WELCOME TO YEAR 10 & 112018

MISSION, VISION AND VALUES

SCHOOL VALUES

VALUES

Relationships: We communicate openly, honestly and respectfully allowing us to have meaningful connections with each other in the community and beyond. We foster a culture of optimism, collaboration and celebration.

Courage: We are courageous in our approach to managing change; embracing physical, moral and intellectual challenges; and standing up for what we believe. Courage enables us to understand our strengths and act accordingly.

VALUES

Creativity: We approach learning and teaching with creativity as our cornerstone. We are imaginative, inventive and entrepreneurial. We are open to and champion new ideas and new ways. Intellectual curiosity: We engage proactively with the world; determined to better understand, reflect upon and questions ourselves, our experiences and the society in which we live. We are critically engaged and curious about all that we encounter and learn.Engagement in life: We learn how to connect with others, manage the highs and lows and reap the rewards of our commitment by our purposeful engagement in all aspects of school life. We are motivated to participate and respond to changes in our world.

MISSION

We inspire Lauriston girls to be courageous lifelong learners and to deepen their outlook as ethical and compassionate young women seeking to resolve new-world problems while working collaboratively as responsible, global citizens to shape their world.

CHILD SAFE STANDARDS

MEETING THE CHILD SAFE STANDARDS

• Strategies to embed organisational culture of child safety• A child safety policy or a statement of commitment to child

safety• A child safety code of conduct• Screening, supervision, training and other human

resources practices that reduce the risk of child abuse• Procedures for responding to and reporting suspected

child abuse• Strategies to identify and reduce or remove risks of child

abuse• Strategies to promote child participation and empowerment

TEN ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR SUCCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURYATC21S PROJECT FOR AUSTRALIA, FINLAND, SINGAPORE AND USA

• Creativity and innovation• Critical thinking, problem solving and decision making• Learning to learn, metacognition

Ways of Thinking

• Communication • Collaboration (team work)

Ways of Working

• Information Literacy (includes research)• ICT Literacy

Tools for Working

• Citizenship –local and global• Life and career• Personal and social responsibility- including cultural awareness and

competence

Living in the World

(Binkley, Erstad, Herman, Raizen, Ripley and Rumble, 2010)

NEW JOB CLUSTERS IN AUSTRALIA

JOB CLUSTERS

•Generators: jobs that require a high level of interpersonal interaction in retail, sales, hospitality and entertainment.

•Coordinators: jobs that involve repetitive administrative and behind the scenes process or service tasks.

• Informers: jobs that involve professionals providing information, education or business services.

•Carers: jobs that seek to improve mental or physical health or wellbeing of others.

JOB CLUSTERS

•Artisans: jobs that require skill in manual tasks related to construction, maintenance or technical customer service.

•Designers: jobs that involve deploying skills and knowledge of science, mathematics and design to construct or engineer products or buildings.

•Technologists: jobs that require skilled understanding and manipulation of digital technology.

WORK SMARTS FOR 2030

SMART LEARNERS

•Advances in technology and access to data will lead to a constantly changing work landscape.

•Workers will spend 13 hours per week learning.

•Workers will update and use new knowledge.

•Workers will analyse and interpret information.

SMART THINKERS

• To activate and fully utilise STEM skills effectively, enterprise skills including problem solving, critical thinking and communication will be of prime importance.

• Communication and interpersonal skills will be more important.

• Workers will use their problem solving skills 12 hours per week; judgement and critical thinking skills 15 hours per week; written communication skills 15 hours per week; interpersonal skills 7 hours per week; verbal communication skills 7 hours per week.

SMART DOERS

•Young people will need to work with a more entrepreneurial and independent mindset.

•There will be less management, less organisational coordination and less teaching per week.

•The future workforce will need to be more autonomous and self directed, working on tasks independently with less supervision and support from managers.

WORK SMARTS FOR 2030

SERVICE AND ACTION PLAN

PURPOSE OF OUR SERVICE AND ACTION PLAN

To promote our School values we first encourage all students to consider the question ‘What kind of world do I want for myself and others?’ We aim to teach our students that they can play an active role in bringing about positive change in local, national and international communities.

OUR GOAL

• Our goal is to integrate community service, student initiated service, global excursions, students exchanges and educational partnerships

• Involve participation in experiential and reciprocal learning which respects that each individual can learn from each other

• Develop global perspectives and citizenship. Strengthen relationships, cultural understanding and acceptance

• Develop collaborative and interdisciplinary projects

• Enable students to engage in real-world problem solving

• Expose students to current social issues enabling them to develop understanding and guiding them to meaningful action

• Support students by enabling them to clarify their ideas, define clear goals, develop an action plan, evaluate their success

• Support engagement with people from the community to better understand their perspectives

• Build partnerships and learn to collaborate with others

TIM WATSONVICE PRINCIPAL – LEARNING AND INNOVATION

ACTIVE AND ENGAGED LEARNERS

DI WOOD, VICE PRINCIPAL - HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL

SENIOR SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS

• ALL Year 10 and Year 11 students are expected at roll call at 8.20am.

• Year 11 students may leave after lunch if they have do not have a lesson Period 5 . Otherwise students finish school at 3.20pm.

• Uniform

• Mobile Phone Use

• Absences• Please email seniorschool@lauriston.vic.edu.au

• Year 10 and 11 Parent/Teacher/Student InterviewsTuesday 15 May 2.00pm-8.30pm

• Learning Communication Portal•Handbooks•Teachers emails•Academic results

• Newsletter – Senior School•Commentary on weekly events in the Senior School•Important dates for the next two weeks

COMMUNICATIONS

OPPORTUNITIES

•Students are encouraged to make the most of the many opportunities offered to in the Senior School

• Co-curricular• Music • Sport• House Events• Interest groups• Community Service• Leadership positions: Tutor guides, SHINE

and SRC • Duke of Edinburgh

MUSIC AT LAURISTON

Music at Lauriston

Open Ensembles•Anthem Choir: Thursday 4:00pm-5:15pm•Symphonic Band: Friday 7:30am-8:15am•Senior Chamber Strings: Monday 1:05pm-1:55pm•Percussion Ensemble: Wednesday 1.30pm-2.15pm•10-12 Guitar Ensemble: Wednesday 1.30pm-2.15pm

Music at Lauriston

Auditioned Ensembles• Lauriana (auditioned 10-12 choir): Wednesday 7.30am-

8.15am & Thursday 1.30pm-2.15pm

• The Trebelles: Friday 1.30pm-2.15pm

• Other chamber groups will be formed according to the girls currently involved in the music program

THE SOUND OF MUSIC: May 2, 3, 4, 5Some places available for ensemble members!!

LAURISTON SPORT

GSV WEEKLY SPORTTERM 1 Indoor Cricket

SoftballTennis

TERM 2 HockeyNetballAFLWater Polo

TERM 3 SoccerVolleyballBadminton

TERM 4 BasketballCricket

*TRAININGS – Tuesday morning 6.50am-8.00am

*MATCHES – Wednesday afternoons 3.00-6.00pm

GSV CARNIVAL SPORTTERM 1 Swimming & Diving

TERM 2 Cross Country

TERM 3 Track & Field

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

AEROBICS Friday – 7.15-8.00am@ LGS (Dance Studio)

PERSONAL TRAINING Tuesday – 3.20-4.20pm@ LGS (Gym)

RUNNING CLUB Tuesday & Friday 6.45am-8am @ Kooyong Park

REC SWIMMING Thursday – 6.30am-8.00am@ LGS (Pool)

YOGA Thursday – 3.20pm-4.20pm@ LGS (Dance Studio)

CO-CURRICULARROWING Term 3, 4 & 1

SNOWSPORTS Term 2 & 3

NETBALL All Year

More information about locations and fixtures can be found on the Lauriston Team App

LAURISTON SPORT

GSV WEEKLY SPORTTERM 1 Indoor Cricket

SoftballTennis

TERM 2 HockeyNetballAFLWater Polo

TERM 3 SoccerVolleyballBadminton

TERM 4 BasketballCricket

*TRAININGS – Thursday morning 6.50am-8.00am

*MATCHES – Monday afternoons 3.00-6.00pm

GSV CARNIVAL SPORTTERM 1 Swimming & Diving

TERM 2 Cross Country

TERM 3 Track & Field

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

AEROBICS Friday – 7.15-8.00am@ LGS (Dance Studio)

PERSONAL TRAINING

Tuesday – 3.20-4.20pm@ LGS (Gym)

RUNNING CLUB Tuesday & Friday 6.45am-8am @ Kooyong Park

REC SWIMMING Thursday – 6.30am-8.00am@ LGS (Pool)

YOGA Thursday – 3.20pm-4.20pm@ LGS (Dance Studio)

CO-CURRICULARROWING Term 3, 4 & 1

SNOWSPORTS Term 2 & 3

NETBALL All Year

More information about locations and fixtures can be found on the Lauriston Team App

SUPPORT STRUCTURE

Year 10

•Tutor•Year Level Coordinator• Academic Adviser

YEAR 10

Marina LeggattYear 10 Coordinator

Penny Brown10A Tutor

House Coordinator Andrews

Vicky Snell10I Tutor

House Coordinator Irving

Jodie Mitchell10M Tutor

House CoordinatorMitchell

Will White10K Tutor

House Coordinator Kirkhope

Jenna GraceAcademic Advisor – Year10

SUPPORT STRUCTURE

Year 11

•Tutor•Year Level Coordinator• IB or VCE Coordinator

YEAR 11

Earl James Year 11-12 Coordinator

Carolyn Stone VCE Coordinator

Eirwen StevensonIB Coordinator

ANN BOYCEYEAR 11 CAREERS EDUCATION

THE LABOUR MARKET IS COMPETITIVE

Employers want proven skills and work experienceSo how can our students set themselves apart?• Look for opportunities outside the square• Develop skills • Make contacts and referees • Prove their worth • Develop an understanding of the job/work • Try different jobs

PERSONAL SKILLS AND QUALITIES

There is a move towards “skills” not jobs

•Communication & teamwork skills •Creative problem solving •Adaptability •Reliability & motivation •Resilience • Innovative thinking

• Guest speakers, alumni and Careers night • VTAC website and Course search to obtain

list of courses.• University and Tafe websites to investigate

course structures, scholarship information and contact faculties.

• Attend Open Days, seminar series and Career Expos

• More work experience in term holidays.

Careers Research

Information on careers, courses, extra requirements, important dates and more!

• Available In School Newsletter under Career News

• Regular newsletter emailed to all girls in Years 10,11 and 12.

Careers News

VCE 2018Year 11 VCE Students

VCE COORDINATOR

Ms. Carolyn Stone

Ph: 9864 7555Email: stoneca@lauriston.vic.edu.au

YEAR 11 VCE PROGRAMME

6 Unit 1/2 subjects + supervised study period

or

5 Unit 1/2 subjects + 1 x 3/4 subjects + supervised study period

VCE JARGONVCAA Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority

www.vcaa.vic.edu.au

SAC School Assessed Coursework

SAT School Assessed Task

GAT General Achievement Test (Wednesday 13 June 2018)

SEAS Special consideration and Special EntryAccess Scheme

ATAR Australian Tertiary Admission Rank

ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARD OF THE VCE• The VCE is awarded on the basis ofsatisfactory completion of units according to VCE program requirements.

• The minimum requirement is satisfactory completion of 16 units, which must include:

• • three units from the English group, including a unit 3–4 sequence

• • at least three sequences of unit 3–4 studies other than English, which may include any number of English sequences once the English requirement has been met.

GATThe General Achievement Test is a test of general knowledge and skills in:• written communication• mathematics, science and technology• humanities, the arts and social sciences.

No special study is required for the GAT.

The VCAA will use students’ GAT scores as a basis for:• contributing to statistical moderation of school-based

assessment results• checking the accuracy of external assessment marking• calculating the Derived Examination Scores.

AUTHENTICATION

•Students must ensure that all unacknowledged work submitted for assessment is genuinely their own.

•Teachers may consider it appropriate to ask students to demonstrate their understanding of the task at, or about the time of, submission of the work. If any part or all of the work cannot be authenticated, the matter must be dealt with as a breach of rules.

LAURISTON’S ASSESSMENT CALENDAR

VCAA PRACTICE EXAMINATIONS

•Third week of the September holidays•ALL students studying a VCE 3/4 subject are expected to attend the practice exams in advance of any other commitments.

ABSENCE ON ASSESSMENT DAYS

VCAA SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Students may be eligible for Special Provision if, at any time, they are adversely affected in a significant way by:

• an acute or chronic illness (physical or psychological)• factors relating to personal circumstance• an impairment or disability, including learning disorders.

Students who are eligible for Special Provision are not exempt from meeting the requirements for Satisfactory Completion of the VCE, or from being assessed against the outcomes for a study.

The VCE Coordinator is the first point of contact regarding Special Provision.

VCE WITH LAURISTON HONOURS

An opportunity for students to extend their development and contribute to the School and wider community in both academic and non-academic areas of their education. The program recognises self-motivated students who undertake their commitments responsibly and independently.

• Applications due by Monday, March 5.• Application forms are available from the VCE Coordinator.

“SURVIVING” VCE

ACCOUNTABILITY CHARTS