Secondary News

Studio Art

On October 12th, the Studio Art students in year 11 and 12 had the chance to go on an excursion into Melbourne to experience some of the different types of gallery spaces that can be found in the city. Different gallery types that students had the chance to immerse themselves in were, a commercial gallery, an artist run initiative and a public gallery. 

Each with different artists on display and different audiences to consider. Though the weather was less than ideal, students in attendance enjoyed themselves and the chance to get out into the wider world of art. The journey began at Cardinia road train station, as they made the commute to the destinations within the city.

The first gallery that students attended was the commercial gallery Flinders Lane, located on level 1 of the Nicholas building, it is a relatively small open space that had two different artists on show, as well as many others that were on view. Students got the chance to look into the world of art from the commercial perspective.

Blindside was the second gallery that students attended, which is an artist run initiative, located on level 7 of the Nicholas building, it is a relatively small gallery with two open, well lit, exhibition spaces. Students participated in an educational chat that explained the difference between the commercial, public and artist run initiatives, from conservation, presentation of exhibitions and storage of artworks. Students were invited to ask questions and explore what it is like to exhibit in an artist run space. Maddie, our presenter at Blindside, was both informative and helpful. She encouraged students to look at the Open Call that Blindside sends out each year, as a chance to exhibit their own works. Explaining that as artists, should they be knocked back the first time, that they should continue to submit their work and outlines for shows for a chance at submission at a later date. Reminding students that the key is to not give up when it comes to exhibiting their work.

The National Gallery of Victoria International, was the final gallery of the day, located on St Kilda Road, the students looked at different types of art that was on display, with the chance to view the work of Irish artist Richard Mosse in the exhibit Broken Spectre, depicting the devastating and ongoing impact of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest. Students immersed themselves into the video work that was presented on a 20 metre screen, of scenes that had been captured over the course of three years. 

After the final gallery, students made their way back to Flinders street station, to begin the journey back to Cardinia road station. When asked how they found the excursion, students remarked that they enjoyed the day in the city and learned more than they expected to. Overall it was a good day out, and allowed for the exploration of art in the real world.

Ms Ruth Page

Visual Art and Media Teacher

Year 11 Biology

Yesterday our Year 11 Biology students braved the rain to go to the Melbourne Zoo. We saw a number of different animals that were out and about playing in the rain. There were 2 especially playful elephants who looked like young kids playing in the rain. 

We also learned about how the zoo is participating in helping protect different endangered butterflies. The students then collected some data from the butterfly house to assist the zoo in understanding the behaviour of the different types of butterflies. 

Mr Stephen Jones

Biology Teacher

Cardinia District Scouts ARAP

On Sunday, I had the chance to talk at the Cardinia District Scouts ARAP event. I was invited to speak at this event about my work with the local scout community at their district camp, my own journey with the Duke Of Edinburgh Award program and what I have learnt from taking part in scouts events because of my award. 

This was an experience that I am incredibly grateful for and I enjoyed being able to talk about the partnership between my school's Duke of Edinburgh program and the help the Scouts can offer. 

I also appreciated the opportunity to meet many influential people within our community, including the deputy Chief Scout Commissioner of Victoria Daniela Taglieri, Cr Graeme Moore and many scout leaders from across the district and to talk about my gratitude to the scouting community.

Cheyenne Scates

Year 12 College Captain