Kings Park News
ABCN
As part of our continued relationship with ABCN - a company that specialises in building relationships between the business and education communities – thirteen Year 10 students from the Kings Park campus recently visited the Nous Group in the CBD to be mentored in the ‘art’ of job interview techniques. Designed to prepare students for the types of conversations they are likely encounter in an interview setting, the workshop also focussed upon developing confident body language and the skill of using words to build rapport.
As our team of students approached the impressive and imposing façade of the Collins Street building where the workshop was taking place, they could have been forgiven for feeling a little nervous about what was to come. This was perfectly understandable, given that each student had been learning English for only a short period of time. As EAL (English as an Additional Language) students – all of whom were born overseas and some of whom had arrived in Australia during the last twelve months – this was a wonderful opportunity to practise their spoken English skills in a situation that they will soon experience ‘for real’ – particularly if they are already thinking about part-time jobs.
Shortly after getting out of the lift on the nineteenth floor and meeting with their enthusiastic mentors, it was clear that the workshop was going to be a success. Any hint of nervousness was washed away as mentors and students got to know each other. Later, after participating in a couple of mock interviews each, the students’ feedback clearly showed that they had benefited from the experience. Comments ranged from “loved it” to “really helpful” to “awesome.” The smiles on their faces in the photos also give a great indication of how well the day went.
We are pleased that the students were able to have such a positive experience, and that they represented the college so well.
Mr Rodney Strong
Teacher
Kings Park Markerspace
Highlights from the last month in the KP makerspace:
- The KP VEX team finished 8th of 25 teams at the Dandenong competition on the 16th OCT
- Year 9 robotics students have started building their final projects with help from the Lego club. Later this term we will showcase their achievements to KP students
- The Lego club is moving to the Delahey community center for January - Each Friday 9-12.
Year 10 Advance -Colour Run
On Friday September 20th a group of advance students hosted a colour explosion at Kings Park for their community project. Over a number of weeks the students put together a plan and collected equipment in order to host the event for the whole school. On the day of the colour explosion a number of students helped set up the course and get all of the colours ready. Each student paid $10 to participate, the total funds raised was over $1800 and all of the money was donated to our local community partners including Helping Hands, Love Me Love You and Caroline Chisolm. Overall the colour explosion was a huge success that all of the students enjoyed. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Milica, Sky, Brodee, Nejla and Blessings
Year 10 Advance students Kings Park
Poetry comes to life at Copperfield College
On Tuesday the 8 October, the incredible team from Poetry in Action came to our school and performed a captivating 45 minute show jam packed with amazing poetry and inspiration. The show was hugely entertaining, engaging and relevant to our poetry unit we are learning at school. Everyone was hooked and immersed the whole time!
The performers Sophie, Rhianna and Govinda taught us a lot about poetry. We learnt about rhyme, theme, similes, metaphors and lots more. They made poetry seem easy and fun. Students were definitely taken on a wild and funny ride! Even the teachers were laughing! The bit where Rhianna was portraying Lady Gaga and Govinda portraying Eminem, was hilarious too! They had everyone bopping in their seat.
Immediately after the show, we had the opportunity to ask the performers questions, which they answered in detail.
Overall, it was an exciting adventure and we learnt so much more about poetry and what it could sound like. It has definitely empowered us as young writers.
Chloe and Tiana 7L1