From the Communications Prefects
We are halfway through the halfway term of the year, but the fun at Pymble won’t be slowing down any time soon…
There are plenty of student-led events coming up, such as the exciting annual Languages Week. Our Classics Captains, Deblina and Cia (Year 11) have worked incredibly hard to organise events for the week – here is Deblina to share some interesting thoughts about Languages Week and being a subject captain.
What language do you study and why did you choose it?
Hi, my name’s Deblina and I am one of the Classics Captains for 2021. I study Latin at school and am thoroughly enjoying the course this year. Personally, I chose to do Latin as I was intrigued by it – the culture, the life of Romans and the language itself. There’s this significance to it, especially since it’s the mother of most European languages, including English.
What motivated you to be a subject captain?
My motivation to becoming Classics Captain stemmed from the idea of ‘having a go’. If I’ll be totally honest, I had no other intention other than ‘Why not?’ and I certainly did not expect the role at all. Genuinely, it was a complete shock. But I am grateful that I was chosen, and the teachers could see my interest in the subject and what I could bring to the role.
Why do we hold Languages Week?
As you may have heard, Languages Week is coming up! There is a lot of planning happening now to get ready for the week. The purpose of having Languages Week is to encourage students to get involved in languages and we want to spark an interest in students to immerse themselves in different languages. Due to the pandemic, our ability to experience other cultures has shut down for the next few years, so Languages Week is the perfect opportunity to get close to a new way of life!
What can we expect from Languages Week?
We don’t want to give too much away but get keen because there will be plenty of cultural games, competitions and food to look forward to!
Speaking of food, out of the languages we offer (Italian, French, Japanese, Chinese and Greek) which cuisine is your favourite?
This is a hard one. But I will have to go with Chinese – probably because I’m craving it right now, but it’s definitely a top choice anyway.
Captains of Wellbeing
Yesterday, the Captains of Wellbeing brought us one of the most exciting Combined Assemblies ever to be held. To promote the spirit of wellbeing, the COWs jazzed up the 60-minute Assembly and brought in Zumba instructor, Christine Taylor, for two songs worth of dancing.
“The goal for the mini-Zumba session was to boost spirit. With everyone entering assessment periods, we hoped a little dancing would help everyone destress just enough to keep on going!” Sarah Chan, Captain of Wellbeing
It was an unexpected but pleasant surprise and seeing everyone get up and dance to their heart’s content was certainly the best start to yet another hump day.
Monique Goyen and Rachel Kang