PVIS Yearbook 2020

School Magazine, 2020

Contents Principal's Message From the Board Year 12 Graduation Assembly EEC - Little Learners EEC - Pikininis Foundation Year 1/2S Year 1/2G Junior Primary Syndicate Year 3/4W Year 3/4C Year 5/6K Year 5/6B Upper Primary Syndicate English as an Additional Language French French Day After School Activities Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 English Mathematics Science HASS Art Design and Technology Health and Physical Education Marine Studies Environmental Studies Outdoor Education Media Studies and Drama

Book Week Simultaneous Storytime Athletics Carnival Cross Country Public Speaking ANZAC Day Taf Tumas and YUMI40!

Student Leaders Year 12 Graduation Dinner Staff Photos Staff Farewells Class Photos

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Principal's Message Dear PVIS Community, This is my first yearbook report as Principal of the PVIS. I started here in January, and it is almost cliched to say "what a year it has been!" Despite the year that it has been, I am very confident that the school is better and stronger.

It has been a year that has changed so much for so many. It has changed the way we view social connection, the way we work, our view of health, the environment, race, economics, politics and travel. It has changed our society in ways we did not expect and could not have fully anticipated.

This year has affirmed that we have a lot to be optimistic about for next year, and for the future of the school.

Throughout the 2010s there was much criticism of schooling – that it was 'broken', factory-like and based on impersonal and inefficient care of students. It was, sadly, deficit-focused. In some respects it was the necessary wake up call that deep reflection was needed, and change must happen. It did, and there is much more needed.

However, I consider 2020 as a year, where worldwide we were reawoken to the positives and the integral role that schools and teachers play in society. For PVIS, our closure was short and a long time ago, but I trust it will be remembered as a lasting lesson for all. That first day back with students was a highlight of my career, as it was for our staff. Schools are not simply sites of teaching and learning – they bring strength, connection, fun and relationships for young people, and families at large. They are special places.

The leadership themes that emerged for me, and other school leaders, were:

I had the opportunity to connect with a number of other school principals online in September to share our stories of what it was to be the 'Principal Class of 2020'. All of us had been thrown in the deep end of school leadership while managing the pressures of Covid and their consequent impacts.

In Vanuatu, we are fortunate that the direct impact of health consequences has not been felt by many.

Instead, it is complex second-order consequences that are financial, emotional and psychological extreme for many.

Resilience – the ability to function throughout sustained discomfort and uncertainty for oneself and others. Being resilient for families, peers and others who are struggling.

Managing physical energy – of self and others – and the importance of looking after staff wellbeing Communication – recognising its importance for the school community while encountering inconsistency and delay in official notifications

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Community – upholding purpose and values to build and sustain staff, students and families Emotional intelligence – applied in decision making and sustained through self-reflection Maintaining perspective and sustaining optimism Moving forward – generating hope from the 'silver linings' and capitalising on opportunities to 'reset'.

I would like to especially acknowledge the senior staff who I have worked closely alongside in some very trying times this year and thank them also for the optimism, candour and commitment to professionalism and the students of PVIS – Rachel Woodley-Higgins, Joshua Stewart, Kelli Reeves and Vicki Twyford.

I trust that these themes may resonate for you also, in the roles you have in the community and at work. It is likely that this will be regarded as a year that our collective leadership and capacity evolved the most.

We do have challenges ahead, but we very remain grateful for what we have not had to endure this year.

I finish with thanks to the PVIS Board for their support, guidance and strength this year. I thank the school community as a whole for their support and trust in me and look forward together to another great year for PVIS in 2021.

Central to the school's success this year is our remarkable teaching and support staff. Across all areas of the school, we are blessed with a diverse and committed team who have the students at the centre of their work at all times. They have endured much hardship, change and uncertainty and have been challenged to work in ways they never have before, transforming themselves into the types of teachers that the students needed at that particular time. More than I have ever seen at any time in my education careers, our staff dealt with change in all formats reshuffles, redesign, digitallearning, new staff and some hard farewells in trying times. I celebrate our whole staff team for their 'silent' work and leadership – the times they stepped in and did someone else's job, brought calm, patience and forgiveness when others were fragile, put their egos aside, surfaced a creative solution – anything to help others for the greater good.

David Armstrong Principal Port Vila International School

As is the way here, we sadly farewell staff as they return to families or other opportunities outside of Vanuatu. Earlier in the year we said goodbye to Kristy Innes and Vicki Twyford, while at the end of the year we farewell Adam and Kelli Reeves, Margaret and Peter Lock, Kim Rogers and Bree Lipinksi.

They have all left a legacy at the school and with the students they served, and we thank and wish them all the best. With departures comes new energy and individuals and we all look forward to the incoming staff in early 2021.

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From the Board 2020 – A year like no other, one which tested our resilience, compassion, and commitment. A year that tested us as a school, a community, and a country. This new Covid-19 world we all now live in will continue to demand our adaptability and resolve. While this year bought about unprecedented events, with a new Principal and Assistant Principal at the helm we rallied together to discover new ways of ensuring our students could continue their learning journeys.

We have seen more disruption than ever this year with Covid-19 and the State of Emergency impacting Terms 1 and 2 and the loss of teaching staff due to border closures and personal circumstances demanding greater cooperation and flexibility among our teachers. Our teaching and support staff have been instrumental this year in ensuring PVIS could continue our core Mission. They have truly gone above and beyond and deserve our gratitude and acknowledgment for their hard work and contributions.

This year the Board has focused on welcoming and supporting David Armstrong as he took on the role of Principal. New to Vanuatu, he worked diligently to unite his new teaching and support teams and learn the nuances of leading an independent multicultural school in Vanuatu. PVIS also welcomed many new teachers and families. Also new to PVIS this year were the new models of composite classes in primary which saw split year classes and more teaching collaboration. These have worked well with students and teachers feeling positive about the changes.

Vanuatu’s Yumi 40 Anniversary celebrations in July saw PVIS celebrate the country’s 40th year of independence with the entire nation. The unplanned and additional time off school saw our ever hard-working and accommodating PVIS staff re-adjust the term schedules after the extended public holiday break.

Our new Board was voted in July which saw five new members join who each bring different perspectives, ideas, and energies. We have continued the excellent work of the previous Board to drive improvements through our school in alignment with our School’s Strategic Plan 2018-2021. Another focus for the Board, particularly in the latter half of the year was to improve our community engagement through inviting participation in subcommittees, attendance at fundraisers, activities and improved communication with parents and caregivers.

This year we celebrated our second ever graduating Year 12 class who each leave with the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) and an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) – our Graduating Class of 2020. PVIS is extremely proud to have nurtured and developed 21 graduates who now embark on their next journeys. Good luck graduates!

2020 forced PVIS to grow and develop. It has highlighted areas for us to strengthen but also amplified the strengths and values we have embedded in our community.

We look forward to taking all we have learnt into 2021 and becoming a better and stronger school and community. We wish everyone a safe and joyous Christmas 2020. For those leaving PVIS, teachers, students, and families, we wish you safe travels and all the very best for the future. For the rest of us, we look forward to seeing you all in the new year – bring on 2021!

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Class of 2020 Graduation October 30th 2020

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EEC - Little Learners It’s been a wonderful year for our Little Learners, growing up before our very eyes! They’ve adjusted beautifully to having two teachers (Ms Vanessa for Terms 1 and 2, and Ms Christine for Terms 3 and 4) and have learned about so many things. From bugs and food to seasons and transportation and beyond. Our amazing Little Learners have developed their language, learned to climb and gain confidence, and established beautiful learning routines readying themselves for Pikininis next year. We have an amazing crew of teaching assistants helping these little children grow up to be independent, strong, smart and curious learners, so a special shout out to my inspiring co-educators Ms Betsy and Ms Sophie, both of whom I have leaned on considerably during my foray into early childhood education! We are so proud of all of our wonderful Little Learners! Congratulations on starting your school journey, we know you are ready for Pikininis next year! - Christine Pobke

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The Term 1 Team: Ms Kristy, Ms Vanessa, Ms Betsy, Ms Essie, Ms Betty, Ms Bree, Ms Monica and Ms Esther

A very special baby shower for the fabulous Ms Betty! Mrs Obed came to help celebrate the arrival of her pending newest granddaughter!

MS Sophie, Ms Essie, Ms Betsy and Ms Monica

Riley and Elsa working hard on making wonderful playdough creations

Singing and music in Little Learners is always a must!

The EEC tug of war competition!

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Arturas: My favourite food is peanut butter.

Camille: My favourite food is chocolate.

Cici: When I grow up I want to be a policeman.

Elsa: One thing that makes me happy is painting.

Evelyn: My favourite thing at home are my bookshelves.

Felicity: When I grow up I want to be a doctor.

Hillary: One thing I am good at is talking.

Joshua: When I grow up I want to be a daddy.

KyRangi: One thing that makes me happy is Spiderman.

Lily: My favourite toy is my daddy.

Louisa: My favourite food is apples.

Monica: One thing I am good at is playing outside.

Nadia: My favourite thing at home is my cat named Kala.

Nouio: One thing that makes me happy is a chocolate breakka.

Olive: If I was a superhero, my superpower would be being evil.

Pauline: My favourite food is sausage.

Riley: If I was a superhero, my superpower would be to be Ironman.

Saoirse: When I grow up I want to be a shopkeeper.

Sunshine: My favourite food is oranges.

Vai’ana: My favourite food is cake.

Yuma: My favourite fruit is bread.

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EEC - Pikininis The Pikinini Teachers are thankful for…

The way Anastasia plan’s when it comes to creating on the making table How Emilia stands up for herself The way Jules loves to learn The way Aurimas can crawl under tables and find toys we lost weeks ago How brave Ellie has become to use her voice How Oliver can put three letters together to sound a word Bodhi’s creations using items from the recycling bin The way Jack takes care of others when they are lonely or hurt How much Felix loves being the wise owl Ellen’s interest and growth in her alphabet Maggie for her outrageous hair-do’s James and his witty sense of humor The way Frederick’s face lights up when he can rhyme How Louis can find a quiet spot and read The way Love Love makes cookie playdough with pebbles and shells Charlie for always wanting to help with classroom duties The way Daniel proudly displays his Lego building creations in class For Raylen’s sweet smile Ling Shan reminding us when it’s a sunny day we need to wear a hat Jaylene’s sweet hugs in the mornings How good Mistie is at acting Olivia’s detailed drawings The way Marjoreece can start and finish a tricky puzzle Vicky’s love for the tire swing Neisha’s drawings and writing The way Markus can make sure the classroom is tidy

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Foundation What a big year it has been for our Foundation classroom! What started as a new and exciting experience in the ‘big school’, quickly took an unexpected turn with the forced closure and shift to PVIS@Home learning. This was a challenging time for teachers, students and parents alike, so Mr Tari, Miss Samuel and myself were thrilled to be reunited with the students again and we didn’t waste any time getting stuck back into new challenges and investigations.

Our students have been on quite a journey this year. We celebrated Chinese New Year with a parade and trampoline fireworks, we opened a Teddy Bear Hotel and took our teddies on excursions around the school. With a heavy heart we bid farewell to Miss Vicki, Akira, Archie, Ila and Leo, then moved across to our exciting new classroom – ‘The Flower House’ in Term 3.

Our trip to the Vanuatu Post Office and The Reef Zoological was the first time we had been on a class excursion together and we were blessed to welcome Mrs Jackson and Miss Jaz to help with our learning. We used our incredible imaginations to build boats, animal shelters, houses and spaceships, as well as learning how to swim and showing off our amazing costumes during Book Week.

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Year 1/2 S Some of our highlights this year.

In Term 2 Year 1/2 classes held a garden café where students used ‘play money’ they had saved during the term from completing challenges to buy a treat for their parents. Students sold their plants from their gardening classes to parents and families. The money they raised was used to buy more gardening tools. Without our usual assembly to end the term, this was a great opportunity for students to share their learning with their families.

Our ‘Show Case’ in Term 3 was also another highlight this year. Students used the experience and knowledge from visiting the National Library exhibition and the National Museum to set up their own exhibition. Each group selected a school event that was important to them. They created a poster and presented their research of the past in a recorded video to show how this event has changed over time and why it is important to continue this tradition. During this learning some students interviewed students in Year 11 and12, Mr Aby and Mrs Shem to find out what PVIS was like in the past.

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Year 1/2G What I am is…

Special! The Year 1/2G class have certainly been a special class this year. It has been inspiring to see the friendships form between the Year One and Year Two students in our first composite classes. We are very proud of these Year Two students who have taken on the challenge of mentoring, guiding and being positive examples to their Year One friends.

Over the year the students have been challenged to become independent learners as they are beginning to take on more responsibility for their goals. Students are questioning, researching and reflecting on their learning as they gain new information and knowledge. Through group work students are learning from each other and how to work with others too.

As the words in our theme song say; 'Oh, I’m a keep my head up high Keep on reaching high Never gonna quit I’ll keep getting stronger And nothing’s gonna bring me down Never gonna stop, gotta go Because I know I’ll keep getting stronger’ Year 1/2G, thank you for being who you are and creating such a memorable year of fun and learning!

Mrs Greenwell & Mrs Obed

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Junior Primary Syndicate Activities In Term 1 we came together during syndicate activities in our house groups Nakabu, Vanua and Elo. As a team, students participated in Music with Mr Mac and Mr Tari, Drama with Mrs. Greenwell and Mrs. Melteres, and Gardening with Mrs. Shouldice, Mrs. Samuel and Mrs. Obed.

One of our biggest highlights this year was working with Year 5 and 6 buddies to build relationships within the school community. The Year 6 class worked with Foundation students in rotating Maths activities such as scavenger hunts, dice roll and draw, subtraction smash (with playdough) and pattern building. Year 1 and 2 worked with Year 5 buddies to extend their ICT skills, craft activities such as sewing and preparing for French day. Students really enjoyed connecting with someone outside their classroom environment that they could see during play times.

In Term 4 we had swimming with Ms. Busi. This was quite exciting for Foundation students as it was their first time swimming together as a class. For some it was their very first experience learning how to swim! The occasional misplacing of goggles, socks or even a flip flop were never enough to dampen their spirits each Friday morning. We loved singing in the bus on the way to swimming. Students improve their skills as well as their confidence in their swimming.

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Year 3/4w Year 3/4w have had an exciting year with lots of events, dress-ups and learning. These are some of our favourite moments.

At the beginning of the year we made a class contract. On a paper pig tusk, we wrote our class rules that we had created together. We signed our names on the namele leaves to say that we agree to follow the rules for the rest of the year. We then added our art (colourful flowers) to make the contract look more attractive.

We had Pango School come and visit PVIS to look at our inquiry work. We had made pamphlets and video advertisements to show case the different countries we were learning about.

Our favourite memory is Syndicate Sport because we work together and play fair!

It’s not about winning or losing it’s just about having fun and trying new things.

This year we enjoyed when Mrs Shouldice, walked through our classroom just after lunch (during silent reading) and told us jokes to make us laugh.

Ms August taught us how to draw combinations of different things together on black paper. We used a white coloured pencil to make our designs. Ms August calls it our black and white art.

At the end of Term 1 the school went into lock-down and everyone had to learn from home. It was a challenge, but we got used to it.

Our favourite memory was when both of the Year 3/4 classes come together to sing.

Movement breaks like run the red carpet helped to us to exercise and gave us a well-deserved break from our learning. We loved it!

For inquiry we have presented our functional playgrounds which helped us learn about forces and motion. We made posters to explain the life cycle of bees and we learnt about the symbiotic relationships between two different types of animals.

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Year 3/4C

“Never stop learning; for when we stop learning, we stop growing.”

When school started in January 2020 no one would have guessed all the ups and downs this year would bring! The year was started with Miss J, who the students loved and were sad to see go at the end of term 2. Mrs. Cornish and Mrs. Rogers took the class on through the rest of the year.

Lucky for all of us Ms. Christella was a constant help throughout the year. Through it all we have all learned and grown in many ways.

WHAT DID YOU LEARN THIS YEAR? This year was incredible. One of my favourite things about it was learning about haikus. I think Haikus are the way I live. Here is a Haiku for you. School years are super. And I think this is the best.

Thanks for this great year. -Pippa Pobke I like reading ‘The Island of the Blue Dolphins.’ It is a story our class has been reading. It is a great book about a girl who lives in a village on an island all by herself. The book is based on a true story.

I really enjoy it. -Chloe Brugger Reading. It helps me calm down after play time. Reading can really help me learn and bring excitement to my brain. I like to read all types of books but not if they are really boring! I love reading and you should too! -Sasha Monteiro Having a friend is really nice because your friends can help you. I have these friends that are kind to me and even take care of me. -Anna Griffin This year my favorite project in Inquiry was studying geography. I like it because I found great interest in studying a different country that was very unknown to me. -India Ryle I enjoyed doing inquiry because we got to make our own beehive which was really fun. We made it out of cardboard and paddle pop sticks. We also got to bring in a real beehive. It was super fun!! Lachlan Yao This year has been so fun. I’ve made new friends, had new teachers, and learned new subjects. This term, in math, we have learned about area and perimeter. We have had many math tests on them.

-Kate Cornish Our class never gives up. We all work together and we never back down from a relay or a game.

We are the best class in PVIS! -Theo Jebb Reading is a good subject, especially reading ‘Island of the Blue Dolphins.’ Books help you grow and help you exercise your brain. -Simon Derousseau 29

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Year 5/6K What is your favorite thing about the 2020 school year?

Karishma – learning a lot of new things with Mrs. Kaboha and other teachers Lucy – Media Arts and having Mrs. Kaboha as a teacher Grace- Learning new things, running around the oval, syndicate sports, getting the best teacher Henley- Mrs. Kaboha is the best teacher Abigail- The sports Cadence- I loved integrated studies and coming up with a business Sacha- My new teacher and ERP Jaylah- I liked English, Maths, Integrated studies. I loved hanging out with my friends. But most of all I liked horse riding.

Samantha- Mrs. Kaboha Louis- Having Mrs. Kaboha, Corona holidays, and running laps often Layne- Getting the best teacher of the year—I don’t have to say her name Cameron- Mrs. Kaboha being a normal person Billy- My new teacher John- The best part was playing outside Bradley- Mrs. Kaboha (our new teacher) Lanah- Me and my classmates have been able to do many things throughout this wonderful school year.

My favourite memory was when we were just laughing around and having fun.

Jenny- End of year dance!

Ben- Design Tech with Mrs. Pobke Ziggy- Mrs. Kaboha (our new teacher) Holly- Everything Kamryn- Corona holidays and science with Mrs. Jackson Auguste- Science with Mrs. Jackson Dennison- I liked everything, like French and Mrs. Kaboha Vepaia- I liked everything; learning things, having fun…I can’t choose Jeremiah- HPE, Syndicate sport, Mrs. Kaboha Tina- Mrs. Kaboha

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Year 5/6 B 2020 has been a rollercoaster for all 5/6B students, we have overcome many challenges and have enjoyed lots of exciting events. We began by making friends in our new composite class, it was difficult, but it turned out to be a fabulous experience. In term one we worked hard learning about democracy and how to campaign for changes within the community. This was cut a little short by COVID 19 when we started PVIS@home learning, adapting very quickly to the new way of learning. When returning to school we really appreciated being able to be together and accomplished a lot. Some of the highlights of 2020 include: - planning and building our dream sustainable house with working circuits - fundraising for the year 6 graduation, hosting the family fun night - independently researching a range of topics to find the answer to many questions of inquiry - Mathematics challenges and revising skills challenging each other on prodigy - creating a business as a young entrepreneur - participating in a range of sporting events (cross country, athletics and cricket) - practising and preparing for the end of year performance The Year 6 students are excited to be moving to high school next year and Year 5 are ready and keen to take over as the leaders of primary school.

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English as an Additional Language At PVIS we are lucky to learn and share with students and staff from all over the world. Students who speak languages other than English as their first language are given the opportunity to learn standard English in order to access the curriculum and participate actively in learning. We acknowledge the significant effort, good humour and commitment our EAL learners make every day, as well as their wonderful contributions of language, culture and custom to our school community.

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Hi, my name is Pablo, I’m from the south of Brazil, an island called Florianopolis. When I first came here, I had plans to stay only for six months; but then COVID-19 spread all over the world including Brazil. So now I can’t go back, so I’ll finish the year here and maybe I must stay here for another year.

The other reason that I agreed to come here is because this is a huge opportunity for me, a chance for me to improve my English and meet new people. I had been studying in my school in Brazil for 9 years which is a good thing because I have never liked change. In my school in Brazil we don’t use computers, it’s all written by hand; we cannot choose our subjects and after year 8 we don’t have uniforms. The school here is a little bit more…formal; we all have uniforms and we can choose our subjects.

Hi, my name is Nini, I am 11 years old and I’m in year 5 also I come from China, I was 8 years old when I came to live in Vanuatu. In China, my sister and I lived with my grand-mother and grand-father. I am happy that I have come to Vanuatu because the weather is very good and the sea, the coconut trees, the fruit everything is very natural. At P.V.I.S all the teachers are very kind and also teach well.

And for now, it has been an amazing experience, I’ve met new people, my English is so much better right now and here we don’t have COVID-19 so I can surf and dive and basically do whatever I want outside my house. So, as a conclusion: This year was great, this school is awesome and when I come back to my country, I’m really going to miss everyone here.

Life in Port Vila is very different from the life in China because in China my sister and I were living in a boarding school and on Saturday and Sunday we lived with our grand-parents, but in Vanuatu there is no boarding school so we live with our mother and our fourth sister called Sunshine.

The homework in China is a pile like 6 books to do. But at PVIS most of the time there is no homework in a week, so I think there is a lot of different things in both of these schools.

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Hello, my name is Dai Shuming, I am a 15 year old boy. I am from XinJiang, China. The one question people ask me the most is why I came to Vanuatu?

There are many reasons but most importantly because study in China is too hard and exhausting. If you go to visit a Chinese school, you will find out that there are no students in the playground at break times. This is because all the students are in the classroom doing their class work. That last lesson just finished, next one is beginning.

Back home when I have to finished my homework I need to go to bed immediately, because it’s midnight already. I study like this hard just for one thing: exams. In China if your mark isn’t good, that’s means you are nothing. “Good” students almost never play with “bad” students. In my view, a good mark is not a student’s whole life. So, I came to Vanuatu.

P.V.I.S. is nothing like a Chinese school, studying here is so relaxed. We have long time for breaks and most of the homework is writing about your own opinion, not just repeating the answer again and again. The most thing I like at P.V.I.S. is you can choose which lessons you want to have. At home I have more free time to do other things. And students are so friendly to each other. I like to study at P.V.I.S.

Hi, my name is Susan Feng, I come from China and I am thirteen years old, now I am at school at PVIS and I’m in year seven. When I was in China, I went to a boarding school, at the school we wake up at five thirty am in the morning and we exercise and then have breakfast. We start class at seven thirty am. We finish study at ten thirty pm.

But at PVIS we don’t have to live at school and we finish school early at one forty pm. School in China is very different, we have a lot of homework and the maths is really hard. During the holidays, we don’t have time to play, because we have a lot of homework. But at PVIS maths is easy and the homework isn’t much.

I liked the school in China because there was music classes and I could study the piano and the violin. We also had art. The things I didn’t like at the school in China was there was too much homework.

I like PVIS because the homework is not too much and the maths is very easy. The things I don’t like in PVIS are the rules, I think the school rules are a little bit weird, but I like both schools because they all teach me a lot of things.

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My name is Antoine, I am 11 years old and I come from France. I came to Vanuatu in 2019. I came to PVIS this year. I am in year 5.

The difference between PVIS and the French School is that the teachers at PVIS are always here to help you with all your problems, whether they are school problems, problems at home or your homework. At the French school it is harder because in class you just have one teacher for 25 students. At PVIS , you have two people, one teacher and one assistant teacher.

And for new students if you don’t have very good English you have EAL lessons that help you to speak more English. At the French school you don’t have a uniform but at PVIS you have a uniform. At PVIS we have the Cross Country and Athletics Day and you are in a House team for the day..

Hi, my name is Tina, I’m 12 years old and I’m in year 6. I’m Chinese but I was born in Vanuatu. I went to China when I was 4 years old and I went to school there for 4 years. After that I came back to Vanuatu when I was 8 years old and started school at PVIS. School in China is very different from school here, but the only thing I want to talk about is the homework. In China most teachers set us plenty of homework in a day, but here it’s really good, the homework isn’t much. I like it here because the weather is really good and people are very nice and friendly.

I like PVIS more than Chinese school because the classrooms in China are really small and the classrooms at PVIS are pretty big. I feel like I have more freedom here than in China. The only I don’t like at PVIS is that I don’t like wearing hats during morning tea and lunch.

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This is Ivy in Year 10. I studied in China until I finished my junior high school exam. To tell the truth, the schools in China and here are quite different. China implements nineyear compulsory education, so I spent 12 years at the same school (including kindergarten) without paying any fee.

I will focus on the life in junior high school. We have several subjects that we have final exams in junior high school, they are: Chinese, maths, English, civics (including history and geography),science (including chemistry, physics, environment) and PE. As you can see, there are many subjects contained in one, and they are all compulsory courses. They are much harder than courses here.

A school day starts at 7:30 am and ends at 5 p.m. We have a large amount of work that required to be finished during the school day and when we return home, a lot of homework for each subject needs to be dealt with .They are sometimes exercises in books or a few test papers. We hand in our work to the teachers the next morning and they would quickly get them corrected, then we have something new to learn. We have a lot of exams and ranking. For example, one day approaching the most important exam, we had six science classes for two large science exam

My name is Kathryn, I’m 16 years old and I’m Chinese. I’ve been here at PVIS since term 4 last year but I’ve been here in Vanuatu for about three years.

I really like PVIS, the education, the people and the environment. At PVIS, everybody is nice and fun, my teachers always like to teach and explain things for me.

Compared with my school in China, some of rules are the same. For e.g. both schools have to wear a school uniform. But PVIS is freer for students to choose the subject they want to study.

In China we have to learn all the subjects that the school gives us, before university, we have no options. As I’m going into year 11 at PVIS, I’ll have do more work and study to improve myself in all subjects, explore some new skills as well.

I’m really excited for next year, can’t wait!

Almost everyone complains about the work, exams, lack of sleep, but to be honest, if you want to get good grades, you should be extraordinary or extremely hardworking. If you understand everything in class, everything is a piece of cake for you. School life here is much easier, and I think the only similarity between both of the systems is that there are some compulsory subjects.

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Hi my name is Randersen B Kaun, I’m 18 yrs old and I’m from Malekula. Before I came to PVIS I was in a school back in Malekula. While studying there my parents found out that PVIS were offering scholarships to any interested students who would like to take part. So my parents registered my name so I came and did are few tests then after doing the tests, the school emailed my parents and said that I have a space for next year 2020.

When I first came to this school I was very nervous because meeting new friends and speaking in English is something that I find difficult because of my low level of English but the purpose for coming to this school is to improve.

At my previous school the standard of teaching was totally different from PVIS. At PVIS teachers start classes on time, treat everyone in the class equally and make sure that everyone has work to do. No one is to skip class and the teacher helps and give their extra time to students. At my previous school, teachers just didn’t care about the students, whether or not they understood.

A good thing about PVIS is that they have the SACE program which can help students who want to go to the university. Throughout this year I’ve faced many challenges at my school with work and I’d like to thank my teachers and friends who had given their time to help me and I find this school a good learning environment.

My name is Wilson, I’ve been in Vanuatu for about 20 months. I am a student at PVIS now. The reason why I came to Vanuatu is, I wanted to change the study environment and I wanted to live in a foreign country, especially with warmer weather such as Vanuatu.

Schools in China are totally different than here, completely different style of education. Students spend most of the day studying and are able to leave at 4 or5, sometimes 6 in the evening. How sad is that? In my view I think school is a tool that helps us to study, but not for the purpose of keeping us at school until midnight. It's ridiculous!

One thing that I really liked in China was, we’d have a quote at the start of the school day. It really helped me and it always reminded me to go the correct way of study, even in my life. ‘Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.’ This reminds me every time when I want to give up but not to. For example, when I train hard at improving my basketball skills.

Back to now, PVIS has a different education than my country. I like the school day in here and I am really enjoying my life in Vanuatu. ‘Live each day, like it could be your last.’ That’s the way of life.

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And of course our annual, wonderful French Day brings our learning to life - and our school commuity together - to promote the French language, being one of our three official languages, and the French culture which is an integral part of our society in Vanuatu. Un grand merci à Madame Bernier and all the other helpers behind the scenes who made this day possible. Merci aussi à l' Alliance Francaise,L'Houstalet, Le Fournil and Tanna Coffee for their support.

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After School Activities Program

This year’s After School Activities program gave students the opportunity to get involved in various fun activities and games, carried out each term for 6 weeks.

The list of exciting activities enjoyed throughout the year ranged from high energy sports such as Soccer, Basketball, Dodgeball, Beach Volleyball, Cricket, Table tennis, Archery, Vanuatu Ninja, Judo, Field Games and Hip Hop. Other activities allowed students to relax and get creative, participating in Fun and Healthy Snack, String Art, DIY Jewellery making, Hoop-a-Loop Simple Embroidery, Origami, Drama and not only that some students were able to learn Chinese at School.

After School Activities does not just keep kids busy or entertained. They also offer great development benefits that will help them academically and socially. Mixing with existing friends in a new environment helps children learn to share and appreciate each other’s talents and abilities.

It is wonderful to see our students support the After School Program and we look forward to more fun activities in 2021.

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Year 7 Students in Year 7 have had a busy and productive year. Some students began the year at PVIS, moved to Australia, attended school, and then returned to Vanuatu and PVIS. The students were pleased to learn that the learning in both contexts was similar, and that they were welcomed by friends in both countries. Students have enjoyed learning many new things this year: Biology, Cooking, and Wood-work, to name three. Extra-curricular events which were highlights of the year were the Cross-Country and the Athletics Carnival. In HASS (Humanities and Social Studies) students learnt about Ancient China, which was followed by studying Chinese Cinderella in English. Students have become Kahoots’ masters, and can write and complete quizzes quickly. The students wish to thank their parents who have supported their learning and their teachers. They particularly want to thank Ms. Shem who has been their Teaching Assistant for 2020.

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Year 8 Year 8 students have been seen to enjoy and discover across all subject areas, some things they knew and also areas of which they may not have been in contact with before. They have been given opportunities to expand and develop their personal understanding of life through all subjects in the curriculum.

This year was enjoyable and interesting. It was a fun new experience a breath of fresh air from my previous years at home school. There were many sociable children in my class and the lessons were interesting and inventive. All the teachers were thoughtful and supportive towards their students. My first year at PVIS was a 10 out of 10. - Marco Sackett This year has been a year of new knowledge and finding different but suitable ways of learning, a huge contributor to this has been our homeroom and science teacher, Mrs Lock. Having a senior secondary teacher has helped us comprehend the significance of our work ethics and acquiring better work ethics that will better prepare us for the future, Mrs Lock has been constantly motivating us Year 8s to “wake up!” or “pull your socks up!”, because… “your not in primary anymore!” and has done a lot for the class in terms of studying and coming to school and her classes on time, prepared and present. I have learnt plenty in science this year, at the start of the year, we learnt about energy then went on to elements and matter, then to atoms, elements, molecules and compounds and finally, geology. The transition from traditional schooling to PVIS at home was also difficult to adjust to and most received and completed their daily science tasks despite the new ideals.

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Year 8

Some quotes from students in Year 8:

Year 8 is very good because I learnt lots of stuff. Things we need to do and things we don’t need to do. - Year 8 is different to year 7. - Year 8 was a great year. - Year 8 is very noisy. - Year 8 is really fun. - This year has been fun. Being in year 8 has been a challenge but thanks to my friends and my year 8 family, they were able to make most of my time fun. Meeting new teachers and staff members was fun. - In year 8 I enjoyed learning with my friends and always having fun and learning together. - I love having my friends, their company, friendship and hearing them laugh. - This year in year 8, I’ve enjoyed and will remember the friendship I’ve made. - Year 8 was great, we laughed, learned, and grew. - This year I enjoyed playing table tennis and cricket activities. - This year I enjoyed doing Inter House activities in school. - I enjoyed the way we learnt online during lockdown. We had more control over our own learning. - We learnt so many different things this year.

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Year 9 Year 9 Homeroom Highlights from 2020 5-week break from school due to Covid-19 lock down. - Remote learning. - Cross Country. - Athletics day. - Drama play during Term 3. - Outdoor Education trip to Nguna and Pele with Mr Armstrong, Ms Willie and Miss Carleen. - Making new friends. - Meeting new teachers. - Making art in Creative Art to be used in the Tuff Tumas book. - Reading to Pikininis. - Singing to Mr Mac during the Teacher’s Admiration week. - Learning new things. - Attending the Year 12 Movie night.

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Year 10 What a wonderful group of young people to work with this year! 2020 has posed its share of challenges with Covid-19, border and school closures, Cyclone Harold and earthquakes – but it has not stopped the Year 10s from applying themselves with good humour, diligence and respect… and a growing awareness of the world around them. From their excellent approach to academic learning to their adoption of new technology for PVIS@Home; their enthusiastic participation in school sports to their welcoming of new and returning students; learning about and practising inclusion to thinking about career pathways; camps and excursions to public speaking, Book Week and national days of celebration – we have been delighted with your learning, development and interactions and look forward to sharing more achievements in 2021! Some reflections about 2020 from our class include: “'I would say it has been stressful but enjoyable.” (Framon) “It was a big step for me, getting out of my comfort zone and try out new ways of learning. So far I think I have learned a lot of things and made many new friends” (Jay Jay) “2020 is my first year back at PVIS and this year has been very exciting, especially being around amazing students and friends. I have tried many new things this year that the school has offer and I would say that it has helped develop me in many ways. Despite a pandemic going on, I am immensely grateful to be in Vanuatu and in PVIS.” (Claire) "This year has been great. I have met a bunch of new people and have fit into the school well.

There have been a few challenges, but I have managed to get past them. Overall, the year has been terrific.” (Cherryl) "It has been a very different year and the time flies very fast. The 2020 school year is a year where I met new friends and that made me so happy…. A short year, a fun year.” (Abigail)

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Year 11 Best thing about 2020 at PVIS: Quentin Bough - Work Place Practices.

Lisa Guan - Found the wonderful things during daily life.

Claudia Jackson - The ten-day holiday.

Raine Kalotiti - Online classes during covid lockdown, our ability to adapt, support from teachers and my Art project.

Ebonie Kalsong - Surviving 2020. Learning within each subject and being ready to be a year 12 student.

Charles Lee - Getting to do history, even if it was through OAC. Rachael Loughman - Staying alive and still having the opportunity to go to school (despite covid).

Emmanuella Nguyen - The best thing about 2020 in PVIS is having unexpected coronavirus holidays and participating in after school activities.

Zhe Qi (Alvira) Pang - I learned how to find my life orientation.

Daiki Shing - The educational aspects and experiences.

Kye Thompson - Seeing everyone dressed up in Book Week.

Kylan Van Anen - Growing plants for an experiment in Biology.

Tom Yao - The improvement in internet speed and doing the subjects I want through OAC.

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Year 12 Congratulations, you’ve made it!

Despite this extraordinary year, filled with unique challenges that have reverberated around the world, you’ve all adapted and made it through to the end of your formal schooling in one piece. In doing so, you have all been successful in your own way. As Gandhi said, “What you do says what is important to you. Action expresses priority." It has been interesting to watch this play out in the individual focus expressed by each of you in areas like academics, the arts, sports, community engagement and peer support; among others. When the opportunities arose, we also embraced coming together as a community to celebrate Vanuatu’s 40th Independence Day, participate in your last ever cross-country and athletics carnival, run an enjoyable family movie night, relax and unwind on retreat, say goodbye to the school at the graduation assembly, and despite the arrival of Vanuatu’s first case of COVID-19, enjoy a spectacular graduation evening.

I have been proud to support and work with you all throughout my family’s two-year Vanuatu adventure and I leave here with fond memories of you all. You are an amazingly friendly, easy going and talented group of young adults who I wish only the very best for. And so, your adventures begin.

- Mr Adam Reeves, Year 12 Homeroom Teacher.

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English Students in Years 7 and 8 English have worked consistently and thoughtfully on a range of topics throughout the year. The Year 7s have studied texts such as Willow, Wall-e, and Chinese Cinderella. They have written fantasy narratives, news reports, speeches, and comparative and persuasive essays. Excellent poetry has been written and complex social issues have been researched and summarized into powerful speeches. The Year 8s have studied the written texts of Trash and The Wave. They have studied social issues such as racism, and complex concepts such as conformity and the psychology of political and social movements. Powerful speeches have been prepared and presented to classmates. Many essays have been carefully written; the comparative essays on My Octopus Teacher and The Social Dilemma were of outstanding quality. Finally there was some fantastic personal poetry shared. It is going to be exciting to see the future achievements of the young people at PVIS in 2021 and beyond.

We have covered a lot of interesting areas in Year 9 English this year. We started by exploring the topic ‘overcoming adversity’ through autobiographical accounts from Nelson Mandela, Anne Frank, Tim Callahan’s novel ‘Adrift’ who was lost at sea for 76 days, and Aron Ralston; forced to make a difficult decision after becoming wedged between rocks on a canyoneering adventure. We dove into many issues as we started to discuss social justice and presented our ideas through spoken word. We also analysed the theme of power through the film Tomorrow When The War Began; looking at film techniques deployed to make an audience think or feel a certain way. We then had the opportunity to share our worlds through the lens of Vanuatu, creating podcasts to tell a story, or experience, from this archipelago we call home.

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In Year 10 English, students have been honing their skills in analysing, comparing and creating texts across a range of challenging topics. Through the study of the film Bran Nue Dae, the Year 10s explored race relations, dispossession, culture and identity, while in their comparison of texts by former refugee Anh Do, they examined the different ways we represent ourselves to others. In Literature Circles, students took different roles each lesson to read and discuss the dystopian novel Juno of Taris, and created stirring persuasive presentations about the power of fear, control and conformity. The Year 10s have expanded their knowledge and skills about the techniques and conventions in film, documentary and poetry and created wonderfully engaging and heartfelt work to reflect their learning. They stand ready and eager for their journey into senior school – wherever that journey may take them!

The course design for Year 12 Essential English revolved around all things food this year. This involved analysing the effectiveness of restaurant website design, menu psychology, reality tv cooking shows and the stylistic features deployed to reel the audience in, as well as a trip to K2 Café to become restaurant reviewers.

For Year 12 English, the course focussed on the power of language - where, how and for whom words are written, spoken and heard. We explored issues of morality, social inclusion, racial injustice, politics, identity, isolation and Covid-19, to name just a few!

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Science Science students at PVIS have been seen to enjoy and discover some things they knew and also areas of science which they may not have been in contact with before. They have been given opportunities to expand and develop their personal understanding through research and experimental development.

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Science students say...

What I enjoyed about science: making & doing quizzes that classmates made, making lapbooks & other study techniques in homeroom, and learning about the body systems and about how we work.

This year, I enjoyed doing quiz, making lapbooks and all other things that are fun to make or do.

I liked when we made solar ovens and when we transferred our knowledge into lapbooks.

I enjoyed the way we learnt about body systems and we got to make lapbooks.

I enjoyed learning about the periodic table coz it was fun.

I like science in year 8 because we get to do cool projects and learn scientific things, and everyone always helps you.

I liked science this year because I felt that we were being taught more as seniors than before.

Science is fun and I enjoy learning.

Science was really fun and very interactive during class.

Year 8 was a really fun year.

I have learned a lot from science.

I learnt so much in Mrs Lock's science class.

Science this year has been very exciting.

Making lapbooks, performing experiments, learning about body systems and atoms.

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Science was a very interesting subject. I had lots of fun learning about it. Our teacher for science was inventive and tried to make it as interesting as possible while helping us to develop and extend our knowledge in the subject. I now see science from a different standpoint. Marco Sackette In science so far this term I’ve enjoyed having my own responsibility in my work. I also enjoyed the solar oven investigation.

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Senior Science Earth and environmental science is the study of the earth systems with the concepts of science and society. It’s the subject with lots of experiments and testing with loads of lab reports….. This subject is not for everyone, it is challenging just like mother nature and will bury your grades if you don’t send it in on due time. We had lots of laughs, failures, challenges and late nights typing unfinished reports. Although it was challenging, it was one of the best subjects that I have chosen, that has taught me a lot about science and the environment , thanks to my amazing classmates and the best science teacher, who has blessed us with the knowledge to continue in our studies to make the world a healthy and better place. By Raine Kalotiti

During this year, from biology, I can feel my sense of this world has changed, I never thought that those tiny things operate automatically in our bodies, such like magic, I mean, how? How does the nature can make us so intact? How does the evolution being so successful, not to say, there are variety single organisms are given to the birth, they are so different and their functions are so close, it is just couldn’t imagine how difficult it is and the evolution takes trillions of years!

By Elvira Pang Year 11 Biology

In Term 2, the Stage 1 Biology students completed a biological investigation where each student grew mung beans in various soils of their choice. Some soils chosen include garden loam, white sand, black sand, clay and brown soil. We then had to keep track of the growth, record measurements and analyse results over a certain period of time. And thus, evaluate why and how certain soils allow more growth for the mung bean. Overall, although the process of collecting the data and completing the report was quite hard (since most of us kept forgetting to record data...), it was worth it in the end to build up our skills in writing such biological investigations and maybe even gain some gardening skills (= ." By Rachel Loughman

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HASS - Years 9&12 Year 12 Tourism

This year in Tourism we have looked at everything from the effectiveness of website marketing for ecotourism businesses, responsible tourism and what it looks like; particularly through those that offer volunteer placements aka ‘voluntourism’, the interdependence of sectors and the role of government in creating an effective industry, as well as current tourism trends.

Ynez Hannent Wane – Solo Travel; a tourism trend.

Solo travel has become so popular because not only does it let you learn more about yourself as a person, but it also gives us a chance to experience to gain a meaningful travel. Meaningful travel is when the destination we travel to enrichens our lives in some way.

It is sometimes done when you focus on improving your life by discovering or learning something new about other worlds (the language, culture and mannerism) and even yourself. It is about being aware of what you are doing and what you can do to help where you visit. (The Planet D, 2020) Jack Trigg - Responsible Travel.

Responsible tourism, what is it?

An attitude and method in the management and doing of tourism that brings negative impacts to a minimum and improves and increase the positive impacts, the outcomes will be, better places for people to live in, and for people to visit. We measure the success by Cleary seeing a change in higher incomes, more satisfying jobs, and improved social, cultural and natural facilities.

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HASS - Year 9 In Year 9 HASS we studied the industrial revolution and looked at the role child labour played in industrialising the world. The concept of a childhood, as we know today, was a very foreign idea. Our studies of WWI focused on the causes and effects, and what it was really like living in the trenches. Did you know??? Rats lived in the trenches alongside the soldiers, with some as big as cats!

‘Food Security’ is a unit we studied that involved researching the potential threats causing food insecurity, and those countries currently at most risk. We created a food security campaign using different modes of representation such as social media, documentaries, posters and brochures to deliver our message.

Lalvith Lal Natural Disasters Cyclone Pam was an example of a natural disaster which had stressed natural resources here in Vanuatu. The cyclone was the most powerful cyclone to ever hit the southern pacific and severely affected food security and productive sectors including agriculture, livestock, fisheries, forestry, and biosecurity, stressing natural resources, and destroying it.

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Secondary Art Classes Throughout this year, students have demonstrated their creativity, skill and flair in designing and creating some spectacular works of painting, sculpture and drawing. Well done PVIS Art Students!

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Design and Technology This year the Design Technology Department engaged in a broad range of projects developing student practical skills while integrating skills from many of their traditional subject areas.

The Year 7 students embarked on developing their needlework skills, culminating in the production of felt masks which were given to the PVIS Pikininis. The then progressed to designing and building their very own bookshelves. Lots of creative flair was demonstrated in some no sod traditional shelving units. The third unit of work involved developing student skills in the domestic kitchen. Student show great teamwork and problem-solving skills while working through a range of recipes.

The Year 8 students started their year with a Cardboard Carnival Project. In teams’ students designed and constructed a range of carnival themed activities. It finished with a carnival afternoon hosted by the Year 8s with the primary students as some very excited guests. Then Year 8 proceeded to a woodwork project where they designed and constructed a pencil container. This developed the finer skills and detail to measurement. Building on their skills from the previous year, the cooking unit of work saw some more challenging recipes in the Year 8 kitchen. The students completed their cooking unit with a Junior Masterchef Challenge, judged by some of staff members. The Year 8s showed good development of skills and organisation throughout this unit.

In the Year 9 and 10 DT electives students engaged in a range of new technical skills. In semester 1 students designed some jewellery that was then manufactured using laser cutting. They also experimented with some clay jewellery design. This was sadly cut short due to the school shut down. In Semester 2 students worked in teams to construct a “loveseat”, constructed from recycled pallets. Initially intimidated by power tools, students developed confidence in their own abilities, smashing any gender stereotypes that had previously existed. In all the class produced eight beautiful benches, finished in their own flair and taste. The seats were later successfully auctioned in a fundraiser for new tools and equipment.

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Health and Physical Education Flinders University visit Early in Term 1 of 2020 we welcomed eight students from Flinder’s University in Australia. The students from Flinders worked with Year 9 & 10 students during Volleyball sessions in PE and Hockey with the Year 7 & 8 students. Our students enjoyed the energy and new drills the Flinders students brough with them. They also enjoyed a game of AFL at the end of their time here in Port Vila.

Cricket This year PVIS has partnered with Vanuatu Cricket to run coaching sessions across the school from Year 1 to Year 10. The national players and Mr Aby John have taught the students many skills as well as having lots of fun together.

U15 Beach Cricket Two teams represented PVIS at Vanuatu Cricket’s annual U15 Beach Cricket competition at Mele. The competition has been running at Mele for the past 10 years. Over 200 students represented 14 schools. Both PVIS teams won one game and lost three games and did not make the finals. Both teams enjoyed the challenge of playing cricket on sand, spending time their peers and making new friends. A big thank you to Mr Aby John to his coaching and mentoring of the boys team & to Mrs Sue Armstrong for managing the girls team.

PVIS entered four teams into the Pikinini competition that had to be postponed from April until September due to Covid-19 restrictions. Our U13 boys team made the Grand Final against Mele. They fielded very well but were unable to score enough runs to win. Well done to everyone who competed in this competition. Special thanks to Mr Aby John, Ms Christella Kalsarap, Jack McAllister & Mrs Sue Armstrong for coaching and managing the teams.

Table Tennis PVIS also partnered with Smashing Down the Barriers Table Tennis program during Term 2 & Term 3. Each week Yoshau and Randy, both national players, came to run coaching clinics during Syndicate Sport for primary students and during Inter-House Activities for secondary students. Students have learned new drills and skills and played Table Tennis using the portable nets, that create any table into a table tennis table.

Inter-house Activities This year during IHA we played Basketball, Dodgeball, Volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee, Soccer, Table Tennis and Capture the flag. Students have also created house banners for the Athletics carnival and Cross Country as well as practiced their house chants. IHA has been a wonderful way to finish the week with some physical activity and friend games between Elo, Vanua and Nakabu house. Special thanks to Mr Aby John, Mr Phil Steinberg, Mr Ed Doyle, Ms Sarah Freeman, Mrs Miria Creiter, Ms Jane Willie, Ms Ileen, Miss Carlene, Miss Shem and Miss Alesha for running each of the activities each week.

Health lessons During Term 4 Year 7 and 9 students participated in the Love Bites program, created by NAPCAN in Australia to explore the concept of Respectful Relationships. We also were lucky to have Dr Matt Cornish from Dokta Blong Mi come speak to the girls and boys in Years 5-8 about Adolescence. We were proud of how the girls and boys asked lots of great questions to support their growth and development. Many thanks goes to Mr Aby John (HPE Teaching assistant), Manoa Joel, Maurice Massing & Iau James (Grounds staff) for all their hard work setting up the Cross Country at Holiday Inn, the Athletics carnival at Korman Athletics track and the Big Day Out at Mele.

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Marine and Environmental Studies and Outdoor Education Year 9 and 10 students embarked on their Outdoor Education and Marine Studies electives with great enthusiasm and adventurousness in Semester 1. In March, Outdoor Education students worked with Vanuatu Ecotours, enjoyed some rope swinging and learned about river ecosystem team play, while the Marine Studies students engaged in a local marine ecosystem survey. This real-life research allowed them to develop their own personal case study and showcase their learning.

In May, Outdoor Education students began preparing for their expeditions, and benefitted from expert training from Scott from Promedical Vanuatu on core first aid skills. In June, students from both electives participated in a joint field trip to Blue Bay Resort where they examined the impact of rubbish and Crown of Thorns on the local reef, and to snorkel and sea kayak. The field trip provided rich material for class discussions and research about was seen and found – from the Crown of Thorns to assorted rubbish, including an old computer mouse!

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Outdoor Education students were privileged to enjoy two expeditions with Vanuatu Ecotours in their course – one day on very special private land to learn about local plants and their use as food, medicine and in farming, and an overnight trip expedition to the islands of Nguna and Pele. The expedition included a walk to one of the higher up villages on Nguna, a conservation walk, preparing and cooking island kakae for an island feast, camping in tents and circumnavigation of Pele.

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Media and Drama Year 8,9,10

Year 8: In Term 1 & 2, year 8 put on a production of Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations

by Alan Ayckbourn. The play was set in a lounge-room invaded by armed forces, a carnival where grandma became a boxing champion and a library that turned into an mountain rescue.

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Year 9/10 Drama Elective (Term 3) - Play building a melodrama performance involving heroes, villains and damsels in distress! Students created storyline’s involving bank robberies, weddings, a store and even a forestry! Well done Drama students!!

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Book Week

October 17-23 2020 With the theme of Curious Creatures, Wild Minds, Book Week 2020 included storytelling, competitions and the always fabulous annual parade – well done everyone on all the amazingly imaginative costumes displayed on the day.

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Simultaneous Storytime This years Simultaneous Storytime featured the book, “Whitney and Britney – Chicken Divas” by Lucinda Gifford. Students from Ms. Cretier’s Year 8 Drama class took on the roles of these gorgeous chooks and the very talented fox in a presentation for the EEC to Year 6 classes, while also creating all the props and costumes and providing the staging. Our audience got involved too, wearing “blingy” glasses, tiaras and feather boas and dancing along to some “diva”music by Whitney Houston and Britney Spears.

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Athletics Boys Champions

Athletics Age Group Champions 8 and under Boys 1st Gabriele Wong Under 9 Boys 1st Nicholas Bruce Under 10 Boys 1st Niko Monterio Under 11 Boys 1st Luca Magalhaes-Scown 1st Kaiden Buckley Under 12 Boys 1st Bradley Liliu Under 13 Boys 1st Rangi Tenbosch Under 14 Boys 1st William Laumae Under 15/16 Boys 1st Ailwyn Gayadon 1st Bertrand Letlet 17 and over Boys 1st Josh Brown House winners Primary – Elo Secondary – Vanua Overall - Elo

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Athletics Age Group Champions 8 and under Girls 1st Sasha Monteiro Under 9 Girls 1st Anna Griffin Under 10 Girls 1st Lannah Loughman Under 11 Girls 1st Andrina Kalmet Under 12 Girls 1st Natalie Tulang 1st Natasha Tulang Under 13 Girls 1st Manison Regenvanu Under 14 Girls 1st Emma Buckley Under 15/16 Girls 1st ZaridahTaleo 17 and over Girls 1st Ebonie Kalsong 101

Cross Country May 20th 2020 House captains for 2020: Elo (Yellow), Year 6: Alec Armstrong, Haruka Shing & Layne Knight.

Year 12: Dan Covaciu & Annabelle Arutokala.

Nakubu (Red), Year 6: Holly Robinson, Andrina Kalmet & Tristan James.

Year 12: Jack Trigg & Isabelle Jones.

Vanua (Green), Year 6: Lanah Loughman, Bradley Liliu & Kaiden Buckley.

Year 12: FJ Karae & Eleanora Vangana.

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House Winners! - Primary: Nakubu - Secondary: Vanua - Overall: Nakubu

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Public Speaking Competition In September, primary and secondary students wowed the school community during the annual Public Speaking competition. This year, students were encouraged to either explore a social issue of their choice and present it in their preferred format, or to recite a poem. We were persuaded, informed, compelled, transfixed and delighted by the passion and quality on display – well done to all students who took part!

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ANZAC Day 2020 We returned to Term Two with an ANZAC Day commemorative assembly, presented by our School Captains and Mr. Armstrong, in remembrance of the sacrifices made by Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Island nations during the World Wars.

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Yumi 40 Celebrations As the country prepared for the very special 40th anniversary of independence celebrations, we were privileged to have Anna Naupa, Country Director (Vanuatu and Nauru) for the Australia Pacific Training Coalition and Creator and Co-Editor of the Vanuatu Children's Literature Community Initiative, to speak at our special assembly ahead of Children’s Day and Independence Day. She spoke passionately and movingly about the history of Vanuatu and the journey to independence. Anna also read from the new book Taf Tumas that launched on Children’s Day. As part of that launch, two PVIS primary students, Amy Howlett (in English) and Ennio Cumbo (in French), read two stories to the full Children's Day audience! Congratulations again to the ten secondary students who submitted artworks that were included as full-page portraits in the book. A special thank you and acknowledgment of our art teacher Mrs Miria Cretier who supported and organised the student contributions to this significant piece of literature for Vanuatu.

As well as our participation in the Taf Tumas production and launch, more than 80 PVIS students came out to celebrate and march in the Children’s Day March with other school students from across Efate.

It was an amazingly energetic and truly memorable experience for students and staff alike in this very special Yumi 40 week.

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Student Leaders School Captains 2020

Secondary School Captains Tania Bourgeois and Yewon Jung

Primary School Captains Louis Ruel, Dennison Tokon, Vepaiamele Trief and Jaylah Greenwell

Secondary School Captains 2020

Elo House Captains: Annabelle and Dan Covaciu

Vanua House Captains: Frank-Jacob Karae and Eleanora Vanganna

Nakabu House Captains: Isabelle Jones and Jack Trigg

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Year 12 Graduation Dinner Year 12 celebrated the completion of their final SACE Exams and the end of year 12 with a formal Graduation Dinner held at The Rossi. A huge thank you to all the teachers, teaching support staff, administration staff and parents who made this night a success!

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Staff Farewells

The events of 2020 meant some of our teachers had to depart early this year, with others leaving PVIS now having come to the end of their contracts. To all these teachers we say THANK YOU. Thank you for the dedication, passion and enthusiasm you brought to your teaching. Thank you for your commitment to our students and their success. Thank you for choosing to be part of the PVIS family. PVIS wishes you all the very best with your future endeavours and we hope that you will come back to visit in the not too distant future.

Kristy Innes

Francine Jaunais

Bree Lipinski

Margaret Lock

Peter Lock

Adam Reeves

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