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3 Minute Thesis Competition - 18th March 2018

25/8/2017

 
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Caption: Dr Hugh Chilton (far left) with the winners of the 3MT Competition - Matthew Pfeiffer (second from left), Dr Caitlin Munday (second from right) and Monique Fewkes (far right)
Last Sunday, the Scots Research Office hosted the 3 Minute Thesis Competition during the College’s 125 Years Open Day. This competition was open to all staff members who had big ideas to share or were engaged in ongoing research. They were each given 3 minutes to present their key ideas in a succinct and engaging manner with the audience. A number of staff members stepped forward and presented on a large array of fascinating topics as listed below:

1. Dr Caitlin Munday: Constructing Community Within the Creative Arts Classroom: A Case Study
​2. Mr Jeff Mann: Issues for Boys in Middle High School – What Can We Do About It?
3. Mr Matt Pfeiffer: The Effects of Outdoor Education on Adolescent Self-Concept, Life Effectiveness and Locus of Control
4. Mr Chris Metcalfe: Blended Learning – A Way Forward
5. Mr Toby Castle: Western Privilege and Its Anodyne Influence in Cross-Cultural Peace-
Making
6. Mr Reece Condon: Experiential Education, Flourishing and Emotional Intelligence
7. Mr Eric Gibbings: The Tyranny of Numbers
8. Ms Monique Fewkes: Serving the Under-Served in Education

It was a real inspiration to see the ideas and passion brought forth by the Scots educators, indicating the growing expertise across the College. Members of the audience that included staff members, Old Boys, parents and students were duly impressed with the quality and depth of each presentation. Winners were ultimately decided based on a live voting system, of which Dr Caitlin Munday came in 1st, Mr Matthew Pfeiffer came in 2nd and Ms Monique Fewkes came in 3rd. 

The Scots Research Office would like to thank all members of the College who have played a part in making this event a successful one.

Ms Rachel Pan
Research Projects Officer

The Clark Lectures with Professor David Smith

Last Thursday night a very large audience from the College and the wider public enjoyed a stimulating and engaging evening at the 2017 Clark Lecture by Professor David Smith. Exploring the 'social imaginary' - the values embedded in our actual practices and not just our stated ideals - he demonstrated the increasingly materialist and utilitarian themes in language textbooks since the Enlightenment. He challenged teachers and school leaders to rethink the habits in our classrooms and in our school life to better orient them towards the formation of character, service and a vision for human flourishing. You can read more of Professor Smith's thinking in this ABC Religion and Ethics article on 'Faith in Schools: What values are communicated in our teaching and learning?'

Professor Smith's visit to the College over the past two weeks also included seminars with staff on faith, language and teaching practices, keynotes on cultural difference at the Ethos Conference. we held at St Andrew's College, and other sessions with staff and students. The Clark Lecture Series, now in its fourth year, aims to inspire the best of thinking about faith, learning and leadership by bringing to Sydney the world's finest scholars. We look forward to seeing you at next year's Clark Lecture Series in our 125th Anniversary, with Professor John Haldane of the University of St Andrews, who has recently been named one of the 50 most influential living philosophers.

Find out more about the Clark Lectures here.
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MIT's Professor Ian Hutchinson delivers the 2016 Clark Lectures

25/8/2016

 

The 2016 Clark Lectures - Teaser from The Scots College on Vimeo.

The beautiful Scots Church was filled to near capacity last Thursday evening as parents, students, staff and friends of the College were treated to an intellectual 'tour de force' by eminent MIT nuclear physicist Professor Ian Hutchinson. His 2016 Clark Lectures on 'Faith and Fusion: science and the sources of truth' addressed the putative clash between science and Christian faith. Surveying history, philosophy and contemporary science, he pointed to the religiously-inspired origins of science and the practice of modern scientists like him as strong reasons to view this clash as a myth. He answered a number of tough questions on nuclear fusion research, Genesis and the origins of the universe, and the relationship between science, relativism and truth.

To watch the full recording of his lecture and question time, simply copy and paste the following URL into your browser: www.vimeo.com/179854618/c71892c6b1.

The Clark Lecture brought to a conclusion a highly successful two-week visit during which time a wide range of boys, staff, universities, churches and the media engaged with the thought and faith of this superb scholar. For more information about Professor Hutchinson's other talks please visit www.clarklectures.org.

Initiatives like the annual Clark Lectures and Ethos Conference are run by the Scots Research Centre to inspire the best of thinking about faith, learning and leadership.
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We look forward to seeing you at the 2017 Clark Lectures and at upcoming ScotsIdeas events.

Eminent historian Professor David Bebbington delivers 2015 Clark Lectures

23/8/2015

 
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Over 200 members of The Scots College community and friends were treated to a stimulating evening at the 2015 Clark Lectures last Thursday, the centrepiece of the two week visit to the College from the eminent historian Professor David Bebbington, of the University of Stirling in Scotland. Professor Bebbington delivered a masterful overview of the development of higher education in Europe since the 12th century, connecting this story in seven acts to changing expressions of Christianity. He raised some critical questions about the nature of contemporary education at schools and universities, particularly the consequences of teaching young people functional skills without helping them think through the big questions of life: Why are we here? What is our purpose? What is right and wrong? What makes life worth living?

In many ways these questions lie at the heart of what we aim to do at Scots, as we challenge young men to develop brave hearts and bold minds, to seek and pursue what is good with all their might. Through programs like The Clark Lecture Series, ScotsIdeas, student university pathways, and a number of cooperative research programs, the Research Centre aims to help us as a College in 'lifting our gaze' and thinking harder about how the big questions shape our daily educational mission.

For more information about the annual Clark Lecture Series please visit clarklectures.org.

The 2015 Clark Lectures with Professor David Bebbington from tscdigitalmedia on Vimeo.

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