THE KILMORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 2018 YEARBOOK HONOUR ROLL

Principal’s Award for Overall Excellence Dux Prize 1992 Supriya Yarlagadda 1992 Supriya Yarlagadda 1993 Lucie Martin 1993 Lucie Martin 1994 Justin Yu 1994 Patrick Lin 1995 Kathryne Trewick 1995 Thomas Neal & Rohan Murray 1996 Ryan Robbins 1996 En Te (John) Chen 1997 Hsu Hui-Chin (Regine) 1997 Hsu Hui-Chin (Regine) 1998 Georgia Wittmer 1998 Zheng Zhang (Brian) 1999 Michael Green 1999 Bo Chen (Madeline) & Jing Zhang (Joanana) 2000 Naomi Mitchell 2000 Erina Lie & Susli Lie 2001 Li Hua (Lily) 2001 Li ZhaoXia (Anna) & Li XiaoQian (Leona) 2002 Andrea Gunawan 2002 Zhang YuanChao (Lillian) 2003 Matthew Doyle 2003 Qu Dian (Jane) 2004 Lu Jing (Rain) 2004 Chen Ting (Jacqueline) 2005 Luke Neill 2005 Wang Yuansha (Jasa) 2006 Pongpon Sanongkulvarakull (Ping) 2006 Ma Wan Li (Amanda) 2007 Kirsten Audemn 2007 Ding Hong (Eric) 2008 Cai Yihan (Cecilia) 2008 Xin Juan (Sabrina) 2009 Lee Myung Woo (Matthew) 2009 Liu Wenhua (Stephanie) 2010 Joshua Monk 2010 Chen Lining (Elaine) 2011 Lee Yeonyu 2011 Zhou Chengzhi (Tom) 2012 Hilary Murchison 2012 Jia Jin (Gary) 2013 Sia Zhong Yao (Steven) 2013 Gu Xiang (Clare) and Yeo Xiao Woon (Melissa Amanda) 2014 Jessica Payne 2014 Benjamin Eid 2015 Angus Franks 2015 Evita Widjaja 2016 Lingzi (Lynn) Chen 2016 Ju Rong (Ryan) Tham 2017 Jeremy Howard 2017 Alycia Meehan and Madeleine Lezon President SRC/School Captains CAS (Sam De Gabrielle) Service Award 1993 Lucie Martin 2003 Qu Dian (Jane) 1994 Justin Yu 2004 Liu Chunxing (Sunny) & Surya Chandra 1995 Kathryne Trewick 2005 Auerlia Perdanasari 1996 Not appointed 2006 Dav Ahmad Ali 1997 Not appointed 2007 Alice McBurney & Kate Robinson 1998 Imelda Khan 2008 Matt Caruso 1999 Imelda Khan 2009 Kate Bouris 2000 Susli Lie 2010 Suhashinii A/P Vijaya Kumar 2001 Reina Monica 2011 Michelle Clark 2002 Maggie Gu 2012 Gu Xiang (Clare) 2003 Qu Dian (Jane) 2013 Nathaniel Long 2004 Chen Ting (Jacqueline) 2014 Thanuphong Karnjanajiraroj and Jarinda Wilson 2005 Luke Neill and Tsay Xiu Hui (Selena) 2015 Mao (Marian) Yukawa 2006 Lachlan Richards and Hsu Yi Ting (Stella) 2016 Olivia Jia Ning Lau 2007 James Sheeran and Li Ruizhu (Candise) 2017 Joseph Zielinski 2008 Alexander Grimes and Hu Xinting (Candy) 2009 Lee Myung Woo (Matthew) and Erin Burge 2010 Thomas Sheeran and Jade Dutschke 2011 Wilson Chun Tsui and Lee Yeonju 2012 Hilary Murchison and Lim Way Yee (Cayne) 2013 Sia Zhong Yao (Steven) and Jessica Lamb 2014 Jessica Payne and Rory Sutherland 2015 Emily Kolacz, Ren Chang (Flora), Mao (Marian) Yukawa, Angus Franks, Rhythm Gupta, Aaron Lok 2016 Anisshka Perera and Ju Rong (Ryan) Tham 2017 Jeremy Howard and Marina Smith 2018 Phoebe Nadenbousch, Jacob Knight, Yong Ng and Jinjun Ruan VOLUME 23 THE KILMORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 2018 YEARBOOK

The Kilmore International School Excellentia Academica Persequenda

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Registered School No. 1933 © The Kilmore International School Ltd 2018 CONTENTS

Message from the Principal 3 Message from the Deputy Principal 4 Message from the Chairman 5 Message from the School Captains 7 Happy 50th Anniversary IB! 8 2017 IB Graduates’ University Offers 10 TKIS Staff Members 12 TKIS Student Leaders 14 Message from the Director of Teaching and Learning 17 IB Learner Profile 18 Studies in Language and Literature 20 Individuals and Societies 30 Science 33 Mathematics 40 The Arts (Visual Arts) 46 House Music Competition 50 PE and Sport 51 Theory of Knowledge 56 Careers 57 Library 58 CAS 59 Debating and Public Speaking 60 Model United Nations and IB World Student Conference 62 International Day 64 School Social 66 Year 10 Ball 68 Year 11 Formal 69 Boarding 70 Life at TKIS 72 Camps 74 Duke of Edinburgh 83 Ski Trip 84 Fundraising 85 Family Fair 86 International Diversity 88 Director of Student Wellbeing 91 Year Level Wellbeing Leader Reports and School Photos 92 Signatures and Special Thanks 114

2 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

We were delighted with the results of the IB graduates are developing strategies of professional practice and in 2017. About a quarter of Year 12 graduates scored performance review for using data and feedback to an ATAR of 95 or above, and more than half scored an equip teachers to monitor the impact of their teaching ATAR above 90. The great majority of graduates received and adjust their practice accordingly. However an offers from leading research Universities in Australia international education also means educating and and from overseas and some outstanding scholarships equipping our youth to live and work in a global society. were awarded. Such academic success is essential It means developing connections between students to if we are to keep our reputation for academic excellence have the social and emotional ability to understand and and a school of choice for students in Melbourne work with people from diverse cultures. Empathy has and around the world. In an increasingly competitive been described as the key 21st century competency. international market, it is pleasing to see that the It is the foundation of all the ‘soft skills’ of interpersonal Boarding House remains one of the largest in Victoria competencies, namely tolerance, respect, collaboration, and that the Primary School now has waiting lists teamwork, trust, leadership, communication and at every year level. influence. Empathy is part of the new future-oriented Wellbeing curriculum for the Homeroom and Camp This year has provided many exciting and inspirational programmes at TKIS. moments of student learning and achievement beyond the classroom. From the ANZAC Day March and Let me close by thanking the Founder of TKIS, Mr Ray Service in Kilmore through the Vikings exhibition at Wittmer, the Board of Directors Mr Anthony Zanelli, the Melbourne Museum to Poetry Slams, skiing down Mr Laurie Boyd, Mr Rod Dally, Mrs Caroline Killeen, the the pistes of Mt Hotham or outstanding music events Chair of the School Advisory Committee, Mr Simon Yu such as the Twilight Concert, exceptional art displays, and educational consultant Mr Michael Rowland for or whole school community events such as the TKIS their personal support, advice and mentorship. Family Fair, our students have complemented their The front oval of the school has been named the learning in school with enriching experiences outside ‘Simon Yu Oval’ in recognition of his outstanding the classroom. With many interschool sporting events 25 years of voluntary service to The Kilmore throughout the year, there were often podium finishes International School and the local community. by TKIS students and new records set at State or Let me also thank staff members Miss Wendy Khoo, National Track & Field Championships. But it’s not only Mr Ian Bennett and Mr Peter Morfea for their winning that counts. Taking part is what really matters contribution to TKIS over many years. I also wish to because that is the only way to learn how to keep going. thank our school captains Jacob Knight, The perseverance of effort combined with the passion Phoebe Nadenbousch, Jinjun (Jason) Ruan, Yong Ng, to achieve goals is what psychologist Angela Duckworth Jack Heanly and Isabella Simonelli for their support, calls ‘grit’. Attitude and not just aptitude is essential, encouragement and leadership of fellow students and whether learning on the sports field or in the classroom. for their role as school ambassadors in community events. Finally, as we come to the end of another Effective teachers are the most important factor successful year, I want to thank parents for working in contributing to student achievement and school partnership with our dedicated teams of outstanding improvement. As Professor John Hattie from the teachers and other staff. University of Melbourne reminds us, an effective teacher ensures every student makes a year’s progress I believe the promise of the future is greater than the in learning for each year of teaching. This is why we past for The Kilmore International School.

Andrew Taylor Principal

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 3 MESSAGE FROM THE ACTING DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

This year I have had the position of Acting Deputy The events of 2018 included whole day events such as Principal. I have thoroughly enjoyed working across the International Day and Sports days and Round Robins, school with all staff and students, and supporting them and of course the TKIS 2018 Fair. The week long in the fabulous work they do in both the classroom and Art Exhibition in Term 4 was a huge undertaking by the the many things that they do outside of the classroom. art teachers and well deserved credit goes to them.

2018 has certainly brought many changes to TKIS, with Other events of note throughout the year were the many the introduction of our Wellbeing Program and the student social events. The whole school social and the relocation of year levels. These changes have certainly Year 10 and 11 formal nights are always great fun and at times been challenging but ultimately positive for the the students are unrecognizable in their after five wear. whole school community. The Wellbeing Leaders have Also the Year 12 Graduation is always a gala night. worked closely with their cohorts to ensure that the Showcased throughout the year was also the great students are flourishing academically and socially. music and artistic talent of our students in the various This year we have all worked hard to improve and talent shows and IB music recitals. The amazing energy streamline processes and create better communication and commitment by students and staff to these events and efficiency of systems. Processes around such things is something they can be very proud of. as excursions, events and tutorials have become more As Acting Deputy Principal for 2018 I move on to other mainstream and there is more clarity on how the school things in 2019 but will certainly still be involved in the community is involved in these. CareMonkey has made many wonderful things that happen here at TKIS. We have a huge difference to the management of such processes. a really special community here, that is unique and that I As Acting Deputy Principal I have had the pleasure of love being a part of. attending many events throughout the 2018 year and Ms Jo Treanor credit goes to those staff and students who put in Acting Deputy Principal an amazing effort in order for such to occur. Incredible energy is needed by staff and students to organise and implement events and without this, they would not occur.

4 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

From the Board’s perspective I can report that 2018 has 2017 was another very successful year at the School for proven to be a year in which the School has developed students undertaking the International Baccalaureate a stronger leadership and management system, (IB) Diploma. The School and its wider community resulting in greater stability and future continuity. should be very proud of the achievements of the In addition and equally as important the School has IB Class of 2017. Overall 26% of Year 12 graduates scored been able to meet all statutory requirements and an ATAR of 95 or above, and 57% of students scored undertake more robust performance reviews. an ATAR of 90 or above, placing them in the top 10% of the State. In particular congratulations must go to It is pleasing to see the Rowland Report Madeleine Lezon, who was awarded the coveted and recommendations made pursuant to a comprehensive prestigious George Alexander Foundation Scholarship review of the School’s performance under the from the Australian National University to study supervision of Mr Roland have been substantially Law/International Security Studies. Approximately 80% implemented and in particular those relating to of our graduates received offers from The Group of wellbeing and leadership. The recommendations Eight (Go8) comprising Australia’s eight leading research involving the restructure of the Senior Leadership Team Universities—The University of Melbourne, placing greater emphasis on the role of the Homeroom The Australian National University, The University of teacher, performance review and use of assessment Sydney, The University of Queensland, The University of data has led to more effective communications by Western Australia, The University of Adelaide, the Senior Leadership Team with teachers, students Monash University and UNSW Sydney. These results speak and parents, resulting in continuous improvement in volumes for the dedication and quality of our teachers achieving common educational and outcome goals and to our Careers and Higher Education Co-ordinator. throughout the year. The contributions of all our Senior Leaders are recognised and fully appreciated. Student enrolments for 2018 were 431 with 172 international students and 259 local students. Being registered as not for profit the School must Acknowledgment and thanks must go to the dedicated adhere to strict State and Federal Government statutes, team in the International Office for their hard work and regulations and standards and I am happy to report continued success in recruiting students, particularly that the School is fully compliant with all of these in the current challenging market environment. government accountabilities and standards based upon Further it should be noted that our new Primary School three recent Government reviews. In December 2017, has reached capacity and has waiting lists for every the School was approved for registration on CRICOS level for 2019, which certainly augurs well for the School. (Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students) for a further five years until A special thanks goes to all members of the three 31 December 2022 thus allowing the School to recruit, Board Sub-Committees (Governance, Finance and Risk enrol and teach overseas students. In April 2018, the and Capital Works) as well as the Advisory Committee, Commonwealth Department of Education and Training who met regularly throughout the year and presided (DET) reviewed the School and confirmed it met all over the approval and introduction of various projects ongoing policy requirements under The Australian and initiatives. The Capital Works schedule for the year Education Act 2013 and in August 2018 the School was included the upgrading of the car parking areas in notified by The Victorian Registration And Qualifications Lumsden Street, the renovation of the Boys Boarding Authority (VRQA) that it complied with the standards House at 49 White Street and the new perimeter for a registered school including compliance with the fencing. The Board is also progressing refurbishment requirements of Ministerial Order No 870 Managing the plans and finalizing costings for the multipurpose hall. Risk of Child Abuse in Schools. A particularly significant initiative this year was the introduction of CareMonkey as a platform for online forms, medical records and field trip management which has vastly improved parent communication.

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 5 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

I would like to sincerely thank my fellow Board Members Mr. Laurie Boyd, Mr. Rodney Dally and Ms Caroline Killeen for their continued voluntary commitment and the quality of deliberations and decision making throughout the year. Further, I wish to pay homage to Mr Simon Yu who is retiring as Chairman of our Advisory Committee at the end of the year. Simon’s involvement with the School dates back to 1993 when he was Deputy Board Chairman and it is noted that his three sons all attended the School. We thank Simon for his remarkable 25 years of service to our School and outstanding service to the community of Kilmore and wish him well in his deserved retirement. In recognition of his contribution, the main oval in White Street will be named “Simon Yu Oval” in his honour.

Thanks to all our School staff for their outstanding contributions and in particular our Principal, Mr. Andrew Taylor for his guidance and leadership throughout the year.

Finally and most significantly the Board wishes all our graduating students the very best for their future.

Anthony Zanelli Board Chairman

6 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL CAPTAINS

With fundraising profits surpassing expectations and The money raised from such events has been donated participation in school events at an all-time high, it has to several carefully selected charities. In first term, been yet another successful year for the SRC team here we supported the Australian Cancer Council Foundation at TKIS. Initially, we started the year engaging in on Daffodil Day which saw people wear yellow in a variety of group activities, aimed at promoting the support of the cause. In our second term, we chose to roles and responsibilities of the core SRC group. support the Moira Kelly Foundation as a local charity We deemed this essential to the new year, in order to which enables disadvantaged children to receive better define how the SRC would run and operate in lifesaving treatment that they cannot access in their the year to come. We aimed to improve the efficiency home countries. In our third term we chose to support of the SRC, as there were several key areas of focus we OneSight, which aims to provide the appropriate identified, and issues we rectified throughout the year. treatment to 1.1 billion people across the globe who Overall, we were quite successful in achieving our goals, suffer from partial or total vision impairment. Raising with the SRC running smoothly and proficiently. around $3500 for these charities, the SRC is delighted with the success in the planning and execution of our Throughout this year, the SRC also participated and events as well as the generosity of the TKIS community. organised many events which occurred around the school. Early in the year the Senior Captains lead the Aside from formal school events and fundraising, Welcome Ceremony Assembly in a nervous induction, the SRC has had several projects throughout the introducing us to our roles and enabling us to engage year. Most notably, we have made a concerted effort with the school community. Following on from this, to have more recycling bins throughout the school we organised the School Social which saw captains from which was a shared concern across all captains from all year levels become involved to organise a successful every year. After discussion between SRC members event which saw great participation. Every semester, and negotiation with school authorities, we have been the SRC in coordination with a variety of teachers successful in receiving many more recycling bins in the organised a talent show, where students could come boarding dorms and art rooms. together to express their unique talents and the TKIS Finally, We would like to give a massive thank you community would enjoy the show. Bake Sales organised Zach Squire and Sophia Guo for all their help taking by the SRC worked as an accompaniment to the show, over the SRC in the final term. It has been an honour providing food for the audience and raising money for to represent TKIS throughout our school journey and elected charities. Holding one each term on a casual formerly this year. Whether it be laying the wreath clothes day, with a sausage sizzle, bake sales are always at Kilmore’s Anzac Day Ceremony or in the day to day an important method of boosting school spirit and raising at school, we have strived to fulfil our role to its greatest money for charities with each day raising over $1000. capacity and do justice to the exceptional school we are Moreover, there has seen increasing participation in fortunate to attend here in Kilmore. the baking, selling and buying which is indicative of the SRC’s successful advertising weeks prior through Jacob Knight and Phoebe Nadenbousch posters and assemblies. School Captains

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 7 HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY IB!

1968: 7 schools, 7 programmes 1985: Opening up the world through language 1987: 228 schools, 228 programmes Opening up the world through language: The IB 1997: 715 schools, 750 programmes champions the development of languages throughout 2017: 4775 schools, 6282 programmes the whole of its education. 1968: The International Baccalaureate is At the IB, we have a serious committment to developing founded in Geneva multilingualism. For us, languages are not just a subject, they are a fundamental part of our educational ethos— A vision for a better world: The IB is founded, paving to foster international mindedness in each and every the way for groundbreaking developments in student. Pursuing the study of languages throughout international education. all of our programmes enables students to understand In the late 1960s, a group of innovative educators saw the world around them from a different perspective a need for an international approach to education and viewpoint. It is what contributes to developing truly which would equip young people with the skills, values internationally minded learners. and knowledge necessary to build a more peaceful future. Their challenge—to create an education 2006: What makes an IB student unique? which was academically rigorous, with a school What makes an IB student unique? The IB’s Learner leaving qualification which was accepted by the best profile describes a range of capacities and responsibilities universities around the world. Combining their collective that go beyond academic success. skills, experience and expertise in all areas of education, As the IB’s mission in action, the learner profile concisely they created the International Baccalaureate (IB). describes the aspirations of a global community that From this strong foundation, educators have continued shares the values underlying the IB’s educational to develop and co-create the education for almost philosophy. The IB learner profile describes the attributes 50 years—and today, it is just as true to its founding and outcomes of education for international-mindedness. ethos and values of education for a better world. The IB learner profile encourages students to become 1970: Global vision inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced Our global vision: Our vision is to foster open and and reflective. This ethos embedded in all IB programmes enlightened minds through education programmes has translated into real-world impacts lasting long crafted to suit students at all development stages after participation in IB programmes. Interviews with between 3 and 19 years old. DP alumni reveal profound and long-lasting effects, From our very first exam session in 1970, we’ve including influences on academic and career trajectories, designed our curriculums so that students build a broader perspective on the world, critical thinking a deep understanding of how their studies fit into and analytical skills, and positive dispositions towards the wider context of our world, no matter what stage lifelong learning. A common thread has been the DP’s of their education they are at. From our Primary potential to powerfully shape the lives of students. Years Programme (3–12), through to our Middle Years Programme (11–16), to the pioneering Diploma and Career-Related Programmes (16–19), each stage has a commitment to multilingualism, international mindedness, and action through service in the student’s own community. We champion critical thinking and a flexibility for learning that crosses disciplines. Our programmes are cornerstones upon which students can develop lifelong learning skills.

8 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 2009: Educators shape our education 2016: Promoting lifelong learning globally Educators shape our education: Our curriculums Promoting lifelong learning globally: In 2016, the UN are continuously developed in collaboration with our launches Sustainable Development Goals including IB educators across the world. “Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning”, and the IB’s programmes Educators developed an IB education, collaborating demonstrate a strong alignment in all areas. with colleagues across disciplines and cultures. Today they continue to shape and develop that Since its founding 50 years ago, IB programmes have education, as innovators in their own classroom always challenged students to excel not only in their who truly understand the whole child. The IB is the studies but also in their personal growth. The IB aims only international education which has a global to inspire a lifelong quest for learning hallmarked network of educators who support and professionally by enthusiasm and empathy. Embedded in the IB’s develop colleagues across the world. In 2009 this mission statement is a dedication to promoting lifelong was formalized into the IB Educator Network (IBEN). learning and it is an integral part of the IB’s pedagogical Today, the IBEN network has over 20,000 members who principles found in its Approaches to Teaching. contribute to IB programmes as curriculum developers, examiners, workshop leaders, authorization visitors, “What is of paramount importance in the consultants and various other valuable activities within pre-university stage is not what is learned the IB community. but learning how to learn …” Alec Peterson, First IB Director General 1968–1977

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 9 GRADUATE CLASS OF 2017 UNIVERSITY OFFERS

Family Name / Course University IB Given Name Score* LEZON Madeleine Law and International Security Studies Australian National University 42 (Scholarship) (George Alexander Foundation) Law/Arts Monash University LEJINS Peter Biomedicine The University of Melbourne 41 HOWARD Jeremy Science (Scholarship) The University of Melbourne 40 Science and Creative Intelligence The University of Technology Sydney and Innovation KENTISH Portia History, Politics and Economics University College London 39 Flexible Double Degree - Arts Australian National University Arts The University of Melbourne KNOX Matthew Engineering and Commerce Monash University 39 WINARDI Yesaya Business and International Business Monash University 39 (Scholarship) ZHANG Bohan Commerce The University of Melbourne 39 HEW Rui Wen Nursing Monash University 38 MUMBERSON Isobel Engineering and Commerce (Schoalrship) Monash University 38 Flexible Double Degree - Engineering Australian National University PICKUP Elizabeth Midwifery/Creative Intelligence and The University of Technology Sydney 38 Innovation Midwifery Australian Catholic University SAITO Honoka Commerce Monash University 37 ZHANG Xinrui Biomedicine University of British Columbia 37 Nutrition (Scholarship) The University of Alberta Science The University of Melbourne NG Yi Engineering (Civil) University College London 36 Design The University of Melbourne Industrial Design The University of Oregon Civil Engineering The University of Bath Civil Engineering The University of Manchester PHAROAH Jonathan Occupational Therapy La Trobe University 36 SMITH Marina Science (Veterinary Bioscience) (Doctor of The University of Adelaide 36 Veterinary Medicine) Science The University of Melbourne SYNNOT Jayson Engineering Monash University 36 FRANKS Erik Science (Scholarship) The University of Melbourne 36 BREEN Siobhonne Pharmaceutical Science Advanced Monash University 35 KAUR Harbir Biomedical Science Monash University 35 MORGAN Jade Biomedical Science Advanced Monash University 35 SUKAROM Atitaya Design The University of Melbourne 35 Architecture The University of Edinburgh TEO Wee Keng Kenneth Business Monash University 35 ZIELINSKI Joseph Music The University of Melbourne 35

10 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 DRIVER Amaan Science (Scholarship) The University of Melbourne 34 HUANG Anting Science (Scholarship) The University of Melbourne 34 SIMONELLI David Business (Sport Management) La Trobe University 33 KING Justine Science The University of Melbourne 32 MACAWILI Ervin Science The University of Melbourne 32 POTJANAPIMON Chawis Pharmaceutical Science Monash University 31 LI Yaoquan Information Technology and Science Monash University 29 MASUOKA Daichi Business and Information Technology Monash University 29 Information Technology The University of Queensland ZHU Shengheng Pharmaceutical Science Monash University 29 Science The University of New South Wales Science The University of Sydney QIU Yini Business Diploma The University of Technology Sydney 25 CALLAGHAN Alyssha Science Monash University withheld CHALERMSIN Carol Engineering Monash University withheld CHALERMSIN Cathy Architecture Monash University withheld CHIANGTHONG Pawat International Business Monash University withheld CHOI In Sung Commerce The University of Melbourne withheld Economics The University of Manchester Economics The University of Edinburgh Economics Queen Mary University of London Economics Royal Holloway, University of London CHONG Yu Wen International Business RMIT University withheld FANG Yue Business and International Business Monash University withheld GILL Dharmanjot Science The University of Melbourne withheld Biomedical Science Monash University HE Zeyu International Business Monash University withheld HOOK Natalie Arts La Trobe University withheld HOU Jiajun Management RMIT University withheld JIA Fangbo Engineering (Adv Manufacturing and RMIT University withheld Mechatronics) KOEK Qian Arts The University of British Columbia withheld Law Griffith University LE Nguyen Hoai Duc Agriculture The University of Melbourne withheld LI Hongru Business Brock University withheld International Business RMIT University LIM Ju Shan Business (Human Resource Management) RMIT University withheld MCINTOSH Rachel Business (Economics and Finance) (Applied) RMIT University withheld MEEHAN Alycia Commerce (Dawn Wade Scholarship IH) The University of Melbourne withheld Law University College London Commerce The University of Sydney Philosophy, Politics and Economics The University of Warwick MOON Ji-Won Art and Design Monash College withheld OSBORNE Maikutlo Accounting (Professional) RMIT University withheld WANG Hanfei Science Monash University withheld Science The University of Sydney Environmental Science The University of Queensland WANG Zecheng Information Technology Monash University withheld Design Computing The University of Sydney Information Technology The University of Technology Sydney Computer Science The University of Wollongong WIDJAJA Deandra Hotel Management EHL, Switzerland withheld Design The University of Melbourne YU Rich Engineering (Adv Manufacturing and RMIT University withheld Mechatronics) TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 11 TKIS STAFF MEMBERS

12 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 Academic Staff SMITH, Richard—English B, TOK, HOL Catering ALLEN, Lynda—Art, Wellbeing Leader Language B BORG, Josephine Middle School (Yrs7-8), Arts Coordinator STRINGER, Catherine—Music, Music COLEIRO, Margarita Coordinator BOOTH, Adele—Art DUNFORD, Samatha SZCZUR, Paul—Mathematics, Physics, BURNS, Karen—Mathematics DUNFORD, Suzanne HOL Mathematics CHEUNG, Jessie—Mathematics, KAMARUDDIN, Lily Economics, Commerce TAMURA, Shingo—Japenese LI, Lian CHRISTIE, Lynne—Science TANKO, Goma—Mathematics MONTGOMERY, Raquel CLEREHAN, Nicholas—EAL/ESL TAYLOR, Andrew—Principal SHELDON, Heather CONNELL, Tobin J.—PE, Mathematic TREANOR, Joanne—Geography, Humanities, PE, Acting Deputy Principal THEUMA, Doris DAI, Zecheng—Chinese TRIPP, Pamela—English A, B VOOGT, Julieta DALTON, Sarah—PE/Health, Duke of Ed WU, Xianguo Coordinator, Sports Coordinator WEBER, John—English as a second language YOUNG, Lorraine DANIELLS, Julie—Wellbeing Leader Primary School (Yrs 3-6) WINARDI, Vincentius—Indonesian Boarding EDMONDS, Jim—Business Management, WITTMER, David—Physical Education BALLARD, Kylie A Commerce, SOSE, HOL Individuals & WRIGHT, Ross—Physics, Mathematics, BECKETT, Alan Societies Science, Year 9-10 Coordinator DEFOREST-HOWARD, Neil FRAWLEY, Shelley—Librarian, TOK XU, Xiaorong—Chinese A TOK DICKSON, Jeremy F. Coordinator YUE, Yong Mei—Chinese B HELLINGMAN, Sharon GARNER, Georgina—Primary Teacher, PE, Language Tutors JONES, Patricia Science CROMIE, Kwannate—Thai KEENAN, Kenneth GOWER, Angela—Primary Teacher, PE / NGUYEN, Thanh—Vietnamese Health, Science, Head of Houses LINGHAM, Wendy Administration HOLDAWAY, Neil D.—Business LISTER, Donna Management, Economics, Commerce, SOSE ASHURST, Shontel—PA to the Principal LOVE, Wayne HOPE, Peter—Music, Boarding Activities BATH, Patricia—Company Secretary MORGAN, Gayle—Boarding Manager Coordinator BAYLISS, Kerryanne—Receptionist NELSON, Janelle KAHLON, Baldev—Physics, Science DEVESON, Carolyn—Accounts Receivable NOONAN, Carolynne KAHLON, Bhupinder—Hindi B GARDINER, Carinna—Administration OGDEN-MCDONALD, Deardriea KAUR, Ranjit—English B, Indonesian, GERARD, Jacinta—Senior Administration OJCZYK, Karol Officer KERR, Tom—Mathematics RYAN, Margaret MCCORMICK, Elizabeth—Careers KIRWAN, Phillipa—Director of Student SMITH, Deborah Wellbeing Counsellor STEWART, Amanda KOO, Sang Hyo—Korean Daily Organiser, MOLDEN, Kaye—Lab Technician TREANOR, Janice CAS Coordinator, Educational Operations PARKER, Les—Network Support VLASVELD, Andrew KRILIS, Deanna—English, Acting DP IB SCHNEIDER , Annemarie—Library Coordinator Administration VLASVELD, Elise KUEHN, Verena—German, SOSE SCROGGIE, Steven—Business Manager Bus Drivers LE LIEVRE, Claire—PE, Health SEMMENS Libbee—Library Administration PERHAM, John LIN, Haojian—Chinese A THOMAS, Richard—Network Manager Grounds/Maintenance LINEAGE, Rupert—Mathematics, WHITE, Felicity—PA to the Principal ARCHER, Anthony Timetable and Data Manager International Office DANIELLS, James LING, Jennifer—Primary Teacher Year 4, JIANG, Yun (Dianna)—China Office FASOLI, Franceso Science Representative GALL, Celia M. LOGAN, Megan R.—Art/Drama KAN, Xuan (May)—Executive Manager, OVANDO RIVERA, Patricio LONGUET, Erin K.—ESL, TOK International Operations Music Tutors McNAMARA, Sandi—Primary Teacher Year LAPTHORNE, Imelda—Dean of BARKER, Leonard 3, Assistant Wellbeing Leader Primary International Students HONG, Pauline Y MILLS, Sarah—English A/B, Acting HOL LEUNG, Hung—China Office Representative JENSEN, Jocelyn A. Language A LIANG, Ran (Leonie)—China Office KOUTLIS, Daniela G. MOULDER, Cheryl—Chemistry, Representative PRZEWLOCKI, Adam Environmental Systems, HOL Science LIN, Li (Lily)—China Office Representative RISCHITELLI, Victor MUMBERSON, Robyn G.—Humanities, SOSE PANICH, Tanompong—Regional Manager O’DONNELL, Liam—English A/B, TOK for Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar ROBB, Mathew J. ONG, Kenny—Science, TOK, Homeroom PHUNG, Huu Thien Ngoc (Naomi)— Medical/Well-being Curriculum Coordinator International Coordinator, International BARRY, Natalie—School Nurse OSBORNE, Peter—Business Office HINRICHSEN, Joanne—School Nurse Management, Humanities, Commerce, WANG, Lei (Locke)—General Manager, MELDER, Nicole—School Psychologist Wellbeing Leader Pre IB International Office SWANEPOEL, Franco—Youth Engagement PHAROAH, Andrew—Chemistry, Science, WANG, Tingting (Melody)—Associate Coordinator Wellbeing Leader Year 11 Manager, International Office RUTTER, Judith—Biology, TOK, Director of WITTMER, Georgia—Director, Teaching and Learning International Office SANTAROSSA, Megan—Geography, WITTMER, Raymond—Executive Director, History, Humanities, Primary-IDL International Office SCHEMBRI, Daniel—Biology, Science, ZOU Chunrong—China Office Assistant Wellbeing Leader Pre IB Representative

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 13 TKIS STUDENT LEADERS

School Captains Deputy Captains

Year 12 Year 12 Year 12 Year 12 Phoebe Jacob Isabella Jack NADENBOUSCH KNIGHT SIMONELLI HEANLY

International Captains

Year 11 Year 11 Year 12 Year 12 Chayawan (Wan) Phone (Victor) Yong Jinjun (Jason) NIVATVONGS SI THU NG RUAN

Year Level Captains Primary Captains Year 7 Captains Year 8 Captains

Stella Michael Mariam Xingkun (Kim) Montana Edward BOWCOTT DIMOVSKI GALLOWAY WANG DANIELLS PLUNKETT Year 9 Captains Year 10 Captains Year 11 Captains

Jaimie Bradley Thitiporn Oscar Shufan (Sophia) Zachary (Zach) RYAN BEATON ISARAKARNKUL MIKIC GUO SQUIRE

14 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 Sport House Captains Hudson (Red) Hume (Blue)

Naho Janina Wilson ITO LASOTA TAUTKUS Rutledge (Yellow) Mitchell (Green)

Hai Ha Isabella Arpan Jasmine Xuming (Terry) NGUYEN SIMONELLI MANN HALFORD MOLINARO MA

Music House Captains Hudson (Red) Hume (Blue)

Yujie (Serena) Junge (Ryan) Lin (Judy) Phoebe HAO HUANG ZHU NADENBOUSCH Rutledge (Yellow) Mitchell (Green)

Qing (Scarlett) Chao (Kevin) Su (Sukie) Callum YU QI YAN PARTRIDGE

Debating House Captains Hudson (Red) Hume (Blue) Rutledge (Yellow) Mitchell (Green)

Orkojeet Ebony Seham Jasreet BANERJI EDEN SAKR DEOL

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Service and Events Captains

Year 10 Year 10 Year 11 Year 11 Thi Ngoc Hau (Hazel) Anisa Fatima Timothy VU HADDAD SAEED SPAIN

Year 12 Year 12 Year 12 Jasmine Kyun Hyung Darius Callum HALFORD MOLINARO PARK PARTRIDGE

Publications Captains

Year 10 Year 10 Year 11 Year 11 Tran Thao Ngoc (Alexis) Evelyn (Eve) Marina Shifei (Sophie) NGUYEN SIMNER SATO LIN

Year 12 Year 12 Year 12 Le Thuy Dan Maneet Kaur Bowei (Peter) TRAN HORA BI

Wellbeing Captains

Year 11 Year 11 Year 12 Year 12 Year 12 Kelli Sun-Min Lachlan Maya Jasmine He KIM HEYWOOD NOEL-MACPHERSON HADDAD NG

16 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF TEACHING AND LEARNING

A new position was created in 2018 for a formal Our International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Director of Teaching and Learning, to oversee the programme is running smoothly, with teachers working academic program of the school. I am privileged to have with students to help them achieve the best outcomes taken on this role, which has given me the opportunity for their final years in school. The IB Diploma aims to to work with teachers, Heads of Faculties and the IB introduce students to a wide world of possibilities, Diploma Coordinator to ensure that our teaching is of the by requiring them to keep a broad subject range while highest quality and remains focussed on students’ needs. helping them develop skills for their future. In a closely-connected world students need to be In Years 3 to 10, we have reviewed our curriculum aware of different perspectives, different cultures and documents to update any areas that may need be able to communicate across languages. Our students rejuvenating and have confirmed that our programmes who complete the Diploma in 2018 are applying meet the requirements of the Australian and Victorian to universities around the globe: Hong Kong, USA, curriculum frameworks and beyond. We have also Cambridge, Oxford and all around Australia. They rely continued to include units that directly relate to our on Elizabeth McCormick for excellent career advice but diverse learning community. The learning that has also for the difficult processes of applications. She has resulted from our teaching is seen in the wonderful helped many to find a path towards their future. displays of work around the school, the events that students organise and the whole school art show that Applications are possible because the IB Diploma started our term 4. is highly regarded by the top tertiary colleges as it promotes the skills and attributes of being a life-long A great addition to helping our students develop learner, of being a person who will work to make the as learners—to help them be resilient when faced with world a better place. We are very proud to be an IB World difficulties—has been the well-being programme. School, in the 50th anniversary year of the International I see this as providing students with the tools needed Baccalaureate Organisation. to learn effectively but also to enjoy the process of learning; of facing challenges inside and outside the In 2018 we have welcomed new teachers and said classroom and appreciating how they are progressing. farewell to others, but we maintain a vibrant and diverse I am sure we will see the benefits of the homeroom teaching team who bring their individual perspectives program flowing into classrooms over the coming year. to their areas of expertise. We have a robust process of teacher goal setting and review that allows teachers to always look towards new avenues of their own learning, which will flow through to the learning of the students. I am confident that we are building skills within our staff and the school will continue to be a great place for exciting learning opportunities.

Dr. Judy Rutter Director of Teaching and Learning

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 17 IB LEARNER PROFILE Risk Taker

Communicator

Principled

Reflective

Caring

18 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 Thinker

Knowledgeable

Balanced

Open Minded

Inquirer

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LANGUAGE A ‘The human need for language is not simply for the transmission of meaning, it is at the same time listening to and affirming a person’s existence.’Gao Xingjian

The Nobel Prize winning playwright and novelist is unsurprisingly correct and it is certainly an assertion that any language teacher at The Kilmore International School would endorse. Certainly the ‘transmission of meaning’ is where our student’s study of language begins, but the passionate teachers of Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese would hope that along their language journey students begin to recognise that their study is life affirming.

The study of a mother tongue allows a student to question the nature of ones existence as Meursault is forced to do in Albert Camus’ The Outsider. We can cast a cynical eye over the proliferation of soft drink advertising or marvel at the audacity of military propaganda. We grow to understand pathos and are moved by the simple power of Sojourner Truth’s speech, Ain’t I a Woman? We debate the cost of human life in the ongoing refugee crisis with Peter Singer. We witness love blossom and die between Romeo and Juliet. We weave through the witticisms, sensuality and ephemeral qualities of Margaret Atwood’s poetry. We stand on the sidelines of all these events. We travel across oceans and backward in time. We are privileged to some of the greatest minds, the funniest minds, the most tormented minds, as well as some of the most challenging thinkers from around the world. And, from this, we learn about ourselves. We see our world reflected in language, make connections with our own lives and in turn ‘listen to and affirm [our] existence.

The challenge of the language teacher is making students see the beauty of the world that opens up to them when they look to their language for art, and move beyond simple daily communication. Yes, each student must complete a certain number of writing tasks, undertake research, present orals, debate topics, yet our aim is ultimately to instill in our students, a love of language. So that they may, as Bottom from A Midsummer Night’s Dream delights,

‘ … roar, that it will do any man’s heart good to hear.’

20 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 The student who gets involved, who asks questions, who answers questions, who volunteers information, who hears, who listens, who takes notes, who reads with all their attention, who likens literature to their own life, who ‘roars’, is the student of language. And this is what we wish to instill. Perhaps, as students often say, “you cannot study” for your Language A exams, but language is not a crash course, it cannot be crammed for, it must be a journey. Certainly the ‘transmission of meaning’ is where our student’s study of language begins, but the passionate teachers of Chinese, English, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese would hope that along their language journey students begin to recognise that their study is life affirming.

And so, as another year comes to an end, we look to the mighty contributions our students have made to their study of language; to the one’s who have roared. Students such as Macklin Spicer who won 2nd Prize in the Junior Category of the Dorothea Mackellar Competition with his poem, War that personified war as an insidious force travelling across the world; the students who bonded over language and culture in competing in the 2018 Korean Performance Contest; the students who bravely volunteered to be a part of the performance of Macbeth in our incursion, and of course our Year 12 students. We wish our graduating class of 2018 all the very best as they head out into the world. We, in our various languages, hope that they take the time to listen to and affirm their own existence and recognise the truth of TS Eliot’s wise words, ‘For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.’ We see our world reflected in language, make connections with our own lives and in turn ‘listen to and affirm a person [our own] existence’.

In concluding, I would like to thank all of the teachers of language for their continued effort, passion and drive. For, as Jeanette Winterson declares,

Language is what stops the heart exploding.

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The Dusk Driver By Oscar Mikic

His laughter is breathy and rough: It makes no sense Frothing up and escaping, seeping out the corners of his lips.

In an instant a once personal verse becomes a singalong, Silly, gasping, red-faced—ugly to see But beautiful to feel. Humming in delight through the air Its beauty mesmerises all. Toes tapping to the uneven beat of its joy.

Its brightness competes with that of the setting sun, It’s blinding the Dusk driver, who squints in annoyance but savours its warmth. But as the shadows slowly define themselves out of the orange glow, The overwhelming happiness fades to reveal a sinister requiem. The song of laughter now screeches anguish. The tears once lively streaming turn toxic. Lyrics of passing swaying grass are rewritten; now shuddering, Because happy songs heard in the car Only make the drive shorter. And if the drive lasts past this song, Past dusk, the Night Car, once a dot on the horizon, approaches. Dark shadows it casts to the ground shoot Up to the sky, leaving only artificial lights: me.

Waiting. Always. For you to finally flick that switch, To set me to high beam, blinding as true happiness.

Turn your head to the window, I promise to illuminate you,

But refocus your eyes and you’ll see Just a mess of crotchets scribbled over the dark bars of the night. Hearing no music but the crashing of stars and moving cars: Everything that made dusk beautiful.

22 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 Yoyo Zhao Year 11, Japanese

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LANGUAGE B

Chinese

24 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 English

Short Story Liam O’Flaherty, ‘The Sniper’ As part of our work for the Written Assignment in Year 11 English B (HL), the students read a short story by Liam O’Flaherty titled ‘The Sniper’. Set in Dublin during the Irish Civil War (1922–1923), the story is a gripping account of a life-and-death battle of wits between two expert snipers on the rooftops of the Four Courts area of the city. The eponymous sniper is wounded but manages to trick his opponent into revealing himself. He is shot and falls into the street below. The protagonist is at first elated by his victory but then feels the bitterness and futility of what he is fighting for. Now longer the fanatic we find at the beginning of the story, he goes to examine the body of the man he has slain. That he was a worthy opponent and a good shot like the main character himself is no surprise. The sniper has slain is his own brother.

The students were given a very challenging assignment. They were asked to imagine that they were the sniper and to give a funeral oration for the brother he killed. Such a discussion called on the best in thought and feeling from the students—and all in good English. They were given some questions to use while investigating the story and asked to do a little research on the Irish Civil War. The speech was written in class after a weekend of preparation. Following this the students proudly presented their work for the photographer.

Mr Richard Smith

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German

26 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 Hindi

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Kepada: [email protected] Indonesian Dari: [email protected]

Tanggal: 20 September 2018 Hal: Daun di Atas Bantal

Hartono yang baik, Apa kabar? Saya harap kamu dan keluargamu sehat dan baik-baik saja. Kemarin, kelas saya menonton film yang bernama “Daun di Atas Bantal”. Film ini dibuat pada tahun dua ribu dua. Cerita film ini sedih sekali. “Daun di Atas Bantal” tentang anak- anak jalanan di Indonesia. Ada empat pemain utama di film ini, yaitu Christine Hakim, Heru, Sugeng dan Kancil. Christine mengangkat tiga anak, dan menjual barang yang dibuat oleh anak-anak ini untuk membeli makanan untuk mereka dan dia sendiri. Sayang sekali, Heru, Sugeng dan Kancil kecanduan narkoba, dan mereka juga mencuri. Sehingga, pada suatu hari Kancil dibunuh oleh kereta api waktu dia berusaha melarikan diri sesudah mencuri bantal dari anak jalanan lain. Sesudah dia meninggal, Heru, Sugeng dan Christine sedih sekali. Kemudian, Heru meninggalkan rumahnya dan tinggal di jalanan tanpa Christine. Semua anak ini tidak berpendidikan, tetapi Sugeng bertemu dengan perempuan muda yang siswa di sekolah dasar. Siswa ini mulai mengajar Sugeng abjad karena Sugeng membantu dia menyeberang jalan. Sayang sekali Sugeng ditikam dan dia meninggal. Sebelum Sugeng dibunuh, Heru juga meninggal. Dia meninggal karena dia berhutang uang kepada penyelundup yang membantu dia berjalan dari Sumatera ke Yogyakarta. Pada malam itu, Christine menonton televisi dan mendapat kabar. Dia tersinggung sekali, karena semua anaknya sudah meninggal. Saya suka film ini karena ia bercerita anak-anak jalanan. Kalau kamu belum menonton film ini, saya menganjurkan sekali. Sekian dulu email dariku. Tolong balas email, ya.

Dari temanmu,

Taryn

28 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 Japanese This year’s Moomba Festival was more lively than the previous year’s. However, I had a small regret because Moomba Japanese Parade I was not able to see the perfect Japanese dream By Jason Ruan (International captain), 12C dragon lady this year. I hoped to meet her and receive her blessings. Finally, I sincerely thank Mr. Tamura and Demonstration of multiculturalism from the fellow students for giving me this opportunity to enjoy perspective of a Cantonese international student a wonderful festival. On 12th March, I was excited to have an opportunity to take part in the Moomba Japanese parade which was a part of the Moomba festival held in Melbourne. 30 students and Mr. Tamura (田村先生) attended the event which was sponsored by JCV (Japan Club of Victoria).

When we arrived at the place where everybody was preparing to perform for the parade, I saw a lot of people wearing various clothes, and I thought some of them were extremely weird. I saw Maori people dressed in traditional costumes, Australian indigenous people with special tattoos, and middle aged ladies who danced Chinese square dances. While teachers and students from TKIS were all wearing Japanese traditional costumes, our costumes used red as the main color, highlighting the cultural spirit of Japan.

In this parade, although I am not Japanese, I felt a strong sense of Japanese pride in their national culture during this festival. They banged their drums and shouted “wasshoi” one after another, and dozens of people walked in such a unified pace like one person while uplifting the “Mikoshi” which is a small divine palanquin (portable Shinto shrine). I could feel their enthusiasm and the atmosphere was very warm.

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Learning Outside the Classroom Year 8: Vikings Exhibition Year 9: Port of Melbourne Authority This year we were extremely lucky to have a ‘Vikings beyond the Legend’ exhibition at the Melbourne Museum. Year 9 students undertook an excursion to the This tied in perfectly for our Year 8 students who study Port of Melbourne Authority. Whilst at the facility the Vikings as part of their History studies. So on Friday undertook a workshop which led to the students the 20th of April Year 8 students visited the exhibition increasing their understanding of the importance of the which took the form of a self-guided tour. The exhibition Port of Melbourne in facilitating Australia’s involvement included many artifacts and information in relation in the global marketplace and the movement to Vikings regarding family, community, homes, Norse of resources and final products both in and out craftsmanship, worship, exploration and trade. of Australia. Year 7: Ancient Egypt film and Chinese Museum

On Friday the 23rd March Year 7 students viewed a film entitled Egypt: Secret of the Mummies. The film contained information that was relevant to our study of Ancient Egypt and it was interesting to see many of the statues of Ancient Egypt that we had looked at in books looking extremely large and life like. After lunch we went to the Chinese Museum where we had a lesson and tour of the Han Dynasty Exhibition. Year 8: Hanging Rock Excursion The students learnt about the many inventions from the Han Dynasty including silk, abacus, papermaking The Year 8 students visited Hanging Rock Recreation and the compass. The students walked through the Reserve on Friday the 10th of August, in the Macedon Han Exhibition where our guide explained some of Ranges. The purpose of the students visit to Hanging the exhibits including a replica jade suit worn by the Rock was to conduct fieldwork, with a focus on emperor in death. observing how successfully a natural environment is managed, to ensure that any negative impacts of human presence are minimised. Data was collected by the students at six sites, both at the base of Hanging Rock and at various locations along the climb to the summit. Students recorded evidence of human impact including; the presence of litter, vegetation density and human management strategies. On return to TKIS, the students prepared of their individual reports summarizing their findings.

30 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 Competitions Australian History Competition results: Australian Geography Competition results:

In Term 2 all Years 7–10 students took part in the Also in Term 2 all Years 7–10 students and the IB Australian History Competition. Those students who Geography students took part in the Australian achieved either a distinction or high distinction in the Geography Competition. competition are listed below: Special mention must be made of Edward Plunkett in Year 7 Year 8 who placed in the Top 1% of all students in the Years 7 & 8 Section of the competition. Distinction Ryan HAQUE Those students who achieved either a distinction or Sebastian COSTA high distinction in the competition are listed below: High Distinction Year 7 Harrison HILL Xingkon WANG Distinction Mariam GALLOWAY Year 8 Year 8 High Distinction Edward PLUNKETT High Distinction Leo HALFORD-MOLINARO Macklin SPICER Macklin SPICER Distinction Distinction Lucas EDMONDS Anastasia MINTER Leo HALFORD-MOLINARO Eden HOPKINS Grace HEYWOOD Fiona DIMOVSKI Shreyas MAHAJAN Hannah CALDERWOOD Year 9 Jye GIBB Lucas EDMONDS High Distinction Stuart PARTRIDGE James NICOL Joshua SQUIRE Year 9 Distinction High Distinction Charlie ATTARD James NICOL Louis KNYNENBURG Jeremy KRIETEMEYER Year 10 Distinction Annamaria BAIJU High Distinction Charlie ATTARD Ewan COCKING Lachlan PARTRIDGE Kyle LAFFAN Tyler LEDITSCHKE Minjiahua ZHENG

Year 10 Distinction Natasha BOURNE High Distinction Max DAVIES Kyle LAFFAN Spencer HAYLEY Minjiahua ZHENG Olivia CROCKER Year 11 Oscar MIKIC High Distinction Distinction Ebony EDEN Daniel GOWER-HALL Distinction Jack LEDITSCHKE Tej Partap SINGH Nicholas PHAROAH Prabhsimar AUJLA Spencer HALEY

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IB Extended Essays An evaluation of the Body Shop’s social and environmental business focus ‘What are the One of the distinguishing features of the IB is the implications of the Body Shop choosing to be undertaking of the 4000 word Extended Essay. It presents environmentally and socially aware?’ undertaken by both a challenging and rewarding experience for students. Jasmine Beydoun. Jasmine made contact with a local This year some of the topics undertaken in the head office employee of the Body Shop and she was completion of the Extended Essay by Individual and able to access to a good deal of information. Society’s students have included: The changing ownership of the business complicated issues and meant that some financial data was not The importance of market research in business available. Indeed the ownership by Loreal meant that “To what extent did Jollibee’s market research allow some specific financial data was kept “in-house”. them to surpass McDonald’s in terms of market share in Despite this Jasmine worked behind the scenes to the Philippines?” undertaken by Miguel Embuido. gather secondary data and engaged fully with the essay. Miguel fully engaged with the EE process. This was enhanced by the fact that he is of Filipino background To what extent will Zara’s fast fashion strategy enable and has visited the restaurants when seeing relatives. it to become a more successful brand? This topic was He was intrigued as to how a “local” business could take undertaken by Vietnamese student Dan Tran. on McDonald’s and survive. It was an excellent avenue Dan conducted extensive research in an attempt to to pursue product differentiation, appealing to local build her understanding of “fast fashion” and how Zara’s tastes and market research. success is built on this concept. She engaged deeply with the topic and spent considerable time thinking about Zara, its competitors, and the market in general. Dan Tran took on this essay in her second language after only learning English for a short time and she is to be commended for her dedicated efforts.

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This year has again offered students a wide variety of experiences which has enriched their learning and preparation for future studies in Science. They have been supported by highly qualified and talented teachers. Kaye Molden is our wonderful laboratory technician, without whose assistance the students would not have such wonderful practical experiences.

Primary Science Georgina Garner, Jennifer Ling and Kenny Ong have created many wonderful opportunities for students to learn about science in the world around them.

“This year students in Year 3 Science investigated measuring and observing in science, forces, life cycles and finally Earth’s natural processes. Alongside this, we attempted to integrate STEM into each term. The students engaged in many practical activities and inquiry tasks. Highlights were the Fizzics Incursion ‘Chemical Capers’ in Term 4 and the STEM activities pulling apart old machines and coding using the computer program Scratch.” Georgie Garner

“This year the Grade 4 students have had an exciting time exploring the science curriculum. In term 1 we explored forces and how they act upon the earth. Our students designed their own fun park ride where they demonstrated how each of the different forces covered acted upon their creation. Term 2 was spent looking into life cycles. This term long activity resulted in some amazing dioramas produced by our students to reflect their learning on the topic. Sun, Earth and Moon and the natural processes on Earth were actively investigated in Term 3. All students researched the erosion of our local creek and demonstrated their understanding of the topic by engineering a system to halt and even reverse this erosion.

For Science week, we were lucky to engage the services of Fizzics to come out and engage with our excited Grade 3 and 4 students exploring the properties of chemicals in ‘Chemical Capers’. The Grade 5 and 6 students were lucky to use real scientific methods to actively investigate a fictional crime scene in ‘CSI’. Methods such as fingerprint collection and analysis were explored, along with the comparison of shoe prints, hair samples, etc.

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34 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 This was a fabulous incursion that all students thoroughly enjoyed and we look forward to inviting Fizzics back to our school in the coming years. Go to http://fizzicseducation.com/ to find over 100 easy to do, at home science experiments!

There has been some focus on the integration of STEM into our program this year, with students enjoying the physical investigation of electrical items, along with coding using Scratch and Genius Hour. I think all of the students have enjoyed this added element of investigation.” Jen Ling

“Students in Year 5 have investigated States of Matter, Living Things, The Solar System and finally Light. “In Junior Science, students were exposed to a plethora We started the year off with a States of Matter and of scientific concepts. Highlights included how students Mixtures party where students brought along items of applied scientific knowledge to a project where they food, drink or toys and described the states of matter were tasked to create ‘energy-efficient houses’ using involved in the item, or the ingredients that had been boxes and relevant material. Students also had the mixed together to create that item. In the Solar System chance to explore simple machines and their related unit students made their own 3D models of the Sun, concepts. They had the opportunity to build machines Earth and Moon system. Students also enjoyed the STEM using LEGO pieces and were then tasked to ‘sell’ their activities like using Sphero (a small robot controlled by creations much like how entrepreneurs would do an iPad) to investigate coding.” Georgie Garner so on the popular TV show, Shark Tank. In the topic of flowering plants, a flower wall was created using “In Year 6 this year one topic was explored each term. anatomically accurate flower models, each created by These were Energy, Ecosystems, Geology and Physical members of the class. This activity brought together and Chemical Changes. Some highlights included the artistic flair and scientific knowledge, and also made use of the school context as a basis for an Energy Survey, connection to the term’s Homeroom Curriculum concept understanding the affordances and limitations of an of Community and Respect.” Kenny Ong analogy in the Volcano experiment and the application of scientific knowledge to commonly seen phenomena (e.g. “Science classes at TKIS successfully engage our chemiluminescent reactions in Glow Sticks). Students students by harnessing curiosity and their thirst for also had an opportunity to exercise higher-level thinking knowledge and understanding. From Year 7 to 12, they skills of Bloom’s Taxonomy (Application, Evaluation and are developing the skills to design and undertake their Synthesis) in an open-book test for Geology, where they own scientific investigations, developing the personal used the knowledge gained in the term’s work to solve attributes and learning behaviours such as intellectual the questions given. In addition, they were also exposed flexibility, critical reflection, respect for evidence and to some aspects of STEM education in the classroom ethical considerations. where they brainstormed and worked collaboratively to The Year 7s applied their knowledge of separation solve problems.” Kenny Ong techniques to collaboratively develop a plan to purify water in a third world country. The students were Junior Science provided with the opportunity to be active problem Students in Years 7 to 10 have been capably led by solvers who are capable of asking questions and to Lynne Christie, Baldev Kahlon, Kenny Ong, seek solutions. Andrew Pharoah, Daniel Schembri and Ross Wright.

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The Year 8s developed their respect for scientific evidence during the Exploring the Universe topic. The students investigated the red shift of emission spectra and the Doppler Effect as evidence for the Big Bang theory. Students questioned why Einstein believed that energy could be converted to mass and why the speed of light was a factor in his famous equation E = mc2.” Lynne Christie

At years 9 and 10 the students study three different science subjects: Biology, Chemistry and Physics, on a rotating basis. The lessons are taught by subject specialists which enhances the preparation of the students for their IB studies. This is further developed at year 10 by students selecting only two of the three subjects in second semester. IB Science Our IB Science teachers are Judith Rutter and Daniel Schembri (Biology), Cheryl Moulder (Chemistry and Environmental Systems and Societies) and Andrew Pharoah (Chemistry), Baldev Kahlon, Paul Szczur and Ross Wright (Physics). Most of us are examiners or senior examiners with the International Baccalaureate Organization.

One compulsory aspect of the study of Sciences at the IB level is the Group 4 Project. This fun activity completed in year 11 mimics real science in that the students collaborate with students from other sciences to investigate a range of real-life situations. They must communicate with their peers and the wider community as real scientists do. This year’s theme was Energy. Students investigated some amazing things: coloured shadows, holograms, pinhole cameras, telescopes, green smoke, glowing liquids, chromatography and mirror writing among others. Each group prepared a poster that was displayed in the science rooms for others to see.

ICAS Science Competition results All year 3 to 10 students of TKIS were entered in the 2018 Science Competition administered by International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS). The Science competition assessed the skills of observing/measuring, interpreting, predicting/ concluding, investigating and reasoning/problem solving. Some students showed exceptional abilities in

36 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 these areas. It was great to see that many students have Credit: Jett Rosenberg, Prabhnoor Kaur, Gurchet Singh improved their standing over a number of years (year 3), Dominique Littooij, Augustus Jain, of entering this competition. 259 students participated Rudransh Kohli, Gus Bonwick, Amreen Grewal (year 4), and were awarded 11 Distinction, 49 Credit, 31 Merit and Benyamin Littooij, Cathryn Barker, Caitlyn Brincat, 168 Participation certificates. Riley Egan (year 5), Alexander Merlo, Dayna Ford, Claire Gallagher, Sasha White (year 6), James Hurley, Distinction: Amber Sherwood (year 3), Lisa Gallagher, Georgia Fletcher, Kishan Jashad, Theanhok Chou, Darcy Hill, Max Carter (year 4), Elizabeth Kan, Ella Clark, Maddison Ling, Finlay Walker, Sebastian Costa Imogene Koch, Aiden Ling (year 5), Xingkun Wang, (year 7), Reave Paleg, Ramneekjot Multani, Ryan Haque, Jasmeet Singh, Harrison Hill (year 7) Hannah Calderwood, Fiona Dimovski, Junze Zhang, Stuart Partridge, Macklin Spicer, Jye Gibb, Joel Joshy (year 8), Jarrah Noel-Macpherson, Jaimie Ryan,

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Charlie Attard, Lachlan Partridge, Taryn Furletti, Joshua Squire, Yi Wen Zhang, Annmaria Baiju (year 9), Ewan Cocking, Remi Lezon, Minjiahua Zheng, Bryan Kenneth Handoko, Natasha Bourne, Janelle Eng, Kyle Laffan, Delisha Taylor (year 10)

Merit: Molly Mitchell, Jakson Brincat, Mackenzie MacDonald (year 3), Emily Beaton, Binuli Hemachandra, Mia Jean Walters (year 4), Zeik Mitchell, Eknoor Singh, Tobias Jensen, James Sullivan (year 5), Noor Obeid (year 6), Aarushi Sodhi (year 7), Eden Hopkins, Shreyas Mahajan, Lucas Edmonds, Leo Halford-Molinaro (year 8), Anissa Driver, Indirveer Singh Mavi, Sam Walker, Jeremy Krietemeyer (year 9), Jiezhen He, Oscar Mikic, Vanessa Tershana, Xu Yi, Spencer Haley, Sum Ni Ho, Yanick McGregor, Phi Vu, Caitlyn Wagner, Anna Watson (year 10)

Cheryl Moulder Heading of Learning—Science

38 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 Rod Mumford Obituary Rod Mumford taught at TKIS from 2000 until the end of 2011. During this time he inspired many young scientists from years 7 to 10, and year 11 and 12 Biology and Environmental Systems students. Rod was also, at various times, Acting Principal, Deputy Principal, IB Coordinator, Head of Senior School, Year 12 Coordinator and an Examiner of IB Biology Internal Assessments. He came to us with a wealth of IB experience as both a teacher and a parent, having spent some years at an IB school in Germany.

As a young man Rod studied Zoology at Monash University. As we stuffed our faces while going through notes He remained firm friends with many of his fellow students or practice exams, Mr Mumford’s slice would remain and enjoyed the regular occasions when they would get untouched until the end of the lesson. Only on a couple together. He was heavily involved with the Education Unit of occasions was the cake eaten before the end of class at the Healesville Sanctuary. Casual conversations with (perhaps those were the days we were particularly Rod revealed his interest and extensive knowledge annoying!). At graduation I realised the lasting memories of Australian animal and bird behaviour. we had created in that class when he outed me in front Rod was passionate about photography and spent of the whole audience for being the first student to many hours lying on the ground to get a perfect shot forget their turn for Cake Wednesday! of a spider or some other creepy-crawly. His holidays Mr Mumford would often share his photography centred around photo opportunities: African safaris, from recent trips abroad and it was wonderful to be a tiger conservation park in India, Machu Picchu, enlightened about his hobbies and talents outside the Easter Island, Pompeii, Rome… We were always delighted classroom. He was a very kind and supportive teacher to see the results of his latest trip and loved being given who had a large impact on my desire to become a calendar featuring his photography. Rod was very a science teacher myself. He was a rather quiet generous with his photos and frequently gave copies individual, however, my classmates fondly remember of his work to friends and colleagues. him always making time to chat with us about our Georgie Garner reminisces: struggles in school and personal life.

“I truly got to know Mr Mumford when I started year 11 A truly kind-hearted man who will be fondly HL Biology. There were about 13 students in my class remembered and missed by many.” … All girls! We all adored Mr Mumford—he had a calm Rod passed away on 21st March 2018, aged 71. He is presence in the lab which was always appreciated as survived by his two sons, Nicholas and Alistair, and we found our way through IA’s and EE’s. As a small class grandson Lucas. we became quite a close knit bunch, very quickly we organised a tradition to have cake every Wednesday in our double session of bio. Known forever more as Cake Wednesday. For a long time I believed that Mr Mumford thought this was a complete waste of time and thought it ridiculous to be surrounded by teenage girls eating Coles Chocolate Mud Cake when we should have been doing more practical things.

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Each year, as Head of Learning Mathematics, I get the opportunity to select a small sample of work completed by students and display these within the Year Book to highlight and promote some of the more adventurous and creative assignments completed in 2018. As you can imagine it’s a difficult task, with so much excellent work to select from. This year, for the first time in many years we have allowed students to complete Extended Essays in Mathematics and this has broadened the selection of work available to choose from. Students undertaking Extended Essays in this subject is a positive new direction for the department, as it can be a hugely rewarding experience for both the learning student and for the teacher. In 2019, we have three students whom have nominated to complete an essay in Mathematics and I wish them the best as they Another terrific example of Hai Ha’s creative work was work through this task over the next few months. done as part of her Extended Essay. Initial investigations into the volume of intersection for two similar spheroids The first student’s work I would like to was carried out and this resulted in a set of equations present is that from Hai Ha Nguyen. that were relatively easy to obtain. However, when the She completed both an Extended Essay and relative size of the spheroids were changed, things Internal Assessment Exploration that were became complicated very quickly. To her credit and both interesting and innovative in their perseverance, Hai Ha was able to overcome many description of how physical shapes and of the problems encountered and was able to develop solids interact with each other. a formula to determine the volume of intersection Hai Ha’s Exploration project took for two different sized spheroids, so long as their inspiration from conjecturing how internal directional intersection path was along the same axis. gears in machines and clocks might The parameters used in the formula shown relate to operate in terms of the paths that the 2-dimensional ellipses and that a point on an internal gear would take. form each of the two spheroids. gives a measure of The patterns below show the interesting how far the spheroids have intersected into each other. shapes that arise from tracking a particular point, as one smaller circle rolls inside a larger. Hai Ha was cleverly able to develop a set of parametric equations that mathematically describe the path taken by this point. She was also able to make a variety of conclusions as to the number of “cusps” (occasions when a selected point intersects with the large circle again) based on the ratio of the radius of the smaller circle, r, to that of the large circle, R.

40 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 The second student’s work I have presented was that completed by He Ng. He is both a student of Physics and Mathematics at Higher Level. Whilst studying wave interference in Physics, under the guidance of the great Mr Wright, He noticed that a series of patterns are formed known as constructive interference lines. He wondered whether these lines may have well-defined mathematical equations that can describe the resulting patterns. Firstly, He was able to recognise that the patterns looked very much like a hyperbolic function described in simplest form using . However, the main initial concerns were: how could this basic formula be transformed in order to take into account the physical considerations (or parameters) such as the wavelength of the waves, the separation distance between the point disturbances, and the number of lines that exist between the two point disturbances? After considerable mathematical work, both conceptual and empirical, He was able to successfully derive an expression that described each of the lines. In this expression, the parameter d represents the distance between the point sources, λ the wavelength of the wave and n is an integer that identifies which curve we wish to consider from the axis of symmetry between the point disturbances.

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The last piece of Year 12 work I have presented was that completed by Yujie (Serena) Hao. As many of you may have both seen and heard, Yujie is a fantastic musician and has competently played both the cello and piano at TKIS recitals on many occasions over the past few years. It was therefore delightful to see that she was able to combine her passion for music and mathematics by using vector transformed circles to find the perimeter of a cello. At first this seemed a relatively easy task by using circle geometry. However, on closer scrutiny it was found that a more accurate value of the perimeter could be obtained by the use of linear transformed elliptical equations. Great! But how do you find the points of intersection and the arc length of the required parts of these elliptical functions? Well it wasn’t so easy, and finding the solution to this problem required complex algebraic manipulation that was one of the key highlights of her final report. I have included the final

manipulated integral used to find the arc length LVZ.

Year 10 student Oscar Mikic also produced a terrific report which investigated the area of two regular polygons—one that circumscribed a circle, and one the inscribed the same circle, having a fixedr adius =1. Consequently, for Project work is clearly a very important skill required the sake of convenience, this gives the value of the circle by our IB students in the senior years of their studies area equal to π. By increasing the number of sides, n, (contributing 20% to the overall final IB score). of the polygon and by deriving a formula for each Consequently, at TKIS we regularly make project and of the circumscribed and inscribed polygons, Oscar was exploration assignments a part of the assessment able to produce a table and a graphical plot that showed makeup across all year levels. The photo above shows as the value of n (the number of sides of the polygons) Year 5 students Mikayla Wagner, Brahmleen Kaur and increases, the value of the area approaches π from Katie Jones working on a fantastic task that explored above and below the true value. Hence, the greater the angular geometry by dividing a tabletop in different value of n, the closer to π you go… regions. Students were able to investigate summing n Area of polygon Area of polygon the angles at a point or within a triangle, for example. inscribed circumscribed Importantly, this sort of exploratory work provides 10 2.938926261 3.24919696 fruitful grounds for much discussion about a variety 100 3.139525976 3.142660434 of geometrical outcomes. Michael Dimovski, Alex Merlo and Arjun Sharma are also shown displaying their 200 3.141075908 3.141851065 project work that looked at determining the areas 300 3.141362983 3.141707497 of different shapes. 400 3.141463462 3.141657252

42 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 providing savoury snacks and cakes throughout the year; for this I would like to thank him very much. Notice the area of In Semester 2, Isabelle Case arrived at our shores all the inscribed and the way from Wheaton College in the USA. Isabelle, is an circumscribed polygons Intern studying education and during her stay taught approach the value of π a number of classes that included Year 7, Year 9 and Year 11 Mathematical Studies. It’s always great to have interns at TKIS, because they often bring enthusiasm and possess the latest knowledge in teaching pedagogy. I had many interesting discussions with Isabelle about education both in the USA and Australia and found her an engaging interlocutor. Most importantly though, Isabelle delighted students with her exceptional teaching talents and thorough explanation of mathematical concepts.

At this point I wish to thank all the teachers who taught within the department in 2018.

Year 3: Ms McNamara Year 4: Ms Ling Year 5: Mrs Daniells Year 6: Ms Garner Year 7: Mr Kerr and Dr Tanko Year 8: Mr Connell and Mr Kerr Year 9: Mr Kerr, Ms Burns and Ms Cheung Year 10: Mr Kerr, Mr Lineage, Ms Cheung and Mr Connell Year 11: Dr Tanko, Ms Burns, Mr Linage, Ms Cheung and Mr Szczur Year 12: Ms Burns, Dr Tanko, Mr Kerr, Mr Lineage and Mr Szczur

In 2018, we were very fortunate to engage the services of Mr. Tobin Connell. He has taught in schools for more Some readers may have noticed that there is a maths than 20 years, mainly in International Schools all over the challenge question posted in most newsletters. These globe. His experience in teaching mathematics, but also questions are of varying degrees of difficulty and are his experience in broader school management operations taken from the large base of Australian Mathematics has been very helpful and much appreciated. I would also Competition (AMC) problems the department has like to thank Mr Weber, again and again, for his ongoing collected over the years. I hope that you have enjoyed support to the department. Mr Weber taught Year 10 and the challenge throughout the year and possibly improved Year 8 mathematics earlier in the year, and did so with your capacity to answer some of the interesting problems his usual big smile and warm professional demeanour. tabled. This year again, our school participated in the Additionally, Mr Weber contributed immensely to the AMC with some terrific outcomes for many students. general well-being of all staff in Room 3, by regularly

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The final tally of results across all year levels Year 9: Lachlan PARTRIDGE, Daisy PHAN, Ann BAIJU, contributes to the overall House Competition. Louis KNYNENBURG, Minjin KIM, Josh SQUIRE This year, resulted in a win to Mitchell House for the Year 10: Oscar MIKIC, Indika EGAN, Prabhsimar AUJLA, second year in a row—so well done! Though of course, Hanmeng LI, Napasorn POTCHAMANAWONG, Yujun MENG, the real winner is MATHS!! Jiezhen HE Year 11: Yolanda YOU, Harry WU, Yitong JING, Yao ZHU, 2018 AMC HOUSE RESULTS Zachary SQUIRE, Shucong (Leo) LI, Lingjie SHEN Hume Mitchell Hudson Ruthledge Year 12: Yujie HAO, Chen YI ZHOU, Jiaer CHEN 236 262 241 249 Throughout the year, our primary and Year 7 teachers Well done to all those who participated. Below is a list have made full use of the Mathletics program that is so of the distinction and high distinction achievers. widely used around Australia. Mathletics is a wonderful web based interactive program that gives students Australian Mathematics Competition a computer based form in which to practise and learn Awardees mathematics. It contains graduated learning exercises High Distinction Awards that students can individually work through at their own pace. Moreover, students can take the initiative and Year 7: Ryan HAQU extend their understanding in a variety of concept areas Year 9: Yiwen (Even) ZHANG if they feel inclined. Below shows Year 7 students Year 11: Seungyeon (Sean) Kim, Kelli KIM, Jack Exell and Jayla Laffan-Zoch working with the Nuo (Katherine) CHEN, Sophie LIN computer based Mathletics program during Dr Tanko’s class, in preparation for a test.

A great night was had by all who attended the Annual Year 12 Mathematics Competition. It’s always a fun Distinction Awards night and great to see both students and teachers get Year 3: Gurchet SINGH enthusiastic about mathematics. Mr Lineage’s class won Year 4: Rudransh KOHLI, Darcy HILL, Max Lee CARTER, the evening comfortably this year—they started well Lisa GALLAGHER in the first few rounds and were hard to catch as the Year 5: Benyamin LITTOOIJ, Riley EGAN, Aidan LING evening progress. Students whom I thought performed Year 6: Claire GALLAGHER well on the night include Jack Heanly, Sean Maher, Year 7: Ella CLARK, Jasmeet SINGH, Harrison HILL, Judy Zhu, Dan Tran, Jerome Cai, Samuel Eng and Cici Song. Kishan JASHAD Year 8: Lucas EDMONDS, Macklin SPICER, Jye GIBB, Ed PLUNKETT

44 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 At TKIS many of our teachers are IB examiners and undertake the task of assessing examination papers and Internal Assessment requirements. This year is was terrific that Dr Tanko marked around 250 mathematics examination papers from all over the world. Much of the knowledge gained through the marking process concerns how to interpret and apply the final marks scheme to student responses. This has given our department a sound advantage when it comes to preparing students for examinations. Feedback from the marking process via Dr Tanko has significantly helped to guide our students more effectively in steering their responses to gain the maximum marks available for each question. Thanks Dr Tanko for taking on this huge task in 2018.

In concluding, it has been a great honour to undertake the role Head of Learning Mathematics at TKIS in 2018. In the coming year, IB Mathematics will undergo some of the most significant changes since the inception of the program. We are intending sending a number of teachers to workshops in 2019 to gain a better understanding of how the changes will affect our students taking the IB in 2020. More on this next year. I look forward to 2019 with the aim of continually improving the effectiveness of our learning programs for both students and parents. Finally, all members of the department would like to take this opportunity to wish all the best to the Year 12 students of 2018—I hope your results are everything you expect them to be.

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2018 has been a very busy Victorian and Tasmanian IB Visual Art Exhibition, MoMA at year, with our students NGV, NGV Triennial, Melbourne Street Art tour as well as studying a broad range smaller exhibitions and permanent collections. Students of art making forms and always presented themselves in adherence to school ideas about Art. Sculpture, expectations, with members of the public commenting painting, printmaking, upon their demeanour on several occasions. drawing, mixed media and Finally, a huge thank you and huge respect for our digital media are just a few visual art teachers. While Ms Logan is fairly new to of the art making forms our department she has hit the ground running and that students have trialled inspired and supported the students under her care through topics ranging from admirably. Ms Booth is a passionate art teacher and the Renaissance through tireless in her efforts to create engaging and enriching to Contemporary Art. art making experiences for our students. She is a truly Artwork was showcased inspirational visual art teacher. at the TKIS Art Exhibition in October and it was great Lynda Allen to see so many parents come Visual Art Subject Coordinator along and enjoy the outstanding collection of imaginative and engaging artworks made by our students under the tutelage of our wonderful Visual Art teachers. Of course the evening was also a chance for our class of 2018 to showcase their work for the International Baccalaureate and they are to be commended for the quality of their work and efforts throughout the two years of the IB. This year, the exhibition also included Improvisation Games for the first time, featuring the talents of our Year 9 & 10 thespians as well as musical performances from Milly and Ella. All in all a very pleasant evening had by all.

This year, students worked collaboratively on a number of occasions to produce spectacular artworks. This includes our new mural on the TKIS tennis courts. They also had the opportunity to visit art galleries with highlights being Top Arts,

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The TKIS Drawing Prize This year we launched the TKIS drawing prize. This competition encouraged students to develop their own art journey beyond the classroom, showcasing artworks produced outside of formal classes. The winners of each category were:

CATEGORY 1: Yrs 9-11—1st Jutaphat (Beaw) Clungratana, 2nd Ashlyn Webster, 3rd Tran Thao Ngoc Nguyen and Binh An Le

CATEGORY 2: Yrs 6-8—1st Amber Meuwissen, 2nd Alexandra Krilis, 3rd Eden Hopkins

CATEGORY 3: Yrs 3-5—1st Katie Jones, 2nd Mackenzie Macdonald, 3rd Caitlyn Brincat

Congratulations to everyone who participated.

48 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 The Bird Mural You may have noticed our school’s latest outdoor mural, stretching across the back of the tennis court. Created during CAS project by a group of year 8 girls, the mural was a collaboration between the Kilmore Men’s Shed who cut out the wooden bird shapes and the parents, teachers and students from the TKIS school community who painted designs on them.

Alexandra Krilis describes her experience: this piece of art was created by Eden, Abigail, Ally, Joel, Jane and Hannah. This was a great learning experience and also beneficial to our wellbeing. On International Day some students painted different designs onto wooden birds and then the birds were glued onto the wall.

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The Kilmore International School ran its House Music complex, sophisticated covers of their songs which they Competition differently this year. Each House had only performed with 80s style energy and noise. The dancers the morning of Friday 6th September for their bands, and ensemble presented witty, energetic actions that soloists, dancers and chorus to learn the pieces that tied to the theme of the day. would be performed after lunch. The student leaders Isobel Case, who is visiting from the USA and has a chose “The 80s” as a theme and Red played background in Show Choirs was one of our adjudicators, “Walking on Sunshine”, Green “Livin’ on a Prayer”, along with Andrew Taylor. They had a difficult job but Yellow “Mamma Mia” and Blue “Blame it on the Boogie”. finally decided that Yellow deserved the prize. Each House’s band spent the morning in the Music The single day format was made possible through the Rooms learning the pieces almost from scratch. talent of our impressive musicians, the dedication Vocal soloists, dancers and the full House worked in of the student leaders, who took different areas to learn the chorus lyrics, actions and responsibility for organising the choreography that the student leaders had prepared. different elements of their Houses With time pressing, all the students were motivated and presentations, the energy of the eager to participate. The school’s atmosphere buzzed. student body and the flexibility After a BBQ lunch the school gathered on the Tennis and support of TKIS staff. Courts, resplendent in its House Colours, and the Congratulations to all. competition commenced. The performances were Catherine Stringer simply spectacular: with minimal preparation time Music Coordinator the four bands and the vocal soloists had created

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The House Athletics Carnival was a great way to start 2018. All students participated in track & field events, along with novelty events throughout the day. Congratulations to Mitchell and well done to captains Jasmine Halford Molinaro and Terry Ma for the organisation and encouragement of their team.

The past year has seen students participating in a wide variety of activities during their physical education classes. As well as standard sports, such as volleyball, cricket, tennis, AFL etc. we have had some exciting specialised lessons. Students undertook golf lessons at the Kilmore Golf Club, swimming lessons, dance lessons with RPA Studios, gymnastics lessons with instructors from Birralee Gymnastics, self-defence lessons with The Winged Dragon Martial Arts, along with various fitness classes at Kilmore Leisure Centre. Year 10 students participated in eight weeks of ballroom dancing lessons in preparation for the Ball at the end of term 3. This group of students did a fantastic job learning five dances, which they performed exceptionally, in rehearsals and on the evening.

I would like to thank all staff, students and parents for their support with the PE programme. I hope the students have enjoyed the activities as much as I have.

David Wittner Head of PE & Health

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Interschool Sports 2018 Results 4X50m Medley Relay: Lucy Beaton, Olivia Exell, Claire Gallagher, Anika Edmonds Years 3–6 Interschool Sport Mitchell District Cross Country 11/5/18 Mitchell District Swimming 15/2/18 Broadford State Motorcycle Complex Whittlesea Swim Centre Molly Mitchell 57th, Mackenzie Macdonald 35th, 50m Freestyle: Caiden Xing 2nd, Riley Egan 3rd, Imogen White 18th, Cassie Ling 44th, Emily Beaton 9th, Emily Beaton 5th, Dayna Ford 3rd, Lucy Beaton 1st. Lisa Gallagher 48th, Imogen Koch 55th, Charlotte Exell 43rd, Alannah Smith 54th, Alexis Knight 8th, Elizabeth Kan 35th, 50m Backstroke: Dominique Littooij 4th, Riley Egan 2nd, Ella Miller 7th, Victoria Sullivan 18th, Renisa Paul 29th, Lisa Gallagher 6th, Dayna Ford 1st, Olivia Exell 1st. Ella Petschel 17th, Chloe Mott 10th, Lucy Beaton 4th, 50m Breaststroke: Max Carter 8th, Aidan Ling 2nd, Anika Edmonds 8th, Jakson Brincat 58th, Charlie McGregor 19th, Emily Beaton 1st, India Paleg =1st, Anika Edmonds 1st. Cody Faralla 38th, Dawoud Sakr 56th, Dominique Littooij 8th, Rudransh Kohli 57th, Matias Edmonds 34th, Haze Mitchell 32nd, 50m Butterfly:Caiden Xing 3rd, Bryce Meuwissen 2nd, Aidan Santarossa 22nd, Jackson Hurley 56th, Zeik Mitchell 26th, Lisa Gallagher =3rd, Lucy Beaton 1st. James Sullivan 36th, Riley Egan 8th, Benyamin Littooij 18th, Aidan Ling 37th, Tobias Jensen 51st, Ryan Knight 19th 4X50m Freestyle Relays: Caiden Xing, Dominique Littooij, Max Carter, Haze Mitchell 2nd. Benyamin Littooij, Aidan Ling, Students who came Top 10 qualified for Division Cross Country. Riley Egan, Bryce Meuwissen 3rd. Cassie Ling, Emily Beaton, Lisa Gallagher, Imogene Koch 4th. Dayna Ford, India Paleg, Whittlesea Division Cross Country 30/5/18 Alexis Knight, Ella Miller 2nd. Lucy Beaton, Anika Edmonds, Bundoora Park Olivia Exell, Claire Gallagher 2nd. Emily Beaton, Dominique Littooij 28th, Ella Miller 24th, 4X50m Medley Relays: Caiden Xing, Dominique Littooij, Alexis Knight 27th, Lucy Beaton 12th, Anika Edmonds 38th, Aidan Ling, Riley Egan 5th. Lucy Beaton, Anika Edmonds, Chloe Mott 39th Olivia Exell, Claire Gallagher 1st. Students who came 1st or 2nd qualified for Division Swimming. Mitchell District Track and Field 31/8/18 Meadowglen International Athletics Stadium Whittlesea Division Swimming 5/3/18 Long Jump: Matias Edmonds, Emily Beaton, Benyamin Littooij, Northcote Aquatic & Recreation Centre Caitlyn Brincat, Kellan Ireland, Chloe Mott 50m Freestyle: Caiden Xing 2nd, Lucy Beaton 2nd Triple Jump: Amreen Grewal, Zeik Michell, India Paleg, 50m Backstroke: Dayna Ford 7th, Oivia Exell 3rd Anika Edmonds 50m Breaststroke: Aidan Ling 1st, Emily Beaton 9th, Discus: Haze Mitchell, Jackson Hurley, India Paleg, Ethan Leslie, Anika Edmonds 7th, India Paleg Georgia Caddies 50m Butterfly: Bryce Meuwissen 5th, Lucy Beaton 1st Shot Put: Beau Kemp, Binuli Hemachandra, James Sullivan, Ethan Leslie, Lucy Beaton 4X50m Freestyle Relay: Caiden Xing, Max Carter, Dominique Littooij, Haze Mitchell 3rd. Lucy Beaton, 80m Hurdles: Cassie Ling, Aidan Ling, Ella Miller, Ryan Knight, Anika Edmonds, Olivia Exell, Claire Gallagher 3rd. Chloe Mott Dayna Ford, India Paleg, Alexis Knight, Ella Miller 5th 1500m: Zeik Mitchell 4X50m Medley Relay: Lucy Beaton, Anika Edmonds, 800m: Dominique Littooij, Riley Egan, Alexis Knight Claire Gallagher, Olivia Exell 3rd 200m: Darwoud Sakr, Imogen White, Riley Egan, Georgia Caddies Students who came 1st, 2nd or 3rd qualified for Regional Swimming. 100m: Cody Faralla, Mia Walters, Benyamin Littooij, Ella Miller, Ryan Knight, Anika Edmonds Northern Metropolitan Regional Swimming 14/3/18 4X100m Relay: Cody Faralla, Matias Edmonds, Dominique Littooij, Northcote Aquatic & Recreation Centre Haze Mitchell. Mia Walters, Imogen White, Emily Beaton, 50m Freestyle: Caiden Xing 11th, Lucy Beaton 13th Alannah Smith. Benyamin Littooij, Aidan Ling, Riley Egan, Bryce Meuwissen. India Paleg, Alexis Knight, Ella Miller, 50m Backstroke: Olivia Exell 13th Caitlyn Brincat. Ethan Leslie, Kellan Ireland, Ryan Knight, Michael Dimovski. Anika Edmonds, Georgia Caddies, Chloe Mott, 50m Breaststroke: Aiden Ling 13th Lucy Beaton. 50m Butterfly: Lucy Beaton 9th Students who came 1st, 2nd or 3rd qualified for Division Track 4X50m Freestyle Relay: Lucy Beaton, Olivia Exell, and Field. Claire Gallagher, Anika Edmonds

52 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 Whittlesea Division Track and Field 10/9/18 100m Breaststroke: Bradley Beaton 4th, Petra Merlo 5th Meadowglen International Athletics Stadium 50m Butterfly:Bradley Beaton 3rd High Jump: Lucy Beaton 1st (1.36m) 4X50m Freestyle Relay: Niamh Ireland, Anissa Driver, Stephanie Calderwood, Eve Simner 1st. Long Jump: Chloe Mott 1st (4.08m record), Kellan Ireland 4th Bradley Beaton, Reave Paleg, Navtej Luthra, Declan Ford 1st & Triple Jump: India Paleg 6th, Anika Edmonds 5th New record 2:24.60. Discus: India Paleg 1st, Georgia Caddies 3rd 4X50m Medley Relay: Niamh Ireland, Anissa Driver, Stephanie Calderwood, Eve Simner 5th. Hurdles: Chloe Mott 3rd, Aidan Ling 3rd Bradley Beaton, Reave Paleg, Jack Exell, Declan Ford 2nd. 200m: Riley Egan 4th Students who came 1st or 2nd qualified for Region Swimming. 100m: Ella Miller 6th Hume Region Swimming Students who came 1st, 2nd qualified for Division Track and Field. Waves Wodonga Sports Leisure Centre 20/3/18 Northern Metropolitan Region Track and Field 17/10/18 50m Freestyle: Yanick McGregor 4th, Niamh Ireland 4th, Meadowglen International Athletics Stadium Declan Ford 2nd, Stephanie Calderwood 8th High Jump: Lucy Beaton 100m Freestyle: Yanick McGregor 3rd, Niamh Ireland 4th, Declan Ford 5th Long Jump: Chloe Mott 200m Freestyle: Yanick McGregor 4th, Niamh Ireland 4th, India Paleg (Injured) Bradley Beaton 7th Mitchell District Round Robin 19/4/18 50m Backstroke: Stephanie Calderwood 4th Rounders: Michael Dimovski, Georgia Caddies, Hernoor Kaur, 50m Breaststroke: Reave Paleg 8th Ryan Knight, Arjun Sharma, Ethan Leslie, Anika Edmonds, 50m Butterfly:Declan Ford 7th Maya Sakr, Kellan Ireland, Victoria Sullivan, Ibrahim Obeid, Dayna Ford, Max Ryan, Ella Petschel, Stella Bowcott, 4X50m Freestyle Relay: Niamh Ireland, Anissa Driver, Sameera Goma, Claire Gallagher, Amelia Knight, Alex Merlo, Stephanie Calderwood, Eve Simner 5th. Renisa Paul, Hana Khodabocus, Olivia Exell, Brahmleen Kaur, Bradley Beaton, Reave Paleg, Navjet Luthra, Declan Ford. Cathryn Barker, Imogene Koch, Bryce Meuwissen, Caitlyn Brincat, Elizabeth Kan, Channleen Kaur, Alexis Ford and James Sullivan. 4X50m Medley Relay: Bradley Beaton, Reave Paleg, Jack Exell, Declan Ford. Basketball: Aidan Ling, Benyamin Littooij, Riley Egan, Zeik Mitchell, Tobias Jensen, Edward Tooke, Eknoor Mavi, Southern Ranges Division Track & Field Alexis Knight, India Paleg, Alannah Smith, Lucy Beaton, Shepparton Athletics Track 23/4/18 Chloe Mott, Amber Meuwissen, Ella Miller, Katie Jones, Charlotte Exell, Nelly Blanchot-Maxwell, Mikayla Wagner, High Jump: Joel Krietemeyer 2nd, Casey Jensen, Lucas Edmonds, Sasha White and Noor Obeid. Zach Squire 2nd

Mitchell District Cricket Blast 24/10/18 Long Jump: John Knight, Harry Huang 1st & New record 5.02m, Josh Squire, James Cai, Alex Chantarungsi Lucy Beaton, Georgia Caddies, Michael Dimovski, Triple Jump: Casey Jensen, Harry Huang 2nd, Josh Squire, Anika Edmonds, Olivia Exell, Dayna Ford, Claire Gallagher, Zach Squire Kellan Ireland, Hernoor Kaur, Hana Khodabocus, Amelia Knight, Ryan Knight, Ethan Leslie, Alex Merlo, Chloe Mott, Ibrahim Obeid, Discus: Orla McCarthy 1st & New record 33.68m, John Knight, Noor Obeid, Rensia Paul, Ella Petschel, Max Ryan, Maya Sakr, Lucas Edmonds, Stephanie Calderwood 1st, Isabella Simonelli 1st Arjun Sharma, Victoria Sullivan, Sasha White, Cathryn Barker, & New record 37.66m, Kieran Minter 2nd Nelly Blanchot-Maxwell, Caitlyn Brincat, Riley Egan, Charlotte Exell, Alexis Ford, Tobias Jensen, Katie Jones, Shotput: Orla McCarthy 1st, John Knight 2nd, Lucas Edmonds, Elizabeth Kan, Brahmleen Kaur, Channleen Kaur, Alexis Knight, Stephanie Calderwood 1st, Isabella Simonelli 1st & New record Imogene Koch, Aidan Ling, Benyamin Littooij, Eknoor Mavi, 12.4m, Kieran Minter 1st Bryce Meuwissen, Ella Miller, Zeik Mitchell, Alannah Smith, Javelin: Hannah Calderwood, Lucas Edmonds, James Sullivan, Edward Tooke, Mikayla Wagner. Stephanie Calderwood 2nd, Isabella Simonelli 1st Years 7–12 Interschool Sport 3000m: Taryn Furletti 1st

Southern Ranges Division Swimming 1500m: Harrison Hill, Zach Squire, Taryn Furletti 1st Seymour Memorial Swimming Pool 6/3/18 800m: Harrison Hill 50m Freestyle: Yanick McGregor 2nd, Niamh Ireland 1st & New 400m: Harrison Hill, Zach Squire 2nd record 31.87, Bradley Beaton 2nd, Hannah Calderwood 3rd, 200m: Alex Chantarungsi Navtej Luthra 3rd, Stephanie Calderwood 1st, Casey Jensen 3rd 100m: Joel Krietemeyer, Ramneekjot Multani, 100m Freestyle: Yanick McGregor 1st, Niamh Ireland 1st & New Stephanie Calderwood, James Cai, Zach Squire record 1:14.60, Eve Simner 6th 4X100m Relay: Joel Krietemeyer, Ramneekjot Multani, 200m Freestyle: Yanick McGregor 2nd, Niamh Ireland 2nd, Harry Huang, Josh Squire. Bradley Beaton 2nd James Cai, Zach Squire, Alex Chantarungsi, Isabella Simonelli. 50m Backstroke: Yanick McGregor 3rd , Niamh Ireland 1st, Students who came 1st or 2nd qualified for Region Track Hannah Calderwood 3rd, Stephanie Calderwood 1st, Jack Exell 4th, Casey Jensen 3rd and Field. 100m Backstroke: Niamh Ireland 3rd 50m Breaststroke: Petra Merlo 5th, Hannah Calderwood 5th, Gajesh Ramesh 4th, Reave Paleg 2nd, Anissa Driver 4th, Navtej Luthra 8th, Stephanie Calderwood 7th

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 53 PE AND SPORT

Hume Region Track & Field Volleyball: John Knight, Joel Krietemeyer, Maclaren Egan, Albury Athletics Track 11/10/18 Kim Wang, Finlay Walker, Jack Exell, Hannah Calderwood, Abby Walters, Maddison Ling, Mariam Galloway, Milla Webster, High Jump: Zach Squire 7th Jayla Laffan-Zoch, Khalid Massoud, Bilaal Elakkoumi, Prabhsimar Singh Aujla, Enes Uzuncakmak, David Sytha, Long Jump: Harry Huang 4th Arthur Xu, Habib Haddad, Josh Squire, Bradley Beaton, Triple Jump: Harry Huang 4th James Nicol, Lachlan Partridge, Indirveer Singh, Louis Knynenburg, Niamh Ireland, Sara Knight, Petra Merlo, Discus: Isabella Simonelli 1st & New record 42.61m, Stephanie Peo Osborne, Stephanie Calderwood, Daniella Popa, Calderwood 6th, Orla McCarthy 1st & New record 32.44m Rain Szczur, Snehaa Satishkumar, Ashlyn Webster, Jaipreet Kaur, Shotput: Isabella Simonelli 1st, Stephanie Calderwood 5th, Anissa Driver, Jaimie Ryan, Ann Baiju, Minjin Kim, Rosie Wood, John Knight 7th, Orla McCarthy 2nd Lavanaya Vohra, Evita Pezzopane Javelin: Isabella Simonelli 2nd , Stephanie Calderwood 4th Soccer: Taner Alinc, David Popa, Abdul Sakr, Semih Doktoroglu, Manraj Singh, Carter Ryan, Jacob Knight, Matt Spain, Tim Spain, Hurdles: Zach Squire 1st, Stephanie Calderwood 2nd, Alex Chantarungsi, Jamil Obeid, Kiril Dimovski, Berkay Iris, Harry Huang 1st Jai Bryant, Jaskirat Deol. 3000m: Taryn Furletti 1st Soccer team qualified for Region Finals.

1500m: Taryn Furtletti 1st & New record 4:55.61 Hume Region Senior Boys Soccer Finals 14/8/18 400m: Zach Squire 6th Taner Alinc, David Popa, Abdul Sakr, Semih Doktoroglu, Students who came 1st qualified for State Track and Field. Manraj Singh, Carter Ryan, Jacob Knight, Matt Spain, Tim Spain, Alex Chantarungsi, Jaskirat Deol, Tej Singh, Kiril Dimovski, State Track & Field 22/10/18 Berkay Iris, Jai Bryant and Jack Heanly. Lakeside Stadium Athletics Track Southern Ranges Division Round Robin 5/6/18 Hurdles: Zachary Squire, Harry Huang Netball: Anastasia Minter, Hannah Calderwood, Alana Rushworth, 1500m: Taryn Furletti Mansimer Kaur Gujral, Bridgette Davies, Eden Hopkins, Alexandra Krilis, Sara Knight, Peo Osborne, Taryn Furtletti, 3000m: Taryn Furletti Petra Merlo, Ann Baiju, Ashlyn Webster, Minjin Kim, Shotput: Isabella Simonelli Stephanie Calderwood and Daniella Popa. Discus: Orla McCarthy, Isabella Simonelli Badminton: Jay Hew, John Hyunh, Victor Si Thu, Jeffry Heal, Isabelle Huang, Huiting He, Ruiyuan Lu, Annie Yu, Isabelle Huang, Division Cross Country 4/6/18 Kelly Woo, Olivia Pezzopane, Mai Kanaoua, Fatima Saeed, Delisha Taylor, Crystal Li, Jen He, Diana Li, Chelsea Zeng, Leo Halford-Molinaro 8th, Reave Paleg 17th, Bradley Beaton 3rd, Lavanaya Vohra, Rain Szczur, Snehaa Satishkumar, Lily Yuan, Lachlan Partridge 5th, Josh Squire 16th, Zach Squire 7th, Aom Isarakarnkul, Alexis Nguyen, Hazel Vu, Linda Liu, Jacky Song 24th, Casey Jensen 22nd, Edward Plunkett 14th Catherine Cai, Cindy Luo, Yilin Li, Indirveer Singh, James Nicol, Jarrah Noel-Macpherson, Jackson Daniells, Bryan Handoko, Taryn Furletti 1st Arthur Xu, Jim Meng, Casey Jensen, Montana Daniells, Top 10 have qualified for Region Cross Country Fiona Dimovski, Aliyah Laffan, Grace Heywood, James Zhang, Ethan Guo, Harry Huang, Jason Jiang, Abby Walters, Southern Ranges Division Round Robin 15/3/18 Milla Webster, Jayla Laffan-Zoch and Mariam Galloway. Cricket: Gajesh Ramesh, Ryan Haque, Kishan Jashad, Badminton Intermediate Boys team, Senior Girls team, Year 8 James Hurley, Harrison Hill, Sebastian Costa, Oliver Robinson, team, Year 7 team qualified for Region Finals Aditya Vohra, Stuart Partridge, Leo Halford-Molinaro, Sanjiev Meetinay, Shreyas Mahajan, Nevain Godwin, Harry Miller, Table Tennis: Ken Banghui, Alex Chantarungsi, Michael Meehan, Edward Plunkett, Ethan Canning, Joel Joshy, Lucas Edmonds, Jai Bryant and Jaskirat Singh Deol. Reave Paleg, Anastasia Minter, Tiffany Lamb, Alexandra Krilis, Basketball: Johnny Zunxian, David Popa, Carter Ryan (injured), Alana Rushworth, Casey Jensen, Georgia Fletcher, Orla McCarthy, Sean Kim, Ken Yang and Leo Li. Aarushi Sodhi. Tennis: Montana Daniells, Bridgette Davies, Fiona Dimovski, Aliyah Laffan, Grace Heywood, Remi Lezon, Jack Leditschke, Kyle Laffan, Max Davies, Yanick Mcgregor, Jeremy Kritemeyer, Jackson Daniells, Samuel Walker, Kriti Bhoomla, Gemma Comrie, Ebony Eden, Arianna O’Donnell, Marina Saho, Jack Heanly, Zach Squire, Kieran Minter, Wilson Tautkus.

54 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 Soccer: Huisoo Kim, James Cai, David Sytha, Astro Nou, Dodgeball: Sanjiev Meetinay, Bridgette Davies, Edward Plunkett, Navtej Luthra, Josh Squire, Louis Knynenburg, Bradley Beaton, Stuart Partridge, Leo Halford Molinaro, Jye Gibb, Joel Joshy, Luke Pham, Spencer Haley, Emre Uzuncakmak, Bilaal Elakkoumi Casey Jensen, Macklin Spicer, Ethan Canning, Hannah Calderwood, and Simar Aujla, Stuart Partridge, Sanjiev Meetinay, Anastasia Minter, Tiffany Lamb, Maclaren Egan, Gajesh Ramesh, Eray Kasapoglu, Lucas Edmonds, Ramneekjot Multani, James Hurley, Kim Wang, Rishabh Bhambi, John Knight, Reave Paleg, Harry Miller, Nevain Godwin, Shreyas Mahajan, Aarushi Sodhi, Maddison Ling, Mariam Galloway, Abby Walters, Declan Ford, Edward Plunkett, Ethan Canning, James Hurley, Milla Webster, Jayla Laffan-Zoch, Jack Leditschke, Ewan Cocking, Gajesh Ramesh, John Knight, Thean Hok Chou, Aditya Vohra, Remi Lezon, Nick Pharoah, Spencer Haley, Yanick McGregor, Maclaren Egan, Harrison Hill, Kim Wang, Finlay Walker, Stephanie Calderwood, Lavanaya Vohra, Snehaa Sathish Kumar, Rishabh Bhambi, Joel Kritemeyer, Aarushi Sodhi and Janelle Eng, Rain Szczur, Delisha Taylor and Anissa Haddad. Maddison Ling. New Records Soccer Intermediate and Junior teams qualified for Region Finals Southern Ranges Division Swimming 6/3/18 Hume Region Intermediate Badminton Finals 26/07/18 50m Freestyle: Niamh Ireland 31.87 Year 9&10: Jackson Daniells, Bryan Handoko, Arthur Xu and 100m Freestyle: Niamh Ireland 1:14.60 Jim Meng. 4X50m Freestyle Relay: Bradley Beaton, Reave Paleg, Hume Region Senior Badminton Finals 26/7/18 Navtej Luthra, Declan Ford 2:24.60. Year 11: Isabelle Huang, Huiting He, Ruiyuan Lu, Annie Yu and Southern Ranges Division Track & Field 23/4/18 Kelly Woo. Long Jump: Harry Huang 5.02m Hume Region Senior Basketball Finals 1/8/18 Discus: Orla McCarthy 33.68m Gemma Comrie-Wilson, Kelli Kim, Ebony Eden, Kriti Bhoomla Discus: Isabella Simonelli 37.66m and Mary Lias. Shotput: Isabella Simonelli 12.4m Hume Region Intermediate Boys Netball Finals 10/8/18 Hume Region Track & Field 11/10/18 Louis Knynenburg, Jarrah Noel-Macpherson, Lachlan Partridge, Josh Squire, Jeremy Krietemeyer, Indirveer Singh and Discus: Isabella Simonelli 42.61m Jackson Daniells. Discus: Orla McCarthy 32.44m Hume Region Intermediate Boys Soccer Finals 14/8/18 1500m: Taryn Furtletti 4:55.61

Huisoo Kim, James Cai, David Sytha, Astro Nou, Navtej Luthra, Age Champions Josh Squire, Louis Knynenburg, Bradley Beaton, Luke Pham, Spencer Haley, Emre Uzuncakmak, Bilaal Elakkoumi and Southern Ranges Division Swimming 6/3/18 Simar Aujla. 13Yr Male Champion: Declan Ford 30.0 points in 3 events Hume Region Junior Soccer Finals 16/8/18 15Yr Female Champion: Niamh Ireland 44.0 points in 5 events Year 7: James Hurley, Gajesh Ramesh, John Knight, Theanhok Chou, Aditya Vohra, Maclaren Egan, Harrison Hill, Kim Wang, Finlay Walker, Rishabh Bhambi, Joel Kritemeyer, Aarushi Sodhi, Maddison Ling. Year 8: Stuart Partridge, Sanjiev Meetinay, Eray Kasapoglu, Lucas Edmonds, Ramneekjot Multani, Reave Paleg, Harry Miller, Nevain Godwin, Shreyas Mahajan, Edward Plunkett and Ethan Canning.

Hume Region Junior Badminton Finals 21/8/18 Year 7: Abby Walters, Milla Webster, Jayla Laffan-Zoch and Mariam Galloway. Year 8: Casey Jensen, Montana Daniells, Fiona Dimovski, Aliyah Laffan, Grace Heywood Year 8 team qualified for State Badminton Finals

State Round Robin 14/9/18 Badminton: Montana Daniells, Casey Jensen, Fiona Dimovski, Aliyah Laffan, Grace Heywood

Southern Ranges Division Round Robin 28/8/18 Basketball: Even Zhang, Lee Li, James Cai, Kenway Jia, Huisoo Kim, Helios Jiang, Simar Aujla, Bilaal Elakkoumi, Emre Uzuncakmak, Jacky Song, Harry Huang, Jason Jiang, James Zhang, Reave Paleg, Lucas Edmonds, Ramneekjot Multani, Jonathan Whalley, Grace Heywood, Ebony Merlo, Tanveer Kaur, Bhavneet Kaur, Snehdeep Kaur, Aliyah Laffan, Minjin Kim, Joycelyn Zhang, Rosemary Wood, Maggie Zeng, Chloe Cai, Nancy Lan and Mak Hiu Lam. Table Tennis: Ethan Guo, Shreyas Mahajan, Declan Ford, Nevain Godwin and Harry Miller

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 55 THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE

Theory of Knowledge is a core component of the IB This year’s essay topics were: Diploma and students must complete 2 major pieces 1. “Existing classification systems steer the acquisition of work to fulfil requirements. The first is an oral of new knowledge.” Discuss this claim with presentation, which IB students complete at the end reference to two areas of knowledge. of Year 11. The second is a 1,600 word essay which is completed Term 3 in Year 12. 2. “Technology provides ever-expanding access to shared knowledge. Therefore, the need Both of these tasks are challenging because they to assimilate such knowledge personally is require students to question how and what they know. relentlessly diminishing.” To what extent do you This task can be achieved, for example, by identifying agree with this statement? assumptions and biases, evaluating methodologies used in developing knowledge, and investigating the 3. Are disputes over knowledge claims within application of concepts and theories in the real world. a discipline always resolvable? Answer this question by comparing and contrasting disciplines The oral presentation begins with a contemporary real taken from two areas of knowledge. life situation that raises questions of knowledge. There is a wide range of potential topics that can be 4. “Those who have knowledge don’t predict. Those who used as a basis for a TOK presentation—an exciting predict don’t have knowledge” (Lao Tzu). Discuss this scientific breakthrough; a significant political event; statement with reference to two areas of knowledge. a surprising experience during a CAS activity; 5. “Too much relevant knowledge in a field might be a controversial ethical issue. However, students a hindrance to the production of knowledge in must develop the presentation to focus on how TOK that field.” Discuss this claim with reference to two concepts and theories can be used to analyse the areas of knowledge. chosen real life situation. Although the understanding of different perspectives is important in TOK, students 6. “The importance of establishing incontrovertible are required to do more that describe the different facts is overestimated. Most knowledge deals in sides in a debate; analysis of how knowledge claims ambiguity.” Discuss this statement with reference to are developed, supported and challenged is required. two areas of knowledge.

Examples of the topics used for Oral Presentations by The TOK teaching team wishes Year 12 students success this year’s Diploma students are: religious freedom; in their endeavours. We hope that the development limits to free speech; media representations of the of critical thinking skills undertaken during the TOK climate change debate; art as a source of historical course will hold them in good stead during their knowledge; the role of evidence in political decision- university studies. making; ethical responsibilities towards animals; Shelley Frawley scientific discoveries that overturn what was previously Subject Co-ordinator known; marriage equality; sex and gender in sport; Theory of Knowledge and distinctions between sciences and pseudoscience.

The assessment for TOK is weighted towards the essay, which comprises two-thirds of the final TOK grade. As well as demonstrating understanding of TOK concepts and theories, the essay also requires students to make interdisciplinary connections.

56 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 CAREERS

The Careers program at TKIS is focussed on regular University of Liverpool were some of the offers received individual consultations with the students, supported by the Class of 2017. Other students received places at by institutional visitors and excursions to major UBC, Toronto and Alberta Universities in Canada. universities. Starting with the Pre-IB year we aim is The weekly Careers tutorial program enables IB students to support students as they explore their academic to be given assistance with preparation for international interests and personal skills on the pathway towards university applications, in particular for SAT tests for the their future career. Throughout these three years US and for personal statements, admission tests and the Careers Counsellor consults the IB Coordinator, interviews required by various overseas universities. Wellbeing Leaders and teaching staff to ensure that Currently many students are applying for prestigious a holistic approach is taken, enabling the overall courses in the UK, USA, Canada, Japan, Korea and HK. university course outcome for the student to be realistic and relevant to their goals. During mid-year break while travelling overseas, As 90% of our graduate students receive offers from the Careers Counsellor The Group of Eight we continue to attract visits from visited universities in these institutions. Also St Andrews and The University Boston, San Francisco of British Columbia in Vancouver spent an afternoon (including Stanford and here. Year 11 students visited a regional careers expo UC Berkeley) and was a held at Assumption College in May and in early Term guest at UBC and Toronto 3 they spent a day at The University of Melbourne. universities. During Term 3 TKIS is one of the partner International schools with the Education USA office The University of Melbourne (MSPI) and this close arranged 4 workshops relationship is reflected in the large number for careers advisers to meet admissions staff from ten of graduates (last year over 50%) who are offered major USA institutions including, Princeton, Columbia places at the top ranked Australian university. Three and the University of Pennsylvania. These personal Residential Colleges from the University of Melbourne contacts are invaluable in the admissions world! also visited us. Our Careers program at TKIS is centred on individual Excursions to the Open Days at The University of consultation, attention to detail and aims to provide Melbourne and Monash University in August assist the every opportunity for our students to use their Year 10s to evaluate their IB subject choices in light of IB Diploma Programme results and talents to achieve their proposed career plans whether their career goals! they be for Australian or overseas universities. For the Year 11 and 12s they have the opportunity to see first-hand the course options and compare university facilities, scholarships and accommodation.

Earlier this year 11 offers for UK degrees were received by TKIS graduates. University College London, Kings College London, Queen Mary’s College London, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Warwick, the University of Manchester, and the

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 57 LIBRARY

Every August, TKIS Library is excited by Children’s Book Week celebrations. The theme for this year was “Find your treasure”. This was all the encouragement needed for our primary students (and our library staff!) to dress up as pirates. The highlight of the Library’s celebrations was the incursion with children’s book illustrator, Marc McBride. Marc inspired students from Years 3–7 with his interactive presentation on how to draw dragons. According to Marc, dragons are a great choice for aspiring illustrators because nobody knows what dragons look like, so it is just up to the artist’s imagination. He encouraged students to make suggestions about what features he should include Guess the Book of the Year competition: Chloe Mott on his dragon (Purple Mohawk? The nose of a turtle?) and Sasha White (Grade 6). and talked to them about techniques and colour mixing. By the end of his session, Marc produced a gorgeous Emoji Puzzle: Caitlyn Brincat, Elizabeth Kan and drawing but also got students imaginatively engaged in India Paleg (Grade 5); Aarushi Sodhi (Year 7); Aliyah Laffan, producing their own dragon. Marc’s illustration can now Fiona Dimovski, Mansimer Kaur and Tanveer Kaur (Year 8). be seen in the library. The other highlight for the Library was ‘Core Day’. Other activities during Book Week included a Book Quiz, Core Day supports 2 of the 3 core components of the IB Treasure Hunt, ‘Guess the Book of the Year’ competition, Diploma—the Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge. ‘Draw your own treasure map’ Challenge and an Emoji With the problems associated with ‘fake news’ puzzle. Thank you to all students who participated and becoming more ubiquitous, it is important that students congratulations to our winners: can access reliable and authoritative resources. Our subscription to Australia/New Zealand Reference Draw your own treasure map: Alannah Smith (Grade 5); Centre provides this. Student access to the Library on- Jessica Dahiya (Grade 3). line catalogue and the ANZ Resource Centre database Book Quiz: Alannah Smith and Brahmleen Kaur (Grade 5); can be achieved off-site via any internet linked device. Aarushi Sodhi, Mariam Galloway and Milla Webster It provides full-text access to a large range of national (Year 7); Aliyah Laffan and Fiona Dimovski (Year 8). and international journals and reference books and an image collection that includes photos, maps and flags.

Shelley Frawley Librarian

58 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 CAS

Year 2018 was quite busy and demanding but productive Lastly, dear students, for CAS. Thank you for another successful year on CAS. remember your life is It is quite pleasure for me to watch students’ personal so special. You have growth and development. The CAS programme has one chance to live helped the students to care about others, assisted them it. With CAS spirit, try to develop an awareness of other cultures and allowed learning a new thing, them to pursue individual interests as a counterbalance a different thing or going to the academic demands of everyday school life. somewhere new. Every week, In addition, the students have had some fun and made every day is a new chance, some valuable friends throughout the CAS programme. opportunity and possibility. Life is full of new experiences, Our significant success in the CAS programme this unexpected plans and year was that the school got rid of all paper journals unknown things. Like the for CAS due to ManageBac. ManageBac is a web-based famous quote, “Life is like a box application which enables CAS planning, interviews of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” and recording experience effectively while eliminating Also, family and friends are very important in our life paperwork and enhancing communication to parents since happiness arises from positive relationships with and students. It provides students, parents and teachers people. I wish this year’s graduates all the best luck in with a more efficient alternative to paper forms. the future. I hope the experience of the CAS programme Thanks to this program, TKIS can achieve one of the CAS will be useful and valuable to learning outcomes which is ‘Engaged with issues you in the wild and big world. of global importance’ by participating in an Best wishes completing the environment issues, the reduction of waste. requirements next year for Sports and cooking are quite Year 11 students. popular activities from the areas Daniel Koo of Action and Creativity. The CAS coordinator students have experimented with many different cultural cuisines during International Day, such as Japanese, Indonesian, Indian, Malaysian, Turkish, Chinese, Korean and Lebanese Day. Badminton, basketball, soccer, and table tennis have been run for the whole year. School Garden and Knitting are also popular activities for Creativity.

I appreciate all TKIS staff who made the CAS programme run smoothly throughout 2018. Especially, I would like to thank Mr Pharoah who organised and supported CAS camp, Mr Wright who helped to chase up some Year 12 students, and Ms Krilis who mentored me. Thanks all.

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 59 DEBATING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING

Glossophobia, the dread of public speaking, is their awareness of current issues. This year, for example, reportedly at the top of many people’s list of fears. they have been asked to consider the viability of a four While that may be the case, it does not seem to have day working week, whether non sporting events should affected TKIS students who are participating in debating be included in the Olympics and if we should bring and public speaking in ever increasing numbers. back extinct species. These, and many other fascinating This year forty-eight students from Years 7 to 11 have topics, have provided much food for thought. eagerly taken advantage of the range of public speaking We’ve had some notable successes this year. Lachlan opportunities on offer. Heywood, Eve Simner and Oscar Mikic were each The advantages of debating and public speaking are awarded a Swanie. The Swannie Awards recognise the many. Not only can ‘glossophobia’ be conquered, but achievements of the best speakers in the Debaters a whole host of skills can be developed, including the Association Competition. This year, the competition ability to research a topic, work cooperatively with involved more than 10,000 students from 1,500 a team, express ideas with clarity and confidence and teams representing 275 schools. Of those 10,000 listen to the views of others. Students have commented students taking part, only 115 received a Swannie so on how debating has broadened their minds by raising we felt extremely proud that three of our students

60 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 were recipients of this prestigious award. The award Debating Association of Victoria’s Schools’ ceremony took place on a warm October evening at Competition Participants Methodist Ladies’ College in Hawthorn. It was a great D Grade: Edward Plunkett, Leo Halford-Molinaro, event which celebrated the achievements of the best Grace Heywood, Lucas Edmonds, Jaimie Ryan, debaters and included some amazing speeches from the Charlie Attard, Enes Uzuncakamk, Petra Merlo, best student speakers as well as an inspiring address Lachlan Partridge, Louis Knynenberg, Indiveer Singh from Professor Carolyn Evans, the deputy vice chancellor of Melbourne University. Professor Evans congratulated C Grade: Amy Baimbridge, Hannah Gibson, Rosie Wood, the students and urged them to use their talents for the Caitlyn Wagner, Bilaal Elakkoumi, Eve Simner, betterment of our world. She acknowledged they were Oscar Mikic, Indika Egan, Anna Watson. all great speakers, but added that they should listen to B Grade: Zach Squire, Lachlan Heywood, Ebony Eden, voices that were less confident and use their persuasive Michael Meehan, Declan Hoare, Abdul Sakr, powers, not only to communicate their own ideas, but to Kiril Dimovski, Kelly Wu. support others and provide a voice for voiceless.

Our Year 10 team were extremely successful in the University of Melbourne STEM Debating Debating Competition, winning all 5 debates in the first Competition Participants round of the tournament. The Year 8 team consisting Oscar Mikic, Spencer Haley, Kyle Laffan, of Leo Halford-Molinaro, Edward Plunkett, Grace Stephanie Calderwood, Petra Merlo, Amy Baimbridge, Heywood and Lucas Edmonds deserve a special Eve Simner mention as they won four debates against Year 9 students from other schools. We also had great success Swannie Winners: Oscar Mikic, Eve Simner and at the inaugural Melbourne University STEM debates, Lachlan Heywood progressing to the quarter finals where our students UN Youth Voice Public Speaking Participants debated against a team from Scotch College. Harrison Hill, Jasmeet Singh, Ryan Haque, Leo Halford It has been wonderful to see more students Molinaro, Grace Heywood, Edward Plunkett participating in the UN Youth ‘Voice’ public speaking competition. As TKIS had such a large number Jaimie Ryan, Tran Taho Hien (Daisy) Phan, Charlie Attard, of participants, the judges from UN Youth came to our Oscar Mikic, Eve Simner, Stephanie Calderwood, school to judge the preliminary rounds of the contest. Thi Ngoc Hau (Hazel) Vu, Tran Thao Ngoc (Alexis) Nguyen, Students spoke passionately about animal rights, the Bin An (Jack) Le and Thitiporn (Aom) Isarakarnkul need to provide improved education opportunities for all Australians and how to combat unethical practices Debating Association of Victoria’s Junior such as illegal logging and land clearance. This year, Debating Program Participants Lachlan Heywood and Eve Simner were selected to Jack Exell, Maddison Ling, Aarushi Sodhi, Gajesh Ramesh, represent Victoria at the National Voice Competition in Harrison Hill, Rishabh Bhambi, Ryan Haque, Jasmeet Singh, Brisbane. Now that Lachlan is in Year 11 he is no longer Kim Wang, Edward Plunkett, Leo Halford-Molinaro, eligible to compete in UN Voice but he has expressed an Lucas Edmonds, Grace Heywood. interest in mentoring upcoming young speakers.

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 61 MODEL UNITED NATIONS AND IB WORLD STUDENT CONFERENCE

the ultimate aim of these conference are to create authentic CAS opportunities that could be implemented in students’ local communities. The quality of these projects, and the accompanying videos, were outstanding considering that students had less than a week to come up with an On Sunday 31st of July Katherine Chen, Lachlan Heywood, idea and had to work with Sophie Lin, Nadya Widjaja, Michael Meehan and others they had just met. Mathew Spain, all in Year 11, boarded a Cathay Pacific A special mention needs to be Airways flight for the beginning of a 9 hour journey to made of Lachlan’s group, whose Hong Kong. All were successful in applying to attend CAS project won the best presentation award. the 2018 IB World Student Conference, this year held Uniquely this conference challenged students with skills at Hong Kong University (HKU). Each year prestigious sessions ranging from creative writing to computational universities from around the world volunteer time and thinking. All lectures and skills sessions were presented resources to host these one week conferences. Why? by top HKU academics. Top universities worldwide deeply value IB Diploma graduates and believe they greatly add value to their It wasn’t all work with movie screenings, treasure hunts, campuses as they’re more likely to engage in (and lead) shopping and a visit to Ocean Amusement Park, just some student activities, are critical thinkers, and are generally of the after conference activities enjoyed by the group. better prepared for the academic rigors and self-study Our attendance at this IB World Student Conference of university life. wouldn’t have been possible without the continuing support of the school administration who support the This year’s theme was ‘Moving Towards a Gender-Fair IB’s mission to “…create a better and more peaceful world World’ and all six students attended lectures on themes through intercultural understanding and respect.” ranging from advancing gender equality in education to shifting gender bias from a young age. After the lectures Mr Peter Morfea it was time to break into smaller groups (called GAT’s) 2018 Global Engagement Coordinator and network with IB peers from around the world as

62 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 Student Reflection United Nations News have been possible without the tireless efforts of Mr Morfea and I would like to thank him for all his Once again this year’s IBWSC was an incredible efforts in organising this wonderful opportunity. As he is experience for all TKIS students and teachers involved. leaving TKIS, I would also like to wish him and thank him From the moment we arrived at the University for all he has done for TKIS’ global engagement activates. of Hong Kong to the moment we left we were all given the opportunity to meet other incredible individuals but Finally, the IBWSC is just another amazi-ng opportunity also learn more about the world in which we live. given to TKIS students. To all younger students make sure you get involved in any of the many opportunities For the majority of the week we spent time in our GAT that you are given, whether it be debating, UN Youth or groups, it was these times that the most interesting MUN, you will not regret your decisions to get involved. and engaging conversations about the topic of the conference took place. I was fortunate that both the Lachlan Heywood members of my GAT group but also my leader were incredibly enthusiastic. This allowed my group to explore the ideas that were brought up in lectures and create an engaging and well thought out presentation. My group presented a solution that could be implemented in the developed world to help teachers limit the unconscious biases that they instil on young children. Our solution took the form of an application and essentially targeted gendered biases at a young age and the problems that were perpetuated from there. As a whole all of the projects from the conference tackled different issues in various creative and appropriate ways. Nadya’s group definitely deserves credit as their solution exploring both gender and mental illness was awarded the award for ‘Best Project’.

Personally, the best part of the week was being able to meet and connect with students from all over the world. This year there were students from countries such as China, Argentina, Japan, Canada and America to name a few. Without the incredible individuals we spent the week with the conference would have been nowhere near as enjoyable. I have come away with lifelong friends that would not have been possible without the opportunity to attend this conference.

On top of the conference we were also given an opportunity to explore Hong Kong as we arrived in Hong Kong a few days prior to the beginning to the conference. In this time we got to see some of the many tourist attractions Hong Kong has to offer such as the Peak. It is now that I would like to take the opportunity to thank the school for their support of this conference over the last two years and their support in funding students to help us attend. This opportunity would not

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 63 INTERNATIONAL DAY

64 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 65 SCHOOL SOCIAL

Last Friday, TKIS held its annual School Social. The primary students enjoyed their event at school, while high school students gathered at the Kilmore Memorial Hall for a night of music and dancing. A few hours before the social, the venue was decorated by Service and Events Captains, Callum Partridge, Tim Spain and Jasmine Halford-Molinaro as well as Marina Sato, Kelli Kim, Sophie Lin and Sophia Guo. By the evening, the place looked fantastic with bright lights shining and a photo booth in place. The DIY Photo Booth was made of a frame of colourful balloons and students could pose with a range of props and costumes provided. As students started arriving at 7pm, DJ Andy Lambert was already playing music that would go on until 11pm. To end the night, several awards were given out, such as best dressed and best dancer. Overall, the social was very entertaining and enjoyable for everyone. A big thank you goes to Ms. Garner on planning a successful night.

Fatima Saeed Service and Events Captain

66 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 67 YEAR 10 BALL

Year 10 students participated in eight weeks of ballroom dancing lessons in preparation for the Ball at the end of Term 3. This group of students did a fantastic job learning five dances, which they performed exceptionally, in rehearsals and on the evening. The dances performed were the Waltz, Chicago Swing, Cha Cha, Rumba and Street Latin.

68 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 YEAR 11 FORMAL

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 69 BOARDING

Our Boarding house parents are looking forward to the challenge of taking over this program. They are working with our students, they all have their thinking caps on looking for more exciting things to do in 2019. This will expand boarding into another area giving students more say in where they go as well as having them take up the challenge to get out and about. Students will have more say in the trips they take and all will be expected to take up the experience during the year.

The Boarding houses continue to be improved with another 12 bed house being built on the Lumsden Street site.

We had our Year 10 Ball here at Kilmore where our students dress to impress and delighted us with Where has the year gone, as I write this looking back a wonderful dance performance. They later had fun with over 2018 it is hard to believe in just a few weeks we will the photo booth and danced the night away. have 34 wonderful young men and women leaving us to embrace their future education. We know not what Our Year 11 formal was an impressive affair on is ahead of them but we are confident they are leaving a boat cruise, where the Year 11’s had a very special us well prepared to follow their dreams thanks to the night to remember. Day and boarding students came dedicated teachers and boarding house parents alike together enjoying themselves in order to make this who have well prepared them for what lies ahead. a wonderful evening.

Over the year we have shared many experiences with Miss Wendy one of our boarding house parents from our boarders we have laughed and cried sharing lots Girls dorm has now joined me in the office, her help has of treasured moments. Here at TKIS we make our been invaluable over the last few months making things boarding houses a home away from home experience run smoothly helping all boarding students. where students are nurtured by our house parents and mentored by one another. There is always something keeping us busy our boarding activities this year have taken us on B.B.Q’s, visits to Monument Hill, Farm sightseeing, Sikh temple, Orienteering, Art Exhibitions, Fun fields, Kilmore Golf Club, Wallan International festival, Moomba Parade, Forest Glade Gardens, Luna Park, Movie & Shopping nights, Bounce Park, Basket Ball games, Football Games, Paint Ball & Archery and many more happy experiences.

Mr Hope has also run a Sunday activities this year giving the students Golf lessons, sport Sundays music and talent show rehearsals and much more. Mr Hope will hand over this position shortly and we thank him for his valued assistance.

70 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 We are ending the year with 165 boarding students from China, Cambodia, Australia, Thailand, U.S.A., Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Myanmar and Germany. These students not only embrace the vigour’s IB program, they also have the challenge of life in the boarding house with all the challenges that communal living brings. Living with different cultures and often returning home only twice a year is very challenging in their formative years but brings with it many wonderful memories and lifelong friends from all over the world.

We also have three girls from our local families staying with us several nights a week so they may also take part in the schools valuable tutorial program.

On behalf on the Boarding community I would like to congratulate and wish all graduates of 2018 a successful and rewarding future. Come back and visit when you can, you all hold a special place in our hearts.

With the dedicated boarding staff we have I intend to again lead by example providing role models with whom the students can relate to and trust, ensuring a safe and caring home environment where the students can develop to their full personal potential. Looking forward to 2019.

Gayle Morgan Boarding Manager

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72 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 73 YEARS 3–4 CAMP

to build a set to describe a story line. After that we walked through Chadstone to buy lunch. We had about five options, McDonalds, sushi, KFC, BOOST or salads.

After lunch we got to buy something from Kmart. We all got to pic a toy within our budget that we had left over from lunch. Then we drove for about ten minutes and we were at CYC!!

We set up our rooms and sleeping arrangements then we played games of Jenga, Uno, dominoes and corners with Ms Daniells. At dinner the vegetarians had a curry and the rest of us had buttered chicken. After dinner we watched the Emoji movie with popcorn. By Cody Faralla, Year 3 The next day we got ready to go to Rod Laver Arena. My School Report Part 1 We got a tour or tennis lessons then we switched. After On camp we went to CYC City. I stayed on floor 1. In my tennis we went to latitude where we did climbing and cabin I had William, Charlie, Beau, Yuvaan and me. jumping. My favourite was dodge ball. Overall everyone Next door to us was Mrs Daniells. For dinner we had had a great time. butter chicken with beans and corn. For breakfast we had By Mia Walters, Year 4 cereal and toast. For lunch we all got a green bag full of stuff. It took a while to get to CYC and back. It probably At TKIS on Thursday the 5th of April, Year 3/4 were getting took about an hour and a half. Everyone else was staying ready to board their bus to begin their two day camp. on level 2 with the parents and teachers. Once we left CYC Once everyone had got into their seats they drove we went and had a tennis lesson and ate lunch there. out of the school carpark and set off for the LEGO Then we all went back to school. We all had fun. Discovery Centre. My School Camp Part 2 As soon as Grades 3/4 arrived at the entrance to the Lego Land! LEGO Discovery Centre they had lunch, then when everyone had finished eating and had gone to the Ok let’s go back to after we had a tennis lesson… So we bathroom, they walked into the LEGO Discovery Centre. went to Lego Land. When we entered there was lots In the centre they split into groups to go on rides and of Lego on display. Then we went into a room and got to do activities. After everyone had finished going around make our Lego. Then we went to the playground and my the centre they went in their groups to the food court. head didn’t go so well in it! After they had eaten lunch at the food court they went My School Camp Report 3 to walk around the shops and buy stuff. Once all the Exploring Chadstone groups had met up they got back on their bus and When we were in Chadstone we all got our own started to head to CYC City. When they arrived they were lunch. We then went to Target and Kmart and bought sorted into their rooms and then they had dinner. something. That is my School Camp Report In the morning they got changed and had breakfast then stripped their beds and packed their bags and By Aidan Santarossa, Year 4 then boarded their bus on their way to Rod Laver On the 5th of April, Year 3/4 went on the 2018 camp to CYC Arena for tennis. They had a tennis lesson and a tour in the city. On the first day of camp we went to the Lego of the tennis centre. Next they went to latitude and Discovery Centre. We did a building activity where we had did activities in groups. Finally they went home and enjoyed the school holidays. 74 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 YEARS 5–6 CAMP

By Benyamin Littooij, Year 5 basket in one minute. The other challenge was decoding a code. Day 1: It was then a delicious dinner On the 3rd of April I was really excited. It was time for of chicken parma and finally camp! I shoved my breakfast down my throat and got the evening activity which ready for camp. When I arrived at school everyone was campfire songs. looked excited. It felt like hours until it was finally time Day 2: to go. Everyone put their big bags in the bottom of the bus and boarded the bus. During the long two and a half The five activities my group hour bus ride we were finally at our destination… Forest had was the Scavenger Edge. The whole place looked ginormous. You could see Hunt, Hut Building, River lots of nature everywhere. We got our bags as we went Sledding, Riddle Rogaine down the hill to where our cabins were. On the way and Rock Climbing. down, we learnt a few things about the place. My first activity was the For example, there was a river running along the edge scavenger hunt. You of Forest Edge. We walked down to a room that was had a bag and you were trying to called the Pavilion. I was utterly wowed. When we arrived find all of the items that we on the bag. My group at the Pavilion, we had a brief chat with some staff and did. Next was hut building. Our group was split into two went to our cabins. We made ourselves comfortable teams as we had half an hour to build the most stable as we prepared for the 3 activities we were going to do hut we could. In the end Ms. Ling poured water over our today. My groups 3 activities were low ropes, flying fox hut to see how well protected it was. My group came and team challenge. My groups first activity was the low out pretty dry except for Michael but on the other hand ropes. It looked way easier than it actually was. In the that other team were wetter but they had a way bigger low ropes, you basically had to complete a section shelter. Next we had lunch. Then we had River Sledding. of rope obstacles without falling off. Next activity was I think this was the best activity today. You were on a the flying fox. This was probably my favourite activity out huge boogie board and you were boogie boarding down of all of the ones in day 1. The flying fox was literally a river which had a few rapids in it. Some people came a huge zipline that went on for 320 metres and was out completely dry where others were soaking wet. That 10 metres off the ground! You had four pieces of gear was because they were falling off their sled and dipped you needed to carry the long way up to the flying fox. into the water. Next was Riddle Rogaine. You were They were: The harness, your helmet, a piece of metal walking around the whole campsite with an answer called the fox and a strap. My heart was thudding in sheet solving riddles. After that it was Rock climbing. my chest when it was my turn. You basically had to run The rock climbing wall was flat but there was a ledge off a mountain and let gravity do it’s job. It was great in the middle of it which made it challenging. After fun. The final activity for day 1 was the team challenge. rock climbing we had the best dinner ever which was You were split into two teams and you competed in spaghetti bolognese. The evening activity was games various challenges against the opposing team. The two night. It was fun. challenges my activity group did was a competition to see how many paper airplanes you could throw into the

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Day 3: You had a GPS and needed to follow the directions to get to clues. The whole group worked together in this My group had these five activities: Indoor Games, one. The last clue that we wanted to try and hunt down Mountain Boarding, Disc Golf, Camp Cooking and was really hard to find. It was time that last activity was trampoline/cage soccer. My groups first activity was over! We had already packed our bags so we brought indoor games. It was held in the stadium where we them out to the person who was loading all the bags had rock climbing. There was four-way table tennis, air into the bus. Everyone went for the final lunch which hockey, basketball and cage soccer. I think this was the was held in the proper dining room. This was the best best activity out all the activities we had in camp so far. lunch ever. We had wraps. They tasted awesome. After After indoor games, we had mountain boarding which lunch we walked up to the bus. I took one final glance at was basically going down a hill on a long skateboard Forest Edge then entered the bus as we drove away. with a brake in your hand. I was a bit nervous at the start but then I felt comfortable. One of the parent helpers It was the best camp ever and I doubt that there will said that if you could make it to the river, you would get be a better one. I think it was a great experience to a lolly after dinner. Unfortunately none of us made it. overcome fears on things you haven’t down before like After lunch we had disc golf. It looked very fun. It was mountain boarding for me. golf just with a frisbee. You were trying to throw a frisbee into a basket with the least shots possible. After disc golf my group had camp cooking. We were going to cook damper with a campfire. Damper is basically baked dough on a stick. Unfortunately I burnt mine so it didn’t taste very good! After camp cooking we had trampoline and cage soccer. I did both cage soccer was soccer inside a small cage with tiny goals. It was real fun. After I played some cage soccer I went onto the trampolines which were in the ground. At 5:45 pm we had dinner and after dinner we had our evening activity which was a movie. The movie we watched was Ferdinand. When the movie ended we were all so sleepy that none of us could keep our eyes open. So then we slept.

Day 4:

Today was the last day we were going to stay at Forest Edge. When my cabin woke up we were all a bit sad that it was all over so quickly but we needed to smile because it happened. We had breakfast and the last three activities were: Crate Climb, Oval Sports and Treasure hunt Geocache. We went to the stadium for the crate climb. You were wearing a harness like in rock climbing but you were stacking crates and climbing them. After the crate climb we had oval sports which was basically playing sports. The two main options were volleyball or cricket. I played cricket because I think it was more fun than volleyball. It was great fun playing cricket for an hour. It was time for our last activity… treasure hunt geocache.

76 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 YEARS 7–8 CAMP

By Fiona Dimovski and Grace Heywood The Royal Australian Mint. The Mint was extremely cool as we were shown Year 7 and 8 students visited Canberra for camp at the how coins are made and learnt about end of last term. After meeting bright and early at school the evolution of the currency we use to catch a coach for the airport, we embarked for our today. There was a section of the journey. For a few, it was their first time on a plane which building where we could see the coins being brought about mixed emotions but everything went well made, and the three robots which were self-operating and before we knew it, we were in the nation’s capital. and able to do many jobs around the warehouse! Our first stop on our tour bus, driven by ‘the best bus By the end of the trip, we had the opportunity to print driver ever’ (according to many of us) was the National our own dollar coin with a special design to remember Capital Exhibition. The scenery was breath-taking and Australia’s Convict Era. Our last destination for the the design and concept of Canberra being made by day was the Deep Space Communication Complex. the people for the people was really something quite Situated in the green fields away from the city centre, beautiful, especially as it included the ‘Parliamentary the Space Complex was quite fascinating and had a lot Triangle’, with each of the points being a significant of interesting features to explore, including the first place - Parliament House, the Defence Headquarters people in space to what foods astronauts eat. We also and City Hill. At the National Capital Exhibition, we learnt a lot about the solar system and what missions learnt more about the history of Canberra and how the organisation was involved with. Our lively tour guide a couple from Chicago, Walter Burley Griffin and Marion gave us a memorable trip, and a lot of students found it Mahoney Griffin, won a competition and as a result, got awesome for a real space suit to be on display! their design for Canberra built, to which it remains as On day three, we went to the High Court in the morning. today. After our visit, we went to the Art Gallery which After lunch we went to Old Parliament House to learn showcased many spectacular paintings, sculptures, about the voting process. We finished our day at the prints and photos that all had many different stories. War Memorial. That night we had a games night that It was amazing to see the modern contemporary art in was quite enjoyable until it was cut short by the outside contrast to pieces that came from the 8th century! Our lights turning off leaving us in the dark! final place for the day was the AIS, and it was by far one of the more popular activities! After touring the training On Friday morning we packed up our cabins and centres and even seeing some athletes in action, we headed out for the day. Our first stop for the final day got to play in their mini sports section which included was the National Museum of Australia. At the museum things like a soccer, football and cricket simulator, we looked at different exhibitions regarding Australian skeleton racer, wheelchair and bike racing, skiing history. Then we went to the Governor’s House. At the simulator and a tiny basketball arena. By the house we got a tour of the first floor and gardens and time we finished, we were utterly exhausted and learnt about his role. Our last stop before leaving was headed to Canberra Park, where we were to stay for Questacon. At Questacon we got to wander around each the next few nights. different section playing games and cool experiments. Lots of students liked the Tornado Day two was action packed! We started with Experiment which made a tornado a visit to Parliament House, where we toured the that you could touch. Later it was House of Representatives and the Senate in addition to time to head home. The people role-playing our own parliament and learning the steps at the airport looked a little bit to passing a law. We then went to see most of the over scared of the giant school group 80 embassies in Embassy Drive. This was quite coming towards them! Finally we a cool thing as each embassy reflected their countries’ arrived back at school all very culture and style, with some being quite modern while tired but happy to be home. others were very traditional. After lunch, we headed into

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 77 YEARS 9–10 CAMP

By Oscar Mikic and Aom Isarakarnkul, Not everyone managed to stay dry though! Year 10 Captains Also because of the amazing view and scenery at this beach many of us enjoyed taking photos. Camp for the Year 9/10’s this year started with a bang with a trip to Adventure Park Geelong. After missing the On the final day we were required to pack up our turn off to Geelong and almost making it all the way luggage and clean our cabins. Then we participated in to Anglesea, we all arrived at Adventure Park Geelong the last two activities we had not done. We went back to safely. At the park, there are mainly two types of rides: school via buses sad to be leaving camp but happy to water rides and dry rides. Many of us tried different be returning home. This camp helped us to go outside rides such as the tornado and wave swinger whilst of our comfort zone and get to know people who we those of us not too fond of scary rides stuck to archery may have not talked to in the past. It also helped us and mini golf. After enjoying our time there we made to learn how to work as a team and learning to adapt our way to YMCA Anglesea Recreation camp. to unfamiliar environments. It also helped strengthen the bonds between local and international students Once we arrived at the camp, we sat in our groups through the memories we now share. which included our friends and both international and local students. In these groups we took part in our first activity: trivia. During trivia, people were required to discuss and contribute answers within their group of over 10 people. It was a good activity to get to know our group members.

On day 2 we participated in three activities. These activities included the giant swing, vertical challenge, canoeing, mountain biking, bush cooking, initiative, crate climbing and archery. The majority of these activities were known as ‘challenge by choice’ which meant you as a group decided on the limits that must be reached, taking into account everyone’s fears and physical abilities. These activities also included teamwork so members could both contribute their own ideas and listen to hear someone else’s perspective. Later on, we had a wellbeing session in our homerooms to see how we relate to one another in different scenarios. On this night we then had a choice between watching a movie, gym activities or free time.

On day 3 we participated in three more different activities. After these activities were finished, we walked down to the beach nearby. Whilst we could not swim, we enjoyed dipping our feet in and avoiding getting our clothes wet when waves came close to us.

78 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 YEAR 11 CAMP

By Sophie Lin & Marina Sato, Year11 Day3: Thursday 5th of April Publications Captain On this day, we made lunches by ourselves and headed On Tuesday the 3rd of April, all Year 11 students visited off to the Princetown beach. We crossed the river by raft Kangaroobie for the annual school camp. Kangaroobie and climbed two sandy mountains. The view from the top is located in Princetown which is about three hours was incredible. After having lunch at the beach, we had away from TKIS. It has been owned by the seven free time. Some people enjoyed making sand castles, generations of the Bowker family. The area of the camp playing frisbee, and taking photos. In the afternoon, is huge which enables people to enjoy a range we departed Kangaroobie for the Twelve Apostles to see of activities and beautiful views. the sunset. Even though the weather was not good and windy, we could enjoy the beautiful views of the sea. Day1: Tuesday 3rd of April At night, we had bush-dancing program. It was our first We departed TKIS at 9 o’clock and were free to have lunch time experiencing unique dance skills with country music in any of the cafes in a small town called Colac. The bus which was refreshing and nice. Through this activity, ride was long but students enjoyed chatting with their we could feel that the bonds between the students in friends. We also had a nice walk at the national park. this year level becoming to strengthen. Upon arrival at Kangaroobie camp we enjoyed dinner and Day4: Friday 6th of April 2018 settled ourselves in. Night walking was the first activity. Since the accommodation was far away from towns, there Unfortunately, it was the last day of camp. We took were no lights and therefore it was very dark. The owner some time to pack up and tidy our rooms. After we of the land, Mr. Matt Bowker, told us about the stars such got ready, we departed Kangaroobie at 10 o’clock and as Orion and the Southern-Cross. Even though it was started heading off to TKIS. We took a Year 11 group cloudy, the stars looked very beautiful. photo not to forget about the wonderful memories we had throughout this camp. It was a great opportunity Day2: Wednesday 4th of April to interact within our year outside of school or official After breakfast, we separated into four groups for the activity setting. activity sessions, which included canoeing, obstacle Comments from Year 11 students about the camp course, farm activities and survival games. The activities sessions started at 10 o’clock in the morning and Shu: “It was a good experience which helped me bond finished around 4 o’clock, having lunch and afternoon with my year level.” tea in between. A lot of people enjoyed farm activities Kelli: “Kangaroobie camp helped me to socialize with the most because we could interact with the animals people. By helping each other, I could learn how to and nature, which is hard to experience around the cooperate and work together to achieve a goal.” school. We got on a little truck for farming and looked around the land. On the way, we enjoyed seeing many Nadya: “It reminded me of Duke of Ed camp because it animals, such as ponies, cows and pigs. was refreshing and the views were pretty.” Peacy: “The activities were actually really good and enjoyable especially canoeing and obstacle course.”

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Mr Andrew Pharoah, Year 11 Wellbeing Leader and Mr Daniel Koo, CAS Coordinator The Year 11 students came back from ‘Howqua CAS Camp’ safely. They enjoyed the camp since the camp provides many adventure-type activities, not available in the Kilmore area. Activities included High Ropes, a commando style Survivor course, Flying fox, Archery, Water Slide and Disc Golf. Overall, Year 11 students behaved well, helped each other and enjoyed the camp. The randomly formed activity groups may be uncomfortable for some students but they coped well and it was a chance to make new friends. The manager of the Howqua Camp, Warren Vaughan’s comment might be the evidence of this. He congratulated the students on their excellent behavior and positive attitude “They’re decent students. We just love having students from TKIS come stay with us every year”.

There were some interesting night activities. Monday night activity was Trivia which is a quiz game. There were math quiz, music quiz, general knowledge, and so on. Students especially liked classical and pop quiz. Pop quiz is not limited to English, but it is designed for all children to participate through interactive songs such as Chinese rap, Vietnamese pop, Thai dance, Lebanese Dance, and Korean. On Tuesday, the career advisor, Mrs McCormick held a career counseling session. She gave lectures on how to go to Staff attending the camp was Mr Andrew Pharoah, universities in Australia, England, Mr Daniel Koo, Ms Hao Lin, Mr David Wittmer, and the U.S. and choose their Ms Sarah Mills, Mr Richard Smith, Dr Goma Tanko, majors that fit their aptitude. and Ms Robyn Mumberson. Mr Taylor (Principal), Also she gave a lot of advice Mrs McCormick (Careers advisor), Melody Wang and about their university life. Naomi Phung joined us for some of the time. Thanks all who made the CAS camp run smoothly.

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TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 81 YEAR 12 CAMP

Phoebe Nadenbousch, Year 12 Following the Easter long weekend, the Year 12s embarked on our final camp, spending a week at Ace-Hi Mornington Peninsula. The camp had a strong emphasis on academics, with the impending Extended Essay, Internal Assessment and Theory of Knowledge Essay deadlines looming. It was an opportunity to work on these tasks with the unique advantage of discussing in depth challenges we’re facing as and receiving feedback from our teachers. This help came at just the right time, as the camp took place at the beginning of the holidays so were able to heed advice and continue working during the following week before Term 2 commenced. Furthermore, the environment fostered concentration on the completion of our tasks, a setting and discipline which characterises our school and ensures we not only complete tasks but can support each other in doing so. Almost surprisingly, we were able to take We were able to take our learning outside of the the time to socialise. I was able to develop and classroom as ESS and Biology Students assessed the further previous friendships I had whilst forming landscape of the Cape Schanck foreshore and brought new friendships with some international students our findings back to school to evaluate. Despite the that I previously hadn’t been close with. Alongside strong focus on study at the camp, we each took this I rediscovered and reminisced with friends I was time to reminisce and enjoy our last activities. Many especially close to in younger year levels. We were all people challenged themselves with the heights of very fortunate to have this time outside of school to the giant swing, raced each other down the flying fox reaffirm these relationships and regroup in fashion and faced some fears during in the Leap of Faith. This before the taxing coming months. provided entertainment throughout our days as we saw a different side of one another. The nature of these challenges also strengthened the bond between us as we need to rely on one another to both literally and metaphorically as we undertake the final leg of our high school days together.

82 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD

2018 has been a busy year for students beginning and completing The Duke of Edinburgh Award. We have had 28 new students sign up for either the Silver or Gold Award for this year, bringing the total number of participants to 46.

The Award is a self-development program which aims to empower young people to explore their full potential. It is non-competitive and encourages young people to set and achieve goals at a level appropriate to their needs and aspirations. Here at TKIS students have the option of undertaking the Silver or Gold Awards. Each level consists of completing four sections including: Service, Skill, Physical Activity and Adventurous Journey. In addition the Gold level also includes a fifth section: Residential Project. Students have reported many benefits such as: improving fitness, learning new skills, creating lifelong memories, making friends, engaging and connecting with the local community and experiencing the rewards of hard work and perseverance.

Mt Feathertop was the location of this year’s Adventurous Journey. The walk from Mt Hotham along Razorback Ridge in the Victorian High Country. For many it was their first camp demanding determination, team work, physical effort and cooperation. The views were tremendous, the hiking challenging and the food tasted incredible to hungry stomachs. Coming up, our next Adventurous Journey to the spectacular Wilsons Promontory.

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84 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 FUNDRAISING

Bake Sale By Marina Sato and Sophie Lin We held our fund raiser of the year on the 24th of May. Students gave a gold coin donation for wearing casual clothes and spent some money at the bake sale and sausage sizzle. Cupcakes, cookies, brownies, and cream puffs were sold at both recess and lunch. Some of the cupcakes were made by the members of SRC the day before. We appreciate the support of students and parents who provided a variety of delicious bakes. We were able to raise an amazing $ 1361 overall! We would also like to thank The Bendigo Bank for their donation. The money raised will go to Moira Kelly Foundation, an organisation that supports sick children and their families.

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 85 FAMILY FAIR

On Saturday the 20th of October TKIS hosted a Family Fair to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the IB and also to raise money for the Cambodian Kids Foundation.

The day started off very wet and cold! However, by noon the sun came out and students were able to enjoy the rides. The Cha-Cha and Bungee Tramps were crowd favourites. The Animal Action show was first class and had many children (and adults) queueing up to pat a variety of creepy, crawly and cuddly animals.

Everyone enjoyed the variety of food from Turkish, Chinese, Indian, Aussies BBQ and Vietnamese. The fairy floss was very popular too!

It was great to see a number of TKIS Alumni join in with the celebrations.

Miss Imelda Lapthorne

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America Botswana

Cambodia India

China

88 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 Indonesia Japan

Korea Malaysia

Middle East Mynamar

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New Zealand Nigeria

Singapore Thailand

United Kingdom Vietnam

90 TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 DIRECTOR OF STUDENT WELLBEING

In designing their expanded wellbeing provision, our We know success means achieving personal best. Wellbeing Team has launched an appreciative inquiry Our mission is to provide educational excellence to with our students, staff and family members to identify all students, this means offering a rigorous academic what our community values the most about the school. programme with community service. And to help our School Psychologist Ms Nicole Melder, who helped students develop life long skills for success. launch the initiative explained “according to We want our kids to live rich and productive lives in David Cooperrider, the leading developer in the relationship with others. Appreciative Inquiry (AI) process, organisations can Our school offers a wide range of activities including use AI to identify it’s “positive core” strengths to camps, excursions, sporting and academic programmes design systems which will work to achieve an effective, which help students connect with one another and sustainable future. “Following the AI process at TKIS has become balanced ‘all rounders’. The camps and helped us clarify what our students, staff and family community service activities prove to be opportunities members value about our unique school and how we can for students to develop personal attributes which develop a school culture where students are given every we value at our school. These attributes include being opportunity to develop the skills they will require in life caring, reflective, open-minded, inquirers who positively to flourish, build resilience and experience success.” contribute to their School community. According to feedback from students, parents, and Our newly appointed Dean of International Students staff “our community embraces the diversity of its Ms Imelda Lapthorne tells us “our boarding students members, celebrates its connection to local and global sometimes face additional challenges because living communities and makes a commitment to achieving away from family can be very challenging. Our wellbeing personal and academic excellence.” added provision helps to enhance their ability to thrive.” Director of Student Wellbeing Philippa Kirwan. Two of the initiatives launched with Boarding Students With those values in mind, the school is in the process of this year include the‘Skills for Success’ tutorials and articulating what ‘wellbeing’ means in the TKIS context. the Connections Camp. These wellbeing focused Building wellbeing literacy and a culture of feeling programmes have helped our kids adapt to the boarding supported to achieve personal excellence has meant culture, build relationships with peers and know how to greater openness to new ideas and an increased ability meet academic requirements. to determine one’s future. What does this look like in The Kilmore International School is exploring new a practical sense? The new Wellbeing Curriculum, frontiers with our enhanced emphasis on Wellbeing and delivered every week in Homeroom, includes explicitly provision of education that is holistic, student-centred teaching students age appropriate skills for success. and strengths-driven. Wellbeing is a vital ingredient for In Primary and Middle School, students build upon success in all areas of our lives. We seek to empower their existing strengths and learn skills to support their our students to live up to their potential, and to live capacity to respond well to life’s challenges. Through happy and fulfilled lives. games, group activities and projects, students learn strategies and apply skills to support good decision Philippa Kirwin making, friendship building, self-regulation, conflict Director of Student Wellbeing resolution and effective approaches to learning. In Senior School, the Wellbeing Curriculum is led by the Academic Leadership Team who ensure Careers, the IB Learner Profile Traits, self management, and advanced approaches to learning are imbedded in the Homeroom Programme.

TKIS YEARBOOK 2018 91 PRIMARY SCHOOL WELLBEING LEADER

It is a great feeling when you look back over the year So to our students, as you enter the next phase: the next and find yourself smiling (even laughing at times) at year; from middle to upper primary; into your last year particular moments and or events that have taken place. of primary school; or even entering your first year And that is certainly the case here! of secondary school—take with you the Life Rafts that will help to carry you through. 2018 saw the Primary School continuing to grow to the point that we are now bursting at the seams! Remember to treat others as you would like them to treat you—seek out others and try to understand them Again this year has been full of exciting and fun and be kinder than is necessary. Do the right thing activities, as well as a rigorous academic programme. because it is the right thing to do (and show great With camps to Melbourne and Forest Edge, excursions strength in the decisions you make). Always pursue your aplenty, many a sporting day, not to mention the personal best, not matter what. Be brave—accept the highlights of International Day, the Community Poetry challenges, take risks and learn from new experiences. Slam, the Twilight Evening and Community Fair. It really Make sure that you have reasons for the things you say is a miracle that any school work got done! and do. Say what you mean and mean what you say! As a primary team we reflect at the end of each year And to our Year 6’s, led by two wonderful captains in and we always comment on how lucky we were. Such Stella Bowcott and Michael Dimovski, remember that supportive and professional staff as well as amazing there may be those who rise above us because they students and families. Luck? I am not so sure. When you have a superior skill, however, we can stand as their create a recipe that works, you keep making it! Of course equal when measured by the effort we make. we tweak it each year, add a bit more of this, a little less of that, but ultimately the outcome for us is the same. Have courage in your convictions and the strength to do A primary school that fosters both personal and what you believe is right. (Wilson McCaskill) academic growth, and expects that our students come 2018…what a year it was! Busy, yes! Crazy at times, of to school, not to be better than everyone else, but to be course! Productive and successful, absolutely! Will we the best that they can be. In our classrooms we guide do it again, definitely! 2019, we are waiting for you… students to see that most things in life don’t happen because of who they are, but because of what they did Julie Daniells or did not do. We want our students to master their Primary School Wellbeing Leader emotions, face their fears and have the optimism and resilience to deal with any situation.

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It has been another very busy year in Middle School and As well as participating in the debating competition, the end of 2018 is fast approaching. Looking back on Harrison participated in the state finals of the UN 2018, our Middle School students have participated in a Voice competition and wowed students and teachers broad range of activities with great enthusiasm. alike when he showcased his speech at Middle School Of course, our Year 7 & 8 Canberra Camp in April was Assembly. Ryan achieved an outstanding result within the a stand out for our cohort. Our capital has so much to top 1% in the country for his year level, in the Australian see and do, providing a rich experience for our students, Mathematics Competition. Edward also placed in the with visits to such diverse attractions as the top 1% for his year level in the Australian Geography National Gallery of Australia and the Deep Space competition. A big congrats to Macklin as well, who was Communication Complex. Of course, no visit to Canberra awarded Runner Up in the Junior Secondary section of is complete without a trip to Parliament House, the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry awards. Students have especially when you get to debate a Bill! A visit to the competed in sports and athletics with a special mention Electoral Education Centre should see them in good for Orla who continues to shine in her athletic pursuits. stead come legal voting age while The Australian The Arts are an important part of Middle School and this War Memorial visit left students deeply moved. year saw students working together to produce a new mural in the tennis courts, while the junior rock band Of course the Canberra Camp was not the first whole continues to delight audiences. cohort activity. Earlier in the year a visit to Latitude provided an opportunity for students to get to know Through the Wellbeing Program students reflected upon each other while climbing, abseiling and playing in important issues such as Cyber Safety and Substance a gigantic pool of foam cubes. Memorable, is an image Abuse and Addiction. They began a Gratitude Journal of Mr Edmonds inundated with flying foam cubes and looked at character strengths, as well as, exploring propelled from all directions in a perfectly planned ideas around how to create an inclusive community. assault by the students. The wonderful homeroom teachers Ms Booth, Ms Christie, Ms Mumberson, Ms Santarossa, Mr Edmonds Individual students have participated in a range of and Mr Weber guided students through these key different activities throughout the year. The remarkable themes, as well as, looking after the students day to day Ms Gower organised the Year 7 & 8 Debating again, needs. A huge thank you to these amazing teachers. which saw the team win four out of their 5 debates against competing schools. A special congrats to Grace Finally, a huge thank you to our student leaders of who achieved Best Speaker. Leo, Edward and Grace also 2018, Edward, Montana, Mariam and Xingkun for your qualified to compete in the national finals of the UN Voice efforts this year. competition, and will represent TKIS in Perth 2019. Ms Lynda Allen Middle School Wellbeing Leader

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Wellbeing has become an integral part of society and is Apart from well-being, the middle part of the school now a part of most workplaces and schools. This year, has been kept busy with a range of activities and events 2018, TKIS was no different as a more encompassing across the course of the year that support the academic well-being program was formalised in our area program. Term 1 had a focus on the camp which this of Yr 9 and 10. The question that often gets asked when year was to Anglesea. Term 2, when the cold weather discussing this area is “What does wellbeing look like?” kicked in, was the term for our budding artists to present their skills in the schools talent show. This involved a greater emphasis on the Homeroom Term 3 gave the Year 10’s a focus towards their formal program which entailed Friday mornings having an ball at the Kilmore Town Hall. In amongst all of this, extended homeroom such that a range of topics and students were given the opportunity to present their theories could be explored. It also involved a stronger skills and talents or aspects of their cultural background focus on assemblies and student involvement. The other at weekly assemblies. When you throw in some sports component which became well received throughout days, casual clothes days which involved organising the school was the support that was placed around the a bake sale, which I thank our Year level leaders for, students so that when situations arise in their lives that it makes for a busy, but content, middle school. were not right or the students felt very unbalanced, they had a support structure around them to help Finally from Mr Schembri and myself, we would through. A range of guest speakers came in and spoke like to wish all of the Yr 9 and 10 students a restful to the students about a range of wellbeing topics. and peaceful break, best wishes for the rest of your schooling whilst at TKIS or other places and for those The other component to the well-being program which who come back next year; come back with a willingness happens over time and is done by a range of people to work and to be a positive member of TKIS. is the development of strong relationships between students and a range of staff. No one teacher will know Mr Osborne & Mr Schembri every student and what they need. However across Year Years 9–10 Wellbeing Leader level Wellbeing Leaders, the Wellbeing Team, Homeroom teachers and subject teachers, every student will have someone who can provide support and help when needed and a guiding word. It is from this perspective that I would like to thank Ms Kirwan, Ms Melder and Mr Ong for their help with setting up the Wellbeing program and the Y 9 and 10 homeroom teachers for their help and support with this particular co-hort.

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Well here we are at the end of Year 11, already half-way Term 3 had some interesting highlights with the through the IB Diploma Programme that is in duration Group 4 Project being one of them, with students at least. The year has passed by very rapidly with investigating a variety of different tasks associated many interesting events, both inside and outside the with this years’ theme “The Science of Light”. classroom environment. Once again students embarked upon some fun and unusual experiments, including making pin-hole Term 1 started with a number of new students as well cameras and the very popular production of holographic as those who continued from last year. Whilst settling images. This year also saw the Year 11 Formal change into the IB Diploma Programme many students decided from a reception centre to a boat cruise in and around to make subject changes after a few weeks. Some of the Docklands and surrounding areas. The attendance at changes were relatively simple with students swapping the event was fantastic and all those attending both one subject from Higher Level to Standard Level and students and staff had a most enjoyable evening, vice versa. Others were a little more complicated with dressed in their finery. I would like to say a big thank-you a number of subject swaps requiring changes of levels, to Ms. Garner for her organisation of this special event. subjects and indeed teachers. By the end of term most Preliminary work on the Extended Essay commenced students were settled and making steady progress. during Term 3, with an extended information session, Term 1 was completed with a camp down to Camp followed by students nominating three different Kangaroobie at Princetown on the Great Ocean Road. proposed subjects and then writing a justification for Students and staff travelled to Princetown via the their choices. These proposals were collated and then Otway Ranges and had a lovely tree-top walk in the sent out to Faculty Heads to discuss and disseminate ancient forests. Once at the camp, students took part in amongst faculty staff. The result has been a more many fun activities including bush dancing, canoeing, even distribution of students allocated to staff, which obstacle course, farm activities and predator-prey is mutually beneficial. The end of term was once survival game. We also had the opportunity to cross the again completed with a camp. This time the camp was Gellibrand River on a raft and then walk over the dunes specifically a CAS camp at Camp Howqua at the foothills and make our way to Princetown Beach. of the Victorian High Country in the North-East of the Term 2 is often a busy term with lots of assessment state. This camp was organised and led by Mr Koo in all subject areas and the important requirements (CAS Coordinator). Students participated in a diverse of CAS filling in many hours. The semester ended with range of activities including horse riding, archery, water the examination period, a time that is challenging for slide, high ropes and the flying fox. In the evenings we most. Our internal examinations contribute 50% of the had a variety of other activities including table tennis, semester grade and this means that performing well jig-saw puzzles and board games. There was also under these situations is vitally important. At the end of a movie night and a special careers night presented by the year next year examinations will contribute up to 80% Mrs McCormick. of overall assessment for some subjects, so taking full advantage of these trial periods is of tremendous value.

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Term 4 has seen students refining their Extended Essay topics and really starting to get into the detail of research required for this piece of assessment, including their first reflection. Over the summer holiday period it is vitally important students work consistently on this project as The Extended Essay will be due for submission at the end of Semester 1 next year. It is essentially desirable that a significant portion has been completed by the end of Term 1, 2019, so that more detailed work and discussion can take place at the Ace-Hi study camp. Year 12 will see Internal Assessment Components for most subjects and the completion of the TOK essay and CAS requirements. The key reminder to all students is to be organised and don’t put off any work, complete it as soon as possible. Those who generally succeed well in the IB are those who are organised and meet their deadlines.

Finally, I would like to say a big thank you to all Year 11 students and their respective Homeroom teachers, Ms Cheung (11A), Ms Mills (11B), Ms Krilis (11C) and both Mr Bennett and Mr Holdaway (11D). It has been an honour and a pleasure working with you as your Wellbeing Leader. A special thank-you goes out to the Year Level Captains, Zach Squire and Sophia Guo, Wellbeing Captains, Lachlan Heywood and Kelli Kim, the Service and Events Captains, Fatima Saeed and Tim Spain and the Publications Captains Marina Sato and Sophie Lin. These students have fulfilled their duties in their respective roles extremely well and made many valuable contributions to the school as a whole.

Have a safe and happy holiday and I look forward to seeing the many smiling faces in late January for the start of the final year of secondary schooling.

Andrew Pharoah Year 11 Wellbeing Leader

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Once again, our Year 12 cohort have had an action- Second term saw the completion of all EEs, in some packed year. We began the year moving into the former cases right up to the final day of term and most subjects Language Centre which then became the IB Centre. came close to completing their syllabi. Some students This is a magnificent building and while there have been sat an examination in the May/June session as those some initial teething problems it has become a very subjects (Thai, Vietnamese, Hindi and German Ab Initio) effective and much loved “home” for our Year 11 and are only offered in the larger, May period. All subjects Year 12 students. The students do the majority of their had finished their syllabus by the middle of Term 3 and lessons in the IB Centre, though Science lessons, this then lead into a period of intensive revision and Art and Music are still up in the main, older section then the Mock Examinations at the end of third term of the school. The Year 12 Common Room has developed and into the first week of the holidays. As I write this, into a lovely area for socialising as well as working and we are one week into term 4 and all classes are going the table tennis table outside is being used constantly through their Mock Examination papers as well as other during recess and lunchtime. As the weather has sets of practice papers in preparation for the “real” improved, many students are enjoying having their exams which start at the end of October. lunch at one of the many tables around the outside In a very short time, their exams will be finished and of the building. they will leave TKIS and move out into the “big, wide First term was extremely busy with students involved in world”. This may be a frightening thought (for the big, IAs for a number of subjects as well as progressing with wide world!) but I am confident that this wonderful their EEs. The term finished with our Study Camp at group of young people are ready to leave the nest and Ace-Hi on the Mornington Peninsula. This involved make their mark on the world. They are an extremely a number of fun outside activities as well as general caring, considerate and socially responsible group study time and sessions devoted to Careers and Tertiary of young adults and I have no doubt that many of them Study. We travelled by ferry across to Queenscliff for will have a very significant and positive impact on the one day and did some coursework activities as well as world in the years ahead. It has been a privilege and visiting various places of interest. a pleasure to be their coordinator for the past three years. I will miss them all a great deal and I hope that they come back to visit often.

Ross Wright Year 12 Wellbeing Leader

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A special thanks to all our wonderful writers, photographers and contributors. In particular to Elizabeth McCormick and all other TKIS staff members for their help proofing, gathering material and helping to bring it all together. Finally, thanks to Kelly at Nuttshell Graphics for designing the 2018 Yearbook.

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