The Blue Mountains City Council website states that our LGA is home to a community of nearly 80,000 people living in 27 towns and villages located over 100 km of mountainous terrain. According to Dairy Australia, Australia’s per capita consumption of drinking milk is currently estimated at an average of 97 litres per year. So, […]
On Tuesday March 28, we launched the new Kindlehill Senior High School program, Buran Nalgarra – Strength & Learning Through Togetherness, at Mt Vic Flicks. The event was also the premiere screening of Michael Joy’s documentary, A Murmuration, and was a night of song, big ideas, and connection. Guests were greeted by musical performances from […]
As our students come to the end of their Primary School journey, we create safe opportunities for them to experience High School style learning. I have worked with several class 5-6 classes over the years and it’s a great way to provide them with a taste of working with different teachers and new processes. Erica’s class […]
Working across two terms, we began this unit by considering strength and power both separately and in relation to each other, and as personal and political concepts; we discussed the forms of each that we respect and admire, and those we resent or disparage. We compared the words and voices of three young powerhouses: Amanda […]
Connection has been the focus in Drama this term: building physical connection though movement, social connection within the group, and emotional connection to text. We have worked across the year groups on a collection of scenes from predominantly Australian writers. The scenes ranged from a contemporary new Australian play, The Block Universe, with a scene […]
Our Term 1 Drama unit in Class 9-10 revisited the physical work we were developing pre-Covid and married it with a fresh exploration of language, the power of chorus and playing with alternate perspectives in storytelling. In her poem, A Tree Telling of Orpheus, Denise Levertov gives voice to the trees’ encounter with Orpheus and […]
Year 10 presented a night of Stories of Strength and Power. This was the culmination of two terms work, a night of original writing and heartfelt storytelling. Considering and comparing the words and voices of three young powerhouses – Amanda Gorman, Kae Tempest and Tiberius Larking – gave us insight into the myriad ways we can […]
The arts nurture creative, imaginative, rich inner lives in our students as well as the capacities to collaborate and express themselves. These qualities and capacities will be will-springs for their whole lives. In High School, drama is taught by a specialist. Weekly drama work incorporates physical drama, devising, improvisation as well as working toward the […]
Musical Note from the Musical Director I am very proud to have collaborated with year 9 and 10, developing their music composition skills, confidence and fostering a new appreciation for musical theatre. The idea to do a Musical was encouraged by the students and the ancient myth Theseus and the Minotaur proved a superb dramatic […]
T1: Mon 30th Jan – Thu 6th Apr
T2: Wed 26th Apr – Fri 23rd Jun
T3: Mon 17th Jul – Fri 15th Sept
T4: Mon 9th Oct – Fri 8th Dec
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