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Food Mastery in Action - Year 10 CAT
As an educator, we discuss ‘mastery’ in teaching and learning; in our own learning and that of our students. Today my students Food Technology students I believe to have demonstrated this as MasterChefs.
The Year 10 Healthy Eating Practical CAT allowed the students to create their own healthy dish, with an abundance of ingredients including a protein, a variety of carbohydrates, vegetables, Asian sauces and full access to the herbs and spices. Other ingredients were also available on request. Some students even brought their own ingredients from home.
The results were extraordinary. They each created spectacular dishes and put an immense amount of passion, attention and pride into their creations. This was aided by the planning stage of the CAT where students are given their shopping list and design brief and are required to complete the design process. Dishes ranged from stir fries, rice dishes, chicken pasta, kebabs, tofu and veg, onigiri and rice paper rolls. Their skills, techniques, knowledge and methods of cookery were a sensory experience for the soul and stomach!
Miss Ford and the Food Technology Team
NGV WESTOOD KAWAKOBU Exhibition
10th March Ms Gazibaric and I escorted the Senior Art Making and Exhibiting students to attend a lecture and view an exhibition of WESTOOD KAWAKOBU, which are 2 amazing designers that show how fashion has changed over time. They have created designs over a long period of time which was groundbreaking for the time. Below is a students perspective regarding the exhibition. Please enjoy the photos.
Ms Lewis
Art Making and Exhibiting Teacher
Our class Unit 3/4 Art class went to see the Westwood Kawakobu Exhibition. We first attended the lecture where we learned about the 2 female designers, Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakobu, with Rei being from Japan and Vivienne from Australia. We learnt many interesting facts such as them being the first 2 female designers to collaborate in an exhibition and how they challenged traditional fashion on beauty, gender norms etc and became influential.
After the lecture, we walked through the exhibition and saw their fascinating fashion designs up close. The gallery itself was designed like a human body, the heart which we entered from and then moved on along which led us to the body parts like eyes and spine.
The colours and layout were super cool and matched the themes, making it really to follow and enjoy.
My favourite part of the experience was the heart, the red colours matched and the fashion designs, OMG! It was so gorgeous.
Farhad
Year 11 Fern
Year 9 DEA
Students in the Year 9 Design and Engineering Academy have been applying their electrical engineering and design thinking skills to one of the most pressing challenges, Climate Change. Students designed and built physical prototypes aimed at supporting advanced agricultural systems, exploring how smart engineering solutions might help fill the gap left by dwindling bee populations.
From sensor-based concepts to creative mechanical designs, the room buzzed (literally) with the kind of hands-on problem solving that the DEA program is built around. The challenge pushed students to think not just as designers, but as environmental advocates, asking not only "can we build this?", but "should we, and why?".
Mr Lam
DEA Teacher
Are you looking to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories and cultures?
Yarning is an Australia-wide storytelling competition, developed by the Department of the House of Representatives, that invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students to share their unique perspectives and stories with the Australian Parliament. Yarning provides a platform, through art, for students to connect with, and learn about, the work of the Australian Parliament.
Prizes include an expenses-paid trip to Parliament House in Canberra, including flights and accommodation, and the winners’ artworks exhibited in Parliament House! All entries will also be displayed on the Yarning website.
Submissions are now open and will close Monday 11 May 2026.
How to enter:
Important Information
The competition is receiving submissions until Monday 11 May 2026.
Yarning is a competition for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students in Years 7-12. Parent/guardian permission is required for entrants under 18 years of age.
Themes
Participants choose from the following themes:
Country and Connection
Family and Community
Identity and Culture
Reconciliation
Materials
And tell their story using one of the following formats:
visual artwork (1 entry, maximum size of 100 x 100cm)
text (400 words max)
photography (10 images max)
video (4 minutes max)
audio (4 minutes max)