OCTOBER 2018 QUAD No. 3 IN THIS ISSUE HEADMASTER'S MESSAGE 2 OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 5 EFFECTS OF TECH 8 WORK EXPERIENCE 12 SCOBA UPDATE 33 ARCHIVES 36 QUAD OCTOBER 2018 No. 3 CALENDAR DATES TERM 4 Sun 14 October Thu 22 November Gibb House End of Year SCPA Screening of Dinner (Hall) ‘Screenagers’ Documentary & Q&A Mon 15 October Term 4 Begins Sat 24 November MS Challenge Dinner Tue 16 October 2 Headmaster’s Message 12 Year 11 Work Experience SCPA Meeting Tue 27 November Senior School Prize Giving Fri 19 October 3 Board Update 15 Gibb House (Final day for Y11-13) Final Day for Y13 IBDP 4 Chaplain’s Chat 29 Rata Studios students Thu 29 November 5 Our Achievements 33 SCOBA Update Uniform Shop closes for 2018 Mon 22 October 7 Scots Spectacular 36 From the Archives Labour Day – College Closed Fri 30 November Year 13 Leavers’ Dinner 8 Effects of Technology Tue 23 October NCEA Examinations End Prep Grandparents’ Day Last Day for 12 IBDP Mon 29 October Mon 3 December Y13 IBDP Examinations Begin The Quad is published three ADVERTISING Prep Awards Assembly times a year by the Scots College If you are interested in advertising Wed 31 October Year 10 Graduation Evening Marketing Department. PYP Exhibition in the next issue of the Quad (April) Tue 4 December Last Day for Y13 NCEA EDITOR please contact: Middle School Prize Giving Rebecca Burton Marketing Department Fri 2 November (Final Day for Y7-10) RATA STUDIOS E [email protected] T +64 4 380 7581 Final Day for Y11-12 NCEA Boarding House Closes T +64 4 380 7581 F +64 4 388 2887 Wed 7 November Wed 5 December FUN WITH FILMMAKING E [email protected] NCEA Examinations Begin Prep School Prize Giving DESIGN AND (Final Day for Y1-6) PRODUCTION Tue 13 November PHOTOGRAPHY Final Day of Term 4 Marketing & Design Coordinator, SCPA Meeting Explore the basics of filmmaking in this exciting new course for Rebecca Burton Bronte Messam Bronte Messam Wed 14 November T +64 4 388 0855 9-12 year olds. Create multiple short films and combine stop-motion Mark Tantrum ‘What a load of rubbish’ F +64 4 388 2887 College Staff and Students exhibition evening animation with live action through the power of green screen. E [email protected] SCOBA Caroline Sarfati Enrolments open now E [email protected] T +64 4 380 7580 Contact Caroline for any change FRONT COVER PHOTO Enrol at www.ratastudios.co.nz of contact details. Oliver Munn, Derek Wu and Alfie RATA Nystrom-Coe (Y1) use the Bike facebook.com/ratastudiosnz STUDIOS Track with help from Gappie Calvin Puls 1 Monorgan Road, Photo by Bronte Messam Igniting Creative Futures Pg. Strathmore, Wellington Date: 13 Sep 2018 /1 HEADMASTER'S MESSAGE BOARD OF GOVERNORS Board College Ambition Update Head Boy //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// EZEKIEL FISO /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The board recently met Term 3 is upon us. What in August to hold one of does that mean exactly: It At our recent Foundation Dinner, Phil Veal spoke on the Our recent Future Focussed Learning Strategy the two strategy days that means final internals, mock topic of ambition. In his previous roles and as a founder announcements show the next steps in the College’s we have each year. These examinations or possibly, a of KEA (Kiwi Expats Abroad) he has linked together Kiwis ambition. Built upon the same character foundations and strategy days are a very realisation that this year is doing wonderful things in NZ and globally. He outlined some with a continued emphasis on personalised learning, we will important component of the rapidly passing by. Whilst inspiring stories about Kiwis who have overcome the odds and continue to prepare our students to be good citizens who are governance function of the stressful, the reward for hard achieved great things when people told them it couldn’t be well prepared for their futures. College as they provide the work will pay dividends to done. People who had the courage and forethought to pursue Virtutem Paret Doctina board with the opportunity to those putting in the hard their dreams and do what they can to make the world a better spend some time away from yards both on the field and in place. GRAEME YULE HEADMASTER dealing with the day to day the classroom. governance functions and At our recent Founders Service we celebrated the forethought PHILIP POPPE, CHAIRMAN What I have found is that when faced with a mountain-load of our Founders who established Scots in 1916 to provide a focus solely on considering of homework and ‘deadlines’, it is important to have the end special character Presbyterian education. No easy feat amid the strategic direction that we think the College should follow game in mind. It always helps to remember your, “Why?” WW1 and a major influenza epidemic. It was also a challenge in the years ahead. Given the speed that sectors change, with to do so in the shadow of the Great Depression. Our Founders education being no different, it is somewhat of a difficult task What also might help you at these potentially stressful times, were driven to provide a faith based education which was then to try and predict how education will be delivered even five is to reflect on your purpose during your time at Scots and under challenge from the education reform bill. A bill that let alone ten to twenty years out. However that doesn’t stop your vision for life beyond Scots. This may give that small but that made education free, compulsory and secular that later us considering what we need to do next as very soon the key effective boost needed to push you through assignment after removed bible studies from the curriculum. initiatives we announced earlier this year will be happening assignment or exam after exam. and part of business as usual. EZEKIEL FISO “CHARACTER CANNOT BE COLLEGE HEAD PREFECT DEVELOPED IN EASE AND QUIET. In our discussions we are guided by the overriding principle of wanting to preserve the special character of the College and ONLY THROUGH EXPERIENCE the traditions of the past. This is what makes the College the OF TRIAL AND SUFFERING CAN stand out iconic education institution that it is today. Yet at THE SOUL BE STRENGTHENED, the same time we are creating a College for the future which WHAT ALSO MIGHT HELP YOU AT AMBITION INSPIRED, AND means looking to do things differently to equip the students of THESE POTENTIALLY STRESSFUL the future that will walk through the front gates on Monorgan TIMES, IS TO REFLECT ON SUCCESS ACHIEVED.“ Road on their next education journey. We are also guided YOUR PURPOSE DURING YOUR - HELEN KELLER by our strategic goals of academic excellence and getting the best out of every student across a number of disciplines TIME AT SCOTS AS WELL AS Without their courageous decision to undertake such a venture whether it be sporting, academic or cultural to develop the all YOUR VISION FOR LIFE BEYOND in faith at least 12,000 students would not have benefitted from round student. As well as by the need to continually focus on SCOTS. a Scots education. sustainability which is a much wider strategic goal than just PHIL VEAL SPEAKING AT THE FOUNDATION DINNER financial sustainability. A Scots education has always been about more than the mere acquisition of knowledge. It is about the development The strategy day provided an ideal platform for discussions on of character and the nurturing of ambition. Good teachers future strategies that we believe will be needed to keep Scots have high expectations and are ambitious for their students. “AMBITION IS A DREAM WITH A at the forefront of education for the future. Assisting their students in realising their potential by creating V8 ENGINE.” PHILIP POPPE a relationship where students feel valued and are encouraged BOARD OF GOVERNORS, CHAIRMAN to excel. - ELVIS PRESLEY Pg./3 PACIFIC ISLAND COMEDY ACT ACHIEVEMENTS Chaplain’s Polynesian Student Chat Festival Achievements ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////DAVID JACKSON SATURDAY 25 AUGUST ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Strong and On the 25th of August the Scots College Poly Club were given PREP SCHOOL Courageous the amazing opportunity to perform at the College with other Aran Quaggin-Molloy schools, for friends and family to enjoy. (Y6) Won the 2018 This term in our weekly Gibb and Aitken. We also All of the hard work and time that was put into our item Wellington District Brass chapel services we have join in the challenges of our was shown in our performance that evening. It was a great Bands Association U19 learnt from some of the forebears. We need to be opportunity to see the hard work and cultural performances percussion solo people who have made strong and courageous as from other schools and Church groups. We give a big thank Scots what it is today. Gibb, they were. you to them for coming to perform and making the night extra MIDDLE SCHOOL MATTHEW BLOOMFIELD (Y13) Aitken, Glasgow, Smith, even In this we join in God’s special for our audience. The Junior Basketball Scotland’s patron saint St Team Won their Regional promise Be strong and Also a a big thank you to our Poly Club seniors and staff Andrew. Basketball Tournament courageous. Do not be afraid; for making the night possible. The Scots College Polynesian Each of these lives has do not be discouraged, cultural evening was a very remarkable event for everyone to The U15 Football Team XUANMO (RAYMOND) CHEN (Y13) WILLEM EBBINGE (Y13) something to teach us and for the Lord your God will come together and share and embrace different cultures.