Head of Secondary School

Head of Secondary School

Bushfire Appeal

Over the past week many individuals and communities have been affected by the devastating bushfires which have ravaged the state. People have been living in fear, homes have been destroyed and there has been the tragic loss of life. In response to these events, the Redlands community is coming together to raise money for the Red Cross Bushfire Relief and Recovery Appeal. In the Secondary School there will be a mufti day and lunchtime sausage sizzle tomorrow (Friday 15 November). Students wearing mufti will be expected to make a gold coin donation (or more) for this worthy cause and students will need to have cash to pay for a sausage and drink. Our thoughts and prayers go to all of those affected by these bushfires.

Optimism

At this week’s student led assembly, our two School Captains, Isabel and James, shared with the student body some of the new student leaders’ aims and goals for the upcoming year. One area they want to focus on this year is optimism, and at the assembly Isabel and James shared some of their own personal experiences about keeping a positive outlook even when faced with challenges or difficulties. I think this is a great message and focus area, not just for students, but for all us over the next year and I thank the student leaders for coming up with this worthy goal.

STEAM Week

This week the corridors, classrooms and playground have been abuzz with Yr 8 and Yr 9 students researching, experimenting, gathering data, discovering and dreaming questions and solutions as part of their respective STEAM projects. The focus area for Yr 8 is coral reefs. Students are exploring issues affecting the Great Barrier Reef and are coming up with possible solutions to help protect the reef. Yr 9 students have been engaging in an energy sustainability project, where they have been collecting data on the Secondary School’s energy usage and then, based on their findings, are developing a business proposal to present to the School about ways that Redlands can become more sustainable and reduce its electricity consumption and costs. It has been great observing the Yr 8 and Yr 9 students actively engaging in their respective projects this week and I look forward to hearing and seeing their final presentations over the next two days.

Congratulations

This week, we were informed by NESA that the following 2019 Yr 12 Design and Technology students have been nominated for possible inclusion in Shape 2019, the annual exhibition of a selection of exemplary Major Projects developed by HSC Design and Technology, Industrial Technology and Textiles and Design:

  • Mia Boys
  • Grace Elliot
  • Liam Hayford
  • Benjamin Kittle
  • Madeline McCormick

This is a wonderful accomplishment for these students and I congratulate them on this honour. I would also like to extend my appreciation to the teachers who have spent considerable effort assisting students with their Major Works throughout Yr 12.

Mr Sean Corcoran
Head of Secondary School
scorcoran@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9870