College Information & Events
Indonesian Competition
25 August
In mid July four Indonesian language students from Years 8 – 11 represented Damascus College in the regional round of the Sayembara Lisan Indonesian speaking competition.
Sayembara Lisan is a prestigious annual event run by the Victorian state Indonesian teachers’ asssociation, VILTA in conjunction with Melbourne University. In one on one interviews, students demonstrated their ability to communicate personal information and respond to unrehearsed questions on prepared topics.
The Sayembara Lisan provides a valuable opportunity to consolidate what is learnt in language classes and build confidence and skills vital to communicating in the language in real time, particularly at higher levels and the VCE.
We congratulate Meg Jones (Y9), Megan O’Beirne (Y11), Leah Stevens (Y10)and Jovie Skewes-Clinton (Y8) for their commitment and effort in working with their Indonesian teachers to prepare for their individual performances.
We are very proud to announce that Year 9 student Meg Jones and Year 11 student Megan O’Beirne progressed to the final round, which was to be held at the Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Melbourne University on 14th August. However due to the public health regulations, the final round of competition was held online instead.
We congratulate Megan O’Beirne on her achievement of placing third in Victoria! Megan and her family have been invited by VILTA to attend an online award ceremony in September.
Once again, well done to all participants!