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The Hutchins School

Locality: Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia

Phone: +61 3 6221 4200

Address: 71 Nelson Road 7005 Sandy Bay, TAS, Australia

Website: https://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au

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25.01.2022 The following positions are now available and are being advertised on our website: Receptionist (Junior School): Permanent, Full Time (term time only) Advancement Co-ordinator: Permanent, Full Time The closing date for these positions is 9.00am Thursday 18 February 2021 with applications only being accepted via the School’s website using the link below.... https://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/employment/ See more

24.01.2022 Yesterday families and staff gathered in the Terence Butler Auditorium to celebrate the end of the year with Prep to Year 2 students. The audience were entertained with performances from the Prep Nativity, an Early Learning Centre Dance Troupe video, Years 1 and 2 Choir and the Year 2 Cubs music video. Our Year 2 students also received their ELC Graduation certificates from Headmaster, Dr Rob McEwan. Thank you to all parents/carers and staff for their hard work this year and well done to all boys on some wonderful performances! #thehutchinsschool #hutchins2020 #2020celebrations #nativity

24.01.2022 Last Wednesday our Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten boys gave staff and families a wonderful Christmas performance. The boys and their teachers have been working hard all Term to practice for their concert and did a great job! What a way to get into the Christmas spirit! #thehutchinsschool #hutchinsELC #christmasspirit

23.01.2022 Two weeks of music sharing across Years 2 to 12. This clip features some of the Senior singers performing Reckless by Australian Crawl featuring some Junior School back up vocals at the end. How inspiring for the younger boys! Stay tuned for more next week from Hutchins Strings and Bands. #thehutchinsschool #hutchinsmusic #audtraliancrawl #reckless #nowomannocry

22.01.2022 The Hutchins Years 7-10 Awards Presentation was held on Monday 30 November in the Terence Butler Auditorium where prize winners and 2021 scholars were joined by staff and their parents/carers. Congratulations to all students who were awarded Co-Curricular or Academic Prizes and Scholarships, and thank you to all staff for making this event possible! #thehutchinsschool #2020celebrations

22.01.2022 MERRY CHRISTMAS! Wishing our Community a happy and safe holiday season. Here our Kindergarten D class re-recorded their Christmas Concert performance of ‘I’m the happiest Christmas Tree’ as their friend Alex was away on the date of the actual concert. Well done boys on some enthusiastic singing to bring the Christmas cheer! We look forward to welcoming all families back to school on Monday 1 February 2021. #thehutchinsschool #merrychristmas

21.01.2022 Science Teacher Dr Keith Martin-Smith has assisted on this interesting project to protect sea dragons. Keith conducted the first study which showed that you could identify sea dragons from their unique spot patterns and this is now being used in conjunction with image identification software and machine learning to help automate the process. Learn more at https://www.uts.edu.au//hey-seadragon-havent-i-seen-your-f

21.01.2022 Hutchins Podcast is back for 2021! In episode seven we discuss storytelling with the Head of the English and Modern Languages Faculty, Mrs Alison Farmer. Two Tassie Teachers Talking is a podcast from Hutchins staff hosted by Dr Adam James, Assistant Head of House (Thorold) and teacher of Science for Years 8 to 10 and Chemistry in Year 12, and Mr James McLeod, Assistant Head of Senior School (Thorold) and teacher of English for Years 10 to 12. Two Teachers Talking is produced ...by Mr Jarred Claydon, our Audio, Visual & Lighting Technician. If you’d like to contact us with questions, ideas, or to join us in a future episode, please email [email protected]. To listen and subscribe to Two Tassie Teachers Talking please search ‘Hutchins Podcast’ on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or listen at hutchins.tas.edu.au/podcast. https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=772112 #thehutchinsschool #hutchinspodcast #hutchinsaudiohub

20.01.2022 The Year 12 Run-a-thon has begun! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far to support the Hobart Women’s Shelter and good luck tonight boys! All students are encouraged to arrive early to school tomorrow to cheer the boys on from 7.45-8.00am as the boys run their last laps. You can still donate at https://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au//year-12-run-a-thon-suppo/

20.01.2022 It’s that time of the year again and Year 7 students Tom Clark, Nathan Godfrey, Campbell Jager and Anthony Nermut are here to talk you through what has happened in Year 7 for 2020. Join them as they talk about their Year 7 experience, home-based learning, Athletics carnivals, voices in the sky, music performances and what they are looking forward to going into Year 8. To listen and subscribe to Hutchins Podcast please search ‘Hutchins Podcast’ on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Goog...le Podcasts or listen at hutchins.tas.edu.au/podcast. #thehutchinsschool #hutchinspodcast #hutchinsmiddleschool https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=771394

20.01.2022 For your convenience, Senior School Reception will be open the following times during the school holidays: Wednesday 23 December - 8.00am to 12.00pm Monday 11 January - Friday 22 January (inclusive) - 8.00am to 4.00pm Monday 25 January - 1.30pm to 4.00pm... Wednesday 27 January - 8.00am to 8.45am & 11.00am to 12.30pm Thursday 28 January - 8.00am to 4.00pm (please note that we may close from 12.30pm TBC) Friday 29 January 8.00am to 4.00pm When Term 1 restarts on Monday 1 February, Senior School Reception is open daily from 8.00am to 4.00pm. Please note that ELC, Junior and Middle School Receptions are open during term time only and we ask that you contact Senior School Reception during the holiday period. They will reopen on Monday 1 February. Wishing you a happy summer holidays and we look forward to welcoming families back in 2021.

18.01.2022 The Early Learning Centre Athletics carnival was a fun-filled day for boys from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 2. The weather was brilliant and all spirits were high. The boys had the opportunity to participate in track events such as hurdles, sprint, long run and relays. For the field events, the boys participated in the egg and spoon race, the sack race, vortex throwing, turbo javelin throwing and the tug-of-war. Well done to the boys for their efforts at the Athletic carnival this year, their performance was fantastic and it was clear to see they practiced for the occasion. A big thank to Mr Greg Rowlings for organising the event and to the friends and families who came along and helped cheer on our boys. Thank you! #thehutchinsschool #hutchinsearlylearning

18.01.2022 The Hutchins Spa Strings Quartet perform Handel's 'Water Music' in our beautiful gardens outside Senior School Reception. The Hutchins Music Video series was filmed in August 2020 by Angus Ashton ('07) as a way for students to present and celebrate their musical performances for 2020. Students and music staff shot footage and audio at Hutchins and travelled to beautiful locations around Hobart to record these pieces - we hope you enjoy watching them as much as we enjoyed creating them. Stay tuned as we release more throughout Term 4! #thehutchinsschool #hutchinsmusic #hutchinsmusic2020

17.01.2022 Our Rowers have had stellar conditions for training this week with the U15 octo looking good on the River Derwent yesterday morning! #thehutchinsschool #hutchinssport #hutchinsrowing

16.01.2022 Thank you to @hobarthurricanes and @crickettas for visiting our Year 3 and 4 boys today. They had a great time! #thehutchinsschool #crickettasmania #hobarthurricanes

16.01.2022 What a year! Join Year 8 students Rafferty Ball, Casper Birch, Alexander Chesterman and Joshua Wise as they reminisce over their experiences in the podcast and radio studio. They have covered events such as the Middle School Athletics Carnival, a live outdoor radio show, Environmental podcast featuring Costa Georgiadis from Gardening Australia and the 2020 wrap up podcast. To listen to all of these podcasts and more visit hutchins.tas.edu.au/podcast #thehutchinsschool #hutchi...nspodcast #hutchinsmiddleschool https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=771392 See more

15.01.2022 The boys have been running for nearly 11 hours with one more to go! Make sure you come down and cheer the boys on before school this morning you can still donate at https://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au//year-12-run-a-thon-suppo/

15.01.2022 During Term 3, Year 2 have been investigating our Earth and Space Sciences inquiry topic, asking the questions What are Earth’s resources?, How do we use them? and How can we care for them?. We posed questions, looked at many different environmental concerns and explored ways we could reduce, reuse and recycle. We created class e-books using recycled materials to make collages showing what simple steps we can all take in our everyday lives to help our environment. The b...oys liked the thought of what our hands could do singularly and collectively to make a difference. Year 2s work was inspired by Melanie Walsh's book 10 Things I Can Do To Help My World (Walker Books, 2008). #thehutchinsschool #earlylearningcentre #melaniewalsh

15.01.2022 Congratulations to Keith Davis, our Design and Technology Faculty Assistant on his new book, Seasons of the Far South which is now available to purchase online at www.farsouthart.com.au/produc/seasons-of-the-far-south-book or at Fullers Book Shop. Keith is both the author and illustrator of his book - a great achievement!

15.01.2022 On Friday 27 November our Leavers of 2020 culminated their time at Hutchins with a day of celebration starting with Morning Tea in the Nettlefold Library where Mrs Judy Smith shared some memories from teaching the boys during their early years. Year 12 were then joined by their families for their final Chapel Service on the War Memorial Oval where Year 2 boys sang ‘Till We Meet Again’. Families then made their way through the ‘Guard of Honour’ into the Senior School Quad wher...e families enjoyed the Leavers Lunch. The Young Alumni Award for 2020 was also awarded to Cam Raw (‘06) and accepted on his behalf by his mother, Gail Ward. Thank you to all volunteers from the Hutchins School Old Boys’ Association for their assistance with cooking the BBQ and to all staff involved in what was a great celebration for the Leavers of 2020. #thehutchinsschool #2020leavers

14.01.2022 Dance@Hutchins are pleased to share this snippet video of their Dance Showcase. Well done to all the boys involved for their enthusiasm and determination shown throughout the year. A big thank you to Mrs Jacquie Coad for teaching all the boys and editing this video, Mr Jarred Claydon for filming, and to Bridget Anning, Tom Young (Year 11), George Pongco (Year 12) and Jonty Coad (Year 9) for assisting with Choreography. We look forward to a big Dance celebration with full videos available in Term 4. #dance@hutchins

14.01.2022 The following position is now available and is being advertised on our website: Marketing and Communications Officer: Permanent, Full Time The closing date for this position is 9.00am Wednesday 17 February 2021 with applications only being accepted via the School’s website using the link below. www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/marketing-communications-officer/

14.01.2022 Sunrise shots of our Rowers at training this morning thank you to our parents for taking these! #thehutchinsschool #hutchinsrowing

13.01.2022 Our Year 10 boys had a great time on Work Placement last week. Thank you to all businesses that participated for volunteering their time in supporting our students!

13.01.2022 Please see below link to live stream tonight's Years 3 and 4 Celebration, beginning at 6.00pm. We look forward to a great evening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S52OKDMvTGI&feature=youtu.be

13.01.2022 The Hutchins Old Boys’ Podcast is a series hosted by Ollie Geale (’12) highlighting some stories from fellow Old Boys. In this episode, Ollie talks to Tom Gibson (‘00) about his pathway from Hutchins to represent Australia at two Olympics Games, returning to Hobart to run his own Property Management business. Join Ollie as he asks Tom, just how does a Bratwurst operation get you 16 tickets into the Falls Festival? If you would like to get in contact with us, please email [email protected]. To listen and subscribe to Hutchins Old Boys’ Podcast please search ‘Hutchins Podcast’ on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or listen at hutchins.tas.edu.au/podcast. #thehutchinsschool #hutchinspodcast #HSOBA #hutchinsoldboys https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=739035

12.01.2022 Today is World Teachers’ Day, so we would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all the teaching staff at Hutchins for your dedication and commitment to not only educating your students, but also inspiring and encouraging our boys to reach their full potential. As parents and carers we are truly grateful for all that you do, particularly given this years extraordinary events. Happy World Teachers Day from The Hutchins School Parents’ Association.

12.01.2022 Congratulations to the Year 12 boys who made an amazing effort overnight, completing their 12-hour Run-a-thon to raise money and awareness for the Hobart Women’s Shelter. Together the boys ran over 450 laps of the War Memorial Oval and have already raised over $12,000 for the Hobart Women’s Shelter. Donations will remain open until Sunday 4 October and the total amount raised will be presented in Term 4. Please donate at www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/year-12-fundraiser-run-a-thon/

12.01.2022 Congratulations to George Scott ('19) on being awarded as a finalist at the Tasmanian Young Achiever Awards virtual ceremony last night for the Tasplan Create Change Award. It is great to see that the Mental Health initiatives that George helped to put in place in the Senior School last year have been able to continue in 2020. #thehutchinsschool #createchange

12.01.2022 Hutchins Year 2 Cubs Choir perform 'Feed the Birds' at St David's Park, Hobart. Thank you to Angus Ashton ('07) for capturing the boys beautifully as part of the Hutchins Music Video Project in Term 3. This video was shown to parents/carers and staff at the Prep to Year 2 Celebration yesterday. #thehutchinsschool #hutchinsmusic #earlylearning

11.01.2022 Last week the Year 8 Chinese Extension boys had a special treat of some authentic bubble tea and Chinese snacks to celebrate the end of the program. Over the course of Semester 2, Chinese Extension boys met once a week during lunch to learn more about the Chinese language and culture with our popular exchange assistant teacher Mr Jason Yang. Many interesting cross-cultural conversations have taken place in these lessons, and some boys have gone the extra mile by training them...selves for their first Chinese Certification Test (which is normally offered in Senior School). Well done to Archie Yarrow (Year 8) who also presented his thank you gift Matthew Reilly’s Hover Car Racer to Jason and offered to help with any unknown English words from the book! Congratulations boys on your passion for learning a different language and your leadership in promoting authentic cultural exchange. Note some boys were unfortunately not able to be with us in the photo due to other school commitments. #roundsquare

11.01.2022 The following positions are now available and are being advertised on our website: ICT Infrastructure and Services Administrator, Permanent, Full Time. Closing 9.00am Thursday 10 December. Marketing and Communications Manager... Permanent, Full Time. Closing 9.00am Wednesday 9 December. Applications are only being accepted via the School’s website using the link below. https://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/employment/

11.01.2022 We are certainly feeling the Christmas Spirit after yesterday’s Prep to Year 2 Celebration. Our Prep boys performed a very entertaining version of the Nativity, finishing with ‘All I want for Christmas is You’ More highlights from this event to come! #thehutchinsschool #nativity #christmas #2020celebrations

10.01.2022 Hutchins Guitar Ensemble perform a Medley in the Chapel of St Thomas. The Hutchins Music Video series was filmed in August 2020 by Angus Ashton ('07) as a way for students to present and celebrate their musical performances for 2020. Students and music staff shot footage and audio at Hutchins and travelled to beautiful locations around Hobart to record these pieces - we hope you enjoy watching them as much as we enjoyed creating them. Stay tuned as we release more throughout Term 4! #thehutchinsschool #hutchinsmusic #hutchinsmusic2020

10.01.2022 Tune in at 12.00pm to watch a live stream as the Hutchins First XV take on the The Rugby Union Academy Devils in an U18 Rugby Union Exhibition match. This match will be played today on the War Memorial Oval for those that would like to attend. Good luck boys! https://youtu.be/LEZyE_b3xhk

10.01.2022 Hutchins Junior School Chamber Strings perform 'Polka' in the Studio Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre. The Hutchins Music Video series was filmed in August 2020 by Angus Ashton ('07) as a way for students to present and celebrate their musical performances for 2020. Students and music staff shot footage and audio at Hutchins and travelled to beautiful locations around Hobart to record these pieces - we hope you enjoy watching them as much as we enjoyed creating them. Stay tuned as we release more throughout Term 4! #thehutchinsschool #hutchinsmusic #hutchinsmusic2020

10.01.2022 Thank you to the Year 2 Cubs Choir for their beautiful performance at today’s Year 12 Valedictory Service. A full album of photos and videos for today’s events will be shared next week! #thehutchinsschool #2020leavers #hutchinsmusic

09.01.2022 Congratulations to the First Tennis Team of Ben Fergusson (Year 10), Lachlan Browne, George Anderson and Jack Akl (all Year 8) who defeated Launceston Church Grammar School in yesterday's SATIS State Tennis Final. A great way to finish the term - well done!

09.01.2022 As a part of their course work, Year 10 Introduction to Business and Enterprise students and Year 11 and 12 Business Studies 3 students complete a business plan for an idea of their own choosing. The plans are entered into the Plan Your Own Enterprise Competition which is run by Business Educators Australasia and supported by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. In the State competition, there were six individual finalists, three of whom were from Hutchins, and th...ree group finalists, two of which were from Hutchins. We congratulate our individual finalists: Charles Zeeman (Year 12), Tom Bayley (Year 10) and Elijah Sargent (Year 10) and our group finalists: Henry Lang and Will McDonough (Year 11) and Oliver Bird and James Hodgman (Year 11). Henry, Will, Oliver and James completed their plans last year when they were in Year 10 and their plans were entered into the 2020 Competition. We further congratulate Elijah Sargent who was declared the State individual winner and Oliver Bird and James Hodgman who were declared the State group winners. Their winning plans will now be judged at National level and we wish them well in the National judging.

09.01.2022 The following position is now available and is being advertised on our website: Primary School Teacher: Fixed term, Full Time The closing date for this position is 9.00am Tuesday 10 November 2020 with applications only being accepted via the School’s website using the link below. https://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/primary-school-teacher/

09.01.2022 Sheng-Yuan Lynch (Year 9) is hosting a Piano Concert at Hobart Town Hall on Sunday 13 December to raise money for the Variety Children's Charity TAS. This is bound to be a spectacular performance by this talented student. Purchase tickets via the link below.

09.01.2022 National Skills Commission What you need to know about entering the workforce A resource for school students. Provides some clear current insights of value to anyone interested in preparing for the future employment market.... labour markets broadly and as they relate to young people value of educational attainment importance of developing interpersonal skills For more information visit the website and scroll down to - Youth and Students https://lmip.gov.au/default.aspx

08.01.2022 It has been great to have the boys back at School this week! Staff and students have enjoyed catching up after the summer break and are jumping straight back into learning. We are pleased to welcome 146 new boys who have joined Hutchins in what is sure to be an exciting year! #thehutchinsschool #175years #backtoschool

08.01.2022 Two Tassie Teachers Talking is a podcast hosted by Hutchins staff Dr Adam James, Assistant Head of House (Thorold) and teacher of Science for Years 8 to 10 and Chemistry in Year 12, and Mr James McLeod, Assistant Head of Senior School (Thorold) and teacher of English for Years 10 to 12. Two Tassie Teachers Talking is produced by Mr Jarred Claydon, our Audio, Visual & Lighting Technician. In episode seven we meet with the Head of Boarding and Assistant Head of Boarding to disc...uss the ins-and-outs of boarding at Hutchins, including the impact of COVID-19 on the staff and residents. If you’d like to contact us with questions, ideas, or to join us in a future episode, please email [email protected]. To listen and subscribe to Two Tassie Teachers Talking please search ‘Hutchins Podcast’ on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or listen at hutchins.tas.edu.au/podcast. #thehutchinsschool #hutchinspodcast #hutchinsaudiohub #twotassieteacherstalking https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=744034

08.01.2022 Kindergarten boys celebrating the end of Term 3 a couple of weeks ago We hope you have all had happy holidays and are excited to get back to school for Term 4 on Monday! #thehutchinsschol #earlylearning

08.01.2022 The Year 8 Project is a student directed project which is an opportunity for students to follow a passion or try something new, developing skills along the way. It aims to develop forward planning, perseverance, determination, resilience and personal gratification. This year the projects certainly did not disappoint and were very impressed with boys showcasing their projects at the Year 8 Project Expo on Tuesday afternoon; a wonderful opportunity to share and celebrate with families and peers.

07.01.2022 The Middle School extension is an exciting new development for The Hutchins School as our Year 6 students become part of our Middle School in 2022. This extension will provide spaces for our Year 6, 7 and 8 classrooms, as well as multipurpose zones, dance and drama studios. The development is currently underway and we would like to thank Josh Brown (Year 10) for taking some drone images prior to the concrete slab being poured. We’ve also included some images from this week sh...owing a huge amount of progress which is very exciting! More information about the development can be found on our website at: www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/middle-school-extension/ #thehutchinsschool #hutchinsmiddleschool

07.01.2022 The following position is now available and is being advertised on our website: Library Technician, Full time and Part time (Both term time Only) Fixed term, Full Time and 0.6 FTE The closing date for this position is 9.00am Monday 16 November 2020 with applications only being accepted via the School’s website using the link below.... https://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/library-technician/

07.01.2022 On Monday 26 October, the Hutchins Senior Chess team participated in the Secondary Schools State Chess Championships (held virtually this year). After a long day of intense chess, team finished in 1st place, becoming the Secondary Schools State Chess Champions for 2020, qualifying for the Secondary Schools National Chess Championships which will be held from 30 November to 1 December. Congratulations to Ben Fergusson (Year 10), Benny Pafitis (Year 8), Callum Wherrett (Year 8), James Baird (Year 7), Oliver Pridmore (Year 10), Rithvik Gollapalli (Year 10), Tom Wilkinson (Year 7) and William Rumley (Year 8).

06.01.2022 Happy Lunar New Year to our Chinese Community. We wish everyone a happy, safe and prosperous Year of the Ox! #thehutchinsschool #lunarnewyear #yearoftheox

06.01.2022 It was great to end Term 3 Sport with so many smiling faces Well done to all boys who competed over the last Term and thank you to all staff and parents/carers for their efforts to make it happen! #thehutchinsschool #hutchinssport

06.01.2022 Hutchins Senior Stage Band perform 'Free Download' at The Lenna of Hobart Hotel, Battery Point as part of the Hutchins Music Video Project. Thank you to Angus Ashton ('07) for filming, and to the Lenna of Hobart for letting us use this beautiful space! This video was shown at the Years 7-10 Awards Presentation on Monday 30 November. #thehutchinsschool #hutchinsmusicvideoproject #hutchinsmusic

04.01.2022 Our Boarders are having a great holiday camp with fellow boarders from @collegiate_school and @launcestongrammar. They have braved the challenging weather conditions staying at Maydena and celebrating the Moon Festival, then moving to Lake Pedder for some kayaking and visiting the Gordon Dam. #thehutchinsschool #boardingintasmania #hutchinsboarding

04.01.2022 Kindergarten teacher Mrs Stella Daglas shared a beautiful book of work by the late Tasmanian photographer, Peter Dombrovskis. The Kinder boys noticed that some photos were calm, others had bright colours, and the close ups of natural things like moss and lichen made them look interesting and beautiful. Peter’s unique photographs inspired the boys to experiment with photography on our visit to Lambert Park. The instructions were to look for beautiful and interesting things to... photograph. The boys looked down, in the middle, and up high to really take in everything in the environment. They worked in pairs sharing our old iPads as their camera. When we got back to our room we looked at some of the photographs and the boys described why they had taken the photo. Through this experience the boys are developing aesthetic appreciation and taking the time to really look and think creatively about what to capture. They are learning to share and wait for their friend to have their turn, and to be responsible with the equipment. Most importantly they are learning about, connecting with, and respecting the natural environment. Great work boys! See more

04.01.2022 Our Year 12 boys have been campaigning for their chosen charity, the Hobart Women's Shelter throughout the year, finishing with the Run-a-thon last term where as a group the boys rain for 12 hours overnight on the War Memorial Oval. Join Ewan Sloan (School Captain), Alexander Kuzis (School Vice-Captain) and Noah Sargent (Year 12 Prefect) as they interview Janet Saunders (CEO of the Hobart Women’s Shelter), discuss programs that are run by the shelter, and listen to some inte...rviews with the boys throughout the evening. Together, Year 12 ran 557 laps (183km) over the evening and raised over $17,000 for the Hobart Women’s Shelter. Well done on this wonderful achievement for such an important cause! To listen and subscribe to Hutchins Podcast please search ‘Hutchins Podcast’ on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or listen at hutchins.tas.edu.au/podcast. #thehutchinsschool #hobartwomensshelter #hutchinsaudiohub #hutchinspodcast https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=744621

04.01.2022 Middle and Senior School Virtual Concert - a Spring Music celebration. Congratulations to all performers and ensemble directors and thank you all for your great work in rehearsals leading up to the concert. A special thanks to St Michael's Collegiate School student musicians and teachers who were part of the performance playing in our combined ensembles. We are very fortunate to be able to perform and enjoy live music at this time. Please enjoy the video of the Spring Music Celebration. https://bit.ly/306bub7

02.01.2022 We thank our wonderful community for all of your support in 2020 and look forward to everything that 2021 brings! In what will be our 175th year as a school, it is sure to be an exciting one Happy New Year! #thehutchinsschool #topnine2020

02.01.2022 It is with pleasure that we share with you a sample of the outstanding academic achievements of our Year 11 and 12 students in 2020. The exceptional results are testament to the boys’ efforts and discipline to academic studies throughout the year. A year where staff and students demonstrated versatility and determination to overcome the challenges of six weeks of home-based learning, compromised experiential learning opportunities in physical and Outdoor Education subjects an...d limited performance opportunities in the Arts. Despite these challenges, the boys’ commitment to their academic studies remained focussed with some placing amongst the very highest achieving students in Tasmania, while for many others, their hard work culminated in achievements beyond their own expectations. In summary, four boys achieved an ATAR above 99 and 27 boys achieved the highest score possible in at least one pre-tertiary subject. Read the full article at: https://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au//celebrating-the-outstand/

02.01.2022 Amazing effort from Lochie Miller (Year 4) on the weekend! well done!

02.01.2022 The Year 6 classes have been studying the geographical diversity of the Asia region and the location of its major countries in relation to Australia. They have been developing their mapping skills and practicing finding data from primary and secondary sources. As we are nearing the Lunar Mid-Autumn Festival, we decided to celebrate our learning about Asia by hosting a Chinese banquet for the boys. The Chinese and EAL (English as an Additional Language) Departments have worked... together with the Grade 6 Team to organise this event that included learning how to use chopsticks, trying typical Chinese Food (moon cakes, dumpling, rice crackers and chicken pieces),watching a video of our Year 5 boys from mainland China and Hong Kong talking about their experiences of life overseas and Australia, and a question and answer session with our Chinese teachers and older boys about how life is the same/different. Apart from Greater China, the Lunar Mid-Autumn Festival is also celebrated in Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and the Chinese diaspora in Australia. The event was a great success and our boys not only got to experience the food, music and decorations of the festival but they are beginning to understand the diversity, actions and motives that underpin human actions in various cultures. What a way to finish a fun term of learning!

01.01.2022 Our Year 10 Marine Studies students had a great time this morning at a Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment Fishcare clinic. Fishcare run fishing clinics for children of all ages with the aim of increasing responsible fishing behaviours in young Tasmanians. #ioncecaughtafishthisbig #marinestudies #sustainablefishing #thehutchinsschool

01.01.2022 The world has profoundly changed in 2020 due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The degree and speed of change has resulted in collective uncertainty, insecurity and apprehension for many young people. Confronting images of PPE, hoarding, death, suffering, hospitals, masked people and empty cities have proliferated in the media. Research recently released by Unicef Australia in a study called ‘Living in Limbo’ reports that almost half of the 1,000+, 13 to 17 year old...s they surveyed were experiencing increased levels of stress and anxiety, and that their ability to cope was in decline. As staff of The Hutchins School worked remotely during lockdown, the Art Curator (Dr Joy Barber-Milojevic) and School Counsellor (Mr Matthew Magnus) discussed how best to support the young people of the School during this challenging time. They considered what meaningful wellbeing measures might be introduced to provide every student the opportunity to express how they were feeling. The idea of a creative project involving the whole school was developed with the rationale being that through the medium of art, participants might have their own unique response valued and validated. A plan for every student to participate in the making and flying of a kite was formed. Throughout September and October students teamed up in groups, to share their experiences of COVID-19 and design their own kite. Part of this process included writing words expressing what they hoped or wished for the future, upon the kite tails. In what was a spectacular and vibrant school event, students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12 gathered together on the War Memorial Oval to fly their kites. The idea that we share the same sky with everyone, everywhere, at this time is particularly poignant. That the multiple and collective voice of the School community fly in an immense sky has the potential to be a powerful and eloquent response to the extraordinary events of 2020. Thank you to all staff involved in forming what was a meaningful and fun-filled event for our students.