Out and About

Voyage:

Challenge Accepted Camps

During Weeks 4 and 5 of this term, the Voyage team were excited to take our Year 9 students back to The Grampians for their Challenge Accepted Camp, after three COVID effected years. Students attended the camp in their Voyage classes and were challenged physically, mentally and socially, stepping out of their comfort zones. Many students had never attended a school camp before, so this was a massive accomplishment to travel so far from home and to push their personal boundaries. Students participated in rock climbing, abseiling, high ropes, Trangia cooking, overnight camping and 3 hours of solo time, as well as had the opportunity to hike through the beautiful Grampians National Park. 

Throughout the week, students built stronger relationships with each other, developed resilience when faced with challenge and grew a true appreciation for a beautiful part of Australia. This camp is the pinnacle of their Voyage year, a true celebration of how far they have come as young adults and the opportunity for life-long memories which they will cherish throughout their schooling. 

Some Year 9 students shared:

“There were so many amazing experiences I had on this camp, and I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to spend this time with my friends.”

“I was terrified at the start of the abseiling when I had to go over the edge of the cliff but then as soon as I started walking down, I felt so empowered and strong and, in that moment, I felt like I could conquer anything I wanted to.”

“Camp was an enjoyable experience where I made many new memories, and it made me feel happy as I tried new things and went outside my comfort zone, I felt accomplished which was a good feeling.”

Girls Camp ^

Boys Camp^

Rachael Piro

Year 9 Year Level Leader

Ethics Olympiad

On Monday 6 November, the Ethics Olympiad team (comprised of Aaravi Shah, Hayson Cheng, Oliver Hutchinson, Bailee Henderson, and Nadia Schwartz) represented Endeavour College in the annual competition. This event took weeks of practice in Big Ideas Club multiple times a week to prepare a range of responses to different ethical case studies. 

This took place at the College over Zoom.

This event was a fantastic opportunity to delve deep into the world of ethical decision making in response to everyday occurrences that leave us with multiple considerations on what the 'right' action or outcome should be. 

From the problematic nature of verbal contracts, the consequences of lying, unknowingly stealing from shopkeepers, and even arguments surrounding cultural norms of eating different animals, the team came in with open minds and sought to approach these scenarios in as many ways as possible to give complex responses back to opposing schools.

The team received an honourable mention, a certificate, and even a celebratory milkshake! Well done to the 2024 team for bringing so much energy on the day, for collaborating so well together, and for their weeks of preparation. 

Special thanks as well to Mr Martin and Mrs Slater for their assistance in coaching and building our students' understanding of the competition.

Morgan Rigby

Enrichment Learning Leader

Connected Schools Athletics Carnival

The Connected Schools Athletics Day gives the opportunity for a number of Year 11 students to display their developing leadership skills amongst the students from our feeder schools.

This year, students from Physical Education classes were invited to be the managers of students at athletics event stations as the Connected Schools ran their annual, highly competitive Athletics Day.

Each pair of Endeavour students showed great communication skills and the ability to organise a small group of younger students as they competed in a variety of field events; long jump, shot put, discus and high jump.

It was wonderful to see the great interactions of our students with the younger students as they organised and conducted each event. 

Well done to the following students for the way they represented themselves and the College.

We also congratulate Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School on taking home the Endeavour Cup for 2023!

Sasha Loveday

Year 9 Geography Wetlands Excursions

Whilst the girls were on camp in Week 4, our Year 9 boys currently studying Geography were planning to head to Greenfields Wetlands to learn more about this biome. Unfortunately the weather had other plans, and with a forecast top of 39 degrees, we chose to alter our EX-cursion to an IN-cursion and remained at school. Instead of venturing around the wetlands, the boys were given 12 sites to visit around the College to gather information about how this biome functions. Not quite the same experience that the girls had the following week (see the photos of their actual excursion below), but definitely a safer option.

Judi Schmidt

Geography Learning Leader

Japanese Catch Up

In Week 4, Year 10 Japanese class went on an excursion to the city exploring Japanese shops such as Daiso and Shin Tokyo. We watched a highly acclaimed film called “Your Name” with other schools from Adelaide at Mercury Cinema and it was followed by delicious ramen lunch at Ramen Ryumon. 

Students brainstormed ideas and planned the day themselves, which turned out to be a great lesson of real-life skills such as checking the timetable for public transport! The day was highly successful as we all enjoyed the shops, film, and lunch, and built stronger connection with each other and grew a deeper appreciation towards Japanese culture.

In Week 5, Year 7 Japanese class was given a surprised cooking workshop by Sakamoto Sensei. They participated in Onigiri Action Campaign where students can support people in need by posting a photo of their onigiri. Onigiri is Japanese rice ball and is internationally known as Japanese people’s favourite snack or light meal. 

Students really enjoyed moulding their own onigiri and choosing the flavour of rice seasoning and filling. This type of cultural experience is highly valuable because it gives them opportunities to try new things and be more open-minded to different cultures. Students were willing to have a go at this new food and some students wanted to save theirs for their families and peers.

Next week, Year 9 Languages classes will have Drive 23 exhibition on Thursday Lesson 5 and 6. This is a presentation and celebration of their whole term research project, and we are looking forward to seeing their achievement in their learning and would love to have as many audiences as possible!

Chihiro Sakamoto

Languages Learning Leader