Across Campus

WOROWA GIRLS COLLEGE 

The African Dance club, Miss O’Boyle and Mr Molony were fortunate enough to visit Worawa Aboriginal College, late October, to teach them about our culture and dances. Not only did we get to teach them about our culture, but they were also generous enough to share some of theirs with us. They showed us around their culturally significant school.

Some of the Worowa girls took us on a historical walk that deepened our knowledge of the indigenous culture and historical background of some famous Indigenous Australians. Like William Barak, Geraldine Briggs, Louisa Briggs and more. 

Worowa is a located in culturally significant land of great natural beauty. The Worawa Dreaming Trail is a focal point for the celebration of Aboriginal culture and tradition. It has some of the most beautiful features like the river and natural bushland. Worowa has a healthy environment with dark green trees. Students that go to Worowa learn about Aboriginal technology and science as well as the history of the Aboriginal tribes and Clans connected to the important site. Access to the river and natural bushland provides for the teaching of cultural knowledge from elders. Worowa assists Aboriginal students to establish themselves in Australian society with a strong sense of Aboriginal identity and self esteem. 

Famous African Dishes from parts of Africa were brought in by the African dance girls. The girls took time out of their day to cook some delicious traditional dishes like, Ambasha from Ethiopia, brought in by Abigail Desta and Sarah Teklay, Zalabia from South Sudan cooked by Grace Daing, Teresa Bol and Seline Arop. Thanks to all those girls that did. With all the food brought in, we had a morning tea and for me, it was the best part because we got into a circle and each shared something we love and appreciate about our culture and there were some interesting things I learnt not only about the Worowa girls but also about my fellow dance members. There were some moments where we all had some laughs and it was overall a great experience.

The most exciting part of this experience was that we got to teach the Worowa girls our dances, and it's fair to say that everyone had a positive and energetic vibe. There were no dull moments whatsoever and it was a truly special moment. Another moment where everyone bonded was when everyone sang in a big circle, the Worowa girls had spectacular, melodic vocals. 

The Worowa girls were kind enough to show us two of their traditional dances. One of them was taught to us by a girl from a Country where they fish and sail and so these images were in their movements. The other was a traditional dance they perform at smoke ceremonies.

Overall it was a very good experience, thank you to all my fellow African dance members, Worowa girls college, Mr. Malony, Ms O’Boyle and Mr. Di Camillo for making this happen. We all are grateful for this wonderful experience.

Sarah Teklay & Adeng Kolong, 9 Melba

Yr 11 MENTOR GROUP CUP

This year the Year 11 Mentor Groups(Homerooms) have been competing in activities to earn points towards the Mentor Group Cup.  They have participated in Trivia, Minute to Win It Games, A Scavenger Hunt, Music Video Competition and finally a Games Competition. 

Read who won here!

EARTH AT ACADEMY

Melbourne University hosted a launch event in October for the ‘Climate Superpowers Website,’ a project by Dr Kati Marinkovic Chávez and Phoebe Quinn. The night included a screening of Regenerating Australia (Damon Gameau), a short-film that portrays what would Australia look like in 2030 if we simply listened to the needs of its people.

A discussion and introduction to the process, goals and making of the site followed, as well as a panel including two Academy students, Environmental Psychologist Suzie Burke, alongside the artist and organiser of the website and event. The panel discussed their experiences researching and developing the resource for young people which the Victorian Department of Education are interested in using throughout Victorian schools as an educational tool. There were many Academy students lucky enough to attended, some of whom were contributors to the ‘Climate Superpowers’ website. At the end of the event, everybody got the opportunity to mingle, and enjoy some delicious vegetarian foods from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. 

Harriet Berman 10G

Ms Amy Prendergast Teacher and Sustainability Leader

MRC

As part of our Wider Reading Program the Year 7s have been creating a Show Bag that convinces AMI students to read the book and to give them a sneak peek about the book.   The students learnt about the power of front covers and the characteristics of a blurb, then created new ones for their chosen book.  They also included three props associated with the book inside the Show Bag.  In class they had one to two minutes to convince their classmates to read their book. 

The Show Bag creations were amazing and the students gave great presentations.  We now have over 100 Show Bags on display in the MRC for all year levels to enjoy which promotes a wide array of genres and stories, both fiction and non-fiction.  Well done Year 7s. Happy Reading

Ms Anne Chowne & Ms Cathy Bennett 

MRC Co-Learning Leaders 

WORK EXPERIENCE

We are very proud of our Academy students! Their maturity, eagerness, natural enthusiasm and willingness to participate in Work Experience this year, affirms the value of this brilliant program. Our students have continued to ‘pave’ the way into many diverse industries for future Academy students. Some students have been fortunate in being offered casual or part time work in their holidays.

Year 9 Students participated in a Work Experience Workshop Thursday morning 27 October 2022. The session assisted students in their preparation for Work Experience and Community Action in 2023, as well as an introduction to the Careers Centre. Students from this year’s Work Experience Program spoke of their experiences, sharing some useful clues in planning a successful placement.

Employer comments:

It was an absolute pleasure having your student join our team for the week. She had a great attitude towards work and did a wonderful job completing the tasks that were set. She was very helpful indeed and we look forward to hopefully having her back. We thank you for the opportunity and look forward to hosting more year 10 students in the future.

The student demonstrated a really solid skillset in editing with Premier Pro technically and from a storytelling perspective. She was also a complete asset to our field crew, showing incredible initiative and professionalism. We were all so thoroughly impressed with and if she continues building on her technical skills she will have no issues pursuing a career in this field (Video Production).

Student’s experience:

The environment was nice and calm, so many cool jobs in the IT industry and I learnt so much. I wanted to do IT and coming to NAB showed me so many more opportunities and enforced my choices of going with IT.

Ms Lauren Sach Careers Practitioner

Mrs Anne Marie Allan Work Experience Coordinator