Around the College 

Soup Drive for Pathways Community Centre

On Monday evening of Week 9, both Stage 2 Food and Hospitality classes made various fresh and nutritious soups to be donated to Pathways Community Centre. As a part of their study, students have learned about food inequality and how the hospitality industry can be more sustainable in their kitchen practices. 

This followed a previous visit when students saw firsthand the needs of those in the community who are struggling to access fresh food. Our students prepared a variety of soups including chicken and noodle, minestrone, chicken and corn and a creamy broccoli soup. In all, 30 litres was delivered to Pathways Community Centre, along with empty egg cartons and paper bags that the Food Technology Department collected each week for them to reuse in their distribution. 

Pathways were very grateful for our donations and knows that it will be appreciated by those who receive the soup in their hamper.

Sarah Rogers

Food Technology Teacher

Centre Stage

On Wednesday 18 September, the Senior Music students presented the annual ‘Centre Stage’ Music showcase. Held on the Endeavour Mall Stage, the night featured a range of ensembles. The concert commenced with an energetic set from the Year 10 Band, who set a high standard with their renditions of the 

Axel F and Cantina Band themes.

The Flute and String Ensembles performed next with some beautifully expressive pieces, followed by some catchy Disco flavoured tunes by the Funk Band 2. The Big Band continued the Disco theme, presenting the funky 70’s tune ‘Car Wash' and a fast-paced Rock-driven ‘Jazz Police’ complete with police siren effects by the horn section.

The Vocal Ensemble entertained with Disney’s ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ and the Funk Band 1 and Rock Band showcased some talented Year 11 and 12 Music students, playing a range of Funk, Neo-Soul, Latin and Rock, and concluding the night with 80s heavy rock song ‘Crazy Train’. The night was a wonderful opportunity for Music students to perform to friends and family, and I felt very proud of the talent and confidence that was on display.

Catherine Stanley

Music Learning Leader

Business Innovation Week: 

A Showcase of Creativity 

Last week, Year 11 students transformed the school grounds for their Business Innovation Week, where they showcased their entrepreneurial skills by promoting their business solutions. While some stalls sold products, the main purpose was to gain feedback about their creative ideas, such as vending-machine stationery, self-service ice cream machines at school and even an app to reduce food wastage by AI-generating recipes to use up leftover ingredients. 

Among the highlights was Harmony Haven, proposed a business model of running wellbeing workshops for students and teachers. This team ran two different workshops which were well-received - speaking to the patrons of the workshops afterwards, they definitely felt like they had a relaxing experience. The Honey Bee Yoghurt group earned the most profit through their astute management of resources and their proactive marketing techniques. 

Throughout the week, students gained 

hands-on experience in customer service, inventory management, and financial planning. Thank you to all who supported this event by buying products, doing surveys and just coming along to enjoy the vibe. Well done, Year 11s!

Lianne Zilm

Business Innovation Teacher

Year 10 Health and Wellbeing Day: 

Building Stronger Relationships

Our recent Year 10 Health and Wellbeing Day was an inspiring and impactful experience focused on building and strengthening relationships within our school community. 

The day began with a powerful presentation from Neil Davis, the father of Sam Davis, whose life was tragically lost, leading to the creation of the Sammy D Foundation. 

Neil’s heartfelt message resonated deeply with the students, emphasising the importance of positive choices and looking out for one another.

Following the presentation, students participated in a variety of engaging sessions that highlighted key aspects of leadership, teamwork, and communication. These sessions were expertly led by Andrea Campbell from our Ministry Team, our dedicated School SAT Leaders, and representatives from NRLSA. Each activity was designed to challenge the students and help them develop essential skills that will benefit them both in and out of school.

We are also proud to announce that 20 students achieved their Referee accreditation on this day, marking a significant achievement and adding to the list of qualifications they can carry forward.

The day concluded with the much-anticipated Village Showdown. Although the event was cut short due to rain, the students still made the most of it, enjoying the camaraderie and friendly competition. At the end of the day, we celebrated the spirit of the event by awarding the Values Awards to the deserving teams who demonstrated outstanding leadership, teamwork, and sportsmanship.

Congratulations to all the teams, and a big thank you to everyone who contributed to making the day a success! 

Veronica Falero

Year 10 Year Level Leader

Fostering Creative Self-Beliefs in Year 9 students through AI-Enhanced Learning

This project addresses the decline in creative self-beliefs among children, often referred to as the 'fourth-grade slump'. 

Creative self-beliefs is the confidence in one’s ability to generate novel and useful ideas are essential for creativity, problem-solving, and intellectual risk-taking. However, these self-beliefs often diminish with age, especially in early adolescence. This project aims to counteract this decline by using AI to scaffold learning and boost creative self-confidence in students.

Expected Outcomes: The project seeks to enhance creative self-beliefs in Year 9 students (ages 14-15) by leveraging AI’s capacity to provide just-in-time scaffolding and feedback during complex problem-solving activities. 

The expected outcomes include:

• Improved creative self-confidence in students over time
• A deeper understanding of how AI-based scaffolding impacts creativity development
• Insights into how task complexity and specific roles in collaborative projects affect students' creative self-beliefs.

Approach: In total, thirteen Year 9 students (age 14-15) have worked in groups to design and build a Mars Rover using the AI-based vision analytics tool. In nine lessons, the 

AI-based vision analytics tool provides scaffolding throughout the learning process, helping students assemble a Mars Rover.

The AI guides students by identifying LEGO pieces, offering feedback, and providing encouragement. By automating the scaffolding process, the AI helps break down complex tasks into manageable steps and is thereby likely to support students’ creative problem-solving and their creative self-beliefs. 

This project uses a repeated measures design, with students completing paper surveys before, during, and after each learning session to track changes in their creative self-beliefs. The study also measures task complexity, and the specific Mars Rover components students worked on.

This research project is a collaboration between Endeavour College and the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L) at the University of South Australia (UniSA).

Satchet Singh

Digital Technologies Learning Leader

Spirited 2024

Spirited is a special art exhibition that brings together the Art, Languages, and Literacy departments. It has been successfully running since 2020 and has become something many students look forward to. This year, the student’s artwork was inspired by the movies Spirited Away in Japanese and Literacy and Cinderella in German.

Both stories are about growing up and discovering who you can be by facing your fears. Cinderella overcomes tough challenges with the help of her magical friends, which shows her real worth. In Spirited Away, Chihiro faces scary situations in a world of spirits and learns to be strong. These ideas are shown in the artworks and artist statements created by Year 8 students, who worked hard in teams to bring their ideas to life.

Thank you to all the teachers involved across the faculties, including Kathy Chen who helped bring the exhibition to life. Finally, a big thank you to the Mawson Centre for letting us share this artwork in a great public space with the Mawson Lakes Community. 

Andrew Harten

Visual Arts Learning Leader