We are thrilled to share exciting news about the Waverley Council and Walawaani Art project. As part of our commitment to reconciliation and fostering understanding and respect for Indigenous cultures, Walawaani has partnered with Waverley Council for an art project to create artworks and promotional banners for the council’s Reconciliation Week. Over the weekend, the flags were installed across parts of the Waverley local area. Key places of the flag are Campbell Parade, Bondi Junction and Birrell Street.
Image: courtesy Uncle Gene Ross
During this project, our students had the unique opportunity to work closely with local Indigenous artists and the Council to collaboratively create artworks that celebrate and honour Indigenous cultures and histories. This initiative not only allows our students to express their creativity but also provides them with a platform to learn about and engage with Indigenous perspectives and artistic traditions.
Image: courtesy Uncle Gene Ross
From their artworks they created, key symbols from multiple artworks created the flag for Reconciliation Week. This flag will be hung in the local area for the next three weeks.
Students’ artworks will be on exhibition at Waverley Library 28 July – 22 August 2024.
Image: courtesy Uncle Gene Ross
Private music lessons are available to all students from Year 5 to Year 12. The College views the study of music as an essential part of each student’s development. Lessons are held in the Performing Arts Centre by external tutors on specific days and times.
Instruction is available on a large range of instruments, theory, voice and composition. Please click HERE to learn more.
Should you require any further assistance, please contact Mrs Kossenberg by email kkossenberg@waverley.nsw.edu.
Ms Keiran Kossenberg
Performing Arts Centre Coordinator
kkossenberg@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The 2024 European Music Tour Farewell Concert will be held on Thursday, 6 June 2024 at 6:30pm in the PAC Theatre.
The evening will showcase the repertoire of the European Music Tour group with performances from the Chamber Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Jazz Band, Choir and Concert Band.
The Music Supporter’s Group will be helping to make the evening memorable. They are looking for parent helpers for the evening to assist with set up and service. If you can lend a hand please contact Christina Leonard on E: pac_supporters@waverley.
Beverages, hot food and desserts will be available to purchase prior to the commencement of the Concert from 5:30pm.
Tickets can be purchased HERE.
We hope to see you there!
Students are invited to enter the Waverley Youth Art Prize, 2024.
The Prize is open to everyone aged between 9-18, with the prize exploring the theme ‘Mysteries of the Deep’. Mysteries of the Deep is a theme which asks young artists of Sydney’s Eastern Beaches to create an artwork exploring the possibilities of underwater worlds. Broad artistic interpretation of this theme is encouraged.
Entrants may utilise ideas relating to popular culture, science fiction, sustainability, or something else. All mediums and interpretations are welcome.
Winners of the Youth Art Prize will receive a range of art materials to help with future creations while the winner of the senior section will receive a voucher for a week at the National Art School’s Summer School.
Applications must be submitted through the online portal before Friday, 24 May 2024. Artworks must be delivered to the Waverley Library on Friday, 24 May 2024.
We are only weeks away from the school production, Tartuffe, which will be on 18, 19 and 20 June in the PAC Theatre. Tickets will go on sale shortly so make sure you don’t miss out!
Here are some reflections on the production and rehearsals from the cast:
Alex King says, “I like that I work with my friends and I like that the show is quirky and suspenseful all at the same time, but very funny.”
Lochie Colquhoun says, “Comedy gold. I like the 80s costumes.”
Hooper Negus says, “I’ve come to many rehearsals and I really enjoy the bonds that the actors are making during rehearsals as they slowly begin to trust each other.”
Students are invited to submit a photo or short film entry to the Youth Photographic Award and Short Film Prize 2024. The prize showcases a broad range of images and films from students in the local area. The annual competition and exhibition, with cash prizes totalling more than $2,000, is a local celebration of creative expressions.
Entries close Monday, 26 August 2024 at 5pm. Download the entry form HERE.
The Woollahra Youth Photographic Award and Short Film Prize 2024 will be exhibited at the Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf from Thursday, 24 October to Sunday, 10 November 2024.
The school production, Tartuffe, is coming up next Term and the cast have been rehearsing all Term in preparation for this hilarious play. Actors Luke Crosson, Matt Frost and Michaela Chamberlain share some of their thoughts on their characters and the rehearsal process:
“My character, Orgon, is having a mid-life crisis and seeking a new path of meaning, however this is negatively impacting on everyone he loves. I like how Orgon believes everything he’s doing is right, but with hindsight he’s destroying his family. The most memorable part of our rehearsals are building new skills, meeting new people, making new friendships.” Luke Crosson
“I like playing Tartuffe, because who doesn’t like playing a villain? Everything Tartuffe does is wrong but no one can do anything about it. I can just be totally repellent and its fun to be playing a manipulative character who gets a lot of laughs. I just finished performing in a production from another school and now it’s really fun to be a part of a production at Waverley.” Matt Frost
“Elmire really wants to do the right thing. She sees Tartuffe is trying to manipulate everyone and turning Orgon against his children. She really wants to amend things and get the family back. I enjoy the experience of being in this play. It’s very fun to do productions at other schools and great to be part of a cast and see how the play develops.” Michaela Chamberlain
Year 12 Design and Technology students will attend a stimulating excursion at Pier 2/3, to see a selection of incredible Band 6 HSC projects, presented by students from around the state, from the 2023 HSC.
When: Wednesday, 27 March 2024.
Where: students will meet Ms Medcalf at Pier 2/3 Suite 3/13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point NSW 2000 at 8:40am.
Clothing: full school uniform must be worn.
Food: students are required to bring a morning tea and a packed lunch to eat during a break outside the venue.
Dismissal: students will be dismissed from the venue to make their own way home around 1:15pm-2pm.
Excursion cost: approximately $36, billed to your account.
Parent/Carer permission: parent/carer permission is required. Please complete the permission slip in the Parent Lounge in TASS by Wednesday, 20 March.
This year, the Music Department is excited to introduce a new ensemble tailored for students keen on delving into music recording, digital production, and music software/hardware.
Led by Mr Jesse Johnston (the current Director of the Rock Band Program), this ensemble promises a dynamic blend of lessons and hands-on creative tasks. Participants will have the opportunity to explore and master Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software, including popular platforms like Logic, Soundtrap, GarageBand and Ableton.
Open to students of all levels, the ensemble aims to foster a collaborative and learning-oriented environment. Whether you’re a seasoned musician or a newcomer to the world of music production, there’s a spot for you. Importantly, no prior experience is necessary, making it an inclusive opportunity for anyone eager to explore the realms of music recording and digital production.
Given the limited availability of spots, we encourage interested students to express their interest promptly to Mr Balkizas, Head of Music cbalkizas@waverley.nsw.edu.au and Mr Jesse Johnston jjohnston@waverley.nsw.edu
The Production and Recording Group will meet every Wednesday from 3:30pm-4:30pm in the PAC Room P13 (keyboard lab).
Secure your spot in this innovative ensemble that promises to be both educational and creatively fulfilling!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to a member of the Music Staff.
Click HERE to view more information.
The Art Gallery of New South Wales invites budding artists between the ages of 5 and 18 to submit a portrait for the Young Archie portrait competition.
The portrait must be of a person who is special to you – someone who is known to you, and who knows you, and plays a significant role in your life.
There are four age categories:
ENTRY form
If you wish to enter the portrait prize, please collect a drawing pack from the Visual Arts staffroom. You may have begun your portrait over the summer holidays!
The College will submit your work on your behalf. Please return your works no later than Thursday, 14 March 2024 to the Visual Arts staffroom, with your electronic entry form completed, printed and attached to the back of your drawing sleeve.
Ensure you follow the entry guidelines and criteria set out by the Art Gallery of NSW when creating your portrait.
Visual Arts Club will be offered at Waverley as a Winter Extra Curricular activity for students from Years 5-12.
Winter Art Club will commence Week 2, Term 2 2024, and run until Week 9, Term 3 2024.
Visual Arts Club provides an opportunity for students to build skills in critical and creative thinking. This winter, students will be introduced to digital illustration and animation in our unit ‘DIGITAL DRAWERS’ through the use of the program ‘Procreate’ on iPads.
Students will be exploring game setting and character design to use as influences for students’ individual plans for their illustrations and animation. Students will plan for, and create a series of illustrations in Term 2 which represents a fictional world, and the characters that inhabit it. In Term 3, students create an animation using these illustrations as inspiration.
Each student will be introduced to a range of digital drawing and painting techniques including unique brush styles, applying visual effects, and using layers. Students will explore a range of illustration and animation styles in order to influence their own practice.
Winter Art Club Procreate Interface
Final digital works will be professionally printed for students to have as a resolved artwork to take home.
In Visual Arts Club students will:
Cost: $90.00
Materials: all materials will be supplied (Ipad, apple pencil, adapter, SD Card, student prints).
Session times: select ONE from the following:
Theatresports is a competitive and engaging improvisation activity played in teams. Opposing teams perform timed scenes based on audience suggestions. Scenes use both these suggestions and rules of a game (for example, the scene might be a commercial, the scene might need to begin and end with certain lines, or one player might need to provide commentary of the action).
Scenes are then awarded scores by a panel of judges based on their entertainment, storytelling, and use of the rules of the game. Scenes can be dramatic, they can be comedic – but they are always different.
If you love creating new content, acting for stage, or simply want to further develop your dramatic skills, then Theatresports is for you! It fosters skills in storytelling, communication, collaboration, creativity, and self-confidence.
Above all, Theatresports is collaborative and fun. The skills you will develop in Theatresports teach you to work as an ensemble, which is useful for productions and further drama education. We will encourage the development of a positive attitude, teamwork, and personal growth – Theatresports does not focus on winning for its own sake.
Theatresports in 2017
Keith Johnstone created Theatresports in 1976 in his acting classes to inject theatre audiences with the passion displayed by sports fans. Since then, this form of competition improvisation has spread all over the globe, providing audiences with enjoyment and performers with challenging games to stretch their creativity.
The Theatresports Schools Challenge (TSC) brings students together from scores of independent and government schools across Sydney and beyond, to share in the joyful spirit of improvisation.
We are after Waverley boys to take up Theatresports as an extra-curricular activity to represent the College in this wonderful competition.
Details of each division and heats are below:
Please see Mr Stephen O’Donnell or Mr Steven Hall (Theatresports Convenor) for details on how to join.
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation who are the traditional Custodians of the land on which Waverley College is located. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual connections to the land, waters, seas and sky and their rich contribution to society.
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