Acknowledgement of Country
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We would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the Awabakal and Worimi people. As they hold the memories, traditions, and culture of this land we are lucky enough to live, work, study and play on.
-Emiel
Wear It Purple Day
Wear It Purple Day
Wear it Purple day is celebrated annually on the last Friday in August. This year in Australia it will be celebrated on the 29th of August. This years theme is "bold voices". It is a day for the voices of LGBTQIA+ to be heard and recognised that there is support.
It was founded in 2010 in response to true stories of people in the LGBTQIA+ community facing severe bulling and harassment due to their sexuality or gender identity.
A founder of Wear it Purple sees purple as a colour that unites and brings people together from all different backgrounds.
-Lincoln
-Cartoon by James.
Photos from the week
Photos include:
Advisory 7 and 5 completing the movement Positive Education lesson, Rollerskating, Landcare and the Choir group rehearsing.
Exhibition Tips
Exhibition Tips
As we near exhibition week, it's only natural that stress levels will rise as that week you spent procrastinating on your Reading Response will come back to bite you. So here's some friendly advice from some seniors of things that worked well for us and other ideas we recommend! :)
-Sammi + Jamie!
Process over perfection - Everything is evidence!!
Even if it's messy, not completed, simple, or barely related, including images, videos or notes of your process while working is the easiet way to show evidence of how you learn. In Big Picture, showing that you understand when and how you work best, and how you did your work, is more important than actually having a final, completed piece of work.
As a digital artist, I always make sure to include drawing timelapses, sketches, previous iterations, and image references I used, as they show my thought process, ideas, struggles, and preferences. Other evidence you could use are; photos of you working, brain-dumps, videos, timelapses, reflections, or annotations.
2. Set the mood for work! Pavlov's Cook's Hill Campus Student.
Have something that lets you set the mood when you need to work. This could be a playlist, sitting at a specific place in your room, or even wearing a special work hat!
Even if it feels a bit silly, creating connections between certain activities or conditions that you associate with work can help you focus for longer periods of time. Especially if it's something you wouldn't usually do or listen to.
3. Bring water!
During your exhibition, you'll talk a lot which I've found really drys out your throat. You don't want that awkward coughing, or having to pause to get a glass of water. To avoid this, make sure to bring a water bottle!! It's a life saver!!
4. Try to get Physical Evidence in during your exhibition!
Although a lot of school work is online these days, it can be very engaging to include something that your panel can touch or look through. Examples of this could be products of your SapG, LTI, Journals, or even Reading Response!
Staff spotlight: Lucie
Staff spotlight: Lucie
This week Poppy sat with Lucie, the Advisor of Advisory 3; The Circus. Read on to find out her study and work pathway that led her to Big Picture.
What did you plan on doing career wise when you were still in high school?
I was going to work in radio.
What did you do after graduating high school?
I went and lived in America for a year as an exchange student, and did another year of high school. It was an awesome experience. I was living in Virginia, which was still quite segregated, and they had these public 'magnet' schools that they would put in the poorer side of town to attract diverse families. They had money and facilities. You could learn to fly as a subject, they had a travel agency inside the school! I loved that they had a film and tv studio, so I learnt to edit there. So when I came back I changed my degree from radio to film/video.
What was your career / education pathway?
I studied a Bachelor of Media at Macquarie University. Majoring in video editing, film theory and cultural studies, and then worked in that industry for maybe 15 years. When I had kids, we moved back to Newcastle I went back to university and did a Masters of Teaching.
I then approached Cooks Hill Campus to be a possible mentor for students completing video production projects. They said they need a casual teacher, long story short I became an Advisor and have been ever since.
Artwork of Luice by Alice (A3).
What would you say your skill set is?
I think I am good at fostering human relationships. One of my main time expenditures is maintaining friendships and being useful to people. I really like people, I collect them. I think great people is what fills my social battery.
Is there anything else you would have liked to do or would want to do in the future?
I have considered an acting career post 80 years old. I’m going to use ‘Lucille’ as my post 80 acting name.
Student Spotlight - Arthur from ADV 5
Student Spotlight - Arthur from ADV 5
This week Emiel chatted with Arthur from Advisory 5, who is building a DIY Hydrogen Generator for his Personal Interest Project this term!
Arthur is in Year 8 and his interests include: engineering and aircraft.
After some research, Arthur came upon the concept of building a Do It Yourself (DIY) hydrogen generator.
The sun and stars in our solar system are made of mainly hydrogen, while rockets use it for fuel. Engineers are currently looking at incorporating hydrogen into aviation.
Using stainless-steel sheet metal, rubber washers, and a jar, Arthur began assembling the generator. Using two cables (one positive and the other negative) in water . The power begins breaking the bounds between the hydrogen and oxygen making little gas bubbles. These little bubbles are oxyhydrogen which is rocket fuel.
Crossword
Crossword
Key: All words are related to year 12 (or Cooks Hill Campus in a broader sense) in one way or another.
-Harvey
Thanks for reading!
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