Illuminate 2024

Marking it’s fifth year, the School community gathered to celebrate Illuminate MLC School’s answer to Vivid. Our event has gone from strength to strength in recent years. This year our visual and performing artists, scientists and CAS groups explored the theme ‘Curious You”. As well as an exceptional broad display of individual art works from across the School, the collaborative ‘Illuminate House Challenge’ encouraged members of each House to reflect on and identify what creates belonging in their House. Congratulations to the winners Abbeythorpe, the House Captains and to all those who contributed to these collaborative works.

Throughout the night we were entertained with performances from solo dancers, members of the choir, the Hip Hop crew and the Pom team.

There were also many opportunities for visitors to explore their own creativity. I managed to successfully program a robot with the help of the robotics team; got my photo taken on ‘the red carpet’ due to the talents of the students running the green screen; and made my own friendship bracelet. Others enjoyed the opportunity to make chocolate truffles; contribute to the Business Club’s soon to be published Recipe Book; or learn more about the creative process, and importance of curiosity by watching some of the videos made by our students.

Congratulations to our Arts Captains and to their teachers and mentors:

Heads of Department: TAS – Renee Willemsen, Visual Arts – Sally Marks, and Assistant Head of Department TAS and Illuminate Coordinator Caitlin White. Special thanks to Harriett Clark who stepped in to take the lead following Caitlin’s knee injury.
TAS and Visual Arts staff from across the School: Bryce Lindstrom, Bede Scofield, Marian Guerra, Nicole Guymer, Richard Burgess, Robyn Langford, Marie Cassar, Camille Softley, Jake Morrissey, Lesley Snelgrove, Lucy Pero, Victoria Bradshaw, Brooke McAllister, Liane Simpson, and Natalie Adaimy

Dance and Entertainment staff Jenna Skepper, Kate Drady and Jess Dyson

Director of Music – Trevor Mee, Assistant Head of Department – Music Liz Gilberthorpe and Music staff Conor O’Reilly, Laura McDonald, Leon Vitogiannis, Minna Veinola, James Larson.

Marie Cassar, Julia Lindblom and the Robotics club

Meg Charters and Bojana Krgvic for their technical assistance.

Arts Captain Sienna (Year 12), Visual Arts Captain Zara (Year 12), TAS Captain Matilda (Year 12), Dance Captain Kate (Year 12), Music Captain Fiona (12), Crew Captain Lily (Year 12) and the Members of the Arts Portfolio; Azzurra Zappacosta, Cassia Davies, Dakota Dodd, Eve Banyer and Siena Cribb

Spirit Captain Seraya (Year 12), Andrew Simos, the House Captains and Vice Captains, Heads of House and all those involved in the design development and making of the House artefacts and staff judging panel.

– Lisa Moloney
Principal

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