Outside the Fort
News Outside the Fort
Congratulations to Edmund Derwent (HSC 2020) who addressed the Careers Advisers Conference at the University of Sydney last week, in his role as a USyd Student Ambassador.
Edmund is currently in his fifth year of a combined Law and Biomedical Engineering degree. He also works full time as a Systems Engineer in the liver transplant team at RPA hospital, and is also a tutor at the University of Sydney in Anatomy, Physiology and Biomedical Physics. He has been the Youth Outreach Co-ordinator for Engineers Without Borders, and has recently returned from a six-month exchange program at ETH university in Zurich Switzerland, where amongst other things he assisted in ACL repair surgery and was allowed to do surgery on rats.
Edmund is an exceptional ambassador for the university and a proud Fortian, and the Fort Street community is delighted to learn about Edmund’s ongoing academic successes.
Award
Fort Street and the University of Sydney both have a long history of academic achievement as two of the oldest institutions in Sydney. Below are photos of Christina Lam being awarded the University of Sydney Year 10 Academic. Congratulations Christina!
Activities
School Holiday ‘Out There’ Sailing Program
Organisation: Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
Location: Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
Date: April 14 to April 17, 2025
The ‘Out There’ School Holiday Sailing Program is for participants who are 12-17 years old looking to try a new activity, have some fun and engage with others whilst sailing.
This four-day program will include a variety of sailing activities that are focused on having fun and learning basic sailing skills. Sessions will be conducted on a mix of Club vessels, including the RPAYC’s fleet of Elliott 7 Keelboats, Pacer Dinghies, Windsurf and SUP Boards, Hobie-Cat dinghies and Powerboats.
Harmony Day Short Film Competition 2025
Organisation: Moving Forward Together
Location: Australia
Value: $250 AUD
Open Date: March 1, 2025
Close Date: April 12, 2025
Harmony Day Song Writing Competition 2025
Organisation: Moving Forward Together
Location: Australia
Value: $250 AUD
Open Date: March 1, 2025
Close Date: April 12, 2025
Holiday Workshop – Performance, Sydney
Organisation: Australian Institute of Music
Location: AIM Sydney Campus
Date: April 14, 2025
AIM’s new school holiday workshop is designed for high school students interested in music performance. Created for students in Years 9-12, the workshops provide incredible opportunities to experience playing and performing music, mentored by AIM’s own accomplished musicians and educators.
Learn, practice and perform contemporary and classic pop, rock and soul tunes, under the expertise of Australia’s leading music mentors.
Holiday Workshop – Songwriting, Sydney
Organisation: Australian Institute of Music
Location: AIM Sydney Campus
Date: April 14, 2025
Created for students in Years 9-12, AIM’s new high school music workshops provide incredible opportunities to explore songwriting, mentored by AIM’s own accomplished musicians and educators.
This songwriting workshop is essential for any high school students curious about writing songs and performing and is a golden opportunity to work with incredibly accomplished songwriters. Join us these school holidays and discover the songwriter and performer you were born to become.