Newsletter 14, Volume 2 Thursday 6 September, 2018

“Teaching and learning, with trusted Teaching and learning, with trusted people and passed down cultural adults, is a deeply important human adults, is a deeply important human norms language, art, music, sciences, experience. It should be protected, experience. It should be protected, mathematics, geography and loved and encouraged. loved and encouraged. science. Those people in turn have handed that to the next generation Colin Simpson” Every day of my long career I have watched amazing and trusted adults and so it goes and will into the future. #richmondhighschoolvalues working in thousands of ways with I think about these ancient classes, children, playing the role of educator, sitting on the earth, feeling the ¢ From the principal guide, giver, sharer, carer, developer planet, drawing in sand and dirt, on Apologies for the lack of newsletters, and collaborator. I have watched rocks, listening, collaborating and we have been deep in the hiring of thousands of young people develop passing on lore and ideas. This is the our 2019 team and preparation for and grow under this influence. foundation of my profession. the move of our developing school to our beautiful building. This is shown in data and results and How does this relate to us in the here the million social and relationship and now? For me, to be given the gift experiences we have each year. No of a school, where I can think about teacher replacement will ever do teaching and learning in the modern that, those who say this are, at best, age – but enhance our human essentially naive. Technology is not experience – is so special and I do there to replace the human not treat the responsibility lightly. experience it is, if used well, How we can best frame a school, in a designed to enhance it. If I thought community for the 21st Century. This this was going to replace us I would is something I reflect on regularly throw all those devices away. and has been the exciting part of the I was lucky enough to go to the recruitment cycle we have just been heartland of our country and visit in. This week James Taylor and I Uluru and Kata Tjuta recently for a reflected on how we are hiring I have been a School Principal since special family celebration. I expected people in our own image, who share 2004. One of the themes I shared to find it interesting and beautiful, our values and beliefs and will join us with my staff at my previous school, but I was blindsided by the intense in establishing a school. the Victorian College of the Arts spiritual nature of this place and our I am an educator so I think we should Secondary School, was how I felt our beautiful Aboriginal peoples who still all stop sometimes and reflect on the profession – teaching – was a unique treat us better than we treat them. ancients and our ancestors and part of the deeply felt human I visited the cave in this photo on our ponder how we can honour their experience. I am cautioned about great human achievement. Also how discussions in regards the use of walk around Uluru, it was a teaching place – Uluru’s classroom. I was we can take advantage of artificial intelligence, computers and technologies and opportunities now. devices and online – the potential reminded on the millions of trusted replacement of teachers, by this adults all over the world, over the It is certainly not about replacing thought. millennia, who have sat with young teachers with something else.

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¢ Our hiring for 2019 ¢ Principal Team ¢ Hayball at the Venice Biennale We had over 250 applicants for our Colin Simpson, James Taylor and Our architects Hayball were jobs and we had a rewarding Victoria Triantafyllou approached by the European Cultural interview process. The best part was ¢ Administration Team Centre in 2017 to exhibit at the that one third of our students Venice Biennale as part of their Charlene Lloyd and Paige Willing requested to be part of the interview biennial exhibition “TIME SPACE process. After a selection process – ¢ Student Support Team EXISTENCE” curated by the GAAF where current leaders set themselves Angela Bourne (on leave), Cahlum (Global Art Affairs Foundation) and aside for the next group of leaders – Dearsley, Terry Gardiner and Zuzana presenting a wide selection of works fourteen of our students sat and Gower from architects, photographers, participated equally in the selection ¢ English and The Humanities Team sculptors and universities from of their teachers. I was impressed Annabel Barton, Ernest Price and Ben across the world. with the maturity and thoughtfulness Russell The design of our building is part of they brought to this role, they are ¢ Chinese Team the exhibition, so international really creating our school. Richmond visitors will get an early introduction High School has taken student voice Xinying (Kelly) Chen, Tong Lin and to our school. My walks around our to a new level and has delivered what Chinese Assistant quickly finishing building show me we believe, is new best practice. I am ¢ Mathematics and Science Team that we will be in one of the finest pleased to introduce our 2019 team: Melissa Chapman, Peter Eley and school buildings in the world. I Lucinda Loane expect our building to be an award We have modified our draft web ¢ Lifecycle Team winning one and attract interest from far and wide. I look forward to page and added in our new Brendan Hosking, Georgia Scott enrolment map and some of our work welcoming guests to our beautiful ¢ Music and Performing Arts Team in the Child Safe area. Check it out. school. Greta Georgiou and Thomas Williams ¢ Visual Arts and Innovation Team Emily Carroll and Sally Kim ¢ Library Still to hire: Head of Library Services – shared with Prahran High School ¢ Curriculum Support Team Still to hire: Visual Arts/Innovation and Laboratory Technician ¢ About us Our school hangs proudly in Venice. Richmond High School is a bespoke, multi-level co-educational learning ¢ Contact space created to serve the local Griffiths Campus - 2019 community. 4 Griffiths Street, Richmond, 3121 We are welcoming and inclusive, Multi-Purpose Building embracing difference and diversity in Gleadell Campus - 2018 its many forms. We offer a strong 6 Gleadell Street, Richmond, 3121 academic focus that encourages Post Office Box 201 creativity and originalÇ√ thinking. Richmond, 3121 We have high expectations of our Ç√ students, balanced by care and [email protected] support whenever it is needed. We www.rhs.vic.edu.au hope to equip the students in our care for an ever-changing world, Telephone: 8396 6399 encouraging them to embrace learning for life and the desire to make a difference.

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¢ NAPLAN He spent the 2008 season playing The Year 7 NAPLAN results for the with Glenelg, his allocated SANFL children in our school are in. These club, and was delisted by the Crows have been posted home. While we after one season. make no claim to have had a major Curnow returned to Victoria, and impact on these, this will form our signed up with Box Hill in the VFL in first benchmarking data, and enable 2009. Curnow's 2009 season was us to understand the growth of our solid, but his 2010 season was students when they are in year 9. It exceptional, and he was consistently confirms our own collection of data Box Hill's best player. and our teacher judgements, and Following his successful VFL season, indicates that Richmond High School Curnow was recruited back to the are performing higher than the state AFL by the with averages. Our 90th and 50th its first selection in the 2011 AFL Percentile are well above, and Rookie Draft (No. 18 overall). He was confirms where we believe our highly given guernsey number 35. After able learners are as well as those who impressing in the pre-season, need our support and intervention. Curnow became the club's

nominated rookie, and he made his debut for the Blues in the club's first School Councillor Student Alec round match. He made a bright start Wooley holds some donated bananas to his career as one of Carlton's best players in the first six matches of the season. Over the following years, and particularly under the coaching of between 2013 and mid-2015, Curnow made a name as a reliable tagger. His roles in the midfield and as a utility began to diversify in late 2015 after Malthouse's departure from the club; ¢ Health and Wellbeing Day and after being elevated to the club's Our Lifecycle Teacher Georgia Scott leadership group. His story of did an amazing job organising our success in the face of challenges is first Health and Wellbeing Day. an inspiration for all of us. It was an extremely impressive day. We were pleased with how our non- The dodge ball was fierce and fun Students had free fruit provided by technology time went, the activities competition on a beautiful Spring Day our friends at the Bridge Road Coles over the day - AFL Clinic in Citizen’s Richmond Tigers: Well done to our Supermarket, then Ed Curnow Park, Meditation in our Gym, Bowls team straight to the home inspired our students as the special and Richmond Union Bowls Club and preliminary final - Teams back, Guest Speaker. Growth Mindset. Student loved the schools back 2.0 J Futsal Grand Final – see Mr Lin’s A midfielder, Curnow played his And a final apology, I have not put in article and Staff v Student Dodgeball. junior football for Modewarre in the place a proper newsletter and proof Well done to all staff and students on Bellarine Football League and school reading process yet. The Mail Chimp a great day. My sincere thanks to football for The in newsletter is taking longer than we Georgia Scott for her embracing of the APS, before playing TAC Cup expected to get right. I am often the Lifecycle concept and giving it football for the until publishing this from home on a tight real life in our school. 2007, also representing Vic Country timeline so please forgive any errors. in the AFL Under 18 Championships. COLIN SIMPSON He was drafted to the AFL by the with its third selection in the 2008 AFL Rookie.

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¢ 2018 RHS Cup (World Cup) Futsal ¢ Designated Neighbourhood Tournament Boundary The inaugural RHS Cup Futsal The Victorian School Building tournament (The RHS World Cup Authority has modified our 2018) has come to a wonderful end. Designated Neighbourhood The grand final was staged on the PE Boundary in 2019. Our southern & Health Day. Five teams were border is now the Yarra River with our registered for the competition. Given neighbourhood extending into that we only have one year level, it Hawthorn as it historically did. was impressive. All teams were full of passion and enthusiasm. It was great to see an all-girls team getting into the tournament early. The competition was fierce and the spectators were passionate. When the all-girls team scored, the whole stadium erupted to cheer them on. Some of the games were tense and close and others were full of drama and twists. http://rhs.vic.edu.au/enrolment Towards the end of the league stage, other than the hot favorite Croatia were on top, three other teams were ¢ Local improvements fighting for the second spot – the We have been working hard behind right to have a showdown with the scenes to value add to our area, Croatia in the grand Final. The other this has been in partnership with the football powerhouse New Zealand City of Yarra and Victorian School prevailed. Building Authority and one key In the Grand Final, Croatia drew the benefit of having a school first blood, however, New Zealand development. We thank the City of retaliated immediately, a freakish Yarra for the huge improvements mistake allowed the equalizer from they have made to the Bridge Road NZ goal keeper Nik. However, a tram stop. They have doubled the costly handball and a defending error safety area. This is temporary work as saw Cooper score the decisive goal. we work towards major tram station Croatia! Rectified their mistakes in developments. This stop is now the FIFA World Cup and became the significantly safer for our students. Champion of the RHS World Cup! Over the Spring Vacation the City of Congratulations to Andrew Myers30 School Mottos Yarra is going to create the Wombat who has won the golden boot for Crossing in Gleadell Street between being the top scorer. Congratulations the Gleadell and Griffiths Campus to Croatia, and congratulations to all and the Recreation Centre. teams for a wonderful start of our will This is jointly funded between the be tradition! Primary Secondary City of Yarra and Victorian School A special to Mr. Jing for his generous Building Authority. donation for our wonderful trophy. These are just part of the TONG LIN improvements that you will see over the years, and these will benefit all of the community. COLIN SIMPSON

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Primary Secondary 5

¢ Respectful acknowledgment Attitudes to School Survey Results, Percentile - 2018 - Year 7 Richmond High School (8271) Our school is located on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin

Nation, we pay our respects to them. Attitudes to attendance

As a school, we aimÇ√ to embrace Motivation and interest difference in its many forms. In Resilience Self-regulation and goal culture, gender and religion. We ask setting

you to respect everyone, yourself Sense of confidence included.

¢ Attitudes to School Survey Over the next six years we are School stage transitions (Y10-12) School stage transitions (Y7 and New building our benchmarking data. We Students) were pleased with the vote of Sense of connectedness confidence our students gave us in Sense of inclusion

our very first Attitudes to School Student voice and agency Survey – the results are amazing. This will be discussed at School Council next week. The data sets are included here. COLIN SIMPSON

Attitudes to School Survey Results, PercentilePrinted - 2018 on: 6/09/2018 - Year 6:12:13 7 PM Page 2 of 3 Richmond High School (8271)

Differentiated learning challenge Effective classroom behaviour

Effective teaching time

Stimulated learning

Effort

High expectations for success

Teacher concern

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