2015 School Magazine

INTERNATIONAL YOUNG PHYSICISTS’ TOURNAMENT (IYPT) ELIZABETH COX (12R) Travelling to Thailand for IYPT was a unique experience that I will never forget. The Australian team of five spent four days competing against other students from all over the world. Despite many stressful, late nights working on our team tactics and presentations, the tournament was incredibly rewarding — it exposed COMPETITIONS

us to new areas of physics, taught us how to succeed and grow as a team, and allowed us to make new friends from all over the world. The delicious Thai food and friendly Thai people made the trip all the more awesome.

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INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (IJSO) RANITA ATCHESON (11R) AND LAUREN FIDLER (11R)

In December 2014, we joined Elizabeth Perrin (11H), Tully Briggs(11B), Cherie Shih(11R) and Anna Ruddell (11O) as the Australian delegates in the 2014 International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) held in Mendoza, Argentina. IJSO is an internationally- recognised competition in which students under the age of fifteen compete by completing examinations in the three mainstream fields of science (biology, chemistry and physics). This competition involved 250 students from thirty-four countries over a two week period. The enriching nature of the competition presented us with the opportunity to learn different ways of thinking and different approaches to problem solving. We were also exposed to a wide variety of cultures and their different lifestyles. A major aim of the IJSO competition is to help forge cross-national links and academic networks that extend beyond borders. This cultural immersion provided us with insight into the perception of young women in different societies and the relative importance placed on girls’ education.

Congratulations to team member Elizabeth Perrin (11H) who won a bronze medal, an outstanding achievement. IJSO provided all its participants with a very valuable experience and lifelong memories. The entire team would strongly recommend the competition to any girls who are offered the opportunity in the future.

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