Enrichment Clubs

IDAHoBIT Day 2021

IDAHOBIT is the International day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia and is celebrated on the 17 May. It is a day for all people internationally to stand against discrimination and support their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) mates, colleagues and families.

This day marks the anniversary of the day, in 1990, when the World Health Organization removed the classification of homosexuality as a mental disorder.

The Alphabet Soup Club organised a bake sale to raise funds for the Minus 18 charity. People from Headspace came to talk to students during recess and lunch about homophobia and the LGBTQIA+ community. We had a range of activities running throughout the day, including face painting and a collaborative music playlist.

South Oakleigh College Alphabet Soup 

(SOC Diversity and Inclusion Club)

Sustainability Club: Bread Tags

The Sustainability Club has decided to count up the bread tags and declare winners for Term 1. All students are reminded to keep collecting, as the competition will continue in Term 3. 

In the meantime…

In fourth place, with only 50 bread tags (some broken – but we will accept them this time) is Acacia!

In third place, with 95 bread tags is Grevillea!

In second place, with a very impressive 209 bread tags (albeit some partial tags only) is Banksia!

In first place, with a WHOPPING 581 bread tags is WARATAH!!

A special shout-out to Tom Steinberg of W2 who made a very large contribution – well done Tom for supporting this initiative which goes to a good cause (making wheelchairs), while helping the environment (reusing/recycling) AND getting points for your House – triple the winning!

Rubbish Collection Project

On Friday 28 May, the SRC Sustainability Team went out to collect the rubbish around the school at lunchtime.  In just 20 minutes, we collected a WHOLE garbage bag full of rubbish.  We were horrified by the contents of the bag.  Items in this bag included countless gum wrappers (FYI, gum is not allowed at school), plastic forks galore, lots of partially eaten apples and pears, numerous orange and mandarin peels, banana peels, canteen bags, chip and snack packets, juice boxes, plastic straws, drink bottles, and lids of noodle cups.  The most terrifying thing was that we were only covering a small area of the school, in front of the gym and around the canteen.  

We cannot imagine how much rubbish would be collected if we went around the whole school.  This is a massive problem.  However, there are simple solutions that you can implement in your daily life.  The best advice we have for everyone is:

·       Put the rubbish IN the bin;

·       Bring ‘nude’ food (with no packaging) in a lunchbox; and

·       Bring reusable cutlery instead of single-use items – even if you are buying from the canteen! 

Just think...  When you throw something away, where does it go?   Where is the away?  

Is it to the animals that cannot speak up?   Is it to the land that you call Mother Earth?  

Is it to your favourite beach...?

Vrunda Mistry

(and the SRC Sustainability Team)

Year 9 Student

Please note:  ALL students are welcome to help with sustainability initiatives at SOC – just come along to a meeting to find out more!  Fridays at 1.15pm in A2.

Sustainability Club

Girls in STEM: The FutureAmp

In Term 3, Girls in STEM will explore the platform FutureAmp, an interactive and personalised career education platform that allows students to virtually explore different careers and collect employability and workforce skills.  The FutureAmp platform features a STEM centre where students can explore the exciting world of STEM, meet STEM industry leaders, and discover STEM career and job pathways.  The platform also features a virtual work experience portal where students can look inside real companies, meet employees and complete work tasks to better understand and connect with that company.  FutureAmp will become a great resource for students to access learning units, connect with mentors and industry experts and better understand what kind of opportunities exist for females passionate about STEM. 

STEM At-home Activity:

https://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/black_magic.html

3D Printing Excursion

The excursion to Swinburne University was one of the best experiences I've had this term.  We started off by learning about 3D printing, designing and creating our own jewellery using a 3D printer.  The teacher gave us a thorough guide to using Tinkercad and made the experience fun as we progressed.  He showed us the earring that he had designed and 3D-printed.  

We were also given a chance to design our own piece of jewellery.  It was really interesting how 3D printers work.  After our 3D-printing session, we continued the day with a Virtual Reality experience.  This was the highlight of the day.  As soon as I put the headset on, it was like I had teleported to a whole different world.  It was amazing how I could move around and do things that I can do in real life.  As soon as I took the headset off, I knew I wanted more knowledge about this field of STEM and about how manufacturers ensure that the headsets have fewer negative impacts on your health.  In a nutshell, this experience allowed me to explore different fields in STEM.  

This excursion and club prove that girls can accelerate in any field and I feel really grateful that teachers at our school are willing to support girls.  I look forward to the excursions and experiences in the future!

Vrunda Mistry 

Year 9 Student

Girls in STEM

Debating News

Years 7 & 8 Debating:

Years 7 and 8 Debating Club meetings run every Friday, during lunchtime, in C6.

The sign-ups for Years 7-8 Interschool Debating (officially known as “The Junior Secondary Program”), run by the Debater’s Association of Victoria, will be advertised during Week 1 of Term 3.

The Junior Secondary Program is an introduction to debating for students in Years 7 and 8 who have not participated in the Debater’s Association of Victoria’s Schools Competition before.  The program runs across 4 nights and will provide training in the basic skills and structure of debating, whilst also giving students an opportunity to participate in three friendly inter-school debates.

More information can be found here: https://www.dav.com.au/schools/jsp_about.php

Students should indicate interest in participating in this to Miss Crespo in person, via Teams or via email before Friday 16 July.

Year 9 Debating:

Our Year 9 Debating Team consists of Jia Kaur, Hayley Owen-Johnston, Shyli Barak, Vrunda Mistry and Zaynab Shahul Zameed.

Their record for this year’s Interschool Debating competition is:

Round 1 – forfeit

Round 2 – win against Highvale Secondary College

Round 3 – forfeit

Round 4 – win against The Knox School

Year 10 Debating:

Our Year 10 Debating competition team consists of A.J. Mariona, Chaaya Sharma, Elsie Shaddick, Jason Pouliezos, Saloni Garg and Sophia Donnellon – with support from Julius Witter.

Their record for this year’s Interschool Debating competition is:

Round 1 – win against Mount Waverley Secondary College

Round 2 – loss to Highvale Secondary College

Round 3 – win against Huntingtower School

Round 4 – win against Highvale Secondary College

Good luck at the final round of debating, Year 9s and 10s!

Debating Club