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18 SEPTEMBER 2019 Marist College Enews Important dates Dear Marist Family, Wednesday 18 September There is much about boys that is special Junior School Parent Teacher Interviews I have had the privilege of working in boys’ schools for over 30 Thursday 19 September years. It is a heartening experience watching them grow. There is ICAS Mathematics Competition much about boys that is special. Graceful. Dreamy. Vulnerable. Qualities we often fail to notice or perhaps we are blinded to. There Junior School Parent Teacher Interviews is a great native tenderness in children. In boys, as much as girls. Year 7-12 Parent Teacher Interviews Sadly, so often the tenderness is shamed out of boys. Friday 20 September Youth Ministry – Year 5 Over the years I have witnessed many boys and young men 6M Class Assembly, 2.15pm, Junior School Hall submit to a narrow understanding of what it is to be a bloke. Too often we witness a blokey humour that has subtly tipped over from good natured larrikinism to Year 12 Formal condensation, bullying and sexism. Our emerging young men wordlessly search for cues to Saturday 21 September rehearse their masculinity, so it is critical to provide good examples and diverse examples of what Marist College Canberra Rowing Club AGM, it is to be a bloke. 3.00pm, Elizabeth McKay Aquatic Centre Firstly we need to notice boys. To find them worthy of interest. How else can we hope to take Monday 23 September – responsibility for them? Our boys need mentors in their lives, people who are prepared to give Friday 27 September something of themselves. This is recognised at Marist. Our School Captain gives us a glimpse of Year 9 Middle Earth who he is as a person each time he stands up and speaks at assembly or leads us in prayer. Our Year 12 Retreats student leaders understand the impact they have on the school community as role models. Our Tuesday 24 September sports captains stand before us as examples of good sportsmanship sharing disappointments Youth Ministry – Year 5 with success. The House system is built on the concept of mentoring, structured to provide interaction across year groups, and giving those relationships priority in the organisation of the Wednesday 25 September – school. Our teachers, sporting coaches and parent volunteers provide cues, rehearsing and Thursday 26 September projecting a positive version of manhood. Year 4 Camp, Borambola Thursday 26 September – As a boys’ school, I believe we are in a unique position to challenge the sometimes unhelpful Thursday 10 October stereotypes of masculinity. Marist is very clear of a boy’s responsibilities as a male, to challenge Cambodia Immersion misogynistic trash talk, to speak out in opposition to violence, especially violence against women, and be very clear of what it means to grow into a good man. We cannot leave this to chance or Friday 27 September have expectations that are fuzzy and accidental. Real men are gentle men, aware and loving, Youth Ministry – Year 5 men who are not afraid to expose their pain, men who are not just entertaining, but generous and Junior School House Singing Competition, 2.15pm, educating. Junior School Hall End of Term Year 4-12 Author, speaker and media commentator Melinda Tankard Reist addressed our Saturday 28 September – senior students last week on sexualisation, Sunday 13 October objectification, harms of pornography, French Study Tour trafficking and violence against women. Sunday 29 September – As you can imagine, the presentation was Wednesday 9 October confronting and many boys expressed their USA Science Tour thanks for her message of positive authentic relationships that challenges the dominant Monday 14 October culture of objectification and consumption Term 4 Commences Year 4-12 that young people are growing up with in the Tuesday 15 October 21st Century. Melinda also addressed a large Hockey Presentation Evening, 6.00pm, Pavilion gathering of parents who welcomed the opportunity to hear good practical advice supporting their sons and daughters in their journey to adulthood within a dominant sexualised culture. Friday 18 October Mission Day The Value of Team Sport We arrive at the end of another winter sport season and it is a time to celebrate and give thanks. Whilst the scoreboard plays a part in motivation for participation, it is just a small component of the appeal of playing team sport for your school. Most significant is the psychological need to belong and to be connected to others while keeping people accountable. There is a great deal of satisfaction from working well as a team and a general sense of accomplishment in facing challenges and learning new skills. Follow Marist College Canberra on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! Continued on next page ... Submissions: [email protected] Enquiries: (02) 6298 7200 Web: www.maristc.act.edu.au MARIST COLLEGE ENEWS | 18 SEPTEMBER 2019 FROM THE HEADMASTER CONTINUED... Biological science informs us the neurotransmitters released during This weekend, our First XI Soccer team will compete against Canberra exercise have many benefits. We now know that when you exercise your Grammar in the Division One competition. Many other underage teams body releases hormones called endorphins, which amazingly reduce your across all codes won their respective competitions while large numbers of perception to pain. Exercise also releases a chemical called dopamine, boys gained representative selection at State and National level. which creates feelings of pleasure and reward. Interestingly, rowers who exercise together significantly increase their endorphin release compared The boys and their families are forever grateful to the large numbers of with solo rowers. There is also a great deal of research that shows team volunteers who undertook roles on committees, as coaches, managers, sport is good for your mental health and is known to reduce anxiety and first aid officers, canteen attendants, grounds managers and officials. depression. We have long known the physical benefits of playing a team There are many other tasks that go unnoticed each week but all sport, however, it is the pleasure team sport brings that remains the key contribute to ensuring our boys and parents have a sense of belonging motivator to staying healthy. to our Marist community. I was recently informed there are about 700 volunteers undertaking various roles and responsibilities who give of their The winter sport season saw the time for the benefit of others. For this we give thanks. First XVIII win the Rising Stars Under 19 AFL competition while May St Marcellin continue to watch over our boys and their families. the First XV were runners up to St Edmund’s College in the Rugby Yours sincerely Grand Final. The support displayed by these teams at their opposing Matthew Hutchison code grand finals was credit to the Headmaster wonderful spirit of supporting your mates and playing for your school. UNIFORM SHOP NEWS Here are the remaining uniform shop opening hours for Term 3 to Week 10 organise your summer uniforms. • Monday 23 September: 8.00am - 1.30pm • Tuesday 24 September: 12.30pm - 5.30pm Week 9 • Wednesday 25 September: 8.00am – 1.30pm • Thursday 19 September: 12.30pm – 7.00pm (open late for Parent-Teacher interviews) • Thursday 26 September: 12.30pm - 5.30pm (last day of trade for Term 3). • Saturday 21 September: 9.00am – 12 noon (last Saturday for the Term) COLLEGE PRODUCTION “AND THEN THERE WERE NONE” - TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Ten strangers meet on a clandestine island. Each holds a murderous secret. Who will pay the ultimate price? Penned with cruelty by master of the craft Agatha Christie, ‘And Then There Were None’ brings together tension, fear, and the macabre to weave a tale that captivates the audience until the final curtain. Can you unravel the mystery? This production features some of the College’s best young actors alongside guests from Canberra Girls’ Grammar School. And Then There Were None Week 11: Thursday 17 October, Friday 18 October and Saturday 19 October at 7.00pm Marist College Theatrette Click here to book your tickets or they can be purchased at the door on the night. Seating is general admission and doors open at 6.30pm. Submissions: [email protected] Enquiries: (02) 6298 7200 Web: www.maristc.act.edu.au MARIST COLLEGE ENEWS | 18 SEPTEMBER 2019 CURRICULUM IN FOCUS RECENT VISUAL ARTS EXCURSIONS This semester Visual Arts students have been involved in a range of experiences which enhanced their classroom studies. All current Year 7 Art students visited the National Gallery for an introductory focus tour. Year 11 Graphic Design students visited the National Gallery to find some inspiration for their Typography projects and also learned something about the print production industry at a local studio called ‘Create and Print’. The Year 11 Photography students had hands-on experience in a lighting workshop provided by Photo Access. Year 8 Visual Art students will participate in an Indigenous workshop during the final week of this term. Joanne Evans Head of Visual Arts ACT HIGH SCHOOL JAPANESE SPEECH CONTEST On Saturday 31 August, three students from Year 7 and 8 Japanese classes participated in the ACT High School Japanese Speech Contest held at Alfred Deakin High School. Forty enthusiastic students of Japanese from ten public and independent schools in Canberra participated in this contest. Joel Crisp and Brandon Pucci in Year 8 created an interesting skit and acted out superbly, gaining second place in the Year 8 division. Omkar Gilkam in Year 7 confidently presented his self-introduction in Japanese and won third place in the Year 7 division. It was a wonderful opportunity for our students to showcase their public speaking in Japanese in front of so many people. It takes a lot of courage, effort and commitment to speak a language that is not their own.