Refresh and reset over the holidays

It is amazing how quickly a term passes when you are focused on your goals. For our senior students, the conclusion of the term signals the final short sprint in what has been a marathon of schooling. Over the break, our Unit 4 students will complete their practice exams, and I am confident that they are preparing well for their end-of-year exams. I am certain that if our senior students were to give some advice to those coming through at different year levels, they would say to engage in all the offerings that OLSH College provides.

Our year 10s and 11s have exams in week 6 of term 4 and should use this holiday to prepare study notes and ready themselves for the road to exams. At the beginning of the term, we set ourselves to complete our learning goals and hopefully rejoice in the learning process. Holidays are also a wonderful chance to refresh after a wonderfully rich and full term.

Mr Joshua Di Pietro
Deputy Principal Learning and Teaching

Wishing Year 10 student Michaela well as she competes in the State Finals of the National History Challenge this weekend. Michaela completed a historical inquiry on the topic 'How have relationships and understandings between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians changed since the 1970 Day of Mourning?' and was selected to compete in this national competition.

OLSH College Bentleigh

Reflecting on cultural exploration

Our senior Italian Language students have explored some facinating topics this term, to immerse themselves in the culture of Italy and become conversant on current and cultural issues. It is a great way to study the language with real-world examples and contemporary issues. Here are some reflections from the students. 

Year 10 - Virtual excursion to Rome: Exploring the shadows of Caravaggio

‘I really enjoyed out Art topic. We learnt so much about different art periods and styles as well as learning new grammar tenses which strengthened our writing skills. After learning all these things, we completed a writing task in the form of a journal entry which was on our imaginary trip to Rome!’ - Ava 

‘Learning about the history of Italian art and architecture was really interesting and enjoyable. It provided us with insight into Italy’s past and gave us a real-world sense of what we were learning, allowing us to apply our knowledge when writing about a trip to Rome with our classmates.’ - Zara

Year 11 – Family relationship and per groups – Film Study

‘The film “Scialla” was interesting because it opened up our eyes to the many diverse communities that explore the ups and downs of family relationships and peer groups. The film expressed the joys and struggles of peer groups and family relationships, and gave us insight to be grateful for the people that surround us everyday, and the education we are so lucky to receive. The philosophy we took away was “Scialla” meaning "Take it easy".' - Eli, Emilia and Bella

Year 12 - Overtourism is killing Venice!

'In Italian, we studied the topic of over-tourism in Venice. I found this area of study interesting, as I previously did not know what Venice and Venetians were facing. We learnt about the different effects of over-tourism such as the degradation of the laguna due to the endless passing cruise ships, the high levels of air and noise pollution, the impact that the so called ‘eat and run’ tourists have on the economy the and how Air BnB is contributing to the housing crisis. Overtourism is threatening the historical, cultural and artistic heritage of this beautiful European city.' - Sienna