Winter 2015 - Kilvington Grammar School

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Character Education
> Planning for Kilvington’s Future
> A Mindset for Thinking
> Student Locker Talk
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he Robotics Club
>Inside
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5 Character Education
6Planning for Kilvington’s Future
8Celebrating VCE and NAPLAN
Success
10Our Student Leadership Team
12A Mindset for Thinking
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14Ambition
16Student Locker Talk
18How Languages Contribute
to a Character Education
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20Achievements and Highlights
24Kirsty Watts
25John James
26Kilvington Reunions
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2 Leila Road, Ormond Victoria 3204
Telephone: (03) 9578 6231
Facsimile: (03) 9578 3378
Email: [email protected]
kilvington.vic.gov.au
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29Donors and Supporters
30Key Dates for Your Diary
contributors
We would like to thank all members of
the community who have contributed
articles and information for this edition
of K News including Jon Charlton,
Jayashri Kulkarni, Teresa Deshon, Sarah
Russell, Deb Duce, Camilla Fiorini and
Kirsten Brooks.
Cover: Rachel Tesema as the
Scarecrow in the Senior School
production of The Wiz.
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Jon Charlton, Principal
>S
cience students enjoy lessons
in the newly renovated Lab 1.
>A Character Education
Our goal is to give
all students
an education
fortified
by our commitment
to developing strong
character traits.
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This issue of K News continues with the
theme of Character Education, a key
tenet of our education philosophy at
Kilvington. Underpinning this theme
is Depth of Learning and Depth of
Character.
The Board and Executive resolutely
believe that by encouraging the
development of character traits such as
resilience, empathy, respect and selfdiscipline – a key focus in 2014 – and
diligence, positivity and persistence –
a key focus in 2015 – our students will
achieve not only important personal
growth, but also increased academic
performance.
It is important to the Board, the
Executive, our staff and me that each
child has the opportunity to develop,
shine – or glimmer quietly – and achieve
to the very best of their abilities. We
understand that Kilvington parents want
this and are looking for an experience for
their child that helps lay the foundation
for a happy and rewarding life. How
do you define a rewarding life? Albert
Einstein encouraged us to ‘[s]trive not to
be a success, but rather to be of value’.
The themes of Diligence in Term 1
and Positivity in Term 2 were decided
upon after listening to student leaders
and staff. Both themes were seen to be
important ones to emphasise at this point
in time, as they remind students and staff
of the importance of taking responsibility
for their learning and the need to work
conscientiously and positively if one is
to achieve results. Throughout Semester
One, staff have considered and worked
on ways to incorporate these themes into
our curricular and co-curricular programs.
Semester Two’s theme of Persistence
will be applied in the same way, and I
look forward to seeing the impact on our
student body and staff.
Our student population is growing.
With that comes the exciting opportunity
to expand our education programs,
build infrastructure and recruit the
best teachers. Our Chair of the Board,
Jayashri Kulkarni, writes in her article
on pages 6–7 that: ‘the increase in
student numbers means it is critical that
we have the infrastructure to support this
growth so that our students continue to
thrive in an environment that nurtures
their academic, physical, social and
emotional needs.’
Equally important is to preserve and
nurture our culture of strong character.
This is aided by great teachers who
inspire, stretch and care about their
pupils. And, in response, students feel
motivated to be the best they can be.
Not every student wants to be a
leader, an outstanding athlete, or
a musical talent. For those who do,
Kilvington will celebrate with them.
For those who don’t, Kilvington will
celebrate with them also. Our goal is to
give all students an education fortified
by our commitment to developing
strong character traits. If we are
successful, academic results will be even
stronger and students will be set for
a richer life.
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Jayashri Kulkarni
Chair, Kilvington Board of Directors
>Planning for
Kilvington’s Future
Strategic Plan for
2011–2015
We are in the final year of Kilvington’s
2011–2015 Strategic Plan. It has been
an excellent roadmap as we transitioned
from a single-sex to a co-ed school.
The five main areas of the Strategic Plan
address: Student Development, Education
Programs, Staff Recruitment and
Development, Community Engagement
and Financial Strength. We have taken
giant steps forward in each of these areas
over the past four years.
At Kilvington, we pride ourselves
on delivering an exciting curriculum
embedded in the all-encompassing
ideal of providing Character Education.
Kilvington students are respectful,
diligent, positive and highly motivated to
learn. Nurturing and care are at the heart
of our deep commitment to Character
Education, and we are renowned for our
Pastoral Care Program. Our outstanding
NAPLAN outcomes and strong VCE
results are evidence of Kilvington’s
successful Character Education strategies.
The Board and Executive believe that a
focus on developing integrity and depth
and strength of character will continue
to translate into excellent academic
performances, as well as providing
our students with important life skills.
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Critical to the progress and development
of our School are our education programs.
Kilvington boasts expertise in many
educational areas and, for the past four
years, we have developed and expanded
four special Flagship Programs. The
Flagship Programs include Robotics/
Engineering, Technology, Writing and
Performing Arts. These Flagship Programs
involve important partnerships between
our School and the broader community.
We pride ourselves on our achievements
in these areas at a local, state and national
level and plan to continue the expansion of
these and other areas of excellence.
We have developed international
study tours to Japan, New Caledonia
and Indonesia to enable our students
to deepen their experience and
understanding of the Japanese, French
and Indonesian languages and cultures.
Integral to the successful conduct
of our education programs is our
dedicated, caring, experienced and
highly qualified teaching staff. Over
the past four years, we have expanded
our Professional Learning program,
which our teachers have enthusiastically
embraced. Kilvington is a highly sought
after workplace for teachers. We regularly
receive over 100 applications for each
advertised position, which is a testament
to our reputation as a leading educator
and supportive workplace.
Assisting the attainment of these
milestones and the ongoing growth of the
School is the generosity and commitment
of our School community and Alumni.
In particular, our incredibly hardworking
Parents and Friends Association (PFA) and
Class Social Representatives contribute
greatly to the wonderful ‘family’ that the
Kilvington community is known to be.
Enrolments have grown by 50 per cent
over the past four years. A benefit of
this unprecedented growth is our strong
financial position. As a result, we have
been able to complete a number of
important projects, including creating a
state-of-the-art Food Technology Centre,
building the new Middle School Centre of
Excellence and refurbishing Science Lab 1.
Looking to the
Future (2016–2020)
With the transition phase behind us,
the Board and School Executive are
now planning for the next period of the
School’s growth and development. The
increase in student numbers means it is
critical that we have the infrastructure to
support this growth so that our students
continue to thrive in an environment that
nurtures their academic, physical, social
and emotional needs.
We have a number of building projects
nearing completion and others that are
about to start. The redevelopment of
Senior School’s Ken Cleghorn Building
(KCB) includes refurbishing most of the
upstairs KCB classrooms and facilities,
and building a state-of-the art VCE Study
Centre. In addition, the downstairs Junior
School Art space will be refurbished.
All students will benefit from this
redevelopment. We are also about to
commence the renovation of Science
Lab 2, which is scheduled for completion
later this year.
Our careful investment in properties
bordering the School means we are well
placed to move forward with our plans
for a new Sports Centre. We are working
with architects and anticipate that
construction of this new facility will
commence in 2017.
The next phase of the 2016–2020
Strategic Plan is to invite commentary
from the School community. I look
forward to sharing our plans with you
and receiving your input.
We are going from strength to strength
and consolidating our position as an
outstanding co-ed school. This is
a wonderful time for Kilvington and
the future promises to be even more
exciting.
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Teresa Deshon, Deputy Principal
> Erin Donaghy
>Celebrating VCE and
NAPLAN Success
Every year, we reflect on our VCE and NAPLAN
results as an important measure of Kilvington’s
academic strength. As a school, we pride
ourselves on academic excellence within the
context of a holistic education. Our 2014 VCE
results have, once again, reinforced the diligence,
commitment and focus of our students and staff.
•8 per cent of our VCE students were
in the top 5 per cent of the state.
•21 per cent were in the top 10 per cent
of the state.
•51 per cent were in the top 20 per cent
of the state.
•Our Dux received an ATAR score of 99.15.
Our Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students
performed well above the state average
in all areas of Reading, Writing, Language
Conventions and Numeracy in NAPLAN.
These results reinforce our academic
strength and will continue to ensure
strong results at VCE level into the future.
Congratulations
to Our Dux
Emily Greenwood is our 2014 Dux, with
an ATAR score of 99.15. Recently, we
caught up with her to find out what being
Dux meant to her and where she is now
headed. Her answers might surprise you.
1. What did you most enjoy during
your VCE year?
I enjoyed many things during VCE,
including the friendships I made and the
relationships I formed with my teachers.
I loved my Year 12 subjects, even if I didn’t
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enjoy the stress of assessments. I also
really, really enjoyed the holidays.
2. How did you feel when you were told
you were the Dux of the 2014 cohort?
To be perfectly honest, I was much more
proud of my personal result, than of
getting Dux. I don’t think it’s healthy to
be fixated on beating people, and that
kind of attitude generally only leads to
disappointment.
3. What do you think enabled you to
achieve this great result? What did you
do during 2014 that set you up so well?
I chose subjects that I loved, with teachers
whom I respected and enjoyed learning
from. I worked hard when I needed to, and
I went out, spent time with friends and
kept up my interests in the other times.
4. What has this result enabled you
do in terms of your future?
I congratulate anyone who has decided
on their future by the end of Year 12.
For me, it was not that simple. So far I
am pursuing my interests, and my result
enabled me to do that in one particular
way. If I had got a lower result, I might
have needed to pursue them through
a different pathway, but that is all.
5.Where and what are you studying now?
I am currently studying a Bachelor
of Biomedicine at the University of
Melbourne.
6. What advice would you give to
students studying their VCE?
I would advise them to persevere when
it’s difficult, but most importantly just to
do the work. I would advise any student
to try to find how they study best. This
is different for everyone so they should
not be concerned if what they are doing
to study is not what their friends are
doing. For me, this meant doing as many
practice exams as I could and not wasting
my time writing notes. I also kept up my
social life, up until the final weeks before
my exams. Going out, having fun and
making friends was a really important
facet of my VCE experience. It kept me
sane, gave me perspective and motivated
me throughout the year. School was not
my whole world in VCE and I would advise
any student to broaden their lives beyond
school as early as possible, as it will ease
the transition into the rest of their life.
Student of Character
While VCE and NAPLAN results are an
important measure of Kilvington’s success,
there is much more to a Kilvington
education. Every student is supported
on their journey by a large community,
including teachers, peers, House Deans,
tutors, administration staff, the Chaplain,
the maintenance team and the Board
of Directors. Success looks different to
everyone and our goal is to help each
student be the best they can be.
Erin Donaghy was not Dux in 2014, nor
was she in the top cohort. However, she
is celebrated for achieving her VCE result
through sheer determination, application
and character. She is now studying
Nursing at RMIT. We caught up with
Erin to gain some insight into her
experience in Year 12.
1. What did you most enjoy during
your VCE year?
Everyone was in the same boat. Everyone
had difficulties and challenges, victories
and disappointments at different times.
There was always someone who could
understand and empathise with you. It
sounds so clichéd, but encouragement
and people supporting you really made
the difficult academic aspect more
enjoyable during VCE.
2. What did you find most challenging
and how did you deal with this?
I found the amount of content you had
to learn challenging, particularly the
long lists of quotes or definitions.
3. Mr Brinson (Head of Senior School)
nominated you as a student who
worked hard, overcame challenges,
demonstrated real character, and got
your VCE results. What do you think
he meant by this?
I think Mr Brinson saw that I always tried
to do the best I could in every situation.
I am aware that in life there will always
be ups and downs, so resilience and
self-belief are important. This is a valuable
ability that is required in the workplace,
and in the whole of society generally.
4. Where are you hoping Nursing will
take you?
I have a keen interest in surgical nursing;
however, there are so many different
options in Nursing I’m sure that will
change as I become aware of other
exciting aspects of the profession.
5. What advice would you give to
students studying their VCE?
People always say there is much more
to life than an ATAR score, which is
completely true. However, in Year 12, that
is what you are working towards and at
the time it means everything. Use your
ATAR as a tool for motivation rather
than the end goal.
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>Our Student
Leadership Team
Being School Captains is not only a responsibility,
but also a great privilege. Being elected by our
peers and teachers is a humbling experience and
together we will strive to meet and hopefully
exceed their expectations. Good leaders are often
viewed as people who are driven, confident and well
spoken and, while we believe this to be true, for us
the most important leadership qualities are those of
having the ability to delegate without coming across
as arrogant, being able to listen well to others, and
to lead not only with words but with actions.
While hoping to create change at Kilvington, we
both applied for this leadership role for different
yet cohesive reasons. Tom was one of the first boys
in the Senior School and he wanted to be a role
model for the younger boys at Kilvington. On the
other hand, Cassie has been a part of the Kilvington
community since primary school and she felt that
having a leadership role in Year 12 would enable
her to give back to a school that has given her such
diverse opportunities and experiences.
This year, we hope not only to contribute to the
growth of our School, but also to help enhance the
already nurturing and successful environment that
Kilvington offers. One way we intend to achieve
this is to focus on the theme ‘Depth of Character’
throughout the year. With this focus, we are
promoting the importance of being a good student
and a person of diligence who can persevere
through hardships while maintaining a positive
outlook in life.
We have thoroughly enjoyed the first semester
of 2015 and hope that, in the year ahead, we can
maintain the momentum and continue to develop
our School and our leadership abilities.
Cassie de Nardis and Tom Brooks
Senior School Leaders
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We hope not only to contribute to the growth of our
school, but also to help enhance the already nurturing
and successful environment that Kilvington offers.
> L-R Cassie de Nardis,
Toby Wareham,
Yeyoung Song, Tom Brooks
Junior School
Leaders
Toby wrote: ‘I wanted to be elected to
a leadership role at Kilvington because
I would like to be a positive example for
other students, both inside and outside
the classroom. I always try to do my best
at everything and I enjoy contributing
to the School in any way possible. I am
proud to be a positive role model for
other students, teachers and staff.
This year I would love to support
charities such as The Butterfly Foundation
and Keysborough Animal Shelter,
which both do great things to assist
our community. I would also like to do
more charity-led activities like the K24
Challenge within the School.’
Yeyoung wrote: ‘When I was writing my
speech, I thought about the four main
qualities that a leader needs. I came up
with caring, responsible, trustworthy and
courageous and was inspired to aim to be
all those things. My goal is to be a leader
who helps other students no matter what.
I am proud to be Junior School
Co-Captain for 2015 and I hope everyone
has an enjoyable year.’
Toby Wareham and Yeyoung Song
Junior School Leaders
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Teresa Deshon, Deputy Principal
>A Mindset for Thinking
How often have we said the following to
a child who is struggling with a particular
subject, thinking we were being helpful:
‘Don’t worry, I was never very good at
Maths [or English, French, Science etc]
either. Sometimes our brains just aren’t
wired that way.’
There is a growing school of thought
that intelligence and ability are, in fact,
not fixed. Brains and talent are just the
starting point for us all and, with effort
and dedication, intelligence can be grown
as the brain continues to develop over
the course of our lives. This idea is known
as the ‘Growth Mindset’.
By teaching the Growth Mindset at
Kilvington Grammar School, we develop
in our students the belief that their basic
abilities, such as intelligences or talents,
can be developed through dedication and
hard work. We place very high importance
on teaching students to stretch themselves,
persevere with things when they are hard
or difficult and be resilient in the ways
they cope when things are not going
well. This is the hallmark of the Growth
Mindset – a love of learning and resilience
are essential for accomplishment.
Thinking to
Understand
At Kilvington, we want to build and
develop in students the cognitive
processes to enable them to think and the
metacognitive skills to think about their
own thinking. On the face of it, this sounds
easy: teaching students to ‘think’ and
then to ‘know and regulate’ their thinking.
However, it is not as clear-cut as that.
Thinking is made up of many processes
of the brain and an internal dialogue that
is not visible. For all our technological
advancements, we have not yet been
Considering
different
viewpoints
Wondering
and asking
questions
able to simulate or emulate the activities
of our brain, and this type of Artificial
Intelligence is many years away, if at all.
Thinking about thinking is a complex
and magical activity.
It means being focused beyond the
skills of memorisation, replication and
retention through rote learning. While
these skills are needed, they are not the
skills of deep and purposeful thought.
Deep and purposeful thought is essential
in aiding understanding, both disciplinary
and interdisciplinary. It is in their
understanding that students cultivate the
skills of problem-solving, decision-making
and structured reflection.
Observations
and
descriptions
Building
explanation and
interpretation
Reasoning
with evidence
Making
connections
Capturing the
heart and
forming
conclusions
Uncovering
complexity,
looking in-depth
A Kilvington
Thinking Culture
This year, and as a priority in 2016, we
are emphasising the ‘Kilvington Thinking
Culture’ to further develop the skills of
interdisciplinary thinking in students.
Interdisciplinary thinking skills and
dispositions enable students to develop
processes for thinking in the areas of
understanding, curiosity, truth and
evidence, fairness and moral reasoning,
creativity, self-management and decision
making. The use of thinking routines
makes thinking visible to students so they
see and improve. In nurturing thinking in
our students, they will grow into adults
who can meaningfully and purposefully
engage in the world around them from
a well-informed empathic perspective.
Putting It into
Practice
Rich opportunities for thinking and
growth abound in the day-to-day
experiences of our students, which
strengthen their interdisciplinary thinking
skills. Some examples of programs
running at Kilvington this year include:
History Bee and Bowl
This is a competition for students
individually and in teams on a national
and international level. The competition
questions range from areas of history to
the arts, sciences, religion, philosophy,
language, historical geography, recent
history, and even some history of sports
and entertainment. Questions also
reference political, diplomatic, social
and military history.
Year 12 VCE Support Program
This is a series of after-school activities to
support Year 12 in English essay writing,
critical thinking skills for English, how
to demonstrate deep thinking in exam
answers and resiliency strategies for
high-pressure situations.
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Science Olympiads
Each year, Australia sends teams to
compete in the International Biology
Olympiad, International Chemistry
Olympiad, International Earth Science
Olympiad and the International Physics
Olympiad. Students compete in
practical and theory exams in their own
state to progress to the national and
international events. In addition to being
academically challenging, the experience
gives students the opportunity to make
new friends from around the world and
experience different cultures.
CREST – Creativity in Science and
Technology
Students in both Junior School and
Senior School are participating in real-life,
open-ended science investigations and
technology projects. Students complete
a creative and original project that
involves experimentation (for science
projects) or design, construction and
appraisal (for technology projects) under
the guidance of a supervising teacher.
Projects should have an application to
the everyday world.
Scientists, Mathematicians and
ICT Professionals in Schools
Through these partnerships, teachers
and students engage with scientists,
mathematicians and Information
Communications Technology (ICT) or
Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) professionals in their
classroom. Together, with the School, the
partners share enthusiasm, expertise and
knowledge to enhance Science, Maths
and ICT teaching practices. This year we
have Scott MacLean (who holds a BSc
(Hons) in Mathematics and Statistics and a
MAppSc in Statistical Modelling) working
with us. We have applied for an ICT
partnership through this program.
Our curricular, co-curricular and
pastoral programs have the themes of
growth mindset and visible thinking
underpinning them so that we can
continually inspire students to achieve
the academic excellence of which they
are capable and create in them the
aspiration to be people of good and
strong character.
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>Ambition
Writing well and in the correct style
is a vital skill in education and life,
and practice in this area is needed
regularly. Kilvington has developed
Writing as a Flagship Program and
includes a number of activities to
help our junior and senior students
develop and excel in this area.
They include workshops run by
experienced authors, attending
writing festivals and events, visiting
exhibitions to stimulate creative
writing, as well as experiencing
how cross-curricular activities such
as Sport, Maths and Science can
stimulate creative writing.
Marion La Bas, Academic Dean
of English
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Their deftly painted smiles can lie but
their eyes are truthful, transparent as
glass. Their jaws are set like cement
and a thin sheen lies upon their brow.
They are determined, fierce, ambitious,
young. The idealism shines in their eyes,
and there’s certain strength in the way
they hold themselves, but time will take
these from them. One day the flames in
their eyes will be drowned by tears, or
perhaps just flicker and fail. Their bodies
will curl in on themselves, too weak, too
heavy to hold. For now, romanticism
clings to their hearts, and fate can do
no more than linger at their shoulders.
The doors to their hearts are open, their
bodies light as air.
Their diet of hope has sustained
them thus far, but they wish to feed off
power for they have heard that it will
satisfy their enormous cravings. They are
prowling lions, ferocious and territorial.
Few have the humility to glance at their
reflections true, and see their smallness.
They are fearless, indestructible,
undisputable. They possess the potential
for success, heroism, glory, love, peace,
whatever they desire. They will stop at
nothing to turn potential into reality,
after all nothing is stopping them, not
in the golden days of youth. When they
look back at old photographs, their eyes
brimming with tears, they will wonder
at what point time stole ambition from
their hearts. They will pine for the curious
days, when anything and everything
seemed possible. Their best days will
be gone, and they will be overwhelmed
with the fading of their memories. By
then a new generation will have begun,
The following is an article written by Grace
Boschetti who won the 2014 Phyllis Feathers
Memorial Award for Creative Writing – Year 10
their eyes shining like silver pennies, their
hearts open to unlimited possibility.
It is but few that pause to admire the
beauty of each moment on a quest for
power. It is less still that live not for a
largely unreachable result, but for each
moment, however beautiful or tragic
it may be. Those that do will come to
accept that forfeiting a life to search for
meaning or happiness is useless, it is far
better to live each moment happily and
meaningfully, because every moment
passed is a moment lived or lost,
depending on the use to which we put
it. In saying this, life is nothing without
ambition. We dream because we cannot
accept the faults that plague the world,
if we did, life would spiral, maddeningly,
nightmarishly.
Carpe diem! They cried, reaching for
the moment desperately, pleadingly, but
somehow they let it slip between their
fingers. The next one came and they
reached again, but it knocked them down
and pulled them under. It surrounded
them, taunted them, and reached inside
of them. It filled their heart until they
overflowed and shattered, in anguish
they tried to scream but the words
would not pass through their quivering
lips, they would only linger bitterly on
their tongues. They watched their lives
flicker past on their eyelids, and felt the
immense weight of their ambition, and
the ambition others had for them. They
had tried to seize the moment, young,
idealistic, ambitious as they were, but the
moment broke and they couldn’t face the
ones to come.
Grace Boschetti, Year 11 student
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Sarah Russell
> BACK L-R: Mackenzie, Declan, Harry CENTRE: Mia, Isabel FRONT: Ollie
>Student Locker Talk
Welcome to our very first Student Locker
Talk. This will be a regular feature where
we will speak to Kilvington students about
a particular issue. In our first foray into the
minds of our students, we asked a group
of Year 2s about what they’d learned so
far, what they liked about school, and
what they looked forward to learning by
the end of their Year 2 journey. Here is
what they told us.
Before I knocked on 2R’s door, I was
told to expect anything. That class,
everyone said, is full of interesting
characters and you never know what
you might find! But the scene behind
the door was one of calm concentration
and focus. All eyes were on their teacher,
Ms Georgina Rowlands, and they were
listening with attention to her instructions.
All eyes then turned on me and 19 voices
sang out, ‘Good afternoon, Sarah!’
I was taken aback and impressed!
Quickly and efficiently, Ms Rowlands
identified the six students whom I was to
interview – Ollie Brown, Isabel Barnes,
Mackenzie Disher, Mia Gelfand, Harry
Shanks and Declan McManamy. We
then headed off to the Library.
And the First Question Is …
After settling ourselves in the cosy and
relaxed space of the Library with all the
new brightly coloured beanbags and
chairs, we got started. I asked the small
group to tell me what fun things they’d
learned at school so far. Each child was
bursting with ideas, keen to share what
they’d learned. Here’s what they said:
• Ollie: ‘Maths!’
• Isabel: ‘Habitats!’
• Mackenzie: ‘Writing!’
• Mia: ‘Habitats!’
• Harry: ‘Skip counting!’
• Declan: ‘Geography and our world!’
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Next Question
I then tackled the next question – what
did they enjoy about Kilvington’s World
Fair, held on Saturday, 21 March? Well,
again, there were lots of ideas.
•Ollie: ‘Partying in the Haunted House
with Harry!’
•Isabel: ‘All the different country stalls
– I visited them all. My favourites were
USA, Australia, Canada and France!’
•Mackenzie: ‘The sky-diving ride – I went
on it with Mia!’
• Mia: ‘Me too – that ride was super fun!’
•Harry: ‘The Haunted House – it was
heaps of fun with Ollie!’
•Declan: ‘The Bungee Challenge – it was
great!’
Now for the Third
Question …
We were going well! So, on to the next
question we went – what is your favourite
aspect of school? Overwhelmed with
enthusiasm, each child took a breath and
gave me just one thing, but it was hard
for each to narrow down what they loved
about school. Here are their one or two
or three things:
• Ollie: ‘Inquiry – and Maths!’
•Isabel: ‘Writing and Handwriting
and French!’
• Mackenzie: ‘Geography!’
• Mia: ‘IT and 2D and 3D shapes!’
•Harry: ‘Maths – oh and Geography
and Writing!’
• Declan: ‘I love Fun Friday!’
And, the Lucky Last
Question Was …
So, onto the last question – what are they
looking forward to learning this year?
And again there were lots of ideas.
•Ollie: ‘I want to learn square root in
Maths!’
•Isabel: ‘Making new friends and getting
to know my friends better!’
•Mackenzie: ‘I want to learn about nature!’
•Mia: ‘I love learning interesting things
and want to learn more Maths!’
• Harry: ‘Division and more Maths!’
•Declan: ‘I love doing PE and want to
learn more sports!’
And, just because they were so
informative and generous with their
answers, I threw in another question –
what do you think about your school?
And here are their thoughts:
•Ollie: ‘It’s a fine place to learn – I love it!’
•Isabel: ‘I came back! We left after
kinder, but my mum wanted to bring me
back because it’s such a great school!’
•Mackenzie: ‘It’s a good place to learn.
My little sister is here in kinder!’
•Mia: ‘It’s a very great school and I love
being here. My sisters are here too!’
•Harry: ‘It’s a super great place for kids who
want to learn music. I’m happy here!’
•Declan: ‘My mum thinks it’s a great
school and so do I. My little sister is
here too!’
So it was back to the classroom, inspired
by the thoughts and genuine feelings of
our six interviewees. And it was Isabel
who summed it up: ‘Thanks for listening
to us and taking our photos. We had
a great time and we can’t wait to see
ourselves in the magazine!’
Thank you, Isabel and your classmates,
for participating in our very first Student
Locker Talk. It was great fun!
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When you speak with Lucie Dickens,
Kilvington’s Academic Dean of Languages,
you can’t help but be influenced by her
enthusiasm for language and teaching
languages to students of all ages! And
no wonder, because what Lucie loves
most is finding creative ways to offer
new opportunities to our students to
experience other cultures, use their
language skills in authentic situations
ranging from tasting Japanese food to
watching a movie in French, or even going
are problem-solving skills, creativity and
communication skills. Thinking in another
language and looking at the world with
a different set of eyes contributes to
nurturing creativity in people. Finding
ways to get a message across in another
language can be compared to solving a
big puzzle. Above all, language learners
develop an intercultural understanding
and compassion and therefore become
better communicators – important
character traits for our globalised world.’
on an exchange program overseas.
Languages at Kilvington
Two languages are taught at Kilvington:
French and Japanese. French is taught in
the Junior School from Foundation (Prep)
to Year 6, while in Year 7 students get to
experience Japanese and French as core
subjects. In Year 8, students continue
learning either French or Japanese, giving
them the opportunity to study one language
intensively as a core subject. In Years 9 and
10, languages then become electives.
However, a high percentage of students
at the School decide to continue with a
language at this stage and Lucie believes
there are many benefits for students who
continue studying a language at VCE
level. These include:
•the extra bonus points allocated to
languages, which can boost an ATAR
score to the number a student needs
to enter their preferred tertiary course;
•prospective employers will often favour
a candidate who can communicate in
another language over a monolingual
candidate; and
•providing an advantage for students
who want to travel and work overseas.
A Character Education
Kilvington prides itself on providing all
students with a character education, and
Lucie strongly believes that studying
a language contributes to such an
education. She says: ’As the research
shows, some of the most significant skills
our students need in the 21st century
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Study Trips at Kilvington
As an important part of its Languages
Program, Kilvington offers language study
trips to Japan and New Caledonia every
second year to students in Years 9 to 12.
The trips are ’study trips‘ because students
spend time in local schools, become
immersed in the language and culture
of the country and stay with homestay
families. Kilvington is very fortunate to
have two Japanese sister schools that
students visit during their trip to Japan
and in exciting news, Lucie says ‘we
are also looking at France as a possible
destination in the future.’
Benefits
Lucie says study trips contribute
significantly to depth of learning. The
main focus of the trips is for students
to experience immersion and use their
language and problem-solving skills in
real situations. A direct benefit of the
immersion experience is confidence. ’I am
always amazed to see students’ confidence
grow significantly over the course of the
trips and I am always so proud to see
and hear them communicate among
themselves in the target language. The
satisfaction that students get when they
realise they can understand and also be
understood is such a rewarding experience
for them. Not only do they become
confident with their language skills, but
also they become confident as young
people travelling overseas and adapting
to a new environment and culture.’
And, Finally …
’There is a myth that only certain people
can learn languages,’ says Lucie. ‘Anyone
interested in another culture can have
success with learning another language.
I know many students who end up doing
well in their language studies because
their passion is the driving force behind
their study. But learning a language does
require constant practice, organisation,
diligence and rigour, and students who
learn these skills will apply them to their
other subjects and life.’
>How Languages
Contribute to
a Character Education
Sarah Russell
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Emma Casey, 2015 Youth
Citizen of the Year
>Achievements
and Highlights
Congratulations to 2014 School
Co-Captain, Emma Casey, who was
awarded Glen Eira Council’s Young
Citizen of the Year. Her award is in
recognition of her work as an outstanding
role model and public speaker who has
taught young students to play the piano
and run beginner music theory classes.
She is also a member of Young Voices
of Melbourne and Gondwana choirs.
We are incredibly proud of Emma and
her outstanding contribution to her
community.
Writing Flagship Awards
Congratulations to Year 9 students,
Aimee Coquillat, who received a Gold
award, and Harrison Broughton, who
received a Silver award, for their entries
in the 2014 Essay Competition held by
the Royal Commonwealth Society. The
Royal Commonwealth Society received
more than 9500 entries from over 500
schools in 44 Commonwealth countries
and territories.
EISM Swimming Champions
What a World Fair and Open Day!
Our Years 7 to 12 students competed at the EISM Swimming Division 2
Carnival and exceeded all expectations. We were awarded the overall
Swimming Championship. We were also Overall Girls Winners, winner of
13-year-old Boys and Girls Pennants, and winner of 14 and 15-year-old
Girls Pennants. As a result, Kilvington will now compete in the elite EISM
Swimming Division 1. It has been a meteoric rise for our senior swimming
The Kilvington World Fair and Open Day was a stunning
success, with hundreds of people visiting the School.
Throughout the day, The Green and the sport courts
area were full of people, while regular School Tours took
place for prospective families. There were 19 countries
on display through cuisine or culture, rides, activities, the
KISS 101.1 Street Team and a Formula 1 car from Monash
Motorsports. The weather was perfect. We could not
have wished for a better day or outcome.
program, which began in Division 3 only four years ago.
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New Caledonia Study Trip
Scholarship to the
United States
Quill Awards – The Press Club
Year 11 student Charan Naidoo has been
awarded an ASSIST scholarship to the
United States. He is the only student
in Victoria to receive the scholarship
and is one of five in Australia. Up to 200
students worldwide are selected on a full
or partial scholarship to spend one year
at a prestigious independent school in
the US. We wish him all the best and look
forward to his return in 2016.
In April, students studying French travelled to Noumea,
New Caledonia, to immerse themselves in a Frenchspeaking culture. Students stayed with host families and
attended classes, explored the city and visited notable
cultural sites. Highlights included a visit to Amédée Island,
where students swam with turtles, travelled in a glassbottom boat and enjoyed a traditional buffet for lunch.
As part of our sponsorship of the Melbourne Press Club, our
students regularly attend lunches to experience an address
given by a prominent state, national or international dignitary.
Recently, students attended the Melbourne Press Club Quills
Awards where they met numerous media personalities. It was
particularly thrilling for them to witness past student Yvette
Gray, who is a 3AW police reporter, win a Quill for Best Radio
News Report.
Visiting Japan
In April, 13 students from
Years 9, 10 and 11 studying
Japanese embarked on a
journey to Japan where
they stayed in Fukuoka,
Hiroshima, Kyoto, Ogaki
and Tokyo. The trip
involved many activities
and spending quality
time with host families.
During this time, students
were able to practise their
Japanese and learn about
Japanese culture.
ANZAC Day
Commemorations
Our Junior and Senior School students
paid their respects to the Centenary
of ANZAC Day by conducting special
assemblies, participating in the Glen Eira
Remembers: Poppies Community Project,
and attending the Glen Eira Council
ANZAC service at Caulfield Park. After
the service, an Aleppo Pine was unveiled
by the Mayor of Glen Eira, Councillor
Jim Magee. The tree had recently been
planted in the park.
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>John James
>Kirsty Watts
When Kirsty Watts began working
at Kilvington in 2010, she loved the
school so much that she enrolled her
two children in the Junior School the
following year! Now Kirsty is Academic
Dean of Technology/eLearning at
Kilvington and her children – a girl
and a boy – are in Year 7 and Year 9.
However, Kirsty’s path to becoming
a teacher wasn’t all smooth sailing.
Despite her desire to teach Mathematics,
when she finished Year 12 in 1992, job
prospects for teachers were almost
non-existent. So she decided to study
Accounting instead. But, halfway
through her degree, she dropped out
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of university and got a job in customer
service. After several years, Kirsty was
promoted to the position of IT trainer
and she found she really enjoyed
implementing technology to improve
processes at work.
Then Kirsty’s next important role was
as mother to two small children. But her
mind kept wandering back to teaching
– so she took the huge step of enrolling
in the double degree of Education and
Science at Deakin University. Finally, she
felt she was fulfilling her early dream of
being a teacher.
With five years of teaching experience
behind her, Kirsty has now settled
into her role as Academic Dean of
Technology and eLearning and Tutor
to Senior Barrett 1. She also teaches
across both Junior and Senior Schools,
as she teaches Science Technology to
Years 1 and 2 students, IT to students
in Year 7, Accelerated Maths to Year 8
students, Maths to students in Year 10
and Specialist Maths to Year 11 students.
And, although she has never been busier
at work, she has also never been happier.
Every day she knows she made the right
decision to go back to her first dream of
being a teacher.
Kirsty has continued to be a lifelong
learner by going back to university
again in 2013 to acquire a Masters
of Information and Communication
Technology in Education. This recent
study has reignited her passion for
integrating technology into the
classroom, which is now shared by
her peers in the teaching profession.
Recently, she presented at the Future
Schools conference in Sydney with her
colleague, Teresa Deshon. The focus of
this presentation was implementing 3D
printing into the classroom.
As a parent at Kilvington as well as a
teacher, Kirsty feels she has double the
responsibility to impart the qualities of
‘diligence’ and ‘positivity’. This year she
hopes to instil in her children and her
students important aspects of being
diligent, such as working hard, being on
time and prepared for the day, and being
positive. She hopes to help her students
see that if they start being diligent and
positive at school, it will help them be
diligent and positive at work too.
After starting a Diploma in Business
Accounting and having a gap year, it
wasn’t until his mum asked him what he
was going to do next that John James –
Year 3 teacher at Kilvington Junior School
– decided to become a teacher.
The youngest of seven children, John is
one of four teachers among his siblings.
So, when he enrolled at Australian
Catholic University to start his primary
teaching degree, he felt like he was doing
the right thing. After graduating, John
worked for seven years in the Catholic
education system. Then he moved to
the independent education system,
working for another seven years at one
of Melbourne’s top independent schools.
Interestingly, this school had made the
transition to co-education a few years
before John started working there. He
watched as girls settled into what had
been an all-boys school for many years.
But then it was time for a new challenge.
John saw an ad for Junior School
teachers at the soon-to-be co-educational
Kilvington Grammar School. Knowing that
Kilvington had a reputation for placing
children first, where the special talents
and strengths of each child were nurtured
and celebrated, John applied for the job,
and the rest – as they say – is history!
John immediately loved Kilvington’s
small size and its focus on the student.
Now five years into his career at
Kilvington, he still loves walking down the
quiet and calm Junior School corridors,
watching as his colleagues teach their
classes. Together with the strong
friendships he has made among the staff,
John loves the continuity of seeing his
students move through the Junior School
to the Senior School. The students from
his first Year 4 class in 2011 are now in Year
8, and he never misses an opportunity to
say hello. He also welcomes the respect
that exists among the ELC, the Junior
School and the Senior School.
In his spare time, John enjoys doing
yoga, spending time with his friends, his
family and his dog, an Australian shepherd
called Maverick, and watching his beloved
Port Melbourne Football Club do what
they do best – win. Now teaching Year
3, John is also enjoying getting to know
his new students, some of whom have
been at Kilvington since three-year-old
ELC. Already he has talked to them
about Semester One’s words: ‘diligence’
and ‘positivity’ explaining that the first
means being well organised, using your
time wisely and doing your best, while
the second means staying positive even
when life gets tough. To his delight, half
of his Year 3s have embraced filling in
their planners to remind themselves about
homework, when their library books are
due and when they have PE – surely an
awesome effort?!
John reflects that he is where he wants to
be, teaching at a school whose philosophy
and pedagogy match his own.
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Kirsten Brooks, President, PFA
>Kilvington Reunions
Walsh Club Reunion
(L-R) Rosemary Taylor and Jean Harley
In March, we gathered at Café Vic for an afternoon of laughter and memories. Among
our regular attendees are Cecily, Jean, Rosemary, June and Pat, each of whom started
at Kilvington when they were between four and six years old and have been friends for
nearly 80 years.
We were thrilled that Lauren Matthews, Kilvington Board of Directors’ Deputy Chair
and President of the Old Kilvonians’ Association, could join us. She loved hearing the
story of when Jean attended the annual fancy dress party organised by then Principal
Miss Fysh as ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ and took an actual lamb in a nappy!
Our next Walsh Club Reunion will be held at School on Friday, 20 November. So,
if you graduated from Kilvington in 1965 or earlier, we would love to see you there.
5 and 10 Year Reunion
The 5 and 10 year reunion was well attended, and many girls shared their memories. Past
student Katie Benstead (2005) kept us entertained with this story: ‘I had been given a wonderful
gift from a friend: a remote control watch. Ten years on, I can now apologise to the patient and
gracious Ms Lynley Clarnette for the trauma I caused. In one Year 12 English class, we watched
the TV roll in and saw the Gattaca DVD on the desk. I kept a straight face as Ms Clarnette
reached for the ‘on’ button, to find the TV had already been switched on … Then the DVD
went in and began to play. Shortly after, it began to fast-forward. Strange. Ms Clarnette pressed
play again. The DVD continued for a few more minutes and then the volume crept up until it
was too loud. Ms Clarnette turned it down. Then the volume got so quiet until she had to turn
it up. Starting to believe she was losing her mind, Ms Clarnette watched as the DVD suddenly
ejected. I’m not sure if I’ve ever come clean ... I’m sorry!’ Our teachers deserve medals!
35 Year Reunion
Our 35 year reunion took place in early May. Some of our attendees hadn’t seen their
classmates for many years and it was obvious that there was a lot to catch up on! It
was fabulous to see past student and parent Ros Klenner whose two daughters also
graduated from Kilvington in the past few years. On our tour of the School, we were lucky
to watch some of a rehearsal for the Senior School production, The Wiz, which brought
back memories and laughs of our experiences in school musicals. Our musical program
has always been and continues to be an integral part of school days at Kilvington.
40 Year Plus Reunion
This year we held a Saturday lunchtime reunion and it was wonderful to have past
students join us from not only Melbourne but other parts of Australia, some from as
far away as Darwin. Many of us hadn’t seen the improvements at the School and were
very impressed with the Music School, Food Technology Centre and of course our new
Middle School Centre of Excellence. On our tour of the School, we noticed the absence
of the mural that once graced the wall near Main Reception – it was a mural painted by
Reverend McKie, the husband of then Principal Mrs McKie. If anyone has any information
about the mural or perhaps an old photograph, we’d love to hear from you.
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>Parents’ and
Friends’ Report
I believe it’s fantastic when our School
community enjoys events that bring
family and friends together. Again, this
year, the PFA aims to gather and support
our community by creating opportunities
for people to strengthen their social
connections within their year level and
across the School.
So far, we have enjoyed the support
of parents, students, staff and teachers
at events such as the Welcome Back
Picnic, Kilvington World Fair, Open
Mornings, Mother’s Day stall, class social
events, Secondhand Uniform Shop and
the School production – The Wiz. When
volunteers give up their time to create a
special event for the enjoyment of others,
our community benefits. I would like to
thank everyone for their contribution and
continuing support. The PFA is open to
all parents and you are most welcome.
At Kilvington, we have a wonderful
diversity of cultures and family
backgrounds that offer a richness and
depth to our community. As the School
community grows, we will continue to
offer a welcoming, connected and familyoriented environment. In March, uniting
our community was the Kilvington World
Fair, which was a celebration of family,
friends, culture and diversity. We ‘grabbed’
our passports and travelled through
18 countries’ cultures and nine cuisines.
My most sincere thanks to our 18 country
leaders, the organising committee and
the large number of volunteers assisting
on the day. It was a huge success.
This year, it has been wonderful to see
growth in the number of class events
being held across the School. Our Class
Social Representatives (CSRs) have
been busy organising events for families
and parents, and I hope you have been
able to attend one or two. The PFA
Committee would like to thank the CSRs
for their efforts in making Kilvington
a great place for friendships. I would
also like to acknowledge our PFA VicePresidents, Marina Palaskas and Fiona
Cullen, for the great job they are doing
to support the CSRs.
Our Mother’s Day Stall in May was
eagerly anticipated by the students, and
it didn’t disappoint. I would like to thank
Kim Wareham for organising the stall and
acknowledge her enthusiastic helpers
on the day.
We are also proud to offer our
community a Secondhand Uniform Shop.
Families can purchase good quality
uniforms at a significantly reduced price,
and out-grown uniforms can be sold to
help cover the cost of replacement. A
percentage of the proceeds from every
sale in the shop goes to PFA fundraising.
The uniform shop is open from 10am –
12 noon the first Saturday of the month
during school terms in Dalton Hall.
In the spirit of expressing gratitude,
we would like to acknowledge the great
work of our teachers and staff. Again,
we are supporting ‘Thank-you’ morning
teas for our staff and teachers during the
year and we invite you to bring a plate of
food to be shared on the advertised day.
We also offer our support to the School
leaders and Student Representative
Council (SRC) in encouraging their
expressions of gratitude.
Fundraising goals are good for extra
motivation, but they also provide the PFA
with an opportunity to make donations
of goods to enrich the education of our
children. Last year, the PFA donated 3D
printers, new BBQ plates for The Green
BBQs, and extra comfortable reading
furniture for the Library. We are very
proud of this fundraising achievement
and look forward to choosing where our
fundraising efforts will go this year after
the fundraising success of the World Fair.
Still to come this year are more class
events and School social gatherings,
the Father’s Day Breakfast and the K24
Challenge. Look out for our events and
happenings in our fortnightly PFA Report
in In The Know.
From me, and from all of us on the PFA
Committee, I hope you have enjoyed –
and will enjoy – all the fun School events
happening in 2015.
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>Donors and Supporters
We would like to acknowledge and thank those people who made
generous donations to Kilvington from November 2014 to May 2015:
Mr D Abbott & Ms E Pezzaniti
Mr & Mrs A Anagnostiadis
Mr P Andriopoulos &
Ms S Tsamitrou
Mr & Mrs E Avital
Mr R Bailey & Ms K McInnes
Mr D Banger & Ms N Kindos
Mr & Mrs C Bekas
Dr & Ms D Billing
Mr & Mrs S Blackmore
Mr S Blyth
Mr & Mrs P Boon
Mr & Mrs P Brazitikos
Mr & Mrs C Bruce
Mr & Mrs D Burgoine
Mr J Butcher & Ms A Shea
Mr & Mrs J Byrnes
Mr D Cao & Ms L Wang
Mr D Carden
Mr & Mrs F Cetrola
Mr G Challice & Ms A Giezen
Mr & Ms F Chen
Mr J Chen & Ms L Zhang
Mr J Chen & Ms R Han
Mr J Cheng & Ms L Li
Mr C Cheung & Ms W Lin
Mr & Mrs A Chow
Mr & Dr L Churilov
Dr C Close
Ms J Clowe
Mr & Mrs M Connolly
Mr M Cook & Ms C Heinze
Mr J Coquillat &
Ms S Whitelaw
Mr B Coulson
Mr S Das & Ms I Chhotray
Mr & Mrs D Darvell
Mr & Mrs J Davey
Mr & Mrs M Deady
Mr & Mrs R De Nardis
Mr & Mrs R Dent
Mr & Mrs P de Vos
Mr & Mrs K Dharmawardena
Mr & Mrs D Douglas
Mr & Mrs D Durand
Mr & Mrs A Dyer
Mr & Mrs A Easton
Mr J Ellett & Ms R Townsend
Mr A Emmanouilidis &
Ms Y Carey
Mr & Mrs G Ewenson
Mr & Mrs G Eyres
Mr A Facey
Mr N Fermanis & Ms M Kent
Mr & Mrs A Fifoot
Mr B Finnin
Mr & Mrs C Formoso
Mr & Mrs B Forsyth
Mr & Mrs Q Fortune
Mr & Mrs P Frangoulis
Mr & Mrs J Friedland
Mr & Mrs A Gee
Mr & Mrs T George
Mr & Mrs D Georgiou
Mr & Mrs R Gerszonovicz
Mr & Mrs P Gill
Mr M Gleghorn &
Ms J Strickland
Mr A Goad & Ms S Cannon
Mr & Mrs T Gray
Ms S Gwynne &
Ms A Rashleigh
Mr & Mrs P Gyftopoulos
Mr & Mrs M Hallson
Mr G Hansen &
Ms S Dunkerley
Mr & Mrs T Harding
Mr & Mrs M Harrison
Mr & Mrs C Hazelbank
Rev F Hill & Mr S Hill
Mr P Hosking
Mr B Hu & Ms Y Zhao
Mr X Hu & Ms H Wang
Mr W Huang
Mr S Hyde & Ms M Pile
Ms P Jennings
Mr G Jin & Ms R Gao
Mr & Mrs D Jones
Mr & Mrs A Kakulas
Mr & Mrs A Kallio
Mr & Mrs B Kennedy
Ms C Kham
Mr P Kiosoglous &
Ms S Simpson
Mr T Kok & Ms Y Lee
Mr & Mrs P Kokosoulis
Mr & Mrs N Lamb
Mr & Mrs J Landwehr
Mr & Mrs J Lau
Mr & Mrs S Laughlin
Mr & Mrs C Law
Mrs J Lee
Mr P Lee & Ms A Kernot
Mr T Li & Ms S Zheng
Mr S Lim & Ms G Ho
Mr Q Lin & Ms Y Shi
Mr C Liu & Mrs M Gao
Mr & Mrs B Lo Sordo
Mr & Mrs C Lowe
Mr & Mrs J Mackie
Mr & Mrs I Mallios
Mr & Mrs S Markovic
Mr J Marshall
Mrs R Marshall
Dr G Martin
Mr & Mrs A Martin
Mr P Martin & Ms M Tighe
Mr P Mascitti &
Ms M Mascitti-Meuter
Mrs C & Mr N Mathias
Mr & Mrs P McManamny
Mr & Mrs R Melbourne
Mr & Mrs R Mendiratta
Dr D Metz & Dr Q Nguyen
Mr P Milner & Ms L Tobin
Mr A Morrow & Ms J Bradley
Mr & Mrs J Naffine
Ms T Nguyen & Mr V Duignan
Mr D Nguyen & Ms A Tran
Mr & Mrs S Nikolakopoulos
Mr R Odgers
Mr & Mrs P Owen
Mr & Mrs N Palaskas
Mr & Mrs L Perna
Dr P Phair
Mr & Mrs A Pogreb
Mr & Mrs P Pontifex
Mr D Pougher & Ms J Moore
Mr J Powell & Ms V Adams
Mr & Mrs A Power
Ms M Pritchard
Mr D Radhakrishnan & Ms M
Krishnan Vijayakumaran
Mr & Mrs P Rainey
Mr & Mrs M Richards
Mr & Mrs K Richardson
Mr J Rocks &
Ms S Stephenson
Mr & Mrs M Rowley
Mr V Rudnytsky &
Mrs A Goloub-Rudnytsky
Mr & Mrs A Russell
Mrs R Salathiel
Mr F Salfate & Ms S Marasco
Mr & Mrs S Sanderson
Mr & Mrs C Sanos
Mr & Mrs D Sey
Mr & Mrs C Shalless
Mr & Mrs W Sharpe
Mr & Mrs T Sioukas
Mr & Mrs P Slavinskis
Mr & Mrs D Smith
Mr K Smith & Ms E Matthew
Mr & Mrs J Steiner
Mr & Mrs P Stockdale
Mr & Mrs W Strachan
Mr J Strom & Ms C Welsford
Ms J Swann
Mr W Tinker & Ms G Volkova
Mr & Mrs R Turner
Ms A Umanskaya &
Mr V Volpert
Mr & Mrs I Urbanec
Mr & Mrs D Vearing
Mr F Wan & Ms N Li
Mr C Wang & Ms S Lu
Mr & Mrs Q Wang
Mr Y Wang & Ms X Lin
Mr & Mrs D Williamson
Mr R Wilson & Ms Y Zhu
Mr D Wong & Ms R Wan
Mr & Mrs S Wotherspoon
Mr R Wrightson & Ms M Chan
Mr B Yan & Ms Y Li
Ms K Yu & Mr M Wei
Mr A Yusuf & Ms S Mohamed
Ms H Zhang
Mr C Zhao & Ms Y Zhang
Miss A Zheng
Mr L Zheng & Mrs L Mou
Mr B Zhong & Ms C Tang
Mr H Zhou & Ms L Tang
Thank you to the following generous individuals and organisations
for their time and donations of goods and services to support our
fundraising efforts and community events:
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Active Monash
Alka Jain
Aloes Florist
Anju Sharma
Bakers Delight Carnegie
Barry Gardiner Butchers
Bentleigh Hocking Stuart
Bentleigh Jewellers
Betty McDowell Lingerie
Blue Sea Fish and Chips
Bob Stewart Uniforms
Body Flexion
Bungalow Trading Company
Carnegie Primary School
Carnegie Rental
Caroline Morrison
Chadstone – The Fashion
Capital
Chamford Gymnastics
Charisma Dance Centre
Chesterfield Farm
Collingwood Childrens Farm
Connecting OT –
Occupational Therapy
Dingley Hotel
East Bentleigh Vet Clinic
Elaine Lim Orthodontist
Fast Frame Bentleigh
Felice’s Place Gourmet
Butchers
Flinders Golf Club
GMH Corporate Affairs
Hansu TaeKwanDo
Hudson Pacific Food Services
IKEA Springvale
Ingrid & Patrick Svenburg
ISKCON Melbourne
Kalimera
Ken and Trinette McClimont
Leesa Needham
Lifestyle Portraits
Litsa Roussakis
Liz Millikan
Luna Park
M and M’s Rug Shop
Melinda Pile
Monkey Mania
Moonee Valley Racing Club
Mr Leo Wei
Mr Steven Wang
Mrs Ann Lu
Mrs Doris Wang
Mrs Rongjuan Han
Mrs Tina Wang
Museum Victoria
MyWorks Photography
Nordliving
Opera Australia
Ormond Dental
Parents and Friends
Association (PFA)
Phillip Island Nature Parks
Puffing Billy Railway
Rasa Rasa Malaysian
Restaurant
Rosstown Hotel
Safeway Carnegie North
Samantha Ratje – Arbonne
Scienceworks
Shruti Asthana
Simone Perele – DFO
Moorabbin
SNAP Printing Hawthorn
Soula Kourkoulis
Spartan School Supplies
Sportwise Australia
Susie Miles Design
Svenska Kyrkan
Tasty Spices
The Bendigo Trust
The De Vries Family
The Enchanted Maze Gardens
The Hronas Family
The Swedish Embassy
Victoria Lily
Wetlands Golf ‘n’ Games
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>Key Dates
for Your Diary
July
Tuesday, 14 Term 3 commences
Wednesday, 29 Junior School Production
Thursday, 30 Junior School Production
Friday, 31 25 Year Reunion
August
Wednesday, 5 Open Morning
Friday, 21 Annual Concert
Friday, 28 K24 Challenge
Saturday, 29 K24 Challenge
September
Friday, 4 Father’s Day Breakfast
Tuesday, 8 ELC Concert
Thursday, 10 Open Morning
Friday, 11 20 Year Reunion
Friday, 18 Term 3 concludes
October
Monday, 5 Term 4 commences
Monday, 12 VCE Art Show Opening Night
Wednesday, 21 Valedictory Dinner
Friday, 23 15 Year Reunion
Tuesday, 27 Years 5 and 6 Production
November
Monday, 2 Mid-Term Break
Tuesday, 3 Melbourne Cup Holiday
Wednesday, 4 ELC to Year 10 Art Show Opening Night
Thursday, 5 ELC to Year 10 Art Show
Friday, 6 ELC to Year 10 Art Show
Wednesday, 11 Remembrance Day Service
Tuesday, 17 PFA AGM and Volunteer Thank You Evening
Thursday, 19 Senior School Leaders Induction Assembly
Friday, 20 Walsh Club Reunion
December
Wednesday, 2 Year 6 Graduation Assembly
Friday, 4 Celebration Night
Tuesday, 8 Junior School Christmas Assembly
Tuesday, 8 Term 4 concludes
30 Kilvington News
> A scene from The Wiz, the Senior School
production – Dorothy and the Lion
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