General News
Community Engagement
Lyndhurst students attended the Casey South cardboard challenge at Cranbourne West Primary School on Wednesday 30th October. It was great to see the games everyone had created and watch as they competed against other schools. Our students received certificates for their efforts in the following areas:-
Hammer Hit
- most technical
- most realistic
Basketball shoot
- most fun
- most original design
- most outrageous project
student comment;
The cardboard challenge at Cranbourne west was a new experience for Lyndhurst Secondary College. I found it really exiting because we got to experience new things and compete against other schools. My favourite thing was having friendly competition and playing the other games they created! - Shelbie Males 7A
Cultural Connections
Lyndhurst students attended a Cultural Connections event at Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School to celebrate Diwali last month. Our students were involved in a Bollywood performance, Bollywood dance class teaching Year 3 students, Henna tattooing for Year 2 and 3 students and Teaching Rangoli, which is a folk art of India and is made with coloured sand on floor. We had a fantastic morning and out students learned so much from from the event.
YABBA
On Tuesday 29th October 20 students with Ms. FitzGerald and Ms. Kinchington attended the annual YABBA, Young Australians Best Book Awards, held this year at Camberwell Girls Grammar. After the awards ceremony and a brief lunch students were able to buy books, speak with the authors and get their books signed. Our students were very pleased to be meeting the likes of Terry Denton, Andy Lee, Jacqueline Harvey, Heath Mckenzie, Anna Ciddor and Felice Arena to name just a few of the many authors present. Students were selected on their participation in the Premiers’ Reading Challenge and one could see how excited by books and reading this 20 students are.
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Melbourne University Excursion
On Thursday 24th October, Year 11 Physics students visited Melbourne University to see the ‘Endeavour Exhibition’. The Endeavour Exhibition showcases over 140 engineering and IT projects designed and developed by final year Melbourne University students, and offered our students a great opportunity to immerse themselves in the different branches of engineering.
After wandering through the beautiful and historic grounds, we arrived at South Lawn to view the exhibition. Our students were engaged in the projects that were on display such as the Advanced Lower-Extremity Exoskeleton (ALEX) and MUR motorsports racing car.
They were able to consolidate their understanding of Physics concepts by asking questions. As a Teacher at Lyndhurst, I was proud of some of their intelligent observations made during the visit. Melbourne University students were also impressed with our students ability to think deeply and articulate their thoughts.
On the way home on the train, we all discussed our favourite projects and voted on the ‘Pocket CPR guidance device’ as the winner. This project involved developing a pocket CPR guidance device that can be used to monitor the quality of CPR being performed on a person with cardiac arrest.
It was great to be in the City to soak up the unique vibe of campus life whilst enjoying the sunshine and the surroundings.
Ms. Maheswaran