1998 School Magazine

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Girls Grammar ^Ichool ;!artsbane 1998

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ach tenn, a new group of students is given a selection said to us, ater we bad encouraged the indies to dance to '7'in of placements ranging from child-care centres, aged Busty Woman" by Whimey Howsto?I, "Coregr@mintions guys/ you got the?it to smite again " HOLLY SMITH 10 ENGLAND care centres and nursing homes, to voluntary organisations

such as The Wilderness Society Shop, amnesty International and World Vision. Some SIu- dents have also taken the initia- tive to set up their own place- merit. Emphasis is placed on this being a Service component as opposed to Work Experi- ence. Students are encouraged to choose a situation where they can make a real contribu- tion and one that will challenge their comfort zones and extend their range of experience. The girls spend a minimum of eight weeks in their Service activity Their response has been POSi- tive, enthusiastic andgenerous.

Iba"e thoroughly errj'oyed my servicesectio?I undertaken at7be WildernessSocieO, Sbqp in the City, ared baue 18@rut 63 great dent about both the run- wing of 63 sbqp, areof the at"us and preyt?cts undert@I:err by 7be Wilderness Society. SenJ- ice giues you the chance to gade something back to the comint, "tty^, in a way that is bent:/ici"! to both you a?Id the people you ore be!ping, and you know that yot, are 77t@k- ing a postti"e contrtbtttto" COURTENAY WEST 10 MACl

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toure?a Humphreys or) and Holly Smith at Hikir@ Vat@ge

100's/o7tt, nateenough to be selected as one of the flue students to "isit Hiki?61 Village o71 Wed?Iesd"y 41ien%o077s. Worki?Ig us @ g?o14p of three, Lauren Humphreys, ress Palmer @73d1/o14nd oursel"es in@king/fiends with a grot4p of sene?I doffgb;1144 elderly ladies. lye weren'tsure what to e, ;pect cohen coefrst antued, because we were told roe bad a chaffe?18e ahead of us. it anus indeed a challenge, but 63

During term three, seratzl year Ten students adsited the Sal"@trotz Army yam'n@ Villagesenjor Citi^e?us Centre/or tbeir

seruice coinpone"t The girls 7017/8d the residents in co?Jugr- sation, @73d usststeci the more seitotrs!y ill in theird"fly routine We were also form- nate 8730ttgb to p@r- drip"rein the centrets Wabi Day" ce!ebr@- Ifo"s, which included displaying"crepepc, - per Imjin, ? Flag gild discusst0" o12 grey , topic relating to Italy The@tmosphere"t

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the centre cogs excg@- trotz"/!y welcoming, areof both thereside?ars and the students ap- peared to e??joy their time together. All of

Daniel!e de F1@tor at the Holy F@in fly Child Centre

Kgtie B@!I@";yne a) and Aid, I@ Peters @t

Brisbane Certtr@! SI@te School

the girls found their Dints to be a Dafuable 83;perte??ce, 471d/81t 63 seftse off1,471ment at making 61 paso??at coffinb"tio?I towards the community MARIA BARKER IOC

most e?!/'oy@b!e one. EUe?y roeeh, toe would aru'ue with 471 actiui!yintd busy ours81ues chatting, cooking andp"rtyi"g with a chainzi?ag growp of people. We shared birthdays, stories/fom our childhood, illnesses 6173diftterests artd became close/fiends The most rewarding part/or me was when o728 of!be supervisors