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Registered by Australia Post Publication Number VBH 7636, Vol 4 No 2, July 1989
CONTINUITY AND
THE FIVE YEAR
CHANGE
PLAN
by Anne Hunt, Principal.
by Brad Allan
be converted into a functional theatre-drania
space, coniplete with o new control box
At a com approaching two niillion dollars,
rhere i.4 0 fascinating ancient Chinese curse: "May you live in times of ditinge." It is
mony Senior School facilities will be renovated
sometimes translated: "May you live in
or relocated during the next twelve nionths. In
interesting times." But that form of Ii-anslcition
Iliis article 1 shall provide an overview of such
loses what is most salient and sallitory: flint
works.
In the Mary W,irc] Ilitilding, a new Honie
there is a real precariousness associated witli
Economics room will be est,iblished in the
any significant cliange, for such change inevitably calls into question what we thought and presumed to be true. Yet it is a mark of a healthy organization tlial it is able to adapt creatively and responsibly to change. to tile new challenges ancl Flew
existing Lecture Theatre space, A9. The Ikissageway M Ilic, eostern end of the existing
Lecture Theatre, which presently connects the A floor corridor witli the quadrangle, will be r·· mph.60
questions and to the ever-new sitticltions it
faces. Moreover, a healthy organization responds to those new cliallenges not in an ad hoc fashion or by way of a knee-jerk reaction to the current issues of the day. Its response is a
existing Geography room, (2, will be
report form designed to meet its specific needs.
established as the fourth Science room in the
&)w.
Thi, existing Science rooms, Al, A2 and Cl will be stripped and completely refined. The
building. The two Science storerooms - one
transcend the particulars of the clay, and yet
of Ihe life of a school that is alive anci well.
existing, one prospective - will be appropriately
demands their faithful expression in ils clay to
"Gines do challge and ille q itestions and
appointed lo serve their particillar functions.
day life and practice. Thus the real and
c|lcillenges for schools Change and demand new
Geogrnphy will move to D2. An adjacent
undeniable discontinuity tliat accompanies
answers. Our needs change. It is iii response to
storeroom will be refurbished to serve the new
change and adaptation is grounded in a much
these changes ancl challenges flint we are abolit
Geography room.
deeper continuity. For us at Mandeville, tliat continuity is ensured by the Loreto philosophy of education, which unfailingly challenges us to
to enibark on a significant building project in the
The Subles will be thoroughly renovated.
schooL Building and facilities which lic,ve served
Ceramics and Art will move out of the lower
ils well over the years need to be refurbished
level and the existing Photography antiexe will
respond creatively and optimistically to the spirit
and in some cases replaced. Curriculum
be demolished. The new location of
and challenges of the tinies in which we live.
11 111(,votic )11 itself necessitates new f,Kilities. The
Pholography has yet to be decided. The Statles
We face a nuniber of significant changes at
introduction of Computer Studies into selicx)Is
will be a decanting centre for various subjects
Mandeville as we approadi flie turn of the
is a prilne example. Computer £,cluccltion is no
(upstairs, parlicill,irly Science) while on-site
decade. The new VCE, which will be fully
knmi a optional extra in flie school'34 core
works render some existing facilities non-
implemented iii 1992 when the current Year 9
curric·iiI u in, so cidequate alic| approprime
functional. At the time of completion of the
students complete their Year 12, challenges the schools to re-consider the leaching'learning
resources are obviously necessary iii order to
Senior School works the lower level of the
respond to this new iniperative.
Stables will hoilse the Studenl Secretary. Sick
of assessment and reporting. The preparation and planning for the new VCE Iws been in
prehent. For more tlidn 60 years, Mandeville
process on a State level for sonic, years now.
has responded to the changing needs of its
Our planning and preparation here iii
biliclents ild tile world in which they live. liLli
limeh of ch,inge precariouh t|l{)ligh 11]('y be
own system of assessment and reporting at
11('ed triC ) t be t he ( )(-Cask )11 C )( i L 11 AC. O lit- (God C )(
Year 7-10. After considerable deliberation and
faith and |ove hos not left lis (,t],lianed, blit |las
discussion it has been decided to move to a
sent us 1 lis Spirit. Accordingly, the spirit 01 CO
more detailed report form this year. In addition
operation and commitment to the vision of
to cir overall assessment grade, teachers will
education in which we believe will Inal<e these
comment in a nlore specific way than previously
limes of Clionge al.*) limes of 91'di'e and
on a student's achievement of the particular
b|('Shilig.
JUNIOR SCHOOL: FAMILY WEEK
Bay und Careers-Counselling. The upper level will be bet aside for fullire lise as silites.
(presently a general pilrpose classrooni, formerly the Sisters' dining room) will beconie Ihe new Computer Centre. To the west, [)7
(presently Home Econonics) will become the new Droma room.
Upstairs from the Mandeville Assembly Hall, the former boarders' bathrooms will become
the new Ceramics area, while the existing adjacent Science room, 06, will be refitted ancl
expanded to become a new Art studio.
Finally, the Careers-Counselling and computer facilities. currentlv.located in the Library complex, will be removed, allowing the 1.ibrary to be expanded to the maximum extent possible. Sonic niinor work will be carried out iii the adjacent Audio-Visual facilities. In the next issue of "The Mandevillian" 1 shall
provide details of sonie of the more ininiediate works in the Senior School. 1 shall also provide an outline of the Junior School works, which ore due to begin iii the second half of 1990.
Project managenient of the school's
reconstruction program is being handled by Pizzey Ncibli, P/L, who have previously coordinated works for institutions such as St
Catherine's School, Ivanlioe Girls' Granimar
SchooL Chisholm Institute of Technology and Holmesglen College of -[AFE.
11 te i),lst seeni less d,lillitins i Ilan those (,f the
Mandeville has also led us to reconsider our
located at the extremity of the Junior School site. In addition, another Music classroom will
To the immediate north of the Mandeville
longer will all subjects share a coninion report forni. Each subject faculty will have its own
t!111('b of change. I slispect thal 11 ib on|y ill
obviate the use of the Music House, which is
Assembly Hall, 1)9 (presently Drama) and D 16
complex of aspirations and operotic)ns. Such a
retrospect tlial Ilic) challenges and dilenimas of
Iii the adjacent Music area, new instrumental cells will be provided. Such provision ought to
be contiguous with the new central storeroom.
particular sitbject cit Illot particulcir level. No
expectations) but just as significantly at the level
Ward Building.
The eastern exit from thi, IMary Ward building
and demonstrably integrated into its total
curriculum (in terms of course outlines and
in a Lecture Theatre configuration to
compensate for the facility lost in the Mary
be provided for the smaller senior Music
(opening into the "beer garden") will be re-
It is the reality of our lives iliat we live ill
be divided from the theatre-drdma space by an operable wall. This section will be reconstructed
classes.
skills and outcomes which are sought iii Iliat
complex, not only at the level of the formal
functions. The southern section of the Hall will
13oth Home Economics roonis, A9 and All, will
commissioned to cope with the diverted traffic
Curricillum development is a vital component
adjacent to the stage. The ore.1 will be carpeted througliout and refurbished to reflect its
refitted as a large 1-lome Economics storerooni.
considered and coherent one thot is thoroughly
response is only possible when the aspirations and operations of the organization are securely grounded in a philosophy and a vision tliat
The Mandeville Assembly Hall will be extensively renovated. The northern section will
SENIOR SCHOOL
COUNCILLORS, 1989 R
Ilic' fund raising activity involved, ,ilso as in previous years, 111(' Phys.Ed. prouram, but this year we h('Id o "don((,-,1 thon rn|her Ilion ,1 ,,
lap-ci-tlion another grat success. Tho girlh
by Pat O'Halloran and Cathy Ferrari The educational aspect of Family Week was,
danced for five n litilites of each clay for the first including jazz, rock-ond·roll, 1.c,banehe and Greek. The culmination of [lic, flindraising was a
Grand Flush Dance on [he quadrittic.jle. W'ith gr-anclpitrc,nts and 1),trents cheering lis on, we
and Human Relations. However, this year it was
clcitic.ed the Heel , ind Toe Polka, the Cirele
decided to conclude the week with
Walt>: and Ilic' -lime Warp, fin,illy being joined by
Grandparents' Day" - a resounding success in
many grandinothers ,Wic] grandfailiers. A lively
every aspect!
day was enjoyed by all even N i Irre were some aching nitiscles on Smurday
Our Mass in the Senior School Gyni was
T %*-
four days of the week to o voriety of music,
perspectives: Religious Education and Health
as in previous years, approached from two-fokl
3%?4 *f'
attended by an extremely large gathering of
The Catholic Family Welfare Bureau would
parents and grandparents. The grandparents were then invited to the classroonis, where their
also, no doubt atiesl to the succes>, of the clay. Over $5,500 was raised to help Ilie Burectii iii
grand-daughters proved to be superb hostesses
their valuable work.
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and entertainers.
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At rear: Joanne Hyland (VC)
Back row: Brigic 114)garly, Christabel Harvey, Anit,1 Pohor, Eli,an,()! Seated: Claire l. conci,IIi (C), Christine lovie,
Marno Ryan, Anneliese Gill Seated in front: Edwiti,1 1 )'Apice
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Inset: Katrina Allen