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Into the future, if any teacher is asked if they have ever been involved in a

change project, they would only have to cite 2020 and the evidence would be

obvious. This was a year where, perhaps more than ever before, we had

to work and roll as a united community. As we approached change, at

times daily, day after day, we, staff students, parents, extended family and the

wider community, had to accept, adapt and action.

We missed our corner-stone events, our traditions – the Swimming Sports, the

Athletics, Personal Development days, Brigidine Day, Music concerts, HPV

competition and camps and the list continues, but we found new ways to do

our Liturgies, guest speakers, incursions, assemblies. There were new ways to

laugh and enjoy life, dancing at lunchtime, trivia competitions, Passion

Projects, dress-up days, donuts.

I have always perceived Killester to be a wonderful community, but 2020

really was witness to this. We rolled out parent Engage on SEQTA so ongoing

reporting could become a reality and parents could see their daughter(s)

ongoing progress. We moved all curriculum online so students and parents

could plan work remotely. A new timetable was created to accommodate the

new online tutorials. The vulnerable girls had one on one support. Staff

volunteered for rosters to support families or students onsite. We started our

own day care centre for the children of staff. Online tutorials and Google

Meets became the norm. iNewsletter and EdSmart became platforms for

things we never imagined when we first started using them, as they became

the conduit for almost daily information across the community.

There is so much can be said about 2020 but, as we look back, I believe the single thing we remember most is our belief:

Our belief that what we were doing was always for the benefit of our girls and

for our community

Our belief in ourselves and each other

Our belief that things would improve

Our belief that we could overcome whatever obstacle we faced if we had the

belief that God’s hand was guiding us.

The Kildare Ministries Vision speaks of a community where all people are

valued, where all creation is recognised as sacred and where hope, justice and

courage are our hallmarks. I believe that was witnessed in its truest and

finest sense in 2020, the year of COVID-19.

Loreto Cannon

AP: Engagement, Operations and Transition

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