Parent Teacher InterviewsToday our Year 11 Children Family Community General class is joined by Ann Viivers from Uthando Project Inc. Uthando Project Inc is a charity project dedicated to the children of Hlabisa District of KwaZulu Natal, whose lives have been severely impacted by the HIV/AIDS pandemic sweeping South Africa. Using donated resources and the help of volunteers, Uthando Project Inc. creates brown-skinned dolls to donate to the children in the community to help encourage and stimulate their social and emotional development. Our students are looking forward to contributing to such a heart-warming project!
The One Day of the Year by Alan Seymour
Well done to the Year 12 Drama students, who have worked hard for the last term to put together their production of The One Day of the Year by Alan Seymour which they performed on Friday to students and families. The students worked beyond the role of the actor with designated roles in lighting, sound, set and props, costume, publicity, and front of the house to realise this drama work. The piece explores controversial topics of the celebrations around Anzac Day and how this recognises the lives lost.
Year 7 Drama and Year 8 Dance Showcase
Well done to our lower school Arts students who performed at our very first Harrisdale Senior High School Year 7 Drama and Year 8 Dance Showcase this evening. Students performed with great energy and enthusiasm presenting their Reader’s Theatre, mime and circus skills and Hip-Hop performances that they have learnt and devised throughout Semester 1.
Congratulations on a spectacular night!
The band is in full swing at Music Camp!
We have been very blessed this morning to have a visit from Dr Paul De Cinque (Chair of Brass and Music Education) and Dr Alan Lourens (Head lecturer of Music) from the UWA Conservatorium of Music. Paul and Alan circulated through our rehearsals, stepping in to lead our wind ensembles, bestowing upon them some of his highly acclaimed knowledge and musical wisdom. Advice from industry specialists of such stature and high calibre is incredibly beneficial for our young musicians and the difference it made to their sound was instantly noticeable.
The South of The Swan Dance Showcase
Last night our talented Year 9-12 Dance students performed at The South of The Swan dance showcase, taking to the stage with confidence and pizazz, entertaining the audience from start to finish! There were a lot of proud parents and carers there to enjoy the moment alongside our dedicated Dance teachers. Well done students, you were amazing!!
Year 7 Gifted & Talented students visit The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Today our Year 7 Gifted and Talented students visit The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research to provide them with a hands- on experience of bio-medical research. Students learnt how cells cooperate to make multicellular organisms and gained an understanding of the size and scale of the microscopic world!
Exploring Physical Theatre
Last week, Mrs Spanbroeks Year 10 Drama students welcomed Ben Rogan from Black Swan Theatre into the classroom. On Friday, students participated in exercises exploring Physical Theatre, embodying different elements and characters, bringing scenes to life!
HSHS’s Gifted and Talented STEM program
Yesterday evening, Harrisdale SHS hosted the final event for the foundation class of the HSHS Gifted and Talented program.
Students had the opportunity to showcase their STEM projects for Semester 2 for parents and carers and celebrate their success. The students brought together some amazing group projects including sustainable inventions as part of their MARS in Schools Science competition where they created a biodome model with VR headsets, a digital journalism project in which the students created their own website, as well as a LEGO competition!
Harrisdale Intercultural Learning Exchange
Harrisdale Intercultural Learning Exchange has been established with Mirambika Free Progress School New Delhi to provide students with the opportunity to exchange learning and understandings, as well as celebrate our human diversity, and enable us to communicate with better understandings across different cultures. This will be a feature of the Year 9 Extension curriculum as of 2022. Today students shared their poems, artwork and music as well as enjoying conversation about favourite films and food.
Thank you to the staff and students at Mirambika Free progress School for joining us today. we look forward to future learning exchanges with you!
2021 Visual Arts, Fashion Design, and Media Showcase
Harrisdale SHS’s campus stayed alive this evening, hosting the 2021 Visual Arts, Fashion Design, and Media Showcase.
A beautiful array of works were on display, including clay sculptures, paintings, short films, and a live runway of fashion pieces.
The night concluded with a presentation ceremony of the Acquisition Awards, rewarding students across various subject categories, which has been generously funded by Yaz Mubarakai (MLA).
We look forward to sharing more about our student’s works in our upcoming school Newsletter.
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