Reimagining the Built Environment
Looking through the structural and cultural frames, students of class 8-9 applied the theories of one- and two-point perspective to a series of plein air drawings of the buildings and…
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Eco-narratives: the Power of Visual Storytelling
Class 8-9 students worked individually or in pairs to create a narrative in the form of a ‘visual text’ about a pressing eco-issue that concerned them. Communicating in engaging, arresting…
Biodynamic Compost, June 2021
The Autumn leaves start falling around Wentworth falls, this is our signal for each class at Kindlehill School to go out into the community and gather materials needed for our…
Winters Night, June 2021
Can there be a better time to light a candle, sing for beauty, carry a lighted lantern into the darkness? In the Winter’s Night celebration, may we align our inner…
Stories of Strength and Power, June 2021
Year 10 presented a night of Stories of Strength and Power. This was the culmination of two terms work, a night of original writing and heartfelt storytelling. Considering and comparing…
Year 10 Studies in Peace Building
In our studies of Peace Building, Class 10 students took on the mammoth tasks of researching key human rights issues of our time, understanding the complexities behind these and using…
Spoon Carving
High School students learn carving techniques to create a spoon or egg using a straight carving knife. Starting with knife safety and techniques, the class quickly settle into some mindful meditation that comes with whittling. Whittling…
High School Hanging with the Hanging Swamp at the Lake
For this project, we combined science and geography for an investigation into the biodiversity and function of the hanging swamp at Wentworth Falls lake, and to assess the impact of climate change…
Class 2-3 Play, Punctuation Players, May 2021
Life’s a Melodrama. King Finestra Full-stop gave the commands, and sealed them with his ring. The Questioner Queen asked the most pertinent questions. Sir Exclamation Mark was absolute and definite.…