Year 9

MLC School felt a little quieter this week, with nearly a third of Year 9 students away on the PASS ski trip. By all accounts, it was a fantastic couple of days. Students embraced the challenge of the slopes, developed resilience and new skills, and made the most of the experiential learning experience.

In Luminary this week, Year 9 students explored the theme of leadership through a hands-on activity called Lead the Way. The aim was to build trust, communication, and leadership skills in a fun and reflective way. Working in pairs, students took turns guiding each other (blindfolded) through an obstacle course using only verbal instructions. The challenge encouraged students to think carefully about how they communicate and to place trust in their peers.

After the activity, students gathered in circles to reflect on their experience. They considered questions such as: ‘What made instructions clear or confusing?’ ‘How did it feel to rely on someone else’s guidance?’ And ‘What can we learn from this about being a better leader or team member?’ It was heartening to see students engage thoughtfully with these questions and support one another throughout the session.

In addition to this, students continued their work in the Teens and Screens program, Being Online: Maximising the Good, Minimising the Bad, developed by the Black Dog Institute. This week’s focus was on understanding how young people engage online, based on findings from the Future Proofing Study – Australia’s largest longitudinal study of adolescent wellbeing. As always, I encourage you to continue these conversations at home.

– Emily Marsh
Head of Year 9

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