FRI
17
MAR
FRI
SYDNEY REUNION
FRI
16
MAY
AUG
NOV
NOV
ANNUAL ALUMNI REUNION WEEKEND 2018 – CANBERRA
26
5 YEAR OUT REUNION
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26
10 YEAR OUT REUNION
26
40 YEAR OUT REUNION
S AT
20 & 25 YEAR OUT LUNCHEON
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MAY
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26
MAY
MAY
For full event information visit CGSALUMNI.ORG.AU
STAY CONNECTED WITH ALUMNI If you’re not connected already, you could be missing out on e-news, reunion information and networking opportunities! CGS greatly value their former students, staff and parents and encourage your continuing relationship with the School. If you or someone you know have lost contact with the School, reconnect by email or social media. COMMUNITY@CGS.ACT.EDU.AU
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW
TIM BOWDEN NEWLY APPOINTED HEAD MASTER, TRINTY GRAMMAR SCHOOL (SYDNEY) Congratulations to Tim Bowden (Class of 89), who has been appointed as the next Head Master at Trinity Grammar School (to commence in Jan 2018). Tim is currently Principal of Inaburra School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a Diploma of Teaching, both awarded by the University of Canberra. An ordained Anglican minister, he also holds a Bachelor of Divinity from Moore College and a Master of Educational Leadership from Macquarie University. Tim will be only the third appointment to the position of Head Master of the School since World War II. Best wishes go out to him in his new role.
BOOK TO BE PUBLISHED ON THE IMPACT OF CGS ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP As announced in the last edition of CGS Outlook, Mr Tony May (CGS Alumni, Class of 57) has been conducting a comprehensive research task about the number of CGS staff who have advanced their careers to a Principal-level role at another school. As of August 2017, this research task has now been completed with over 30 profiles being compiled as a part of the ‘Headmaster’s Project’ and will be published in October 2017, with a launch being held at the School on 27 October. More details will be published on CGSALUMNI.ORG.AU closer to the date of publishing, but in the meantime, please contact community@cgs.act.edu.au if you would like to be kept informed of updates for this project. The School would like to sincerely thank Tony for his ongoing efforts and time spent research this project – it really does highlight the talent and ability of many of the teachers who have been a part of the CGS community, and the impact they have had on the educational environment around Australia.
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BOOK LAUNCH
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CGS FOUNDATION NEWS GLOBAL YOUNG LEADERS CONFERENCE REFLECTIONS BY RECIPIENTS OF THE 2016 AND 2017 ROBERT POATE SCHOLARSHIP FOR LEADERSHIP JAMES ANGSTMANN – 2016 RECIPIENT The Global Young Leaders conference (GYLC) was one of the most memorable experiences I’ve ever had. The trip went for two weeks and had us participating in mock UN simulations, group leadership activities and a range of activities, in Washington and New York. The GYLC bought together 300 students from across the globe and from different cultures. One of the strengths of the trip was meeting so many new people and creating friendships that will last a life time. It was excellent to be around so many likeminded individuals who want to create a positive impact for the future. The Conference focused on cross-cultural communication and world issues with an emphasis on the role of leaders in a globalised world. We were challenged to come up with creative solutions for problems as well as working in a team ranging from three to thirty people. One of the highlights of the Conference was the visit to the UN headquarters where, we had the opportunity to run a mock UN Council meeting and participate and represent a country to voice our ideas and pass actions. The trip was also a good chance to see that part of America. We had excursions to museums like the MET and Natural History Museum as well as sightseeing at the Washington Monument and the White House. I believe that this opportunity is what you make it and then the world comes to you. I would highly recommend this experience.
JASMINE FRASER – 2017 RECIPIENT ‘The GYLC was one of the best experiences of my life, with the 10 day conference focusing heavily on leadership, teamwork and international relations, then the four day extension really hammering-in cultural immersion. However, it took some major planning and organisation on my behalf! It was an incredibly challenging fortnight, as I not only had to relate to people from over 40 different countries and 20 different language backgrounds, but had to try to work with them in LGMs and larger speaking events. The trip was definitely a perspective-changing, with the experience of being surrounded by like-minded people quite disorientating at first, but I endured through the challenge and learnt different ways to communicate to accommodate for people’s culture, and when to listen and when to lead. During the UN mock assembly there were two really interesting simulations, as both required me to use my diplomatic, persuasive and public speaking skills to further the interests of my country and reach a solution that would better the world. Personally, I found these simulations to be a difficult balance between pushing the resolution that would benefit the country I was representing, and pushing 34 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester One 2017
the one that would benefit the world as a whole, forcing me to make some difficult ethical choices. The global summit was an especially interesting simulation; we began in sub-commissions discussing a specific issue (mine was UN efficacy and structure), within a specific commission (mine was political), which each took one resolution to the summit which were debated and then voted. This required me to engage with and find solutions for a range of issues including human rights, public health, peace and security and the environment. This Conference was so rewarding in a large part due to the skills I developed and gained, but also in building friendships with people from around the world. I made some amazing friends on this trip, and working with them to solve problems - from everything to explaining what a ‘bin’ was to an American, to fixing their terrible attempts at an Aussie accent, to creating solutions for overpopulation, and finding a way to influence countries into treating women and children equally within their society. Overall, for me, that is the magic of GYLC: understanding cultural division and coexisting with other people’s beliefs.’
GIVE THEM THE WORLD At Canberra Grammar School we have world-class aspirations. We seek nothing less than to give our students the best possible opportunities and resources, to equip them in knowledge and skill, confidence and compassion to be ready for the future; ready for the world. That is our purpose as a School, and all that we strive for is directed to its fulfilment: our broad, globally-oriented curriculum; our investment in state-of-the-art technology and classrooms; our commitment to the highest quality of teaching; and, of course, our ultimate determination to create a uniquely international educational experience. None of that comes easily, but you can help us by supporting the Canberra Grammar School Foundation in its mission to make CGS a truly world-class school. The CGS Foundation exists to give our students much more than can be achieved by fees and funding alone. It exists to provide the School with enduring financial capacity, to grow the opportunities that we can offer to talented students and to fund the continual renewal of our outstanding campus and facilities.
WHETHER IT’S TO GIVE MORE TO OUR CHILDREN, OR TO GIVE BACK IN RETURN FOR YOUR OWN EDUCATION, PLEASE JOIN US IN GIVING TO THE CGS FOUNDATION
All gifts, no matter how large or small, fund the CGS Foundation’s three main areas of philanthropic activity: I thank you for your generosity and support; they make the world of difference.
SCHOLARSHIPS CAMPAIGN: PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS OPPORTUNITIES CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN: BUILDING A WORLD-CLASS SCHOOL SPECIAL INITIATIVES CAMPAIGN: SUPPORTING WORLD-CLASS EXPERIENCES
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I give to CGS to recognise and celebrate the incredible success of CGS Dragon Boats in having nine members representing Australia in the World Championships and to inspire future paddlers to carry on the proud tradition of CGS Dragon Boating. – Mr Tony Tonks (parent of CGS Alumni Class of 15)
CGS is a great school offering a progressive and caring environment for students. After leaving the School in 1974 and reflecting on my exceptional four years as a boarder, I really believe in the educational opportunities offered by the School. That is why I have chosen to include the School in my Will. It is a very small percentage of my estate, so my children will not miss the money, but it will make a positive contribution towards the extras that can make a huge difference in educating some very fine young student. – Mr Peter Cursley CGS Foundation Manager (Class of 74) 36 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester One 2017
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