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Girls on Fire

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Kind, curious, imaginative, bold, unique … The Girls on Fire podcast celebrates the students, staff and community members who capture the spirit of MLC.
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Episodes

Floodlights, Camera, Action

This week we're joined by a returning guest, MLC Collegian, journalist and documentary filmmaker Zoe Flood. Zoe has worked for the BBC, the Guardian, the New York Times and other leading media outlets covering topics from gambling addiction to extremism in sub-Saharan Africa. MLC media students Hannah, Emily and Lucy sat down with her to discuss what inspired her to pursue journalism and her advice for aspiring journalists.

Jun 17, 202222 minSeason 10Ep. 9

Put on Your Dancing Shoes

The Years 7-11 Dance Showcase is coming up on the 29th of June. To celebrate, we spoke with Emma, Scarlett and April about their creative process for choreographing their dances, as well as what attendees to the performance can expect.

Jun 10, 20226 min

Flashback: Suzanne Harrison Found Her Fire

This week we're continuing the trend of celebrating our collegians with a flashback episode. Two of our students caught up with collegian and author Suzanne Harrison to discuss her 2021 book, The Colour of Thunder. As aspiring authors themselves, they ask about her writing process, where she draws inspiration, and what it takes to become a published author.

May 13, 202214 min

School to Scholarship

As part of our MLC All-Stars series, we welcomed collegian Christine Bamford to discuss her being awarded the UWA Winthrop Scholarship. Christine talks about how the scholars were chosen, what the scholarship means to her, and her tips for anyone pursuing a similar goal.

May 06, 20228 min

Emerging Leaders

This week, MLC Student Leaders Jade (Year 12) and Izzie (Year 6) interview collegian Maya Farah about her experience taking part in the Menzies Emerging Leaders Program. They discuss what she has learned, what it takes to be a great leader, and how they hope to use their leadership skills to shape the future.

Apr 29, 202212 min

Heart to Heart

Year 8 student Saieshaa and her mum Dr Hemah Sakara are heading to Fiji to help with the opening of the first Children's Heart Hospital. MLC Chaplain Simone Smalley catches up with them to find out more about their important work, and what the MLC Community can do to support them.

Mar 29, 202213 min

Leading the Way

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams. This week our Head of Student Leadership Mr Guggisberg speaks with Leadership Prefect Stella and her executive Gian. They discuss the new and exciting changes to the Walton Leadership Institute and the many ways leadership skills are vital in everyday life.

Mar 24, 202223 min

Flashback: The Reel World

This week we flash back to one of our first episodes. Collegian (then Year 12 media student) Grace speaks with journalist and documentary filmmaker Zoe Flood. They discuss Zoe's best memories at MLC, her career highlights and what it takes to work in journalism. After studying History and Politics at Oxford University, Zoe went on to work and live in Nairobi for the past 10 years, reporting on conflict and post-conflict situations for international media outlets.

Mar 18, 202211 min

Shared Languages

To celebrate languages week, we spoke with our Academic Prefect Karmanya and Academic Executives Sian and Sreya. They discuss the activities they planned for the week, their experience with languages and the importance of learning about other cultures.

Mar 11, 202211 min

Get to Know Our Director of Music

This week we spoke with MLC's new Director of Music Dr Andrew Sutherland. We speak about Andrew's journey, his literary career and the importance of a good musical education.

Mar 04, 202223 min

Home Away From Home

This week we find out all about the MLC boarding house. Boarders Jennilee, Edwina and Grace sit down with Olympian and new Assistant Director of Boarding Edwina Bone to ask about her journey, life advice and the cardboard beds at the Tokyo Olympics.

Feb 25, 202223 min

Support with Strength to Shine

This week we discuss the Prefects' and Principal's theme for 2022. Head and Deputy Head Prefects Annie and Olivia sit down with Deputy Principal Rosemarie Dunn to discuss what the themes mean to each other, and how they plan to demonstrate them throughout the year.

Feb 11, 202216 min

Surfing, SUPing and Sevens Starting School

This episode the Year 7s dive into a huge week of activities. We speak with students as they hit the beach, the river and the dance floor for Orientation Week.

Feb 04, 20228 min

Returning and Reflecting

To start the new school year on a thoughtful, reflective note we caught up with MLC Chaplain Simone Smalley. We discuss her advice for keeping above the chaos and focusing on what really matters.

Jan 28, 202211 min

Dr Perry's 2021 Reflections

To close off another incredible year, Year 6 students Clarise, Zara and Anya sit down with MLC Principal Dr Marie Perry to discuss her greatest highlights and challenges for 2021.

Nov 26, 20219 min

Flourishing Futures

Flourishing Futures is a week-long program that gives Year 10s the opportunity to experience a workplace, as well as learning new skills through micro-credential courses. This week we caught up with MLC Director of Innovation Meagan King to discuss the program, as well as a few of the students taking part.

Nov 19, 202115 min

Wellbeing at MLC

Wellbeing is always at the forefront of the college experience MLC provides. This week, Senior Years Deputy Principal Rosemarie Dunn sits down with Senior College Psychologist Tania Henry and Health Coordinator Helen Gillausseyn to discuss MLC's wellbeing approach.

Nov 12, 202125 min

Creating Created

'Created' is a walking exhibition that showcases artwork from Pre-Primary to Year 12, while offering a unique chance to explore the College's learning spaces. To find out what to expect from the exhibition, we caught up with Stuart Earnshaw, Head of Creative Arts, Design And Technologies, as well as some of the award winning artists whose work will be on display.

Nov 05, 202110 min

Who is Heather Lamont?

The Heather Lamont Festival is MLC's all-day arts festival, celebrating music, dance, theatre and creative expression in all forms. This week we learn a little bit about who Heather Lamont was, and how her legacy is being celebrated today.

Oct 29, 20218 min

Exceptional Foundations

Children learn at an astonishing rate at a young age, which is what makes setting an exceptional foundation for learning so important. We caught up with Kylie Cross, Deputy Principal for Junior Years, to discuss the importance of good pre-primary education.

Oct 22, 20218 min

Bravo, Maestro

The upcoming October Concert marks the final performance for Dr Robert Faulkner, our Director of Music. To celebrate an incredible career, returning collegians Olivia and Oriana sat down to discuss Dr Faulkner's time at MLC, his insights, challenges, and what we can expect from the upcoming performance.

Oct 15, 202125 min

Innovation in Education

On September 28 we hosted the inaugural Innovation in Education Festival, bringing together educators and industry leaders to discuss the future of education. This week we're joined by Meagan King, Director of Innovation at MLC, to discuss the event and her key takeaways.

Oct 08, 202123 min

The Duke of Edinburgh's Awards

Receiving a Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award is a huge achievement that recognises accomplishments in voluntary service, physical recreation, adventurous journeys, leadership and discovering new skills. We caught up with four of our Gold Award Recipients; Chloe, Christine, Phoebe and Sophie, to hear about their experiences.

Sep 17, 202115 min

Get to Know Our Director of Boarding

We catch up with Deb Barraclough, Director of Boarding, to discuss her background, her hopes for MLC borders, and the importance of family.

Sep 10, 20218 min

The Journey to Concerto Night

Concerto Night is a long-standing rite of passage for our senior musicians at MLC. We sat down with Maya, Saffron and Michaela to talk about how their music journey started and the lead-up to the big night.

Sep 03, 20215 min

Outstanding Innovative Educators

Across Western Australia there are some outstanding innovative educators leading the way in the education sector. In this podcast, we are joined by three young professionals as they share their knowledge and experience in working to inspire and empower our next generation.

Jul 28, 202111 min

Leading Principal Insights

With an increase in technology use, industry partnerships and global opportunities, our schools are working hard to ensure we're preparing our students for an unknown future of work. In this week's podcast, we are joined by MLC Principal, Dr Marie Perry, Scotch College Principal, Alec O'Connell and St Stephens Principal, Donella Beare, to discuss their insights into the future of education.

Jul 21, 202114 min

Innovative Career Pathways

Our Year 10 students had the amazing opportunity to take part in the Career Innovators Programme in partnership with Bop Industries. The students built on their creative and critical thinking skills through working on solutions for industry aligned challenges, as well as hearing from some outstanding guest speakers. Listen in to this week's podcast to hear some of the Year 10 students chat with the CEO of Bop Industries Scott Millar.

Jul 13, 20218 min

Nurturing a Love of Learning

Our staff are committed to caring for each student both emotionally and academically. Listen to this week's podcast to hear from our Pre-Primary teacher Kate, specialist Art teacher Joanna and specialist Music teacher Helen as they discuss the advantages of getting your child's foundations right.

Jun 25, 202116 min

Team Players

The goal for all of our dedicated sportswomen is to reach the IGSSA 25 Club by participating in 25 IGSSA teams during their time at MLC. As we celebrate Sports Week, some of our 25 Club members share how sport at MLC has helped them to build resilience, confidence, persistence, teamwork skills and a love of competition. Listen in to this week's podcast to hear their insights.

Jun 17, 20217 min
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