PVIS Yearbook 2022

School Magazine

Principal’s letter

When we emerged from the recent bruising experience of the pandemic and all that that delivered in 2021, looking ahead to the Year 2022 had a nice ring to it. An optimistic declaration that we had made it to 2022 had rhythm, synchronicity –it rolled off the tongue smoothly. Little did we know that it too would present road bumps for us to navigate.

Principal

Overcoming these roadblocks has required tenacity, hard work and aspiration. It required us to ensure that despite all the challenges we faced; that yes, we would open the school, yes, we were determined to continue to provide learning, social and leadership opportunities for our students so that they could strive towards excellence. And YES, we would not only survive, but continue to thrive as we have always done as a School.

At the end of each year comes a time for reflection – looking back or rewinding the soundtrack that we have created, what has been achieved and for us to gain a preview to what lies ahead for us. This year more than ever is a time to consider ‘from whence we came’. 30 years on from our amalgamation as a school – the forming of Port Vila Internationawl School serves as an opportunity to reflect. We owe the leaders of our yesterday our gratitude for their vision and courage to establish a school; their collective efforts to build the foundations of who we are and what we have today. We

are indebted to the many hands that imagined values at the heart of education, and we are fortunate that community and respect for Island culture remained central to this vision.

Looking ahead, we have many exciting developments planned for 2023 which will continue to build our school as we grow both significantly in number and offerings. With the privilege of education comes a responsibility. As a school in a very fortunate position in Vanuatu our students, our student leaders, our staff, and our community will continue to consciously enable the vision of educating our next generation so that they can be great leaders and contributors in whatever their chosen field and/or country; truly focusing on ensuring ‘today’s learning (is for) tomorrow’s world’.

So, Happy 30th Anniversary to all who are a part of Port Vila International School, I hope that you enjoy this School Magazine and that it reflects the vibrancy, vision and values of who we are and who we have been.

Sue Hinchliffe

from the Board

The PVIS Board of Directors would like to acknowledge that 2022 has been a rollercoaster, but throughout the year we consistently saw our school community acting in the ‘PVIS Way’ with creative thinking, team work, empathy and patience.

If there was a word to sum up 2022, as a Board we would choose ‘Grateful’.

Grateful to our teachers and teaching assistants who took on extra responsibilities in Term 1 to cover the staff shortages.

Grateful for our fantastic and dedicated leadership team who managed PVIS so well through the lockdown, home learning and reopening of campus. It was a mammoth job, thank you especially to Rachel who joined us on the Board as Acting Principal.

Grateful for the enthusiasm and dedication shown by all staff as they faced their own challenges during lockdown while also supporting all our students online.

Grateful for our support staff who continued to work on campus during lockdown in support of the Ministry of Health’s COVID tracing operations.

Grateful for the opening of our i nternational borders that allowed families to reconnect with their loved ones overseas, and allowed us to welcome new staff and new families to our PVIS community. And finally, grateful to be able to welcome our new principal Sue Hinchliffe and her husband Craig to PVIS in Term 3. Sue’s breadth of experience and professionalism has shone through in her short time with us so far, and we look forward to

seeing continued progress towards achieving the goals set out in our Strategic Pn 2023 and beyond.

This year, we are also extremely honoured to celebrate the 30th anniversary of our school. From its humble beginninglan is as a correspondence school, to the wonderfully diverse international school that we have become offering excellent internationally-recognised education. We are incredibly proud of our history and truly grateful for the people who have contributed over the years to making our school what it is today. We look forward to celebrating our 30th anniversary with previous board members, staff, students and community members and together reflecting on where we have come from, and the remarkable school we have become today.

A reality of our school is farewelling students and families who leave us at the end of each year. Students finishing their school journeys, but also the families who are returning to lives and families back overseas. Thank you for being a part of our PVIS community. We wish you safe travels back home and all the very best for your next chapters.

Lastly, mifala wantem telem se, tank yu bigwan bakagen long olgeta komuniti blong yumi blong sapotem skul blong yumi long yia ia. 2022 hemi wan tuff yia blong yumi evriwan. Be tuteka yumi stanap strong blong sapotem olgeta teacher wetem ol staff, mo pikinini. Hemia, hemi ‘PVIS Way’.

Tank yu tumas long yumi evriwan. Lukim yumi bakagen nekis yia.

Congratulations to all the of the competitors who received an award. Well done Elo for winning the Athletics Cup for 2022.

Athletics Carnival

It was a nerve-racking day. The sun was shining, and the sausages were sizzling. It was the first whole school event with parents watching for 2022. Athletics Day! Everyone was supportive of each other as the competition began. A sea of colours Red, Yellow and Green flooded the field. Warm mixed feelings filled the air as the races began.

Chanting, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Put, Discus, Relay’s and novelty games made the event action packed. Sportsmanship and comradery shaped the day into a memorable occasion.

Thank you to all the parents who volunteered cooking and selling baked goods and sausages at the food stall.

Written by Year 7 and Year 8 Students

Athletics Carnival

Independence Day

Independence Day this year was the first whole school event we got to celebrate since lockdown and celebrate we did! After spending months apart, we wanted to celebrate the diverse and rich culture of Vanuatu whilst simultaneously connecting with our school and country. Each grade across the school was assigned an island to study. Classes learnt Kustom dance, local kakai, Kustom stories, skits or had guest speakers visit and share their knowledge.

After spending the morning celebrating the richness of our assigned class islands, we shared our knowledge with the rest of the school community. At our special assembly, ECC to Grade 12 jet-setted from the Banks to Aneityum; through each class’s presentations, song or dance. Our adventure ended back on Efate with a Kustom dance presented by Erakasup Kaljoral Grup and a whole school dance. Finally, whilst sharing in a Bunai lunch, joyful string band music moved through the grounds, whilst all our students gathered together, celebrating the unity of our school community and that of our beautiful country, Vanuatu.

Independence Day

Lockdown learning

In March 2022, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, PVIS locked down overnight and quickly transitioned to online learning. The school pivoted to teaching using Seesaw, Google Classroom and Google Meet. Distance learning was quite different to the traditional classroom and PVIS tried hard to continue to deliver high quality education. The internet connection was a big challenge for both teachers and students, so classes were made to cater for both online live session and independent work. Those who could not connect were given home learning packages.

PVIS kept up student morale by having regular online quiz sessions on Fridays and using interactive learning applications like Kahoot. The teachers even made a fun video for Facebook, where they threw sanitizer bottles at each other across screens. Overall, we learnt a lot from PVIS@ home and the main takeaway was that we all love being at school and seeing our friends and teachers face to face. Let’s never take that for granted.

Book week

PVIS celebrated children’s literature with the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s (CBCA) Book Week. The theme for Book Week - 2022 was “Dreaming with eyes open...,” appealing to children’s sense of curiosity and imagination. The CBCA Book Week is a fantastic event that promotes the joy reading can bring to young minds! PVIS joined in the fun with its annual Book Character Parade. Students were invited to dress up as any character from any book. Following the parade, students in high school paired up with primary classes to read together. The high school also ran a Chalk art competition where students were challenged to capture the Book Week theme in a work of art. The winners were the year 8 ‘Mad-Hatter’ Group!

Vanua

Nakabu

J’adore le Francais!

In Year 8, we explored the French language in depth, looking at aspects like passe compose, negations and verbs in different tenses. Madame always make learning French so much more enjoyable especially with her humorous jokes. While challenging at times through perseverance, resilience and persistence we have mastered the fundamentals of French Grammar. Merci beaucoup Madame.

We learnt how to cook crepes in French while learning all the ingredients en parlant francais. After having cooked the crepes, we had fun eating the crepes. We learnt a broader vocabulary to help us communicate in French. We mostly learnt to conjugate verbs like: avoir, etre, aller, aimer etc. Our class came together to get more then 50% in our tests and made Madame full of joy. We shared many laughs and special moments with Madame this year. Overall French was a pleasant and fun experience in our first year of high school and we want to thank Madame for this amazing year.

In French I learnt about animals, baby animals and what they do. I love the new way we learned French with mini books and pictures! The Pancakes are quite fun to make and Madame always has the best toppings.

-Brielle, Year 4

EAL Primary

Who Am I?

He has strong green legs

He lives in the cold water

Yummy, yummy bugs

A: He is a frog.

- Eason Chen, Year 3/4M

Who Am I?

Fat yellow body

A lightning bolt for their tails

Big rosy, red cheeks

A: Pikachu

- Taiki Harada, Year 3/4M

The Shipwreck

Once upon a time there was a ship with two people on it. They were two brothers who were sailing in the middle of the ocean. A few hours later a whale came to the ship, and it flipped over. The two boys didn’t have enough power to turn the ship back over and the current pushed them into the depths of the ocean. They closed their eyes and hoped everything would be all right. When they opened their eyes, they were stranded on an island.

Chances of life were low on the island, so they started looking for materials. One of the boys found a rock and a solid vine. The other found a solid stick. They put those 3 materials together and made an axe. They chopped some trees down to get some wood to build a house for themselves. They built a house out of leaves and branches. It was solid and comfortable, but they still needed clean water and food.

At nighttime they found sticks and wood, so they started a fire. Then, they saw two sheep. One of the boys took the axe and killed the two sheep. They cooked the meat on the fire, but they were still thirsty. The next morning, they found a pond of water. Their eyes were full of happiness but they both wanted to be the first at the pond of very clean water. Soon, they arrived at the pond but when they got there the pond was deeper than they realized, and they drowned.

- Leon Buchon, Year 3/4

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EAL Highschool

School before and after Coronavirus

At this special period, the coronavirus has had a huge impact in many places. Such as supermarkets, shops, hospitals, public places, and schools. Covid started in 2019 and unfortunately it reached to Vanuatu in 2022. School was normal before covid, then school changed a lot when covid arrived in Vanuatu. Such as washing hands, sanitizing, one meter spacing, and we had to wear a mask. This makes it more difficult for teachers and students.

Tina Zhang, Year 8

sunset and life

The beautiful sunset, fire red sky. such a beautiful colour, Which makes me sad. because of friends leaving? Still confused in life?

But life has to go on!

Cherish the present, life will be full of beauty.

- Oliver Wang, Year 8

Hi, my name is Holly Phoo. I come from Myanmar which is also known as “Golden Land” in Southeast Asia. I came to Vanuatu with my mum in June 2022 and now I can continue my education at PVIS. In Myanmar, the education system was disrupted for over 2 years due to covid-19 pandemic and the military coup in Feb,2021. This is the reason why I could not study back home.

When I started school at PVIS, I was so nervous and got excited at the same time because I could finally study at school after 2 years of school closure. Moreover, I’ve got a chance to improve my skills at PVIS.

My previous public school was listed in the top 5 of the whole Myanmar. Therefore, we had over 10,000 students and the classes were split into two groups; morning group and afternoon group. I was in the morning group, so I needed to wake up at 5 a.m. because school started at 6:15 a.m. The education systems in Myanmar and here are totally different. We couldn’t choose the subjects that we were interested in. The school has a science lab, but I didn’t get a chance to do the science practical because there were too many students to do the practical section and not enough materials for the laboratory test. Do you believe that we had over 500 students in Year 9? That was terrible. And of course, we didn’t have sports time due to limited space in the school compound.

The exam system in Myanmar is mainly testing your memorizing skills. Starting from 6:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., we studied at school and when we returned home, we had to memorize everything that we had learned at school. To be honest, I memorized every practical step from the textbook to pass the science exam. My student life in Myanmar was like being a robot. Unlike Myanmar, PVIS gives me so many opportunities for a better education and a brighter future in my life.

- Holly Phoo, Year 10

Final assembly 2021

Final assembly 2021

End of year concert

End of year concert

Strategic Plan 2021 and Beyond

Throughout 2021, the Senior Leadership Team and the PVIS Board worked with students, staff and parents to collaboratively design the new PVIS Strategic Plan. A highlight of the community engagement was a large and well attended Workshop, hosted by Holiday Inn. A number of external experts contributed to the plan and the school would like to thank and acknowledge Dr Phil Cummins from A School for Tomorrow and Hazel Kirkham from Breadfruit Consulting. The new Strategic Plan includes a refreshed and revised Vision, Mission and Values. Key highlights include:

• a stronger connection to serving Vanuatu, including our commitment to contribute to the national vision to become STABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND PROSPEROUS as outlined in the Vanuatu 2030 Goals.

• a recognition that the type of learning required for tomorrows world needs to be COURAGEOUS, BOLD AND INNOVATIVE.

• As the school heads into its 30th year in 2022 it does so with a stronger and more intentional identity. ‘The PVIS WAY’ is an articulation of this identity and set of values – it is the school’s ‘DNA’: how we teach, learn, care and lead. It is the outcome of the many wonderful students, staff, families and community members who have developed the school to what it is today, and what it will be tomorrow.

• refreshed set of values that are linked to the PVIS Way: EXCELLENCE, RESPECT, CURIOSITY, COURAGE AND EQUALITY.

• affirms that the school will seek opportunities and innovative solutions with a social and environmental conscience, which particularly reflects the ambitions and hopes of our students.

Courageous, bold and Innovative.

Early LearningProgram

It has been a challenging year for our Early Learners. In Term 1, we had an outbreak of the Pandemic, unexpected closure of school which led to PVIS@ Home; however, this became an opportunity for learning where children learned to communicate with their teachers, friends and families from home using online apps. In Term 2, we met back at school with new challenges, this did not stop our little learner’s interest in attending classes. We worked together to create a learning environment that further developed problem solving, social and physical skills through play. Through exploration, imagination and creativity children are happier,

healthier, and become active contributors to their world.

In Term 3 our focus was on community helpers. We invited the families to come and talk to the little learners about their job and their roles helping in our community. Our little learners enjoyed the learning experiences from what they’ve heard and seen from the families. This experience inspired the children to share who they want to be when they grow up.

We are so proud of all our wonderful little learners that are continuing to grow to be independent, confident learners ready for what the next year will bring.

ELP big dreams when they grow up I want to become…..

Preschool Program

We are Preschool 2022

Sticky fingers, runny noses

Head, Shoulder, Knees and toes-es

Shapes and colours, ABC’s

Taking turns and climbing trees

Toothless smiles, hugs and giggles

Circle time and lots of wiggles

Wooden blocks and dress-up clothes

Learning how a flower grows

Morning drop off’s, let’s have some fun

Preschool we can’t believe you’re almost done Don’t be afraid to take risks, give it your all Get back up if you fall

Like a butterfly time has flown

You have learned and you have grown

Tiny chairs give way to tables

New blue uniforms, you are capable

So take off now, spread your wings

Soar to new heights, learn new things

Just remember as you do,

Your teachers, Ms Vanessa, Ms Jocelyn and Ms Betsy are proud of you!

Esther

Rokam

William

Max

Mali

Matteo

Jaxon

Jayden

Little ExplorersAfternoon Program

Little Explorers Afternoon Program is a mixed age group experience driven program for the Early Education Centre. Each educator runs an interest session where children have the opportunity to engage in fun activities that promote social, emotional and language skills.

Little Green Fingers

Gardening with Ms Monica has been so much fun. This year there were a variety of activities as we explored types of seeds, and how plants flourish into flowers. We went on a leaf pattern hunt and made a leaf collage. We experimented with different gardening tools and studied the life cycle of a plant. We even planted our very own snow beans and cabbage.

Get up and Go!

Ms Jocelen ran the ‘Get up and Go’ afternoon program. We had a mix of structured and unstructured games, One of the children’s favorites were Obstacle courses in the secret garden, parachute games, duck duck goose and Yoga.

Little Chefs

Move over Gordon Ramsey, There was lots of pouring, sprinkling, mixing, measuring, and chopping in the classroom. The children were excited knowing what they do in their everyday play became a reality in class. We made fairy bread, toasties, fruit kebabs, pancakes, cookies, simboro, Spaghetti bolognaise. Moments in the kitchen are filled with sensoryrich experiences that enable children to explore and develop their mathematical, science, and literacy and comprehension skills – all of which are crucial in their educational journey.

Curious Minds

The S.T.E.A.M program was designed to spark children’s inquisitive minds. There were a range of science experiments, engineering through construction play using lego, blocks and straws and creative arts using clay and painting and other tactile materials.

Musical Beats

We sung, we hummed and we danced and we wiggled. Music and Movement with Ms Sophie has been a fun activity each week with the children engaging in musical chairs, singing nursery rhymes to dancing to one of their favorites ‘hokey pokey’ and’ the floor is lava’.

Foundation

We have come out of a challenging year we so much learning and resilience as we looked for and found opportunities for learning and growth. We could not have done it without the amazing support from our parents and families “Thank you”. To all our educators and the school, we say “Thank you”. Most importantly the amazing Foundation students “Well done! On completing your first year of formal schooling”. Now you have done 1,2,3,4,5 and 6, with all our memories you can be six for ever and ever!

Now We Are Six

by A. A. Milne

When I was One, I had just begun.

When I was Two, I was nearly new.

When I was Three I was hardly me.

When I was Four, I was not much more.

When I was Five, I was just alive.

But now I am Six, I’m as clever as clever, So I think I’ll be six now for ever and ever.

Our year in review

I asked the class to answer some questions about the year they had in 1/2S, what a fabulous year it was! You taught Mrs August, Miss Tumai and I to be flexible and adaptable when things got tough. Everyone in this room is courageous, hilarious, talented, motivated and we are truly thankful for everyday that we got to spend with you. You CAN do hard things, you CAN and you will if you believe in yourself.

Room 14

This is us!

We wonder like curious seagulls

We read like falcons with glasses

We write like new artists

We’re brave like titanium lions

We calculate like excited robots

We solve problems like smart gorillas

We keep trying like cubs learning to roar

We’re kind like mumma lions We learn like middle-aged sloths We care like the bestest of friends

We dance like hopping kangaroos

We save the world like superheroes

Written by 1-2 Jales

Room 13

2022 was a fantastic year of learning, growth and fun in 3/4M despite some unexpected challenges and surprises. The class started the year with the amazing Mrs. Cornish as their teacher while Ms. Maguire waited to board a plane to Vanuatu and join the class at PVIS. Unfortunately, only three days after Ms. Maguire arrived in person we began online learning for the remainder of the term. PVIS@Home was hard at times, but it was fun to meet together each morning and build relationships through our screens.

Thankfully in Term 2 we excitedly came back to the classroom to participate in face-to-face learning and see each other again. As the year progressed our class participated in a variety of activities and events and the students continued to build their knowledge and skills across all areas of the curriculum. We wrote letters to students from other schools and information texts about celebrations, learnt how to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers that we didn’t think we could, conducted experiments to understand how different objects are affected by force and motion and joyfully read class novels together. It was great to see the students thrive, learn and achieve!

Room 13

Room 12

When 2022 began, we were full of hopes and dreams. Settling in, making friends and learning lots of things.

Then March rolled round, and Covid came, our classroom moved online

We connected via Google Meet, it was tough, but we survived!

Back to class in Term 2, and nothing was the same.

The 1-meter rule was how we had to play the game!

Teacher with her ruler, sanitiser at the door.

Slowly we could reconnect and shift our desks once more.

Despite all the challenges we’ve covered lots of ground, Working hard and having fun, you really should be proud!

In Reading we explored new lands through the words of Enid Blyton, And Rowan showed us courage in the face of things that frighten.

We’ve investigated numbers in so many different ways, Split them apart, build them back up - don’t forget Fractions Fridays!

We’ve learned about tectonic plates and celebrations round the world And bumped up our writing using adjectives and wow words.

And it’s not all academics, we’ve done plenty else too, Athletics, Independence, Book Week just to name a few. You are all amazingly special, a truly awesome team.

Good Luck to you all in 2023!

Room 12

Room 11

2022 has been a year full of different ways to learn!

We started the year with a whole new class where we got to learn from new classmates. We began exploring different characters in our class novel Holes and exploring different themes and ideas when writing Narratives. But then, as a class, we had to learn a whole new way of learning when we shifted to PVIS@home. And what an amazing job our class did learning a new way of doing things. We learnt how to use different technologies to access learning like conquering math challenges online, navigating online meetings and seesaw activities all the while connecting and learning even more about our new classmates by celebrating each others hobbies and interests during our Google Meets catch ups. Most outstandingly, our Grade 6 students even learnt how to collaborate, create and lead PVIS’s first online whole Primary School assembly.

When we returned, we further developed how to develop working in groups through problem solving Rube Goldberg Machines and created sharednarratives and explored conjectures in inquiry math problems. And as the year unfolded our class continued to learn new ways of learning skills and information; we interpreted graphs to understand import and exports in Vanuatu, visited ABM to see the behind the scenes work of a local business, explored our emotions in poetry and continue to strive to do our very best in Maths Pathways. Even in Term 4 we have learnt to dance and swim!! 2022 has been full of many different surprises and challenges and it is an honour to have watched Room 11 thrive and shine in all the ways we have learnt to learn.

Swimming

Room 10

Timid days at the start

Rapid beating of our heart Stuck in grey clouds, no way out

Only to find; there was nothing to worry about Teachers were so kind Wanting only to expand our mind...

Lockdown over; all systems go Book week allowed us to put on a show

Athletics carnival was a blast I ran with my best friends in the class

So many memories we have made Silly songs and crazy friends Does it really have to end?

An excursion deep into Au Bon Marche

Where we learnt how big people play The concert is always so exciting The atmosphere is really inviting Another year over....it is bittersweet 2023 will bring new friends to greet

Compilation by Year 5/6

Mrs Jackson and Mrs Cornish

Room 10

Peer Support Primary

The Peer Support Australia program is run at PVIS as part of the Yumi Strong framework for wellbeing. The program creates a fun and engaging environment that builds connections between students across the Primary school, addressing issues such as relationships, self-image and bullying. It creates and promotes a safe and positive environment for learning across the whole school and is led and owned by students.

The Year 6 leaders were involved in a 2-day training to support them in developing leadership skills required to run the program and the Living Positively module. This module gave students the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to identify their individual strengths and maintain a positive outlook on life. It also provides opportunities for students to identify which areas of life represent their strengths and how they use these strengths to feel happier and more fulfilled.

Each Wednesday for eight consecutive weeks, the leaders worked in pairs to run half an hour session with students across Foundation to Year 5. These sessions are planned for each week with the support of the Teachers in Primary School. In their last week, their celebrated with a special treat and awarded certificates to each member of their group for their participation.

Year 7

In year 7 we’ve experienced and explored new things such as different classes, teachers and new ways of learning. It’s been great being together again as a class. Some highlights of this year have been, cooking crepes in French, Athletics Day, IHA and eating the crepes.

We started the year with our own computers, learning how to use Math Pathways, google classroom, and digital art. As it turned out these skills helped during home learning in lockdown.

PVIS@Home had its own challenges but the Assembly and IHA challenges helped keep us entertained.

During the year we have had access to the science lab. We all gained our Bunsen burners licence and had great fun completing a range of experiments. We learnt different ways of separating solutions using filtering.

We have had a year of discovery, we learnt about ancient civilisations, historical events and how these events have impacted on our lives today. Dressing up, making pinch pots and duologues were the highlights of art. While poetry, speeches and Wonder held our interest over the year for English.

We would like to thank all of our teachers for a great start to our first year of high school.

Year 8

2022 was yet another fantastic year for our class. Our second year of secondary schooling meant harder work and multiple obstacles here and there, but the Year 8s toughened up, and faced the challenges head-on, all while enjoying themselves. Term 1 and 2 were a little different due to home learning and Covid restrictions but we still participated in many enjoyable activities. During online learning we experimented with creating digital artworks and made digital mosaics and face portraits. A highlight for many in term 2, was the Public Speaking event, even though the speeches were filmed and recorded digitally for the first time. Term 3 soon came along, and it was a busy term, filled with exciting events including: Athletics Day, Independence celebrations, Book Week, the Chalk Art

Competition, and Cricket Tournaments. Then there were the highlights from each of our subjects, including novel studies, art printing projects, and creative science projects on Body Systems. The Year 8 class even got the opportunity to create picture books for the little students of Years 1-2! Term 4 arrived, and was just as jam-packed as the previous terms and provided so many engaging experiences from learning poetry with Ms Verbeke, making murals in art, working on the class dance for the End of Year Concert, to those little parts of each day, like enjoying the morning teas and breaktimes. 2022 has been a year to remember and we cannot wait for what next year brings!

Vepaiamele Trief - Year 8

Year 9

This year has been unpredictable for our Year 9 class. At the start of the year, we had a lockdown. It was an experience. It had everything from background noise to potatoes? At the start of term 2 we were allowed back at school, but with heavy restrictions. Masks were worn, and if anyone from your class had covid, everyone had to quarantine.

Unfortunately, that never happened to us. Finally, in the second semester, everything went back to normal. Our class has built up many friendships with many different nationalities for many years to come.

James Rint - Year 9

Year 10

2022 marked the entrance into senior secondary for our year 10 class. It has been a year of many challenges, changes and opportunities. We were challenged by COVID, isolation and the introduction of new and stimulating topics and subjects like 10A Maths and PLP to prepare us for SACE in years 11 and 12. It was a year of changes in dealing with new protocols, having a new classroom in the former library and new teachers. It was a year of opportunities with the experience of

work placement and the management of our online learning. We came together as a class to capture the beautiful tapa designs of Erromango for Independence and while not everyone participated, we decided to be the students of Hogwarts for Book Week. As we end this academic year, we look forward to the new challenges, changes and opportunities that SACE will offer in 2023 and hope to make the most of our years as seniors of PVIS.

Year 11

Being in year 11 this year was an.. experience. We started the year off strong, the borders closed, Vila still in our own little bubble. Then that bubble burst, and we were thrown into lockdown. It threw a lot of people off but once we started coming back to school, we settled back in. Year 11 was the first year of us being in senior secondary, so it was a change. It’s weird because a lot of events are our “second last”, so it’s this funny feeling that we’re almost done, even though we’ve got our biggest year ahead of us. I don’t know that next year, our class will be savoring all the little events. If you thought we took pictures this year, you aren’t ready for the class of 2023.

Year 12

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2022. As a whole, we should all be very proud of our accomplishments this year. We have persevered through challenging times and become stronger because of it. We work together as a team, no, a family and I am sure I speak for everyone when I say I am so excited to see the amazing people we will all become. When considering what highlights from this year to include in the magazine, the first things that came to mind were athletics day, book week and so on, but really what was most enjoyable was chatting during study periods, lunch time over the road, and our daily year 12 vlogs. Thank you for your kindness and positivity.

- Amelia Pardoe

IHA

IHA has been the best way to end each week! Years 7-10 have battled it out on the sports field to determine whether Elo, Nakabu or Vanua are the house team on top! We were supported by Vanuatu Cricket with some training sessions at Korman Oval. We have pinpointed our best shooters and kickers with the golden child game, and we have used sinister decoys in an attempt to capture the flag. The most loved sport for 2022 has to be volleyball!

IHA fun!

English

English as a subject continues to offer students the opportunity to critically interact with and manipulate text structures and conventions and allow them to make meaning of the world around them. Despite the challenges encountered this year, students from years 7-10 interacted with novels, poems, short stories, and films to capture the importance of text structures and language features in comprehending the themes and impact on audiences. In Year 11 and 12 SACE English, students engaged in critical discourse when responding to, analyzing, and creating a range of texts. Students learned the value of their words and their ability to use these words effectively as they manipulate the various text conventions to have an impact on their audience. This is the real power of language, and PVIS continues to produce a caliber of students that understand this as demonstrated in the multimodal persuasive speeches created this year.

Mathematics

Students have continued to work hard in Mathematics in 2022 at PVIS, despite all the challenges COVID had to offer. Maths continued without a blip for many, despite having to learn remotely. All students should be commended for their dedication and commitment to their personal learning during this time. We were very fortunate to have Mr Doyle lead the way and Ms Waitai to step up and join the team to further establish the Math Pathways Program. This year it was rolled out from grades 5 to year 9, with Ms Bailey, Ms Bury and Ms Cornish all joining the teaching crew. Students

continue to thrive in this new targeted approach with many engaging in content beyond their grade/year level. We are very appreciative of the work of Ms Kairy, Ms Carlene, Mr Tari, Ms Shem and Mr Lal, for all their individual guidance and small group teaching. They have brought the program to life in our school. Meanwhile, our senior students have managed to navigate the full SACE Mathematics Program. This is largely due to the commitment of their teachers. In particular thanks to Ms. Mentha, who managed to deliver much of her program remotely throughout the year.

Science

Science has been exciting to learn this year at PVIS. Students have enjoyed practical activities in the laboratory as well as exploring science in the local area. In Biology, students learned about cells, body systems, diseases, and the environment. In Chemistry students explored matter, the structure of atoms, chemical

reactions, and the periodic table, with lots of hands-on activities in the laboratory. Physics saw students learning about energy and motion. Senior students have put in a great effort to complete all their coursework facing the challenges of remote learning, with many looking to pursue science further in the future.

HASS

In HASS, Year 8 have been studying the effects of water on our natural environment. We created poetry/raps using “water” words.

Water

Crashing onto shore Colossal merciless waves Control has vanished

Whether hot or cold Potential damage exists Her force shall persist

Soil is transported Mountains become distorted Earth relocated

Yet Nature forgives For even with her blemishes Beauty and Majesty lives

The same merciless waves The one who misbehaves Have formed your beaches

The wonders of you The beauty within Nature Would not be for her riches

We must all applaud her For the powerful arts she can offer We must all thank Water.

- Haruka Shing, Year 8

Arts

Visual Arts has been a blast this year! Year 7 students have explored self-portraits, realistic coloured pencil drawing, pottery and papermache shoes. Year 8 have learned about digital drawing, ceramics and printmaking. Year 9 and 10 art elective students worked on painting monochromatic landscapes, slab pots, graphic design and filmmaking. Year 11 and 12 SACE students have each followed their passions and interests from digital modelling, watercolour painting, model making, lino printing, crochet and realistic portraits.

Creative Arts

Yumi Strong

In 2022 we continued to deliver Yumi Strong, our school-wide program designed to support students to be the best they can be at school, at home and in their future endeavours. This year, Years 7, 8 and 9 focused on: the importance of mental health, developing emotional literacy, connecting with the new PVIS values (excellence, respect, curiosity, courage and equity), positive coping strategies and developing healthy and respectful relationships. Year 9 students also undertook Peer Support Leadership Training, in preparation for their role as mentors to Year 7 students in 2023. Every young person has the potential to become a good leader, though this potential needs to be developed. Engaging in the process of leadership training provided Year 9 students with the opportunity to learn and practise the skills of leadership, and we are excited to welcome to them into their new roles in 2023. We also look forward to continuing to deliver Yumi Strong Program so we all have the best opportunity to promote social and emotional well-being, to foster authentic connections, to positively impact our school community and to provide experiences that ensure the development of leaders for the future. See you next year!

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In 2022 we continued to deliver Yumi Strong, our schoolwide program designed to support students to be the best they can be at school, at home and in their future endeavours. This year, Years 7, 8 and 9 focused on: the importance of mental health, developing emotional literacy, connecting with the new PVIS values (excellence, respect, curiosity, courage and equity), positive coping strategies and developing healthy and respectful relationships. Year 9 students also undertook Peer Support Leadership Training, in preparation for their role as mentors to Year 7 students in 2023. Every young person has the potential to become a good leader, though this potential needs to be developed. Engaging in the process of leadership training provided Year 9 students with the opportunity to learn and practise the skills of leadership, and we are excited to welcome to them into their new roles in 2023. We also look forward to continuing to deliver Yumi Strong Program so we all have the best opportunity to promote social and emotional well-being, to foster authentic connections, to positively impact our school community and to provide experiences that ensure the development of leaders for the future. See you next year!

Where I see myself in 10 years…

Dennison starting my own business, or a police officer.

James a member of the UK SAS.

Haruka Studying and dancing in eastern Asia. Living hardworkingaand happy life with big dreams.

Andrina trying to achieve my goals. Still reading comics!

Nispriha working towards a PhD in economics or science.

Bradley playing soccer Vanuatu.for Oliver working in a law firm.

Eva travelling the world before settling in Korea, Japan or China.

Gabrielle financially independent, living on my own and working as an architect. Happy with my life.

Luka in my playingroomvideo games.

Jeremy

Dylan

Vepaia happy with my life choices and content with where I am. Studying for a Masters or PhD.

Tina at a TNT concert!

Daniel

LydiaNO idea, actually too choosemanyideas from! Maybe an actress or artist?

Lanah Living in Fiji, working as a lawyer and trying to live my best life.

–running a carpentry business with my own crew.

Chloe swimming competitively, studying engineering and still in touch with my friends from school.

studying in a different country about medicine and doctors.

living near the ocean in far northern NSW.

Layne playing professionalrugbyfortheAll Blacks, even though I’m South African 100%!

Holly Doing something in New Zealand or Japan or Korea. Eating chocolate.

Samantha in a theatre watching a musical or performing in a musical myself.

HPE

H.P.E........All I can say about it is that it is the source of happiness for Year 7. As soon as we see Miss Seagoe walking towards us with her whistle everyone is filled with joy. Although because of the lockdown we couldn’t do sports in term 1 and we missed Sport in term 2. Terms 3 and 4 were filled with exciting activities to keep students occupied at different times of the week. Term 3 was all about preparing for the biggest sporting event in P.V.I.S Athletics. From practicing shotput to jumping over 1.5m in the high jump we were all prepared for athletics. I would also like to congratulate Elo on winning the 2022 athletics carnival. Term 4 was filled with all our favourite sports starting with soccer just in time for the world cup. I would like to thank Miss Seagoe and Mr. Abby for providing us with multiple moments of joy and making our first year in high school fun and exciting and hope that this will continue until next year.

- Kailav Lal, Year 7

Health and Physical Education was an exhilarating subject for the Year 8 class this year. While the majority of Term 1 was spent in lockdown, meaning there were no HPE lessons involving sport, the next three terms definitely made up for the lost time. Happily teaching the Yr8 students in Term 2 was Ms Janetta. All the lessons were filled with laughter and all the students loved spending the lesson outside, playing sport and having fun. Each lesson was spent playing a different sport: volleyball, T-ball, dodgeball and cricket- just to name a few.

In terms 3 & 4, Year 8 had a new teacher: Ms Seagoe! These terms were greatly enjoyed since the class could enjoy restriction free lessons. A highlight of the HPE lessons were practising for Athletics Day, as well. Ms Seagoe made sure that every lesson had a completely new sport to be played, hardly ever the same one. Year 8 played sports they had never, or very rarely played at school, such as badminton and tennis. Skills such as catching, throwing, aiming, batting, kicking were learnt in each sport lesson, and the students also increased their positive sportsmanship towards their peers during games.

An enormous, “Thank You!” goes to Ms Janetta, Ms Seagoe and Mr Abby for teaching the Year 8’s HPE lessons this year, we all enjoyed it immensely.

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In the first semester of 2022 for the year 9 class, things were rough sometimes, especially with covid around and having students do online classes for the first two months in term 1. The whole class had barely done any sports, even in term 2 when we came back to school, there were lots of strict regulations for covid protocols, and we were not allowed to do any sport. In Term 3 we were allowed to have PE. This was fun for us in year 9. In term 3 we prepared for the Athletics Carnival. So, we practiced our high jumps and long jumps, shot put, running relays and all the other athletic skills. We also played basketball, volleyball, soccer, tag football, tee ball, badminton and many more games.

Jimmy Nguyen, Year 9

Commerce and Business

Commerce and Business provides the knowledge, understanding, skills and values that form the foundation on which to make sound decisions about consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment issues. It develops an understanding of commercial and legal processes and competencies for personal consumer and professional business management.

For the Year 9/10 elective course, Commerce students learned how to establish a personal household budget using real data and spreadsheet software. They also developed a fully costed international travel itinerary for a hypothetical client and created a ‘Delicious Delights’ marketing campaign for sales of products in the Cooking and Design class. Students also enjoyed the opportunity to visit a number of Port Vila businesses.

Senior Business students learn to both design a business from scratch and transform an existing business based on an identified business

problem or need. They use industrystandard design and information gathering tools to develop their ideas and then present their work in a comprehensive business plan. With a course focus on emerging technology, students appreciated the generous time given to them by VBL Media.

Senior Economics students are provided with the tools to diagnose world economies and make predictions about resource allocations affecting households, governments and businesses. A highlight of the course this year was a visit to the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu where students gained valuable insights into local fiscal and monetary policies.

Drama encourages students to explore different roles, situations and characters. Students learn to adjust their voice, and use gestures and facial expressions.

Year 8 began the year with a class play, ‘Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations’ that was sadly interrupted by Covid lockdown.

DramaYear 7 worked in pairs to rehearse and present duologues. Ennio’s character was wrapped up in egg cartons, Tyrone and Auguste choreographed a fight scene, Grace and Simona played a beauty pageant scene and Kailav and Benjamin performed a funny teacher and student script.

Year 10 elective drama has been a small ensemble class which has enabled them to explore scripts with small casts. Students performed a melodrama comedy “Her Heart Belongs to Heartburn,” which required exaggerated movements and expressions. Holly and Jada were the main characters, two mean sisters trying to swindle their kind stepsister out of her inheritance. Jacky played the sinister sheriff and Keanu played the hero. Students also performed excerpts from the play “Dags” with Holly playing the main character throughout all the scenes.

Bertrand Letlet in year 12 performed two Shakespearean monologues from Macbeth for Stage 2 Creative Arts. He performed ‘Is this a Dagger I see before me?’ and ‘If it were done when tis done.’

Workplace Practices

Workplace Practices allows students to develop knowledge, skills, and understanding of the nature, type and structure of the workplace. In this class they learn about the value of unpaid work to society, future trends in the world of work, workers’ rights and responsibilities and career planning. Some of the class’s highlights from the year were the excursion to the Public Services Careers Expo at The Convention Centre, visit to USP’s Open Day, and 1-week placement at workplaces. All these especially the work placement, where students undertook a work-placements at a company, enabled students to undertake learning in the workplace and develop and reflect on their capabilities, interests, and aspirations. We had students working abroad in Fiji and Solomons Islands, and of course in Vanuatu. A highlight for the students in class was working during class time in and around the school, this mainly was students working as teachers’ aides in Math and Sports classes. This was a great opportunity for students

to give back to the student body and more closely collaborate and work alongside teachers. It allowed students to build upon their communication, organizational, teamwork and collaboration skills getting them ready for the working world!

Cooking and Design

This year’s objective was to use and reuse materials and ingredients that we can easily get with minimal costs. By reusing materials like glass jars and bottles we are also helping save the planet.

In Design, we used recycled material to design and make a washable face mask to help with our covid restrictions.

Students in Years 9 and 10 carefully handstitched different types of masks.

The Year 9 and 10 elective cooking class, worked with the Commerce and Business elective to make and sell their homemade treats. They used local produce like, lemon, basil, and cocoa to produce Jams, chocolate, lemon curd and lemon syrup.

During Term 3, the cooking class went to visit Gaston Chocolat and Active and learnt about how cocoa is farmed in Vanuatu. Students learnt how cococa seeds are harvested and the process to make chocolate. The best part of the trip was taste testing the products.

Graduation

Graduation 2021

Graduation 2021

Graduation 2021

Graduation 2021

memories

In our 30th Year Anniversary at PVIS, we wanted to look back at some of the amazing memories we have of Port Vila International School across the years.

30 years of memories

30 years of memories

30 years of memories

30 years of memories

30 years of memories

30 years of memories

30 years of memories

30 years of memories

30 years of memories

30 years of memories

30 years of memories

30 years of memories

30 years of memories

30 years of memories

30 years of memories

Class Photos 2022