From The Principal
The Redlands Science and Innovation Luncheon held last Friday at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron was a most inspiring event. The panel of Redlander guest speakers, Dr Sue Morey AM (1959), Prof Diana Horvath AO (1961), Dr Linda Beeren (1999) and Joshua Rohan-Gould (2016) wonderfully illuminated how science and being bold with innovative ideas enabled them to make significant progress in their respective fields. The comment that ‘sometimes you just need to hold your nose and jump’, when seeking a breakthrough with a challenging problem, conveyed the courage and fortitude required in overcoming obstacles. The event has so far raised over $40,000 for the establishment of the Dr Sue Morey AM means-tested scholarship, which is a fantastic result. To gather as a cross section of members of our school community was a highlight and my sincere thanks to the Community Engagement team for their work in making it such an enjoyable event.
It has been a pleasure to have Dr Tessa Opie visit the School again this week to run workshops and presentations for Years 6, 11 and 12 as part of our Relationships and Sexuality Education program. Dr Opie also ran a parent workshop on Monday night which drew a large audience, especially considering the weather! Workshops are planned for Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 later this year and Dr Opie is working with staff in a train the trainer capacity as we build internal expertise in this most important area. The partnership also involves supporting program review right across the School (P-12). Students from P-5 will not have a direct workshop with Dr Opie; however, classroom teachers and PDHPE teachers deliver age and stage appropriate content, with a key focus on protective behaviours at all levels. Feedback from the students this week has been extremely positive and illuminated the importance of open communication and respect in all relationships.
Congratulations to our very large team of 91 students who represented Redlands at the ISA Cross Country Carnival yesterday. Our Senior Girls won the Senior Girls Shield and our Boys placed 3rd Overall. I also congratulate our Junior School Cross Country team on their success at the HICES Carnival held at Bathurst on Tuesday. They placed 2nd Overall and 13 students have been selected to represent HICES at the NSWCIS Carnival next month. Well done to all our runners on their exceptional achievements! For further details, please see the Secondary School, Secondary Sport, Junior School and Junior Sport sections of Note Day.
Mr Stephen Webber
Photo caption: Our wonderful Alumni panel in action at the Redlands Science and Innovation Luncheon at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron last Friday. A huge thank you to all supporters and sponsors for your contributions to the event.