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Our schools that placed first were St Francis Xavier's Primary School, Belmont, All Saints' College, Maitland, and St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend.
This year, St Patrick’s, Wallsend, entered a team in the Arts division. The team was required to interview a local community member to discover their stories and represent these through three chosen art forms.
St Patrick’s students chose a staff member with Aboriginal heritage and interpreted her story through art, dance, and song. The result was an emotionally moving piece told from the children's perspective. This captured the judges’ attention and earned the team first place. The judges said they “loved how [the team] incorporated Indigenous story art and symbolism” and highly praised their group thinking, creativity, and teamwork. St Patrick’s community is thrilled with the students' achievements.
Teams will now compete in the state competition at UNSW Sydney on Sunday, 22nd September 2024 – Good Luck to all our Teams.
See our Catholic schools below on how well they did in the Tournament of the Minds on Sunday. Clean sweep in the Arts category!
St Francis Xavier Primary School Belmont
St Patrick’s Primary School Wallsend: L-R Jamie Chu, Mia Headley, Olivia Lister, Wanjiku Eaton, Agnether Njau, Maisie Johns, Sophie Chu.
St Patrick's Primary School, Swansea: This is a photo of the team with the 2 teachers who guided them as well as Don Ellercamp who our entry was about (Local hero).
L-R Miss Chloe Murray, Jaymie Tisdell, Billie Joyce, Eloise Ayshford, Sara Corbett, Don Ellercamp, Florence De Champlain, Beth Newell, Imogen Walker and Mrs Liz Walker
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