English & Humanities
This term, Year Seven English have focused on fairytales. Students have enjoyed reading fairytales from all around the world, such as Yeh Shen, The King Who Was Eaten For Breakfast, and Snow White. Afterwards, students wrote their own fairytales- but with a twist! Year Sevens chose different fairytales and subverted elements to create some wacky stories. Using different pens, students had the opportunity to edit their work based on teacher feedback.
In Year Nine Humanities, students explored the different ways that tourism can affect people, culture, and the environment. Students undertook an extensive research task and made posters exploring different countries around the world. Year Nines then learnt about Australian Democracy and completed mock elections for their favourite type of food. At the end of the term, students began preparation for their first exams. Teachers provided students with model answers, practice questions, and feedback, meaning students were well prepared to complete their exams.
Margaret Nicholas
Learning Specialist – Humanities and PLC’S
Health & P.E.
The year 7 – 10 curriculum included a range of indoor and outdoor sports throughout the year. A range of sports have been added to our program this year to give students a diverse range of participatory and skill development opportunities. The health curriculum included a number of important topics that provide students with lifelong knowledge that can be applied in a variety of contexts.
We also completed our exams for our very first cohort of Physical Education and Human Health and Development (unit 1 and 2). Students most certainly got an insight about the demands and rewards of VCE. As part of the year 11 Physical Education subject, our students had the opportunity to attend the Richmond FC facilities and partake in a training session with their strength and conditioning team. Following this, we have had 2 students who have been accepted into Richmond’s dual diploma program through Swinburne University.
We also had the opportunity to play a friendly game of Volleyball against Mount Ridley College.
Part of our work in the Year 10 Health and PE space allowed us to take students to the road to zero experience in Melbourne Museum. This had a focus on road safety and impacts of advertising, which is particularly important before our students start driving.
Brandon Issac
Learning Specialist – Health and P.E.
Technologies
The Technologies at Elevation Secondary College have finished off strong as we strive towards exploring the best in this technology-driven world.
In Food Technologies Ms Gorham and Mr Maher have orchestrated our Year 7 students in designing and serving their own Toasties, and the Year 10 students working on their baking as they created festive cupcakes, complete with icing and edible decorations.
Product Design with Mrs Vella has seen our second batch of Year 8 students go through the design thinking process as they generate prototypes of toys using the College’s 3D Printers. Thank you Mrs Vella for single-handedly printing over 150 3D designs for the students in a matter of weeks, and well done to the students for iterating their designs.
Digital Technologies across Years 7 to 11 have finished the year with our inaugural VCE Applied Computing students wrapping up Unit 2, our Year 9 and 10 Digital Technologies students finishing off their final assessments on network and website design, and Year 7 and 8 students putting their coding skills to the test as they program Lego EV3 robots and BBC Micro:Bit devices.
Aaron Jaraba
Learning Specialist – Technology
Arts
As we end the year, students have been busy creating amazing work across the arts.
Year 7 Visual Arts students combined science and art in a mixed media project. They made booklets showing their experiments with ink and drawings of bones using charcoal and pastels.
Year 8 Visual Arts students finished designing game posters. Some chose existing games, while others invented their own. Their fantastic work is now displayed in the front office.
Year 9 Art students explored both 3D and 2D creativity, starting with wire sculptures of sea creatures and finishing with cardboard animal heads. These projects encouraged students to think outside the box and develop their skills in different materials.
Year 9 VCD students worked on designing bedrooms and drew them in isometric format. This project challenged their spatial awareness and technical drawing abilities, preparing them for more advanced design work.
In Media, Year 9 students completed their podcast unit. They picked topics, wrote scripts, and recorded their podcasts using professional equipment. Topics included famous singers, sports, and murder mysteries.
In Music, the year ended with a big celebration at Music Night. Students from Years 7 to 11 performed songs for their families, teachers, and friends. The performances were outstanding, and everyone was so proud of their effort and talent.
Olivia Carr
Learning Specialist – Arts