Languages 

Education Perfect Languages Championship 

The Year 7 and 8 Indonesian and German students recently participated in the Education Perfect Languages Championship. This was a great opportunity for students to test and build their language skills whilst competing with students from around the world. We wish to congratulate all participants in the EP Championship and especially acknowledge the following students who won amazing awards!

Miah C – Top Year 7 Indonesian award. 

Ethan W – Top Year 7 German award.

Zane S – Top Year 8 Indonesian award.

Credit Awards for Indonesian - Kendra P, Regan T, Cienna V, Fleur B, Ishara R and Riley C. 

Student feedback on their participation in this Championship:

“The EP competition was really fun and a great way to challenge us to try to go up the leader board and win. I had a lot of fun and enjoyed learning new words”, Kendra P 

“The challenge was really enjoyable”, Fleur B

“I think the EP championship is a great way to learn and memorise the new Indonesian words learnt”, Miah C

The competition helped me feel confident with my Indonesian and helped me remember the new words”, Ishara R

“I learnt to spell better including paying attention to the little words”, Sophie J

The Extraordinary Environment Project

Some of our Indonesian students recently participated in the ‘The Extraordinary Environment’ project organised by the Asia Education Foundation, University of Melbourne and the National Gallery of Victoria. Together with students from our Indonesian sister schools, students researched on how environmental challenges are addressed by communities around the world. They worked on projects to raise awareness about local and global issues. 

As a class, students discussed and created collaborative projects inspired by the Indonesian Ramayana folklore and their local environment. They then photographed and recorded their collaborative projects in Indonesian to be shared to other participants from the Asian region schools. Students analysed the Ramayana story and created children’s stories in Indonesia based on the characters, plot and themes. These stories will be shared to students from our Indonesian sister school. Our College woodwork teacher, Ms Trewavis has also made a fabulous Wayang puppetry stage for students to tell their stories using shadow puppets. 

“I’m always fascinated by the Wayang puppetry and enjoyed making this puppetry stage with Australian and Indonesian flora and fauna”, Ms Trewavis.

Students from Indonesia created puppets from plants, leaves and paper. As students learnt about the diversity of the world's cultures and community, they reflected on their interconnections and further developed their intercultural understanding.