Humanities and Languages
As the school term begins anew, we are excited to welcome students back! Humanities continue to be the cornerstone of our students' intellectual development, offering them critical thinking skills, empathy, and a deeper understanding of the human experience.
Term 4 is always everyone’s favourite term, as the winter months have faded, there is sun and warmth and of course the ever-approaching Christmas holidays!
Late last term, students in Year 11/12 Legal Studies attended the Supreme Court in Brisbane to witness different proceedings, and later this term, year 10s will have the same opportunity! The seniors had a lovely day, and were full of stories and experiences upon their return. We thank Mrs Goldthorpe and Ms Eden for organising this great opportunity for them!
Cecilia Hall
Head of Department - Humanities and Languages - Year 7F to 7I
Looking ahead, the Year 7 Japanese students will attend the traditional tea ceremony at Nerima Gardens in Queens Park Ipswich during Week 4. This is typically a thrilling day and it is so convenient for our students to be on the excursion so close to our school! The students are preparing for this cultural experience by describing our local area using more adjectives so that they can create a bilingual brochure. We hope the brochures can be shared with the students from Japan who will visit our school in November!
The Year 8 Japanese students are wonderful collaborators and they are now engaged to present mini-movies about their hobbies. We hope that students who are going to Japan on the school tour in April next year can then show their mini-movies with their homestay families.
Mrs Emmalene Stevens has been teaching students in ‘Japan Club’ which also starts again in Week 2 in J121 on Thursdays after school. Everyone is welcome!
Georgina Wellwood
Japanese Teacher