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Carey Community News TOR H Volume 28 Issue 1 Winter 2018 Carey Baptist Grammar School Torch Contents Volume 28, Issue 1, Winter 2018 Publisher Carey Baptist Grammar School 349 Barkers Road, Kew Victoria 3101 Australia 03 9816 1222 Editor Ged McMahon OCGA Katie Hunt Alumni and Community Manager [email protected] Graphic Design Zeki Cibik 2 From the Principal Our Community 38 Parent associations Features Inquiries 40 Community groups [email protected] 4 Staying ahead of the pack 42 From the Archive 8 Can I be what I cannot see? 44 Donations to the Archive Cover Image 10 Following your dreams 46 Philanthropy ‘Me, Myself and I’. A self-portrait 12 Middle School redevelopment by Ayesha D’Souza (OCG 14 Carey’s first Winter Olympian OCGA 2017) in watercolour and ink. 16 Exhibiting great potential 47 From the OCGA President Reflects the way some teens can forget about the present 18 Microfinance making a difference 48 Where are they now? and their surroundings due to 20 StART spreading the news 50 Club in focus: Cross Country an obsession with technology. 22 Carey Sport goes abroad 52 Reunions and events 24 The two of us 54 Announcements Printed on responsibly 26 Humans of Carey 56 Calendar sourced paper. School Sections 30 Junior School Donvale 32 Junior School Kew 34 Middle School 36 Senior School From the Principal Connection at work Philip Grutzner Principal At no time in our planet’s history have people been as connected as we are now. For a world population of 7.6 billion people, there are approximately 4.9 billion mobile phones, and just over half of the world’s population have internet access, with that access continuing to grow. The mobile phone has changed the way we work, socialise, meet and communicate. At the push of a button we can call a friend, look up the weather, book a plane ticket, check our heart rate, or order a meal. It also enables the broader world to be readily accessed through videos and photos, revealing inspired stories of individuals from all parts of the globe, international trade and co-operation an active membership of the ‘G20 and inviting virtual walk-throughs is essential in easing the pressure on Schools’, a group of 30 leading schools of the world’s great museums and biodiversity and the environment. from around the world who meet on galleries. While this expanding use of While this global predicament has the an annual basis. Each of the schools technology can have a darker side, potential to create social unease, as in this group are encouraged to share it is apparent that, when used in the a school we know that if our students their best practices, thoughts, ideas right way, technology can enhance our are prepared for this changing world and challenges. connectivity with others. it can fill them with determination In March this year, Carey hosted the In particular, technology makes us rather than fear. 2018 G20 Schools conference, with increasingly aware of the rapidly At Carey, we are not cocooned many experts in specific fields leading growing world population, and within our boundaries. Instead, we discussions around the conference the impact this growth is having are committed to shared global theme: ‘Changing Us in a Changing on our planet’s ability to provide conversations around leading World’. As a group we concurred that sufficient access to clean water, food, educational practices. While many of this era of technological changes, resources, and energy production. these conversations are facilitated societal changes, and social media These challenges emphasise the through technology, we also have expectations has resulted in a tsunami need for healthy connections, where 2 | Torch of wellbeing problems confronting the conference was led by Carey Old Just like the real UN tables in New young people across the world. Grammarian, and voice for social York and Geneva, there was a shared The opportunity to be informed by justice, Tim Costello. understanding of the problems, and experts is vital, and attendees at the Despite the, at times, heavy an honest acknowledgement that conference heard from a variety of discussion topics, these speakers did we do not have all the solutions. interesting and engaging speakers. not promote despair. Instead, they We acknowledged that while our Alex Snow from the Foundation for initiated bold conversations that schools are successful in providing Young Australians challenged the will enable us to assist the younger the academic results that enable group to consider what our schools pathways to university, we are should be doing for our students committed to providing our students given a future that could be volatile, ‘At Carey, we are not with much more than that. Our uncertain, changing and unpredictable. cocooned within our schools also have a responsibility to Maree Crabbe, co-founder and boundaries. Instead, we are develop character and open pathways that allow all students to know who director of the Australian violence committed to shared global prevention project ‘Reality & Risk’, they are, where they fit, how they disturbed us when she spoke about conversations around leading respect, connect and communicate, how easily young people can access educational practices.’ encouraging them to become selfless pornography on their devices, and contributors to the greater good. elaborated on the damaging impact Our graduates will continue to this can have on their relationships generation currently in our care. In a demand of us the skills, qualities and and wellbeing. Renowned adolescent very deliberate way, the G20 Schools confidence to work, learn and flourish and child psychologist Dr Michael group provides a unique opportunity in the wider world. I am a great Carr-Gregg highlighted some of the for collaboration between schools, believer in the power of education specific issues impacting today’s discussion of the challenges, and a to seek solutions to the problems we youth. Professor Lea Waters offered genuine search for solutions. face. More so when there is trust, practical suggestions on how we could Seated at the round table in our open dialogue, and strong connections improve the wellbeing of our students United Nations Room, we discussed amongst leading schools, universities and staff. The final discussion at the true purpose of a leading school. and businesses. Torch | 3 Interview Staying ahead of the pack Aisha Dunstan and Bailey Wraith 2018 School Captains When Meg Lanning was a student at Carey she was a ground-breaker. Not only was she the first female student to play cricket in the First XI, she made her debut while she was still in Year 9. From those beginnings, she went on to represent Victoria at the age of 16, and then Australia at just 18 years of age. By the time she turned 21, Meg became the youngest ever captain of an Australian cricket team – for men or women – and her career has since gone from strength to strength. Widely regarded as the world’s best batter in women’s cricket, Meg also leads an Australian team currently riding the crest of a wave driving women’s sport further into the nation’s sporting consciousness. Images / Getty Australia Cricket Photo: Meg recently returned to our Kew Bailey: How did you deal with being I think that’s part of the responsibility of campus to meet this year’s School looked up to when you were still growing doing what we do I guess. We’re pretty Captains, Aisha Dunstan and Bailey up yourself, being a successful cricketer lucky to play cricket as a full-time job, Wraith, who spoke to her about her and playing for Australia at just 18 years but it takes a little bit of getting used to. time at Carey, her experiences playing of age? Bailey: And that’s changed too hasn’t it? international cricket, and what she Meg: I guess when I started playing It wasn’t always a full-time job playing does away from the cricket field. cricket, even for Australia, I was just cricket? playing because I loved cricket. So I Meg: No, no. When I started playing for didn’t really think too much about it Victoria, we would train twice a week at the time, but I guess the more you for a couple of hours and then play a play, and when you step into leadership game on the weekend, whereas now we roles, being looked up to comes with the train four out of five days, playing a lot territory. Now I really enjoy trying to lead more games of cricket, and the Aussie the way, and I also try to inspire young contracted players are full-time. So girls to want to play cricket, as do the cricket is my job, as such, but it doesn’t rest of the girls in the national squad. feel like a job. There’s pros and cons to 4 | Torch being a professional sportsperson. A lot Bailey: Was there any resistance when Meg: Initially, yeah. I played from Year 7 of it is very good, but it takes a bit of you started playing cricket, due to it only through to Year 12. So by the time I got adjusting because you’re in the spotlight being a male sport at school at to the end, everyone was sort of used a little bit more. that time? to it. But initially in Year 7 and 8 it was Aisha: I imagine you played a lot of Meg: Not really. I never really found a little bit of a shock I guess. But once sports when you were younger, but what that.

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