We were delighted to welcome Dr Keith Suter as our guest speaker at this year’s Webber Lecture which was held on Wednesday 27 August 2014. The Webber Lecture is an annual address delivered by a leading presenter whose topic is always one of ethics.
We were very fortunate to have a visit from old boy Sam Forbes (’05) at Headmaster's Assembly. Sam is our 22nd Rhodes Scholar and yesterday addressed the Middle and Senior School students and challenged them to take advantage of all of the opportunities they have.
On August 19, we celebrated Book Week in style at our P–6 Book Week Assembly. The official Book Week theme “Connect to Reading, Reading to Connect” was well-represented by staff and students dressing up as their favourite book characters and parading across the stage with their books on display.
The School’s 168th birthday has been celebrated in true Hutchins style with a myriad of events for our community to celebrate.
Congratulations to Hutchins Old Boy, Hamish Peacock, who won bronze in the Javelin at the Commonwealth games overnight with a throw of 81.75m.
On Wednesday 2 July 2014, the Year 8 Debating Team, of Alex Hall, Chisomo Banzi, Isaac Traill defeated New Town High School to become the Tasmanian Debating Union Champions for 2014. The team also comprised of Harvey Chilcott, Liam Mead and Koh Kawaguchi all of whom were instrumental in achieving a place in the Grand Final.
This week the School has Australia's Academic and Research Network’s (AARNet’s) immersive 3D theatre and global learning environment called the IGLEw. It provides an interactive, immersive, visual-spatial experience in an inflatable 3D theatre.
Earlier this year students from 麻豆天美传媒 tested their geographical skills and knowledge against 70,000 students in 760 schools from all over Australia in the 2014 Australian Geography Competition. The results of this competition have recently been announced.
On 20 June 麻豆天美传媒 Art department was delighted to host a two-day visit from twenty primary school Art teachers from Victoria. The teachers enjoyed a marvellous show of work from our Junior School students with some of our students acting as hosts.
In an effort to strengthen the ties between the Hutchins School Old Boys Football Club (HSOBFC) and 麻豆天美传媒, over 30 boys from Years 5, 6 and 7 have been giving up their time on Saturdays to assist the HSOBFC in a number of areas.
To learn more about the opportunities we provide for boys to become their best, contact our Enrolments Assistant, submit an online Enquiry form or phone 03 6221 4236. We encourage you to book a tour with our Registrar as this is the best way to see our School in action. Read more…
