We are thinking of our Year 12 Humanities students who are awaiting their results at the time of writing. Many thanks to Maria Pisano & Natalie Bisi (Business Management), Arran Stuart (Accounting)and Alex Scott (Legal Studies) for going above and beyond with their classes, plus all the Humanities staff who have assisted students over what for most has been a six-year journey. 

Since the previous newsletter, there have been many highlights: 

  • Year 7 History students explored the Ancient Roman city of Pompeii.  They were tasked with ‘becoming the teacher’ this week.  Students researched and presented information to the class.  The finished products were amazing! 
  • Year 7 History classes also created working aqueducts which successfully transported water, using gravity and a great deal of cardboard and aluminium foil.  This was followed up with the production of authentic-looking Roman shields. 
  • Year 7 Geography students worked collaboratively and used Lego to build an ideal suburb, as part of their preparation for their final CAT.  These were followed with class presentations. 
  • Year 8 Geographers learned how to make sustainable megacities for the future by studying Mumbai and Jakarta. They conducted an independent investigation into a chosen megacity with a focus on the economic, social and environmental effects of rapid urbanisation and how different governments are trying to manage these areas sustainably. 
  • Our Year 9 Be Your Own Boss class held Trade Day in November, after months of preparation. Two of our four groups made well over $100 in profit. Thank you to our wonderful staff and students who helped make this such a success. 
  • Year 10 Economics students aimed to save the world!  After becoming subject matter experts in different economic fields, they formed think tanks and wrote briefing reports for the Prime Minister on the top global risks facing the world today: environmental issues (flooding/bushfires/climate change/extreme weather events), social cohesion (covid protests/indigenous voice to parliament/war in Ukraine), cost of living and debt crisis (energy costs/inflation/housing) and technological threats (hacking/scams). 
  • Year 10 Work Related Skills students worked in teams to build towers to develop problem solving. 
  • We also have several impressive new displays in our foyer and classrooms: Global Risks, Where will Geography Take You, History in Hashtags and the Insta-inspired Histagrams. Thank you to Natalie Bisi for organising these.  

Chris Hanneberry 

Humanities Key Learning Head