Principal's Report
Visual Arts and Technology Successes!
Congratulations to Olivia Basile of Year 12 who has been selected for the VCE Season of Excellence in Top Designs. Olivia’s work focused on a Library Design comprising a folio of design plans, work briefs, client feedback and evaluation. The Top Designs 2017 exhibition will be officially launched on Friday 17 March 2017 at the Melbourne Museum, Carlton.
Congratulations to Harriet Murphy – Hoyle who has been nominated as a VCE Top Arts candidate. Harriet’s work is too amazing to describe fully however, picture large bamboo knitting needles used to knit a length of bright pink, thick rope as a comment on the continuum from tight to less control. Harriet’s creativity and expertise is inspirational.
Many thanks to our wonderful teacher, Harriet Turnbull, who for the third year in a row, has a student nominated for Top Arts. Last year Harriet’s student, Rosie Duffy, won the overall Top Arts Award.
The Top Arts 2017 exhibition will be officially launched at The Ian Potter Centre on Thursday 23 March.
Celebration of Senior Art and Design
The Senior Art and Design exhibition and Parent Association Art Acquisition Award ceremony took place on Tuesday 15 November. The work of our students was outstanding with the Acquisition Award awarded to by our P.A. co-President, Gailean Hammond to Harriet Murphy – Hoyle. Thank you to Roger Dunscombe, Harriet Turnbull, Fiona Storrie, Ingrida Ansons, Emma McCowan and Ollie Hull who made the event such a success.
Design and Technology Teachers Association (DATTA) Challenge
I received a very excited email from Jo Jepson last week so proud of two of her Year 11 VCE students, Lilly Oshlack and Alannah O’Farrell, who entered a design challenge for DATTA. The panel loved their work which included meeting two challenges. Firstly, to create a mood board and secondly, to re-design a contemporary version of a 1950’s or 1960’s garment. The girls have been invited to the DATTA Conference with Jo on Thursday 8th December to take part in the 3rd and final challenge. We wish them every success.
Rowing
The first rowing regatta was held last Saturday and went extremely well. Thank you to our great parents who support this fantastic program.
Junior Space Design Competition (JSDC)
Melbourne Girls' College has been selected as a JSDC shortlisted team to present at the JSDC presentation night on 27th November for their work on “A Settlement on Mars”. Congratulations to Lucy Vogel, Tanya Kahn, Sona Hariharan, Samantha Kintanar and to Ms Emily Shaw who lead the team.
Parliamentary Convention Achievement
On the basis of their performance at a youth parliamentary convention and subsequent applications, Lilian Gonzalez and Gabriella Dawson of Year 10 have been chosen to participate in the National Schools Constitutional Convention, 15-17 March 2017 in Canberra. Well done!
2017 Planning
Student Free Days approved by School Council
Monday 30th January (Students Years 7 and 12 on 31st Jan and Years 8-11 1 February) 2017 Vision, operations, curriculum planning, student wellbeing planning and preparation for classes.
Friday 16th June – assessment and planning day
Friday 18th August – City Edge Powerful Learning
Monday 6th November – 2018 planning and Student Agency through Powerful Learning and Wellbeing
Best regards,
Karen