Chinese Calligraphy

Our Year 7 Chinese students have been exploring the many facets of the written language, with a focus on the history and evolution of Chinese characters, to be able to write characters using traditional calligraphy tools. By applying knowledge of radicals and components as the building blocks of Chinese characters, students showcased their creativity by imitating famous Chinese characters and zodiac animals. Below is a reflection of the calligraphy workshop experience from Kiana Heidari:

“In Year 7 Chinese, we learned about calligraphy. It is quite an interesting topic and is the stylised artistic writing of Chinese characters. This type of expression has been widely practised in China for thousands of years and is still practised across the world today. We did this so that we could further understand the history of Chinese culture and what it means to us today. Chinese calligraphy offers an important channel for the appreciation of traditional culture and for arts education. It ties in with our discovery of Chinese characters because it is the traditional way of writing the characters and calligraphy has established itself as one of the most important ancient Chinese art forms alongside painting. It is a skill that everyone should try because it stimulates our brains and creativity, reigniting our appreciation for traditional Chinese art and culture.”

Angela Sciberras-Xiong
Teacher of Chinese

Australian of the Year Luncheon

On Friday 16 June, the Middle School SRC attended the Australian of the Year Luncheon at the Adelaide Convention Centre. It was a celebration of exceptional individuals and their outstanding contributions to society.

Taryn Brumfitt is the 2023 Australian of the Year; founder of the Body Image Movement and director of the inspiring documentaries Embrace and Embrace Kids. Taryn is a passionate advocate for social change and her message has reached more than 200 million people around the world.

2023 Local Hero, Amar Singh is the founder of Turbans 4 Australia, raising awareness and funds for important causes while promoting multiculturalism and religious tolerance.

Fashion designer Paul Vasileff, proud Wirangu Woman Sandra Miller and Christine Robertson, co-founder of the Lost Pets of South Australia, also shared their inspirational stories.

Thank you to Mr Ben Manifold, Dr Rhiannon Giles, Ms Renee Coventry, Ms April Bickley and the Senior School SRC Executives for accompanying us on the day. Leaving with a newfound sense of inspiration, we were reminded that greatness can be achieved by anyone willing to dream big and work hard.

Lily Harper
Middle School SRC President

SUBS in Schools

Recently, our SUBS in Schools team, ORCA-207, went on an excursion to meet with one of our Gold Sponsors, BMT Defence and Security. When consulting about sponsorship, they reached out to us and offered to mentor us. On this excursion, we learned extremely valuable information to help our team succeed in the upcoming competition, some of which shifted our thinking into ideas and designs we had not considered. We heard from a variety of team members, some of whom were submariners who have served in the British and Australian Navy, designers, engineers and more. We look forward to receiving more mentoring from these extremely qualified mentors who are willing to assist us to gain knowledge, succeed and discover more about the Submarine and Defence industry.

Elena Reu, on behalf of Team ORCA-207—Ella Meyer, Elena Reu, Ariana Dimovic, Tam Do (Year 9)