Language Arts
Debating
IDC Debating
IDC Debates continue this Friday 22 November for teams who have made it through to Octo and Quarter finals. These teams will be contacted individually if required. Please note that Octos and Semis will be back-to-back debates this Friday and times will alter this week. Thanks to all teams and coaches for the preliminary season which has now concluded. Pick up for all students will be around flagpole area (enter via Gate 1).
Absences
Debaters must inform Mrs Hubbard, their coach and team, in advance, if they will be absent for a Debating round. We do not forfeit, and subs can be arranged.
Debating Auditions
Auditions are continuing. If you missed your audition or can no longer make the day, please contact Mrs Hubbard. The Debating audition schedule is as follows. Please contact Co-curricular Administration to be added to a catch-up audition date if you have missed out. All auditions run after school till around 5.30pm and students should meet in IH3.
- Monday 25 November – Catch ups and call backs
- Tuesday 26 November – Catch ups and call backs
Public Speaking
Public Speaking auditions will be held in Term 1 on three consecutive Wednesday’s beginning on 19 February. Students only need to attend one audition date. Students should click here to express their interest in auditioning, with parents required to provide permission via the Pymble app around the start of Term 1.
UN Voice of Youth
Congratulations to Hakone Liceralde (Year 9), Arabella Hoang (Year 7), Helena Tang (Year 9), Katherine Pan (Year 10). These students were selected to progress to the Voice of Youth State Semi Final, held last Friday at UTS. Well done girls! Thank you to all who entered this interesting competition, where students select a global issue and pitch a solution.
Katherine and Hakone have been selected to progress to the State Final of this competition. Well done girls!
Date: Friday 22 November
Time: 8.45am to 3.00pm
Venue: State Parliament House, 6 Macquarie St, Sydney
Model United Nations (MUN)
Evatt
Maya Garg (Year 11) and Catherine Shi (Year 11) have now progressed to the Evatt National final, to be held in Melbourne from Wednesday 27 November.
57th Session of THIMUN – The Hague, January 2025
The Pymble Language Arts International Tour group have been accepted as the first Australian school to attend THIMUN at The Hague. The 16 Language Arts students and three teachers will depart Sydney on Friday 17 January and travellers will commence Term 1 2025 on Monday 3 February. We are excited for this wonderful travel experience! We have heard we have been allocated Ecosoc and our country delegation will be Germany. We will also have two delegates in the UN Water committee.
Our back packs and beanies have arrived. We will also be issued red scarves. Coats and gloves will not be provided. Coats must be warm as the average temperature in The Hague in January is 1 to 6 degrees. Thermals are advised and girls are reminded to pack as lightly as possible as they must manoeuvre their own bags on and off the Eurostar train.
Lunchtime trainings have commenced.
A THIMUN group meeting for parents and travellers will be held from 6.00pm to 7.00pm in the Library Studio on Monday 2 December.
Mock Law
Mediation
Congratulations to our Mock Mediators on their progression to the grand final on Tuesday 26 November. The event will be held at The Law Society premises. We will travel in the morning for an early afternoon session. Co-curricular administration will send details.
Parents and friends who wish to attend, please click here to complete your registration to attend. Please note all attendees must be registered prior to the day of competition. Only people who have completed their registration will be allowed to enter.
Mock Law Auditions
Mediation will be open to students in Years 9 and 10 in 2025. Mediation trials ran on Tuesday afternoon this week. Catch up trials will run after school on Thursday 21 November in IH3.
Mock Trial is open to girls in Years 10 and 11, and Mooting is only for students in Years 11 and 12. Places are limited as we only have one mediation team, one Mock Trial team and one Mooting team. Please email Amber Wang (Year 10), Captain of Debating, or Mrs Hubbard with any questions awang2026@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au
Language Arts Parent Support Group for 2025
If you would like to assist our 2025 Language Arts Parent Support team, please email Mrs Hubbard BHubbard@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au
At our recent meeting we farewelled Mrs Sophia Fang who has been our lead Language Arts support parent for several years. Thank you, Sophia, for all the love you have shown to our Language Arts community. You have helped us in so many ways and we will miss you.
Upcoming Programs and Events
Mini Language Arts Showcase
Save the date! Our Christmas supper and mini–Language Arts Showcase will be held in the Drama Theatre/Science Lecture Theatre on Thursday 28 November. We really hope to see you there!
UN Youth State Conference 2025.
Save the date for the UN Youth State Conference! This will be held from Friday 14 March to Sunday 16 March 2025. Please note if you are involved in a Debating team held on Fridays (FED or ISDA), you will still need to attend Debating on the Friday evening.
Please click here to register.
Bronwyn Hubbard
Head of Co-curricular Language Arts