From The Principal
I hope you had a joyous Easter and were able to spend quality time with family and friends during these holidays. It was great to see and hear the positive energy of the students as they returned to School yesterday.
On Tuesday morning I attended the Mosman RSL ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Georges Heights, along with Ms Van de Peer and our School Captains, Josie and Dan, who laid a wreath on behalf of Redlands. What always strikes me about the annual Dawn Service is how hundreds of people of all ages and walks of life join together to show our collective respect for those who have served and sacrificed for our great nation.
Yesterday and today, we also held Preparatory, Junior and Secondary School ANZAC Day Services, and I was impressed by the reverence shown by our students as they paused for a few moments of solemnity and reflection. At the Secondary School, I was particularly moved by the stirring rendition of “Remembering a Friend” played by our Advanced Concert Band, the personal and historical reflections from Year 10 students Millie Winton and Jaiden Murphy and the powerful messages on the nature and character of war shared by our guest speaker, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Van de Peer.
As advised in Pulse yesterday, we are pleased to share our new Redlands Statement of Commitment to Child Safeguarding, which has been developed with input from the whole Redlands community: students, pastoral care leaders, staff, Board members and parent representatives.
The Statement highlights our commitment to act in the best interests of students and promote their wellbeing and to provide safe and inclusive environments where our students feel they belong, are supported and can thrive.
This Statement has been developed to implement the 10 Child Safe standards which have recently been introduced by the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian, in the evolution of focus from Child Protection to Child Safeguarding.
You can access our Statement of Commitment to Child Safeguarding HERE.
I wish all the students an enjoyable and successful term ahead and look forward to seeing many of you at the numerous events scheduled over these next few months.
Mr Sean Corcoran
Photo Caption: Our Secondary School ANZAC Day service offered a time for students to reflect on those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.