THE TRINITY
GRAMMARIAN Vol 34 No 1 April 2019
Year 1 Student, Evan, tests the equipment
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John Gillam addresses eager Junior School students at the opening of their new playground
From the School Council A very warm welcome to Trinity to all the new students, new families and new staff who have joined our School this year. And welcome back to everyone else! The new School year is in full swing and it is wonderful to see the excitement and energy across all year levels as our boys take full advantage of the huge array of activities the School offers them. Our Headmaster and all our staff are doing a terrific job. Thank you to everyone who played a part in the project that has resulted in the impressive new playground that sits proudly alongside a totally rebuilt Taffs Oval in our Junior School. The scale and form of this development has completely reshaped this corner of our campus. More importantly, it has created a wonderful space for play, sport and all manner of lively activity. In March, we were delighted to announce that Adrian Farrer will join Trinity from January 2020 as the School’s 12th Headmaster. Currently in his seventh year as Principal at Cathedral College Wangaratta, Adrian is a respected leader in the education sector, having held senior roles at Camberwell Grammar School, and Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School. Adrian is married to Jacquie and has three daughters. They will be relocating back to Melbourne in late-2019, ahead of a transition with current Headmaster, Phil De Young. In appointing Adrian after our global search, we have found a leader to deliver on Trinity’s commitment to holistic education and uphold the School’s Christian values. Adrian’s credentials are outstanding and his approach impressive. His focus on developing the whole person means he is closely aligned to what our community considers critical in education: a balance across academic, cocurricular and wellbeing programs. We are very much looking forward to Adrian joining us next year. We offer our sincere thanks to everyone who attended Council’s community forum on Wednesday 20 March. At this forum, Council spoke to a number of key matters, including Headmaster recruitment; planned changes to the constitution to address identified flaws; and, Council’s plans to renew its membership to end the current ‘interim’ status. If you would like to receive information that was provided at this forum and learn of the timeframes for constitutional change and Council renewal, please contact us at the email address below. At the Community Forum, we also addressed the sensitive and very sad parts of our School’s history where our duty of care to boys failed and sexual abuse occurred. Council is well advanced in developing an holistic, enduring response that prioritises welfare, redress and restorative justice for our Old Boys who suffered such abuse. Their wellbeing and their confidentiality are paramount. As previously noted, we are also participating in the National Redress Scheme with the help of the Anglican Church. Council has formed a special Committee to oversee all historical child sexual abuse matters and we are working openly with the OTGA, abuse survivors and specialists in this field to provide better outcomes for our abuse survivors. If you personally need help, have grievances, or if you wish to help Council with this work, please contact the Headmaster. We are extremely grateful for the continued support of everyone in the Trinity community and we welcome your feedback and ideas. Please contact us at schoolcouncil@trinity.vic.edu.au. John Gillam Chairman of School Council
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Phil De Young welcomes Year 7 students at their Induction Service at St Paul’s Cathedral
From the Headmaster Recently, we had the pleasure of hearing Susan McLean speak to our Year 7 students about cyber safety. A former policewoman, Susan is one of Australia’s foremost experts in this area and has presented at hundreds of schools. Her book Sexts, Texts and Selfies is one that we highly recommend to parents and students alike. In her introduction to the book, Susan sets the scene and establishes a challenge for us all:
‘Our children are digital natives, born into a world where they are constantly surrounded by it. They cannot imagine life before mobile phones, iPads or the internet. Smart devices and social media sites have become part of our children’s lives and they strongly influence how our children create, share and exchange information with others. Despite all the great things about cyberspace, the online world does create problems for children.’ So, what are the ‘great things’ and what are the ‘problems’? And importantly, what can we do to solve the problems?
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In a recent Year 2 class at Trinity, boys were engaged in a ‘Mystery Skype’, trying to guess the secret location (an international school in Thailand) of the other Year 2 students they were speaking to via the wonders of technology. Roles had been carefully planned, and everyone asked a question to try to find out what life was like for their new acquaintances. The engagement and excitement generated from this collaborative communication task was electric. Similarly, in the Senior School, technology has enabled some impressive collaboration. Students have practised languages by correspondence, connected with experts in both tertiary education and in industry, and competed against other students worldwide. This connectivity has helped us to generate truly globalised classrooms. Yet it could be argued that increased connectivity has led to the biggest negative impact of technology on society. The pressures of social media are very real; teenagers suffer genuine stress when they lose ‘followers’ and the impact on their self-image is all too often negative. Fear of missing out (FOMO) and the nature of social media platforms (consider how ‘streaks’ work in Snapchat) can drive children to diagnosable device addiction. Furthermore, without the nonverbal clues present in face to face communication, teenagers can often misunderstand each other online, which leads to increased conflicts.
The immediate access to information has certainly changed the education landscape enormously in recent years. The best teachers have adapted their approaches to reflect this; although teachers still need to explain ideas to their students, they can no longer expect to be the font of all knowledge. Instead, they have a very important role to play in helping students sift and synthesise the information they find. Sometimes students can be tempted to simply look up an answer rather than spend time thinking things through, and teachers should schedule time without technology to allow students to fathom things out for themselves. There are many other positive impacts of clearly defined technology use in the classroom. Jan Owen at the Foundation for Young Australians recently reported that job advertisements are increasingly mentioning creativity, presentation and digital literacy skills. Students at Trinity frequently make videos, animations, audio podcasts and other complex productions as part of their work for many different subjects. Gamification of tasks can be a great source of motivation, with students competing to score the highest marks or to ‘level-up’. The digital world can also offer a safe space where students feel free to make mistakes; students who write with digital ink are more likely to experiment with a new approach to a problem,
as they have the option to undo what they have done. A well-managed classroom should maximise the opportunity for discussion, face-to-face interaction and collaborative problem-solving. Technology clearly has the potential to play an impressive part in the collaboration process, but teachers should not be afraid to tell their students when it is time to put their devices away. When teachers consider carefully the role that technology will play in enhancing the educational learning objectives, then classes experience the best outcomes. Trinity has taken the step of removing mobile phones from the school day. We want to help model what good technology use looks like for our boys and hope that parents will join us on that journey. There is no doubt that technology presents parents and schools with more challenges than ever before. Hopefully, with a strong partnership between home and school, Trinity will continue to nurture fine young men and responsible digital citizens long into the future. Phil De Young Headmaster
Ben Ryder Director of Innovative Learning
Trinity students enjoy lunchtimes with friends
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Congratulations to the Class of 2018 Headmaster Phil De Young and Chair of School Council, John Gillam, with High Achievers Ethan Hunt, William Song, Dominic Marshall, Will Murphy, Hugo Miric, Jack Crozier, Avisha Wijeyaratne, Tom Boyd, George Mildred-Short and Nathan Savundra-Shepherd (Absent: Sam Li).
Trinity is proud of the achievements of all members of the Class of 2018. These young men contributed to the life of the School over many years, and in a variety of ways. In his speech congratulating these boys, Headmaster Phil De Young noted the significant level of their involvement when he said: ‘The VCE results of the Class of 2018 are only a snapshot of these boys’ time at Trinity, and while ATAR scores are important, they are by no means the only measure by which we should judge a Trinity boy at the end of his time with us.’ On these pages, we especially celebrate the success of those boys who achieved at the highest levels in their VCE. The accomplishments of these students extend not only to dedication and prowess in their academic endeavours, but also to their deep commitment to so many aspects of School life. They were School leaders; involved in sports teams, music and dramatic productions; outdoor education and mentoring programs; St Paul’s choristers; they were artists; debaters; and writers for The Mitre. Like all the boys in the Class of 2018, they took ownership of their School, and they enriched its offerings through their participation.
Results in Summary Eleven boys (approximately 7%) scored an ATAR of 99 or above, placing them in the top 1% of students in the state: Nathan Savundra-Shepherd Hugo Miric Avisha Wijeyaratne Tom Boyd Dominic Marshall George Mildred-Short Jack Crozier Will Murphy Sam Li Ethan Hunt William Song
99.85 99.80 99.65 99.50 99.45 99.45 99.30 99.20 99.15 99.10 99.05
26% of boys achieved an ATAR of 95.00 or above, and 38% achieved an ATAR of 90.00 or above.
22.4% of all study scores were above 40, and the average study score was 35.2. Impressively, in English, 28% of all study scores were over 40. A total of 13 perfect scores of 50 were achieved by the following boys: Computing: Informatics Ethan Edge
Global Politics Nathan Savundra-Shepherd
Economics Nathan Savundra-Shepherd
History: Revolutions (studied at Ruyton) Hugo Miric
English Will Murphy Dominic Marshall Hugo Miric Tom Cole Jack Hardstaff George Mildred-Short
Maths: Maths Methods Sam Li Daniel Gu (Year 11) Media (studied at Ruyton) Dominic Marshall
Trinity boys benefit from our Coordinate Program, run in partnership with Ruyton Girls’ School, which enables them to access an extensive selection of VCE and VET subjects. A further two perfect study scores of 50 were achieved by Ruyton students studying Business Management and Global Politics at Trinity as part of the Coordinate Program. 6 | THE TRINIT Y GRAMMARIAN
School Council Prize for Dux of the School Nathan Savundra-Shepherd - ATAR of 99.85 Nathan commenced his Trinity education in 2011 in Year 5. He is a talented athlete, accomplished public speaker and an exceptional scholar. In his time at Trinity he was a keen debater, an avid supporter of the School’s outreach program, and also heavily involved in the School’s crossage mentoring program. Nathan received Triple School Colours in recognition of his breadth of involvement across the cocurricular program. In 2016, Nathan was accepted into the prestigious Monash Scholars Program. In 2018, he was appointed School Captain, and in recognition of his academic achievements, he was awarded the Prize for Economics, the Prize for Global Politics, the Prize for Legal Studies, and the Trinity Grammar School Business Manager’s Prize for Dux of Commerce.
Tertiary Destinations All of our 2018 graduates who applied through VTAC received a first round offer for their chosen tertiary course. The University of Melbourne (31%) and Monash University (29%) continue to be the destinations of choice for Trinity graduates. Many students were also offered places at Deakin University (14%), RMIT (12%) and Swinburne (8%). The most popular courses were in the fields of Management and Commerce (29%), Society and Culture (24%), and Natural and Physical Sciences (15%). Trinity students are encouraged and supported to pursue their passions and interests, which is demonstrated by the diverse range of courses for which they applied and received offers – from Marine Science at James Cook University in Cairns to Engineering at Oxford University in the UK. Other 2% VU 2% Management and Commerce
ACU 2%
29%
Society and Culture Swinburne 8% RMIT 12%
24%
Natural and Physical Sciences
15%
Creative Arts
University of Melbourne 31%
9%
Health
7%
Engineering
Deakin 14%
6%
Architecture and Building Monash University 29%
4%
Information Technology Agriculture and Environmental Studies Education
3% 2% 1%
Student Satisfaction Survey Each year, Trinity, via the Year 12 Exit Survey run by Independent Schools Victoria (ISV), asks graduating Year 12 students about their school experience. The survey covers a range of domains, including the academic program, teaching quality, and pastoral care. Results are compared to previous outcomes for Trinity, and to current levels for other independent schools. It is pleasing to note that in 2018, Year 12 student responses indicated a higher level of student satisfaction in every domain, when measured against the benchmark of other ISV schools. The students’ levels of satisfaction were also higher than those of the Trinity cohort in 2016 and 2017. Trinity performed very well in the ‘Overall Satisfaction’ domain, and students also expressed approval of the School’s Academic Program, Teaching Quality, Learning Outcomes, and Resources.
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Introducing the 2019 School Captains One sunny Monday at the start of the school year, 2019 School Captain, Harris Mastras, accompanied by his Vice-Captains, Stanley Chen, Sam Gollings, Andy Kim and Dan McNab, made their way across Charles Street, and into the Junior School. Perched on little chairs, the older students eagerly directed questions to the Junior School Captain, Niklas Du Toit, and Vice-Captains, Anagha Bhan and Benjamin Rosenberg. They were interested in hearing how the Junior School had changed and keen to connect the younger boys’ experiences with their own six years earlier. They remembered specific days, including the Book Week and Easter Bonnet Parades; unusual events that occurred; and delivering speeches during their final year of primary school. All boys excitedly compared notes on their primary school experiences. Andy (to the Junior School Captains): Are there events coming up that you need to prepare for? Benjamin: Yes, we give speeches at assembly and we take turns. Niklas delivered an inspirational speech and I’m doing one today. Andy: What is an ‘inspirational speech’? Niklas: Well, we take an attitude or an attribute and create a story around it. I discussed turning obstacles into opportunities – about finding the opportunity in what may at first look like an obstacle. 8 | THE TRINIT Y GRAMMARIAN
Benjamin: I am going to talk about risk-taking. My speech will focus on the importance of ‘having a go’ and how the more you risk, the better you learn. I’ll use some examples from history, such as Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and the Wright Brothers. Dan: Tell us how it goes. We’d love to hear. Sam: In the Senior School, the School Captain mostly delivers speeches. Harris: Yes, I’ve been fortunate to be able to address the whole of the Senior School. I decided to start off the year by talking about wearing the Trinity blazer, and wearing it with pride. It’s something I hold dear, and I want everyone else to feel proud of it too. Standing up in front of your peers and teachers is, in my mind, risk-taking behaviour – it’s nerve-wracking! Niklas (to the Senior School Captains): When you were in Year 6, did you think you would be leaders in Year 12? Dan: Well, I was Vice-Captain of my primary school, but, to be honest, going from Year 6 to Year 7 was a big step and I really just wanted to survive the start of Year 7! Perhaps in Year 9 or Year 10, I started to think about whether I could be a leader in Year 12.
Sam Gollings, Dan McNab, Harris Mastras, Andy Kim and Stanley Chen with Anagha Bhan, Niklas Du Toit and Benjamin Rosenberg
Stanley: At primary school, my leadership role was largely ceremonial, but it sounds as though the Junior School leaders at Trinity can actually bring about change. Sam: If you want to be a leader in Year 12, you don’t need to change who you are. You need to continue to develop and represent the values you hold now. Harris: The main thing is to have fun in Years 7 to 11 and make the most of the opportunities, such as camp. Those are the times when you can make the best memories. Anagha (to the Senior School Captains): What advice do you have for the boys in Prep who are just starting out on their educational journey? Stanley: Make lots of friends, but try and meet different kinds of people, not just the ones who are like you and agree with you! Sam: Throw your all into whatever you do. Whatever you are involved in - music, sport, languages, anything - do it with enthusiasm!
Sam: Well, we all have different roles. Harris’s role as School Captain is more general, but I am responsible for the colloquiums (dinner events each term); Dan is organising the Formal; Stanley is in charge of fundraising and service; and Andy runs the assemblies. Andy: I am able to speak to all of the Senior School students every two weeks and my aim is to make the atmosphere at assemblies more relaxed, and to use my speeches to raise important issues and ideas. Dan: In Year 12, one phrase we hear a lot is ‘Leave the jersey in a better place’. This means that we should try to improve the environment. In the future, when you boys see one of us in the street, we want you to think: he was one of our school captains and we had a really good year. Andy: Yes, there’s another saying too: ‘People may not remember what you did, or what you said, but they will remember how you made them feel.’ So, if we can make the boys feel good about themselves, and ensure they want to be around us, then we will have a more profound impact on them.
Benjamin (to the Senior School Captains): What aims do you have for the year in terms of your captaincies?
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Trinity’s Awards and Prizes in Focus In each of the three editions of The Trinity Grammarian this year we will feature some of the prizes and awards presented to Trinity students, individually or as part of a team. We will delve into the archives to discover the story behind the awards, and learn about some of the students who have received them over the years. If you have any information or photographs of any of Trinity’s awards, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Trinity’s archivist, Dr Jane Carolan, at carolanj@trinity.vic.edu.au For our first article, we are thrilled to introduce the School’s most recently created award: the Ray Weinberg Prize for Sporting Leadership. Ray Weinberg (1926-2018) was an Old Trinity Grammarian, Captain of the School in 1944, and parent and grandparent of boys at Trinity. He also represented Australia at three Olympic Games. To recognise Ray’s contributions to athletics and the Olympics, and his life as a Trinity Grammarian, his family has donated a prize in perpetuity to the School. This is designed to acknowledge the service of those who have shown exemplary leadership in the School’s sporting endeavours. Initially, it has been awarded to a student; in time, it will also be awarded to a member of staff. Ben Curtain (OTG 2018) is the inaugural student recipient, acknowledged for his leadership of the First XVIII Football and Rowing teams last year. He was presented with the award by Tim Weinberg (OTG 1978) on behalf of the Weinberg family at the first assembly of the year. In his speech Tim explained this choice to the Senior School students: Tim Weinberg, Phil De Young and Ben Curtain
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‘Dad loved sport and how it and competition tested and shaped you. While he lived in an era of the amateur, he was nevertheless earnest in doing his utmost to win and compete to his limit, but always with a sense of fairness and respect and decorum. Indeed, at the Helsinki Olympics my father’s greatest achievement was juxtaposed with his greatest disappointment, as he had reached the Olympic final only to run poorly. That’s sport! However the grainy black and white footage shows my father with a broad smile after the race, rushing to congratulate the gold medallist, Harrison Dillard. Just like my father, Ben Curtain, at a high moment of sporting achievement after leading the First XVIII through an undefeated season, had that wonderful and tantalising moment taken from his grasp. Yet, in that instant, Ben, like my father in Helsinki, acknowledged the victors - PEGS, and complimented their performance, and the efforts of his team. Those who were present commented on the dignity, poise and bearing of such a young man at a time of such disappointment and setback. That was leadership. That was sportsmanship. Years ago when Ben sat where you now sit, he was an unfinished product … In time, he benefited from wise counsel and instruction from the teachers and staff here at Trinity, from the interaction and influence of his fellow students, and from the intangible effect these few acres in Kew have upon us all. The history, traditions and cultures that helped to mould my own father all those years ago, still resonate today, and my family is proud to have Ben as the inaugural recipient of this award.’
Welcome to New Staff Cecilia Fairlie In our interview with the 2019 Junior School Captains (on Page 8), they mention using their speeches at assembly to encourage boys to take risks and to find opportunities where others see obstacles. It is clear that our new Junior School Chaplain, Cecilia Fairlie, is the absolute embodiment of these attributes. Cecilia comes to Trinity after a varied and interesting career working across a range of educational environments. She has travelled widely, and can call on a rich array of experiences in her interactions with the Junior School boys. Some of our new Senior School staff
New Junior School staff - Cecilia Fairlie, Cate Mowat, Emma Peel and Zachary Natoli
We are delighted to welcome a number of new staff to Trinity Grammar School, and we wish them much enjoyment and success in their roles. In the Junior School, Cecilia Fairlie is the Junior School Chaplain, Emma Peel takes over as Art Teacher, and Cate Mowat and Zachary Natoli are Class Teachers. In the Senior School, we welcome Rev’d James Hale as Chaplain and Religious Education Teacher; Michele Wakeham as the Assistant Director of Studies and Director of Professional Learning; and Anna Corney and Lyndsey Wells to the English Faculty. Abbey Alderuccio, Michael Burke, Isabelle Liu and Raymond Wang are teaching Mathematics this year; while Nicholas Dinham and Jackson Harrison are part of the Physical Education Faculty. Jackson is also the Teacher-in-Charge of Rowing. Kristine Pan, Andrew Settle (returning to Trinity to replace Ioannes Markantonatos who is on leave) and Gabrielle Toigo are teaching Science; Rebecca Perkin (replacing John Waller who is on leave) is teaching Art; Leo Hong and Nathan Newcastle have joined the Commerce Faculty; and Tyrone Bean and Joseph Shanahan will teach Humanities. Nathan and Tyrone are also our Indigenous Student Coordinators. Eliza Feiner returns to the Enhanced Learning Department and Ben Dupuche joins the Outdoor Education staff. In the area of counselling, we are fortunate to have psychologists Dr Jacqueline Grady and Aisling Malone to support our students. Jacqueline is also the Acting Head of Counselling, while Annabel Coburn is on maternity leave.
At Trinity, Cecilia will deliver Religious Education to students in Prep to Year 6 and conduct Chapel Services, in addition to the other duties associated with her role. Her aim is to ‘communicate the Gospel message in an imaginative, engaging and accessible manner, by making it relevant, interesting and creative’. Cecilia’s welcome to Trinity has been overwhelmingly positive: ‘The staff and school leadership have been very supportive of the chaplaincy program and of me personally. At the recent Junior School Parent-Teacher Interviews, the parents I met were so friendly and inclusive; they were keen to know how they could support their children in Religious Education. I am looking forward to getting to know the children better and building on Trinity’s strengths as a welcoming, nurturing learning community.’
Anna Corney Anna comes to Trinity from MLC via Malaysia! After 23 years at MLC, where she held a variety of roles, including Middle School Year Level Coordinator, English Coordinator for Year 10 and Year 12, and Teacher Librarian (after completing a Master of Education in Teacher Librarianship in 2014), Anna decided to embrace the international perspective espoused at MLC, and relocate to Malaysia. Anna has come to appreciate the value of experiential learning. The trips she organised to Bintan in Indonesia and Ngukurr in South East Arnhem Land enabled students to leave their comfort zones and broaden their horizons. Her own immersion in a new environment in Penang has reinforced her belief in the benefits of such experiences. A love of literature and the enjoyment she derives from working with young people means teaching English to students in Years 7 to 12 suits Anna to perfection. A fan of critical thinking taxonomies (such as Bloom’s and SOLO), Anna draws on her background teaching the International Baccalaureate and echoes that philosophy’s emphasis on ‘risk-taking’ to challenge and extend her students. She explains: ‘Where the curriculum allows, I like to move past the knowledge and comprehension stages of learning to the murky and uncertain world of analysis and critical thinking – it’s unsafe and the “right answer” is often unclear, but lots of questions are asked and it’s a great premise for literary analysis.’ April 2019 | 11
The cast of The Crucible
Drama in the Senior School The Year 9 Play Picnic at Hanging Rock and the Senior School Play, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, explore similar themes. According to the director of The Crucible, Trinity’s Head of Drama, Mark Lauber, ‘This production explores the relationship between two worlds, the known and the unknown. The known is the world of reason, the unknown is the world of superstitious belief, which exists only in the minds of the characters.’ Both plays also consider the impact of moral corruption and humanity’s propensity to propagate the evil it claims to fear.
Charlie Di Stefano and Laura Pryor
These productions provided opportunities for our students to develop their skills both on stage and behind the scenes. In addition to the boys who were honing their acting skills, others were involved in organising lighting, audio, creating props and scenery, and as crew.
‘I’ll tell what’s walking Salem – vengeance is walking Salem.’
Many Year 9 boys relished the opportunity to perform in a play or to be involved behind the scenes in the production of Picnic at Hanging Rock. Michael Sakinofsky, Will Campbell, Anton Ruiz-Pedley and Cinque Howells
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Early Learning Centre ‘No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.’ Dr James Comer, Professor of Child Psychiatry, Yale University
At the start of each School year, our focus is on establishing positive relationships with each child and their family. We want all children to feel safe, happy, nurtured, and comfortable in our environment where they will be spending so much time over the next one or two years – and, for many, perhaps up to 15 years as they progress through Trinity. The children, as well as parents and educators, are on a journey of discovery. On a daily basis, new information emerges about interests and skills, about how our families differ, and what we have in common. We learn the different celebrations within each family and about events that are important to them. We place great importance too on establishing a sense of belonging. We ask families to share their cultural backgrounds and invite them to suggest activities or to be involved with hands-on learning experiences and opportunities for all children. Respect and tolerance flourish when these early opportunities for sharing experiences and listening to one another are priorities in our program.
Alvin Zhang and Ed Pitt
We have long recognised that the children with whom we work come to the Early Learning Centre with many well-established skills, with great enthusiasm for learning, and an interest in their new environment and new friends. They come to enjoy the experience of developing friendships within the group – and with new adults – to be joyful, to experience humour in different situations, and to have fun. An ongoing challenge for early childhood educators is to create and foster a learning environment in which children are eager to participate, to experiment, to practise new skills, to succeed, and above all, to actively pursue their needs and desires. We hope to develop in all our children at the ELC a thirst for knowledge, the ability to ask questions and test theories, and a positive disposition towards the challenges this next stage of their lives will bring. Above all, we want them to be ‘inquirers’: to learn through their own curiosity, to ask questions and to explore many ways of finding answers to their questions.
Archie Constantinou, Hugo Bedelis and Will Anderson
Our partnership with parents strengthens this learning journey for the children. We are fortunate that we see most parents on a very regular basis; we appreciate and encourage their active and enthusiastic involvement in the program. Parent Help rosters for both groups were strongly supported throughout Term 1. Such involvement presents many opportunities for sharing knowledge about their child and observing how they are developing within their group. The beginning of a new School year means many different things to children, parents and educators. It is a time to learn from one another, to learn about our world, to discover, and to grow. We look forward with much anticipation to seeing how our year together unfolds.
The Three-Year-Old Group on the way to a specialist class
Genevieve Read Director of the ELC
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Our New Playground ‘O-pen … O-pen … O-pen!’ Such was the chant from the Junior School boys as they gathered around the newly laid and freshly marked Junior School Taffs Oval, which had been decorated with green and gold balloons. The boys were struggling to contain their excitement and needed very little encouragement from the Chairman of School Council, John Gillam, who spurred them on with his address. The project itself took 18 months of planning, and more than five months of construction. The new oval and playground show the School’s commitment to ensuring we have the best possible environment for our students. These facilities offer far more than the physical framework. The true value will come as the boys’ play, supported by the dedication and patience of our staff, transforms this area into an outstanding outdoor space for growth and adventure. The Junior School Captain Niklas Du Toit’s wide smile says it all
We began the day with more than 20 parent Class Representatives and a group of new staff finding a hiding spot in the playground itself. On a prompt, the adults sprang into life on the equipment, yahooing down the slides and testing out the flying fox and other apparatus, much to the amusement and delight of the onlooking student audience. The Chairman of School Council and the Headmaster paid tribute to the designers, builders and construction workers — a-space, TCL, Montlaur, and Cobolt — and the site was officially blessed with dedications by the Junior School Chaplain, Cecilia Fairlie, and the Senior Chaplain, Rev’d Matt Campbell.
Cutting the ribbon
The opening concluded with the cutting of a ribbon by the Junior School Captain Niklas Du Toit and a Year 1 student, Evan Xu. A Year 1 student was chosen as they are the youngest year level permitted on the playground. From now on, the Year 1 students will play on the Taffs Oval rather than in the Roberts House playground, which they have subsequently outgrown. For the remainder of the day, each year level was allocated time to explore and enjoy the playground and oval. The day concluded with parents having an opportunity to explore the playground by themselves! Some have made reference to the new playground as their ‘Battlestar Galactica’, due to its impressive futuristic design and colourful but understated cladding. Others say it’s the new training ground for the next Australian Ninja Warrior. The comment of the day, however, came from a Year 2 student as he was gliding on the flying fox: ‘This is the best playground in the whole world!’
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Roberts House Lunch This popular annual event is a wonderful opportunity for new Prep students and their families to gather under the Roberts House oak tree and share lunch and friendship.
Harrison and his parents
Henry with his mother and brother George
Raphael and his mother
Harry with his parents
William and his mother
Henry and his mother
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From the Junior School The Primary Years Programme (PYP) The curriculum framework in the Junior School is the PYP (Programme of Inquiry). Recently, the ELC and the Junior School staff collaborated and discussed how a conceptual approach to learning benefits all students. The Key Concepts the boys use for their inquiry are: Causation, Change, Connection, Form, Function, Perspective, Responsibility. We continue to learn more about allowing students, through these concepts, to co-construct their learning and beliefs about the world based on their experiences and prior learning. Our aim is to focus on the uniqueness of each boy’s history and experiences, which then guides them to understand the many ways humans are connected. We want the boys to learn that education is a development of the whole person and learning is a lifelong process. We also continue to teach the students the IB learner profile attributes. These form a public statement of desired student outcomes which arise from common values and vision about the nature and purpose of education. They are: Balanced, Reflective, Risk-Taker, Inquirer, Caring, Communicator, Knowledgeable, Principled, Open-Minded, Thinker. The more the boys exercise these attributes, the more internationally-minded they become. By embedding these attributes within the curriculum, we hope students’ recognition of their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet will help create a better and more peaceful world.
Junior School Swimming In Physical Education classes at the start of each year, the focus is firmly on swimming. All students in Prep to Year 6 receive intensive coaching and then their efforts are rewarded with events where they can show their parents the marvellous progress they have made.
Intensive swimming practice gives the boys confidence and skills
Prep to Year 2 boys shone at their Swimming Display and, as the photograph shows they had lots of fun in the water! The students in Years 3 to 6, meanwhile, showcased their skills at an action-packed House Swimming Carnival. When all the points were counted, Inglis was awarded the House Swimming Cup, while Friend’s cheering, chanting and singing won them the House Spirit Cup.
Leadership Induction Service The Junior School Leadership Induction Service was a wonderful example of the wide range of activities available for the boys at Trinity. The boys took up a great variety of roles, ranging from drama, sport and orienteering to technology and sustainability, to name but a few. The Service was an important time to focus on the part that each boy will play in the Trinity community this year. This was reflected in the reading from 1 Corinthians 13, in which Paul reminds the early Christians that they are all part of the ‘body of Christ’ and that every one of them has a role to play in the church. So even if the boys have a role that only takes a week, or even a day in the year, it is still their opportunity to play their part in contributing to the health of the ‘whole body’ of Trinity.
Year 6 students at the Junior School Leadership Induction Service 16 | THE TRINIT Y GRAMMARIAN
Camp Students in Years 4 and 6 participated in a number of adventurous outdoor activities at a three-day camp at Rumbug, a campsite situated in beautiful, temperate rainforest in South Gippsland. The camp provided numerous activities which challenged the boys’ courage, communication and teamwork skills, as well as their open-mindedness and willingness to take a risk. They consolidated peer connections and established new friendships, whilst immersing themselves in the outdoor environment. The Year 6 boys provided encouragement and support to their younger peers, and were themselves guided through activities by a Year 9 group leader. Young OTGs joined the cohort, providing further leadership to all students. To conclude the week, the Year 6 boys continued their camp experience at Waratah Bay, where they embraced the opportunity to swim in the surf, participate in numerous beach games, hike along the beach at Wilson’s Promotory, and appreciate the beautiful coastal environment.
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Snapshots of Summer Sport
At the end of 2018, Trinity won the AGSV Athletics Championships for the 11th year in a row!
Congratulations to the First XI players who defeated PEGS to win the 2019 AGSV Premiership!
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Trinity Congratulates Australian Mathematics Competition At the end of last year, Hadyn Tang (currently in Year 10) was invited to Government House in Sydney, where he was presented with a medal by His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d), Governor of New South Wales. Hadyn received this award to acknowledge his perfect score in the 2018 Australian Mathematics Competition
St Paul’s Choir Commissioning Trinity has enjoyed a special relationship with St Paul’s Cathedral for over 85 years, forged particularly through the involvement of our boys (and OTGs) as choristers in the Cathedral Choir. Earlier this year, new choristers and those assuming leadership positions were commissioned by the Dean of Melbourne, The Very Rev’d Dr Andreas Loewe. Simon Paterson and Lloyd Forlano were appointed Head Chorister and Dean’s Chorister respectively. Ben Zhou, Jason Jiang, Terence Hsu, Jeremy Fernando and Lewis Finney are now Senior Choristers. Matthew Fallscheer, Mathew Rigby and Sam Shaw became full Choristers
F1 in Schools National Champions
Hadyn Tang (wearing his medal) with his mother; Head of Maths, David Greenwood; and the Governor of New South Wales, at Government House, Sydney
The St Paul’s Choir boys with Mr Philip Nicholls
At the recent F1 in Schools National Finals, Team Evolve: Adam Blunt, Stuart Bryce, Nabil Hassine (all in Year 11) and Charles Palfreeman (Year 10) was crowned 2019 National Champions Professional Class, and also won awards for Grand Prix Race, Fastest Lap and Best Manufactured Car. Team Evolve has been invited to represent Australia at the F1 in Schools World Finals to be held in Abu Dhabi in lateNovember. Our F1 in Schools teams at the National Finals, Bosch HQ
Australia Day Honours Congratulations to the following members of the Trinity community, who were acknowledged for their service and dedication to their professions and to their communities. Professor Daryl Le Grew (OTG 1963) – AO for distinguished service to education, to research infrastructure development, and to architecture. Chris Arnold (OTG 1972) – AM for significant service to community health through medical research organisations. Paul Constantinou (past parent) – AM for significant service to the accommodation and tourism sectors, and to the community. Reynah Tang (parent) – AM for significant service to the law, particularly through professional legal associations. John Hudson (past staff) – OAM for service to the community of Hawthorn. Dr Jane Page (parent) – OAM for service to education.
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Emma Drake, Leeann Carter, Li Tan and Sushil Bedi helped on the Fine Foods Stall at the annual Founders’ Day Fair, which is run by the Parents’ Association
From the Parents’ Association A new year brings a renewed energy, and it was great to start 2019 with so many things happening at the School and in the Parents’ Association (PA). At the end of 2018, we wrapped up the year with an SGM where we ratified our new constitution – you can find a copy on the School’s website and on Trinity Connect. With more than 2,700 parents now officially Members of the PA, it is exciting to see their increased involvement at our meetings. During 2018 we had great fun putting on a variety of events (such as the annual Founders’ Day Fair – please see the photographs on page 21) and supporting the various Sub-Committees and the Class Representatives in their efforts. Funds raised were pooled and, following grant requests from our Sub-Committees, distributed to many worthwhile areas of our community. Early in Term 1, there was a large attendance at the ‘Welcome to New Parents’ evening and many expressed how excited and proud they were to be able to send their boys to Trinity. We are looking forward to working with Headmaster Phil De Young to ensure that any events or fundraising conducted by the PA closely align with the needs and expectations of the School. The PA is also working closely with the interim School Council to develop a contemporary framework of governance that is both consultative and accountable. The Junior School oval and playground is open for business and looking fantastic. All those who have volunteered in the Trinity Second-hand Uniform Shop deserve a special mention as the funds raised through this service were put towards the development of this superb facility. Edward Griffiths President of the Parents’ Association (March 2018 – March 2019)
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The Trinity Shop is a wonderful resource staffed by parent-volunteers
All the Fun of the Founders’ Day Fair
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From the President of the Old Trinity Grammarians’ Association The Old Trinity Grammarians’ Association enters 2019 with lots of objectives and energy. Earlier this month, we welcomed School Council’s appointment of Adrian Farrer as the 12th Headmaster of Trinity Grammar. We extended our sincere thanks to Council for conducting a robust and transparent recruitment process that engaged with and respectfully sought the input of the OTGA as one section of the TGS community. School Council’s press release gave the OTGA confidence our School’s culture, values and beliefs are in good hands. We have remained actively involved in the Engagement and Governance Subcommittees. The results of their work will be implemented over the course of this year. According to the members of our committee who gave their time and thoughts to those subcommittees, there was ample opportunity for the OTGA, as a part of the Trinity community, to provide input and to be heard and considered as part of the overall process. There have been a few recent changes to the OTGA Committee. We formally welcome Michael Watt (OTG 2009), Rishabh Mishra (OTG 2017) and Piers Mitchem (OTG 2002), and we sadly say goodbye to Jeff Hooper (OTG 1977), who is taking on an active role at the OTGAFC. Jeff has been involved in various capacities on the OTGA, including as OTGA President and OTGA Nominee to School Council. We thank Jeff for adding value to our Association and for the many volunteer hours he has contributed. Performing Arts Club (formerly OTG Theatre) convenor Toby Hines (OTG 1979) is reaching out for interested actors and musicians to make contact, in the expectation of performing in a production (if there is enough interest). Over the past few years, I have watched many very talented students (now OTGs), perform in Trinity and Ruyton stage productions, so I hope they will consider getting involved.
We regularly post updates on the OTG facebook page: facebook.com/oldtrinitygrammarians and I encourage you to ‘like’ this page, in order to be kept informed about future Reunions, Industry Evenings, Trinity Talks (formerly known as the Kew Business Breakfasts) and other matters OTG. Recent posts include OTG Footy tipping, HoOt (Humans of Old Trinity), upcoming reunions and events, and information about opportunities for university students and graduates. Manny Nicolosi (OTGAFC President) and I recently had a hoot of an evening (pun intended), interviewing Joan Martin (née Weatherson) for HoOT. Joan, who is related to numerous OTGs and recently celebrated her 90th birthday, is a regular attendee at the OTGAFC. I hope our readers enjoy these profiles on members of our community. A group of OTGs (from 2005 to 2018) played in another successful Old Schools Rugby Carnival - they were undefeated and the highlights are on the facebook page. Also, if you play in a basketball team of OTGs, we have stock of OTGA-branded basketball singlets. A Date for your Diary – on Friday 24 May, the first OTGA CBD Lunch for 2019 will be held at the Australian Club. Philip Dunn QC (OTG 1961) has had a fascinating career defending criminals. He will speak on the Lawyer X saga and throw in stories from some colourful cases. Bookings are essential and limited – they can be made at trybooking.com/476663 Keeping in Touch – please update your details by contacting the Community Relations Office or by email to otg@trinity.vic.edu.au. If you have any questions about any OTGA activities, I encourage you to contact Sharon Kendall by email to kendalls@trinity.vic.edu.au or telephone on 9854 3668. David Baumgartner (OTG 1979)
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OTG Visit to Galiwinku (Elcho Island) During the 2018/19 summer, four Old Boys made the journey to the very top of Australia to volunteer at the Youth and Recreation Centre in Galiwinku, a remote Indigenous community on Elcho Island. We arrived on the final day of the school year to see Trinity’s former Head of English, Joe Hewett, now Principal of the school in Galiwinku, awarding the children prizes for attending school. This simple act of rewarding students for something that we’d previously thought of as an expectation, was only the start of a host of cultural differences we would learn to understand. As soon as the school holidays began, energetic children and young people between the ages of 3 and 25 flew through the doors of the Youth and Recreation Centre, eager to participate
in whatever activities we had organised for the day. During our time there, these ranged from gymnastics, cooking and spear throwing to egg catching. There was also never a moment when you couldn’t hear a basketball bouncing in the background. With up to 70 children in the Centre at a time and only two permanent staff, it was easy to see how much our help was appreciated. It really felt like we too had just finished school for the year as we chased kids around all day. Overall, we had an amazing experience and would highly recommend it to those OTGs looking for an opportunity to do rewarding volunteer work. We are also very grateful to the OTGA for its support. Darcy Taylor (OTG 2012)
Ben Mitton (OTG 2012), Hugh Curnow (OTG 2013) , Darcy Taylor (OTG 2012) and Danny Smith (OTG 2013) in Galiwinku
Women of Trinity Grammar (WOTG)
Calling All Former and Current Service Personnel The OTGA will host an afternoon at the Kew RSL on Wednesday 1 May 2019 from 3.00pm to thank all Old Trinity Grammarians who are former or current service personnel. Please consider joining us for this informal catch-up where we can show our appreciation. We also welcome all Old Boys who would like to join us in saying thank you. To RSVP, please contact Sharon Kendall by email to kendalls@trinity.vic.edu.au or telephone on 9854 3668. There is no cost for OTG former or current service personnel. Canapés will be served with drinks at bar prices for non-service personnel OTGs.
This is a new, informal, social group, formed to retain a link with the women who have been connected through Trinity Grammar School, Kew. Eligibility to join the group is determined when your son (or youngest son) graduates from TGS; therefore, it is open to any women whose youngest son graduated in 2018 or earlier. Please note there is no joining or membership fee involved, and the nature of the group will unfold over the course of this year, as determined by the membership. It is envisaged that the group will get together in May for a Mother’s Day lunch or dinner. To be kept informed, please sign up at bit.ly/2OuOYBz We thank the Headmaster, Phil De Young, and Deputy Headmaster, Rohan Brown, for endorsing this group.
Donna Cameron and Carolyn Crouch Co-convenors, Women of Trinity Grammar
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Reunions 2019 Reunion Dates The following reunions will be held at the School. Invitations will be sent approximately six weeks prior to the event. We are continually updating contact details for our Old Boys and would be grateful if you could send through any changes or updates to otg@trinity.vic.edu.au
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Friday 3 May
2009 – 10 Year Reunion Dinner
Centre for the Arts
Friday 17 May
1999 – 20 Year Reunion Dinner
Centre for the Arts
Friday 9 August
1989 – 30 Year Reunion Dinner
Centre for the Arts
Friday 23 August
1979 – 40 Year Reunion Dinner
Centre for the Arts
Wednesday 9 October
2018 – One Year Reunion BBQ
Hudson House
2014 – Five Year Reunion The 2014 Five Year Reunion in March was attended by approximately 80 guests. The cohort was joined by current staff and also past staff members, Rick Tudor, Simon Le Plastrier, Fred Brown-Greaves and Michael Allison. Chris Thuring (OTG 2009-2014), 2014 School Captain, spoke on the night, and Rohan Brown, Deputy Headmaster and Head of Senior School, welcomed these young men back to Trinity.
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Gold Mitre Lunch The annual Gold Mitre Lunch, held in March in the Centre for the Arts, was attended by over 170 Old Boys - a record number - all of whom left Trinity at least 50 years ago. On the day, they were presented with a special Gold Mitre Tie. Led by Julian Cairns (OTG 1962-67) on piano and David Ashton-Lewis (OTG 1961-67), the School Song was sung with gusto. After Rev’d Geoffrey Cheong (OTG 1960-66) said Grace, our guests enjoyed catching up with old friends over a delicious meal. Headmaster Phil De Young updated the group on all things Trinity and reminisced on a football game against some of our very own Gold Mitre members, when they played for Old Trinity. 1969 School Captain Andrew Kennedy (OTG 1962-69) delivered a thoughtful speech, sharing his memories, before raising a Toast to the School. New members of the Gold Mitre Club were then presented with their certificates. Our thanks go to all who attended – we look forward to seeing everyone back in 2020, as well as those who left Trinity in 1970! John Stanley and Tom Danos
Neil Hudson and Terry Hense
Andrew Alexander putting on his Gold Mitre Tie
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OTG Clubs OTG Bushwalking Bushwalk 1: Cathedral Ranges Friday 24 May – Sunday 26 May Bushwalk 2: Buangor Friday 25 October – Sunday 27 October The Cathedral Range is a simple two hours’ drive from Melbourne. As per the successful Mt Langi Ghiran trip, we plan to have a base camp and do one of several possible day walks on the Saturday. The main walk will be the iconic Southern Circuit (10.5km - five hours) or, for those who prefer a gentle amble, the Little River track (flat, one hour), Friends Nature Trail, or a sit by the fire/river.
proved to be an exceptional bonding experience that reflected the strength of unity within the club. We look forward to season 2019/20 with a sense of excitement and optimism and hope that our semi-final curse may finally be lifted! If you would like to get involved with the club, please don’t hesitate to contact me at nicolosis@icloud.com. Seb Nicolosi (OTG 2012) Club Captain
We camp at Ned’s Gully on the Friday and Saturday nights. It is a picturesque site with plenty of room, good camping, and fire-pits (BYO wood). Please join us for both nights, or just one night. If the previous base camp is any indication, Saturday night will be a feast. Last time, everyone over-catered and shared excellent food (the advantage of a base camp). All current and past members of the Trinity family are welcome. Last time we had OTGs from 1979 to 1994, and this time we have received interest from more recent leavers too. If you are (or might be) interested in attending, please register your interest at: trybooking.com/474477. We will make contact with you four weeks before the event and let you know the finer details, including who will be attending. Richard Harrison (OTG 1980)
OTG Cricket
OTG Football Season 2019 kicked off on April 6 for the Firsts, Seconds and Women – please come and support the teams and try out the new grandstand seating. The season promises to be one of excitement and challenge. We are particularly looking forward to establishing a second Women’s team, with newly installed coach Damian Harrison at the helm.
Season 2018/19 proved once again to be a tale of ‘so close, yet so far’. Both the First XI and Second XI performed strongly throughout the home-and-away season, each earning a place in yet another MCC Club XI Finals Series.
The Senior XVIII bids a heartfelt farewell to stalwart Brendan Iezzi, and to Ned Hunt, Jake Walsh, and Luther Juric. On the bright side, we have recruited well and welcome some more talented footballers to the side.
Contributions were even across the board, with highlights including a pair of centuries from club stalwart David Cowley, which cemented his place as one of, if not the, greatest players in the competition’s history.
We are also excited to see so many of the 2018 School leavers training each week in the U19s. They will be playing in a competitive Division 2.
Despite strong play all season, both teams fell short in their semi-final matches, leaving the First XI with the unenviable record of having lost seven straight semi-finals. Whilst the ultimate goal of premiership glory eluded us once more, season 2018/19 was by no means a failed campaign.
On the coaching front, the new faces include Trinity legend Steve Maus (Senior Women’s team), the aforementioned Damian Harrison, as well as Jim Francis and Mark Spiliotacopoulos (Senior assistant coaches). Bernie Dinneen, Heath Pohl, Dean Peters, and Steve Woodward reprise their roles from last year.
Over 40 players donned the baggy green and gold this season (10 of those for the first time) and the club successfully embarked on its first mid-season trip: a weekend in Torquay in November to coincide with games against Old Geelong. A memorable occasion for all those who attended, the trip
The preseason camp at Mount Martha was well attended and an outstanding success. Everyone pitched in and the hard work was balanced with a healthy dose of fun. The blending of players from all teams created a camaraderie that underlined the very best qualities of Old Trinity.
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Please get on board and buy a Greenback membership as we rely enormously on the support of the wider Trinity family. We would also love to increase attendances at our home lunches, which are held throughout the year. All details are listed on the OTGAFC facebook page and website. I can be contacted at nicolosi4@bigpond.com or on 0407 270 679. Go Ts! Manny Nicolosi President
OTGSC is proud of its welcoming and friendly community and our door is always open to newcomers, so if you are interested in getting involved in soccer or know someone who is, please get them to contact Co-Presidents Francesco Carosella (0432 702 681) or Kartik Misra (0426 233 433). Teams train on Monday and Wednesday nights from 6.00pm to 8.00pm at Trinity’s Bulleen Playing Fields. Francesco Carosella (OTG 2011) Co-President
OTG Otters (Water Polo) The OTG Otters had a strong summer 2018 season; we welcomed a number of new faces and both our teams made finals. Unfortunately, though the Firsts grand final went into overtime, neither team was able to secure a flag. In the winter 2019 season, we are looking to continue building on our successes in and out of the pool. With a cohesive team and a talented group of players emerging from the graduating class of 2018, the Otters are in their best position yet to take home their first flag. If you wish to get involved, please contact me at mike.azarnikow@gmail.com. The summer 2019 season will commence early in the second half of the year. Mike Azarnikow (OTG 2011) President
OTG Soccer The 2018 season was fantastic for the Old Trinity Grammarians’ Soccer Club. The Men’s Seniors team had one of their best seasons on record, fighting for promotion until the end. Disappointingly, they missed out by a small margin and finished in 4th place. The Men’s Reserves team progressed in equally impressive fashion in 2018, finishing their year in 2nd place. They aim to continue their dominance of the league and secure another title in 2019. In 2018, after their premiership in 2017, the Women’s team moved to the more competitive State League 3. While they began the year in fine form, they were hampered by a string of injuries to key players, finishing the season in a respectable 6th place.
OTG Volleyball Calling all volleyball players - we want you! Nothing to do on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday night? Come on down to Kew High and play social volleyball. No matter your skill level, age, or experience, this team aims to facilitate friendship, fun and camaraderie among OTGs via the game of volleyball. We currently have one team playing in the A Grade, and we are in the process of adding a second team. We are keen to expand our presence in the competition, so if you enjoy volleyball and would like more information, please contact me on 0408 170 055 or ‘like’ our facebook page: Old Trinity Volleyball Club. Matthew Baumgartner (OTG 2017)
Old Boys’ Rugby OTGs from 2005 through to 2018 donned the Green and Gold once again at the 2019 Old Schools Rugby Tournament in February. The day had a great atmosphere; we played Brighton Grammar and Melbourne High and were undefeated. See the highlights, and an interview by the Melbourne Rebels on the OTGA website: oldtrinity.squarespace.com/otg-rugby Will Seton (OTG 2015)
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News of Old Boys Robert Hyndman (OTG 1952-65) very much enjoyed attending the Gold Mitre Lunch in March. After recently retiring from a career as a veterinary surgeon, he will contest the seat of McEwen at the next Federal Election. Rob is a self-funded independent candidate who ‘stands for People, Water and Common Sense’.
Professor Russell Gruen (OTG 1980-85) has recently coauthored a book, From Roadside to Recovery – The Story of the Victorian State Trauma System. We wish Russell and his family all the best as they relocate to Canberra, following Russell’s appointment as Dean of the ANU College of Health and Medicine.
For the past few years, Tristan Turner (OTG 1989-2001) has been working with the United Nations in a variety of countries. His area is ‘last mile logistics’, which provides resilient facilities such as engineering by way of bridge and road access, to ensure continued access to food. Tristan features in the following clip: youtu.be/8TIOgWumdwQ
Richard Honess (OTG 1962-63) is now in his 30th year of taking rainfall readings for Melbourne Water. At a recent Community Rain Gauge Reader (CRR) event, he was presented with a certificate acknowledging his work.
Julian Luxford (OTG 1980-85) is Professor of Art History at the University of St Andrews, in Scotland. His children, Sam and Nellie, attend the High School of Dundee (which, Julian reports, is like Trinity in many respects, and brings back agreeable memories). Julian encourages Old Boys from his time at the School who are visiting Scotland to get in touch. In November 2018, a group of Old Boys from 1969 and 1970, many of whom had been involved in the early years of the bushwalking group, gathered at Young and Jacksons. Pictured above are David Wells, Garry Mann, David Mackay, Tom Danby, Brian James, Roger Dalton, John Holmes, Mark Jones, Dale Emerson, David Hickingbotham, David Isaac, Wayne Thompson, Ian Gould, Martin Robb, and Rick Marmur. To join the mailing list for the next gathering (held annually), please contact Martin Robb (OTG 1964-69) at martinrobb@me.com Congratulations to Andrew Philpott (OTG 2004-07), Andrew Smith (OTG 1991-96) and James Webster (OTG 2003-08). These hockey players were recently acknowledged by the Victorian Vikings (Victorian Senior Men’s State Team) as being among the very best players and coaches of the past 17 years.
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Corey Slater (OTG 2004-09) is enjoying running his coffeeroasting business Inglewood Coffee Roasters and two cafés - Penta (in Elsternwick) and Bentwood (in Fitzroy). Corey is looking forward to catching up with his Trinity friends at the 2009 Ten Year Reunion. Congratulations to Jonathan de Boos (OTG 1990-97) and his wife Caroline, who welcomed baby Theodore Elliott SwartzZern de Boos to their family in November 2018. Edwin Kwan (OTG 1993-96) and his wife Nicole welcomed the arrival of baby Halsten to the family - a baby brother for Hendrick and Harold. The Paris Cat Jazz Club was filled to the brim with Trinity community members of all ages enjoying the talented Jonathan Cooper Quintet. Jonathan Cooper (OTG 2002-14) plays saxophone and Patrick Jaffe (OTG 2006-16) is on piano. Anthony MacDonnell (OTG 1956-65) enjoyed catching up with John Tibballs (OTG 1953-65) recently in Oslo and is looking forward to seeing Peter Reeve (OTG 1953-65) in Melbourne. Anthony recently retired from a flying career which spanned 48 years (over 23,000 hours). Anthony was among the first group of pilots employed by Virgin Australia as a check and training captain (coincidentally with three other Trinity Old Boy
Tom Hudson with Tim Sharp, Jeff Hooper, Eddie Gibbons and friends
Anthony MacDonnell
Hugh and Katherine Doyle’s beautiful baby, William
pilots!). He and his wife live in the Dordogne region of France (near Bordeaux), but he visits Melbourne each year in September to see his family here and indulge his lifelong passions: the AFL and the Melbourne Football Club! Congratulations to Jeff Hooper (OTG 1972-77), Eddie Gibbons (OTG 1982-94), Tom Hudson (OTG 1994-06) and Tim Sharp (OTG 1987-94) who won the Savage Club Calcutta on Melbourne Cup Eve. Hugh Doyle (OTG 2000-03) and Katherine Doyle (Old Ruytonian 2003) welcomed William Hugh Simon Doyle to their family in late2018, a little brother for Charlotte. Congratulations to the Doyle family. Chris Armatas (OTG 1994-99) volunteers for the Old Trinity Grammarians’ Amateur Football Club and encourages his fellow 2009 Leavers to drop in and watch a game during the season. Steve Woods (OTG 1974-79) has written a music companion to For the Record Volume 1: Australian Pop Culture 1964-2017. For the Record Volume 2: Classic Hits and Urban Myths contains an A-Z of music trivia and includes a foreword by Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum. To learn more, visit fortherecordbook.com.au For more information or to add News of Old Boys for the Trinity Grammarian, please contact Sharon Kendall at kendalls@trinity.vic.edu.au, or on (03) 9854 3668.
In Memoriam We were recently informed that Emeritus Professor John Charles Thonard AO (OTG 1936-40), Member of the Gallery of Achievement, died on 24 October 2017. John, known as ‘Ginger’ at Trinity, was born in Burma on 7 September 1923. His father was a farmer and he attended Albury Grammar School before becoming a boarder at Trinity. He was brilliant academically and also represented Trinity in cricket, lacrosse, and football. He was a prefect, a lieutenant in the cadets, captain of the Shooting Team and Captain of Merritt House. Headmaster Frank Shann described John as possessing a strong spirit, courage and determination. John went to the University of Melbourne to study Dentistry, but deferred at the end of 1941, enlisted in the RAAF and served overseas. After graduating from Dentistry in 1950, he conducted post-graduate research into pathology and bacteriology. While working as a dentist in London’s Sloane Square, he decided that research was better than delving around in patients’ phlegm! His children loved playing with his poor little isolated gnotobiotic mice through spaceman gloves! Dr Jane Mayo Carolan Archivist April 2019 | 29
The Mitre Cookbook Don’t miss out on your copy of The Mitre Cookbook – a collection of cherished recipes from the Trinity community. Full of photographs, stories and recipes contributed by students, parents, staff and Old Boys, this limited edition book would make a wonderful present or memento. The Mitre Cookbook costs $40.00 (all proceeds to the Parents’ Association and the Mito Foundation) and is available from: •
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Talking Sideways: Stories and Conversations from Finiss Springs by Reg Dodd and Malcolm McKinnon Members of the Trinity community, and especially those who have participated in the Arabunna Tour, may be interested to learn that Arabunna Elder, Reg Dodd, has been named the 2019 Senior Australian of the Year for South Australia, and has also co-authored a book! According to former Trinity staff member, Jenny Poore, who has organised the Arabunna Tours for over 20 years, the book ‘is the story of Reg’s upbringing in a cross-cultural environment: a white mission that allowed “the old people” to carry out their traditions and speak their language, thereby defying social conventions of the time. Yet, it is also the story of Indigenous people who care for their Country and who, against all the odds, persevere in their negotiations with pastoralists and multi-national mining companies, calling them to account for their actions.’ Talking Sideways is available at all good bookstores and online. In the 2019 September school holidays, Jenny will once again lead the Arabunna Tour, assisted by Trinity staff member, Nathan Newcastle. If you are interested in participating in this tour, or would like more information, please contact Nathan at: newcastlen@trinity.vic.edu.au
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Back Page Interview Professor Daryl Le Grew AO (OTG 1957-63) Describe your early years at Trinity My early days at Trinity were amazing. I started as a St Paul’s Chorister, with a full scholarship to the School, so those years were shared with the Cathedral. It was hard work! Saturday was the only day off. There was early practice at the Cathedral on Mondays, then afternoon practice, Evensong, late practice two evenings a week, and two services on Sundays - sometimes three. Home by 7.30pm and still only 10 years of age! The Cathedral was a great aesthetic experience - wonderful music and an equally wonderful building, all mixed with camaraderie and an early touch of the meaning of life, built around things that made sense and were coherent. My origins were humble but proud. My father drove trucks and my mother covered heels in a shoe factory. We were defined by life on the ‘other side of the Yarra’ to Kew and Trinity. My family was fantastic. They were bright and intelligent, but not formally educated; they came from the ‘university of life’. Trinity combined all the elements for me: the various academic disciplines taught together; the culture of the School blended with the culture of the Cathedral; being introduced to sport, learning about cricket and football, making it into teams, and playing against other schools. It was all great!
What are you most grateful for or proud of? I was most grateful for the totality of my experience at Trinity. There was a ‘completeness’ about our education in the broader sense; we were well prepared for whatever would happen next. I was fortunate enough to keep a mix of Sciences and Humanities/Arts, and especially the study of history. Having a foot in both camps turned out to be a tremendous advantage later in life for career and citizenship, building relationships, and understanding other cultures. Actually, the full integration of things didn’t ‘gel’ immediately, but it all made sense later when architecture, which is very multi-disciplinary, became my focus.
Who influenced or inspired your career path? I guess it all started with the choir experience in William Butterfield’s Cathedral, the aesthetic experience of church music and the mystical sensation - hearing the way sound actually moved around that great space. I had an inkling about architecture and could always draw. At Burnley Primary School the teacher asked the class to draw
the house they lived in. The only paper I had was black, so I used white chalk - it wasn’t bad! The teacher could not believe that I had drawn it. From that point, on there was the theory that I could draw. My father delivered paper to a small firm of architects in East Melbourne and asked them to take me on for work experience. I worked there during the summer holidays at the end of Year 11 and really liked it. I then studied Architecture at the University of Melbourne.
Is there a particular project that stands out? I was drawn away from architecture into the world of being a Vice Chancellor. Solving strategic problems creatively was my focus. Leading the University of Tasmania to make it more available to the community was a great challenge. With my executive team, the whole university, the Premier and the State Government, we managed to double the size of the university, enrolling many more younger Tasmanians, introducing international students, and establishing new research institutes.
What is your current focus and what does it involve? I am now determined to explore social media as a way of inspiring and promoting creativity and creative thinking unlocking latent talent and unblocking stalled ability. I’m in the process of setting up a social network and making creativity available to all - drawing it out of the studios and boardrooms and making it universally available and relevant.
What would someone be surprised to know about you? Someone who knew me for my passion for architecture, would have expected me to become a senior practitioner. That was my aim, but life didn’t take me that way. I was lured into the world of higher education. Hence, I had 14 years as a Vice Chancellor in Australia and New Zealand. After ‘retirement’, I returned to the University of Melbourne as Dean of my old Faculty. Fortunately, I found I was still relevant after 35 years away! What I lacked in new technology, I still had in broader thinking.
What advice would you give to our boys now? Students at Trinity, or any school, are going to be confronted by a world that is confused and problematic, but full of opportunity at the same time - risky but joyous! Stay flexible. Keep your options open because you simply can’t predict the future. You can shape your path a little, but it will be full of twists and turns, with forks and u-turns. Always build options into whatever you do. A problematic world, confronting though it is, is also full of opportunity. Turn adversity into opportunity. How you start your journey won’t always define all the pathways - they will open up to you and shape who you are and what you are. It’s exciting not to know, and to discover and create your own future - that’s the fun of it!
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Front cover photograph: Trinity School Captain, Harris Mastras, and the Junior School Captain, Niklas Du Toit
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Back cover photograph: Owen Grayson, Edward Spink, and Hamish Tobias atop Frenchmans Cap in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park on the summer bushwalk in Tasmania Many thanks to the staff, students, parents and other members of the Trinity community who provided photographs used in this publication.
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