Humanities......

Year 9 Geography: The Citizenship Project

In Year 9 Geography, students are challenged to explore the ideas of civics and citizenship by being active role models in their communities. Through a series of class discussions and activities, students choose a societal problem they are passionate about solving (such as homelessness, mental health, bullying, etc.) and use their talents to create a 60-second video to raise awareness of their issue. Teamwork is key! Project teams must collaborate effectively to plan, create, execute, and edit their films. When the hard work is done, students get to share their films with their peers and reflect on their achievements. This year, some truly wonderful and innovative videos challenged us all to do more to bring about positive social change!

9Z Outstanding Film Recognition:

  Anxiety by Bella Elliot, Sabrina Lee, Irene Philip, Imogen Steele

  #TeamSeas by Janine Choi, Jennifer He 

and Mia McLaughlin

Gender Inequality by Beth Foley, Arabella Gosden, Nakira Routley, Irin Sa

9H Outstanding Film Recognition:

          Teen Mental Health by Issey Chua and Linda Lin

          LGBTQI+ Awareness by Asha Jackson, Arwen Lyons, Annabel Mack, and Eva Menger

Year 7 History:  Night of the Notables

This semester our History students worked hard to complete their Night of Notables projects during lockdown. Despite the challenges, students demonstrated great resilience and returned to school with some excellent displays! We celebrated in class by sharing our exciting notable people with each other and decorating our classrooms wall-to-wall with the colourful posters. Here are some of the wonderful projects:

Alex Cho, 7E 

presenting on leader and military strategist, Napoleon Bonaparte

Avantika Adhale, 7E

presenting on actor and activist, 

Audrey Hepburn

Peter Graham, 7E

presenting on entrepreneur

Elon Musk

Arav Akhouri, 7E

presenting on author

JK Rowling

Ashlee Nguyen, 7E

presenting on activist

Malala Yousafzai

Davi Nemer-Rodrigues, 7B

presenting on activist

Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sarah Loie, 7B

presenting on educator

Hugh Van Cuylenburg

Will Mitchell, 7E

presenting on footy legend

Eddie Betts

Year 8 History:  Tea Time

In Term 4, Year 8 History students study the period of Shogun rule in Japan. To celebrate the end of the semester, Ms Weyenberg’s class did their best to recreate a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, a skill that was so important even the toughest of samurai warriors were expected to master it!  We practiced our mindfulness by focusing on every detail and concentrating on each careful movement to make sure the tea was just right. The overwhelming feedback was that traditional green tea is far too bitter for the Year 8 palate!

8A students Caroline Cui and Paige Lanham 

practicing their tea making skills

Henry Spink reads instructions to Ara Cameron as he tries his hand at whisking the tea

Geography Fieldwork

Fieldwork is an essential component of Geography class and a number of trips have been run this semester.

Year 9 students journeyed to Belgrave to explore the impacts and sustainability of tourism in the region. These students were able observe the impact of reduced tourism to the region and the ways in which businesses have coped.

Year 8 students ventured to Brighton and Sandringham to investigate the impacts of coastal erosion on beachside areas. Here students tested water quality from Port Phillip Bay and compared it to storm water drains as well as evaluating the effectiveness of coastal management techniques in the area.

Year 7 students were able to analyse our schools facilities including the provision of shade, seating, green space and accessibility. As part of their Fieldwork, students have created proposals to improve the liveability of BHHS.

Thank you to our humanities staff members for coordinating and organising these trips.

Brighton Beach Excursion

Year 8 Geography

A windy but interesting investigation into coastline changes and management occurred at Brighton Beach with the year 8 Geography classes. Photos from 8E and 8H.

Australian National Geography Competition

Box Hill High School Students in years 7, 8, 10 and 12 participated in a National Geography Competition earlier this year. Box Hill High School would like to proudly acknowledge the role of students who participated and their teachers whose dedication to learning coordinated this competition. 

The following students received an award for being in the top 1% of students in Australia: Klara Loie, Parsa Norouzi Talkhouncheh, Daniel Bi, Dane Fox, and Josette Tse (not pictured). These students each received a $50 book voucher kindly donated by Lilydale Books.