Community Update
With final IB assessments wrapping up and HSC exams well underway, the Class of 2021 represents our 135th cohort of Year 12 students to sit their final exams at Redlands. The School’s first ever Year 12 student was Sophia Liggins, niece of one of our co-founders, Miss Elizabeth Liggins, and one of the first five students to attend on the school’s opening day, July 14, 1884. Sophia was the only candidate at the School to take the HSC equivalent (then called the Senior University examination) in 1887, passing all her five subjects with flying colours. She went on to become a teacher and published writer.
Just over a century later, Stacy Hume followed in her footsteps when she became the first (and again solo) Redlands student to sit and be awarded the International Baccalaureate, having also completed the HSC in 1989 the previous year. Since leaving school, Stacy completed a Masters in Communication Management and has worked in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States across many sectors that include media and communications, government, politics and marketing.
At Redlands, we have a standing commitment to sustainably managing the facilities and grounds of the School whilst continually engaging our students and the wider community in this endeavour.
Over the past few years Redlands has introduced a number of new initiatives to reduce our impact on the environment with the aim to change and shape the way future generations live. These initiatives include the installation of solar panels, upgrading to energy efficient lighting, recycling of paper, green waste, textiles and uniforms and a partnership with Climate Clever Schools, which enables us to track our current carbon footprint and set goals to continually improve through the remainder of 2021 and beyond.
Sustainability is a focus that we pursue with rigorous and disciplined intent, across our curriculum, our operations, our resources and our community. Last week Dana Casimaty and Kim Flatman from our Development and Alumni team hosted a webinar on Sustainability & ESG (Environmental-Social-Governance) Investing for our Alumni community. The expert panel were all Redlanders who are making significant contributions within this important and trending realm. More information on the expert panel of alumni from the Sustainability & ESG Investing webinar can be found here.
We are excited about the opportunities that these important Sustainability initiatives and leadership groups present and invite you and your family to support our objective to be recognised as a sustainability innovator, locally and globally.
With the end of another school year approaching, the Redlands Parents and Friends Association continue to actively bring our various groups together. A number of social events still remain in the calendar and these can be found here.
I remain grateful for the continued guidance and support our community provides and, as ever, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Community Engagement team should you have any feedback, suggestions or questions.
Mr Grant Birse
Head of Community Engagement
9908 6406
gbirse@redlands.nsw.edu.au