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Kinross Wolaroi School

Locality: Orange, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6392 0300

Address: 59-67 Bathurst Rd Locked Bag 4 2800 Orange, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.kws.nsw.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Our Year 1 and 2 choir have been learning some new skills and expanding their knowledge! With restrictions around singing amongst groups and choirs, our students faced a new task. Our students have been learning new songs, but not with their voices, instead they are learning new songs through Auslan. Whilst it was a challenge, all of our students loved the opportunity to learn something new. Auslan Fact: According to the National Disability Practitioners (NDP) here in Austral...ia, almost 20,000 people use Auslan to communicate everyday throughout our country. Auslan is uniquely Australian and was recognised by our government as an offical language in 1991. However, if you look further abroad, it is estimated that there 130 sign languages around the world! #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #choir #auslan #signlanguage

25.01.2022 During their last week, our Year 12's were encouraged to come to school in dress up! On Tuesday they were encouraged to dress as an icon with the same first letter as their own name and on Wednesday, they were to dress as an Aussie icon!

25.01.2022 Kinross Wolaroi School Principal, Dr Andrew Parry, today announced the appointment of Mrs Denise Hayward as the new Head of Junior School, to commence in January 2021. Dr Parry said, Mrs Hayward brings to the Junior School extensive experience in developing and advancing academic programs, classroom pedagogy and student wellbeing, having worked across a range of leading independent schools. Mrs Hayward comes to Kinross Wolaroi from from Tara Anglican School for Girls in Nor...th Parramatta where she is currently the Deputy Head of Junior School. Her distinguished career in teaching and management has included roles at Shore Preparatory School, Barker College Junior School and Trinity Grammar School. As a leader in primary education, she has chaired the IPSHA Deputies Group and participated in panels for the Women’s Leadership Network. Mrs Hayward is currently an Experienced Teacher Assessor for the Association of Independent Schools (AIS) and chairs Initial Teacher Education panels for the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). We look forward to the positive impact Mrs Hayward will bring to our Junior School as she inspires and motivates our students, capitalising on their innate sense of wonder. Her appointment heralds a new era for primary years education at Kinross Wolaroi School.

25.01.2022 Recently Yalari launched a painting and creative writing competition as part of Reconciliation Week and invited their students to participate. As part of their brief, they were looking for original artwork sharing culture, ceremony and spiritual belonging to country. The artwork could be about their totems, ancestral stories and myths, community, dancing, language or song lines. Students also had to provide a brief explanation of the story behind their artwork. Congratulati...ons to Chelsea Edwards who placed 2nd and to Anna Robinson who placed 3rd overall. Chelsea Edwards, Year 11: My painting tells the story of my life’s journey. In my painting it starts off with myself in my home community with my family which are the five symbols and strong cultural identity. The waves follow through to my life right now which is my education, the symbols symbolise my mother, Waverley, Llew and other Yalari staff which have and still are continuing to provide me with support. Finally, the second waves are leading to my bright future. The colours such as purple, represents the meaning of a successful life. Yellow representing happiness and green representing harmony. The symbols in the third part of my life symbolise my family, friends and career. Anna Robinson, Year 10: Meaning The painting I have created explores Family, Land and Identity. These three things are important to me as they have shaped the person I am today. My family is represented by the five hands in the middle, each hand being one of my family members. I have chosen to use the colour green on the hands as it represents family and eternity. The river running behind the hands represents a traditional landmark of Coonamble the Castlereagh River. With the dots on the painting and the painting as a whole, it explores my identity and how I am proud of who I am and where I come from. https://www.yalari.org/yalari-student-painting-competition/

25.01.2022 On Friday last week we held our Year 7 2021 Boarders and Meet and Greet event. This event was a great opportunity for our new Year 7 Boarding students to meet each other before they commence next year. Throughout the day these students participated in several activities, team building exercises and games, whilst also having a tour of our Wolaroi and PLC campuses. It was great to see everyone interacting and getting to know each ahead of the new year. As a school, we look forward to welcoming these students and their families into our community next year. #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #newstudents #absa2020 #weloveboarding #austboarding

24.01.2022 2S finishing up Friday the right way with a beautiful and inspiring sing-along to ‘I am, you are, we are Australian’.

24.01.2022 On Friday last week our Year 6 Farewell dinner took place in the DPA. This annual event is hosted by our Year 5 students and as always, it was a very social occasion for both year groups. We wish our Year 6 students all the best as they transition into Senior School, where they will commence Year 7 in 2021. #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #year6graduation

24.01.2022 In the last week of Term, our Year 4 students were working with the Lego Mindstorms EV3 kits to create a robot that could be programmed to complete challenges. As well as being great fun, this unit of work tests their problem-solving skills and resilience as they build their robots from scratch and learn how to code the bricks. #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #orange360 #visitorange #year4 #legomindstorms #robotics

23.01.2022 Congratulations to Richards House for taking out first place in the KWS Cup today! #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #melbournecupday #melbournecupfever

23.01.2022 It will be a busy week of activities at Kinross Wolaroi for NAIDOC Week - when we'll be celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Staff were addressed this morning by our Indigenous Program Coordinator and proud Wiradjuri man, Corey McLean. Our students began the day with an Acknowledgement of Country and all year groups (except year 10 who are doing exams) are watching the Orange NAIDOC Week Opening Ceremony and speech from Merv Bishop. Plus, we've got an awesome playlist planned for the start of school every morning: Christine Anu My Island Home; Yothu Yindi- djapana; Gurrumul w/ Delta Goodrem - Bayini; Briggs - Here; Jess Mauboy- Little Things. We'll have more updates during the week! #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOCWeek2020

23.01.2022 R U OK?Day 2020 2020 has been unlike any other year, challenging and confronting, it’s been difficult for everyone. Therefore it’s even more important for all of us to stay connected and to support those that are around us. The message for R U OK?Day 2020 is:... - There’s more to say after R U OK? - Make the time to ask the question, listen and acknowledge, encourage action and check in. A conversation could change a life. In support of R U OK? Day we have signs, posters and resources all around our school and our Support Suite will be turned yellow for the day! Whilst today is R U OK Day, we have to remember that every day is a good day to ask someone R U OK? #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #RUOK #RUOKDay #thereismoretosay #RUOKEveryDay

22.01.2022 On Monday our Year 12 students were invited to come together for a picnic to look back on their time at KWS and enjoy afternoon tea with friends in the final week of school. There was much laughter, a few tears and many special memories shared! #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #orange360 #visitorange #year12 #farewell #classof2020

21.01.2022 The KWS Strength and Conditioning program is back in full swing this term with 109 students from Year 9 to 12 involved. Earlier this month, Strength and Conditioning Coach Norm Moore, put the students through some testing and said it was great to see so many students hitting personal bests. On the Trap Bar Deadlift, Pat Hickman hit 204kg, Jack Kennett - 186kg, Doug Philipson - 169kg, Bella Scammell - 132kg and Freya Neville - 106kg. Norm and his team have been using a new software known as Teambuildr, which allows them to write training programs and access student performance data on the spot. This software is also used by the AIS, England FA, Arsenal FC (Premier League), as well as NBA, NFL and other teams from various countries. #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #orange360 #visitorange #strengthandconditioning

21.01.2022 Happy #AgDayAU Agriculture can be linked to almost 80% of careers across the world and we are lucky to live in one of the most agriculturally diverse locations. Kinross Wolaroi School has a very strong regional community and some of our families are driving the future of innovation, technology and creativity in Agriculture. We all play a small part in educating future generations to be equally amazing! So as you sit at your wooden desk, eating your food and sitting in your na...tural fibre clothing, haven driven to work in your car which may use biofuel; spend a thought for the hundreds of thousands of Australians who have played a part in all of that. From scientists, producers, economists, processors, fabricators, contractors and programmers - we wouldn’t have the lifestyle we enjoy without Agriculture! Mrs Jody Haydon Head of Agriculture #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #agriculture #farmingaustralia #australianfarmers

17.01.2022 Discover the possibilities at Kinross Wolaroi School during our 2021 Open Week. We encourage you to explore our school through a range of virtual and on campus experiences. Please follow the link below to register your attendance for upcoming webinars and tours running throughout the week. Open Week will launch on the 3rd of May with a week filled with engaging content and we cannot wait to show you around!... www.kws.nsw.edu.au/openweek2021

15.01.2022 Melbourne Cup fever has officially descended on KWS today! Our Senior School students dressed in their finest race day attire and the Fashions on the Field and KWS Cup made for some thrilling lunch time entertainment! Congratulations to Georgia Zatta for taking out first place in the Fashions on the Field and to Richards House for trotting their way over the finish line in the KWS Cup in true style! #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #melbournecupday #fashionsonthefield

15.01.2022 Recently our Athlete Development and Support Program students participated in the first of two sessions for the AIS Mental Fitness Program. Our program facilitator was Olivia Vivian - Athlete who is an Olympic gymnast and Ninja Warrior contestant. The Mental Fitness Program is delivered in partnership with the Australian Institute of Sport and the Black Dog Institute In the picture you can see that some of our students met with Olivia via video chat on MS Teams! It was a gre...at experience for our students and they really appreciated the opportunity to have a conversation with Olivia. Pending COVID restrictions, hopefully Olivia will be able to deliver session 2 in person. If not, all of our students and staff will continue to embrace the use of video conferencing technology. For more info, you can check out the link - https://www.ais.gov.au//ais-and-black-dog-partner-to-impro #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #studentsupport #studentwellbeing #mentalfitness

13.01.2022 Our staff have been out and about throughout NSW on our meet and greet tour events recently. Last week Mr James Perrin and Mr Anthony Begg travelled to West Wyalong to meet with our current and prospective families. It was a great afternoon that provided an opportunity for future families to ask questions and to meet key members of our staff. Mr Perrin and Mr Begg were also fortunate enough to stop by one of our current family’s properties in the midst of a bumper harvest p...eriod. A special thank you to the McCaskie family, who welcomed them onto their property. We look forward to our annual meet and greet events again in 2021, so please keep an eye posted for our regional tour events next year. #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #harvest #riverina #westwyalong

12.01.2022 The annual Year 12 sport matches took place this week at lunchtime. Many students participated in soccer, netball, hockey and touch football. The atmosphere from the Year 12 crowd was electric. One thing to note was that the boys netball team has a lot to learn! #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #orange360 #visitorange #hockey #netball #Year12

11.01.2022 After 4 days of competition at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships, Year 11 student Ben Jones ran in the 400m and won a bronze medal in the final with a time of 49.02. After backing up from a 50.03 in the heats just a day earlier. The following morning Ben lined up for the 800m heats qualifying for the final with 1:56.62. Then in the finals Ben finished in 4th place (1:54.80). Three hours later Ben ran as the anchor leg for the NSW 4x400m relay team, who stormed away for a convincing win led by Ben to the line. This was his first season of track and field and first competition representing NSW at the National level. Well done Ben!

10.01.2022 Watch this space! We are busy conducting interviews of our Year 12 Industrial Technology and Design & Technology students about their HSC Major Projects. Once all of their major works have been filmed, we will release our 2020 showcase reel! Our students have an amazing level of skill and ability and the craftsmanship continues to improve each year! ... This year we have a remote control bulldozer, trailers, mythical grandfather clock, log splitter, remote pizza oven, industrial table, fence post driver, street wear fashion, gaming workstation, automated garden aid, coded gaming app, four poster bed and an electric motorbike! #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #indsutrialtechnology #classof2020 #industrialtechnology #industrialdesign #designandtechnology #metalwork #woodwork

10.01.2022 The Duke of Edinburgh Program is a voluntary International Award designed to encourage students to explore their full potential and find their purpose, passion and place in the world. The Award is comprised of three levels Bronze, Silver and Gold each progressively more challenging. Gold level, participants also complete a Residential Project. At each level students are required to complete four components: Voluntary Service; Skill; Physical Recreation; and Adventurous Jo...urney. Charlotte Haling (Class of 2019) recently received her Gold Award from the Governor of New South Wales, Margaret Beazley, at the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Ceremony held in Sydney. Charlotte started her award journey at Bronze level at age 14 and progressed through to Silver and Gold whilst at Kinross Wolaroi School. In her final year, Charlotte challenged herself by completing the different components of the award. She also travelled to Cambodia with the CAMKIDS project which contributed to her Residential Project. Charlotte continues to be a wonderful ambassador for the Duke of Edinburgh award and our School congratulations Charlotte! #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #orange360 #visitorange #dukeofedinburgh

10.01.2022 Congratulations to Rebecca Crisp (Class of 2016) who has recently been awarded the title of Rotary's Inspirational Young Rural Award recipient for 2020. Rebecca was nominated for the award after her humanitarian work in recent years. This passion and commitment commenced after a trip to Nepal in late 2016 after she had finished Year 12. Congratulations Rebecca!

10.01.2022 Farewell to our Class of 2020 students who complete their final day of school today. What an incredible and memorable final year they have experienced. Congratulations and best wishes for the future. We will miss you all! #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #orange360 #visitorange #year12 #farewell #classof2020

09.01.2022 As we say our final farewells to Year 12 we’d like to thank them for all of the joy this wonderful group of young people have shared with us. Class of 2020, may your future be as bright and full of fun as this dance! #kinrosswolaroischool #classof2020 #classof2020grad

09.01.2022 Congratulations to our new Music Leaders for 2021, who have just been awarded their portfolios by the Principal, Dr Parry: William Rawson Choir Leader Grace Birmili Choir Leader Alexandra Williams Band Leader Priyankah Vijayakumar Strings Leader... Stanley Zhang Strings Leader Fergus Baldwin Drum Major Elizabeth Kwa Vice Music Captain Matilda Hayes Music Captain Absent: Joe Armstrong Band Leader We know you'll make an amazing contribution to our wonderful music program! See more

08.01.2022 Yesterday our Year 7 students made the transition from their Year 7 Quad into our Wellbeing Day House areas. Within their Wellbeing Day Houses, students from Year 7 to 12 collectively participate in a number of school activities including sporting carnivals, House Spectacular events and charity shield initiatives. A great sense of pride is generated within these Wellbeing Houses, offering a sense of belonging while encouraging healthy competition. #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360

08.01.2022 Our Year 11 Geography students recently went on their the annual trip to the Macquarie Marshes. They travelled to Burrima which is located in the northern marsh. Burrima is a block of land that adjoins the northern reserve that was purchased by a co-operative of farmers in 2005. In 2019, the area was catastrophically impacted by a lightning strike that started a reed bed fire that destroyed 10,000 acres in 10 hours. In 2020, the affected ecosystem has shown great resilienc...e due to the availability of water in the system and the ecosystem is very healthy. The students then travelled to Gibson’s crossing in the southern marsh for a kayak through the marshes and reed beds. The following photos show the environment at its worst in 2019 and at its best in 2020. It is a truly remarkable ecosystem. #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #geography #macquariemarshes #ecosystems

08.01.2022 On Wednesday, the Junior School held a Football House Cup. Students from Kindergarten to Year 6 had a fantastic time and after a close competition, McLachlan House were named Cup winners. #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #orange360 #visitorange #football #housecup #juniorschool

07.01.2022 Yesterday was ‘Julia Donaldson Dress Up Day’ for our Kindergarten students. Throughout the term they have been reading, writing about and completing an array of activities to do with the fabulous Julia Donaldson books. To celebrate the end of the learning unit Kindy had a dress up day and everyone came to school dressed as their favourite Julia Donaldson character. #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #orange360 #visitorange #juniorschool #kindergarten #juliadonaldson #dressup

06.01.2022 Nikeata a Year 10 Boarding student from Trangie has recently completed an artwork that she has donated to her Loader Boarding House. This was an extremely thoughtful and kind gift that Nikeata has presented to her home away from home. Meaning: The hand represents the mother or carer of all the girls in Loader. Further to this, the painted symbols around the circle and hand represents the girls sitting around with their mother or carer of the house, who are teaching and guidin...g the girls through their schooling. #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #indigenousart

06.01.2022 Last week, our Year 1 students took part in a 'Step Back in Time’ Day, which celebrated all that they'd learnt about the history of the school in their Term 3 History unit. On ‘Step Back in Time Day’ students came to school dressed in old-fashioned clothes, marched into their classes and sat in rows. They completed their literacy and numeracy work on chalk boards, tried to memorise a poem by chanting it and had a try of some old style cursive handwriting. During their break,... students drank a cup of milk and chatted about it’s place in historical schooling. In the afternoon, they rehearsed some old fashioned bush dances and played some traditional outdoor games including the egg and spoon race, sack race and hoola hoop rolling. Many students said they wished it was Step Back in Time Day every day! #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #orange360 #visitorange #juniorschool #year1 #stepbackintime #history

06.01.2022 Our Year 5 students have been participating in the OzHarvest FEAST program, which is a hands on cooking initiative that teachers students about food waste, nutrition and sustainability. Last week our students prepared Honey Soy Noodle Stir Fry and as you can see by the pictures they loved the experience! #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #cooking #sustainability #foodwaste #ozharvest

05.01.2022 Join us at one of our upcoming regional tour events where we welcome past, current and prospective families to meet with our team and get to know us better. Nevertire and Dubbo, we will see you soon! To register your attendance or view more upcoming events please click on the link below: https://www.kws.nsw.edu.au/admissions/organising-a-visit

05.01.2022 We're now taking applications for Scholarships for students entering Years 7-11 in 2022. We have a range of Scholarships that you may apply for, including our Academic Scholarship, Boarding Bursary, Music Scholarship, Crescendo Music Scholarship, Ex-Students' Scholarship and the General Excellence Scholarship. For more information about our program and how to apply, please visit our website: https://www.kws.nsw.edu.au/admissions/scholarships #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #orange360 #visitorange #scholarships

04.01.2022 Throughout their schooling our Year 12 have demonstrated a genuine depth of talent and an eagerness to engage and contribute in a vast array of activities. We have seen so many outstanding performances in music, drama, in the classroom, in industrial and creative arts, in the domain of social justice and on the sports field. What has stood out to me are their outstanding qualities as young people. In the face of this year’s disruption and disappointment, of lost opportunity... and of social dislocation and periods of remote learning, your individual and community spirit was not diminished. Your spirit of optimism and adaptability are an outstanding tribute to you. To our graduating Class of 2020, thank you for your example and contribution to Kinross Wolaroi School. We wish you every success along your journey in the future wherever it may take you. Dr Andrew Parry, Principal #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #year12 #classof2020 #graduation

04.01.2022 We are the change. Wear It Purple’s 2020 theme envisions the importance of encouragement, empowerment and emphasis on making effective change for LGBTQ+ folks and all minority groups. Be kind, be inclusive. Today our Senior School Day House Williams (House Colour: Purple) has organise a mufti day for Senior Students to raise awareness and show our schools support. As always, our students love a casual clothes day; however, with special focus on the day, everyone was encourage...d to wear the colour Purple! #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #wearitpurple #wearirpurpleday2020 #shareitpurple

03.01.2022 On Sunday November 15th Year 12 Dean 2021 made their way to the Giants Stadium, Homebush to watch their classmate Phoebe play for the Sydney Thunder against Perth Scorchers in the WBBL. Special thanks to Patrick Hogan at Sydney Thunder for organising tickets for us and making sure we all had sunscreen on what was a very hot day! Whilst the Thunder didn’t win, it was great to watch Phoebe in action and have a Dean day out. A special mention must go to Dean House Head Mentor, Mr Bryan Thomas for driving the bus and providing an eclectic mix of music for the trip. #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #sydneythunder #WBBL

03.01.2022 The game of Handball is serious business here at KWS! Recently, our Year 7 students have been involved in a Handball tournament during lunch breaks which all came to a head today, as students took to the quad for the much anticipated Grand Final. Congratulations to the ‘Ballers’ who were crowned winners of the competition with the ‘Lolly Suckers’ and the ‘Dream Team’ taking out 2nd and 3rd place. Big thanks must go to Theresa Armstrong for organising and refereeing the competition! #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #handball

02.01.2022 Lest We Forget. #remembranceday2020 #thankyouforyourservice #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360

02.01.2022 Nedd Brockmann (Class of 2016) has commenced his extraordinary task of completing 50 Marathons in 50 Days to raise money for Homelessness. Nedd is currently up to Day 11 and continues to forge ahead. If you would like to support Nedd on his journey you can donate at https://fundraise.redcross.org.au/fundraisers/neddbrockmann... You can follow his journey on Social Media Instagram @NeddBrockmann Facebook Group: Nedd's 50 in 50 https://www.facebook.com/Nedds-50-in-50-100203041821789/

01.01.2022 As part of our NAIDOC week celebrations our Year 7 and 8 students had the chance to learn how to play Edor, a fast-paced chasing and tagging game that originates from the Aurukun Aboriginal community. Edor has been played by all ages for centuries and is a lot of fun! #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCweek #alwayswasalwayswillbe #edor #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360

01.01.2022 It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas! Today our Senior School students were invited to come to school in Christmas-themed attire as a fundraiser for our local aged care facility, Wontama. We were pleased to see students looking merry and bright with the festive season just around the corner. #kinrosswolaroischool #orangensw #visitorange #orange360 #christmastime #merryandbright