From the Principal

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As part of our celebrations of 140 Years of our School this year, I hope you will join me at the Festival of Redlands this Saturday 19 October from 1pm – 5pm on the Junior Campus. As I have often stated over the past few years, a focus of mine as Principal has been on further connecting and bringing together our varied and vibrant community, and this event is a wonderful opportunity for students, staff, alumni and parents and carers to celebrate this special milestone for Redlands.

This community-focused event will be the capstone of this significant year for Redlands and will be a time for our entire community to gather to reflect on our past, appreciate our present and look to our future. I would like to extend a heartfelt appreciation to all of the parents and carers, staff, students and alumni whose efforts have made this event possible. Specifically, I would like to thank RPFA President, Brittne-Aspen Whitelaw, all of the RPFA Executive and members, and our Events Manager, Julie Wood, who have brought this event to fruition. I look forward to seeing you at the Festival on Saturday!

Please register your family’s attendance here to earn House Points for the Festival of Redlands House Trophy.

On Monday I spoke to the Secondary School students at their assemblies about the importance of honest and critical self-reflection as they commence the term to ensure they get the most out of these last few months of school.

Specifically, I shared with them the words from the opening of the Serenity Prayer as a useful guide to their self-reflection.

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.”

While sometimes I know it can be difficult to have this serenity, courage and wisdom when we hold the mirror up to ourselves and engage in self-reflection, I am confident that if students are able to do so, they will have an incredibly fulfilling and rewarding final term ahead.

Mr Sean Corcoran