We were thrilled with the response to this year’s Taste of MLMC evening. A total of 950 people attended, with nearly 400 parents and 400 students enjoying the activities provided by the 150 staff and students. This is an unprecedented number and required some hasty last-minute modifications to our original plan to ensure that all were able to be accommodated.
For ease of movement and to save time, all activities were held in the Power Building (Year 8 and 9 buildings in the McAuley Campus) and the Technology building. Once parents and their student guides located the 28 activity rooms, all went smoothly. There were five rotations, each incorporating a Music or Technology component and other activities including Humanities, LOTE (Italian and Japanese) or cocurricular activities.
The visiting students were largely prospective Year 7s in 2019 and 2020, and numbers were evenly split between these groups. They were led around the various venues by our LEAP students (Years 7-9) and class captains or school leaders. All tour guides had brightly-coloured vests and all parents had a ticketing label which ensured that they went to the required locations.
We have received some really enthusiastic and positive responses from parents, via the survey, about the night and we will be processing these responses to guide us next year. Several points have become clear:
The night was huge in numbers and was a huge success. The student leaders did a great job in leading their groups to the various activities. Our student presenters — Emma de la Morinerie (French Exchange student), Rachel van der Linden, Brooke Johnson, Erin Jones, Ashley Clinton and Natalie Boxell (Drama students) and Natalee Marchese, Lily Hourn and Cameron Holland — were sensational.
Visitors appreciated the sausage sizzle provided by the staff at the start and the cup of tea or coffee from the Parents and Friends' Association, at the half-time break.
Presenters, students, guides and guests thoroughly enjoyed the night and we look forward to the next Taste of MLMC evening, which will focus more on Maths, Science and IT.
We would like to thank our guests who attended on the night and request that you please complete the short five-minute survey which was sent to you last week via email. This will help us in planning for events such as this in the future. We would also like to sincerely thank all of the staff and students who put in so much time and effort to make the event such a great success. We could not have done this without each and every one of you. Thank you.
