APC Newsletter Edition 4 2021

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Contents 2

Principal’s Say

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Call for donations of camping gear

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Horse Riding Camp

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Library News

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Art Show

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Artist in Residence

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Visual Arts Showcase

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APC Musical News

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EOFY Donations

15 St Vinnie’s CEO Sleepout 16 Rowing News

Careers News 17 Houses Hub

French in Review 18

Holiday Programs

20 Financial Assistance

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Important Dates Friday 25 June Last day of Term 2 Monday 12 July First day of Term 3 Tuesday 13 July Year 10 into Year 11 Information Evening Thursday 15 July Senior Years Expo 19 July - 23 July Senior Snow Camp 1 28 July - 30 July STEM Camp Thursday 29 July GAT Exam

Principal’s Say Reinventing the Camp APC is famous for its school camps. They’re not just a time for fun and relaxation (and sometimes strenuous bushwalking and mountain climbing), they are central to the college’s philosophy. Being an inner-city school with strong environmental values, we want students to develop a love and understanding of nature and to develop important outdoor skills like hiking, horse riding, skiing, canoeing, pitching tents and cooking over a campfire.

Camps also help students gain important social skills: making a wider circle of friends, teamwork, cooperation, overcoming tough assignments, and many more. So they’re extremely important.

Until now our adventures took our students across the world – to New York, Berlin, the Himalayas and Malaysian beaches. With the arrival of Covid-19, we’ve had to reinvent our camps, keeping them local and national. No one can be sure right now when the world will re-open for travel and tourism, so we’ve been doing a lot of thinking about how to keep them fresh and interesting.

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Principal’s Say As you may have noticed, there are lots of great camps on offer. Our Year-9 Da Vinci Expeditions, for example, are going to the Great Barrier Reef, the Fraser Coast near Hervey Bay, the W.A. South West Coast, the Mitta Mitta River in Gippsland, Kangaroo Island and other exciting places.

All our trips are of course at the mercy of potential lockdowns, so things remain fluid, but we will always do our best to ensure our students get to go on a fantastic camp.

The renewal of interest in camps is growing enormously as we all want to break out of the persistent lockdowns. In fact, we’re offering more weeks of camping than ever this year.

In 2019 200 students went to year-7 camp; this year it’s 270. Our horse riding camp has expanded from one to three camps. Snow camp has gone from two to four camps.

Next year we have a new addition: Year-12 study camp in the first week of the academic year, where year-12s will get intensive training in how to study better and survive the pressures of their final year, while bonding together and enjoying themselves enormously. They’re going to love it.

APC is also working with a landowner to develop our own dedicated campsite where we can combine outdoor skills with regenerating a beautiful and important piece of Victorian wilderness not far from the city. I hope to tell you more about this soon.

I encourage every family to take up the fantastic opportunities offered by our camps.

Steven Cook, Foundation Principal

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Call for donations of camping gear The Outdoor Education team is reaching out to you to donate your old gear to our school camps.

We need to ensure everyone on our camps has the right gear. Not having it can be uncomfortable, and sometimes unsafe, and we need to loan it to them. Your second hand gear can help.

So, if you are looking to ‘Marie Kondo’ those unused items in your cupboard that are just begging to have a second life on school camp, get in touch with Casey Berry at: caseyberry@ albertparkcollege.vic.edu.au These are the sorts of things we’re after: • thermals: top & bottom • woolen or polar-fleece jumpers • beanies • gloves • sun hats • good quality drink bottles • robust cutlery & crockery (plastic, metal or rubber) • torches • anything else you think might be useful.

If you have donations please bring them in to reception the first week of Term 3 (July 12–16).

Thanks in advance for your help!

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APC parents and students trail-ride 3 – into the sunset

As Banjo Patterson once proclaimed: there was movement at the station, for the word had passed around that a group from Albert Park College were on their way.

Monday 17 May was when an intrepid group of ‘old hands’ and would-be horse riders comprising six students, five parents and two teachers made their way to the Coonawarra trail rides, in Gippsland, for a week of mounted mountainside exploration.

learnt horsemanship, as well as getting a taste for riding and getting to know our horses. We were introduced to the duetted-dancing nature needed of ‘rising to the trot’, as well as given the opportunity and thrill of ‘hitting a canter’ out on the trail.

The group made their respective ways into the hinterland, meeting at “the Barn at Calajero” unpacked the cars and made ready to mount up. Under the experienced hands of Tom and Brie and the watchful eye of Anne, we met our mounts and learnt how to groom and tack up a horse.

Our evenings were spent around the fire, filling our bellies and getting to know each other from our previous “pre-droving” life. All in all, it was four days of great personal growth for all involved and a wonderful experience exploring the serenity of Gippsland. Thank you to Anne, Ron, Tom and Brie from “the Barn at Calajero”, Albert Park College, the parents and students who made the camp such a joy, and to Ms Berry, Ms Lambert and Mr Pope for making this amazing adventure possible.

With never a whiff of worry, and some incredible patience from the new, yet experienced members of our posse (our mounts!) we made our way from the stables, over hill and dale and back to the Barn to settle-in. Over the next two and a half days we

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Library News Thank you to everyone who logged on to the Library Space Google Classroom site to celebrate Book Week (May 31 – June 5). Although we were not expecting to run it virtually this year, it sure added some excitement to remote learning! A special shout out to integration aides Heidi Roleff, Nick Xuereb and Gareth Morgan who helped the library team organise some of the activities. Also thanks to Sean Watson and Tim Nolan for your kind support.

Book Week Competition Winners House Book Trivia We had a cracker of a game over Google Meet/Kahoot. Congratulations to: 1st – Maria Clara Ferreira 2nd – Kata Kolnhofer 3rd – Vanessa Richardson Poetry Slam

Book Dress Up

Congratulations to Mia Cerantonio-Pisera whose poetry and performance won her the ‘21 Slam.

Tivona Dang, who dressed up as Blue from Wings of Fire. What a detailed costume, every little accessory and piece of clothing held symbolic significance.

Flash Fiction What a bunch of talented writers we have at APC! Although it was a hard decision, Saskia Chatfield’s piece “Paper Flames” was selected as the winner.

Design a Bookmark competition Elena White, Qiara Setiadji and Coline Frecon’s designs won the competition and have been published into bookmarks, which are available in the library.

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Book Balderdash We had over 50 students fabricate opening sentences for the books, and some were absolutely hilarious and in our opinion much better than the original sentences.

Jane Zorbas’ sentences were voted as the most convincing– congratulations Jane.

Thanks to everyone who participated in these activities, it was often very hard to choose the winners!

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Library News

APC’S Book Club

Premiers’ Reading Challenge Thanks to all the students involved in the Premiers’ Reading Challenge, we have raised $430 for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation as part of our fundraiser. Thanks also to the students for submitting some cracking reviews, which can be seen below, very insightful!

The challenge ends September 17.

Also, on June 17 we held our inaugural whole school Book Club over Google Meet. We had an entertaining time analysing and dissecting The Survivors by Jane Harper. The next meeting will be August 5 and we will be discussing Alice Pung’s new book, One Hundred Days. Also, a reminder to students that every fortnight we host a Short Story Club in the library. Join our Library Space Google Classroom for all libraryrelated updates (code: p5qtyvk)

Alice Reid Rodrigues, 7G Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (4 stars) I would recommend. Thou would enjoy!

Scarlet Grieve, 7F The Dance in the Dark by Sophie Cleverly (5 stars) Amazing and mystical story of girls standing up to those who scare them.

Maria Clara Ferreira, 9F Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (5 stars) I will not stop recommending this book until the day I die, I can read it over and over and never get bored of it. It shows such a new take on the genre of fantasy and at the end of the book the author showed cases of police brutality at the time and how to take action against it.

Maria Clara Ferreira, 9F Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (5 stars) It’s queer and I love it. Showing accurate description regarding LGBTQIA+ people it remains one of my favourite books.

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Vihaan Dowwray, 8E The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan (4 stars) This book was great, and I liked the ending scenes a lot. This whole book seems better then the last, and it was quite heroic in the last fight with python, before Apollo becomes god again.

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Call to Artists – Entries open: Monday 12 July – Monday 9 August Please encourage family and friends to enter this year’s Art Show. Further details can be found at www.albertparkcollegeartshow.com.au.

We are planning a special in-school session to assist and process student entries – more about this soon via Compass.

New Exhibition Venue We are delighted to announce a return to an in-person event this year. It will be held at our spacious new arts campus – Studio 120 at 120 Bay Street, Port Melbourne.

Passing the Baton With the Art Show now in its eleventh year the team of parents who founded the APC Art Show (led by the tireless Trudy Rice) have seen their students move through the college and onto higher education. They have left an incredible legacy of this annual art show with a reputation for excellence with artists and collectors alike.

If you would like to know more about sponsoring a prize or joining the team please email or if you have raffle items to donate, please email artshow@albertparkcollege.com.au and drop your items at one of our school campuses – please mark clearly with RAFFLE APC Art Show. We will be sending out a link to volunteer sign-up closer to the event.

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Building a New Team Trudy handed over her role as Art Show team lead to Melinda Rochford and Carolyn Menzies.

Simone Cresp will continue her work securing sponsorship and we are hoping that parents who have worked on the art show in previous years will once again lend their support and ‘shows us the ropes’.

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lead our sales team and join the installation crew. You can show your support for the Art Show in other ways. You can: • sponsor an Art Prize • donate a raffle item.

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Key dates Entries Open Monday 12 July Gala Opening Night 7 pm Friday 10

September 2021 General Exhibition 10 am Saturday 11

September until 4 pm

Sunday 12 September Gala Night Tickets $35pp

on sale Thursday 12 August

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Artist In Residence Program at APC Our new Visual Arts and Design campus, Studio 120, has its own Artist in Residence space. It will host a different artist or designer each term to expose students to an exciting and diverse range of contemporary art and design making practices.

Our artists in residence will offer inspiration along with the opportunity to work directly alongside them to gain the secrets of their discipline and how they build their careers.

As part of this program, we would like to introduce to you our first Artist in Residence. Jeanné Browne has been working with APC for a couple of years now, primarily at our Gatehouse Pier site. She is a visual artist and writer, who operates under the mantle of ‘Ears2ground’. In her own words, her work is ‘concerned with the dynamic poetry of places, wild and subtle - our tuning to them and awareness of the habitats we live within’. Typically, she works across drawing, painting, printmaking and collage.

Other pursuits have ranged from bushland management and horticulture, to teaching and set/ prop design for film and theatre, also bush catering. Jeanné’s adult life and artistic practice have been closely tied to the Goolarabooloo Indigenous community in remote North Western Australia, over three decades of living, listening and working together. During her time as our Artist in Residence in Terms 2 and 3, she will be collating some of Broome-based work into an Artist’s Book, and progressing mixed media printmaking projects that tune in to the local Port Phillip Bay environs.

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Artist In Residence Program at APC Jeanné has also been working alongside several of our classes. She has been informally working one-on-one with our Year 12 Studio Arts students, particularly those interested in screen printing and textile-based works. She has provided them with an invaluable chance to discuss and develop their individual concepts for their artmaking.

Jeanné has also started working with some of our Year 7 Digital Art classes, providing a unique perspective on their Digital Drawing tasks, and is delivering unique screen printing sessions to our Textiles classes, as part of their surface design units. Delving into pattern making and understanding reductive pattern making and printing, Year 10 Makerspace students spent a series of hands-on workshops learning how to design, print and refine complex patterns.

Please get in touch with Annie Barton if you know any artists who might be interested in participating in our Artist In Residence program in future.

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Visual Arts Showcase

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Benni Barnett Holmes

Scarlett Christensen Barnes

Elena White

Libby Homer

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APC Musical News Planning for ‘Eden’ stepping up

EDEN ALBERT PARK COLLEGE PRESENTS

In the 23rd century, 14-year-old Bailey’s world looks very different. Climate change has culminated in a great flood, decimating the nation. Safe behind walls stands the city of Technotopia, a highly advanced community specialising in technology. When Bailey’s mother is diagnosed with a terminal illness and denied life-saving treatment, she decides to take matters into her own hands and follows her sister to Eden, the capital. What Bailey discovers calls her to rise up, take charge and to finally step out of her sister’s shadow.

AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL

‘Eden’, the original musical written by APC students, will be performed in Term 3 at the Alex Theatre in St Kilda. Tickets will be on sale in early Term 3, for the following performances: Thursday, August 12 – 7pm Friday, August 13 – 7pm The cast and band are looking forward to sharing their hard work with full houses!

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End of financial year donations APC’s new performing arts centre With the end of financial year approaching, members of the Albert Park College community are asking how they can make a tax deductible donation to the college.

Our building fund is now accepting donations to support the new Youth and Community Arts Hub in Gasworks Arts Park.

The Hub, which is a joint development with the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, will provide a home for APC’s performing arts program.

Consisting of a 350-seat theatre, rehearsal facilities and teaching spaces, it will be the place where APC’s performers and creative producers of the future will get their start.

The Hub is being designed by JCB Architects to be a beautiful complex worthy of its future place as part of the Melbourne Arts Precinct.

The design will open the Hub up to the Gasworks Arts Park, helping the park become an even more vibrant and creative space.

How your contribution will help The Hub has received construction funding of $20 million from the Victorian State Government. This will cover the basic design and construction of the complex.

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Your contribution will make this more than just a theatre, it will help bring alive the concept of a youth driven performing arts hub that operates year-round and provides a true home for Melbourne’s most creative young performers.

With additional funds we can ensure the facility has: • • • • • •

a larger theatre with the latest production technologies and excellent acoustics additional rehearsal rooms modern teaching spaces an auditorium that doubles as an art gallery a rooftop function space innovative design and a quality of finish worthy of its place as a crucial part of the Melbourne Arts Precinct.

All donations will be fully tax deductible through the APC building funds.

If you would like to make a donation, please contact APC’s Business manager Kim McMahon at kimmcmahon@albertparkcollege.vic.edu.au or by phone on 8695 9000.

We are eager to discuss how you can help and any ideas you may have to make this exciting arts development even better.

Our sincere thanks to those of you who have already generously donated to this appeal.

Steven Cook and Oona Nicolson

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St Vinnie’s CEO Sleepout

One cold rainy evening five years ago my mum and I were doing a late grocery shop when we saw a homeless person on the ground sitting up against the wall trying to stay warm. After discussing it, my mum enrolled in the CEO Sleepout and has been participating ever since, raising around $50,000.

The facts are scary: 117,000 Australians are experiencing homelessness, including 38,000 Victorians. Nearly a quarter of these are under 18 years of age. The numbers are climbing and may be worse as a result of Covid-19.

Last Thursday my mum and I completed the CEO Sleepout for Vinnies, raising over $12,000 so far. All up, 206 Victorian CEOs have so far raised $1.316 million with a goal of $1.5 million.

Sleeping out is harder than I thought. It is freezing, even in a car. The noise at night is scary. And not being able to go to the toilet is difficult. Getting dressed in the morning is also hard, yet many kids have to do this every morning and go to school pretending to have slept in a normal bed.

The sleepout has inspired me to help those who don’t have a home. You can help by clicking on my mum’s link.

Somerset Mays El Deir

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Rowing News APC has a champion rowing team, whose members regularly blitz school rowing competitions.

The team is growing strongly and is currently fundraising to expand its fleet of rowing boats, including new technology to make its crews go even faster. We’ve produced this short video to show you what we do.

Important career and course counselling online events Two important careers and course counselling events are scheduled for early next term.

Remember to put them in your diaries.

15 July between 3.30 and 4.30 pm. It will give students the chance to ask questions about any subjects they may want to study.

The Information Evening for Year-10 Families will be delivered via a live zoom on Wednesday 13 July between 6 and 7 pm. This evening provides families with information about VCE, IB and VET curriculum and assessments, which students need to know for their subject choices and planning for years 11 and 12.

Relevant families will be receiving notifications of how to participate at the start of Term 3.

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Houses Hub This year we’re holding House competitions across all curriculum areas to achieve a strong and positive House culture that caters for all students’ strengths and interests. Semester 1 has been a hive of activity for House events and has seen hundreds of participants across all year levels compete and participate in the following events: Swimming Carnival, Battle of the Bands, lunchtime musical performances, House AFL competition, Cross Country, Athletics Carnival, Book Week and Library activities, Berthe Mouchette Poetry competition.

Congratulations to the Freeman House and Captains, Ella Tobin and Zacharias Kapellakis, for a very successful semester and leading the points tally and good luck to the other houses for the Term 3 events. Please see below for House placings and points.

For future event information, please check out Houses Hub on the APC Portal Page.

French in review Berthe Mouchette Poetry, 127 Years Strong For 127 years now Alliance Francaise has run the Berthe Mouchette poetry competition, giving Victorian students the opportunity to demonstrate their oral prowess in French. In a non-COVID year, students would have travelled to Alliance Francaise to perform the poem in front of a live audience.

Meeting the needs of flexibility that COVID life requires, 35 students across Years 7 to 10 recorded and performed poems at home on their own, or at school with the assistance of their teacher. Achieving not only personal pride but also House Points, students memorised and recited such famous numbers: as ‘Me voila, me voila’ looking at the life of snails (of course); a tranquil poem about ‘Nouvelle-Caledonie’; ‘Le ciel est par

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dessus le toit’ contemplating quiet life in town; and finally in Year 10, ‘Dans mes rêves’ following the theme for the year of ‘dreams’. All students who formally participated in the competition are to be commended for their efforts and participation!

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR PARENTS Every Victorian child should have access to the world of learning opportunities that exist beyond the classroom. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps ensure that no student will miss out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities. It is part of making Victoria the Education State and the Government’s commitment to breaking the link between a student’s background and their outcomes.

CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)

HOW TO APPLY

School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors. Excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works while sports teach teamwork, discipline and leadership. All are a part of a healthy curriculum.

CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.

The annual CSEF amount per student is:

New applicants should contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or download from the website below.

If you applied for CSEF at your child's school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.

You only need to complete an application form if any of the following changes have occurred: • new student enrolments; your child has started or changed schools this year.

• changed family circumstances; such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing this year.

Check with the school office if you are unsure.

• $125 for primary school students • $225 for secondary school students

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about CSEF visit: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/csef.aspx

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