Senior Unit

Mini Melbourne Minecraft

The media came into SU1 today to see what we have been doing in Mini Melbourne Minecraft. WIN News interviewed students about why they like learning in Minecraft and in particular, why learning in Mini Melbourne has its benefits. Photographers took photos of the students while they worked together in the world and our local member, Mary-Anne Thomas chatted to students to see what they love about Minecraft. Be sure to keep your eye out on WIN News to see our superstars shine.

Jordan Chamerski, Senior Unit Leader

Senior Unit Travel Expo

Wow. We were absolutely blown away by the Year 5/6 students as they held their annual learning showcase at their Travel Expo on Friday the 13th of September. The children were given the challenge of creating their own ideal fictional country and needed to include all the features of an actual country such as flag, capital cities, maps and even native languages. Children dressed in their country’s colours or native dress and stood proudly at their stall to answer any questions that the curious visitors had. Some children even went to the effort of creating a native dish and provided samples for everyone to try.

The Travel Expo was officially opened by a group of students who spoke in their country’s native language which was then translated into English to the audience. The ribbon was then cut and visitors then wandered through the venue asking questions to the children. The Year 5/6 students stretched their imaginations to create their ideal country and showed what an ideal world would be like through the eyes of children. The day saw over 500 people visit the Travel Expo and they left impressed with the creativity, dedication and enthusiasm the students displayed. Thank you so much to everyone who attended. We cannot wait until our next showcase.

“I enjoyed how many people came to see my stall and how many people commented on it” - Sam SU3
“I loved letting my imagination run wild with my country” - Ollie SU3
“When you visited each country it felt like you were travelling the ‘world" - Alicia SU3
"The best thing I could do was smile. It was so much fun and I enjoyed it.” - Rose SU3

Jordan Chamerski, Senior Unit Leader

Senior Unit Travel Expo Student Thoughts

“It really was an amazing experience and opportunity for the Senior Unit, we were all so proud of each other. Awesome job guys! you all rock!!!” -Laura SU1
“You could really tell who put in a lot of effort, and most were really good. And I really enjoyed doing it and being a part of it.” - Rowan
“It was a really great opportunity but it took a lot of effort. It was also kind of sad when the people didn’t really read the information and they just looked at them. It was really cool being able to speak to the parents. There was a lot of stress in the run up but I really enjoyed it.” - Amelie
“It was a great chance for the grade 5 and 6 to learn how to persuade people to come to there country. And is a great experience ."
“A Great Opportunity for everyone and the parents were really into it, they were trying all the food and reading the brochures. It helped us prepare for High-School and future jobs. There were so many unique ideas that made everyone’s special. Everyone had an amazing time and I would do it all over again” - Nell
“It was an amazing opportunity to help our imaginations and helping us for the future” - Diesel
“I had an awesome time talking to people about my country, getting asked questions and seeing people’s faces when they tried my delicious food. I think it was a great opportunity for all the kids, it’s also a great for when we get to high school and so on because we had to think of lots of different things that countries will have. -Isabelle
I enjoyed it it was fun presenting our project that we had worked on for a long time it was a very good experience -Otto
“This was an amazing experience and a great opportunity for letting us share our work and help us prepare for High School and future careers. It was very fun looking at my friends work as it let our imaginations run wild. The students and teachers had heaps of good questions and comments. It was a nice time, hope to do it again.”-Archie