FOXWELL Instrumental Music

Our growing strings and instrumental ensemble groups have been making musical waves as the students have started working on new music conducted by specialist teachers Mrs Cindy Kerkow and Ms Helen Wyatt. These students have been committed to their weekly lessons and group rehearsals and hope to collaborate throughout the year with our other amazing Arts groups.

FOXWELL Dance Troupe

Our very first Dance Troupe commenced in Week 5 after a resounding number of students auditioned over a two-week period.  Choreographed and directed by Mrs Lauren Riches, our group of 19 talented dancers have been rehearsing each Thursday lunch time, preparing various dance pieces to perform both on and off campus this year.  The students are looking forward to showcasing their dance works soon.

FOXWELL Drama Festival

Directed by Ms Collette Wilson, ‘Paper Cranes’ is a collaborative piece that tells the story of Sadako and the Hiroshima bombings and the impacts on civilisation. The 30-strong cast of students is really enjoying learning more about the Japanese culture through movement, voice, music and projection and have utilised the inquiry process to mould the story. We can’t wait to see their competition performance in Term 2!

FOXWELL Art Club

Mrs Jody Swader has been busy helping students create a Foxwell Tree of Life, inspired by artist Gustav Klimpt. This project allows students to create a lovely working space and to learn techniques and processes of Art using oil pastels. The students meet each week during Monday lunchtime and are also working towards entering competitions such as designing the poster for NAIDOC Week 2021 and ‘Design a Library for the Future’.

FOXWELL Creative Voices

An amazing group of students across Years 7 & 8 is collaborating every Enrich lesson on a Wednesday and early each Thursday morning in their Creative Voices classes to devise and rehearse in one-of-three amazing Drama projects.  Lead by Ms Collette Wilson, Mrs Lauren Riches and Mrs Cara McLennan, the students are exploring the themes of identity, status and resilience, and refine their on-stage techniques. 

FOXWELL Choir

Under the guidance of Mrs Kate Shaw, our talented choir has been preparing for its first official performance at the upcoming Harmony Day parade.  Our early Monday morning practices have been well attended and has been a wonderful way to kick-start the week for students and staff.

FOXWELL Social World – Year 7

What a fantastic start for our newest cohort in Social World as they dive into the dramatic yet comedic play, Compass by Jessica Bellamy, a wonderful text that explores the themes of trust, friendship and leadership and encourages us to question our own moral compass.  In Drama, students have been busy identifying core relationships within the text to establish how our actions and behaviours impact our daily life and create dramatic tension.  Students studying Art are creating a 2D folio using drawing, painting and mixed media techniques to create artworks that explore the concept of ‘self identity’.  In English, students have been considering their own conclusion for the play Compass, using script techniques to engage their audience. 

FOXWELL Social World – Year 8

The year has started by immersing ourselves in one of three novel studies to guide our exploration of the inquiry question: What is my footprint? Students will use their knowledge and understanding of language features to devise a prologue, epilogue or a chapter intervention during English.  Moving into the Dance space, students have been taking on the role of historical leaders Alexander Hamilton or Aaron Burr as they learn the choreography for Ten Duel Commandments from the musical, Hamilton.  Students have demonstrated great teamwork and commitment as they learn and prepare for their duo performance later this term.  In Art, students have been working collaboratively using various materials to create a stop motion animation to highlight an important teen message.