Today was the day we had our interview at the girls' school - Mount St Benedicts. We were there for nearly four hours! We had a chat with the Head Teacher, who explained the school's ethos and values and its expectations of the students. She then had a 'chat' with both the girls. Erin chose this time to turn into a mute who looked like a terrified rabbit caught in headlights. Becky, similarly reverted to 'not sure' or 'I don't really know', so they managed to make them selves look like intelligent and eloquent young ladies! Simple questions like, 'So what have you done this holiday so far girls? Did you like Sydney, what have you done in Sydney' fell like a proverbial sack of potatoes. Now, those of you have been following our Aussie Adventures know that we have made the most of the city's cultural opportunities. We have visited the opera house and taken the boat across Sydney Harbour. We have visited Madam Tussauds, the Aquarium, Sydney zoo. But no, when faced with the opportunity to talk about such exciting experiences with enthusiasm and confidence, Becky simply replies; "we went to the Guylean cafe." Never before have I felt so let down by my little angels who said that they experienced memory blocks. Unfortunately they also seemed to experience personality blocks and quite frankly, at one point, we needed to remind them how to breathe.
Anyway, thankfully, they were accepted! Becky will have to do a test in her first week and Erin will be put into particular sets to start with and we'll see how she gets on. Erin has to choose two electives for Year 9. The choices ranged from business and commerce to visual arts. It all looked brilliant. Erin, with her usual fizzy energy, demonstrated real enthusiasm and eventually made her choice (you may be detecting a little sarcasm here). She decided to drop French, which I think is a real shame but its her choice. She has to do Maths, English, Science, RE, Australian geography history and PE. She opted to do PASS (which is physical activity and sport science) and History (which is in addition to the Australian History). The history elective includes topic like: crime and punishment, medieval and early modern Europe, the history of film, heroes and villains and myths and legends. It looks great!
We then spent an extortionate amount of money on the enrolment fees and their uniform. Please see pictures of them in their uniform below. They have to have everything with the school crest and logo - even the school bag and PE bag! I think they look lovely but they were suitably unimpressed. We're off to buy some lovely black lace up shoes and white ankle socks tomorrow. Erin's joy is a joy to behold!! Becky will also have to wear a straw boater - Erin has escaped that.
Some good news is that the girls qualify for free transport to and from school - the bus stop is very close to our new home.
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