The Kambala Voice

The Kambala Voice FUTURISM: Creativity, Community and Chameleons In this third and final episode of The Kambala Voice about Futurism , Principal, Jane Danvers shares the conversation with three current Year 11 students: Laura Janes; Elsie Paton and Kate Wu, as they reflect on their immersive co-curricular engagement with the discipline of Future Problem Solving . The conversation is framed by and...

The Kambala Voice: Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow. In this edition of The Kambala Voice , Principal, Jane Danvers takes the conversation to three luminous students from Kambala’s IB Cohort of 2024: Emma Janes, Sasha Laragy and Grace Zhang. You’ll hear them speak about their 5-year long engagement with Future Problem Solving in the co-curricular space and how it has impacted the way that they t...

In this latest edition of The Kambala Voice , you’ll join Principal, Jane Danvers, in conversation with Doctor Kristin Alford, a leading Australian futurist. Kristin is the inaugural director of MOD - the Museum of Discovery, located within the University of South Australia. MOD is a future-focused entity, provoking new ideas at the intersection of Science, Art and Innovation. Annual exhibitions a...

The IB Diploma: What makes the IB pathway to matriculation, distinctive and rewarding? The IB pathway incorporates Epistemology - the science of knowing. This is achieved through a unique subject offering known as TOK , or Theory of Knowledge . Additionally, the requirement to engage in a program of Creativity, Activity and Service which we call CAS , results in our students giving back, even befo...

IB Humanities: Global Politics, Psychology and Economics The IB Diploma approach to the Humanities provides unique subject offerings for students, such as Global Politics and Psychology. In addition to this, students also study Economics, with an emphasis on global mindedness. The IB Humanities curriculum fosters leadership and learning over two years through a thoughtful and outward looking acade...

IB Creative Arts: Music and Visual Arts The IB Diploma approach to the Creative Arts curriculum fosters critical and reflective learning, as each student develops a rich body of work over two years. The emphasis is on creativity, through highly disciplined, project-based learning that draws upon international cultural influences. Joining Principal Jane Danvers in the conversation is Head of IB Phi...

IB Mathematics and the Sciences: Real World Solutions to Theoretical Challenges In this conversation, Principal Jane Danvers discusses the IB approach to the Mathematics and Sciences. Joining her in the discussion is Deputy Principal Carolyn Gedling, as well as educators Phillip Bird, Nikki McDonald and Olga Ibrahim. Past and present IB Mathematics students demonstrate how a deep dive into Calculu...

A Pathway to Global Citizenship: Mother Tongue, Languages and the IB   Principal Jane Danvers discusses the study of English Literature and the study of modern and classical languages at Kambala. Joining her discussion is Deputy Principal Carolyn Gedling, Head of IB Phillip Bird and a range of past, present and current students.    In the next episode we will focus on the IB Sciences and Mathemati...

Making the Choice: Is the IB the 'perfect fit" for me in Years 11 and 12? Principal Jane Danvers discusses the international history of the IB as a growing global movement and it's contuining evolution at Kambala. Joining her discussion is Deputy Principal, Academic, the Head of IB and past and past and current students. In the next episode we will focus on the English Literature co...

Kambala’s honour roll of student achievements in the creative and performing arts is inspirational. In this latest edition, the subject of our podcast is Creativity: Our Students Take the Floor . We’re going to take you on a thought-provoking and sometimes transcendent journey, into the world of Kambala’s student creators, by sharing some of the phenomenal work that students have created in recent...

In Part 1, we shared just some of the phenomenal work that students have created in recent times, within the creative and performing arts faculties of our school. In Part 2, you’ll hear more from Kambala’s creative educators in the Music, Drama, Visual Arts & Design and English faculties, as well as past and current students. You’ll also be invited to consider the concept of self-authorship an...

In Part 2, our presenter Jane Danvers will lead the discussion into a more metaphorical space that features a series of powerful literary readings performed by Caitlin Maruno. These provocative readings intersect powerfully with the ongoing philosophical conversations within our community and between the Kambala community and the world. You’ll also hear the engaging voices of Sunita Gloster, Anjal...

Kambala is a proud community of rigorous thinkers. In Part 1 of this inaugural episode of The Kambala Voice Podcast , Principal Jane Danvers will invite you to consider the idea that Your Voice Has Power , spinning off the rousing address made by Sunita Gloster at the State Theatre, at the end of 2021. Sunita is CEO Gloster Advisory and an experienced commercial leader, as well as being an advisor...