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Campus News Term 3 Week 9
Friday, 19 Sept 2025Poetry Slam
Congratulations to Angela Tobin (Year 10), who recently competed in the Coffs Harbour heat of the Australian Poetry Slam – and won!
Angela will now progress to the State Finals, which are on the 18th October at the State Library of New South Wales, where she will perform alongside the best slam poets from across Australia.
The Australian Poetry Slam (APS) is a dynamic live literary performance program in which the audience decides the champion. With 60 heats held across the nation, competitors have just two minutes and a microphone to captivate the crowd. Five audience members are randomly selected as judges, scoring each performance on a scale of 1–10. The highest-scoring poets advance through to the next round, all vying for the national title.
Angela’s winning poem in the Coffs Harbour heat was a reworked version of her powerful performance piece, We Still Need Feminism, which she originally delivered at last year’s Bishop Druitt College Poetry Showcase.
We are incredibly proud of Angela’s achievement and wish her every success as she prepares to take the stage at the State Finals in October.
Year 10 Holocaust Museum - A Museum of Remembrance
This term, our Year 10 History students embarked on a project exploring one of the most difficult chapters of human history: the Holocaust. Through weeks of research in the iHub, students worked collaboratively to produce exhibits that not only covered factual histories but also bore witness to the personal stories, the suffering, the loss, and the courage of individuals who lived through it.
On Thursday, 5 September, the iHub was transformed into a Museum of Remembrance. Visitors were presented with a wide range of creative work: interactive digital displays, sculpture, painting, model-making, and even immersive or reflective writing. The displays covered themes such as victims’ identities, death camps, propaganda, stolen possessions and the human cost of prejudice.
Each exhibit was the product of student-led inquiry: gathering historical sources, evaluating their reliability, and using them to tell emotionally resonant stories. The task wasn’t simply academic; it encouraged empathy and reflection. “Never again” — that simple plea of learning, remembering, and standing against hatred, was at the heart of the Museum’s message.
Year 8 Medieval Day — Bringing History to Life
Meanwhile, our Year 8 students were also engrossed in history on Medieval Day, a hands-on workshop that immersed them in the daily life, customs and challenges of life in the Middle Ages. The sessions featured opportunities like trying on medieval armour, handling replica weapons, learning about feudal systems, costume workshops and warfare.
Importantly, Medieval Day also complemented the Medieval Project-Based Learning tasks, which were due the same week. By combining active learning with their projects, students were able to deepen their understanding and make meaningful connections between research, creativity and lived historical experiences.
Both events display Bishop Druitt College’s commitment to active, inquiry-based learning. Rather than only reading about history, students become historians in their own right, gathering data, forming judgements and sharing what they’ve learned.