Category Archives: School Work

History Repeating

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Late last term, the History department joined forces with the Resources Centre to celebrate History Week – and they did it in fine fashion! The Staff in the Resources Centre decorated the library magnificently with historical items, people and events.

The boys in Year 7 were treated to a History Expo starring … well … themselves! In their classes they were asked to dress up as a well-known historical figure and then some boys were selected from their class to showcase their creativity in front of the whole form as well as a class of Year 8, 9 and 10 boys. The staff got into the spirit of things as well and there is no doubt that everyone not only learnt a lot but had a great time doing it!

Below is a short video which will give you some idea of what the boys got up to!

A huge thank you to all the staff involved who took the extra time to put this week together for the boys. Their enthusiasm towards History is certainly infectious to not only the students they work with but the other staff as well.

Photo: Harry Gosper (Corlette) interviews Billy Dodds (Gladesville) to find out who he is and from what time.

Artists in the Studio

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You would likely recall the blog entry last week which included a video of many of the boys with their art works. Well, here is the second installment – a chance for some other Year 7 artists to show off their talent!

A reminder that this Friday (24th August 2012) we have the opening of the Student Art Exhibition … don’t miss it as it is a fantastic opportunity to see the amazing work of so many talented Joeys boys!

Enjoy the video!

The Culinary Delights of Year 7 Art

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Visual Arts provides unique experiences for students to explore personal insights into their world and the world of others. We are incredibly lucky to have an amazing Visual Art department led by Ms Michelle Tinta.

Our Year 7 artists have spent their time in the studio examining various culinary delights of the world through the traditional practices of drawing and painting. Delights from the patisserie sparked the imagination of our young artists and inspired some daring and colourful compositions. Numerous studies of still life were created to develop skills and confidence in drawing before the boys launched into some imaginative compositions and painterly representations from recipes. Below is a video which depicts many of our Year 7 boys.

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Not only have the boys worked in 2D forms, but developed magnificent sculptural pieces. They have shown enormous enthusiasm in the studio and throughout the remainder of the year we hope to foster discipline, courage and experimentation in their studio practice, but most importantly an enjoyment of making artworks.

You can view the artwork your son has created on display at our annual student art exhibition in late August.  For parents new to the College, this exhibition surveys the artwork from students in Years 7-12, and features the HSC Bodies of Works. All parents would have received an invitation to the opening of the exhibition on Friday 24th August at 6.30pm. Your son will be able to attend the opening if accompanied by an adult. I will be asking the boys if they will be attending the opening mid next week.

Thanks to Michelle Tinta for providing an explanation of what the boys have been up to!