BSC News No1 V4.pdf - Brunswick Secondary College

Be part of our growing Global CommunityAs a school Community we thoroughly enjoy thedifferent experiences and perspectives that ourInternational Students bring to the school. We wouldlove to expand our program but in order to do so weneed to find more Home Stay Providers. Home stayproviders play a very important role in the InternationalStudents lives and we are looking for people who eitherwant to welcome an International Student into theirfamily or provide temporary emergency care. Sharingyour home and community with International Studentsis a great way tointroduce yourfamily into awider globalfamily.Sharing yourhome with anInternationalStudent will giveyou the chanceto:Learn anotherLanguageLearn and shareyour differentcultures andtraditionsExpand youroverseasfriendship circlesShare the thingsyou love aboutyour City,International StudentKhyennab TharchyinCountry and Culture with an enthusiastic young personSupport the brave journey of an ambitious youngperson whom is far from homeThe students pay a fee to cover their living costs and inreturn you will support the students with their schoolcommitments as well as assist in Integrating thestudent into the Australian culture and the MelbourneCommunity. If you are interested in becoming a longterm, short term, temporary or emergency Home Stayprovider please contact the International StudentProgram Coordinator, Lauren Flannery, by making anenquiry through the school website or emailing onflannery.lauren.l@edumail.vic.gov.auLauren FlanneryInternational Student Co-ordinatorInstrumental Music ProgramBrunswick Secondary College offers a comprehensiveinstrumental Music Program. A number of visitingInstrumental Music Teachers come to the College eachweek to give lessons on flute, clarinet, saxophone,trumpet, trombone, tuba, voice, guitar, electric bass,violin, viola, cello, double bass, keyboard, piano, drumsand percussion:Wayne Simmons – Guitar and electric bass: Mondays,Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays amLyndal MacLean- Flute and clarinet: MondaysBen Carter – Saxophone: TuesdaysNick Adams - Drumkit/Percussion: Tuesdays,WednesdaysRebecca Moore - Voice: ThursdaysHailey Cramer – Voice: MondaysSophie Dunn - Strings: TuesdaysMarc Matthews – Brass: MondaysMichiko Morita- Piano/Keyboard: FridaysLessons are held weekly with students withdrawn fromregular classes on a rotating basis so that the samesubject is not missed each week. Assessment andreporting is completed as in other subjects.Students are also expected to attend weekly practice inan ensemble such as Stage Band, Concert Band, StringEnsemble, Percussion Ensemble, Greek Band, Choir etc.in preparation for performances. These ensemblepractices are compulsory for all Instrumental Musicstudents and take place outside of class time (eg beforeschool, lunchtime, after school).The yearly tuition levy is $350. A number ofinstruments are available for hire from the College for$275 per year.If you are keen for your child to learn an instrument/voice, please feel free to contact me at the College.There are still some vacancies and instrumentsavailable for hire. Students who learn privately areencouraged to participate in the College InstrumentalMusic Ensemble Program for an annual fee of $50.00.We look forward to seeing our students take part insome of the exciting musical performances and eventsplanned for this year.Please note – Yr 7 students who filled in theInstrument preference form late last year will have tryoutlessons for the first two weeks and will be collectedfrom class by their Instrumental Music Teacher. Oncelessons and timetables are finalized, students will thenbe expected to turn up to lessons as timetabled.The Music Program kicks off the year with the StageBand performing at the Big Band Sunsets Festival onSaturday 19 th February 2.30pm at Hazel Pierce Park inMordialloc.Suzanne KurickHead of Learning: Music