Grammar Gazette- Issue 3, 1993

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ure Creativity, action and service C reating Active Students - Gra mar girls head for the kitchen

The 51uden, s were eager to take lively efficient"chars". Andwhocould advantage o this opportunity. 11 al- blameus fortakingpridein Duraccom lowed us to develop emcient cooking PIishments? We made a variety of skills and confidence in our develop dishes to take home to show off to our ing skills.

During April and May o last re Tanya SIderls

ing taps, hammering nails, and looking after the practicalities of

Sandra Balley

room, an many any 51u ents expressed an andj2, aceom 'edb lvfrsG ah .

The sixteen chefs all definiiely families eachThursdayevening;dishes such roast rack orlamb. apple pie, stir rry, and macaroni cheese.

With the ever growing number of students opting to follow a career path outsidethehome. cooking skillsdonot

merit and satisfaction in the ups Milton, in the Gas Comumtion's John

ity, Action and Service Program and downs of yeast cookery.

Oxley Cookery School

at Girls' Grammar seeks to con-

Classes were also conducted at

Oncea week for Creativity. Action seemsoimporta, 11. However. whether agree that our C. A's. unit was well PIementandbalance the academic SE. Q. E. B. and the Gas Corpora and Service C. As. ). we would dis- we setoutto feedafamilyorourselves, woulillreeffo Tlunughoutthecourse, discip""CS of the curriculum for tion. These students were also cad our books and nun to the art of we realised that we needed to eat and the students' we were guided by trained staff who presented with ideas about nutri. cookery. The success o these after- that means we needed rodevelop some The program provides each lionanddietinsessionscond"cted were very helpful, and indeed. very moons wasin 00 smallpyrlthe resulto survival skills inthe kitchen. Over the student wlth opportunities not patient. 11 was certainly an experience by Marie Sardie from the WeSIey the expertise andpatie of the cook SIX weeks. we fumed from amateurs, only to develop individual ino1 to be missed. Hospital, Glenys Clay o1e, a sea. ing staff headed by Mrs Hamian not knowing where to begin, to rela-

skills and interests in a variety food consultant, and Beth Brand or activities but also to con. from the Australian Meat and tribute to the local and wider Livestock Corporation. community. Vocational interests were ca. Year U and 12 students have Iered ror in "Jumping the Job been presented with a variety or Queue" presented by Lyn activities throughout 1993. noughton, desk top publishing. Some options involved physi- and a "Lire Skills" presentation cal netlvity such as aerobics by St Andrew's Hospital. classes at the Y. M. C. A. Ashgrove Presenters from Ella Bache Health and Fitness, and at school. and Cllniq"e helpedst"dents with Squash, yoga and senderence also an interest in personal resents encouraged the development or lion. other physical skills. Some stu- One special emphasis of C. A's. dents took up the challenge and is the participation of students in skillof springboard diving, while service. Staff member HeIen the scuba diving course enabled SIatham. has been organtsing Ihls students to achieve a diving cer- most successfully for many years tineate. andapproximatelylOOstudentsare Creative studentswereo, rared involved in working in practical a rama hat making course with ways with various groups in the Welly Torreson, an architect with community. These groups indride a flair for designing, craft experi- the Lady Cowrie Centre, local bus encesled by talented mothers, and pitsls, schools and charity cream a paper making experience at gallons. Sue service activities are Ashgrove. featured in articles in each issue or introductory aviation "gotorr the Gazette. in. ) the ground". A car care course The C. A's. experienceaims to was held at the R. A. C. Q. and by provide enrichment, challenge Beaurepalrs. The NewAgeGlrls' and opportunities for something GuidetoHome echanics proved different for the s, "dents of years to be a survival course in mend. 11 and 12. Jumping the job queue JO Lamen & Rac, rel Griereon in the present economic climaie. jobs are hard to come by. Often hun dreds of people apply forthe one POSi- Iivilies in the fomat and presentation 110n 10n. of resumes. preparing for into Iviews. Whatis it that separates one hope- and personal presentation. rulemployee from another? What are An senior students would benefit employers looking fort from such a course. Hopefully. within Agroup of year 11 and 1251udents the next year. a course or this nature setoutto findoutina unitofiheC. As. will beeom available to all code 11 program on Thursday allemoons in and 12 students in the school. first sennester The presenter, Lynn Ho"ghton. advised these students about making fungitdecisionswhenapplying for a job. The students also undertook us

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Loutsa and Fellcity prepare for that job interview

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