Senior Years

Year 11 Camp

On Monday 5 November, 73 Year 11 students travelled to Melbourne, for a week long stay in the CBD. While we were there we took part in Village activities. For example, we all joined forces in a scavenger hunt around Melbourne and created escape rooms for the other Villages to solve. Other activities ranged from walking through the Botanical Gardens, exploring Melbourne Zoo, adventuring around the Sea Life Aquarium to the Eureka Sky Deck where we were able to view Melbourne with a 360 degree view from 80 storeys high. Other activities  included IMAX, the Jewish Museum, Rod Laver Arena, Marvel Stadium and the Shrine of Remembrance.

This camp allowed us to take responsibility and have a sense of freedom in a different state. We were able to explore Melbourne in smaller groups and build independence. Through this camp we were placed in different groups with different people. This allowed us to build new relationships and connections. The camp made us feel included and a part of a wider community.

During our time in Melbourne we took part in an activity named “The Tragedy of the Buried Treasure”. This was led by Alex Schmocker. She guided and assisted us to learn our leadership and spiritual qualities and what we wanted to bring in our final year of school next year.

Although this was a school camp, the teachers made us feel as if we were going away on a holiday with our friends and family.

We will all treasure the memories made throughout this camp.

Ashleigh Whiteman, Brianna Footer and Courtney Leikas

Year 11 Students

Connected Schools Athletics Carnival

Sixteen Year 11 students from Endeavour College acted as officials at the annual Connected Schools Athletics Carnival, called 'The Endeavour Cup’, on Wednesday 14 November.  The day provided opportunities for students from Golden Grove Lutheran, Good Shepherd Lutheran and St Paul Lutheran Primary Schools to compete against each other in various Athletics events, with the Year 11 students supporting students and officiating at the events.  The competition was very tight, with Good Shepherd being the eventual winners on the day.  It was impressive to see our students showing outstanding leadership and care for others throughout the day.  Thank you to the Year 11 students involved and to the parents for supporting this event.

Simon Maddern

Health & Physical E ducation Learning Leader

Geography News

During Term 4, Year 10 Geography students have been studying Environmental Change and Management with a focus on coastal processes. In class, students investigated the impacts of erosion and deposition in coastal areas, in particular Adelaide’s Coastline. On Wednesday 31 October, students attended an excursion designed to enhance their understanding of coastal management processes and how humans have impacted the coastal environment. The excursion started at Port Noarlunga where students had an amazing view of the natural environment. We then headed north with stops at Glenelg North, West Beach, and the Torrens Outlet. Students’ geography skills were enhanced by completing field sketches and recording observations including wind direction, wave direction and longshore drift. Some comments from students were:

During the excursion we studied Adelaide's coastlines, looking for natural impacts such as erosion, deposition and longshore drift. We also looked at some management strategies to stop these natural impacts such as sand transportation, rock walls, dredging, artificial reefs and a weir.  Liya R

The Coastal Management Excursion was a very educational and fun way to learn about Adelaide’s coast, and why it is shaped the way it is. Our favourite part was stopping at Henley and getting ice cream. Onkaparinga head was also a good stop, which showed erosion taking place.  Jamie K

Year 11 Geography students are finishing their final unit of Term 4 – Natural Hazards. This semester the focus has been Bushfires. Students began this unit by learning about the nature of bushfires, including how they spread and how particular geographical features have an impact. To enhance their learning, students were taken to the Adelaide Hills to study two major components: bushfire preparedness and bushfire vegetation. For bushfire preparedness, students recorded observations of residences on Yarrabee Road to assess how prepared residents were in the event of the fire. The observations recorded included evidence of vegetation clearing, sprinkler system on roof and effectiveness of landscaping. It was clear to students that some houses still required significant work in order to be prepared. The second component of the excursion required students to assess the vegetation at different bushfire sites. This included a site recently backburned and sites that had been burned over different time periods. Students were able to observe the varying conditions at each site, in particular how the level of ground cover and fuel can change over a short period of time. This highlighted to students the need to continually monitor heavily vegetated areas in order to reduce risk to surrounding infrastructure. Some comments from students were:

It was surprising to see that some residents on Yarrabee Road were not prepared for the fire season. Enrique B

It was great to have the opportunity to visit different bushfire sites to examine the vegetation structure and observe the effectiveness of backburning. Luke B

Liam Sloan

Geography Learning Leader

Year 10 Japan Film Festival Excursion

On Friday 9 November, the Year 10 Japanese class went to the Japan Film Festival in the city. Before watching the film we all participated in a true or false game, and Patrick won one round (good job). We then watched a film called My Love Story, which was a high school romantic comedy, and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. Once the film was over we headed to Ginza Miyako Japanese restaurant for lunch. It was very impressive and we experienced Japanese culture as we ate in a traditional tatami room. The food was delicious and very well presented in lacquered bento boxes. This excursion was fun and humorous and we all really enjoyed it.

Selina Mann

Year 10 Student