BMGS Newsletter

From the Dean of Curriculum

Wishing everyone a very relaxing and safe holiday. The Careers Newsletter has some wonderful opportunities and here are just a few of the fantastic competitions that you can be a part of!

Competitions

1.   MyState Student Film Festival

The MyState Student Film Festival is back again for another year of fun, creativity and exploration.

You can enter an original short film in whatever genre you like — drama, comedy, action, documentary, animation or even a music video. The story, setting, plot and style are all completely up to you.

Entry to the MyState Student Film Festival is free and students from Kindergarten to University are eligible to submit their films and have the chance to share in thousands of prizes.  Entries close 21 October.

 

Find out more and enter here: https://www.mystatefilmfestival.com.au/the-festival/festival-information/

 

2.   Myfuture Careers of the Future Competition

myfuture’s Careers of the Future competition is the ultimate way for teachers to engage students in career education by encouraging them to think about and share their vision for future careers.

 

Students from classrooms across Australia are invited to participate in this fun, creative and future-focused competition where students can choose their submission format and tell myfuture what the careers of the future will look like.

 

We want students to share their vision for the future with us by telling us what the future careers will look like. For example, will we see an increase in AI specialists? Are tech-orientated jobs going to dominate career searches? Will demand for social workers increase as technology improves our standard of living?

 

Entries can be submitted in any format, such as:

  • Posters
  • Artwork
  • Essays
  • Videos
  • Interviews
  • Podcasts
  • Interpretive dance
  • Illustrations

Our Careers of the Future competition is free and open to every classroom in Australia. Teachers submit student(s) entries via the online submission form, sharing their vision for future careers.  Competition closes Friday 22 July 5pm AEST.

 

Find out more: https://myfuture.edu.au/20th-anniversary/careers-of-the-future-competition

 

3.  Anthology Magazine Short Story Competition

Writers of short fiction are invited to enter the Anthology Magazine Short Story Competition.

 

Established to recognise and encourage creative writing and provide a platform for publication, it is open to original and previously unpublished short stories in the English language by a writer of any nationality, living anywhere in the world.

 

Stories submitted must be on the theme of ‘Courage’ and not exceed the maximum of 1,500 words. Writers can submit as many entries as they wish.

 

Winners will receive a €500 cash prize and the chance to see their work published in a future issue of Anthology. The winner will also receive a one year subscription to Anthology Magazine.  Entries are open until 31 August 2022.

 

Find out more: https://anthology-magazine.com/awards/short-story-award/

 

4.  2022 National History Challenge

The National History Challenge is a research-based competition for students. It gives students a chance to be historians, researching world history, examining Australia’s past, investigating their community or exploring their own roots.

 

The theme for 2022 is “Causes and Consequences”.

 

Entrants may be students from Primary years to Year 12, 19 years of age or younger in Australian schools. Entries close Friday 26 August.

Find out more and enter here: http://historychallenge.org.au/

 

5.  Wool4School Design Competition

Wool4School is an annual student design competition encouraging budding fashion designers to show the nation what they’re made of.

 

Open to all Australian school students in high school, the Wool4School competition invites students in years 7 – 12 to design an outfit using a minimum of 70% wool. The outfit must contain a minimum of one piece with a maximum of four pieces and show the student’s creative and innovative side.

 

This year we want you to celebrate your hero by designing them an outfit that embodies your interpretation of sustainability. Your hero’s outfit must be fit for a purpose. For example, is your hero an environmental advocate? How can they communicate their message with what they wear? We want you to be as creative and innovative as possible.  

Let your ideas run wild!  The competition closes 5 August 2022.

 

Find out more and register here: https://www.wool4school.com/

 

See you in Term 3!

 

Mrs Alicia Michielsen

Dean of Curriculum 7-12

Head of Learning Enrichment P-12

Careers Advisor