Language Arts

International Debating Championships (IDC)

We have now reached the semi-finals of IDC this Friday. Good luck students! Two teams won their Octo-finals last Friday and they went on to verse each other in the Quarter final which followed.

Social Debating Classes

Our Social debaters will be listening to Debating auditions this week. Classes finish on Wednesday 29 November.

Model United Nations (MUN)

Please note that students will be supervised at KMUN but will need to make their own transport arrangement to Knox. Please note that students are to be picked up from Knox at 5.00pm.

Pymble Model UN runs in DK05 and DK06 every Monday lunch time – All welcome!

Pymble MUN Tour

We are planning a January 2025 Language Arts tour to London, Bruges, Amsterdam and The Hague. We plan to attend THIMUN at The Hague. Details can still be obtained from Travel@Pymblelc.nsw.edu.au

Thank you to all who have submitted their letters of application.

UN Voice of Youth Public Speaking – Semi finals

Pymble hosted a heat on Friday 20 October. Congratulations to Katherine Pan, Isis Lee, Nikita Serban and Catherine Shi, who were all selected to progress to the semi-finals, held on Friday evening last week at UTS. Thank you to parents who supported students with travel arrangements and who attended the event.

Secondary School Debating Auditions

Debating auditions are in full swing!

Sincere apologies for any confusion caused by revised audition dates.

Auditions will take place from 3.30pm to 5.15pm in the Colonnade classrooms. Please bring pens and paper/palm cards and your afternoon tea and meet in C10.

2024 Year 9: Wednesday 22 November

2024 Year 10: Thursday 23 November

2024 Year 11: Friday 24 November

Make up auditions and call backs will commence on the week commencing 27 November. Students needed for call backs will be emailed.

Junior School Debating Auditions

Please see Ms Itzcovitz in Junior School regarding any issues relating to Debating in Year 6, for 2024.

Mock Law Auditions

Thanks to Maya Garg, our Mock Law Captain who has been organising the Mock Trial and Mooting auditions, together with our Mock Law coaches. Mooting auditions will be held on 29 November, from 3.30pm in C10.

Bronwyn Hubbard

Head of Language Arts