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From the Acting Principal The end of the year is very busy. Year 12 students continue with their exams and lower levels are finalising assessment pieces for their courses. Our Senior School sustainability team, EarthCore, are planning to conduct an assessment of how well we are doing with our waste stream. The waste audit will be held on Friday 10 November. This audit will assess how well we are doing with using the four-stream bin system implemented this year. Students and staff are asked to…

From the Principal There are a lot of challenging and confronting events happening in the world at the moment. Last week in e-news our Wellbeing Hub published some ideas on how to help our community cope with war. It is well worth reading if you have not already done so - here is the link https://kiconline.kardinia.vic.edu.au/d2l/le/news/12435/127780/view?ou=12435. There are always some great articles and advice at the Wellbeing Hub. To counteract all the negative news, I subscribe to a…

From the Principal Last Friday we had a wonderful Graduation ceremony for our Year 12 students. Every student who walked across the stage has had their own individual journey, their own triumphs and challenges and it was an honour to shake their hands and congratulate them on completing a significant milestone in completing high school. The theme for my Graduation speech came from a line in a song by Michael Franti: “Don’t complicate it, keep it simple, just work hard and be nice to people”.…

From the Principal Today was quite a momentous occasion in our household as, no doubt, it was for many of our families. It was the last official day of school for our youngest child. Friends have said they expect me to be jumping for joy - hooray we are done. I feel many emotions today. I remember like yesterday taking him to his first day of preschool. He was absolutely fine, and I held it together until I got to the car park and was then a blubbering mess. I am struggling to hold it together…

From the Principal What an interesting start we have had to the first week of term - beautiful sun-filled days, followed by a shift back to winter today. Our Year 6 students are currently out on camp and have not had the best of the weather, but I hear that they are in good spirits. Our Year 12s are gearing up for the final run in to the exams and also seem to be in good spirits. I always love Term 4, with lots of great events on, much to celebrate, with usually warmer weather and the festive…

From the Principal This week we finish the term with the election of College Captains for 2024. Eighteen candidates applied for the position and after Ms O’Neill and I interviewed each candidate six were shortlisted to move to the final stage of selection, where they will present a speech to their peers in the Senior School on Friday. Elections also occur for other prefect roles and overall, we had over seventy students applying for leadership positions. This number of students wanting to give…

From the Principal Today I spent some time in the Upper Primary Building and had a sneak preview of the Year 6 students setting up for their Exhibition. The artefacts they have produced and the learning they have been able to display is remarkable. It is obvious how much thought and preparation has gone into their final products, and it is wonderful to see the themes around sustainability, social justice, and international-mindedness. The interdisciplinary approach to the Year 6 Exhibition is…

From the Principal Recently I was reading an article on Social Justice and education and the crux of the article was around how the concepts of the environment and sustainability also need to be entwined with discussions and actions around social justice. While I think as a school there are many ways in which we can look to do more in these areas, I was also heartened by what we are already doing in this space. In both the Junior School and Senior School, we have student committees dedicated…

From the Principal Last Thursday, the day after the Matilda’s went down 3-1 to England, I very deliberately wore my Matildas scarf. Actually, it was a Socceroos one because the Matildas ones had all sold out. I did so because I wanted our students to know that regardless of winning or losing, I was super proud of our team for what they had achieved, how they had conducted themselves and the legacy they have left because of their efforts. This is such an important message to convey - winning…