MLC The Star November 2017

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Volume 31 No.2 November 2017

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COVER Year 8 students, Anya Wickremasinghe (left) and Mia Donnelly camping out as part of their six night stay at MLC Banksia. Read more about the unique Education Outdoors learning program at MLC Banksia on page 4.

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Spotlight: MLC Banksia ������4 From the Principal ���������������6 The power of service learning �������������������8 21st century learning at MLC Kindle �������������������10 Celebrating MLC and Ngukurr ���������������������12 Learning technology update �������������������������������13 Tours and international programs ������ 14 The Terrace Restaurant ������15 Unique leadership opportunities ���������������������16 MLC Libraries �������������������� 17 The lifelong impact of MLC Marshmead ��������������18 Is handwriting a skill of the past? ������������������������ 19 Staff spotlights ������������������ 20 The impact of giving ��������� 22 Thank you to our 2017 donors ����������������������24 2017 MLC Foundation Dinner ��� 28 OCC forthcoming events �� 28 Parents’ Association ����������29 Alumnae stories ���������������� 30 Reunions ��������������������������� 32 Community notices ������������34

EDITORIAL COMMIT TEE Director of Community Engagement, Fiona Dickson Marketing and Communications Manager, Jane Grlj Advancement Manager, Maria Mercuri Community and Events Manager, Vibeke Pedersen Editor, Cathy Wever Communications Co-ordinator, Cecilia Ip COMMUNIT Y NEWS General news news@mlc.vic.edu.au Alumnae news alumnae@mlc.vic.edu.au A D VA N C E M E N T A N D M LC F O U N DAT I O N Email foundation@mlc.vic.edu.au Telephone +61 3 9274 6308 COMMUNIT Y AND EVENTS Email parents@mlc.vic.edu.au Telephone +61 3 9274 8199 ADMISSIONS Email admissions@mlc.vic.edu.au Telephone +61 3 9274 6316 To uphold the environmental values of the staff and students of MLC, this is printed on ‘ecoStar uncoated’ paper. This paper is certified carbon neutral and FSC 100% recycled. The pulp used is processed chlorine free and is manufactured by an ISO 14001 certified mill.

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DISCOVERY + sustainability at MLC Banksia

For Year 8 student Scarlett Quartermain,“independence and a small taste of what MLC Marshmead will be like” are aspects of the MLC Banksia program that stood out during her six days at MLC’s Education Outdoors campus on the beautiful Gippsland Lakes Banksia Peninsula in Term 3.

For Courtney Nicholls, also in Year 8, MLC Banksia was “a great introduction to MLC Marshmead. Cooking breakfast and supper for ourselves and eating it in our cabins was really fun,” she said.

According to MLC Banksia Acting Director, Brett Maxwell, both students’ reflections underscore the significant role that the MLC Banksia program plays in preparing students to get the most out of their eight weeks at MLC Marshmead in Year 9.

“We’re so fortunate to have our own, custom-designed Education Outdoors remote sites at MLC,” says Brett. “For our Years 7 and 8 students in particular, the MLC Banksia program really sets them up for a positive experience at MLC Marshmead.”

At MLC Banksia, Year 8 students live in purpose-built cabins featuring kitchenettes and self-catering facilities. With guidance from staff, they order and manage their own breakfasts, snacks and suppers ahead of taking on responsibility for all their own meals at MLC Marshmead. Students also monitor their water and power usage in readiness for MLC Marshmead’s ‘off the grid’ environment.

“MLC Banksia made me think about how much energy I use at home,” says Year 8 student, Grace Qiu. “We came up with what we thought was a realistic usage estimate but discovered that we use more power than we thought.”

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Students visit MLC Banksia every year from Years 5 to 8, yet Brett says careful program design and varying accommodation options make each stay completely unique.

“Each year level has a different focus: Animal Detectives in Year 5, Water Watchers in Year 6, Lake Explorers in Year 7 and ‘Inside Out’ in Year 8.”

“ The MLC Banksia program really sets students up for a positive experience at MLC Marshmead.”

Opposite page, clockwise from main image: Students preparing to take to the water in sea kayaks; Gabriella Blyth (left) and Scarlett Quartermain reflect in their personal journals; collecting data for weather reporting; Irene Ma gets ready for caving at Wilsons Cave Reserve, Buchan.

This page (left to right): Bridgette Harwood, Lacey Ryan and Grace Qiu caving at Wilsons Cave Reserve, Buchan; Brianna Pedder mountain-biking on the Banksia Peninsula.

“MLC Banksia’s unique location means students can spot koalas, explore the water cycle from river to tap, go caving and sailing, gain confidence in canoeing and sea-kayaking and connect with the local Gunai Kurnai Indigenous community via a sequential program that builds their skills year-on-year.”

“Each program also plays an important part in MLC’s PROSPER wellbeing program. Instead of whole year groups, our students visit MLC Banksia with just their Home Group, giving them the chance to build community and to develop strong relationships with their peers and also with teachers.”

“MLC Banksia staff also regularly visit MLC Marshmead,” adds Brett. “We know the program there and how to prepare students successfully with skills on the water, in expeditions, camping out, navigation, sustainability and food management.”

“A difference at MLC is that we have deliberately chosen not to outsource our outdoor education,” explains Vice Principal Mark Gray. “Our programs are closely linked to the curriculum at MLC Kew and our staff – including our Program Assistants who are recent school leavers completing a ‘gap year’ at MLC Banksia – know students personally and understand what their next step on the Education Outdoors journey will be.”

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I N S P I R AT I O N A L PROGRAMS exceptional learning Among the many factors that make MLC so special are our world-leading programs. From the sports field to the stage, the science lab to the music studio, we are fortunate to provide our students with a truly expansive array of opportunities – both within the classroom and beyond it.

Relocating to Melbourne from the United Kingdom some years ago, the chance to lead a school with such a wideranging educational offering was enticing – and something that I continue to relish.

MLC has an enduring reputation for providing students with exceptional Education Outdoors experiences. Our past students often tell me that the time they spent at MLC Marshmead or MLC Banksia ranks among the most treasured memories of their years at MLC.

Principal, Diana Vernon with Junior School students (L - R): Eliza, Jennifer, Gigi and Sana.

My own visits to both MLC Marshmead and MLC Banksia have reinforced to me the incredible value of these remote campuses to our students’ development. As the feature on MLC Banksia on page 4 attests, our sequential Education Outdoors program, from Years 5 – 9, builds students’ skills and confidence over several visits, and plays an important role in preparing our Year 8 students in particular, for their time at MLC Marshmead in Year 9.

MLC’s commitment to forging links with local and international communities drives numerous programs that broaden our students’ perspectives. Our new Red Earth Cape York cultural tour, as well as our longstanding relationship with the Indigenous community at Ngukurr in southern Arnhem Land, provide our students with unique opportunities to connect with Australia’s First People.

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Our many international programs see MLC students travel to countries and cultures all over the world – whether on a tour or through one of our many student exchanges. Our senior students also have the opportunity to study the broad and globally-focused International Baccalaureate (IB). To be able to offer this alongside VCE and VCE VET is particularly valuable as we prepare and inspire young women to be ‘the citizens the world needs’.

MLC’s partial French Immersion program is a further chance for students to develop a wonderful life skill – the ability to communicate confidently in another language. Reflective of the incredible value of language learning, we have recently introduced the compulsory study of two languages at Year 7.

Students select Chinese/Japanese, Chinese/French or Japanese/French before choosing one language to continue in Year 8. Language options are further expanded in Year 9 when students can select to study Spanish.

This page, clockwise from below: Principal, Diana Vernon; Principal, Diana Vernon with cast members from the 2017 production of Beauty and the Beast; Principal, Diana Vernon with Murrindindi, Ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri Tribe, and students Kate Dunwoody, 2017 Reconciliation Prefect and Renee Fan, Year 8.

In an era of unprecedented global connectivity, our languages program and other MLC opportunities help our students look beyond their own experience of the world and open their minds to new cultures and ideas.

Finally, I continue to be impressed and delighted by the skills our VCE VET Hospitality students demonstrate as they run MLC’s much-loved Terrace Restaurant. As the story on page 15 reveals, this dining venue is one of Glenferrie Road’s best kept secrets and a testament to the high quality training our students receive.

I hope you enjoy reading about some of MLC’s many wideranging programs in this edition of The Star. I can guarantee that for those of you who have left school, these details will make you want to return to the classroom.

Diana Vernon, Principal

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Service learning A strong emphasis on community and social service has been an integral feature of an MLC education since the College was founded in 1882.

What do MLC’s service learning programs look like in 2017? We spoke to students and staff across all four schools to find out.

COMBINING ENTERPRISE WITH COMMUNITY

U N D E R S TA N D I N G + ENGAGEMENT Service learning is woven throughout the Years 7 and 8 experience, says Head of Junior Secondary School, Melissa Lange.

“At MLC we recognise our students are enormously privileged, and with that comes great responsibility,” she explains. “Through our programs, students see the challenges faced by communities locally and overseas, and learn how they can practically make a difference to others.”

This year’s Junior School Makers’ Market was an Through the JSS wellbeing program, each Home opportunity for students to combine imagination, Group selects one local and one global organisation crafting ability and budding entrepreneurship by or cause to support. hand-making a product to be presented for sale “We might raise money through a stall, raise to their peers. awareness through an activity or do something “The Makers’ Market concept has a strong service practical like collect goods to donate,” explains Year learning element to it too, with 50 per cent of net 8 student, Nicola Anderson. “To raise awareness profits from each stall being donated to the Junior about environmental degradation on the Great School’s aligned charities,” explains Deputy Head Barrier Reef this year we created an educational of MLC Junior School, Steve Costa. treasure hunt for Year 2 students.”

The event required students to determine their manufacturing costs and profit margin, and to price their wares competitively.

For Year 8 student Olivia Porter, this year’s service learning highlight has been participating in MLC’s new Red Earth Cape York Cultural Tour.

“The Makers’ Market gave everyone from Years 3 to 6 the opportunity to produce their own business idea based on what they thought people at school would want to buy,” explains Year 6 student, Alex Curnow, who sold out of the hand-crafted hair ties she made for her stall. “It feels really good when someone buys something that you have made.”

“One of the best parts was partnering with members of a remote Indigenous community to re-plant a veggie patch. Working alongside Indigenous children and elders and seeing how happy they were when we’d finished was amazing.”

“It makes you feel that you’ve had a very innovative idea,” agrees fellow Year 5 student, Amber Stephenson, who sold almost all of her hand-made shoulder bags. “It was also a great way to learn about profits, making money and how to use it.”

“The Makers’ Market complements our long-standing House Social Service program. The girls are always very keen to raise funds for worthwhile causes but the Market allowed them to develop key enterprise skills at the same time,” says Steve.

JSS students have also contributed to the Eat Up program this year, which aims to reduce the number of schoolchildren learning on an empty stomach by providing lunches to schools across Melbourne and regional Victoria. JSS students have made thousands of school lunches this year using sandwich fillings, glad wrap and other supplies donated by the MLC community.

As well as new perspectives, Olivia and Nicola both say MLC’s service learning programs have helped them develop initiative and collaboration – valuable 21st century skills.

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From left: Year 5 student, Angelina at the 2017 Makers’ Market; Junior Secondary School students on this year’s Red Earth Cape York Cultural Tour; Middle School students at the 2017 Hawthorn Relay for Life; Year 11 students and Youth In Philanthropy team members, Rosemary Sun (left) and Ella McKeand.

BUILDING INDEPENDENT FUTURES

R E A L M O N E Y, BIG DECISIONS

A self-directed approach to service learning builds Middle School students’ teamwork, problem solving and lateral thinking as well as their appreciation for the impact they can make in the wider community.

“Service learning in Senior School is about building students’ skills while benefiting the community at the same time,” explains Head of Senior School, Anne Wallington.

Middle School’s flagship service learning program is ‘Contribution to the Community’, or CTC, where all Year 10 students provide a minimum of 10 hours’ community service to an organisation of their choice.

The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation Youth in Philanthropy program is one of many opportunities for MLC’s senior students to make a measurable difference through service.

“Through CTC, our students develop their awareness The program provides teams of students with of different social issues and come to understand $10,000 to distribute across three socially-focused charities of their choice. that the community functions because people help each other,” explains Head of Middle School, “Youth in Philanthropy is a step up in terms of Beth Gerondis. responsibility for our students,” explains Anne.

“It’s real learning with real money that has a “It is easy to feel like there are many issues in the tangible impact on the community.” community that you are unable to help improve,” says Year 10 student Quinn McCurry, who this year has volunteered for Cancer Council Victoria through the Hawthorn Relay for Life, Cystic Fibrosis Victoria and also the Friends of Boroondara Cemetery.

“These volunteer experiences have changed my perspective because I can see how my efforts are helping others.”

Year 10 student, Rachel Loh agrees. Rachel has contributed to numerous charity organisations and events this year.

Ella McKeand and Rosemary Sun, both in Year 11, were members of MLC’s six-member Youth In Philanthropy team in 2017.

“It was important to us that we could objectively justify how we chose to distribute the $10,000,” explains Ella. “We devised a table of criteria and assessed several organisations against agreed benchmarks before selecting the Lighthouse Foundation, The Salvation Army and Safe Steps as our final charities.”

“As a volunteer at the Special Olympics State As well as distributing funds, students also conducted Games I was able to help with the event logistics. a towel-collection drive at the College and donated more than 300 clean, good quality towels to help the This helped me hone organisational skills and also Salvation Army provide free showers. gave me the privilege to speak with contestants and family members.”

“Youth In Philanthropy was a very eye opening “The wide range of opportunities provides for experience,” says Rosemary. “When we learnt about the high rates of homelessness in Melbourne growth in students’ understanding, acceptance it brought home to us that this is an issue that’s and responsibility,” explains Beth. right on our doorstep.”

Rachel agrees: “Working alongside a diverse group of people improved my confidence and communication.”

Read more about MLC’s service learning programs at mlc.vic.edu.au/thestar

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21st century learning

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What skills will today’s 3-year-old need in the future? What will professional and personal life look like for a child who is 4 years old today?

While these questions are not easy to answer, at MLC Kindle we are committed to giving our students the best learning experience possible, and to laying the early foundations for the development of transferable 21st century skills – such as creativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration.

Our leading early education program is based on key principles from the internationally regarded Reggio Emilia philosophy, which presents multiple opportunities for 21st century skills to be practiced by the youngest MLC students, time-and-time again.

We apply the Reggio Emilia approach by:

• Building on the strengths and competencies of children.

This is called the ‘image of the child’.

• Encouraging, supporting and developing collaborative learning within our environment.

• Utilising carefully planned spaces for learning within the classroom. The environment is described as the ‘third teacher’.

• Negotiating curriculum with the children to develop projects.

• Skilling children in a variety of art media including clay, technology, drama, and paint to name a few • Developing documentation that demonstrates each child’s understandings and knowledge.

Clockwise from main image: MLC Kindle Director, Rebecca Drysdale with (L - R): Harvey, Ivy, Aden and Eliza; Milly and Henry water the plants; Henry builds a tower; Mackenzie plays in the sand.

Much of the learning at MLC Kindle takes place as children reflect on their experiences with other children and/or adults. Our role as teachers is to work alongside the children – and sometimes be led by them – on a joint journey of discovery, and to document the learning that takes place.

It is common to hear teachers asking questions that begin with “Why…?”, “How…?” or “What if…?” as these questions encourage critical analysis, promote creative thinking, and allow children to practice their communication skills. The way our MLC Kindle environment is set up also helps the children extend their learning simply by placing helpful materials within the children’s reach - a magnifying glass, a jug of water or a roll of masking tape may act as an unspoken prompt that stretches a learning encounter or solves a problem.

The teachers and the early learning environment at MLC Kindle offer children a wide range of art materials and experiences to enable them to learn, explore, make mistakes, try again and create. Every day the children are imaginatively engaged in making something creative, working collaboratively, communicating with others and solving problems during their creative endeavour.

As Loris Malaguzzi, the founder of the Reggio Emilia philosophy once said: “Our task, regarding creativity, is to help children climb their own mountains, as high as possible.”

For children, like all of us, it is the play and exploration involved in creating with our own hands that can lead to our greatest insights and to successfully “climbing our own mountains” in life.

Bec Drysdale, Director of MLC Kindle

Giraffe by Genevieve (MLC Kindle).

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Ngukurr community

A SHARED COMMITMENT MLC is a learning environment where Indigenous people, and their rich, diverse culture are acknowledged, valued and welcomed. Our students and staff engage with, and learn from, Indigenous people, culture and perspectives in an informed, respectful and meaningful way.

The College has a long history of positive mutual engagement with Indigenous people – via our curriculum, our relationships with Victorian and interstate Indigenous communities, our MLC scholarships program and through extensive staff learning focused on Indigenous ways of knowing and being.

Our celebration of Reconciliation Week, our student-led ‘Connecting to Country’ program and the establishment of a Reconciliation Prefect portfolio highlight MLC’s commitment to Aboriginal people, communities and culture.

We also acknowledge Indigenous Australians through oncampus initiatives such as MLC’s Indigenous garden, and by permanently flying the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags at the College. Our annual school calendar includes a number of ongoing rituals including Murrundindi’s Welcome to Country ceremony that commences each MLC year.

This year, MLC has re-affirmed its longstanding relationship with the Ngukurr community. This exchange program commenced 19 years ago, aiming to share friendship and to promote intercultural understanding. Ngukurr has been a powerful experience for many of the students and staff who’ve been fortunate to take part in it, and in many cases has led to enduring friendships.

MLC staff including Principal, Diana Vernon visited Ngukurr earlier this year to develop a shared understanding of the future focus for the program and the relationship between the MLC and Ngukurr communities.

Looking ahead, this relationship will see students from Ngukurr visiting the College before our students subsequently travel to Arnhem Land. Opportunities for local community participation for both MLC students and Ngukurr students will be extended and the program will be broadened to include both Years 10 and Year 11 students.

2018 will mark the 20th anniversary of the MLC-Ngukurr relationship. There is much to celebrate in this milestone for both communities, and many years of shared learning ahead.

Stephanie Bohni, Co-ordinator College Indigenous Programs

Above left: MLC students with students from the Ngukurr community.

Above right: MLC students and Ngukurr students following a netball match played during a recent visit to Melbourne by students from the Ngukurr community.

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D E V E LO P M E N T S I N D I G I TA L L E A R N I N G In today’s dynamic, tech-rich society, MLC is constantly looking at ways to embed digital understanding and skill development within our curriculum and learning environment.

in MLC’s dedicated digital television studio, students have the opportunity to work as production personnel undertaking various roles in the creation of media content.

Students in Years 10 to 12 Media and Information Technology in a Global Society have recently enjoyed delving into the world of virtual reality (VR) with MLC’s state-of-the-art HTC Vive VR system. Wearing sophisticated VR headsets (pictured), students are able to explore remote environments, wander through a virtual art gallery or even enter the blood stream – opening up endless possibilities to learn, see and understand.

Thanks to this amazing technology, students also create their own VR and augmented reality content using 360-degree cameras.

Such opportunities help foster students’ problem solving, critical thinking and collaboration – key skills for a 21st century workforce.

Meanwhile, students are honing diverse digital skills across a wide range of other subject areas. In Art and Design, students design and create new digital products using the Adobe software suite, 3D printing and laser cutting. Coding and algorithmic thinking is developed through programming of Lego Mindstorms EV3 robots in Science and Arduino boards (simple, programmable electronics platforms) in Digital Technology. In Media, students explore the latest online digital technology tools to create and develop video, radio, film, animation and web authoring products. Working Year 10 student, Veronica D’Cruz experiments with virtual reality (VR).

Supporting curriculum innovation is MLC’s cloud-based Learning Management System, Canvas, which was rolled out last year. This powerful digital environment is helping us transform teaching and learning by providing students and teachers with real time access to resources, curriculum and assessment from any device and at any time. Teachers and students have enthusiastically adapted to this new learning gateway and are finding it easy to create, access and utilise both curriculum and assessment tools in rich digital formats including video, interactive quizzes and graphics. Online collaboration activities are proving popular and provide students with invaluable experience of working with peers and teachers in an online environment.

Marylou Monaghan, E-Learning Co-ordinator and Juliet Francis, Learning Technology Consultant

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Opportunities for MLC students to deepen their understanding of the world around them have been expanded with the introduction this year of two new tours.

The inaugural Innovation, Design and Technology Tour to the USA and the Red Earth Cape York Cultural Tour both took place in the mid-year holidays.

Science, technology and social enterprise was the focus for those students in Years 8, 9 and 10 who headed to the States on the Innovation, Design and Technology Tour (pictured above). Kicking off in San Francisco, the trip included tours of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Levi’s Stadium (one of the world’s most innovative and technologically advanced stadiums) and the Boeing Factory as well as visits to The Exploratorium, the Tech Museum of Innovation, the world’s largest all-digital planetarium at The California Academy of Science, Stanford University and Google X – one of Silicon Valley’s most secretive locations. Celebrating the 4th of July and cycling across the Golden Gate Bridge were other tour highlights.

Meanwhile, students in Years 7 and 8 spent ten days in Far North Queensland on the new Red Earth Cape York Cultural Tour. The trip was focused on exploring Indigenous ways of knowing and included visits to the Indigenous communities of Wajul, Laura and Bana. MLC students had the opportunity to experience sacred ceremonies and sites as well as get to know local children and elders. Many clans from all over Cape York came together during the tour, to celebrate and share aspects of their culture with MLC students. Highlights included the Laura Dance Festival, swimming at local waterholes and working on community gardening projects in Bana. The final destination was Cape Tribulation, for some spectacular snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef.

MLC’s tours program now gives interested students the chance to travel within Australia as well as overseas: to the USA, Vietnam, China, Japan, Thailand, the UK, Europe, Tanzania and Hong Kong.

Such programs complement a wide range of other internationally-focused opportunities including MLC’s extensive student exchange program (with destinations including France, Japan, Hong Kong, Spain and the USA) and our support for students wishing to be considered for overseas programs such as the Wharton Summer School at the University of Pennsylvania and the ASSIST scholarships program.

As global citizens these opportunities help our students explore new landscapes, countries and cultures and support MLC girls’ development as ‘world-ready women’.

1 For me, the most valuable part of this experience has been gaining a new friend with a different perspective. Not only have I gained insight into another culture, but showing someone else the Australian lifestyle has allowed me to appreciate it from a different angle. I’ve come to understand that only Australians will ever like Vegemite.

April, Year 10. April and her family hosted Japanese exchange student, Yuka, in Term 3 this year.

2 My ASSIST year was filled with highlights including competing nationally in Speech and Debate, Model UN, and Science Olympiad, engaging in the study of consciousness, and exploring the beauty of New Mexico. My mind has been opened to a world of new opportunities and I am so grateful to my teachers, friends and families for supporting me on this amazing journey.

Betty Zhang, Year 11. Betty spent a year in the USA as an ASSIST scholar, studying at Albuquerque Academy in New Mexico.

3 I was so fortunate to have been accepted to the Global Young Leaders Academy, an intensive two week program at Wharton, University of Pennsylvania focusing on business and economics.

I met new friends from around the world and we exchanged so many ideas and perspectives. It has inspired me to want to continue business studies once I leave school!

Alina An, Year 11. Alina attended Wharton’s intensive summer leadership program in July this year.

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THE TERRACE R E S TA U R A N T Glenferrie Road’s best-kept dining secret

L unches are prepared by Year 12 students and are served on alternating Thursdays and Fridays during Terms 1, 2 and 3.

The Terrace Restaurant is licensed and serves alcohol at lunch.

Afternoon high tea is served every second Wednesday between 2.30 – 3.30 pm during Term time and is prepared by Year 11 students.

E ntrées and desserts cost $8, main courses $15 and high tea $12.

Bookings essential. Enquiries: terrace@mlc.vic.edu.au

Stepping into the light-filled Terrace Restaurant at the top end of Glenferrie Road in Kew, it’s easy to miss the one ingredient that makes this longstanding formal dining venue unique: it’s entirely student-run.

Among the local area’s best-kept secrets, The Terrace Restaurant is operated by MLC’s passionate and very capable Years 11 and 12 VCE VET Hospitality students – with the support and guidance of the College’s industry-leading Home Economics and Hospitality staff.

Featuring a fully equipped commercial kitchen and service in the beautiful Krome Dining Room, at The Terrace Restaurant students devise menus, ready the restaurant for service and prepare and serve all food and beverages.

“From time management to teamwork to understanding how a real business operates – these are all skills that are transferable across a wide range of careers including hospitality,” explains Hospitality Studies Team Leader, Vicky Manos.

Students working in The Terrace Restaurant qualify with a Certificate II in Hospitality or a Certificate II in Kitchen Operations. Budding student chefs develop their ability to use various cooking methods and to create dishes using a wide range of local and international ingredients.

“As Melbourne’s food scene has evolved, we have focused more on the stories behind each dish,” explains Vicky. “Guests enjoy hearing about the provenance of the food and the way it’s been prepared.”

Guest chefs also make regular appearances.

“This year we’ve been fortunate to have Michelle Rogerson from Ocha and Daniel Wilson from Huxtaburger join us in the kitchen and help students prepare and serve their signature dishes.”

Diners at The Terrace Restaurant deliver consistent praise.

“It’s a testament to the students’ rigorous training and professional approach that they receive regular compliments on everything from the food to the amazing coffee.”

“If we weren’t located on the grounds of the College, you’d never guess The Terrace Restaurant was run by school students – they do a very professional job.”

Above left: Susan Alex (Year 11) puts the finishing touches on a croquembouche. Below left: Billie Papadopoulos (Year 11) and Nat Lenwood (Year 11) prepare meals for The Terrace Restaurant diners. Below right: Ellie MacLennan (Year 12) preparing to serve.

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There are opportunities to lead in countless areas of life and this is certainly the case at MLC. As these spotlights reveal, MLC’s extensive range of programs means student leadership opportunities are as accessible as they are diverse.

Clockwise from main image: Silver and Green editors; student table hosts and guests at the 2017 Women of Influence brunch; JS Reader Leaders (L - R): Emma, Celina, Lily and Alexandra; Information Session Ambassadors (L - R): Julia Hu, Samantha Caffyn and Ping Qu.

W O M E N O F I N F L U E N C E H O ST The Women of Influence brunch was a unique leadership opportunity where I was able to meet, talk to, and learn from many members of the MLC community. I was fortunate to host a table of parents and students as well as Lyndsey Cattermole AM (Canning 1965): a leader in science and technology and former MLC student. My role as student leader and host at the event included offering direction for table discussion, particularly with respect to the workforce and education for women in the STEAM fields. It was a pleasure to facilitate and learn from exchanges between members of our diverse school community, and to be part of the engagement with a range of meaningful and contemporary areas of discussion.

Nieve Powell, Year 11 student SILVER & GREEN EDITOR Silver & Green, MLC’s annual student magazine, is produced by students and led by an editorial team including four text editors, two photography editors and two graphics editors.

The role of Silver & Green senior text editor involves a combination of chatting, thinking, writing and editing. In order to be selected for this role, I submitted an application outlining my vision for the magazine, including ideas and skills that I could offer to the editorial team. I was then invited for an interview and subsequently, to my delight, I was offered the role. The most enjoyable part about being a Silver & Green text editor this year has been, little by little, watching our ideas develop into pages, which have now become a tangible product! I have really valued my time working with both student and staff editors to create a time capsule of Methodist Ladies’ College in 2017.

Isabella Maccarrone, Year 12 student

The role of an Information Session Ambassador is to guide families, who are thinking about joining the MLC Community, around the College. I share a student’s perspective with families and can answer any questions they may have. To become an Information Session Ambassador I completed an application detailing other leadership positions I had held, my co-curricular activities, and my skills and personal attributes that I could bring to the role.

This role has been very rewarding as I am able to meet new people and share my experiences at MLC with them. I enjoy being involved in the Information Sessions as I am able to give back to the MLC Community.

Samantha Caffyn, Year 10 student EAL READER LEADERS English as an Additional Language (EAL) Reader Leaders from Year 6 run ‘Reading Club’ for the Junior School EAL students twice a week for two different age based groups: Prep-Year 2 and Years 3-6. With some guidance, Reader Leaders choose a book to read and share with EAL students, focusing on conversation and vocabulary-building through small group work. This takes a significant amount of dedication and commitment and the Reader Leader students have built great connections across the year levels. As they share their favourite stories and authors they have learnt about supporting their EAL peers by asking open-ended questions or leading discussion.

The results of this program have been evident in the classroom, where EAL students have grown significantly in confidence and ability to communicate about their reading in English.

Jacqueline Brown, Junior School Teacher, Learning Support

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Libraries.

You mean those quiet places?

Not anymore!

MLC libraries

Libraries, and school libraries in particular, have undergone a transformation.

Walton Library has responded to the challenges of the digital age with ebooks and multi-media collections available anytime, anywhere, on any device.

This rich array of 24/7 resources is matched with welcoming and diverse learning spaces. Spaces that were created to support the girls’ need to work together as they prepare for the collaboration so essential to the 21st century workplace.

Clockwise from above: Year 11 student, Lauren Blackman uses the 3D printer; Jess Robinson (Year 10) and Science teacher, Ben Williams; Year 9 students Issie Baldwin (left) and Larissa Brand.

Backdrop: Nieve Powell (Year 11).

There’s also hands-on manufacturing in the Makerspace where access to design software leads to 3D printing and precision cutting, and where electronics and textile activities take place at lunchtime.

And yes, there are still places for those times when quiet, independent reflection is needed for a thoughtful response to literature, or to solve a maths problem.

Underpinning all these responses are curriculum partnerships the Walton Library has forged with subject departments to foster a life-long love of reading and the development of digital literacy skills.

Learning in the digital age still turns on reading comprehension and the ability to construct understanding, albeit from a range of information formats and technologies.

Walton Library is part of a new breed of school library. One that acts as a learning and information commons that reaches beyond the College gates, and one where students and staff can develop the capabilities that are critical for learning and working in a digital world.

Sue Moloney, Director of MLC Libraries

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mlc life

The lifelong impact of MLC

Marshmead

TURN OF THE CENTURY When thinking about my MLC Marshmead highlights, I could talk for hours about Milo and cheese negotiations, keeping the fire alight to have a hot shower, snail-mail and care-packages, the life cycles of cows and chickens, learning to cook, building (very basic) solar heating, talent nights or ‘house parties’ in the living room with our ‘mix-tapes’!

The photo above was taken on one of my favourite days. A group

us were given the opportunity to talk about the ‘Marshmead Marshmead is a unique ofexperience’ on Mallacoota Radio 3MGB. Although it wasn’t a adventure that stays with day on the MLC Marshmead campus, for me it was an important of reflection. We spent a lot of the day walking around MLC graduates for life. day Mallacoota, arms linked, talking about ‘life after Marshmead’ Clockwise from top left: Sarah Dixon (2002) (far left) with Alice Wilms, Sarah Fetherstonhaugh, Alison Montalti, Romy Zyngier, Elise Collie, Fairleigh Reeves, Jaqueline Rodrigues and Melanie Fasnacht (all 2002); Michelle Strack (Campbell 1994) (left) and Jane Smith (1994); Romy Freeman, current Year 10 student.

THE EARLY DAYS Being one of the first MLC Marshmead pioneers in Term 1 1991, I had no idea what to expect. However it gave us the freedom and opportunity to create our own memories. Living away from my family for the first time was both exciting and daunting. I distinctly remember being dropped off by the buses at Top Shed and walking into MLC Marshmead. I remember the hiking trip to Lake Barracoota and Gabo Island, sailing on the inlet, eagerly awaiting mail from home, chopping wood to help fuel the heater for showers, as well as ordering Milo and cooking chocolate from our shopping list to get a sweet fix!

Mostly, I remember the friendships. The shared challenges that MLC Marshmead presented allowed us to develop individual resilience and equipped us with the skills to manage close personal relationships.

and ‘how weird it would be going home’.

Everyone I know learnt something from their time at MLC Marshmead, and I think everyone would highlight a different experience as their favourite or most life changing. The only way to understand the significance of this experience is to do it… or rifle through hundreds of Milo tin letters to learn the secrets of Year 9 MLC Marshmead girls!

Sarah Dixon (2002) MLC MARSHMEAD TODAY I had been looking forward to MLC Marshmead before I even started at MLC! I was counting down from the moment I found out I was going!

I loved it from the second I arrived. It’s hard to pick a favourite memory because every day brought new experiences. I was a part of the group of girls who fed the cows every night and although it was challenging to get down there sometimes, those nights brought some of the funniest times and most cherished memories for me. I also got to see a cow give birth and watch the calf take its first steps – and that’s definitely something you don’t see in Melbourne!

Marshmead developed my confidence as well as my curiosity for travel and lifetime experiences. It allowed me to realise I could be anything I wanted and achieve whatever I set my mind too. I will always be an MLC Marshmead pioneer and cherish it as a very special part of my MLC schooling.

Coming home, I was determined not to forget all that I had learned and to keep some aspects of MLC Marshmead in my daily life. I have set up a veggie garden at home and over a year later I’m still growing different herbs and veggies that my family uses.

Michelle Strack (Campbell 1994)

Romy Freeman, current Year 10 student

I won’t ever forget MLC Marshmead. We are so lucky at MLC to have an amazing experience like this....and I’d go back tomorrow if I could!

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Is handwriting a skill

of the past?

Throughout history, humankind has acquired new skills and – consciously or unconsciously – let others lapse. Much like the agrarian and industrial revolutions, the technology revolution of our time continues to see processes and skills either replaced or rendered obsolete.

Handwriting is one skill on the decline. Many of us understandably delegate our handwriting to the keyboard – a trend that began with the invention of the typewriter and which has gained ground at an exponential rate since the advent of personal computing.

This begs the question: do we still need to teach school students how to handwrite?

Do students still need to know how to form letters when a keyboard will perform this task for them? Now that we all have tablets, smartphones and/or laptops and even wearable devices that instantaneously send messages or type dictated notes – why might we still need to handwrite?

In fact there are several reasons why handwriting remains a vital skill, even in the digital era.

Handwriting is widely recognised for the role it plays in developing children’s fine motor skills, while holding a pencil correctly and establishing the control required to correctly form each letter helps develop vital hand-eye coordination. What’s more, recent research into brain development tells us that the process of learning to handwrite is also crucial as children lay the cognitive foundations for language and literacy.

Researchers1 have found that physically writing letters activates the brain’s sensorimotor networks; young children show adult-like brain responses to letters only after they learn to print them, not after learning letters through typing or even tracing.

Research2 also reveals that the very act of writing – picking up a pen, and using it to form letters and words – involves

“ Handwriting remains a vital skill, even in the digital era.”

more active use of the brain and delivers greater cognitive benefit than typing letters and words using a keyboard.

Handwriting therefore helps us to think, to learn and to remember, in a way that typing simply does not.

At MLC we see handwriting as an essential literacy building block and as such we are committed to teaching students to handwrite correctly, and with confidence. From Prep we actively teach students how to form each letter by breaking it up into parts: body, tail and head.

We model correct letter formation and provide a range of opportunities for students to practice and master writing each letter independently. We teach students correct posture and pencil grip so they can write comfortably and, ultimately, at a good speed. We model Victorian cursive print, which features an entry and exit for each letter that helps students move naturally to cursive script in Year 3.

Learning to handwrite frees children to focus on the content and structure of their writing, as well as on their spelling and mastering the grammatical conventions of language.

“Mastering handwriting enables students to focus more on other aspects of writing such as content, spelling and sentence structure” explains Prep - Year 2 Co-ordinator, Fiona Green.

“We do use iPads sometimes, to support our handwriting program, but only as a way of helping students achieve correct letter formation. The ability to physically handwrite is still absolutely paramount.”

Despite the prevalence of the keyboard, even at senior levels our students complete major internal and external assessment tasks using pen and paper – paper-based exams provide further impetus to ensure students have strong skills in handwriting, as well as the ability to think, plan and write capably by hand, under time-bound exam conditions.

At MLC we ensure students have the skills they need to complete such assessments to the very best of their ability.

In fact our students straddle both skill sets, in that they are equally capable of using a pen or a computer to express their ideas.

There are schools that have chosen to remove the teaching of handwriting from their classrooms. At MLC we remain firmly committed to teaching handwriting, and to giving each student the best chance of achieving a high degree of literacy – an ever-crucial capability in our 21st century, communications-focused world.

Heather Littlejohn, Head of Junior School 1. http://indiana.edu/~canlab/handwriting.html 2. http://www.slideshare.net/MicrosoftEducationAU/surface-pro-3-in-educationkeynote-short-version

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Staff

spotlights

Eric Ryan

Tracey Blunden

Head of Humanities

Deputy Head of Mathematics and Senior School House Co-ordinator

As a Geography specialist leading MLC’s dynamic team of Humanities educators, Eric Ryan is a highly experienced teacher who is passionate about designing authentic learning experiences and imparting real-world skills to students.

“We know that today’s school students will have diverse careers and that a flexible skill set is important. Memorising information has been superseded by teaching students how to find answers – on their own and in teams.”

“In exploring contemporary global issues, Humanities students describe, evaluate, comment on, identify, compare, contrast and outline events, scenarios, plans and processes using ICT, data sources and personal experiences. These are high value contemporary skills and MLC is at the forefront of teaching and learning in this way.”

California-born Eric values MLC’s technologyrich learning environment and the way the digital era has enriched the curriculum.

“The culture of learning and innovation makes teaching at MLC is an incredible professional opportunity. When I attend conferences and see what’s happening in other schools I appreciate how far ahead we are here at MLC.” “MLC students create websites, build structures, write design briefs, conduct fieldwork and play sport with energy I haven’t experienced before.

Every day I think to myself, ‘what could possibly come next?’”

A highly experienced Mathematics educator, Tracey Blunden’s role as Deputy Head of Mathematics sees her managing wide-ranging responsibilities, from co-ordinating the accelerated studies program to enhancing the mathematical resources within MLC’s learning management system, Canvas.

A former IB Co-ordinator and Mathematics examiner at A-Levels (UK), IB and VCE level, Tracey enjoys working with students to help them build confidence and mathematical understanding.

“We actively encourage the development of a ‘growth mindset’ in Maths,” she explains. “We help students use strategies that celebrate mistakes as opportunities to learn and understand.”

A key element of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) education equation, MLC’s Mathematics curriculum is designed to help students develop invaluable 21st century skills in problem solving and thinking outside the box.

“It can take a few attempts to work out the solution to a Maths problem, but that’s the beauty of the subject. Maths helps students think creatively and logically to achieve an outcome.”

As well as her leading role in MLC’s innovative Mathematics faculty, Tracey also has a student wellbeing responsibility as a Senior School House Co-ordinator.

“MLC is a very welcoming learning community.

Building supportive relationships with students is one of the best parts of my job.”

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Head of Humanities, Eric Ryan (top) and Deputy Head of Mathematics and Senior School House Co-ordinator, Tracey Blunden.

Extended profiles at mlc.vic.edu.au/thestar

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giving From current parents and students to staff and alumnae, the generosity of our diverse community enables MLC to continually improve and provide outstanding educational opportunities for current and future generations.

The impact of

Past student Nancy Wood (Gray 1951) and Kevin Wood How did MLC prepare you for your life beyond the school gates?

“ I enjoyed every minute of my time as an MLC student and have retained many MLC friendships throughout my life.

From English to Latin to French, I loved learning at MLC. The College also sparked my lifelong passion for arts and crafts and instilled in me the values I hold dear.

My MLC education also helped me earn a Commonwealth Government scholarship and Queen’s College scholarship to the University of Melbourne, where I was one of only two female students studying law.”

What motivated you to make a donation to the College?

“ Together with my husband, Kevin, we are great believers in philanthropy. We’ve been fortunate in our lives and believe in sharing our good fortune with others.

I’m incredibly proud to have been a pupil at MLC and I have seen the impact that an MLC education has. We want to make a difference to the education of girls today and tomorrow and donating to the College is a way we can do this.”

What role do you think philanthropy plays in the success of MLC? “ MLC gives so much to its students. Donating to the College is one way the community can show its pride in the future of the school.”

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Current parent Lyn Rockman What motivated you to donate to MLC? “ I believe girls excel in an all-girl environment. MLC provides its students, including my daughter Rachel (Year 8), with incredible opportunities to become the next generation of innovators and leaders.

I am grateful to those who have supported the College during its long history as they are the creators of the opportunities my daughter enjoys today. As a current parent it’s my turn to add something to the future of this great school.”

Where have you directed your gift? “ I have donated to the MLC Building Fund and am excited about contributing to the evolution of new spaces for Years 7 and 8.”

Why do you think current parents should consider making a donation to MLC? “ For staff to maintain the high standards of education at MLC and for the College to continue offering an innovative curriculum, next-generation facilities and world-leading programs, parental support is vital.

Donations of any size, when pooled, create a significant opportunity to elevate MLC’s facilities and educational programs.”

Left: Nancy Wood (Gray 1951) with her husband, Kevin Wood; Top left: Current parent, Lyn Rockman (right) with her daughter, Rachel Rockman, Year 8; Top right: Members of the 2017 Prefect Executive who led the Class of 2017 gift. Bottom right: Artist’s impression of MLC’s new Years 7 and 8 Learning Centre, due to commence construction in 2018.

Students of the Class of 2017 What motivated you to collectively make an early gift to MLC? “ I have experienced first hand the amazing opportunities on offer to all MLC students. By contributing to the Scholarship Fund, we can ensure that these opportunities will be made available to exceptional girls who may not otherwise be able to attend our school.” Melanie Cathro, Head of Houses Prefect “ I felt that the best way to show my gratitude for everything I’ve experienced at MLC would be to donate, so that another student could have that same wonderful experience as I did.”

Thanushi Peiris, Senior Prefect What was the response to the idea within the Class of 2017? “ It was very well received, and we were all very excited by the prospect of contributing a gift of such significance.” Adelaide Wood, Deputy Senior Prefect Do students think it’s important to give back to your school? “ As students who have been gifted the opportunity of a fantastic education and lifelong connection to the College community, it is integral we give back to MLC.” Abbey Vas, Deputy Senior Prefect What do you hope your gift will achieve? “ I hope our gift can go a long way towards supporting scholarships for deserving students.” Jan Teh, Head of Boarding House Prefect “ I hope that our gift will have a significant impact on the lives of students and a dramatic influence on their future experiences and opportunities.” Adelaide Wood, Deputy Senior Prefect

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2017 Donors

We are truly grateful to the MLC Community for generously supporting the College throughout 2017.

Every contribution is enormously appreciated and benefits our current and future students.

A longstanding culture of giving and philanthropy underpins the exceptional programs and first class learning environment that define MLC today. All those who have contributed to MLC’s continuing excellence in education in 2017 are formally acknowledged below.

A Dr A J & Mrs S J Barnes C Mr C & Mrs C A Abery Mr K A Barnes & Ms L M Cunningham Mr P & Mrs C Caldwell Mr P & Mrs P Abraam Mr A & Mrs E Barons Mr J & Mrs Z K Caligiuri Mr T L & Mrs J L Ackerly Mrs V Barrington Mr G & Mrs D Cameron Mr J R & Mrs M A Ackland Mrs M D Bartram Mr P J & Mrs L V Camilleri E P Ackman Estate Miss S Basile Mr J F & Mrs W A Campagna Mr D & Mrs K Adaway Ms C J Bassed Mr R P Campbell & Ms S Fallshaw Mr S L Adrian & Dr A C Ch'ng Associate Professor D Bateman The Rev Canon Dr N G Curry AM Dr C & Mrs E G Agbarakwe Mr A & Mrs J M Bedoya (deceased) Mr J & Mrs L C Agnoletto Ms A J Beel Mr W Cao & Mrs X Wu Mr S & Mrs R Alderuccio Mr R J & Mrs N Begley Mr B A & Ms S Carp Dr G Alex & Dr A M Mathew Mr J Bell & Ms L Pieri Miss J Carp Mr C & Mrs L K A Alexander Mrs E Benger (deceased) Mr M J & Ms S M Carroll Mrs B Allen Ms N Bergamin Mr S P & Mrs T J Carroll Mr N J & Mrs N E Allen Mr J Berry Mr A J Carson & Ms R C Fry Mr A G M Allibon Mrs D L Bertalli Miss M Cathro Dr A Almeida & Dr H Thomson Mr A & Mrs C Bianco Mr D J & Ms C A Cato Mr P W & Mrs C C Almond Dr P R & Mrs H L Bishop Fred J Cato Charitable Fund Mr G A & Mrs S S Amalfi Mr A & Mrs A A Biviano Dr C J & Mrs M E Ch'ng Mr J G Ambler Mrs D L Blair Mr W Chai & Ms T Kou Mr F An & Mrs X Zhu Mr A Blochlinger & Ms B Stening Drs G A & C Chalkiadis Mr K Anantham & Ms P Devashanti Miss G Blochlinger Dr A S Chan Mr L C & Mrs G A Anderson Mr D L & Mrs M L Bortolussi Dr T C K Chan & Dr B C Wong Mr S G & Mrs A M Anderson Dr J A Bothroyd Dr W F & Mrs V M W Chan Drs A & S Andrianopoulos Mr B & Mrs S Bourke Dr M & Mrs M Chandler Mr D & Mrs J Andrianopoulos Mr D T & Mrs M K Bowden Dr D Chandrasekara & Dr L Horng Mrs J Appleton Mr S R & Mrs S A Boxer Mr J Chang & Mrs M D Kasandradevi Mr M J Archdeacon & Mrs M E Cortez Mr S O Boyd & Ms S T Laver Mrs L J Chang Mr B M Armstrong & Dr L L Xu Mr A J & Mrs W Brand Mrs J H Chapman Mr B & Mrs K Artemides Mrs W M Breitner Mrs M R Cheffers Mrs C E Artlett Mr S D & Mrs F A Brent Mr B Chen & Mrs L Wang Mrs T D Ashton-Smith Ms E Brereton Mr C M & Mrs S T Chen Dr O & Dr R Awni Mr M & Mrs R M Bresciano Mr D Chen & Mrs H Ye Mr E Aziz & Mrs R Kelimu Mrs D A Briggs Mr G Chen & Ms J Zhu Mr R & Mrs L D Azzam Ms K L Brisbane Mr H Chen & Mrs X Ren B Drs J J & R Brown Mr K Chen & Mrs M Lu Mrs M Brown Mr Q Chen & Ms P Wang Mr X Bai & Ms S Wang Mr M Brown & Ms C Rogers Mr S Chen & Ms C Lin Mr W J Baik & Mrs M J Yang Mr W Chen & Mrs B Li Mr W Bailey & Mrs C McKie-Bailey Dr M Browne Mr G A & Mrs R Bugno Mr W & Ms C Chen Mr A M Baker Mr D C & Mrs M K Bull Mr W Chen & Ms C Yu Mrs N A Baker Mr E & Mrs D Buratto Mr W & Mrs Y Chen Mr R & Mrs S Baker Mrs J Burns Mr X Chen & Ms L Liang Mrs E J Balson Mrs N J Burns Mr X Chen & Ms Q Ye Drs R & B Bangia Mr P A & Mrs E C Burns Mr X Chen & Mrs N Tian Ms L Bantrouhas Mr S A & Mrs D H Butcher Mr Z Chen & Mrs Y Wang Mrs C M Barber Mr B Butt & Ms H Y Liang Mr G C Chick & Ms J F Bothroyd Mr G & Mrs E Barkas

Mr P Chirmuley & Ms C Charles Dr M L Chong Dr J & Mrs J Christodouleas Mrs C E Christopher Mr L Chumbley & Ms A Simanjuntak Dr M B Chun & Ms R Lockett Mr A Chung & Ms S Y Horng Mr A Clark & Ms A J Dally Mr G P & Mrs L A Clark Mr C & Mrs A Clarke Mr J P & Mrs V A Clifford Mr A P & Mrs J M Cochrane Ms M E Coggins Mr A J & Mrs D M Cole Mr A S Coleman & Ms I R Koyumdzhieva Mr A Colman & Ms M S Blackburn Mrs R I J Comer Mr J M Connellan & Mrs A C Klug Content Empire Pty Ltd Mr V M & Mrs B M Connor Dr A R Conway & Dr V J Teague Mr L Cordone Mr P & Mrs M Corrigan Mr C & Mrs R L C Cowan Mr B R E & Mrs S E Croft Dr G L & Mrs E M Crosthwaite Mr C L & Mrs I Crozier Mr C J & Mrs P A Cullity D Dr J A Dakis Mr G Dang & Mrs X Tian Mr K V Dang & Ms Y Liao Mr C C & Mrs V I Daniel Mrs E A Daniel Mr B D & Ms Y K N Davidson Mr K W Davey Mrs B M Davies Mr G P & Mrs N Davies Mr M I Davies & Dr L J Mellors Mr P & Ms S Davies Mr A J & Mrs M J Davis Mrs E J Davis Miss S Davis Mr A J & Mrs K D Davison Mrs R J Dawson Mr G Day

25 the Star Ms E L D'Cruz Dr S de Graaff & Ms C Naismith Mrs D A Demack Mr S & Mrs N Dethridge Mrs L Deutscher Mr K & Mrs C Devarajan Mr A & Mrs N Dhir Mr S J Dick & Ms M E J Biggin Ms F Dickson Mr C R Dingle & Ms S Kim Mr F J & Mrs M Di Pietro Mr A & Dr M Di Quinzio Mr W & Ms J Dong Ms J Donnelly Mr C T & Mrs M N Donohue Mr P A & Mrs A Downes Mr S J & Mrs L M Downs Mr J A & Mrs A Drake Mr H Du & Mrs K Tang Mr L Du & Mrs M Li Mr & Mrs M Duggan Mr M Duke & Miss V Knight Dr I N & Dr B J Duncan Mrs V A Dunin Mr L Dunlop & Ms T Leong Mr G C & Mrs D Dunwoody Mr K D Duong & Ms T K Hoang Dr J M Du Plessis Dyson Group E Drs G R & L C Eastaugh Mr N J Edwards & Mrs H Edwards Ms S A Edwards Drs R J & N L Eisenmajer Dr B El-Behesy & Ms H Anshasy Elite Building & Maintenance J Elliston Trust Mr S T Elwick & Ms F C Curry Dr H Elzeiny & Dr S Elkadi Mr M J & Mrs P J Everett Mr P Exton F Mr G Fan & Mrs Y Wang Mr W Fan & Ms Y Li Mr S & Mrs N Farley Mr D & Mrs E Farrell Mr S G Farrell & Ms R M Nolan Mr A Fasso & Ms N McDonald Dr J S & Mrs A Fasulakis Mr M & Mrs T Fawahl Mrs H Fearn-Wannan Mr P C M Feldman & Mrs T D Nguyen Mr R A Ferris & Ms M L Burges Mrs H A Field Mr M J & Mrs A H D Fieldhouse Mrs M J Fildes Dr R J A Filshie & Dr W W Lau Ms A Finger Mrs K Fink Mr D Fitts & Ms A Shaw Professor D J Fitzpatrick & H.E. S J Coles Mrs M J Fitzroy Mr B Fleiter Mr C J & Mrs E J Foley Dr J A Fordyce & Dr V Joshi Mr M L & Mrs C M Fox Mr P & Mrs L Fox Ms S Fox-Slater Mr D G R & Mrs M F Francis Mr A & Mrs S Franklyn-Miller Dr I Fraser & Dr J Fairley Mr R & Mrs G Fraser

Mrs L J Fraser-Smith MLC Friends of Music Ms A M Fullard Mr C N & Mrs S M Fuller Mr D & Dr F Fullarton G Mr M & Dr J Galvin Mr C M Gamble & Ms S E Mulcahy Mr N J & Mrs H Gammon Dr H Gan & Ms Q Chen Mr Y Gao & Mrs X Ding Mrs J J Gardiner Professor R & Mrs L M Garnett Mr A & Mrs S Gazis Mrs B J Geard Dr C Georgakas & Ms C E Griffin Mr G L & Mrs E Georgiou Mr L Giberti & Ms L Murialdi Associate Professor M Gibson & Associate Professor A Witcomb Mrs L I Giddings Mr A B & Mrs S L Giffard Dr A K Gilligan Dr D J Glaspole & Dr J M Yeatman Dr J S Gledden & Ms F R Clancy Mr G & Mrs A Glynn Mr M & Mrs M Goerke Mr J T C Goh Mr C B Golin & Ms J A Pinkham Mr V Goonewardene & Ms R Thiyagarajan Mr P Gordon & Ms K L O'Toole Mr G Govindraj & Mrs S Gopinath Mr G G & Mrs R A Grasso Mr A J & Mrs M J Gray Mr K A & Mrs A J Gray Mr M Gray Miss Y Gray Mrs J G Gregory Mrs L M Greenall Mr A L & Mrs V Greensmith Mr P & Mrs R Grey Mrs L A Grimes Mr S E & Mrs M R Gross Mr A Grutzner Mrs M Grutzner Mr G Q Gu & Mrs Q W Shi Mr R Gu & Mrs C M Wu Mr X Guan & Mrs H Guo Mr H Guo & Mrs X Feng Mr X Guo & Ms T Tian Mr Y Guo & Ms X Chen Mr Z Guo & Ms M Zhou Mr E J Gyger & Dr C A Playoust H Dr S M Hacker AO Mr T Hallam & Mrs C Ho Mrs E J Hallister Mrs L I Halstead Mr D Han & Mrs Y Long Mr S S Han & Ms J S Ryu Mr T M & Mrs J E Hannon Dr R D Haputhantrige & Dr M S D Fernando Mr W G & Mrs N K Harris Mr C M & Mrs N A Harwood Mr S T & Mrs L J Haseler Mr P J & Mrs J L Hawkins Mr S D Hay & Mrs R W Sweet Mrs K L Hayman Mr X He & Mrs M Zhang Mr Y He & Ms J Zhang

Mr M D G Heaton QC & Mrs M S Heaton Mrs C E Heazlewood Mrs D Heeley Mr A & Mrs A Hesseen Mrs D L Hickey Dr D Hines & Dr E McDonald Drs S & S Hinckfuss Ms B E Hirst Mr C Hofmann & Ms J Loefgren Mr S S Hoh Mrs J Holding Mrs S Holland Prof L C Hollenberg & Ms L J Pacillo Mr P L Holman & Ms T D Clarke Miss B Holmes Mr D Holston & Ms K Noad Mr J G Hong & Mrs Y P Yao Mrs M H Hopkins Mrs B A Hore Ms M Horton Mr M & Mrs J Howard Mrs N M Howell Mr B Hu & Mrs Q Fan Mr F Hu & Ms X Wang Mr J Hu & Ms C He Mr S Z Hu & Mrs J Y He Mr X Hu & Mrs L Ying Mr Z Hu & Mrs D Guo Mr G Huang & Ms Y Liu Mr J Huang & Ms C Liu Mr J Huang & Ms Li Liu Mr K Huang & Mrs Y Hu Mr K Huang & Ms Y Zhong Mr K J Huang & Ms W S Song Mr W Huang & Mrs Q Li Mr W Huang & Mrs X Ma Mr Y Huang & Mrs Z Gu Mr G E & Mrs G S Hubber Dr J T Hughes & Dr B H L Chua Mr W Hui Mr C Hunter & Dr N Hood Mr J M Huntington & Dr C M Maclean Mrs J C Hurlstone Mrs G Hurn Mr D A & Mrs C M Hyett I Mr G Iacuzzi & Ms D E Donati Datuk Sri J Ibrahim & Datin Sri N Azizan Mr M & Mrs M Ikotin J Mr D A & Ms P M Jackson Miss I James Dr P James & Dr D Koong Mr R E & Mrs S M James Mr G T Jamieson & Ms P A Kehl Dr D Jayakumar & Mrs D Kothaalli Niranjan Mr M & Mrs S Jayewardene Mrs M Jeffrey Mr Y Jia & Mrs A Qi Ms D P Jiang Mr H Jiang & Ms Y Ren Mr L Jiang & Ms H Cao Mr R Jiang & Ms M Tan Mr Y Jiang & Mrs J Xue Mr Z H Jiang & Mrs L Xu Mr Y Jiao & Mrs H Zhou Mr H Jin & Ms H Luo Mr K W Jin & Mrs R Li Mr S Jin & Ms J Shen Mr Y Jin & Mrs H Fang

Mr D Jing & Mrs Y Zheng Mr J A & Mrs H M Johnson Dr S R Johnson & Ms M Miyamoto Mr C W & Mrs J Johnston Mrs R Johnstone Mr B R Jones & Ms N J Elverd Mrs M Jones Mr P C & Mrs B L Jones Mrs H M Juliff Dr J Jung & Ms G Seo K Mr J D & Mrs D K Kaehne Mr B Kaminsky & Mrs S Jacoel-Kaminsky Mr N & Mrs S Kangwarnwiboon Mr R Kannan Mr J & Mrs J Karantzis Drs W F & T Keane Mr P A Keith & Ms C L Gawne Dr B E Kennett Mr P D & Mrs M A Kenyon Mrs A Kerr

26 the Star Mr J A Kerwood & Ms D A Elicer Lady D Keys Mr N & Mrs A Khan Mrs M H Kidd Mr T S Kiing & Mrs K D Nguyen Mr L Kim & Mrs J Neoh Mr J J & Mrs K M King Mr M H King & Ms A Tambassis Mr S T Kinniff & Miss K A Turnbull Mr A R & Ms J P Kirby Mr A B & Mrs R V Kloss Mr C H & Dr L J Knight Mr D A Koay & Ms K H Yeunh Mr A H & Mrs K Koch Mr E Kok & Mrs L W Lok Mr K L Koh & Madame S M Ng Mr A & Mrs S Koumaras Mr C Kwok & Ms Y Law Mr J S & Mrs A H Kwok Mr R J & Mrs K A Kune Mr G B Kurzmann L Mr J Lai & Mrs P Huang Mr K Y Lai & Ms M S Hwang Dr R Lam & Ms K Sung Mr V A & Mrs C D Lamberti Ms E M Lane Mr B P & Mrs M S Lange Mrs D I Lanyon Mr B J & Mrs M Larkey Dr M E & Mrs A L Larobina Mr S D & Mrs S Latham Mrs R M Lavender Mr I J Lavery & Dr F L Solomon Dr I G Lavrin & Dr S C Lawrence Mrs E M Law-Smith Mr B Lee & Mrs J Lo Mr L S Lee & Ms C S L Ong Mr M J Lee & Ms E Itoh Dr M K Lee & Dr Y Chen Mr S Lee & Mrs K H Koh Mr S B Lee & Ms J L Sheehan Mr S Lei & Mrs L Shu Mr Y Leng & Ms H Q Tao Mr A M Leong & Ms H F Wang Mr G D & Mrs K L Lethbridge Mr C J & Dr M H Levin Mr C Lew & Ms J H Bong Mr A & Mrs S Lewis Mr B M & Mrs S D Lewis Mrs B N Lewis Miss J Lewis Mr B Li & Ms W Dong Mr G Li & Ms W Shi Mr J & Ms L Li Mr J Li & Mrs N Jia Mr J Li & Mrs X Chen Mr S Li & Ms H Wu Mr S S N Li & Mrs Y H Y Lai Miss W R Li Mr X Li & Ms H Wang Mr X & Mrs J Li Mr Y Li & Mrs H Zhang Mr Z Li & Dr L Zhang Mr Y Liao & Mrs M Jiang Dr B G Lim & Ms L Liew Mr D W Lim & Ms S L L Chua Mr E E Lim & Ms S E Ngio Miss G Lim Mr K & Mrs P Lim Mr S W Lim & Madam F S Lee Dr W K Lim & Dr C E Johnson

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27 the Star Mr M I & Mrs A Schneeberger Mrs A Scott OAM Mr P & Mrs C Scrimizzi Mr A P & Mrs E K Seabrook Mr A & Mrs B Seedsman J M Selby Smith Mr T Seletto & Ms M Carlyon Mr B & Mrs E Sepsakos Ms A Serry Mr R Serry Mr V & Mrs M J Sethi Mr B & Mrs M Sharp Mr R N & Mrs D E Sharp Mr T J & Mrs C K Shearer Mr A & Mrs J Sheats Mrs G Shelley Mr B Shen & Mrs X Liu Mr H Sheng & Ms R Lee Mr H Shen & Mrs Y Wu Mr R M & Mrs M Sheppard Mr G Q Shi & Mrs Y Wu Mr Y Shi & Ms M Pan Mr Z S Shi & Mrs Z Z Jiang Ms A Shields Miss L Shields Mr N A Shugg & Ms I A Phillips-Shugg Mr J P & Dr M L Siddons Mr C Silverii & Ms J M Cameron Mrs C B Sim Mrs A M Simon Mr J M & Mrs R M Simmons Dr S & Mrs A Sjaifuddin Mr S C & Mrs E L Slater Mr K J Sonnemann & Dr M P Christian Dr K Soon & Dr J Khong Dr P B Sparks & Dr L M Murdoch Miss A J Spearing Mr G & Ms J Staples MLC Star Chorale Mr R G & Dr K P Steele Mrs B E Stenning Mr R G & Mrs K Sterritt Mr I G & Mrs T A Stewart Mr M W & Mrs T K Y Stokie Mrs M Story Mr D M Stuckey Mr S Su & Mrs O Nong Mr M & Mrs C Suhr Mr H Sun & Mrs L Shi Miss J Sun Mr J Sun & Ms H Jin Mr J Sun & Mrs J Xu Mr T J Sun & Mrs S F Huang Mr X Sun & Mrs H Gao Ms Y Sun Mr C Sung & Mrs T Kao Mr J A & Mrs H R Sutherland Dr M F & Mrs S V Sutherland Mr A & Mrs A L Suttle Miss B Sutton (deceased) Mr T J Sweeney & Ms K G Gibson Mr G Sykiotis Mr D Synefias & Ms M T Del Giudice Dr K & Mrs V Syrrakos T Mr D E Talbot & Ms S A Gluyas Mr G & Mrs L Talbot Mr G H Tan & Ms S P Wang Mrs L E Tan Mr X Tan & Ms H Wu Mr J Tang & Mrs R F Wu Mr L Tang & Mrs M Fu

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2017 MLC Foundation Dinner If you were in the MCG member’s lounge on the evening of Friday, 11 August, you would have sensed a real buzz in the room.

Guests flitted here and there, chatting to new friends and old friends alike. All were united in their desire to contribute to our school and see MLC continue to provide young women with an exceptional education. This was MLC’s 2017 Foundation Dinner.

The highlight of the evening was our guest speaker, Alisa Camplin OAM (1992). She took us through her arduous journey to win an Olympic gold medal in aerial skiing in 2002 and bronze in 2006. At one point, we all stood up to imitate her winning jump (on the ground). As easy as she made it look, we soon found out that it definitely wasn’t. It had taken Alicia eight arduous years, extreme dedication as well as a seemingly endless list of injuries to achieve what was her childhood dream. Her dogged persistence in the face of adversity is truly awe-inspiring. To many of the Year 12s who are just about to enter the ‘real world’, it was a reminder of the world of possibility open to us, as long as we are willing to work for it.

Thanushi Peiris, Senior Prefect 2017

OCC forthcoming events

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, 20 March 2018 7 pm Flockart Hall WELLBEING WORKSHOP Monday, 30 April 2018 6.30 pm – 8 pm Flockart Hall NETWORKING BREAKFAST Thursday, 17 May 2018 7.20 am – 8.45 am ANNUAL CHAPEL SERVICE AND LUNCH Saturday, 21 July 2018 11 am Chapel Service in Fitchett Chapel 12 pm lunch in Betty Jackson Hall YOUNG ALUMNAE EVENT Thursday, 13 September 2018 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm NETWORKING BREAKFAST Thursday, 18 October 2018 7.20 am – 8.45 am OCC ANNUAL GOLF DAY Monday, 22 October 2018 8 am Kew Golf Club WELLBEING WORKSHOP Monday, 19 November 2018 6.30 pm – 8 pm Flockart Hall More OCC Events at mlc.vic.edu.au/occ Clockwise from main image: Guest speaker, Alisa Camplin OAM (1992). Principal Diana Vernon with (L - R): Tony Peake, Chair, MLC Board and current parent; Marjorie Nicholas OAM (Thompson 1956); Senior Prefect, Thanushi Peiris (Senior Prefect); guest speaker, Alisa Camplin OAM (1992); and Reconciliation Prefect, Kate Dunwoody. Jill King (Evans 1955), Elida Brereton (1963), Heather Chase (Arblaser 1954), Gwenda Smith (Hansen 1953) and Marjorie Bennett (Tharle 1955).

(L – R): Head of Senior School, Anne Wallington, Monica Bonomo (2012) and current parent, Yvonne Bonomo.

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President of the MLC Parents’ Association, As her youngest daughter prepares to Supporting AsMelissa Fletcher has had the privilege of a graduate, Melissa can think of few downsides front row seat at each of her three daughters’ to the time she has spent on the executive of my daughters’ MLC experiences. the Parents’ Association.

“In choosing MLC we knew that we were educational making a huge commitment as a family to “Each of my daughters has had a vastly different experience at MLC,” says Melissa. the school, during some of the most formative journey years “Being involved in the Parents’ Association of their development. We wanted to be Outgoing President, MLC Parents’ Association, Melissa Fletcher, with her husband Mark and daughters Ellie (2015), Olivia (Year 12) and Lauren (2012).

actively involved in the MLC Community and the Parents’ Association provided us with the perfect opportunity,” says Melissa, who adds that her involvement has changed over the years to reflect her availability.

A member of the Parents’ Association since 2005, Melissa found herself unexpectedly nominated for President – a role she attained and has enjoyed for three consecutive years.

“The MLC Parents’ Association is a great support network for mums and dads,” she says. “It provides parents with a precious opportunity to cultivate strong ties and help each other navigate some of the complexities of raising daughters. It’s amazing what you learn from other MLC parents – from how to provide emotional support for your daughter to getting some perspective on teenage activity to tips on managing MLC Marshmead or VCE/IB as a parent!”

has given me a greater understanding of daily life on campus and helped me provide support for my daughters.”

In her role as President, Melissa has managed countless social events for MLC parents including coffee catch-ups, lunches and dinners, which have been enjoyed by both mums and dads.

“We support the interests and circumstances of all MLC families,” says Melissa.

“I am extremely proud our latest initiatives, designed to support two different parent groups – the International Parents’ Group and the Community Care Group.”

With her time as an MLC parent ending, the MLC Community sincerely thanks Melissa for her enormous contribution to the College over many years.

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Alumn

Davida Forshaw ( 1 9 8 0 ) and Anna-Sophia Lazarou ( 2 0 0 4 ) With females representing just four per cent of commercial pilots in Australia, identifying a top-notch mentor is essential for any woman looking to succeed in the aviation industry. For Anna-Sophia Lazarou (2004), that mentor is Davida Forshaw (1980).

“I have been fortunate that women like Davida have paved the way for me,” says Soph. “We often say, ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’. I saw a former MLC girl flying a big jet and now I’ve done it too!”

Davida and Soph first connected when Soph was at school and Davida’s own daughter was also an MLC student.

Soph landed her first airline job at QantasLink where she flew to many regional destinations including Lord Howe Island. She was promoted to Captain at just 27 before moving overseas with Cathay Pacific Airways. She is currently with Qantas, flying the A330 aircraft.

“With no mentors available during my era, I am acutely aware of the need for skilled and encouraging mentorship for younger women in aviation,” says Davida, who has spent more than 30 years working as a commercial and international airline pilot, flying to Qantas destinations worldwide. She is currently flying Boeing’s revolutionary 787 Dreamliner and is involved in airline pilot selection.

Having been told repeatedly in her early career that women could not be airline pilots, Davida is an industry pioneer and passionate advocate of the advancement of young women into the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) fields.

Both women recall MLC as an environment where they were encouraged to pursue their dreams regardless of gender; Davida and Soph hope that they can inspire future generations of MLC girls to achieve their goals.

“MLC enabled me to be an independent, free-thinking woman and gave me the confidence to embark on a career in a technical industry. The quality of the teachers and the diversity in curriculum offered every student a unique journey,” says Davida.

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nae stories Renee Christensen ( 2 0 0 2 )

A humanitarian affairs and capacity development specialist, Renee works with the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. After leaving MLC Renee completed an honours degree in experimental particle physics. Her science career was short-lived however, as she took up a volunteer role at a refugee camp in West Africa and shifted her focus to the world of humanitarian emergency response.

Renee returned to complete a Master of Education/Development at the University of Melbourne in 2008. Graduating at the top of her class she headed to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Geneva to work in emergency education. Her career has since seen her live and work throughout Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas for various United Nations agencies.

Renee is currently working with the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) to enhance capacities for both preparedness and response to outbreaks in public health emergencies. Renee lives with her husband, Anthony and tries to come back to Melbourne often to see family and friends.

Deborah Woollard G R A V E S T O C K ( 1 9 9 1 )

A gap year as an exchange student with MLC’s sister school, Tsushima Girls High, sparked a fascination for people and cultures that continues to shape Deborah’s career. Vice President of Human Resources for the Asia, Middle East and Africa region at the InterContinental Hotels Group, Deborah is based in Singapore, where she oversees the people and culture strategy for more than 40 countries and 60,000 employees.

Deborah attended both Monash University and the University of Sydney where she graduated with a Master of Human Resource Management and Coaching Psychology. She began her career in commercial roles before moving to the human resources sector and subsequently global leadership development. Deborah has worked as an HR director throughout the Asia, Africa and Middle Eastern markets in both consumer goods and pharmaceuticals. She has been involved in the start-up and accelerated growth of business units in many emerging markets including South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Russia, India and China.

Daisy Darvall ( 1 9 9 7 )

Daisy completed a Bachelor of Arts and a Graduate Diploma in Professional Writing in 2000, and combined her love of music journalism with a professional DJ career for ten years including two years in Beijing. Returning to Australia in 2007, Daisy commenced a law degree at Monash University, graduating with first class honors. Daisy worked in media law in Melbourne until she accepted a position in the Columbia University Masters in Law (LLM) program in New York City. She graduated in 2012, having been honored as a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar. She has since worked at leading US law firms including Paul and Weiss LLP and is currently at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where her legal practice includes advising some of the world’s largest companies on intellectual property and other commercial issues in a variety of fields. She is dual qualified to practice law in New York and Australia. Daisy lives in Manhattan with her husband Walter and baby daughter Cressida.

Elaine Baker ( 1 9 7 4 )

Elaine completed a PhD at the University of Sydney and now holds its UNESCO Chair in Marine Science. She has had many firsts as a woman scientist – appointed the first female professor in the 123-year history of the School of Geoscience at the University of Sydney, the first woman scientist to sail with the Australian Navy and the first woman to work on an Australian offshore oil rig, to name a few. In 2015, she was named in the Australian Financial Review/Westpac Women of Influence Awards as one of the globally most influential women in Australia, largely in recognition of her work with governments under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Today she works with international organisations to improve the design and monitoring of large tailings dams, and on a project with women artisanal miners in third would countries to stop the use of mercury in gold mining. She remembers MLC as encouraging girls to take on the world, and to be interested in ideas and in science.

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Reunions

C L A S S O F 19 5 7

C L A S S O F 19 6 2

C L A S S O F 19 8 2

C L A S S O F 19 8 7

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CLASS OF 2002

C L A S S O F 2007

C L A S S O F 2 0 12

More Reunion photos at mlc.vic.edu.au/About-MLC/Alumnae

Diary dates C L A S S O F 19 6 8

C L A S S O F 19 5 8

C L A S S O F 2 0 13

C L A S S O F 19 9 8

50 Year Reu n i o n

6 0 Ye ar Re union

5 Ye a r Re union

20 Ye a r Re unio n

Saturday, 3 February MLC

Saturday, 17 February MLC

Thursday, 8 March Off site

Saturday, 28 April MLC

C L A S S O F 19 6 3

CLASS OF 2008

C L A S S O F 19 8 3

C L A S S O F 19 8 8

55 Year Reu n i o n

10 Ye ar Re union

35 Ye a r Re union

30 Ye a r Re unio n

Saturday, 5 May MLC

Thursday, 10 May Off site

Saturday, 26 May MLC

Saturday, 16 June MLC

C L A S S O F 19 7 3

CLASS OF 2003

C L A S S O F 19 9 3

C L A S S O F 2 0 17

45 Year Reu n i o n

15 Ye ar Re union

25 Ye a r Re union

1 Ye a r Re union

Saturday, 23 June MLC

Saturday, 18 August MLC

Saturday, 25 August MLC

Thursday, 11 October Off site

C L A S S O F 19 7 8

S I LV E R C I R C L E R E U N I O N

40 Year Reu n i o n

1920 – 1957

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ALEXANDRA ABEL (2001)

MLC Community Notices

ENGAGEMENTS

Maggie Keating (2011) to Ryan Lane.

Sherlee Mah (2004) to Lam Nguyen.

Emily O’Sullivan (2002) to David Marks.

MARRIAGES

J I N G C H A N G (2005)

CANDAN DESEM (2009)

OLIVIA GANDOLFO (2005)

ELISE GRAHAM (2002)

VA N E S S A H O L D E R (1993)

ANNE HOWARD (2003)

C E C I L I A I P (2005)

SAMANTHA LICHTER (2002)

W E N D Y S O (2000)

A L E X A N D R A A B E L (2001) married Will Nigro on 11 June 2016. MLC guests included bridesmaids Elissa McNamara, Sally Gates and Melissa Westerhoff (Ho) (all 2001). Other MLC guests included Asha Searle (2001).

A N N E H O W A R D (2003) married Eden Winter on 8 April 2017. MLC guests included Ruth Nguyen (2002), Caitlin Kacala and Amy Stoneham (both 2003).

J I N G C H A N G (2005) married Daniel Crick on 1 April 2017. MLC guests included bridesmaids Vivien Li and Sara Phung (both 2005). Other MLC guests included Taissa Danilovich, Gaby Fejes and Jessica Kuc (Walton) (all 2005).

C E C I L I A I P (2005) current staff member, married Nick Plant on 19 March 2017. MLC guests included Esha Joshi, Hannah Cohen (Merkrebs), Jennifer Atkinson, Sophie Jubb, Stephanie Heriot and Sara Phung (all 2005).

C A N D A N D E S E M (2009) married Charlie Gianfriddo on 25 March 2017. MLC guests included Bella Mentor (2009), Juliet Mentor (2011), Brigitte Bui, Theresa Tezengi, Susian Teh, Katherine Drutschinin and Alex Lam (all 2009).

O L I V I A G A N D O L F O (2005) married Harneet Pal Singh on 1 October 2016. MLC guests included the bride’s sister Chloe Gandolfo (2001).

DOMINIQUE S T E B N Y C K Y J (2011)

SA M A N T H A L I C H T E R (2002) married Louis Zetlin on 27 August 2017. MLC guests included bridesmaid Katrina Krygger (Fine 2002) whose son Joshua acted as pageboy.

A M B E R O ’ B R I E N (2001) married Ryan England on 12 November 2016. MLC guests included Emily England (2000), Juliette Rowe, Laura Bampton, Kim Harwood and Laura Zalcman (all 2001).

E L I S E G R A H A M (2002) married Christopher Mallalue on 17 February 2017. MLC guests included the bride’s sister Meagan Doran (Graham 1997) who was a bridesmaid. Other MLC guests included Julia McKenzie and Alex Barclay (both 2002).

W E N D Y S O (2000) married John Vaughan on 10 April 2016. The matron of honour was Chi-May-Ooi (2000). MLC guests included the bride’s sister Lisa So (1998), Rosie Soloman, Michelle So, Anna Chau and Sue Chan (all 2000).

V A N E S S A H O L D E R (1993) married Charles Whitacre Cushman III in Los Angeles on 30 December 2016. MLC guests included Suzan Davies (Aftasi 1993) who was a bridesmaid, and Kelene Toh (1993). Current MLC student Yasmin Davies was a flower girl.

D O M I N I Q U E S T E B N Y C K Y J (2011) married Will Smith on 25 March 2017. MLC guests included Katherine Brown (2000), Jemima Jones, Madeleine McGlade, Rebecca Cato, Emily Paterson and Emily Velo-Craig (all 2011).

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BIRTHS To Steven and Anna Bell (McNeil 2007), a daughter, Elizabeth Emma, born 10 April 2017.

To Paul and Tascha Jones (Gendre 2002), a daughter, Mackenzie May, born 4 September 2017. A sister for Murphy Jack, a granddaughter for Wendy Gendre To Adam and Jane Bloem (Taylor 2000), (Silverwood 1971), and a niece for Cherie a daughter, Sienna, born 2 July 2016. Gendre (1999) and Oliva Wood (Gendre A sister for Sophie and a niece for Claire 2004).

Lodico (Taylor 1998).

To Andrejka Kapusta (2003) and Venn To Eugene and Jessica Bouchaud (Yeo King, a son, William Gustav Venn King, 2001), a daughter, Chloe Rose, born born 21 September 2017. A nephew for 7 December 2016. A sister for Oscar Martina Kapusta (2003).

Marcel and a great niece for Marina To William and Jean Mei Kyriakou Slifirski (1987).

(Lim 1997), a daughter, Joanna Joy, To Sarah Brown (1992) and Nichola born 5 September 2016. A niece for Ferrar, a son, Lewis Walcot Ferrar-Brown, Sue Mei Goh (Lim 1994). born 20 April 2017. A brother for Violet Isla.

To Fiona Looker (2001) and Paul de To Thomas and Hayley Cade (Sloan 2004), Keizer, a son, Pierce Richard Looker de a daughter, Evelyn Mary Annabelle, born 24 Keizer, born 30 June 2017. A nephew April 2017. A granddaughter for Lynne Cade for Clare Looker (1998).

(Davies 1966) and a niece for Rebecca To Leesan McLeish (1996) and Rick Crone (Sloan 1997), Jacqueline Cade Green, a son, Lachlan Archie Green, (2000) and Emily de Kretser (Sloan 2002). born 10 February 2017. A nephew for To Braham and Hannah Cohen (Merkrebs Suleen McLeish (1998) and Maylin 2005), a son, Scott Robert, born 20 July McLeish (2002).

2017. A nephew for Alli Merkrebs (2008). To Ashenafi and Brianna Metagesha (George 2000), a daughter, Savannah To Daisy LePoer Darvall (1997) and Walter Zegers, a daughter, Cressida Lila Mary, born 21 February 2017.

LePoer Zegers, born 25 May 2017, in New York City.

To Amber O’Brien (2001) and Ryan England, a daughter, Genevieve Rose, born 14 September 2016 in London.

To Hayley Davidson (2003) and Andrew Van Loon, a daughter, Georgia Sage Van To Matthew and Dominique Plant (Malekas Loon, born 21 March 2017 in the USA. 2002), a daughter, Charlotte Evelyn, born 1 July 2016.

To Karl and Katherine Easey (Wood 2002), a son, Miles Patrick, born 7 To Allister and Fiona Prosser (McCure 1998), a daughter, Quinn Ann Raymer, January 2017. A brother for Cameron born 18 August 2017. A sister for Hayden Anthony and a grandson for Pamela and Bailey. A great-granddaughter for Smart (Cheetham 1950).

Jeanette Harris (Pentland 1937).

To Claire Fagan (2002) and Andrew Bishop, a daughter, Emily Bishop, born To Tam Quinn (2002) and Anthony Coomes, a daughter, Evelyn Coomes, 11 November 2016. born 5 February 2017.

To Grant and Claire Fereday (Barter To Liam and Samantha Rothwell (Smith 2002), a son, Benji Michael, born 12 December 2016. A brother for Oliver Max. 2002), a daughter, Poppy May, born 2 September 2017. A sister for Hugo. A To Daniel and Lauren Foreman (Cox granddaughter for Michelle Smith (May 2004), a daughter, Harper Elizabeth, 1976) and a niece for Stefanie Jager born 7 October 2016. A niece for (Smith 2004) and Madeline Smith (2009).

Sarah Cox (2002).

To Grace Sweeney (2007) and Zoltan To Leah Horsfall (1998) and Jonathan Rajki, a daughter, Maeve Artemis Rajki, Tapsell, a daughter, Zola Horsfall-Tapsell, born on 29 March 2016. A niece for born 10 November 2016. A sister for Hume. Eleanor Sweeney (2011).

IN MEMORY June Anderson (Brewer 1942) passed away on 10 March 2017.

Peg Hiddleston (Crabtree 1944) passed away on 6 June 2017.

Jannette Andrewartha (Hartree 1951) passed away on 8 February 2017. Sister of Marie Owens (Hartree 1952) and Glenda Parks (Hartree 1959).

Ariel Keen (1951) passed away on 8 June 2017. Ariel was a former MLC staff member. Mother of Belinda SaltmarshKram (Saltmarsh 1980) and sister of Beverley Goldsworthy (Keen 1949).

Ruth Christensen (Steele 1947) Joan Maddocks (Peace 1950) passed away on 10 June 2017. Sister passed away on 28 April 2017. of Alison Latchford (Steele 1954).

Patricia Maggs (May 1945) passed Melva Coker (Bennie 1940) passed away on 10 August 2017. Sister-inaway on 10 January 2017. law of Norma May (Reed 1946, deceased) and niece of Jennifer May Leanne Denny (Hopgood 1976) passed away on 18 March 2017. Sister (1971, deceased). of Jennifer Gault (Hopgood 1978) and Andrea Sheffield (Hopgood 1980).

Edith Marshall (Gould 1945) passed away on 11 November 2016.

Winsome Fry (Davey 1936) passed away on 14 August 2017. Mother of Helen Menogue (Fry 1962) and Janet Higman (Fry 1965). Sister of Tasma Lavender (Davey 1932, deceased) and Gwenneth Davey (1936, deceased).

Marion McFaul (Pretty 1956) passed away 24 September 2017.

Dalys Grant (Hearn 1954) passed away on 19 June 2017.

Patricia Hagerty (1944) passed away on 14 January 2017. Sister of Robina Bisset (1947, deceased).

Alison Hamilton (Storrie 1953) passed away 31 December 2016.

Daughter of Ivy Jones (Storrie 1923, deceased) and sister of Jan Westworth (Storrie 1951).

Marjory Hawkes (Osbourne 1936) passed away on 13 February 2017.

Mother of Lynda Armstrong (Hawkes 1964).

Norma McFarlane (Thomas 1954) passed away on 21 December 2016.

Jill McIntosh (Dixon 1953) passed away on 17 May 2017.

Yvonne Miller (Verney 1947) passed away on 25 May 2017.

Helen Rethus (Bean 1953) passed away on 31 May 2017.

Cynthia Shillinglaw (1950) passed away on 9 November 2016.

Shirley Sullivan (Junghenn 1952) passed away on 30 September 2017.

Sister of Carol Tonkin (Junghenn 1955).

Heather Whibley (Thomas 1947) passed away on 22 March 2017.

Danielle Wren (2004) passed away on 14 October 2017.

TRIBUTES We acknowledge the following valued members of MLC’s Stella Argentea Society.

Elaine Benger (Schuch 1956) passed away 27 July 2017 and is survived by daughters Debbie Benger (1979) and Annette Benger (1984), granddaughters April Heasley (current student) and Olivia Heasley (2015), grandson Ned Heasley and sister Marea Karlson (Schuch 1951). Elaine is also survived by her son, Alan Benger, his wife Ann and their children Meg and Max. Throughout her life Elaine retained strong connections with MLC and her MLC friends.

Betty Terrell (1942) passed away 9 January 2017. Sister of Helen FearnWannan (Terrell 1948). Betty retained her association and links with the College throughout her life and was a regular attendee at College events.

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