Principal's Report
Celebrating Success!
Thank you to all who contributed to the success of the 2016 Presentation Night. The evening was a true celebration of the learning, creativity, sporting achievements and personal bests displayed by our students. We celebrated our award winners and our quiet achievers, the girls who may not have received an award but who know they have given their very best throughout 2016.
Thank you to all of our staff who contributed on the night, but more importantly their contributions every day teaching the girls to lead and achieve!
The 29th November also saw the Exhibition of work by our Year 9 and 10 Design Technology students. The work displayed from Jewellery, Interior, Fashion, Textile and Costume Designers was inspiring. We can only imagine what our talented girls will do next! Jo Jepsen, our Technology Leader is an accomplished artist and jewellery designer herself, such expertise has an influence on the whole faculty.
Congratulations to Mella Pescos and Emma Frankenberg on being selected by the Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership for their excellent contribution to professional leadership, with their project titled “Building capacity to enhance learning in the workplace”. Mella and Emma were photographed for a Bastow article this week, we are looking forward to the publication!
Assistant Principal
Roles in 2017
Kay Clarke is taking personal leave in 2017. It was wonderful to have Kay with us on Presentation Night and we look forward to her return in 2018. She is such a special woman.
Tip Kennedy, Brent Houghton and I welcome Andrew Arney as a member of the principal team from 2017. Currently Andrew leads the Senior School of over 500 students at Gladstone Park Secondary College, he is an accomplished school leader and musician. Welcome Andrew!
For 2017 we have an Assistant Principal profile where each leader has a whole of school role and a sub-school leadership role.
Tip Kennedy – Learning and Senior School
Andrew Arney – Curriculum and Middle School
Brent Houghton – Differentiation, Data and Junior School
2017 Annual
Implementation Plan
We are currently drafting the 2017 Annual Implementation Plan with advice gleaned from students and staff through a self-evaluation conducted in preparation for our Term 1, 2017 School Review. We look forward to your advice on the plan also, please let me know if you would like a copy of our draft to date, we welcome all feedback.
The DET plans are based on the Framework for Improving Student Outcomes (FISO) and for MGC specifically we are concentrating on
- Building Practice Excellence and
- Building Leadership Teams
Indonesian Teacher Delegation
On Tuesday 22nd November we hosted 28 teachers from Indonesia selected to participate in the Australia Indonesia teacher professional development awards program. This initiative is funded through DFAT, http://indonesia.embassy.gov.au/jakt/MR16_073.html
Our Junior Ambassadors were such excellent guides and hosts, answering questions and making our guests feel welcome. It was their first visit to an Australian school and the warmth of their positive feedback was a credit to all of our students and staff, especially Cheryl Shea, Adele Giarusso and Mella Pescos who ensured all was prepared with care.
The Great Victorian Bike Ride
Ben Orphin and his dedicated team of fellow teachers and girls have set off on the nine day Great Victorian Bike Ride through the Grampians and along the Great Ocean Road. We look forward to hearing their stories!
Please always contact me at any time you require, with very best regards,
Karen