The school grounds are beautiful and often overlooked on a busy school day. School grounds are probably more important than you think. Students spend up to a quarter of the day in the surrounding grounds.
Please take a moment to appreciate the beautiful environment.
The grounds are tended and maintained by our Property Services team.
“The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.” – Isaiah 40:8
As part of their Service Learning C7 visited CATA today. CATA provides innovative services and creative opportunities that promote people’s lifelong wellbeing in a safe, enjoyable and supportive environment.
Students talked to clients who were busy engaged in pottery, arts and crafts.
It was a fun time for all.
“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” – Philippians 2:4
This week the Year 11 & 12 Visual Art Students attended a Mixed Media Incursion with South African Artist Vanessa Lienbenberg.
Students were shown a range of different media, techniques and processes. They got very creative and worked on their own wooden panels with a mix of inks, oil paint and used wood burning techniques to draw on to the surface.
To find out more about the artist click here: Vanessa Liebenberg
“Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.” – Proverbs 22:29
Year 11 &12 Visual Art Students attended an excursion to ‘The 2017 Black Swan Prize’ at the Art Gallery of West Australia last week. The Black Swan Prize is one of Australia’s Richest Portraiture Prize and promotes Australia’s Top Artists. Students got to meet and talk with Artists Guy Morgan and David Wells to learn about the story behind each piece. Well done to Winner Jana Vodesil-Baruffi who won the $50,000 Lester Group Prize with her piece ‘Black Swan’.
“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.” – Ecclesiastes 9:10-11
Visual Arts Teacher Verity Palmer and Art Technician Claire Davenhall are helping to promote positive mental health and wellbeing at St Stephen’s School through the Big Splash WA community project, where a pod of colourful dolphin sculptures will be placed around the streets and public spaces of Perth to raise funds for the Perth Children’s Hospital’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit. Here are the duo at the Project launch. Find more at The Big Splash
Students love our whiteboard tables, and use them in all kinds of ways. They are perfect for problem solving. Before beginning writing tasks, students can quickly draw a mind map of ideas, then get to work.
Working on the table means it is easy to share thinking and ideas which spurs conversations. Using the whiteboard tables encourages students to be creative. Students who are reluctant to begin pen and paper tasks don’t seem to have that hesitation with the dry erase pens.
Pictured below are some Year 11 Marine and Maritime students using the table.
The smell was so appetizing and heralded the Cambodia fund raising sausage sizzle. Ms Shanks and Mrs Libbis had a merry band of helpers for the event. Such was the demand for a sausage and a cold drink in the beautiful weather Ms Shanks agreed to an IOU system.
Well done to all!
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Stephen Kernutt
Careers Advisor
Students and staff held house assemblies to mark this special day. At 11 am on 11 November 1918 the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous warfare. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month attained a special significance in the post-war years.
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.”