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to consider the implications of

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we consider the following

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our teaching and I arning model;

effect given an insight into the curriculum d sign; professional

machinations of the Academy, development; our personnel

warts and all. There was no model; the role of technology;

sanitising of my experience and and the evaluation of all the

the opportunity to interview staff above elements.

and students in depth and to be

able to participate in some 'sticky' These are exciting and chall­

situations was all part of the enging time , but we are well

experience. It was a brave thing equipped to deal with the issues

Sketching in Croatia (see article on page 18). for Brewster to do, and I believe facing us. We have already been Editors Principal's notes that this openness contributed to taking the initiative in these areas Mark Stapleton the value of the experience. As for some two r three years and, Helen Renwick well as these experiences I was in a sense, the emergence of the Since my return from. New able to meet with their Board of Curriculum Framework will only Proofing Hampshire, where I occupied the Bruce Groves Governors and address one of serve to bring all thes elements role of 'independent-participant­ Helen Renwick their meetings; talk to prospective of change tog th r. Mark Staplelon observer' at Brewster Academy, I parents at a luncheon; conduct a Carrol Western have had the chance to talk to the nn \XThite seminar on the British war poets Postscript: Ladies' Forum, the P&F for the 12th grade class; and to One ofthe benefits ofhaving some Executive, the senior staff at our Principal Photographer be one of three presenters from long-service leave attached to my Mark utapleton Fremantle workshop and ­ Brewster at a seminar on the sabbatical was the opportunity to informally - to a wide number of Design School Design Model held for pursue two ofmy serious interests, parents at a range of College Haymarket independent teachers at the sketclzing and drawing. functions. Tb.eir interest has University of New York. These Prinling continued to stirnulate my were all rich and fruitful The landscapes ofeastern Canada, Lamb Printers Pty Ltd thinking about the relevance of expenences. Devon, Italy and Croatia offered a Brewster Academy to All Saints' Front cover pi ture by new range ofchallenges which I College and the flow-on effects Marisa Rappolcl (Year 4). All Saints', like the other schools relished, and which realised many of my internship on the Back over pictures by Hannah in WA, is now moving to embrace drawings. Winkless, Emma Lambert, management of the College and the Curriculum Framework, with Andrew Miller and Jonatl,an the curriculum developments of all its challenges and oppor­ Ham (all Year 6). which we are all now a pari. tunities. Concurrent with that With Compliments... All Saints' College process is the development of the The 1998 AllSaints' It was a special privilege to be Ewing venue, Bull Creek final phase of the Board's College Calendar comes 6149 attached to another school for strategic plan. We are well placed to you with this issue of PO Box 165, Willetton two months and whilst there to be CQ. Additional calendars Western Auslralia 6955 a teacher, an appraiser of teachers Telep[,one (08) 9332 5344 may be purchased from and a contributing member of Fa..x (08) 9310 4726 the College, price $10. Email [email protected] their various committees. I was in

PRI CIPAL'S NOTES College Quarterly M a g a z n e Senior Staff Workshop Future School Institute

Gail Costello recently joined other educational administrators from around the world on a two-week course at Brewster Academys Future School Institute. Parents may find her comments on that experience an interesting complement to the Principals reflections on his A 7 a.m. start at the Trade Winds recent visit to the Academy. Hotel was quite a challenge on a Saturday but the collegiality of Too often, a professional breakfast at our Senior Staff development experience leaves the participant with a disappointing Workshop, held on 30 August, soon feeling of anticlimax: it is not the had everyone awake and ready for the first session on leadership and catalyst we expected it to be. Not so at the Future School Institute change. Senior staff were able to reflect on personal challenges in where, to use the Principal's changing times and to identify the words, 'Education well done is responsibilities of senior staff at the education well done: His College. In a session on 'Brewster challenge - that a 'One size fits all' education is no longer Sp ak', Tony London and I organisation and to hear other Background and below: acceptable - has implications for stories from around the world. &enu from BrtlWBter described our experiences at AcaJamy. school design and teaching which Working with Australians from Brewster through diary extracts and a web-site of a fictitious school - viewed as a vocation, not a job Hale and Christ Church - includes the challenge of called Sandgroper College Grammar, we grappled with developed by the Australian group accepting new practices. It is organisational issues through the exciting to be involved in such a at the Future School Institute. invention of a composite school calling at what is surely a unique called Sandgroper College. Each time, when to move forward is After lunch, Marilyn Knox led a group worked on a major session on celebrating difference, adventurous. presentation which included a which looked at learning styles and mission statement, drivers and The School Design Model, with different types of learners, and the policies, a career path and plans its focus on teaching/learning as final session of the day looked to for technology, evaluation, the core function of the school, the future plans of the College. professional development and recognises that schools need to implementation. Our group chose grow, evolve and change in ways to present a web page whic Throughout the day there were that reflect advances in the various 'show and tell' opportunities be found at understanding of the learning prompted by small bags of goodies edu.au/fsi/ho process. On this course, the which participants had brought to school was see represent things that were special, or coupled, inten reflected their contribution to the otgani College, or showed something that 1 h ~ds teaclftn~ they had found difficult to learn. learning, professional We left knowing each other a little development, curriculum and best better as well as feeling privileged to practice. be part of a professional team.

The course provided an Gail Costello Gail Costello opp£lrlunity to reflect on our own Dean 0/ students Dean ofStudents S T FD L 11 Music at the College

Tlte College Concert on The music tudents of the 19 September proved to be an College must be cOlTlmended for impressive showcase for the their nthusiasm and their College College's musical life. A willingness to give time to all of term, and an important part of particular feature was tlte fine l~inds of different ollege reparation for this is tlte perform of two vocal activities. Tlteir efforts ltave e Voices is certainly borne fruit. ondary entleness of John Beaverstock Head ofMusic Department Ben Yap counterpoint to the power of th All Saints' Singers. The College Ben lap (}ear 12) Orchestra brought the evening's was recently awarded proceedings to a fine conclusion the Licentiate .th the theme from 'Star Wars: Diploma ofthe Australian Music

MU SIC College

Claire Booker

Sheryn Cheah

Bradley Channer

Above and right: Jazz aints performing at the annual College oncert. n t s ' College

sbe has always tried to ensure that we offer a balanced curriculum and was one of tbe prime movers in ensuring tbat we offer quality subjects for all students. Her recent efforts in ensuring tbat tbe College is a member of an I JSTEP Cluster is just anotber example of ber energies and ber intuition in belping to ensure tbat we offer a balanced curriculum. Marilyn, who i oon to b a It has been Marilyn's personal grandmother, feels that the time goal to see tbat tbe arts bave been is right for ber to gi ve more time supported in tbe College and she to l1.er husband and ber growing has often been family. We will miss Marilyn's their spokes­ considered counsel and her person. In willingness to mbrac n w ideas. addition, ber She bas been an important part of efforts to th Executive of the oUe e for support some fifteen year and her minority contribution ba been a most eJl..'tracurricular important one. ~ e wi h h r a activities bave happy and healthy r tir ment in been impressive. which she can pur ue 11.er per nal int rests, and thanl< her sincerely lTIOre recently, In ber for her most imp rtant prominent role, contribution to th life of in. She has Marilyn bas this College. also acted. as tbe been able to give Principal of tbe witness to our Tony London College wben I policy of Principal was on sabbatical ensuring tbat leave in 1992 individuals can Rosemary aughton (currently Head and 1997. Mar· retain tbeir dignity, irrespective of of English at Presbyterian Ladies' out all these t:a«Ii..~th the level of emotion being College) will take over the position of dedication a generated. Tbis I believe bas been Dean of Studies in 1998. We look and careful ....ti a major contributor to tbe level of forward to Rosemary joining the we have come to expect and self-respect of tlle young people College and will introduce her to the respect over the years. at the College. In ber quiet College community 1n00"e formally in purposefulness tl1.ere is an energy dze first issue of ollege Quarterly Marilyn bas been of quiet determination. for next year. guardians of the culture of the College, and in a s nse she bas Marilyn's husband John has now also been one of its key cr ators. been retired for two years and

NEWS College Quarterly M a g a z n e

Japanese HOfllestay 1997

Earlier tbis year, sixteen students arrived at tbe allege from tsuma abano Girls Higb Scbool for a bomestay witb bost families.

Mr Mizusawa, tbe teacber accompanying the group, reminded us that tl'1is was tbe eigbtb year All Saints' bad basted students from Otsuma akano, and tbat in tbis time more than 250 students bad Jan at I?er leaving 'do' with colleagues old and new. tayed witb College families. Mr Jan Ril y 1ft All Saints' allege returned was the Arcbivist for Mizusawa also related bow in eptember, just befor sh had botb All aints' and Pertb pleased Otsuma akano had completed fourteen years of loyal, College. In tbese two roles sbe be n to host a party of our Above, and below: memories 0/ dedicated and assiduous service to acbieved some pioneering work in students in April thi year. Mr another happyJapanese Homestay at ASC. us all. tbe Pertb scbool scene. Mizusawa's experience and good ompany ensured a happy and trouble-free fortnigbt. One of the questions most As Jan departs for Brisbane, sbe frequently asbed of Jan in her will leave bebind more than tbe For the visiting students, tbe two-weeb programme at tbe latt r years at the College wa artefacts sbe managed: sbe will College involved a mix of Englisl'1 conversation classes, visiting 'Jan, b uld this go in the bin or leave bebind fond memories and in tl'1e archives?: The questioner positive relationships, all of whicb Japanese language classes (K-12), new activities/subjects would probably have been a are part of tbe growing human (including art, woodworb and pbysical recreation) and special In mber of staff wbo was un ure tradition that contribute to tbe interest excursions (including a trip to Fremantle and a danc of bow to dispose of a file or an culture of tl'1i allege. Tbese are excursion). The bost students joined tbe visitin studenL for an artefact that had been generat d memories tbat ar beld not in xcursion to T umblegum Farm and Cobuna Koala Parb. by their activity in the allege: good pbotograpbic records and Jan, a our rchivist, was th reports on acid-fr e paper, Tbe visiting students person wl'1o helped us to keep our but in our bearts. forged new friendsbips and history and establish our policy tl'1orougbly enjoyed tbe for th disposal of artefa t and Tl'1anbs Jan. freedom afforded by ur re ord . Australian lif style, and Tony London tears flow d freely at the Jan b gan ber career at the Principal farewell dinner. lIege as a librarian and well remembers the 'desert setting' of fan 5 position at the College has been tbose early days and tbe taken by Kathryn Mon'ison, a Bruce Groves pioneering work tbat took plac fom?er student and highly-qualified Dean of taH a emerged from tb d rt records administrator. "We'd like to and tl'1 bu b. Foundati n welcome Katllryn onto tl?e staHof Prin ipal Eric Speed and Jan the College and hope sl?e will find togetber laid down a good basic her time witl'! us enjoyable and set of archives, but with time Jan rewarding. For details ofwhat she felt tbe need for a mar l'!as been up to since leaving the formalis d collection and College in 1986... turn to page 39 sy t matic recording of our 'bits (Fanner Students section). and pie es: SI'1e went on to study arcbiving in ber Mast rs d gr e at Monash niversii-y, and wben sbe

COLLEGE EWS A II S a n t S 1 College

Mock Trial Interschool Debating ------College Quarterly Magaz ne A II S a n t s ' College

FSA Saturday Saturday etball 1997 Left: Year n SCl team w;th Coach Kate Bev;laqua. Tbe end-of- eason barbecue Below: Year 8 jC2 team w;th Coach and pre entation venin wa Kay W;n;amson. som what mor ignificant thi year since it also marl

Tbe College's involvement in extracurricular weel

Jil/ Green Durin tbe end-of- ea on aturday etball Coordinator pr sentation evening, tribute was paid to Jill for ber superb Tae l~won do contribution to Saturday Netball - an exten ive and Year 12 Physical Education Studies students recently impressive record cov ring presented a taekwon do demonstration involving self­ seven uccessive y ars of defence, traditional movements and sparring (free fighting) involvement. Peopl who have to a selection of Junior School and Year 8 students in the met and l<11oW Jill will attest to L w r Tl1.eatre. ber wholehearted, dedicated and energetic approach and to the The presentation gave the students a tremendous genuine sense of fair play, care opportunity to showcase the sl

SPORT College Quarterly M a g a z n e

Rugby Union update Year 8 Rugby TealTI - Grand Final winners!

ASC and Schotsche Kloo/ School Teams.

South African challenge staff and the mature way he approacb.ed everytb.ing associated A party of Year 7, 8 and 9 boys Tb.e Year 8 Rugby TeaI'n, coached by Mr Hancy with assistants witb. tbe preparation of tb.e team. from Scb.otscbe Kloof School in Andrew Mills (Year 10) and James Gibson (Year 12), won tl1.e Wade will be Cape Town made inaugural Year 8 Intercollege Competition Grand Final held on missed as a player history as tl1.e first 11 September 1997 at Associates Playing Field, Swanbourne. but may involve mixed-race Rugby b.imself next year Union junior­ Having won all their preliminary games, tb.e boys earned the in a coaching school team to right to play in the Grand Final and won a hard-fought game capacity. leave the shores against Corpus Christi College ten points to five. of South Africa. All Saints' They were hosted College's It was a great season and all tbe hard worb at our 7 a.m. Friday by families in contribution to training sessions contributed to the final strong team effort. Pertb. and played ASC State Schoolboys' Team the State mpresentatives Wade Machar and an exciting and Schoolboys' Team Duncan Brown Geo/j,'ey Patching Oe/t and right} fear 8 ntertaining fonn with Ralph. Chandler {middle}. was significant of rugby in the match against tb.e tl1.is year: Wade Top: All Saints' Invitation Team. All and Geoffrey Patching, a current Bruce Hancy oHering words student, were botb. in the squad, tl1.e boys enjoyed the barbecue at 0/ wisdom to an attentive the end of the match. and I acted as Manager. The team at halftime. squad of twenty-two came very Le/t: State Schoolboys' Team close to winning tb.e champion­ Duncan Brown with the ship, just missing out to a late Former student Wacle Machar, in coveted Intercollege Rugby Victorian try in a tense and Competition trophy. his final year as a State exciting final game. Wade was the Schoolboys' Rugby Union head of the scrum in that final Representative, was recently matcb., while Geoffrey thrilled honoured with tb.e syd Sugerman everyone witb. his speed and touch ward for the 'Best Team Man: down tl1.e wing. Wade, one of tb.e senior members of the squad, was notable for his Ralph Chandler wonderful attitude to younger State Schoolboys' Rugby Union squad members and coacl1.ing Team Manager

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Coral Bay Dive Trip Marine Science

This year for the first time, What is a sea urchin? What students, parents and staff were does the inside 0/ a /ish look offered a warm alternative to the like? Why do sharks sink l S1