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V.C.E.
THE EVOLUTION
- ROBERT DERNELLEY,
OF MUSIC AND
DIRECTOR OF STUDIES
DRAMA
The Victorian Certificate of Education (V.C.E.) is
a programme designed to replace all current Year
- ROBYN HORNER
11 and 12 courses. The first students to be
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affected by the changes intended linder this
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programme will enter Year 11 in 1989. (Students
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who complete Year 12 between !987 ati 1989 will be awarded a V.C.E. Certificate but the
programme will be the as in recent years.) The
When our Music/Drama programme iii the Junior
first of the V.C.E. Certificate gained through the
School began in 1986 with an idea about growing,
new format will be awarded in 1990.
we didn't realise the evolution that would take
The body appointed to oversee this programme of change is the Victorian Curriculum and
place. We were aware that music and drama could be 'timetabled together' but the real
Assessment Board (V.CA.B.). For sonic time since
integration that continues to occur is a well-
the V.C.A.B. has been receiving advice about the
spring of creativity that explores the many gifts
best ways in which to restructure the
of thl' children.
educational programme of Years 11 and 12. This
Although it is often structured formally, the
advice is encapsulated in a recently published
prograninic thi.·ies on an openess to embrace
paper which sets out all the options currently
several perspeuives at once. Our heartfelt fears
considered viable by V.C.A.B. in giving the
were that we niight lose sonwthing of the good
V.C.E.its final form.
which has beeii achieved in both areas iii past
The purpose of publishing this Options Paper is
years. Much to our delight we have found that
to seek public response to such issues as:
the combined programme enhances the skills
- the design of the curriculum of years 11 and 12;
which lie at the heart of a Kodaly/Orff approach
the nature of assessment and certification in
to music, the vision of Drama and the Christian
senior secondary education;
lifestyle of the school. One wonders at times who is having the most
- the requirements for a satisfactory completion of the V.C F
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- the question of selection for tertiary education. Whilst the Options Paper sets out the nature of
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the options to be considered in confronting these
may become plav and plav work in its true
issues it also outlines decisions already taken by V.C.A.B.. For example, the Board has already
sense".
"I didn't think music would combiiie with drama
decided that the new V.C.E. will not be a large
this well but it does and I always look forward to
collection of subjects from which students can
the lessons."
select at will but rather a number of subject
- Suzanne Britton.
groupings (called study structures) designed to
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give senior secondary education greater coherence.
1 get both my favourite subjects mixed in together." - Kathleen McCarthy.
The Board has also decided that the normal
"Music and Drama has a lot of effort involved
student workload over the two years of the must include four units of English and two of
Presenting this year's councillors: (From back, left to right) Erin-Marie O'Neill (Captain), Sarah Lowe, Catherine Fewster, Emma Readman, Nicole Hicks, Joanne Kiely, Roisin Annesley, Jennifer
Australian Studies; the question of other
Hummerston, Alessandra Orsini, Claire Munro, Pe nny Leoncelli (Vice Captain), Angela Nicholls.
V.C.E. will be twenty four, half year units. These
compulsory units has yet to be decided.
1987 COUNICILLORS
Other questions also remain to be settled, not the least important of these is assessment. Whilst assessment is obviously a key issue it must not be allowed to cloud the fact that the new V.C.E.
promises to be art exciting and positive improvement in senior secondary educatic)11 in this state.
to give parents and friends information bout the V.C.E. together with an opportunity to discuss the V.C.A.B. Options Paper.
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challenge." - Felicity Zah ara. 1 like learning songs in music, then doing movements to them iii Drama." Emma Dunlevie. "Now we can have twice the fun."
- ERIN-MARIE O'NEILL,
SCHOOL CAPTAIN, YEAR 12
On Sunday, 3 May, between 10ani and 12.30 pm the school will hold a Sunday seminar designed
and I think that's good because I like a
The school theme for the year is "Affirmation and Positive Thinking". It is a theme to which people
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can easily relate and in which they can be easily involved. An aim of the theme is: To set high goals and extend and motivate ourselves. When we think positively we are capable of
First term 1987 will go down in history as the
greater achievements and we feel good. Other
shortest term ever experienced at Mandeville
aims of the theme are affirming each other,
Hall, as a result of the new 4-term structure.
responding positively to other people and
Consequently, the Councillor group has
accepting those who are different from us.
responded quickly to its responsibilities.
It is the hope of the CounciHors and Year 12 that
Councillors have taken some niorning class
everyone will end the year knowing that they
assemblies and Junior School classes.
have honestly put their best into everything attempted, and that they will be inspired to
Additionally sonic policy matters have been discussed and minor adjustments have resulted.
continue striving for improvement.
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associated goods, donated by the parents. There were items such as herbs and bulbs, T-shirts and
there were on sale a wide variety of flower-
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lavender bags and tubsie mussie's. It was with
I sensed there was a difference between my
back to early nineteenth century England, were
garden and that of the Gibson's as soon as I
used by judges to camouflage the odours in their
walked in the front gate and noted the water
courts.
lilies floating in the bird bath. My 'garden' I
Site Galb,illy's talk on cottage gardens further
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thought, more closely approximated the back-
enlightened me. Sue told us a little of the history
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yard variety in comparison to the far more
ot cottage gardens, dating them back to the
attractive garden of Mary and Bede Gibson where the Mothers' Association holli their
sixteenth century. She also gave practical advice, as well as denionstrating gardening techniques
uarden Luncheon on Friday Ilth March.
and atiswering questions.
The Gibson's garden was the ideal setting fur a
Having consumed a beautiful lunch, ably
luticheon. The two hundred guests sat at pink
prepared and served by the Committee, I felt all
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eli>thed tables. All around us were pink balloons
my appetites had more than adequately been
and on each table stood a pot of pink miniature
satisfied. It remained to be seen, though, whether
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rose,; which were donated by the Petroro's. At
I would be able to put the knowledge I had
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gained into practice and convert my 'back-yard'
as lucky door prizes.
into a cottage garden.
"Now we can have twice the fun!"