All the students and teachers were completely engaged and energised by the presentation. It was a very successful session as students asked and discussed ‘big’ questions about our universe and the existence of life on other planets. The student-led inquiries that
Working Hands On
Our two new technicians Suet Yi and Mei are both experienced in ceramics and this year have helped to teach students how to make a clay slip mould. Year 13 student Ewan Jones has been working with the slip mould to create little Hong Kong taxis out of clay, as well as model size buses out of resin as part of his Year 13 exhibition work
To look out into the world
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Over the last two years Visual Arts has reintroduced the students to the love of clay. With the inclusion of a Van Gogh house in Year 7, Pop Art Food in Year 9 and the Pottery Wheel in Year 12 and 13, students are excited to be working with such a tactile and threedimensional material.
followed answered many questions, generated even more questions, and finally finished with the students creating a brochure that showed their understanding of the central idea, ‘Earth’s position in space and relationship with the sun and moon make life sustainable’. David Thapa Communications & Scholarship Assistant
based around the concept of Journeys. “Working with the clay gives me a nice creative outlet that is a departure from my other subjects,” says Ewan.
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As students entered through the airlock door, one at a time, the excitement and
wonderment grew. Inside as they lay on the floor, they watched a spectacular show of stars, constellations, and planets. This was a timely provocation and reinforcement of the learning that had already been emerging within the How the World Works unit of inquiry.
2016
What a fantastic two days Year 5 students a.k.a. Galaxy 5 had visiting the “Discovery Dome.” On 22 September, an inflatable black dome representing outer space, landed in Discovery College's Performing Arts Theatre and promptly inflated itself (with the aid of a powerful fan). The dome along with its commander Lorne, enthralled Year 5 students with an interactive and exciting tour of the universe, our galaxy and our solar system.
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Galaxy 5 Blasts Off!