Overview
Extra-curricular activities are a very important supplement to an all-round education. At Inaburra we believe that students who become involved in a variety of activities generally enjoy school more and participate better in the classroom.
There are three sorts of Extra-curricular activities.
1. Events
Inaburra runs events such as “Mission Week” that involve the whole school. “Mission Week” enables students to learn of the importance of Easter. We regularly run lunch time indoor football competitions, which build school spirit and gather quite a crowd to the gymnasium.
2. Weekly Meetings and Competitions
Some events occur each week connected to a clear purpose.
• Christian
o Bible Studies operate weekly. The aim is to provide students with the opportunity to study and apply the Bible. See the Chapliancy Team if you are interested in starting or joining one.
Competitions between Inaburra and other schools provide an excellent opportunity for sharpening our skills. These include::
• Public Speaking and Debating
o Sutherland Shire Debating Competition (Years 7-10). Inaburra enters a selected
team in each of the Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 competitions. Teams compete against public and independent schools from the Shire. Inaburra has a proud history in this competition.
o Sutherland Shire Public Speaking Competition (Years 7-10). Inaburra enters numerous students in this competition. Students present both prepared and impromptu speeches.
o Rostrum Voice of Youth (Years 11-12). Inaburra enters our most able public speakers in this competition against representatives from all schools in the State.
o Sydney Morning Herald Plain English Speaking Competition (Years 11-12).
o Lions Youth of the Year Quest (Years 11-12). This competition features public speaking, an interview and consideration of the student’s citizenship record.
o Mock Trial (predominantly Years 10-11). This competition asks students to mount a legal case on a given subject against another team that is arguing the opposing case. It involves witnesses, barristers, clerks etc. Inaburra teams have performed very well in this competition, regularly moving beyond the local round robin.
• Citizenship
o SRC (All years). This student based group meets regularly to be a student voice within the life of the school.
o Inaburra sends representatives from Year 11 to the Youth Council for the United Nations.
• Finance and Computing
o Stock Market Competition (Years 10-12). Students are given a simulated experience of what it is to be part of the process of buying and selling shares. They compete for the right to be the most successful trader.
o Robotics Club (Middle School). Students learn how to construct and operate Robots.
• Music
o Stage Band (Years 10-12). Students are selected to be part of this band. They
play a prominent role in school productions.
o Concert Band (Years 7-12). This is the main school band. It performs regularly and
participated in a tour to Tasmania in 2006.
o Choir (Years 7-12). The choir performs regularly at school and community events. Students audition to be part of this group.
o Vocal Group. Students are selected to be part of this group.
3. EC
EC is a weekly program with a strong welfare base. EC is concerned with skill building and forming friendships. Students and staff work together on projects that improve the school community.
On Tuesday afternoons one of three programs will operate.
• Chapel. At specific times advertised on the calendar a chapel service will run. Easter is such an occasion. The purpose of chapel is to allow students an opportunity to worship God.
• Home Group. At the beginning on each semester and at specific times each term students will meet with their Home Group teacher to run a program connected to their spiritual, social and academic development.
• EC. Students will be able to select one of the programs from the Inaburra Student website. Each program has three elements:
o Team work: Students and teachers work together
o A clearly defined purpose: Towards a clearly defined success criteria
o Presentation: Students make a form of presentation
