GLC Newsletter Issue 37 September 2013

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Students participating in Cannon Hill SS’s new Dance program were encouraged by a recent visit from fellow GLC school, Balmoral SHS. The Balmoral SHS Yr 10 Dance Class with three senior male dancers, supported by their Dance teachers, facilitated a workshop showing their younger peers how to do a proper dance warm-up and then inspired the audience with some hip hop and free styling dance moves.

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Primary school volunteers also had the chance to perform for their schoolmates and everyone was taught a brief dance routine. With the National Curriculum (ACARA) in the Arts due to be introduced in schools in 2015 it is very timely that our local GLC primary schools tap into the expertise of Balmoral SHS specialist arts teachers and their students, to build their capacity right across the five key arts learning areas - Visual Art, Music, Media, Drama and Dance.

Feedback from Cannon Hill SS teachers after the Balmoral SHS Dance Workshop was very positive, with special mention of how the Balmoral SHS male dance students were such an inspiration for getting the primary boys involved in the dance classes.

The Gateway Learning Community is Balmoral State High School, Bulimba State School, Cannon Hill State School, Morningside State School, Murarrie State School, Norman Park State School and Seven Hills State School.

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Above - Two Balmoral SHS senior students, Victor and Elias, in sync with their hip hop and free styling demonstration dance moves.

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The GLC would like to thank Balmoral SHS Dance Teacher Shannon Bell for her continued work to take Dance out of the classroom and into local schools and the wider community.

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Above - Balmoral students demonstrating dance moves at Cannon Hill SS.

Sustainable GLC Networking The seven GLC schools value networking to learn about new programs and resources, and to share experiences and expertise. One of our GLC networks - the Sustainable GLC Network - in May has the pleasure of hosting two guests with information about their respective organisations’ opportunities for schools.

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Keep Qld Beautiful’s (KQB) Green & Healthy Schools Awards have undergone a revamp. No longer awards of recognition for a few exemplary schools, the new Cleaner Greener Schools program invites all Queensland schools to seek accreditation to receive a ‘Star’ rating from 1 to 5- 1 Star being a school starting on its journey towards sustainability and 5 stars for a school that is able to demonstrate significant leadership around environmental sustainability.

Schools then can use their rating in any given year to promote their programs and aim for improvement. Tarra Martel, Education Officer from KQB, explained that the idea is not to promote competition but to build on success, encouraging schools to aim high and work with each other to reach their sustainability goals. Schools wishing to put in a submission this year have until 13 September to do so.

Learn more about Cleaner Greener Schools at www.keepqueenslandbeautiful.org.au The Global Learning Centre (the other GLC!) is a Qld based not-for-profit community organisation dedicated to supporting education for justice, peace and sustainability.

The Global Learning Centre, offers workshops, resources, professional support and guidance for educators including an 'Advocates Program' which provides supported summer school study opportunities linked to higher level qualifications.

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Above - Mia and Annika both from Norman Park State School with their crayon and paint handiwork.

Below - The highlight for many years of Under 8's Big Day's Out is the infamous Black Maze.

The GLC thanks all the business sponsors who have supported this publication with advertising over the past nine years, and also most importantly the GLC would like to express our heartfelt appreciation and thanks to the amazing graphic design and publishing partnership of Jackie and John from Make Art Work who have been the backbone of the GLC newsletter.

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Right - Pet City brought the sport of Crab Racing to Under 8's Big Day Out much to the delight of the gathered spectators.

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Each year in May schools, kindys, childcare centres, playgroups and local communities all around Qld celebrate Under Eights Week, an event proudly initiated by the Early Childhood Australia Queensland Branch that has been running now for 50 years.

The following day Morningside State School staged its own annual Under 8’s activity morning filling the courtyards and hall with eager children trying out cheerleading, acrobatics, getting their faces painted and all sorts of other arts, music and physical experiences.

This year’s theme 'Celebrating community - sharing music, movement and culture.

Think locally!' was supported in our local GLC schools with events that brought schools together and invited the community in to participate and share.

Thanks to everyone involved in both events for your generosity of spirit and hard work in making these days a memorable experience of early childhood for GLC students.

Under 8’s Big Day Out is one such event which is now in its 12th year. Seven Hills State School hosts the event, opening its grounds and linking with other GLC schools Norman Park SS, Bulimba SS, Murarrie SS and Balmoral SHS, Seven Hills Kindergarten, local community groups and local businesses to stage a day of fun, hands on, educational activities for some 700 kindergarten to Yr 2 students.

Principal of Bulimba, Michael Zeuschner, was a recent participant in the Advocates Program.

He and Karen Menzies, a member of the Global Learning Centre spoke at the meeting showing the school reps an array of resources available to support their teaching.

Also, courtesy of LJ Hooker Cannon Hill and many local businesses, the students received free fruit, irresistible fairy bread and drinks, as well as a visit from Mr. Hooker Bear. We thank them all for their contributions and support to make this day extra special for the children!

Left - Bulimba SS students search for buried treasure at Under 8's Big Day Out Below - Harry and Blake from Bulimba SS in the Zen Corner at Under 8's Big Day Out

Norman Park SS students talk about what they saw and did at Under 8’s Big Day Out“When we arrived I was excited when I went out of the bus. I saw lots of people. I put my bag down and calmed myself so I wasn’t so excited.”

Dip, Yr 2 Norman Park SS “First we saw the fire truck. The fire man gave out Blazer stickers. Then we went to the maze.

I thought it was dark and spooky in there. Next we went to the light room. I saw the children playing with the colourful shapes and counters.

Then we went to the oval. We played chess.

Then we played bowling. Then we made paper puppet dragons. Then we went to play with clay…..” Ava, Yr 2 Norman Park SS

Below - Morningside SS students enjoyed a wide variety of activities in celebration of Under Eights Week.

Left - The Balmoral SHS Early Childhood Studies face painters were very busy keeping up with demand. Here Taylah is pictured with Samantha from Morningside SS.

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Above - Special guest presenters Tarra Martel from Keep Qld Beautiful and Karen Menzies from the Global Learning Centre pictured here at May’s Sustainable GLC Network meeting with Cannon Hill SS Teacher Gay Quelhurst and Samantha Everest.

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Left - Jodie from Morningside SS gets a lift from Balmoral SHS Cheerleaders Hannah and Maddie

But our hope is, for those who have browsed through one or more of the 37 issues of this newsletter that began back in 2004, that some of the joy of learning that is expressed through the photos and articles, rubs off. You are encouraged to share in the successes of our wonderful GLC schools and their students, to support them in their ongoing work to build learning communities both within each school and across the GLC.

Parents and carers supervised small groups of children who freely wandered from activity to activity as interest lead them, carrying bags which were progressively filled with things the children had made and giveaways. From the local police to ‘Pet City’ crab races there was something for everyone!

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It is actually quite a difficult task to select the photos to illustrate the many across school and community events and projects that are celebrated on the pages of this newsletter. Why so hard?

Because there are always just so many to choose from; so many smiling, engaged faces in all sorts of settings, together doing all sorts of educational activities.

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Above - Ben from Qld Cricket shares batting tips with students from Norman Park and Seven Hills SSs.

Above - Mitchell from Norman Park SS and River from Murarrie SS blowing bubbles

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On the doorstep to high school With the overarching motto of ‘Every day I make the world a better place’, some 200 Yr 7 students from local schools, including our GLC schools, gathered at Bulimba State School on 10 June for the 2013 Yr 7 Leadership Day.

A range of speakers shared some extraordinary life experiences with the students showing that that there are many different pathways an individual can take to achieve their dreams, and that leadership comes in many different forms.

This event was designed to present Year 7 students, who are on the doorstep of entering high school, the opportunity to see the different journeys young people have taken to achieve their goals in life.

Michael De Vere, for example, former professional Rugby League footballer with the Brisbane Broncos and Australian team and renowned for his goal kicking prowess, spoke of a long road to success made up of dedication and self determination. Michael was not selected as a youngster for top representative teams, but he believed he had what it took and just kept on working, probably harder than many of the others, until his skills and strengths positioned him for selection when opportunity did finally come his way.

As further inspiration, the Yr 7 students themselves shared with the audience some of the charity and environmental projects they were leading within their schools.

Above - Michael Zeuschner, Principal of Bulimba SS, asks former Broncos Rugby League footballer, Michael De Vere, to share some of the secrets of his success at the 2013 Yr 7 Leadership Day.

Above - The students keenly answered questions and posed their own to the guest speakers at the 2013 Yr 7 leadership Day held at Bulimba SS.

Below - Jan Lawrence, Music Teacher from Bulimba SS, leads the ‘Blue’ Choir in song at the Yr 5 Beginner’s Band Camp.

Drama role play, dance expression, clay construction and rocking with Glockenspiels were just a few of the subjects covered in 17 Arts workshops on offer at the GLC Arts Workshops afternoon held at Balmoral State High School on 21 June.

Above - Students benefited from small sectional tutorials that focussed learning on the instrument that the student had chosen to take up for Instrumental Music in Yr 5 at their respective school.

Photo: Courtesy of Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.

The Premier's Sustainability Awards recognise the achievements of Queensland communities, schools, individuals, businesses and industries in adopting sustainable business practices.

Five Queensland state schools were finalists this year but it was Bulimba SS's long term commitment to reducing its impact on the environment over more than 15 years that was recognised with the top schools’ award at the Awards dinner held at the Convention Centre in June.

Above - Pictured here with the 2013 Premier’s Sustainability Award in hand on awards night, are Bulimba SS’s Sheryl Kennedy, Deputy Principal and Michael Zeuschner, Principal.

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Bulimba's ethos that sustainability is not just about saving energy and water or reducing waste, but about meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future, led to its award.

Below - Mawson Station in Antarctica

All the schools are very grateful to the key staff involved in the camp’s organisation this yearMichael Zeuschner- Organising School Principal Sue Filips- Camp Coordinator Kristianne Whiston- Camp Musical Director Jan Lawrence- Director of Voice Karen Clements- Camp Administration Officer Thanks also to the Principal, Allison Crane, and staff of Balmoral State High School for making spaces and resources available for the successful staging of the camp and concert.

Michael went on to say, “It is my hope that sustainability in schools continues to play a significant role in the future of our children. It is a powerful tool that helps students understand the complex web that is the world they live in today; the world that they can influence and change the future of; the world that they can make a difference in for themselves, others and the world.”

This event is the first of many planned by the GLC Arts Network’s to support GLC teachers to be able to confidently and knowledgeably teach the Arts in their classrooms to “ensure that every student in every school gets a quality Arts education.”

Feedback from the event was very positive, although both presenters and participants would have loved a lot of extra time to really become immersed in the workshops on offer- something to plan for the next sessions coming up late in Term 4 in Dance and Visual Art.

Left - Clay building and decorating provided many creative opportunities for participating teachers at the GLC Arts Workshops peer sharing afternoon.

Above - Lisa Kearney, Norman Park SS Music Teacher, demonstrates the possibilities of an unorthodox instrument- the glockenspiel.

Queensland’s special day Queensland Week 2013 was celebrated at special community event on Sunday 2 June at Balmoral State High School. Hosted by local State Member Aaron Dillaway, the local community was invited to come along and enjoy a showcase of the musical and artistic talents of Balmoral SHS and other schools in the electorate, including most GLC schools.

The showcase, a citizenship ceremony and a Community Awards ceremony drew an audience of around 2000 across the day as well as raising funds to assist the highschool upgrade facilities in the school hall.

Above - The Bulimba SS Choir lead by MNusic Teacher Jan Lawrence peforms at the Queensland Week celebrations at Balmoral SHS on 2 June.

Right - With arms raised in unison, the Morningside SS Choir lead by Music Teacher David Allen, charms the audience.

Thankyou to Aaron, his office staff and all the schools who performed and their P&Cs who ran food stalls in the courtyard.

See the full transcript of Michael’s acceptance speech on behalf of Bulimba SS at www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTBX1A0iDO8

After completing six months of intensive psychometric testing and preparation and then being selected from several hundred international applicants, Lieutenant Colonel Megan Dugdale took time out of her long military career to become, in 2001, the first female Station Leader of Australia’s Mawson Station in Antarctica.

As Station Leader at Mawson, Megan was expected to support a variety of scientific research and maintenance projects and manage the day to day concerns of an isolated community of scientists and support staff, all the while facing the extreme weather conditions of an Antarctic winter and the associated potential for high risk emergency situations.

The 2013 GLC Mother’s Day High Tea, now an annual fundraising event for GLC Chaplaincy which now services five of the seven GLC schools, was held on 3 May at the Michael Zeuschner Hall at Bulimba. Delicate and delicious food and a plethora of raffle prizes donated by local businesses rounded off the event as a fun celebration of Mother’s Day for all attending.

There are many people that need to be acknowledged for their work in ensuring the success of this event including Nick Pappas from Downtown Toyota-GLC Chaplaincy’s major sponsor, Victoria Carthew-our wonderful MC, Aynslie Coit-GLC Chaplaincy Chair, Karen Wheeler and her energetic organising team, Sara Breckenridge with assistance from Balmoral SHS Hospitality students-catering, and of course all those from our GLC schools and local community who came along on the day to support GLC Chaplaincy.

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Above - The Bulimba SS Concert Band being led by Instrumental Music Teacher Kristianne Whiston Below - Norman Park SS students Hugo, Lucas, Katie and Ally with teacher, Craig Caswell, setting up a course for their programmable robots.

Above - A large group from Norman Park SS wait for their turn to take the stage for Queensland Week at Balmoral SHS.

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We-will-nav-i-gate The Lego Robotics Workshop hosted by Norman Park SS on 20 June, took building with traditional Lego up a notch, from the inanimate to the animate.

Fifteen students from Norman Park, Seven Hills, Morningside and Bulimba SSs participated in an interactive, hands on session exploring technology with the school’s NXT Mindstorm programmable robots.

Above - Megan Dugdale shares extraordinary stories from her sojourn to Antarctic as Station Leader of Australia’s Mawson Station.

Megan’s funny and often dramatic anecdotes of both human resolve and flaws were told with a mater-of-factness that the 200 guests in the room found enthralling. Along with personal photos, Megan transported the room to Mawson Station and the extraordinary beauty of its icy surrounds.

Above - Representative students from GLC schools and GLC Chaplains are pictured here with special guest speaker Megan Dugdale at the GLC Chaplaincy High Tea.

Above - As part of the Queensland Week festivities orgainsed

by Aaron Dillaway and his staff, in partnership with Balmoral SHS, was an Art Show of student work from local schools.

Visitors were invited to vote for their favourite pieces in the exhibition.

Queensland Day is actually on 6 June, the day in 1859 on which Queen Victoria signed the Letters Patent, confirming Queensland’s status as an independent colony.

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Without directly linking these challenges to the event at which Megan was guest speaker, the GLC Mother’s Day High Tea, there were many in the room who drew wry correlations between Megan’s personal anecdotes about living in close proximity, for a very long time, with a small group of people, to their own family experiences!

As Megan said, “85% of my time in the Antarctic was spent dealing with people issues.”

Above - Morningside SS students with the school's new Chaplain Jeremy Walker

Below - GLC teachers were up for a dramatic challenge- to create a human steam roller.

The afternoon was organised by the GLC Arts Network, a team lead by Robin Martin, Head of The Arts at Balmoral SHS, with representative membership from each GLC school. The network has been meeting since late last year to discuss and plan for the future implementation of the National Curriculum in the Arts in 2015.

The school uses a large area for edible gardens, and outdoor learning classrooms, where students learn from practical experiences and make decisions which impact the school environment.

Principal Michael Zeuschner, cheered on by Bulimba SS staff and school community representatives, on accepting the award from Premier Campbell Newman said, “This is a school community achievement. Bulimba is a school where children have the opportunity to learn everywhere, every day in every way. If we can engage children in their school then the learning will follow.”

An Antarctic High Tea

Thankyou Megan for an unforgettable insight into an environment very few of us will get to experiences first hand.

The model, throughout all of the phases, emphasised the importance of engaging the whole school community by working together to establish an unrelenting focus on improving outcomes for all of their students. The school has now been invited to nominate for the State finals in October.

Seventy GLC primary teachers attended this afternoon of peer sharing at which GLC teachers from the high school and primary schools shared their expertise across the Arts areas of Visual Art, Dance, Music, Drama and Media, This very personal, hands on workshop format meant that teachers could both learn new skills and discuss with the presenter practical ways of incorporating and linking learning through the arts across the curriculum.

Learning everywhere, everyday in every way From being a finalist last year, Bulimba State School has this year won the School Award category at the 2013 Premier’s Sustainability Awards.

Seven Hills’ Model for School highlighted several phases: • the analysis of data • examination of current research • the development of a shared vision • extensive professional development • staff support

Above - Matt Chivers, Balmoral SHS Art teacher, introduces teachers to simple and easily adaptable relief printing techniques.

Fifteen state schools from around the district took part in the Yr 5 Beginner Band Camp hosted by Bulimba State School at Balmoral State High School between the 9th and 12th July.

This annual day camp gave these 200 beginner musicians a flying start in instrumental music by providing four days of intensive work in sectional tutorials (groupings according to the type of instrument played), full band, choir and drama sessions with their new instrumental music teachers, school music teachers and industry specialists. The camp culminated in a special concert for parents on the Friday afternoon, which delightfully and astonishingly demonstrated just how much the students had learnt at camp.

Congratulations to Seven Hills State School which was announced a winner at the Regional Education Queensland Showcase Awards for their entry titled ‘Research to Results’.

This project outlined instructional leadership processes used at the school to improve reading outcomes for all students.

By building teacher capacity and prioritising the teaching of reading, Seven Hills State School successfully improved all students reading and comprehension levels and moved between 20 - 30% more students into the top two bands of NAPLAN.

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Many thanks to Michael Zeuschner, Principal of Bulimba State School, for putting together the program and to the staff of Bulimba State School for the work behind the scenes to stage the event.

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Above - Seven Hills SS representatives pictured here at the Showcase Awards ceremony are Tony Grant- Deputy Principal, Beverley Yip- Teacher Aide, Kristen Kennedy- Teacher, Michelle Morrissey- Principal, and Claire Mollison- Teacher and Seven Hills SS P&C President.

The students were called to step up to life’s challenges and to be future leaders that make a difference for themselves, others and the world.

Right - Guest speaker Michael De Vere pictured here addressing the assembled Yr 7 students.

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The students were given the challenge of navigating their robots to perform precise movements around a set course, giving the students the chance to learn real time programming in a fun atmosphere.

Many thanks to Norman Park SS workshop organiser Brenden Molloy and workshop presenter Craig Caswell. The workshop was staged as one of the 2013 activities of GLC Gifted and Talented Network.

Above - Balmoral Hospitality students worked under the supervision of Sara Breckenridge to serve the delightful tiers of cakes and savouries at the High Tea

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On the doorstep to high school With the overarching motto of ‘Every day I make the world a better place’, some 200 Yr 7 students from local schools, including our GLC schools, gathered at Bulimba State School on 10 June for the 2013 Yr 7 Leadership Day.

A range of speakers shared some extraordinary life experiences with the students showing that that there are many different pathways an individual can take to achieve their dreams, and that leadership comes in many different forms.

This event was designed to present Year 7 students, who are on the doorstep of entering high school, the opportunity to see the different journeys young people have taken to achieve their goals in life.

Michael De Vere, for example, former professional Rugby League footballer with the Brisbane Broncos and Australian team and renowned for his goal kicking prowess, spoke of a long road to success made up of dedication and self determination. Michael was not selected as a youngster for top representative teams, but he believed he had what it took and just kept on working, probably harder than many of the others, until his skills and strengths positioned him for selection when opportunity did finally come his way.

As further inspiration, the Yr 7 students themselves shared with the audience some of the charity and environmental projects they were leading within their schools.

Above - Michael Zeuschner, Principal of Bulimba SS, asks former Broncos Rugby League footballer, Michael De Vere, to share some of the secrets of his success at the 2013 Yr 7 Leadership Day.

Above - The students keenly answered questions and posed their own to the guest speakers at the 2013 Yr 7 leadership Day held at Bulimba SS.

Below - Jan Lawrence, Music Teacher from Bulimba SS, leads the ‘Blue’ Choir in song at the Yr 5 Beginner’s Band Camp.

Drama role play, dance expression, clay construction and rocking with Glockenspiels were just a few of the subjects covered in 17 Arts workshops on offer at the GLC Arts Workshops afternoon held at Balmoral State High School on 21 June.

Above - Students benefited from small sectional tutorials that focussed learning on the instrument that the student had chosen to take up for Instrumental Music in Yr 5 at their respective school.

Photo: Courtesy of Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.

The Premier's Sustainability Awards recognise the achievements of Queensland communities, schools, individuals, businesses and industries in adopting sustainable business practices.

Five Queensland state schools were finalists this year but it was Bulimba SS's long term commitment to reducing its impact on the environment over more than 15 years that was recognised with the top schools’ award at the Awards dinner held at the Convention Centre in June.

Above - Pictured here with the 2013 Premier’s Sustainability Award in hand on awards night, are Bulimba SS’s Sheryl Kennedy, Deputy Principal and Michael Zeuschner, Principal.

Jeremy Walker Morningside SS Cha plain

Bulimba's ethos that sustainability is not just about saving energy and water or reducing waste, but about meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future, led to its award.

Below - Mawson Station in Antarctica

All the schools are very grateful to the key staff involved in the camp’s organisation this yearMichael Zeuschner- Organising School Principal Sue Filips- Camp Coordinator Kristianne Whiston- Camp Musical Director Jan Lawrence- Director of Voice Karen Clements- Camp Administration Officer Thanks also to the Principal, Allison Crane, and staff of Balmoral State High School for making spaces and resources available for the successful staging of the camp and concert.

Michael went on to say, “It is my hope that sustainability in schools continues to play a significant role in the future of our children. It is a powerful tool that helps students understand the complex web that is the world they live in today; the world that they can influence and change the future of; the world that they can make a difference in for themselves, others and the world.”

This event is the first of many planned by the GLC Arts Network’s to support GLC teachers to be able to confidently and knowledgeably teach the Arts in their classrooms to “ensure that every student in every school gets a quality Arts education.”

Feedback from the event was very positive, although both presenters and participants would have loved a lot of extra time to really become immersed in the workshops on offer- something to plan for the next sessions coming up late in Term 4 in Dance and Visual Art.

Left - Clay building and decorating provided many creative opportunities for participating teachers at the GLC Arts Workshops peer sharing afternoon.

Above - Lisa Kearney, Norman Park SS Music Teacher, demonstrates the possibilities of an unorthodox instrument- the glockenspiel.

Queensland’s special day Queensland Week 2013 was celebrated at special community event on Sunday 2 June at Balmoral State High School. Hosted by local State Member Aaron Dillaway, the local community was invited to come along and enjoy a showcase of the musical and artistic talents of Balmoral SHS and other schools in the electorate, including most GLC schools.

The showcase, a citizenship ceremony and a Community Awards ceremony drew an audience of around 2000 across the day as well as raising funds to assist the highschool upgrade facilities in the school hall.

Above - The Bulimba SS Choir lead by MNusic Teacher Jan Lawrence peforms at the Queensland Week celebrations at Balmoral SHS on 2 June.

Right - With arms raised in unison, the Morningside SS Choir lead by Music Teacher David Allen, charms the audience.

Thankyou to Aaron, his office staff and all the schools who performed and their P&Cs who ran food stalls in the courtyard.

See the full transcript of Michael’s acceptance speech on behalf of Bulimba SS at www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTBX1A0iDO8

After completing six months of intensive psychometric testing and preparation and then being selected from several hundred international applicants, Lieutenant Colonel Megan Dugdale took time out of her long military career to become, in 2001, the first female Station Leader of Australia’s Mawson Station in Antarctica.

As Station Leader at Mawson, Megan was expected to support a variety of scientific research and maintenance projects and manage the day to day concerns of an isolated community of scientists and support staff, all the while facing the extreme weather conditions of an Antarctic winter and the associated potential for high risk emergency situations.

The 2013 GLC Mother’s Day High Tea, now an annual fundraising event for GLC Chaplaincy which now services five of the seven GLC schools, was held on 3 May at the Michael Zeuschner Hall at Bulimba. Delicate and delicious food and a plethora of raffle prizes donated by local businesses rounded off the event as a fun celebration of Mother’s Day for all attending.

There are many people that need to be acknowledged for their work in ensuring the success of this event including Nick Pappas from Downtown Toyota-GLC Chaplaincy’s major sponsor, Victoria Carthew-our wonderful MC, Aynslie Coit-GLC Chaplaincy Chair, Karen Wheeler and her energetic organising team, Sara Breckenridge with assistance from Balmoral SHS Hospitality students-catering, and of course all those from our GLC schools and local community who came along on the day to support GLC Chaplaincy.

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Above - The Bulimba SS Concert Band being led by Instrumental Music Teacher Kristianne Whiston Below - Norman Park SS students Hugo, Lucas, Katie and Ally with teacher, Craig Caswell, setting up a course for their programmable robots.

Above - A large group from Norman Park SS wait for their turn to take the stage for Queensland Week at Balmoral SHS.

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We-will-nav-i-gate The Lego Robotics Workshop hosted by Norman Park SS on 20 June, took building with traditional Lego up a notch, from the inanimate to the animate.

Fifteen students from Norman Park, Seven Hills, Morningside and Bulimba SSs participated in an interactive, hands on session exploring technology with the school’s NXT Mindstorm programmable robots.

Above - Megan Dugdale shares extraordinary stories from her sojourn to Antarctic as Station Leader of Australia’s Mawson Station.

Megan’s funny and often dramatic anecdotes of both human resolve and flaws were told with a mater-of-factness that the 200 guests in the room found enthralling. Along with personal photos, Megan transported the room to Mawson Station and the extraordinary beauty of its icy surrounds.

Above - Representative students from GLC schools and GLC Chaplains are pictured here with special guest speaker Megan Dugdale at the GLC Chaplaincy High Tea.

Above - As part of the Queensland Week festivities orgainsed

by Aaron Dillaway and his staff, in partnership with Balmoral SHS, was an Art Show of student work from local schools.

Visitors were invited to vote for their favourite pieces in the exhibition.

Queensland Day is actually on 6 June, the day in 1859 on which Queen Victoria signed the Letters Patent, confirming Queensland’s status as an independent colony.

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Without directly linking these challenges to the event at which Megan was guest speaker, the GLC Mother’s Day High Tea, there were many in the room who drew wry correlations between Megan’s personal anecdotes about living in close proximity, for a very long time, with a small group of people, to their own family experiences!

As Megan said, “85% of my time in the Antarctic was spent dealing with people issues.”

Above - Morningside SS students with the school's new Chaplain Jeremy Walker

Below - GLC teachers were up for a dramatic challenge- to create a human steam roller.

The afternoon was organised by the GLC Arts Network, a team lead by Robin Martin, Head of The Arts at Balmoral SHS, with representative membership from each GLC school. The network has been meeting since late last year to discuss and plan for the future implementation of the National Curriculum in the Arts in 2015.

The school uses a large area for edible gardens, and outdoor learning classrooms, where students learn from practical experiences and make decisions which impact the school environment.

Principal Michael Zeuschner, cheered on by Bulimba SS staff and school community representatives, on accepting the award from Premier Campbell Newman said, “This is a school community achievement. Bulimba is a school where children have the opportunity to learn everywhere, every day in every way. If we can engage children in their school then the learning will follow.”

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Thankyou Megan for an unforgettable insight into an environment very few of us will get to experiences first hand.

The model, throughout all of the phases, emphasised the importance of engaging the whole school community by working together to establish an unrelenting focus on improving outcomes for all of their students. The school has now been invited to nominate for the State finals in October.

Seventy GLC primary teachers attended this afternoon of peer sharing at which GLC teachers from the high school and primary schools shared their expertise across the Arts areas of Visual Art, Dance, Music, Drama and Media, This very personal, hands on workshop format meant that teachers could both learn new skills and discuss with the presenter practical ways of incorporating and linking learning through the arts across the curriculum.

Learning everywhere, everyday in every way From being a finalist last year, Bulimba State School has this year won the School Award category at the 2013 Premier’s Sustainability Awards.

Seven Hills’ Model for School highlighted several phases: • the analysis of data • examination of current research • the development of a shared vision • extensive professional development • staff support

Above - Matt Chivers, Balmoral SHS Art teacher, introduces teachers to simple and easily adaptable relief printing techniques.

Fifteen state schools from around the district took part in the Yr 5 Beginner Band Camp hosted by Bulimba State School at Balmoral State High School between the 9th and 12th July.

This annual day camp gave these 200 beginner musicians a flying start in instrumental music by providing four days of intensive work in sectional tutorials (groupings according to the type of instrument played), full band, choir and drama sessions with their new instrumental music teachers, school music teachers and industry specialists. The camp culminated in a special concert for parents on the Friday afternoon, which delightfully and astonishingly demonstrated just how much the students had learnt at camp.

Congratulations to Seven Hills State School which was announced a winner at the Regional Education Queensland Showcase Awards for their entry titled ‘Research to Results’.

This project outlined instructional leadership processes used at the school to improve reading outcomes for all students.

By building teacher capacity and prioritising the teaching of reading, Seven Hills State School successfully improved all students reading and comprehension levels and moved between 20 - 30% more students into the top two bands of NAPLAN.

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Many thanks to Michael Zeuschner, Principal of Bulimba State School, for putting together the program and to the staff of Bulimba State School for the work behind the scenes to stage the event.

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Above - Seven Hills SS representatives pictured here at the Showcase Awards ceremony are Tony Grant- Deputy Principal, Beverley Yip- Teacher Aide, Kristen Kennedy- Teacher, Michelle Morrissey- Principal, and Claire Mollison- Teacher and Seven Hills SS P&C President.

The students were called to step up to life’s challenges and to be future leaders that make a difference for themselves, others and the world.

Right - Guest speaker Michael De Vere pictured here addressing the assembled Yr 7 students.

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The students were given the challenge of navigating their robots to perform precise movements around a set course, giving the students the chance to learn real time programming in a fun atmosphere.

Many thanks to Norman Park SS workshop organiser Brenden Molloy and workshop presenter Craig Caswell. The workshop was staged as one of the 2013 activities of GLC Gifted and Talented Network.

Above - Balmoral Hospitality students worked under the supervision of Sara Breckenridge to serve the delightful tiers of cakes and savouries at the High Tea

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Students participating in Cannon Hill SS’s new Dance program were encouraged by a recent visit from fellow GLC school, Balmoral SHS. The Balmoral SHS Yr 10 Dance Class with three senior male dancers, supported by their Dance teachers, facilitated a workshop showing their younger peers how to do a proper dance warm-up and then inspired the audience with some hip hop and free styling dance moves.

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Primary school volunteers also had the chance to perform for their schoolmates and everyone was taught a brief dance routine. With the National Curriculum (ACARA) in the Arts due to be introduced in schools in 2015 it is very timely that our local GLC primary schools tap into the expertise of Balmoral SHS specialist arts teachers and their students, to build their capacity right across the five key arts learning areas - Visual Art, Music, Media, Drama and Dance.

Feedback from Cannon Hill SS teachers after the Balmoral SHS Dance Workshop was very positive, with special mention of how the Balmoral SHS male dance students were such an inspiration for getting the primary boys involved in the dance classes.

The Gateway Learning Community is Balmoral State High School, Bulimba State School, Cannon Hill State School, Morningside State School, Murarrie State School, Norman Park State School and Seven Hills State School.

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Above - Two Balmoral SHS senior students, Victor and Elias, in sync with their hip hop and free styling demonstration dance moves.

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The GLC would like to thank Balmoral SHS Dance Teacher Shannon Bell for her continued work to take Dance out of the classroom and into local schools and the wider community.

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Above - Balmoral students demonstrating dance moves at Cannon Hill SS.

Sustainable GLC Networking The seven GLC schools value networking to learn about new programs and resources, and to share experiences and expertise. One of our GLC networks - the Sustainable GLC Network - in May has the pleasure of hosting two guests with information about their respective organisations’ opportunities for schools.

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Keep Qld Beautiful’s (KQB) Green & Healthy Schools Awards have undergone a revamp. No longer awards of recognition for a few exemplary schools, the new Cleaner Greener Schools program invites all Queensland schools to seek accreditation to receive a ‘Star’ rating from 1 to 5- 1 Star being a school starting on its journey towards sustainability and 5 stars for a school that is able to demonstrate significant leadership around environmental sustainability.

Schools then can use their rating in any given year to promote their programs and aim for improvement. Tarra Martel, Education Officer from KQB, explained that the idea is not to promote competition but to build on success, encouraging schools to aim high and work with each other to reach their sustainability goals. Schools wishing to put in a submission this year have until 13 September to do so.

Learn more about Cleaner Greener Schools at www.keepqueenslandbeautiful.org.au The Global Learning Centre (the other GLC!) is a Qld based not-for-profit community organisation dedicated to supporting education for justice, peace and sustainability.

The Global Learning Centre, offers workshops, resources, professional support and guidance for educators including an 'Advocates Program' which provides supported summer school study opportunities linked to higher level qualifications.

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Above - Mia and Annika both from Norman Park State School with their crayon and paint handiwork.

Below - The highlight for many years of Under 8's Big Day's Out is the infamous Black Maze.

The GLC thanks all the business sponsors who have supported this publication with advertising over the past nine years, and also most importantly the GLC would like to express our heartfelt appreciation and thanks to the amazing graphic design and publishing partnership of Jackie and John from Make Art Work who have been the backbone of the GLC newsletter.

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Right - Pet City brought the sport of Crab Racing to Under 8's Big Day Out much to the delight of the gathered spectators.

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Each year in May schools, kindys, childcare centres, playgroups and local communities all around Qld celebrate Under Eights Week, an event proudly initiated by the Early Childhood Australia Queensland Branch that has been running now for 50 years.

The following day Morningside State School staged its own annual Under 8’s activity morning filling the courtyards and hall with eager children trying out cheerleading, acrobatics, getting their faces painted and all sorts of other arts, music and physical experiences.

This year’s theme 'Celebrating community - sharing music, movement and culture.

Think locally!' was supported in our local GLC schools with events that brought schools together and invited the community in to participate and share.

Thanks to everyone involved in both events for your generosity of spirit and hard work in making these days a memorable experience of early childhood for GLC students.

Under 8’s Big Day Out is one such event which is now in its 12th year. Seven Hills State School hosts the event, opening its grounds and linking with other GLC schools Norman Park SS, Bulimba SS, Murarrie SS and Balmoral SHS, Seven Hills Kindergarten, local community groups and local businesses to stage a day of fun, hands on, educational activities for some 700 kindergarten to Yr 2 students.

Principal of Bulimba, Michael Zeuschner, was a recent participant in the Advocates Program.

He and Karen Menzies, a member of the Global Learning Centre spoke at the meeting showing the school reps an array of resources available to support their teaching.

Also, courtesy of LJ Hooker Cannon Hill and many local businesses, the students received free fruit, irresistible fairy bread and drinks, as well as a visit from Mr. Hooker Bear. We thank them all for their contributions and support to make this day extra special for the children!

Left - Bulimba SS students search for buried treasure at Under 8's Big Day Out Below - Harry and Blake from Bulimba SS in the Zen Corner at Under 8's Big Day Out

Norman Park SS students talk about what they saw and did at Under 8’s Big Day Out“When we arrived I was excited when I went out of the bus. I saw lots of people. I put my bag down and calmed myself so I wasn’t so excited.”

Dip, Yr 2 Norman Park SS “First we saw the fire truck. The fire man gave out Blazer stickers. Then we went to the maze.

I thought it was dark and spooky in there. Next we went to the light room. I saw the children playing with the colourful shapes and counters.

Then we went to the oval. We played chess.

Then we played bowling. Then we made paper puppet dragons. Then we went to play with clay…..” Ava, Yr 2 Norman Park SS

Below - Morningside SS students enjoyed a wide variety of activities in celebration of Under Eights Week.

Left - The Balmoral SHS Early Childhood Studies face painters were very busy keeping up with demand. Here Taylah is pictured with Samantha from Morningside SS.

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Above - Special guest presenters Tarra Martel from Keep Qld Beautiful and Karen Menzies from the Global Learning Centre pictured here at May’s Sustainable GLC Network meeting with Cannon Hill SS Teacher Gay Quelhurst and Samantha Everest.

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Left - Jodie from Morningside SS gets a lift from Balmoral SHS Cheerleaders Hannah and Maddie

But our hope is, for those who have browsed through one or more of the 37 issues of this newsletter that began back in 2004, that some of the joy of learning that is expressed through the photos and articles, rubs off. You are encouraged to share in the successes of our wonderful GLC schools and their students, to support them in their ongoing work to build learning communities both within each school and across the GLC.

Parents and carers supervised small groups of children who freely wandered from activity to activity as interest lead them, carrying bags which were progressively filled with things the children had made and giveaways. From the local police to ‘Pet City’ crab races there was something for everyone!

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It is actually quite a difficult task to select the photos to illustrate the many across school and community events and projects that are celebrated on the pages of this newsletter. Why so hard?

Because there are always just so many to choose from; so many smiling, engaged faces in all sorts of settings, together doing all sorts of educational activities.

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Above - Ben from Qld Cricket shares batting tips with students from Norman Park and Seven Hills SSs.

Above - Mitchell from Norman Park SS and River from Murarrie SS blowing bubbles