From the
Principal
Dear Parents / Carers,
The school will close at 2.30pm, Thursday 6 April for the Term One break. Term Two will commence at 8.45am on Monday 24 April 2023.
We will be having an ANZAC Day ceremony at 2.30pm on Monday 24 April. All parents are welcome to attend, and students are encouraged to bring memorabilia from members of their family who served for our country, to the wear at the assembly.
The school will be closed on Tuesday 25 April for the ANZAC Day public holiday.
We have had a fabulous first term. The students have worked hard and enjoyed themselves at the same time. We congratulate our Foundation students for the wonderful way that they have settled into school.
As we reflect on Term One, we are particularly proud of the way in which our Garden/Environment Program is preparing our students to live in a world sustainably, where climate change is part of the agenda.
Ultimately, education in sustainability is all about change. Climate change has resulted from the fact that we are not living sustainably. We need to prepare our students to not only lead a purposeful life and live well with other people but to also care for the environment. We need students to be emerging from school with the skills, knowledge and confidence to be part of this new way of living.
There isn’t a finite set of facts that we can teach about sustainability. That is because a set of answers as to how to live sustainably have not yet been formulated. We need to prepare students for this challenge and the best way to do this is to involve students in sustainability projects that are either school or locally based.
We need to encourage our students to reflect critically about our choices, culture, impacts and history. This is not about imparting knowledge but engaging students in constructing their own developing knowledge of sustainable development.
We are going to need to shift our thinking from individualism to collaborative working, community building and engagement in the processes that need to enable this change. Once again, student chosen projects in their local community can build action, competencies and a sense of teamwork.
Finally, sustainable development is not something that we can leave to experts or scientists to achieve. It is something that requires authentic participation from everyone. We need to help our students to develop this key understanding. We need to guide students to develop the skills, knowledge and values to contribute to their environment. We also need to model to our students that we are doing our bit in the way that we run the school, at home and operate in society.
Our 2023 Student Leaders have stepped up to be wonderful role models to our students. The latest version of the Friday Program can be viewed on the link below.
I wish all our families a safe and happy break.
Kind regards,
Anne Babich
Principal