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Chinese Specialist School ProgramTeaching & Learning Mandarin Music Chamber Concert & Band Night Learning Review What and how we teach at Brunswick SC

Issue No4 August 2012

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Principal’s MessageThe Importance of the Performing Arts

At Brunswick Secondary College we provide all our students with performance opportunities that they may not otherwise experience. Through dance, music, martial arts, circus and other performing arts, students develop confidence, enjoyment, skills and memories that can remain with them all their life. For me, there is always a special enjoyment in hearing our Year 7 students make their debut performance at the Chamber or Rock Bands Concert or Junior Soiree – the nervous expression at the start, the studied concentration throughout and the smiling pride as they take their bow at the end. Then, there is the real joy of witnessing the growth in confidence and musical skill that occurs from beginner to VCE - the chemistry among ensemble and band performers, the pronounced expansion in skills and repertoire and the students’ obvious love of their chosen instrument(s) and music styles. Instrumental Music lessons are open to all students. We are grateful to the Nelson Alexander Trust which enables us to offer subsidises where circumstances require. Please contact the Business Manager, Chris Salmond for further information.

It is important to us that our performing arts program is inclusive. We are often asked how many students miss out on being in Rock Eisteddfod. The answer is none. There is no screening. Everyone is welcome. Part of the magic of BSC Rock Eisteddfods is that our cast always includes a number of students who have never danced before. There is such absolute delight and pride for them and for the school community in seeing how much they achieve and learn in the intense nine month lead up to the performance and the strong connection and respect that exists among all dancers and back stage crew members.

In 2012, as with previous Rock Eisteddfods, we were delighted to see many past students return to support and applaud our performers. When the special Rock Eisteddfod edition of The Brunswick Star is published later this month, you will be able to read firsthand about the significance of this event that many describe as the ‘best and most memorable day of my life.’

As a Principal, I could not be more proud of Brunswick’s Performing Arts program talented students and staff. The only challenge that remains is to improve our performing arts facilities which are inadequate for a school of our population and range of Performing Arts Programs. Given it is unlikely that we will receive DEECD funding in this time of vastly reduced spend-ing on infrastructure in schools, School Council and Finance Committee are currently discussing options for much needed improvement and expansion to the Performing Arts facilities. We are still holding out hope that the current Moreland City Council’s analysis of Performing Arts needs in the Brunswick area may lead to the development of a Performing Arts Centre for joint use with Brunswick Secondary College and other local schools. Meanwhile, the quality of our programs and opportu-nities continue to expand. As Rock Eisteddfod finishes, rehearsals for the Drama Club’s adaption of Shake-speare’s A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream have begun, the inaugural Chatterbox Public Speaking Competition takes place on August 21st, work on the new Year 7 Performing Arts specialist subjects to be introduced in 2013 and rehearsals for the Clocktower Concert on September 18th are progressing purposefully. We look forward to seeing you at these upcoming events.

Vivienne TellefsonPrincipal

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It will involve: Within local primary schools • A weekly after school Mandarin class for interested primary school students starting late term 3. This beginner level class will be held at Brunswick SC, with some of our very enthusiastic Year 9 and 10 Chinese students assisting the teachers. It will be available to all interested local primary school students.

• Activities highlighting Chinese language and culture will be offered to Brunswick and Coburg primary schools. These can either be held at Brunswick or at the primary school. Again, BSC Chinese students are excited to be involved. Learning activities will include, among others, calligraphy, martial arts, cooking and art.

At Brunswick Secondary College• Expansion of Chinese to VCE Year 12. In 2012, we have our first Year10 Chinese class. In 2013, we are pleased to extend Chinese to Year 11 for the first time Increased and innovative use of ICT (Information Communication Technology) for learning and communicating in Chinese including global networking

• The possibility of developing our own Confucius centre. our Languages Coordinator and Chinese teacher, Jiwei Xu were very impressed when they visited the Keys borough Secondary College’shttp://www.theage.com.au/victoria/school-centre-opens-gateway-to-culture-20120531-1zkmd.html

• An even greater awareness of cultural understanding and global awareness, respect for diversity being a core school value

Chinese Specialist School Program

“The limits of my language are the limits of my world. Ludwig Wittgenstein Brunswick Secondary College is delighted to have received a DEECD (Department of Education and Early Childhood) specialist grant for Languages. The grant of $100,000 will be used over the next three years to enhance teaching and learning of Mandarin in the school and wider community.

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Partnerships and Community• Continued and expanded involvement with the University of Melbourne. This year our Chinese program has benefitted greatly from having tertiary Chinese stu-dents working within our classes. Our chinese teacher, Jiwei Xu is enjoying and learning a great deal by learning though participating in the University’s first intake of the Content and Language Integrated Learning Program. Jiwei is learning to integrate the teaching of History and Chinese.

• The development of a sister school relationship with the support of Hanban, an organization affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Education whose aim is to pro-mote Chinese language and culture. HANBAN spon-sored the school leaders study tour that Heather Secomb and Alison Sanza attended last year

Development of global online networks• Continued student and teacher study tours to China and hosting of Chinese delegations at our school. • Yhizaira, Yi Jie and Marcia are very excited to have been selected to attend a DEECD sponsored two week study tour to China in September. The group consists of 40 students from across Victoria. We look forward to reading of their experience in a future Brunswick Star.

“I am most excited about seeing the Chinese school system, as I have heard about it in great detail from my parents. It will be interesting to see how it functions and compares to Brunswick Secondary College”.Yi Jie Xu, Yr 9

“I am feeling very excited and look forward to seeing many Chinese traditions and the Chinese culture”.Marcia Limas, Yr 10

“I am super excited and am amazed by everything that has been prepared for our trip. I am grateful for this great opportunity that the school has provided me with”.Yhizaira RodrIguez Burge, Yr 9

“We are greatly looking forward to realizing the aims and goals of the Chinese Specialist School Program and seeing the diverse opportunities that we already offer in Chinese expand even further. It goes without saying that we also will continue to greatly value and expand Ital-ian, the other language we offer at Brunswick. Learning another language is about learning another culture and enlarging choices and opportunities”. Vivienne Tellefson Principal

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Learning Review

Throughout this year, Brunswick Secondary College has been undertaking a major Learning Review. While timed to coincide with the move towards the Australian Curriculum, its main focus has been our core school goal: ‘For each child to make or exceed expected progress’. In the Learning Review we have examined many aspects of teaching, learning and assesment. We have also looked at the specialist subjects we offer, and the structure of the school day.

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There is much we have retained about what and how we teach at Brunswick SC. The Review reaffirmed the value of offering a discipline-based curriculum that is accompanied by a broad range of specialist subjects and enrichment opportunities.We have decided to move from a six-period to a four-period day, something successfully implemented at many other schools. As there will no longer be double periods, this change will increase the frequency with which teachers see their students. Each period will be 75 minutes long, allowing the pace of each lesson to better match research on optimal learning.

We have also decided to replace our current pastoral arrangement (a nine-minute meeting each day)with a structure that better meets the well-being needs of our students. From 2013 we will have afortnightly assembly for each year level. This will allow us to run programs on topics such as study skills, cyber-bullying and peer support in a timeslot which does not interfere with regular classes.

We audited our specialist subjects to ensure that they provide clear pathways through to VCE and VCAL. Some new specialist subjects, such as Media, Environmental Science, and a new Commerce sub-ject, have also been added.The specialist subjects at Year 7 will have a Performing Arts focus. Likely subjects include Drama, Circus,Theatre Sports, Dance (with a Hip Hop focus), two Music Performance subjects (one with a focus oninstrumental performance and bands, the other on singing and musical theatre), and a martial artssubject called “The Arts of Peace”.

The Review will continue for the rest of the year. It provides an opportunity for us to reflect on what is already strong in our teaching and learning at Brunswick Secondary College, as well as the oppor-tunity to add to and refine our curriculum. Our focus remains on teachers working in teams to ensure our curriculum is differentiated to meet the needs of all students.

Any feedback on the changes planned for 2013, from parents or students, would be valued. A blog for this purpose has been established at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/53PHDRH .Karen Ferguson, Curriculum Leader

Learning Review(cont)

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In February this year, after having been at the school for only three weeks, I received an invitation from La Trobe University to enter a team of four students into their inaugural Moot Court Competition. The invitation explained that students would be presented with a le-gal problem and would have to prepare and present arguments for the prosecution or the defence, in relation to that problem.

Being new to the school, I had not had time to get to know the students, their attributes or skills, butwhen I read the invitation out to the class, eight hands shot up, and it was agreed we would draw names from a hat. The competition coordinator at La Trobe University then approved a second team, and so allstudents who had expressed interest were registered to participate.

Team 1Isabelle Mazzone, Malik Tufeiru, Souha Abbouchi, Abdullah Al-KhanatyTeam 2 Daniel Lee, Younis Yehia, Alexis Butler Belal Hassoun

The program began with a teacher briefing in the Law School at La Trobe University in Bundoora. Teachers from the seven participating schools were presented with the problem. The legal principles involved were explained by a team of lectur-ers and barristers. The task was then to assist students to develop an understanding of the case, the complex legal prin-ciples involved, and the types of very sophisticated arguments which needed to be developed.The next step was a student visit to La Trobe to undertake the necessary research. The law librarian outlined the process for researching past court cases, using the law database at the university, and the students left this session armed with the cases and legislation they needed to support their arguments.The real work now began. The group decided to work to-gether, to share their research and information, and then to separate into their teams to write up their speeches. After weeks of preparation, after school and lunchtime meetings, and even a few Sunday meetings, the day of the competition arrived. The competition was held in the Moot Court at La Trobe. The role of judge was played by a lecturer/barrister and the whole set up was that of a courtroom. While presenting their prepared speeches, presenters were stopped, questioned and asked to justify their arguments. Students had to have a detailed understanding of their arguments and the ability to think on their feet, to get through their presentation.

Teams were assessed on several criteria including teamwork, research, accuracy of legal argument, use of court protocols and presentation skills. Each Brunswick team presented two moots. Both teams won one of their two heats, and while they did not make it into the finals, demonstrated an incred-ible ability to work together, to maintain a sense of humour and adventure throughout the process and most impressive-ly, to comprehend complex concepts and research legal cases to support the arguments they developed and presented. Rosalie Fourniotis, VCE Legal Studies

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Congratulations to all participants!

What the students got from this experience, is best described by the students themselves…Looking back it was an overwhelmingly positive experience. The sheer atmosphere that I experienced in those two court sessions was filled with tension but also excitement, with the environment emulating the experience of court case from the perspective of the bar. In terms of critical skills, mooting de-velops presentation skils, confidence and surprisingly a great deal of team work. Especially in the weeks prior to the day of the competition, I developed a strong bond with my team-meates and my teacher. The experience also explores skills specifically in regards to law as a profession from reading andinterpreting the judgments in cases, to court protocols and etiquette. Daniel LeeThe mooting competition was a fantastic experience! I have learnt an enormous amount about the profession of a lawyer and the work it entails. As well as gaining many skills such as teamwork and public speaking, I gained a lot of confidence. I encourage any student who has the opportunity to be a part of this competition to do so. It was brilliant!Isabelle Mazzone

At first I did not know what I was up for; I thought the teach-er was going to prepare all the materials and this competi-tion was going to be a piece of cake. However, throughout the horrid winter we had to dedicate many days, including Sundays, to prepare our arguments. This has been my greatest experience yet. I have learnt so many things from this competition which I will keep with me till I die. I would recommend this to any student, and encour-age them to participate in as many competitions as possible.Younis YehiaThe mooting competition organised by La Trobe University was a great experience for me and the other students. It was a great competition which enabled us to: research, develop our ability to understand and interpret legislation, improve our public speaking skills and also forced us to think on our feet. This experience was indeed insightful due to the fact that it gave us (the students) a great understanding ofwhat solicitors and barristers actually do, allowing us to decide on whether we wanted to pursue a career in the legal field or not. This experience also strengthened the bonds the students had with one another making the experience that much more rewarding. I sincerely hope the school gets involved in this competition next year because it is definitely worth it. Belal Hassoun

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It was also great to see all the hard work put in by students pay off, and was a rewarding experience not only for participants, but also for the crowd consisting of friends, family and peers. The crowd responded fantasti-cally to the performances and the feedback received was all positive. Personally I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the way everyone worked together to put on a really good show. I look forward to the BSC’s many musical opportunities in the future and the great performances to come.Mitchell Wood, Music Captain

Concert Band”It was my first concert, and an interesting experience.”Henry Jackson Yr 7 “As my first ever performance it was good because the band that I was in sounded great.” Benjamin Silke Yr 7 “The music sounded great and everyone was happy and excited.”Sasha Gillies-Lekakis Yr 7 “The music was of excellent quality and the concert went even better than I expected.”Matthew Harbourd Yr 7

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Recently the music department held both a chamber concert and a band night. It was really good to see students from younger year levels and senior students come together and perform side by side.

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Band Night“I was a bit nervous at the start of the performance, but I really liked performing and afterwards I wanted to play again.”Eva Sinclair Yr 7

“I enjoyed performing as it not only gave us the chance to show how well we can perform, but also how hard the school works for the music period.”James Willison Yr 11

“I got a rushing thrill throughout the whole night. The night was an overall success and everyone really enjoyed it. “Cassandra Baker Yr 10 “I like performing on stage and to a larger audience.It feels like you are working towards something. It makes me feel happy and alive.”Larissa Li Yr 10

Audiences were treated to a wide variety of items includ-ing the Concert Band, the Jazz Combo, String Group, Brunswick Voice, Percussion Group, Wind, Brass, Guitar, Vocal and Keyboard Ensembles, the Saxophone Quartet, Year 7, 8, 9, 10, Acoustic and VCE Bands as well as solos and duets. These performances were a culmination of work our young musicians did during semester 1 and highlighted the diverse talents and repertoire of our students. A special thank you to all our dedicated and hardworking Instrumental Music staff for bringing out the best of each of our performers and to the families, friends and teachers who supported the students by attending these events.Suzanne Kurick, Head of Learning Music

Forthcoming Music Nights:Clocktower Concert – Tuesday 18th September – Clocktower Centre, Moonee Ponds Junior Soiree – Wednesday 14th November – PAR - Brunswick Secondary College

June was a particularly busy month for the Music program with both the Chamber Concert and the Bands Night attracting full houses in the Performing Arts Room.

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As you may have seen, outside of F-Block is a map of the world. This was produced in SOSE by the very arty 8S. Since we were starting the topic of coasts, our creative teacher Ms Alexander made up this activity. Working together as a team, 8S drew out a map of the world with chalk on the concrete. From here, we labelled the top 10 countries with the longest coast-lines, with Canada taking out number one! As we were all so excited and having fun while learning and working together, no one cared that we ended up with chalky hands or our school uniform covered in coloured dust. Since our drawing probably won’t wash away until a couple of rainy days, go and have a look to work out why Canada is the country with the longest coastline. Elise Louey, Year 8

Drawingthe world

On Tuesday 8S started their new geography unit. We are currently learning about coasts and coastlines. To do this, the whole class left our classroom, F8 for an interactive activity!!! Our teacher had drawn a large grid out in chalk on the basketball court and our whole class was allocated a square each. We had to work together as a team to draw out a world map in chalk, as we used a sample world map as our guide. The purpose of this task was for us to guess and find out what country had the longest coastline. I thought that the USA would have the longest coastline because its east and west coasts were very long and uninter-rupted.

I was given a square on the grid that had the top west part of Australia and parts of ‘Micronesia’. Other members of the class were asked to do other squares of the grid. It turned out that Cana-da had the longest coastline. Canada would have been my 2nd guess because I was not sure where Canada ended and the USA started. I learnt a lot from this activity! Did you know that Canada has over 4 times the amount of coastline than that of the 2nd country? I enjoyed the activity as it was different to a normal class and we got to go out-side instead of being ‘trapped’ in a classroom. Ben Carroll. Year 8

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On Thursday July 26 my Year 9 English class, accompanied by English teacher Megan Conley went to the National Theatre in St Kilda to see Bell Shakespeare’s live production of Romeo and Juliet. We met at 8.20am and it was wonderful to see the entire class arriving on time, perfectly dressed, and full of questions and ideas about the play.

Brunswick’s behaviour was impeccable and all students were consumed by the quality of the acting. This is hardly a surprise – the play was fast paced and highly entertaining, and between Shakespeare’s clever innuendo and the physical and musical antics of the ac-tors, there was no time to get distracted.Meiki Apted, Teacher

All students wrote a review of the performance. Here are Claire’s Na’s insightful reflections and review of Romeo and Juliet as performed by the Bell Shakespeare Company

A Remarkable Performance

Romeo and Juliet is arguably the most famous love story ever written. It is the model that thousands of subsequent plays and novels have based themselves on. The epitome of star-crossed lovers; a romance forever doomed by the feuding of each of their respective families. In the play, actors must portray this desperate forbidden love while still retaining the light-heartedness of youth. Such is a difficult feat, and so many actors must change the characters they play in order to still convey a passable performance. And so Juliet becomes less feminine, and Romeo more violent. These changes are inevitable, though, as the actors on stage have a much more difficult job than the actors of our imaginations.As the transformation from paper to stage is a demanding one, one must commend a theatrical director for ingenious uses of props and stage. In this particular rendition of Romeo and Juliet, two changes were most noticeable; the stage had to sacrifice the renowned balcony scene for a slightly less romantic pier scene, and Mercutio lost his manhood and was played by a woman.as it made the performance more intimate and relatable. The stage was unchanging throughout the entire play, and I actually found that it was less disruptive for the eye than theatrical performances with constantly changing scenery. It allowed the mind to focus more on the acting and the story than the set. The floor was covered in red sand, which, when swept back at one point during the performance, revealed marble-esque floor-ing. Clothes hung from multiple lines that provided both background and props for the actors.

A long, thick rope hung from the ceiling, acting sometimes as a bell, and other times just as a rope to swing on. The pier on the left side of the stage served many purposes, from a sufficient place to hide from others onstage, to housing for the homeless, to a makeshift balcony for said balcony scene. Although it required more imagination to conjure up the image of the proper balcony, the ingenious way that the characters ducked in and out of the posts support-ing the pier, and hid from other characters, was more than entertaining enough, and I commend the clever use of set and scenery. The play itself is approximately 415 years old, and thus the language used in it is not modern by any stretch of the imagi-nation. However, the actors emphasised certain words and phrases to bring out the comedy in the lines and to illuminate their meaning. The modern touches to the act-ing were well done and easily appreciated.

One example of such was when Romeo was hanging upside-down on the rope, and Juliet kissed him in a sort of homage to the Spiderman comics and films. Itwas clearly popular with the audience, as many people laughed. I enjoyed the little touches of modernity to the play, as it made the performance more intimate and relatable. It was in the way that the play was made more accessible to the audience through action and not words that I appre-ciated the most. That, above all was what the experience of the theatre performance gave that reading from a book could not – the personalisation for the audience.

Claire Na, Yr 9

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In Term two the Brunswick Secondary College library held its first ever “Fabulous First Lines Competition”. This challenge required students to link 16 “first lines” to their correct book, and with a range of genres being represented, posed great difficulty for many. The competition attracted in excess of 120 students, who each vied for the major prizes of books, and minor prizes of pens. Some of the first lines included in the competition were “I should be arrested for this.”from Girl Underground by Morris Gleitzman, “Whatever happens at high school, I know what I don’t want to happen.” from A Term in Year Seven by Anna and Mary K Pershall, and “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” from the classic novel The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien.

The “Fabulous first Lines Competition” captured the importance of encouraging and promoting reading within the school, and its success was a credit to all library staff. Everyone who participated throughout the term had fun and enjoyed the challenge. Congratulations to all of the major and minor prize winners (listed below), who all demonstrated some exceptional reading knowledge.Major Prize Winners – Elahe Hamza, Jessie Marshall, Isabella Jarnet, Alana Evans, Phoebe Porter, Paige Anglin and Yhizaira Rodriguez-Burge

Minor Prize Winners – Jacob Bau, Tre Samuels, Murray Leonard, Sophocles Maurelis, Enya Weber, Ellias Gantelis, Jamal Mahmud Ali, Ziad Tashkandi, Oscar Day-Joyces, James Heywood and Dominic Sullivan.

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dPutting Your Health First

With the Winter season of common colds and (not so common) flu’s well and truly upon us it’s a good time to consider those everyday practices that protect not only ourselves but our friends and families also. Mostly it’s all common sense, but we need to remember that common sense is not necessar-ily instinctual and must still be taught through good practice and emulation. If we as adults don’t look after ourselves our children are likely to follow in our footsteps.

Firstly, nothing beats good nutrition for nour-ishing the immune system and fighting off infection. A fast food or frozen food diet is likely to be poor in nutritional elements, vitamins and minerals. Hearty warming and slow-cooked foods are best at this time of year. Also, if there is sickness in the home don’t forget that grandma was on the right track with the chicken soup. Secondly, hygiene plays an important role in prevention. Doors, computer keyboards and anything passed from one person to another (including handshakes and ‘high fives’) can just as easily pass germs too. Encourage your kids to regularly wash their hands especially before handling food.

Thirdly, if you really are beginning to feel unwell or are suffering a full blown cold or flu please try not to spread it around. Consider staying home until you are feeling better. Your concentration and productivity is hardly likely to be fully functioning if you’re feeling poorly. With a little planning your kids can keep up to date with their school work from home just by using their computers or asking a friend. Fourthly, stay warm! Remember it’s not the cold that causes a cold. However, allowing yourself to get cold will lower your immune defences and make you more susceptible. The cold Winter months and short days are also a time when people tend to huddle together indoors, so if someone is sick it is more likely to get spread around. If there’s sunshine, try and get some. Not only does it kill germs but it staves off the Winter blues through the production of vitamin D and studies suggest that the happier a person is the better their immune system operates.Stay well people…. ‘cos I don’t want your cold. Jeremy, Secondary School Adolescent Health Nurse

Young People, Alcohol and Preventing HarmParents and teenagers are encouraged to visit the Vic Health site to view a highly effective 4 minute clip on Alcohol and Young People.http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/Publications/Video-Gallery/Young-people-alcohol-and-preventing-harm.aspx

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Personal Glimpses....

Recently I was selected to attend the AFL Draft Combine. While I have felt that I‘ve been playingconsistent footy all season, and have been versatile playing at half back, on the wing and at halfforward, I was still surprised and excited when told by my Calder Cannons coach. I have had some interest from AFL clubs which was nerve-racking to say the least, but also motivating and rewarding.The Draft Combine will consist of 120 players from all over the country, five of whom are from my club Calder Cannons. While I will be nervous I look forward to the challenge and the gruelling competition. The Draft Combine will be held from the 2nd to the 5th of OctoberAdam Saad

Doing VET in year 12 this Year has been a valuable experience and something I’ve really enjoyed. Working as a Chef has at times been challenging, but

has equipped me with many important skills, ones that will be particularly beneficial if I choose to

pursue an occupation in cooking. In one instance, while cooking at a William Angliss VET

function there was a power failure, and we were forced to work with no lights and gas, which meant we served all of the cold food first. While it was difficult we all rallied

together and got on with our jobs. VET has been fun throughout the year, and it has been great meeting lots

of new people. I have enjoyed it thoroughly. Cristian Todesco, Yr 12

Koorie Academy of ExcellenceThe highlight of my school holidays was attending the Koorie Academy of Excellence residential camp from Sunday July 1, until Thursday July 5. The camp was held at the Gnurad Gundidj School for Leadership in Glenormiston. The camp focused on making me a better leader, and I gained a lot of confidence from participating in its many activities. The activi-ties included listening to guest speaker Richard Frankland, who is an indigenous playwright, scriptwriter and musician, as well as learning about traditional food and weapons from aboriginal elders from the local area, one of whom was named Possum. Overall I had a really fun time and learnt not only about leadership but also about my aboriginal herit-age. I would like to thank Ms Cavallin for encouraging me to participate in the camp, as well as the Koorie Academy of Excellence for this opportunity.

Maleek Hood-Murphy Year r 7

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Warm Winter VoicesThe Brunswick Voice group participated in the ‘Warm Winter Voices’ performance last term. The performance involved a large group of school choirs from around the area who met together to present a lovely show for their parents and friends. It was a great experience for all of those in choir, allowing us to show off songs we had been working on throughout the term. We rehearsed every Tuesday for the event and performed Earthsong by Michael Jackson and Have you ever seen the rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Lastly we performed Ain’t no mountain high enough by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell with all of the other attending choirs. This was a really special moment. Our soloists were Elise Louey and Valentine Taburet while Blake Everett accompanied Brunswick Voice on guitar for Have you ever seen the rain. The whole night was a success due to the amazing efforts of everyone who participated. It was a memorable and rewarding collaboration. Louise Fisher Year 10

I started Orienteering when a friend referred it to me. For many years I was just a casual participant. I started doing it competitively in 2009, when I first got selected in the Victorian junior team. With the team I went to the Australian Schools Championships. I have been every year since, and last year had my best result coming in 9th place, and was selected in the Australian honour team. This year I also made it into the Victorian junior team. This September I am going to represent Victoria at the Australian championship in Tasmania. I look forward to the challenge.Nicholas Collins, Yr 10

Year 9/10 Girls Soccer On Thursday the 14th Of June the 9/10 girls played

soccer, with one victory and one hard fought loss! Everyone had a great day. The pitches were horrible

and the weather was cold but that didn’t stop us; everyone came off the pitch covered in mud but still

with a great positive attitude. Our loss to our friendly rivals, Melbourne Girls College, was our best game.

Even though we were 4-0 down, no one stopped fighting. Next time we will get them!!!

Our victory over University High was a great win (3-0). Well done to Ilayda and Aoife for scoring!

I would like to thank all of the teachers for organis-ing the day. We all had a great time and thanks to

the girls for putting in 100%! Go Brunswick! Ella Fusca Yr 10

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Engaging AdolescentsMerri Community Health Services is running a 6 week educational and support group to help parents communicate better with their teens. When: Wednesdays 12.30- 2.30 Starting 17 October – 28 November 2012Where: 21 Victoria Street Coburg 3058 Contact: Caroline 9355 9931 / Melanye 9355 9987