School Clubs

Magic Club

This term marked the first Magic: The Gathering tournament at Cranbourne East Secondary College! The tournament will continue until the end of term where each week, students will have to randomly choose a deck of cards to battle an opponent. They are given 30 minutes to battle where 3 points are accrued for each win and a tie would result in 1 point. At the end of the term, there will be an award ceremony for three categories:

- Tournament Winner

- Most Improved Player

- Best Sportsmanship

Indigenous Art Club

On the 26th of July, the Indigenous Art Club (INDART) and 9D went on an excursion to the Koorie Heritage trust in Melbourne City, call ‘The Birrarung Wilam Walk (River Walk). This walk took students through Federation Square and down to Birrarung Wilam (Common Ground) Aboriginal art installations, experiencing the Aboriginal history of the Birrarung marr (Beside the river of mists) and Aboriginal Peoples of the Kulin Nation. Below are some testimonials and photos of the students who participated in the excursion. The next INDART excursion will be held in Term 4 where students will be investigating and learning about the local Aboriginal community at the Royal Botanical Gardens Victoria Cranbourne.

Testimonial 1:

The excursion gave the Indigenous art club a great opportunity to understand the history of Indigenous Australians. The things I learnt about the excursion were; the scar trees, the shields they used and the purpose of them. Scar trees were used for making boats/ canoes so that the Aboriginals can get across the water. They would carve out the inside part of the tree leaving the outside for the tree to grow again. The shields they used had various designs/ patterns on them making them all unique. The shields are mainly used for hunting but some are used in ceremonies as well. – Ayva Spencer (Year 8 student)

Testimonial 2:

On the Indigenous Art Club excursion, we learnt about Aboriginal history in Melbourne and some of their weapons, all made from trees. The best part of the excursion was when we were able to touch some Indigenous weapons and hear about how they were used. - Jessica Cranston (Year 8 student)