Language Arts

To all students and parents in the Language Arts family, we hope you had a great break. We are looking forward to all that Term 2 will bring!

Zonta Young Women in Public Affairs Award 2022

Congratulations Meera!

Our Language Arts prefect, Meera Barani, has been successful in the Zonta Club of Hornsby Ku-ring-gai’s Young Women in Public Affairs Award 2022. She will now progress to Zonta District (NSW/ACT). We wish you success in this next round. Zonta is arranging an award ceremony this term to present Meera with the winner’s Certificate of Achievement and her cash prize. Stay tuned for photos!

Archdale Debating

Archdale debating starts in May. The draw will be released soon. Please ensure all registrations have been completed.

Social Debating

Social Debating commenced last term and due to the success of this offering, it is open again in Term 2.

All teams will debate again online, from Friday 6 May at Pymble. Please email Mrs Hubbard or Alyssa Yee ASAP if you would like to take up or extend this opportunity. Thank you to those who have registered their interest. Teams will be posted soon.

Debating Leadership Opportunity

If you are a Years 10,11 or 12 Archdale, ISDA debater or FED Senior who would like to coach or adjudicate Social debates on Fridays in Term 2, please email Mrs Hubbard to communicate your interest. This is a wonderful leadership opportunity. We start at 3.30pm and end at 6.30pm on Fridays.

FED Debating

Only Year 10 and Senior B are needed tomorrow for make-up rounds. CCSA has emailed details and coaches will be in touch. Teams who have made it through to finals will be notified at the conclusion of all make-up rounds, following Round 7 this week.

ISDA Debating

Again, only make-up rounds will be held this Friday at Pymble. Only ISDA Year 10 and Primary A and B are needed tomorrow. Girls involved will be notified by CCSA. Stay tuned to hear of teams who have made it to Finals Rounds.

**PMUN – Pymble’s Model United Nations**

It is back! PMUN will be held Monday lunchtime on a fortnightly basis in the Kate Mason building. Head to the Jobson Lecture Theatre! Our MUN captain, Isabella Cameron, led inspiring sessions last term and we look forward to more! Come along – you will learn lots. It is fun and informative. Keep abreast of what is happening in the world around you. Reserve the date. PMUN is held every fortnight in the Jobson Lecture Theatre. We hope to see you this term. Just try it!

UNSW MUN Conference

Interested? We can only take ten girls from Years 10 to 12. Register your interest ASAP with Mrs Hubbard. First in basis. The date is Wednesday 25 May.

PMUN Conference

Yes! We are excited to be hosting our own Saturday PMUN conference! Save the date girls – 18 June!

Mock Mediation

Congratulations to our Mock Mediation team who completed Round 1 and scored an excellent 79/100 for their first round. Mediation training is held Thursday mornings in the Kate Mason Room 15 from 7.00am to 8.00am. The team members are working on their next scenario. Best of luck for Round 2.

Mock Trial

We won our first Mock Trial for 2022 against the Roseville Mock Trial team. We look forward to the next event against Redfield College, Dural. Good luck to our team who is preparing with coach Annika Shankar. Round 2 will be held at Pymble and the May date is yet to be confirmed.

Bond Mooting

This competition will commence online in May, with finals being held at Bond University. Unfortunately, only one team can enter this year. Please ensure registrations are completed for all Mock Law teams.

Kirby Cup Mooting

Having won the cup twice and having also been runners up, it is with sadness that we have recently heard that Western Sydney University is now limiting entries for the Kirby Cup to Western Sydney Schools. We are hoping to find more Mooting opportunities for our keen and talented mooters.

UN Voice of Youth Nationals

Congratulations to Evelyn Zhu (Year 9) and Chelsea Shi (Year 10). Both girls were selected for the national level of the Model UN Voice of Youth Speaking competition which was held during the break. Their selection was an outstanding achievement. Well done! We are so proud of your dedication, commitment and accomplishments in Language Arts. Both girls came up with several innovative and well researched solutions to global problems. This was Evelyn’s second year at Nationals. She placed third and received an honourable mention. Last year Chelsea represented Pymble at the State level.

Look out for this competition again later in the year. All welcome. Please email Mrs. Hubbard at BHubbard@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au or Angie Wang if interested.