Learning Goals

This term I’d like to learn about/work on…

•  Time Management // so that I can finish good quality work in a given period. This will help me manage my priorities and have more leisure time.
•  Leadership // so that I can learn to lead a team and work on compromising and communicating better(this will be handy in SRC too)
•  Negotiation and Compromise // to argue better with my parents and apply it in situations where other people don’t agree completely. To rationally sort out tricky situations keeping all parties happy and NOT offending anyone in the process.

•  Australia’s political system // because my sister works in politics and it would be helpful to have a more clearer understanding of what she does and how our country uses its power
•  Music/Music Appreciation // to realise and understand how Melbourne appreciates/incorporates music into our culture and everyday life as well as what the music industry is like in Melbourne
• (see below for Climate Science)

• Independence // so that I can learn to be be reasonable of what I want and how I can work get it done/make my goals achievable. It will give me added motivation to move further and work harder.
•  Patience // will be a difficult one. But it can be achieved. It means working harder to be respectful in a team. Its important for communicating and working well in a group
•  Organisation // Keep my priorities straight as well as stop (or at least minimise) my mass amounts of procrastination. It will certainly keep my mum happy too.

Climate Science (Knowledge) Break Down

How to Achieve (new knowledge):

• study further news and information about the causes and effects of climate change (this could be via AYCC)
• attend rallies to meet passionate people and learn about how we can make change
• teach others about climate change and how they can help
• join the school’s environmental group

Obstacles or Difficulties

• finding accurate sources to interview and survey
• ?

Success

• will look like… being confident enough to teach others about climate change and how we can work to make Australia more sustainable

About Me

Here’s to the beginning of something great. First Galileo post, whoop whoop!

I’m Bec and here’s a bit about me…

~two pictures which sum up what kind of person I am~

My earliest memory of school is…

• My first day of prep where my mum wanted to take photos of me with our prehistoric camera. I wouldn’t pose alone so if you look closely, my sister is squatting behind me.

I learn best when…

• I know exactly what is essential. Once I’ve covered the more important topics, I’m happy to move forward in learning about smaller details.

My worst trait is…

• being too stubborn or persistent in group work. Its really important that everyone shares the work load.

My best trait is…

• my ability to make the best out of a bad situation. I’m good at thinking on my feet and knowing what is achievable.

I often wonder…

• whether I spend too much time online. I have a whole load of social media and many friends online (is that a bad thing though??).

The hardest thing I’ve ever done…

• was to see my grandma in hospital. It was my birthday and it was probably the most emotional I’ve ever been.

The last possession I would give up is…

• my vast collection of t-shirts. I have a lot but most have some kind of sentimental value. I especially love my band shirts though, they remind me of every concert I’ve been to.

This term I am looking forward to…

•  getting to know the city and inner suburbs better as well as to learn about how communities function best.

What image would you put on a postcard of Melbourne? Why?

• this photo of the Keith Haring mural at the former Collingwood technical college. Having postcards that show Melbourne’s lesser known destinations would be super cool. Keith Haring is one of my favourite artists and the mural is also one of his three remaining installation pieces .

Which Melbourne person would you most like to sit next to on the tram? Why?

• I’d love to sit next to Andreja Pejic. She’s been through so much in her lifetime so far and it would be so interesting to speak to her about her career, her transition from an androgynous model to a transgender female as well as talk about what UHS was like 5 years ago.

If you could invite any 3 people from history to dinner who would you invite?Why?

•  I would invite Kathleen Hanna and Carrie Brownstein (I know they’re still alive but they’re pretty influential. I would also invite Cleopatra. Badass ladies is where its at ❤

Describe Melbourne in three words

• urban, modern, changing