Humanities Report
Community Tree Planting Day
On the Sunday, 21st July, a group of fifteen PCW students and three teachers volunteered their time to help plant 4,000 trees. This is a yearly event convened by Grow West. It is a Community Tree Planting Day and this year it took place at Ingliston, 10 kilometres from Ballan.
This tree planting day is one of Grow West’s biggest events and it is one of the most extensive land restoration programs ever undertaken in Victoria. The Grow West project aims to re-vegetate lands west of Melbourne for current and future generations. This major Victorian project offers a unique opportunity for all sectors of the community and government to work together to achieve major environmental change and has run for over 15 years. This is a great opportunity to make a vast difference to the environment.
“It is an ambitious project and by participating in the 2019 planting day you’ll be helping to reform this important nature corridor for threatened wildlife such as the Swift Parrot and Bush-tailed Phascogale,” said Grow West Coordinator, Helena Lindorff. This shows that by helping grow the environment it is also helping animal habitats and saving them from extinction. It is important to treat the environment and animal habitats with respect and restore their homes.
It is very important to nurture and help rejuvenate and restore local landscapes. It is amazing to see the changes over the years from volunteering one day to this event. It gives you the chance to watch your trees grow.
The Grow West Coordinator, Helena Lindorff said, “with a bit of work from dedicated volunteers, this park has the potential to be a significant community asset and improve the health of the local environment and community.” This is her saying that by working together we can accomplish a greater world.
“Volunteer a small amount of your time to make a big difference."
It was a great effort from all fifteen students, Ms Dilettoso, Ms Borrman and Ms Buncle who drove the bus. We all had a great day out, our efforts were appreciated by Grow West and we look forward to returning next year.
Kate Damman
Year 9 Student
Humanities Week
The last week of July saw the College host a number of guest speakers for Humanities Week. Senior Disability Consultant, Amanda Lawrie-Jones, spoke to Year 7 students about living with a disability in one of the world's most liveable cities. This activity will help the Year 7s as they will in the next couple of weeks complete a field work investigation and conduct a Walkability Audit of Windsor.
One of the most poignant moments of the week involved the Year 10 students, who listened to a local gentleman, 94 year old Tuvia Lipson, who is a survivor of the Holocaust, along with his son and two granddaughters. Tuvia’s story is one of grief, of his family members that were killed in the extermination camps; courage, determination, and ‘always looking ahead not behind’. The Year 10s have been investigating the WWII history and the rise of Antisemitism in Nazi Germany. Tuvia’s story put all of their learning into perspective. The students were very appreciative to hear Tuvia’s first person account and I am sure an experience they will remember.
Sally Borrman
Individuals & Society Learning Leader
