School Community

Nillumbik Youth Summit

On the 22nd of May the Nillumbik Youth Council hosted its biannual event called the 'Youth Summit'. Schools from across the shire travelled to the Eltham Community Centre where the students participated in an hour-long discussion on relevant topics which affect them, being: climate change & the environment, mental health, physical health, gender equity, cultural diversity,

LGBTIQA+ inclusion, social connection and more. Following our hour-long brainstorm discussion with the table, we moved to the 2nd table doing the same thing. Finally, we took to the stage as a pair to share our ideas on how the government can realistically implement ideas to improve on our discussed topic in front of 2 members of local parliament. Everyone spoke really well and had amazing ideas which we're excited to see implemented in the upcoming year or 2. There was a morning tea break with mini golf, catered food, and initiatives such as headspace, anti-gambling, and a few more, as well as a lunch break before our presentations also with catered food.

Will Ellis

Year 12

IDAHOBIT Day at DVC

On Friday May 17, DVC celebrated IDAHOBIT Day, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Staff and students wore a splash of rainbow to recognise the day and show their support for the LGBTGIA+ community. 

At recess we held a morning tea, where staff and students were joined by Vicki Ward our MP for Eltham. It was a great event with lots of colour and food and an overwhelming turn out of staff and students.

At lunchtime, Nillumbik Council came to our Library to run a range of craft activities. Students were able to design and make their own badges while also making loom badges.

Overall IDAHOBIT Day was another fabulous day at DVC.

Enrichment and Extension Program

Tournament of Minds is coming up, would you like to compete?

Tournament of Minds is a problem-solving program for teams of students from both primary and secondary years. Tournament's aim is to enhance the potential of our youth by developing diverse skills, enterprise, time management, and the discipline to work collaboratively within a challenging and competitive environment.

They are required to solve demanding, open-ended challenges from one of the following disciplines:

• The Arts
  
   
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
  
   
• Language Literature
  
   
• Social Sciences
  
   

Tournament of Minds is an opportunity for students with a passion for learning and problem solving to demonstrate their skills and talents in an exciting, vibrant and public way.

The rapidly increasing and widespread involvement of thousands of participants throughout Australia and internationally, demonstrates that Tournament of Minds is not only a worthwhile investment in the education of our youth, but is also an integral part of our collective future.

This is a chance to represent Diamond Valley College and compete against other schools and show them how awesome we are

Did we mention that Diamond Valley College have been State Finalists in the Past!! 

If you would like to be a part of this years round of Tournament of Minds registration is now open. 

Speak to Sarah Cockroft to secure your interest. There will be a meet up in S2 Thursday lunch 23/5/24 come along and find out what all the fuss is about and register your interest in competing!!

https://tom.edu.au/

Sarah Cockcroft

Art/Humanities/Technology

Diamond Valley College's Art Club

Join the vibrant community of artists at Diamond Valley College's Art Club! Every Thursday at lunchtime, our creative haven in the art building buzzes with inspiration and collaboration. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting to explore your creative side, come join us to express yourself through various mediums, share ideas, and unleash your imagination. Join us as we paint, draw, sculpt, and create together in a supportive and encouraging environment. In week 5 students were either working on a collaborative painting, involving students from year 7-12, ceramic mug making or other art tasks. 

Kylie Triegaardt

Art Teacher

May in the library! Star Wars, Clubs, and more!

This has been a great month at the DVC Library!

We started off the month with our Star Wars Day celebrations. We had craft activities, a bounty hunt, a paper plane race, and our trivia quiz! Heaps of prizes and stickers were up for grabs, and much fun was had by all! Less than 350 sleeps until the next one (but who’s counting).

We recently got some new books in, with some of them receiving rave reviews! My personal favourite this month has been the mystery novel ‘The Inheritance Games’ by Jennifer Lynn Barnes.

As usual we’ve had our clubs running in the library, with a special shout-out to the new to 2024 Fishing Club. We’ve had a great time talking about past catches and sharing tips, and we’ve learnt a lot about just how complicated fishing can be!

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