LIBERATING EDUCATION
Language Studies Italian Trip – December, 2019 The Italian trip was definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity. Not only did I experience what it was like to live as an Italian student, but I also made some amazing friends. Being the oldest student on the trip I wasn’t too sure how that would be, but learning more about the other students on the trip was something I didn’t expect and everyone was so nice. On top of that, there were so many people in Italy who had such amazing stories to tell. I hope that one day my Australian family and my host family will meet sometime in the future! Daniella O’Donnell, SHC, Year 12 student Attending the 2019 Italian trip was the highlight of our lives and luckily, we went before all this COVID-19. We have created lifelong friends with the people on the trip from classmates to teachers to our amazing host families.We spent one week in Milan with our host families and experienced their everyday life. It was surreal putting into practice the countless years of linguistic studies. During this time, we established connections with our Italian host students, which we will all cherish forever. In addition to this, we all spent two weeks travelling to the most iconic landmarks of Italy. There was a wealth of cultural elements we experienced which encompassed the traditional foods, architecture and music. Overall, this was an amazing journey which we will all
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look back on and for which we will be forever grateful. Special thanks to Brendan Reed, Mark Turner and Antonella Masia for attending this trip with us and lastly to Louisa Biviano for organising this outstanding trip. Luke Carra, Lachy Demasi, Emma, Erin, Georgia, Steph, James Bove, Annabelle, Josh Belleggia and Matt Tripodi Remote Learning in Chinese 2020 Despite the overall demotivating year, I found that I have had a great time studying Chinese in Ms Stewart’s class. The content that we have covered this year has been interesting and informative, and was able to enlighten us with knowledge about Chinese culture, geography and etiquette. As well as that, the level of camaraderie in our classroom greatly propelled the overall enjoyment of the class, and made learning easy going. An important aspect of this year would be teachers finding fun ways to engage their students during remote learning. Ms Stewart has done a fantastic job in this, introducing cooking classes that demonstrate Chinese delicacies. Some dishes that our class have cooked include fried rice and wontons, which are not only simple to create, but also give a basic insight into a complex Chinese food culture. Patrick Pham
