From The Principal
When I commenced at Redlands as the Head of the Secondary School in 2017, one aspect of the School that immediately stood out to me was the strength of our School Values of Compassion, Fairness, Honesty, Moral Courage, Respect and Responsibility. Not only do these values provide a foundation for the expectations and behaviours for all members of our community, but they also provide a guiding light for the types of students we hope walk out our gates at the end of their schooling journey.
Pleasingly, I have also seen during my time at Redlands that these values resonate deeply with students and staff. This year in assemblies across both campuses, I have regularly seen Section Heads focus on one or more of these values when speaking to students. Over the first half of the year, the Executive has been reflecting on how we live and lead these values in our roles at Redlands, and on the Professional Learning Day at the start of Term 3, I asked all staff to also focus on how they will live and lead our values in their work with students, staff and the wider community for the remainder of the year.
It will be exciting to see how all of us can further live our values of Compassion, Fairness, Honesty, Moral Courage, Respect and Responsibility to even further strengthen our community moving forward.
Over the past few weeks our Yr 12 students have been busily working to complete their HSC and IB Major Works as they enter the home stretch of the final year at Redlands. Last Thursday afternoon, I had the pleasure of attending the Yr 12 HSC Design and Technology Showcase where students displayed their Major Works and received authentic feedback to assist them in finalising their products and their folios over these next few weeks.
While I was impressed with the variety and overall standard of the Major Works on display, I was even more impressed by the insights and reflections the students shared in my discussions with them about their works and the processes involved in their creation. If at the heart of innovation is the process of trying, failing, learning and trying again, then our Yr 12 HSC Design and Technology students are already exemplifying our strategic driver of innovation.
This afternoon I look forward to attending the Junior School Music Festival, which is always one of the highlights of the Junior School calendar, and hearing the culmination of months of effort by all of the students and staff involved.
Mr Sean Corcoran
Photo Caption: A Yr 12 student teaches one of our Prep School students to play his interactive game, Litter Bug, during the HSC Design and Technology showcase.