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SLI T HERLI NK Dr awonel oopwhi c hdoe snotc r os si t s e l fbyc onne c t i ng adj ac e ntdot s .Eac hnumbe ri ndi c at e showmanyoft he ne i ghbour i ngf oure dge sofi t ss quar ear eus e dbyt hel oop, e . g.ass howni nt hebe l owi mage .Sol ut i onsne xti s s ue .
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Tr i ni t yhasal way sbe e npr oudt os t andatt hef or e f r ontofi nnov at i onandbol di de as .Al way sbe e n wi l l i ngt ohe aroutbl ue s kyt hi nki ng,whe r e v e ri tc amef r om.Al way sbe e napl ac ewhe r es t ude nt l e d i ni t i at i v ec oul dac hi e v eamaz i ngt hi ngs . Af t e ral l–t hi swast hes c hoolwhe r es t ude nt sbr oughtNe l s onMande l at oMe l bour nes hor e s .Thi swas t hes c hoolwhe r es t ude nt ss e ntbal l oonst os pac et os t udyc os mi cr adi at i on.Thi swast hes c hoolwhe r e s t ude nt sgat he r e dac oal i t i ont ot ac kl eani nt e r nat i onalas t r onomi c alc hal l e nge .We ’ v ebe e nan i nnov at i onhubl ongbe f or et hewor dwasi nv ogue . Buti nnov at i onc anonl yc omef r om awi l l i ngne s st oans we rbi gque s t i ons .Andt hatmus tc omef r om al l ofus .I tc an’ tbedr umme di nt ous ,gi v e nasaf or mul aort aughtatabl ac kboar d.I tc ome sf r om a c ommuni t yt hatas kst hos eque s t i onsands e ar c he sf ort henov e li de ast omat c ht he m,notasane di c t f r om onhi gh. Ot he rs c hool shav ene ws l e t t e r sos t e ns i bl yl i keour s ,onl yr unbyt e ac he r s ,whoout l i nes t udyf ort he i r s t ude nt st ounde r t ake ,pus hi ngt he mf or war d.Butt he ydon’ thav eanI nqui r e r .Tot he m,i t ’ sabouta c ul t ur eofs t udy i ngandt e ac hi ng,di s pe ns e di nl of t yde c r e e s .I t ’ snotac ul t ur eofas ki ng,bui l tby or di nar yf ol ks ,l i keour s .Andt hat ’ sr e al l ywhatt hi si sal labout–i nqui r y . So,whatdowedohe r eatt heI nqui r e r ?Toans we r ,l e tmeof f e rane wphr as e :“ r ogi t o,e r gopr oc e do” . Ias k;t he r e f or e ,Iadv anc e . I nt he s epage sar ec ont ai ne dgl i mps e soft hee xc i t i ngf r ont i e r ss omeofourf e l l owTr i ni t yme npus he ac h day ,andi nv i t at i onst oj oi nt he m att hebl e e di nge dge .Wi t hanyl uc k,y ouwi l lf i ndoppor t uni t i e st o c has e ;y ouwi l lf i ndac t i onst oi ns pi r ey ou;andy ouwi l lf i ndque s t i onst obeans we r e d. As kf e ar l e s s l y .Que r yc ont i nual l y .Andi nqui r ebol dl y . Foronl yt he nc anwegof or war d. Andr e w Li mi st heCoCapt ai nofAc ade mi c satTr i ni t yGr ammarSc hool ,Ke w,and,i nt hatc apac i t y, s e r ve sasJoi ntEdi t ori nChi e foft hi smas t he ad.
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T HOSEWHODARET ODREAM Ashi s t or yt e l l sust i meandt i meagai n,s i gni f i c antandmonume nt almome nt sof t e ns t ar tasnot hi ngmor e t hanadr e ame r ’ sdr e am.Thi swast hec as ewi t ht het e nt at i v epr opos ale nc aps ul at e di napl ai n,unas s umi ng que s t i ongl anc e dmywayi noneofourAc ade mi cCapt ai nc ydi s c us s i ons .Thos ef e wwor dsut t e r e dby Andr e wwoul ds udde nl yc e as et obel i t t l emor et hanani de ahangi ngi nt heai r .Thos ef e wwor dswoul dbe s udde nl yt r ans f or me di nt oamov e me nt ,ani de al ,anambi t i on. Whatt hi sc ommuni t yne e de dwasanannualc e l e br at i onofknowl e dge ,ar e gul ari nf l uxofne wi de asand i ns pi r at i on,anout l e tf ort hev or ac i ousappe t i t ef orl e ar ni ngt hathasbe e ns oe v i de ntamongs tTr i ni t yboy s . Jus taswewe r et wope opl ewi l l i ngt opr ope lour s e l v e si nt ot heunpr e c e de nt e d,t heune r r i ngdr i v et hat bac ke dourv i s i onpr ope l l e di ti nt ot hemat e r i al .Nume r ouse mai l sandme e t i ngse ns ue d.Upont he e nt hus i as t i cr e c e pt i onf r om t heuppe re c he l onsoft heSc i e nc eDe par t me nt ,age ndaswe r emade .Af t e r manywe e ksoft i r e l e s spr e par at i onandunwav e r i ngde di c at i oni nt hef ac eoft heSt age4l oc kdown,t he s t agewass e tf orTr i ni t yGr ammarSc hool ’ si naugur alc omme mor at i onofNat i onalSc i e nc eWe e k. Whathadbe e nde v i s e dwasa t hr e e par taf t e r s c hooll e c t ur es e r i e s wi t ht hr e egue s ts pe ake r sov e rt he c our s eoft hewe e k,c onduc t e dov e ra Mi c r os of tTe amsl i v e s t r e am and mode r at e dal t e r nat i ngl ybyAndr e w andme .Andt he r ewass i mpl yno gr e at e rme anst omar kt headv e ntof ourc e l e br at i onsonMondayt he1 7t hof Augus tt hanwi t hnoneot he rt hant he CoCapt ai nofAc ade mi c s ,Andr e wLi m hi ms e l f . Di s c us s i nghi sr e mar kabl eac hi e v e me ntl e adi ngTEAM DEΦANTt o be i ngoneoft hef i nalt hr e ei nt e r nat i onalr e s e ar c hpr opos al si nt heNe w Ar e c i boMe s s ageChal l e nge ,Andr e wt ookas ur pr i s i ngl yaptl e f tf i e l d t ur n.Thr oughouthi spr e s e nt at i on,t hatatt i me sbor de r e dont hel i be r al ar t s ,heas ke dhi saudi e nc et ogr appl ewi t ht he‘ why ’ r at he rt hant he ‘ what ’ ofs c i e nc e ,s har i nghi sponde r i ngsont heuni f y i ngf or c e sofour bas i cs har e dhumani t yandt r ut hsuni v e r s al l yac knowl e dge d.Spe aki ng ont hepowe roft hene wAr e c i bor adi ome s s age ,hepos i t e dt hat “ pe r hapsi t sgr e at e s tl e gac y …s hal lbei nt hene wge ne r at i ont hati t i ns pi r e st oas pi r eagai n. ”
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I nwhatwasamos ti l l umi nat i ngand i ns i ght f ulpr e s e nt at i on,Pr of e s s orCur t i s of f e r e dar e f r e s hi ngt akeont hepande mi c . Thepos i t i v i t yar oundhi se xc i t i ngne w r e s e ar c handt hede v e l opme ntof t r e at me nt swasawe l c omec hanget ot he f ar t ooof t e ns e e n,t i r i ngr he t or i car ound c as enumbe r s ,r e s t r i c t i onsandt he e c onomi cdownt ur n.Wewe r ee xt r e me l y f or t unat ef ort heoppor t uni t yt ohe arf r om andas kque s t i onst oane xpe r tatt he c ut t i nge dgeofCOVI Dr e s e ar c h.
Nat i onalSc i e nc eWe e katTr i ni t ywasc appe dof font he Thur s daywi t hapr e s e nt at i onf r om DrSat hana Dus hy ant he n,Le c t ur e roft heMas t e rofCanc e rSc i e nc e sat t heUni v e r s i t yofMe l bour neandbr e as tc anc e rr e s e ar c he r .I t s e e me dpe r f e c t l yf i t t i ngf ort hel e c t ur es e r i e st oc l os eona l e s s onaboutt hef ut ur eofs c i e nt i f i ce duc at i on,t heav e nue t hr oughwhi c hwec onduc tourj our ne yi nt ot hewonde r sof STEM.Re f l e c t e di nhe re nt e r t ai ni ngus eofGI Fs ,ani mat i ons andme me sdur i ngt hepr e s e nt at i on,DrDus hy ant he n hi ghl i ght e dt hene e df orupdat i ngoure duc at i ons y s t e mf or t he21 s tc e nt ur y ,us i ngt hee xampl e sofhe rYouTubec hanne l Sc i e nc ei nMot i onandhe re xpe r i e nc e sl e adi ngt hec r e at i on ofMe l bour neUni ’ sonl i neMas t e rofCanc e rSc i e nc e s pr ogr am.I npr e par i ngpol l sandpr omot i ngaudi e nc e i nt e r ac t i on,s het r ans f or me de v e nt hemos tuni nt e r e s t i ng pr e s e nt at i onf or mat ,aTe amsl i v e s t r e am,i nt oonet hatwas e nj oy abl eande ngagi ng.DrDus hy ant he nc onc l ude dwi t h wor dsofe nc our age me ntf orhe rs t ude ntaudi e nc et o c ons i de rac ar e e ri nSTEM –nodoubtt hes upe r i orc hoi c e . Andast hos el as twor dswe r es poke n,t hel i v e s t r e am we ntf r om l i v et oc ompl e t e d.I twasov e r .We e ksi n t hemaki ng,andday si nt hebe i ng.No–notme r e l yday s .That ’ st het hi ngabouts t ar t i ngs ome t hi ng:y ou don’ tknowhowf ari t ’ l ls t r e t c h.Thef oundat i onhadbe e nl ai df oratl e as taf e wmor eday si n2021 .But l e gac ydoe snotpaybac ki ny e ar sori nday s .I tpay sbac ki ndr e ams–i nt hedr e amsoft hes mal l s t ude nt swhoponde r e dl ongaf t e rt hel i v e s t r e am hadc l os e d;i nt hedr e amsoft heage dadul t swhodi d t hes ame ;i nt hedr e amsofe v e r y onewhot houghtdi f f e r e nt l yaf t e rt hos ef e wni ght s . I twasf i t t i ng,i naway .Thi si de ae nt e r e dt hec ol dunbl i nki nge xpans eofr e al i t yasadr e am.I tt ouc he d t hr e eot he rdr e ams :t hedr e am ofhumani t ys pe aki ngwi t honeuni t e dv oi c et ot hes t ar s ;t hedr e am of manki ndgr owi ngs t r onge rbyi t sowni nge nui t y ;t hedr e am oft hehumanr ac et e ac hi ngi t swayt o t omor r ow.Andi ns odoi ng,i thadbor nei t sowns uc hdr e am. Thewe e k,pe r hapsmor et hani twasofs c i e nc e ,wasoft hos edr e ame r s ’ dr e ams .Mor es ot hani tt aught phy s i c s ,mor es ot hani tt aughtc he mi s t r y ,mor es ot hani tt aughtbi ol ogy–i tr e mi nde duswhe nwe makeourf ur t he s tj umpsf or war dt oge t he r :whe nweope noure y e sands e e .The n,whe nweknowhowt o dr e am.Andt he n,whe nwes t andanddar et odr e am.
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T HEGREENANDGOLDT URNS RED,WHI T EANDBLUE Howdi dt hebat t l e gr ounds t at e s be c omet hepl ac e swhe r et hev ot e i ss oc l os e ?Whatwoul dhappe ni f Tr umpwe r enott oac c e ptt he r e s ul t soft hee l e c t i oni fhewe r et o l os e ?Andwhe r edi dMrShanahan ge tt hos ehe adphone s ? !The s e we r es omeoft heaudi e nc e que s t i onsas ke datt hel i v e l ypane l di s c us s i onhe l dt wowe e ksagoby Andr e wLi m,MrWe i nbe r g, MrShanahanandDrKoe hne . Andr e wope ne dt hedi s c us s i on wi t haque s t i ont hathasbe e non manype opl e ’ smi ndss i nc et he 201 6e l e c t i on:howc oul da maj or i t yofpe opl ec hoos eone c andi dat eandanot he rone be c omepr e s i de nt ?MrWe i nbe r g e xpl ai ne dt hatt heUSe l e c t or al s y s t e m dat e sbac kt oAme r i c a’ s f oundi ngday s ,whe r et e ns i on be t we e nt heNor t handSout hov e r s l av e r yr e s ul t e di nt he c ompr omi s et hats t at e swoul dbe t hec e nt r e pi e c eofde c i di ngt he pr e s i de nt .Al s o,e ac hs t at ege t s t wos e nat or s ,hee xpl ai ne d,s ot he s mal l e rs t at e sge tal ar ge r pr opor t i onalr e pr e s e nt at i on,and t hede mogr aphi c sofv ot e r si n t he s es t at e sme ant he s es t at e sar e mor el i ke l yt ov ot eRe publ i c an. Att hi ss t age ,MrShanahan br oughtouthi sj i gs awmapof Ame r i c a,ands howe dushow manyoft hes oc al l e d‘ f l y ov e r ’ s t at e si nt heMi dwe s thadr e c e nt l y be e ns wi ngi ngRe publ i c an,de s pi t e hav i ngl onghi s t or i e sof c ons i s t e nt l yv ot i ngDe moc r at .He l at e re xpl ai ne dwhyt hi smi ght hav ebe e nt hec as e ,c i t i nga1 990s De moc r at i cmov et oat t r ac tmor e gr oupsunde ri t sumbr e l l aby pr omot i ngmor epr ogr e s s i v e pol i c i e st hatal i e nat e ds ome me mbe r sofi t smor et r adi t i onal f ar me randbl ue c ol l arwor ke r bas e .
Thec ur r e nt de bat ear ound mai l i nv ot i ngwas s oonbr oughtupby s e v e r alpe opl ei n t hel i v eQ&Ac hat , andDrKoe hnewas abl et ol e ndhi s e xpe r t i s et ot hi s mat t e r .Het ol dus t hatt heAme r i c an f i xat i onon i npe r s onv ot i ng s t e msf r om Roman t i me swhe nc as t i ngone ’ sv ot ei n publ i cwast henor m,andonl y r e c e nt l yhadt he‘ Aus t r al i an mode l ’ ofc as t i ngone ’ sv ot e pr i v at e l ybe e nadopt e d.I n r e s pons et oac omme ntf r om MrWe i nbe r g,hee l abor at e dt hat Ame r i c a’ sl ac kofaf e de r al e l e c t or alc ommi s s i onwasal s o bas e dont r adi t i on,i nt hi sc as et he l onghi s t or yoff i ght i ngf ort he r i ght soft hei ndi v i duals t at e s . Imanage dt oge tbe hi ndt he s c e ne st os pe akt ot heor gani s e r s oft hee v e nt–MrWe i nbe r g, Andr e wandRi s hov–andas k t he m af e wque s t i onsaboutt he e v e nt ’ sor gani s at i on.“ Thege ne r al i de af orane v e ntf oc us s e donUS pol i t i c swasf i r s tbr oughtt oour at t e nt i onbyMrWe i nbe r gi n June , ”r e c al l e dAndr e w.“ We r e v i s i t e dt hei s s uet owar dst hee nd ofJul y ,andf r om t he non,i twasa mat t e rofqui c kl ypr e par i ngf ort he e v e nt .Thanksmus tgot o DrKoe hneandMrShanahanf or agr e e i ngt opar t i c i pat ei ns uc ha s hor tt i me f r ame . ” Andde s pi t et hi squi c kt ur nar ound t hee v e ntwasa“ r e s oundi ng s uc c e s s ” ,asAndr e wde s c r i be di t , wi t hupwar dsof75at t e nde e sati t s pe ak.Theonl ydowns i de ,asMr We i nbe r gput si t ,wast hat“ t he r e ar es omanyt opi c soff as c i nat i on
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i nhe r e ntt oAme r i c anpol i t i c s ,t hat wec oul dhav et al ke df ormuc h l onge r ! ”Luc ki l y ,t he r ewi l ll i ke l y beanot he rc hanc ef orbur ni ng t opi c sl i ket heBl ac kLi v e sMat t e r s pr ot e s t st obeaddr e s s e d,wi t h MrWe i nbe r gi ndi c at i ngt hathe r e c konsanot he rwi l lber uni n Oc t obe ri nt hewe e ksl e adi ngupt o t hee l e c t i on. Jus tast heope ni ngque s t i onof t hes e s s i onwaspe r t i ne ntt ot he out c omeoft he201 6e l e c t i on,t he f i nalque s t i onwi l lbec r uc i alt ot he out c omeoft he2020one :“ What onef ac t ordoe st hee l e c t i onboi l downt o? ”ForMrWe i nbe r g,t he ke y s t onewast heUSpubl i c ’ s r e ac t i ont oDonal dTr umpand v ar i ousc r i s e soc c ur r i ng s i mul t ane ous l yi nt heSt at e s whe t he rt he ybepol i t i c al , e c onomi c ,he al t hr e l at e dorc i v i l . MrShanahans t at e dt hatv ot e r s wants t abi l i t yandpr e di c t abi l i t y andt hatt hi sv ot ei soneont he e xi s t e nc eofAme r i c a.Fi nal l y , DrKoe hnes ai dt hatt hepande mi c hasmadeAme r i c ansr e al i s et he y wants t abi l i t yandar e s tf r om t he Tr umppr e s i de nc y ,andt hatt he ke yf orBi de ni showmanype opl e t ur noutt ov ot e . Whowi l lwi n?Onl yt i mec ant e l l …
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Att hebac ke ndofNat i onalSc i e nc eWe e k,t heMe l bour neUni v e r s i t yMat he mat i c sandSt at i s t i c sSoc i e t y ( MUMS)hos t e dt he i rf ame dannualSc hoolMat he mat i c sOl y mpi c s( SMO)ont he23r dofAugus t .Onwhat mi ghthav ebe e nal az ySundayaf t e r noonf ormany ,Tr i ni t y ’ spr e mi e rpr obl e ms ol v e r swe r ebus i l ye ns ur i ng t hel as e r c uts har pne s soft he i rpe nc i l s ,pr i mi ngt he i rpr i s t i nepadofwhi t epape r ,andt uni ngt he i r mat he mat i c alr e f l e xe st ot hef i ne s tde gr e e .Hav i ngj us tmi s s e doutonapodi um f i ni s ht hey e arbe f or e ,t he de t e r mi nat i oni nt heTr i ni t yt e ams ’ Zoom br e akoutr oomswaspal pabl easwes atwai t i ng. Wi t ht hes udde nappe ar anc eoft heGoogl eCl as s r oomsas s i gnme nt ,t heTr i ni t yTr ai l bl az e r sandThe Gol dTaoThe or i s t s( namec oor di nat i ons houl dhav ebe e nmor eofapr i or i t y )we r et hr us ti nt oanhourof mat he mat i c alf r e nz y .Obs c e nepr obl e mswe r eme tbyourmat hl e t e swi t hc ompos ur e ,he ads c r at c he r swi t h f or t i t udeand‘ mi ndboggl e r s ’ wi t hapl omb.Al as ,asf at eandt hepr e v i ous l yunc har t e dt e r r i t or yoft heZoom mat he mat i c sc ompe t i t i onwoul dhav ei t ,t heunl uc kyGol dTaoThe or i s t swoul ds uc c umbt ot e c hni c al di f f i c ul t i e si nt hel at t e rs t age soft hehour .Howe v e r ,t heTr i ni t yTr ai l bl az e r swoul dgoont owi ni tal l , f i ni s hi ngi n1 s tpl ac eandbr i ngi ngt hef i gur at i v es i l v e r war ebac khome .I mpr e s s i v e l y ,t hewi nni ngmar gi n be t we e n1 s tand2ndpl ac ewasne ar l y1 00poi nt s !Ade s e r v i ngc ongr at ul at i onst oal lboy si nv ol v e danda t hanky out oMrGr e e nwoodf oror gani s i ngourpar t i c i pat i on.
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STEM Se s s i onsbe gani n201 3wi t ha c ol l e c t i onofboy sf r om Ye ar5t hr ough t oOTGs .He r e ,af or um f ort he s c i e nc e swasc r e at e dwi t hme e t i ngs oc c ur r i ngbe f or es c hoole v e r y mor ni ng.I nt hef ol l owi ngy e ar s , howe v e r ,duet ot hegr aduat i onof manyke yme mbe r soft hec l ub,i twas e v e nt ual l ydi s bande d. I n201 7,wi t hane wc ohor tofYe ar 7s ,ke e nt oge ti nv ol v e di nTr i ni t yl i f e , aswe l lasay e ar9boyl ooki ngt o r e c r e at et hef or um e s t abl i s he da numbe rofy e ar sago,ane wSTEM Se s s i onsof f i c i al l ybe gan,t hec l ub whi c hwenowknowt oday .Or i gi nal l y c ons i s t i ngofoneme mbe raswe l las t hel e ade r ,ov e rt hef ol l owi ngt e r ms t hec l ubs t e adi l ygr e wi nnumbe rand byt hee ndoft hey e arahe al t hyc l ub hadbe e ne s t abl i s he dwi t hf i v eYe ar7’ s andal e ade ri nYe ar9.Dur i ngt hi s pe r i od,s ubj e c t ss uc hasaxi omat i c mat he mat i c sande l e me nt ar yphy s i c s we r edi s c us s e d,s e t t i ngaf i r m f oundat i onf orf ur t he rdi s c ov e r yi nt he c omi ngy e ar s . I n201 8,wi t ht hes amegr oupof boy s ,par t i c l ephy s i c swast hemai n t opi c ,e xpl or i ngt heSt andar dMode lof Par t i c l ePhy s i c sandt heme c hani c sof par t i c l eac c e l e r at or s ,t heLar ge Hadr onCol l i de ri npar t i c ul ar .
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Competitions
NGE YOURSELF! Film Competition
Do you have a passion for filmmaking? Why not enter the MobileMuster Film Competition? All you need to do is create a one-minute fim encouraging viewers to recycle their old mobile phones. This year's theme is: 'Small actions. Big Impact.' Entries close Monday 21 September 2020. For more details visit http://www.mobilemuster.com.au/competition/
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Peter Porter Poetry Competition
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Videos For Change Competition
Let's Make the World a Better Place! High Resolves is running the Videos For Change Competition. The 2020 theme is: " What does Community mean in a crisis?" https://australia.videosforchange.org/competitions/ australian-national-competition Entries close Mon 14 Sept See also https://www.videosforchange.org/about/for-students
The Simpson Prize
The Simpson Prize is a national competition open to all students in Year 9 and 10. The competition encourages participants to explore the significance of the Anzac experience and what it has meant for Australia. Eight winners are chosen from each State and Territory with the opportunity to visit overseas battlefields and participate in Anzac Day commemorations. Question for the 2020 Simpson Prize Competition: "How do lesser-known stories from the Western Front expand our understanding of the Australian experience of the First World War?" Closing date: Friday 6 November 2020
https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/ prizes-programs/peter-porter-poetry-prize/ current-prize The Peter Porter Poetry Competition is a yearly competition where entrants compete for a chance to win the major or runner up shortlist prizes. This prize is open to all age groups. Submit an original single-authored poem of not more than 70 lines written in English. Entry fees: $15 for ABR subscribers and students; $25 for non-ABR subscribers. Prizes: First prize ($AU$6,ooo); four other shortlisted poets ($AU$1,ooo). Closing date: Thursday 1 October 2020.
Ethics Olympiad
The Middle School Ethics Olympiad (Y7-9) will be held online in November. Read more about this here. https://ethicsolympiad.yahoosites.com/ middle-school.html Resources can be found at: https://ethicsolympiad.org/2020Middle SchoolOlympiads/2020EthicsOlympiad MeetsResourcesMS.html
If you are at all interested in participating in any of these upcoming competitions or wish for further information and assistance, don't hesitate to email Mrs Angela Kotsiras
kotsirasa@trinity.vic.edu.au
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What We're Learning About...
ANCIENT WORLD LITERATURE This online course, Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature, offered by Harvard University, examines how ancient cultures began to define themselves and explore the facets of the human condition through works of literature, as well as how those works help give us insights into the world these people inhabited. What better time to examine the human experience than as we continue this great journey of self-definition for our own times in this strangest of years?
You can learn more and sign up at https://www.edx.org/course/ancient-masterpieces-of-world-literature.
What We're Working On...
WRITING FOR THE INQUIRER The Trinity Inquirer and the Academic Captaincy are committed to ensuring this publication reflects the needs of the inquiring minds of the school, as well as the breadth and depth of its intellectual and cultural life. With this in mind, we are keen to accept Op-Eds, letters, freelance pitches/articles or even feature story content suggestions from any and all students at Trinity Grammar School. If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, please reach out to us at 615451@trinity.vic.edu.au.
One More Thing ...
FROM THE EDITORS IN CHIEF As we come to the end of our first issue, we'd like to take a moment to recognise those who helped make this possible, and to say thank you. To those at the content desks - Hadyn and Edward - for tirelessly chasing interviews and writing the stories that fill these pages. To Cinque, manning the production and design desk, for your hard work and creativity in crafting the shapes to carry these words. To Mr Felix Lam, whose consultative services, from typography to colour, do not go unappreciated or unnoticed. And also to Mr Matthew Bolzonello and Mrs Angela Kotsiras, our Staff Advisors, without whose wit and wisdom this publication would never have made it so far. And thank you, dear reader, for flicking these pages. Wherever you're reading this, whenever you're reading this, and on whatever you're reading this - we hope it has brought a certain slant of inquiring light upon your path. Because if there's even a glint of it gleaming off you now, then these pages have done their job.
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