What is the Copernicus Club you might ask?  Well, our Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) teacher Mr Dareff has been so impressed with the enthusiasm for this subject that he has formed an Academic Extension Society. Selected students from Years 8-10 have been invited to join this club.

By the end of last term, some excellent results came through from the Australian History Competition. 13 of our students won a National Merit Commendation. This was very significant - our students not only beat the national mean in each year level in this competition, but they did so by an increasing margin with each successive year level. This takes the number of HaSS National Merit Commendations won by Copernicus Club students to 18. Well done to all student club members for their dedication and commitment shown to their HaSS studies.

Term 4, Copernicus students are analysing maps of old Australian Gold Rush towns from the 1800's, identifying patterns from them and devising explanations for these patterns - which they are using to generate and construct a new Gold Rush period town out of Lego. The town is named Lancelot, as Lancelot Cook was the first recorded school Principal in West Australian history. It is estimated the students will use around 10,000 Lego pieces to complete it.

Watch this space for updates on the progress of the town of Lancelot!

Did you know..........the name Copernicus Club recognises the Polish Astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus, born 19th February, 1473, who proposed that the Sun is the centre of the solar system and that the planets circle the sun.