Languages
French Incursion
Alliance Française
In August this year, our senior French students (11, 12) went to the Alliance française in St Kilda for the Berthe Mouchette Competition. After a light lunch in the vicinity, the group made their way to the venue. They were, understandably, very nervous. The Year 12 students were very motivated as the task was also a very adequate preparation for their end of year 12 oral examination. The Year 11 students wished they had had more time to work on their talks. Nonetheless, they all approached the task in a very positive manner. This was made even easier by the prospect of performing in front of the young and charming staff at the Alliance Française. One by one, they came out beaming with joy and relief. It was pleasing to see how excited all the students were at the end of the session. They all commented on the value of the experience.
2004 ‘Why learn Indonesian’ Seminar.
On Friday the 30th of July the Year 9 students travelled to Dallas Brooks Auditorium for the ‘Why Learn Indonesian’ seminar. There were many other students from different schools in Melbourne attending the seminar as well. We had eight guest speakers speaking about the range of benefits we could gain from pursuing our study of the Indonesian language and culture. The speakers were from business, government, defence and the education sectors. The main message coming across was that our study of Indonesian would give us an edge in any future endeavours that we may want to pursue including future careers in law, teaching, the defence force, medicine and social work. We came away with a renewed positive attitude towards our Indonesian studies. Paul Culliver and Markos Danoudis
On Wednesday 25 August, the Year 9 French class hosted a French incursion with Sacré Coeur Girls College. The day started off with some ‘getting to know you’ games, including introducing yourself in French as well as finding people in the visiting school who have similar interests. We then went to play a game - a French sport called Pêtanque, which is like bowls. We learnt about the game’s history and how to play it. We then played other groups and had great fun! After that, we sat down to have a threecourse lunch with the girls. The food included French pastries, croissants, quiches and two French desserts. It was a great afternoon, and we learnt a lot about French culture, history and the foods. A special thank you to Ms Di Giacomo for organising the day and Mr Moran for teaching us how to play Pétanque. Matthew Hearn Year 9
