Craig Moss – Coordinator of Gifted & Talented 7-12

Another busy week of activities run by the Gifted and Talented Department! 

Mock Trial 

Congratulations to our Mock Trial Team who, in their first ever Mock Trial, managed to come out on top against an experienced Ascham team. Our two Barristers, Ella Hart and Jake Newfield, with assistance from our Solicitor Yael Rembach, constructed a strong enough case for the defendant to be found not guilty by the Magistrate. Well done to our two witnesses, Maayan Granot and Sophie Masnick, who remained in character throughout and responded well to tough questions from Ascham’s prosecution team. A final mention must go to Isaac Gorelik, our Court Officer, who led proceedings very professionally. Thanks also to our other team members Luca Calderon-Havas and Ethan Trenaman for supporting the team while they sat out Round One. 

Senior Ethics Olympiad Training Day

On Thursday 17 March 2022 our Senior Ethics Olympiad Team, Gabrielle Utian, Ella Hart, Ashley Goldman, Alice Milner and Gabriel Lee, attended a training day to help prepare them for the Ethics Olympiad event in Term 2. The team had a very thought provoking day, exploring interesting ethical cases with the help of specialists in Philosophy and Ethics.  

What would you do if faced with the following dilemma?

HICES Debating Competition

Middle Division

Emanuel has entered two Year 7 Teams into the Middle Division this year. They were both drawn against each other for Round 1. Emanuel 1 team consisted of Leah Joshua, Julia Manoy and Micah Esra. The Emanuel 2 team consisted of Zarah Golrelk, Hannah Fekete and Seth Nachman. The topic was: That the length of the school day should reflect the age of the student. This was the first debate for the Year 7 teams and they presented some excellent arguments.

Honorary mention goes to Leah Joshua, Micah Esra and Zarah Gorelik.

Senior Division

Years 9 and 10 participated in their inaugural HICES debate on the afternoon of Wednesday 16 March. The topic was: That the secondary school curriculum should include mandatory community service as a prerequisite of obtaining an HSC. There was valuable discussion around the topic and the debate was won by the Year 9 team.

Honourable mentions go to: Eitan Hamilton, Daliah Smagarinsky and Jaime Keyser.