From The Principal
I am writing my article this week from the Redlands High Country Campus in Jindabyne. It has been most enjoyable to join the students and staff involved in our Winter School program along with Deputy Principal, Sean Corcoran. The campus experienced a significant amount of snow just prior to our arrival, which provided an opportunity for all to appreciate the beauty of the white landscape. We enjoyed the opportunity to join students for their on-campus lessons in Mathematics and English, with challenging topics such as exponential equations and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night being explored. Mr Corcoran resisted the temptation to get involved in acting out the play.
It was inspiring to have the opportunity to tour around the adjoining approximately 200-hectare block of land that the School has recently purchased, to enable future development of exciting experiential learning opportunities for our students. The land has the potential to further enable learning opportunities in a range of different areas, such as outdoor education, environmental restoration and education, First Nations education, innovative thinking and problem-solving, collaborative learning and leadership development. This is a focus of our strategic plan and we look forward to keeping the community informed as plans progress.
Secondary School Environment Captains, Iris Buisman and Jacob Gold, invited The Hon Zali Steggall MP to speak at our assembly this week, as part of their launch of Greenlands Week, with a focus on our local environment as well as fundraising for the Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital. Iris and Jacob have demonstrated passionate and enthusiastic leadership in this important portfolio which was reflected in their speeches. Ms Steggall challenged the students to not underestimate what they could achieve and to always aim high, setting stretch goals and to work in areas that they are passionate about.
It was fantastic to have a large number of ISA teams in finals last weekend. A special mention to the Girls 1st Football team who defeated Barker in an exciting penalty goal shoot-out, with a large contingent of the Boys teams spectators joining them for the emotional celebrations at the end of the game. The Girls 1st Hockey also deserve credit for their strong performance in narrowly going down 1-2 to CCGS.
Congratulations also to the Girls 2nd Hockey team who were crowned joint ISA Premiers with Barker after a full time 1-1 score and no additional goals scored in extra time; and to the Girls Junior Blue Football team and Junior D Netball team for winning their ISA Grand Finals.
Mr Stephen Webber
Photo Caption: The Girls 1st Football team in action against Barker College over the weekend.