Our Year 9 students have travelled to camp under the stars at our Nanga site this Term. Through activities like hiking, a tree top high ropes course, river rafting, mountain bike riding and more, students were encouraged to challenge themselves as they become self-aware, responsible and resilient young adults.
Carramar’s Year 11 Politics and Law students took a real-world look at law when they explored the WA Supreme Court and State Parliament on an excursion. Students toured Parliament, witnessing a ‘raucous’ Question Time, and viewed actual trials in the Supreme Court. The class agreed the courtrooms were nothing like the TV shows!
A group of Carramar Secondary students took part in the Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth (PARTY) Program last week, an eye-opening initiative run at Royal Perth Hospital. Students toured the hospital, walking the treatment course of a patient involved in trauma, and were informed about risk-taking behaviours and the consequences involved.
Carramar Year 12 students took part in their last ever school excursion this week, bouncing, climbing and flying at Latitude Perth. Students had heaps of fun in an afternoon complete with trampolines, ropes courses and climbing walls. It was surely a memorable occasion for the group as they celebrate their final weeks as school students!
Carramar’s Year 7 students braved the rain this week to do their bit for the environment. Teaming up with the City of Wanneroo, our students have been planting trees throughout local parks, aiming to give back to the community and contribute to local sustainability.
Last week, 6 of our gifted and talented students attended Hack for Harmony at HBF Arena hosted by City of Joondalup. The task for the day was to develop an online solution for Joondalup City to attract more international students to the city. Our team won an award for their 60 second pitch on the business idea 5to9 – Connecting students with work in Joondalup.
Their business idea 5to9 aims to make it easy for local businesses to access the international student workforce and for students to find casual work in the area.
A big congratulations to the team consisting of Tom Cordell, Cameron Kiss, Shayan Hirani, Abigail Legge, Falgun Batavia and Shayan Hirani.
Carramar Senior Drama students ventured into Perth’s cultural hub last week. They explored the Heath Ledger Exhibition: Life in Pictures at the Art Gallery of WA followed by a viewing of Mr Robot by the Barking Gecko Theatre Company. After the show, the group were lucky enough to have a private question and answer session with the show’s director Matt Edgerton and the cast and crew. What a coup!
On Friday 10 November 2017, the newly appointed 2018 Carramar House Captains ventured to the Time’s Up Escape Room in Wanneroo. The aim, to develop better understanding of the importance of teamwork and building resilience.
The Captains worked enthusiastically, with great skill, tactical analysis and perseverance. Makaria and Charis were required to escape from a jail in the Wild Wild West in a challenge known as ‘Wanted,’ whilst Parresia were detectives in the ‘Pursuit’.
All the teams were successful in their quest to escape and they were once again released into the outside world. Finally, the Deans and captains debriefed about the impact of decision making and group dynamics.
Thanks to Mr Batten, Mrs Stockton-Rice and Mr Gilchrist for their leadership and support during this event.
