Exploring Virtual Games in Geography Club

Introducing the new HSIE co-curricula in 2024 – The Geography Club!

This is a new HSIE Club that develops Geography skills in a fun way. This term geographers have been using virtual reality gaming through the program of Geoguessr. This game takes students on a journey around the world. Players are randomly placed somewhere in the world on Google Street View and are challenged to use their geographical knowledge and critical thinking skills to try to guess their location. Students are able to zoom into clues such as street signs, natural and man made landmarks and even consider the weather to determine their guess. This is a team game which is timed and awards points based on the accuracy of each guess. The closer teams are to the mystery location, the more points they achieve! The Geography Club members have been playing this game throughout this term and the winning team won a box of chocolates. A huge thank you to Ms Natalie Fairfax who is leading the Geography Club. Geography Club meets in room 323 on Wednesdays in Week B and everyone is welcome to join.

Brigida Zagora
Head of HSIE (Humanities and Social Sciences)

Student Reflections

I like going to Geography Club because we always have fun. I feel like I have definitely expanded my knowledge of the subject, which is helpful in Geography lessons. What I most love is that Ms Fairfax makes every session fun, finding unique activities for us to do.
Harriet Hoogland
Year 8

Geography club provides such a positive and enjoyable environment to challenge and expand upon our knowledge of the world through engaging, interesting activities. In addition to the knowledge and enjoyment we derive from participating in this club, it also creates a space where meaningful and authentic connection with students from different year groups is cultivated. Recently, we have been participating in challenges related to immersing ourselves in a variety of different places around the world through games such as Geoguessr, where we are ‘dropped’ in a random place somewhere in the world by Google street view and through examining various clues and indicators in the surrounding environment, we have to figure out where we are in the world. Geography club is such an exciting and interesting club that we all look forward to very much!
Kate Pitman-Fernandez
Year 11

Geography club is an amazing experience where we have heaps of fun while learning from the activities as well as our peers.
Charlotte Reavell
Year 8