Extra-Curricular Activities
BUSH RANGER CADETS - Currently Under Review.
Bush Rangers WA is a youth-based conservation and community development program. It supports young Western Australians to take an active role in the conservation of the natural environment and better understand the mechanisms for its management. The program offers opportunities to undertake personal development while developing conservation skills and knowledge through involvement in practical nature conservation projects. Projects can be school-based, within the local community, and others can take cadets to some amazing locations and landscapes across the state! Bush Rangers WA encourages young people to take action for positive change!
At JFSC, cadets will have the opportunity to contribute to environmental conservation programs; develop first aid, bush craft, survival and navigation skills; learn about managing national parks, state forests and other locations; help save threatened plant and animal species and their habitats; develop leadership and interpersonal skills, including participating in drill sessions; work with community groups and local primary schools and participate in a range of camps and excursions. The program runs after school every Monday from 3.10 to 5.00pm and it costs nothing to be a cadet. The uniform, activities and even camps are free for all cadets. Further information can be found at http://internal.johnforrest.wa.edu.au/bushrangers/ or by emailing Mr Cummings.
CHESS CLUB
Chess Club is held every day at Lunchtime in Room 30. The club will be an informal playing space for students and staff of all abilities and is hoping to facilitate tournament later in the year if enough players are interested. See Ms Goff in Maths for more information.
CREATIVE WRITING CLUB
Creative Writing Club offers students the chance to develop their creative writing skills in a weekly after-school workshop. It is held from 3.15pm - 4.15pm each Tuesday in Room 40 and run by English teachers at John Forrest Secondary College. The club offers students a chance to work on their own creative endeavours and provides students with the chance to extend their creative writing skills beyond those taught in the classroom. Workshops include structured creative writing activities, opportunities to submit creative works in state and national competitions and the opportunity for students to work on their own creative writing under the guidance of English teachers at JFSC. See Mr Lie or Ms Herbert for more information.
DRAMA CLUB
Drama Club is held in room 47 every Wednesday from 3.05pm- 4pm. All students from all year groups are welcome to join. Students join like minded peers in developing their Drama skills in a safe and supportive environment. In Term 1 we are honing our characterisation skills and in Term 2 we will be devising short plays to be performed at lunchtimes during Arts week. Please see Ms Sherwood for more information.
ENGINEERING CLUB
Interested in puzzles and challenges? Do you think you can build the longest bridge or the strongest crane? Design an egg delivery system that can survive a 4m drop? Design an electric vehicle that runs off a solar panel? Measure the speed of sound or even the speed of light? Extract DNA from fruit and vegetables? Build a robot using Lego Minstorm kits? If so, then the Engineering Club is for you. The Engineering Club offers participants a range of challenge-based activities that are solved in small groups. Engineering Club runs after school every Wednesday between 3:00pm and 4:30pm. It is suited to students of all ages and abilities. Expressions of interest must be submitted via email to Mr Woodward.
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (HPE)
HPE will run different sports after school but the fixtures for each competition have not been set yet. There are also after-school teams for Senior Boys Basketball, Boys and Girls AFL and Netball. To assist students wishing to compete, the following applies: Basketball (Term 1), AFL (Term 2), Soccer (Terms 1 and 2), Netball (Terms 2 and 3). Please see HPE staff for more information.
| Year 7 Netball - Monday 7.45am - 8.55am |
| Year 8 Netball - Thursday 8.00am - 8.55am |
MUSIC
Jazz Band, Junior Concert Band, Junior Classical Guitar Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, Electric Guitar Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble are before or after school classes available to year 7 students. All other music students have personalised and tailored rehearsal times. Non-music students who wish to join these ensembles need to audition and would ideally already be involved in outside school instrumental lessons. See Ms Podmore or Ms How for more information.
| Electric Guitar Ensemble - Monday 7.45am - 8.30am - Room 27 | Senior Band - Wednesday 3.00pm - 4.30pm - Room 27 |
| Swing Band - Monday 3.00pm - 5.00pm - Room 27 | Intermediate Band - Thursday 7.30am - 8.45am - Room 27 |
| Senior Guitar Ensemble - Tuesday 7.45am - 8.45am - Room 27 | Choir (Year 8 - 10) - Thursday 3.00pm - 4.00pm - Room 27 |
| Junior Band - Tuesday - 3.00pm - 4.10pm - Gym Stage | Percussion Ensemble - Friday 7.45am - 8.30am - Studio 1 |
| Junior Guitar Ensemble - Tuesday 3.00pm - 4.00pm - Room 27 | Chamber Choir - Friday 3.00pm - 4.00pm - Room 26 |
| Voice Ensemble - Tuesday 3.00pm - 4.00pm - Room 26 |
SCIENCE HOMEWORK TUTORIAL
Science homework tutorials are held every Tuesday and Thursday from 3.00pm - 4.15pm. Senior School students are to go to Room 8 or 22 and Junior School students should go to Room 23. The tutorials are for ALL students from ALL year groups to get assistance from Science teachers with their Science homework, assessment tasks and revision. See Ms Vale for more information.
SUSTAINABILITY CLUB
If you are passionate about the environment, want to help make the college more sustainable, or simply learn more about what you can do as an individual to help the planet, the Sustainability Club is for you! This is a space to express concerns, discuss solutions, and then act on them! Our goal for this year is being 'waste wise'. Initiatives we are involved in include the recycling station in the library, classroom energy-use audits, initiating soft-plastics recycling, reducing laminating and a booth at the Sustainability Fair! Future projects involve decreasing waste related to the canteen and re-engaging with compost and green waste. Our projects are student-led to develop agency, leadership, and active citizenship. Look out for 2022 meeting information early next year or see Ms Bell in the HASS office for more information.
