The Arts at Springfield

SARAH GUNN Director of Studies and Pedagogy Over the course of Semester 2, St Peters College Springfield has welcomed a number of Arts events to showcase the unique gifts and talents of our school community.

Creative Industries SPOSA Workshop

Senior Visual Art and Film, Television and New Media students were fortunate to have Founding Old Scholar of St Peters Springfield, Jayden Flynn (2015), visit to share his passion and work experience in the Creative Industries. Jayden completed a Bachelor of Interactive Visual Design (Hons) at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and felt called to return to the College to give back to the St Peters Springfield community. In his workshop, Jayden shared fond memories of St Peters as a student, where he discovered his passion for art and media, and he showcased selected works from his portfolio comprised of film, graphic design, and interactive media. He also discussed ideation for projects, teamwork, and user-centered design. After the workshop, the Senior students commented that they felt encouraged by their shared journey with Jayden and more confident about their own tertiary pathways.

Grandparent’s Day Choir Performance

Year 6 students performed the uplifting song Where We Begin as part of Together Sing for Grandparents’ Day (pictured left). Importantly, this initiative was established to share the joy and reward not only of music making, but also of group singing as part of Mental Health Week. A massed choir consisting of Fella Voce and Mezzo Voce (Years 4–6) also combined to create a recording of this song that can be shared with our whole College community. Special thanks must go to Mrs Pomerenke and Mrs Doyle for their incredible facilitation of such meaningful performances.

A Night on Wellness Way

An amazing evening for our students to celebrate and share the successes of their work inside the classroom was 'A Night on Wellness Way’. This evening showcased the performances of our Senior Drama students, alongside some guest performances from our Year 8 Drama students, Dance Troupe (pictured right) and solo dance performance from Year 11 student, Zoe Clifton. The evening was a resounding success; we look forward to welcoming back the supporters of the Arts to next year’s showcase event.

The Arts Project

The disciplines of the Arts have joined together to produce our Arts Project across the last two terms. This project has utilised musical talents, directing, acting, dancing, costuming, filming and editing to create an ambitious music video. The video, inspired by One Voice Children's Choir's Believer, has empowered our students to collaborate, create and shine. What a privilege it will be to share our project later this term with our community.