Voices on the Journey 

Muhadisa M.

1 Impact Makers 

• What was your first day at School/GEPS like?

  - Good but I made only one friend that day. 

• What are 3 words to describe your school Journey?

  - Excursion

  - Friends 

  - Learning

• What is something new you've learned this year?

  - Making Slime

• If your learning journey was a vehicle (rocket, bike, boat etc) what would it be and why?

  - Motor bike, because motor bike is fart and goes like Brrrrr

• If you could go on an adventure anywhere, where would you go and who would you take with you?

  -  I will go to Sydney Zoo with my family. 

   

Zayn N.

2 Aviators

• What was your first day at School/GEPS like?

  - Bit good but when I saw a friend from preschool it went better. 

• What are 3 words to describe your school Journey?

  - Excursion 

  - Playing Soccer

  - Learning

• What is something new you've learned this year?

  - 3D Shapes

• If your learning journey was a vehicle (rocket, bike, boat etc), what would it be and why?

  - A bus, because we ride on a bus when we go on excursion. 

• If you could go on an adventure anywhere, where would you go and who would you take with you?

  -  Hawaii with my family.

Endriana Marwazi-Sinwan

Class Teacher - 1/2 Impact Makers  

• What was your first day at School/GEPS like?

  -  I started GEPs in term 2 of 2022 - I had come from being at another school after almost 5 years there, and had spent the time on K-2. My first day at GEPS was a mixed bag of feelings. As I didn't start at the start of the school term I felt nervous and excited, because I didn't know anyone. Nothing was familiar to me, nor was the Granville area in general. I was told I would be on Stage 2, which also added to my anxiety. As the day went on I felt welcomed and met a lot of beautiful students and teachers and parent alike.

• What are 3 words to describe your school Journey?

  - Learning - I am always, everyday learning and upskilling, changing and evolving.

  - Momentum - I feel even though I can start slow I build momentum to get into the groove!

  - Flourishing - With momentum and growth on this journey I feel like there are days where I am flourishing and feel successful and joyful!

• What is something new you've learned this year?

  -   I've always been a patient and empathetic person, and with this I can feel pressure, anxiety and hurt. Something I am learning and developing, is resilience. Resilience in teaching and learning, resilience in life and adulting - Resilience.

• If your learning journey was a vehicle (rocket, bike, boat etc) what would it be and why?

  - A train - you can catch many trains from different points and stations and sometimes it's express and other times it's all stop. Change is a moving train and opportunities are at each train station.

• If you could go on an adventure anywhere, where would you go and who would you take with you?

  - I love travelling and hiking, anywhere and every where! An adventure I would like to go on is to my parents homeland islands in Indonesia. Indonesia is an archipelago of islands, hundreds and thousands! I would immerse myself in the culture and my people, there is so many different dialects in Bahasa so I would love to learn a few words and phrases for both parents - and I would take my husband.

Susan Callaghan

Preschool Teacher

• What was your first day at School/GEPS like?

  - My first day at GEPS was day 1 of term 2, it was a Staff Development Day, and I spent the day with my new colleagues. It was a relaxed day where I met lots of new people and had time to learn about our beautiful school.

• What are 3 words to describe your school Journey?

  - Learning

  - Sharing

  - Rewarding

• What is something new you've learned this year?

  -  I have learned so much about GEPS, its people, environments and the learning that happens here. It has helped me be ready for our newest learners in preschool.

• If your learning journey was a vehicle (rocket, bike, boat etc) what would it be and why?

  - A tandem bike with multiple seats so people can hop on and off along our journey in creating an amazing preschool at GEPS.

• If you could go on an adventure anywhere, where would you go and who would you take with you?

  - I would take my 2 boys on a safari to Africa to see all the amazing African animals in the wild. I love the prints these animals have on their coats.