Killara School Partnership

Stewart House Excursion

On Tuesday 8 November, student representatives from the Social Justice Committee - alongside primary school representatives in the Killara Schools Partnership, Lindfield, Lindfield East, Roseville, Killara and Gordon East Public Schools - visited the Stewart House Children’s Charity on the shore of Curl Curl beach. Whilst on campus, students were shown around by guides Amy and Olga, which took them through the different facilities on the campus, primarily the dormitories, the Stewart House School, the dining room and the specialised medical facilities on site. Students were taught about the effect and responsibilities of the charity.

Stewart House Children’s Charity, originally formed early in the early 1930s as a children’s hospital, takes children from less fortunate or disadvantaged backgrounds on a 12-day experience. They are given opportunities for activities that they would seldom have the chance to otherwise, such as visiting the Opera House, Taronga Zoo, Powerhouse Museum, Harbour Bridge walk and many others. Alongside this, the children are provided with a social environment where they can interact with students of a similar age and make new friends. These children also have a full medical, dental and optical check-up. They were provided with clothes, toiletries and other necessities. The charity is run mainly on donations, which they use to better the lives of the children with whom they work.

Our student leaders enjoyed a recess and lunch break at the facilities and came away from the tour with a newfound understanding of the charity and a much-appreciated breath of fresh seaside air from the beautiful Curl Curl beach.

Elliott C and Viaan S

Social Justice Committee

Girls in Science Workshop - Year 4

On Tuesday 15 November, girls from Lindfield East, Roseville and Gordon East Public Schools came to KHS to participate in Killara Schools Partnership Girls in Science program.

These young girls participated in various activities to showcase their skills in science and their creativity. They demonstrated their responsibility while handling various substances and wearing correct protective equipment such as safety glasses. In session one, the students were required to make the ‘best bath bomb’, using four ingredients. They used their skills of inquiry to conduct numerous trials of bath bomb recipes, to find the most effective. The primary school students and high school student mentors immensely enjoyed their day and were excited to engage together with practical Science activities.

Year 7 Students - Aimee V, Prachiti P, Alice L, Alice N, Ying Ni M, Breanna Y and Amelia T-D.

In the other segment of this workshop, Year 8 mentors demonstrated how water beads grew in water when different substances were added. This allowed the students to observe the properties of the beads such as their abilities to absorb light, colour, and water. The Year 4 girls created their own experiment using the water beads and materials provided to discover how the different substances affected the various properties. The Year 8 girls taught the Year 4 girls many important scientific concepts such as molecules, variables and the structure of a scientific report. The girls also learnt how to conduct a safe and effective experiment using appropriate scientific equipment. Both groups thoroughly enjoyed this workshop and are keen for more.

Year 8 Students - Florence B, Asha B, Nina T, Imogen D, Shreya D, Gemma G, Abigail J and Amelia R.

Gala Day Year 7 2023