2000 School Magazine

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There is a myth in many high schools that"nothing much happens in Year 101 Most people see it asjust another year, and realistically, to most 15 year olds, academic success isn't first priority. However, at BGGS, Year 10 is seen as an important transitional year in which more responsibility is placed on us, the students, We are also faced with decisions that may affect the rest of our lives. In order to give us an opportunity to experience a greater range of activities, the YearlO Extension Program wasinitiated several years ago, and this year, as in other years, was extremely successful. The program looks at different aspects of school and community life and includes Service, Design and Technology and Careers Education. The Service program is extremely popular and involves girls going out into the

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community for an afternoon each week for a term, and assisting an organisation, such as a child- care centre, school, nursing home or organisations such as Community Aid Abroad or Amnesty International. Design and Technology which is run for the other half of the semester, is an introduction to the senior subject, Technology Studies, but also teaches vital skills and allows students to create their own project such as a napkin holder, CD rack or pencil box. Careers Education, run by the Assistant Principal for Human Resources, Mr Hyndman, consists of one lesson a week in which girls learn essential life skills in the areas of employment, study and future careers. Most recently we have looked at subject selection for Year I I and what to expect in our last two, vital years at BGGS. As we leave the junior school behind and prepare for even more late-night study teenage stress and all that comes with growing up, I'd like to think we could look back at Year 10 and say it was really hard but we had fun and got through it.

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