Cranbourne Campus News

EXCITING BEGINNINGS

On Thursday morning I watched on as our Year 12 students wandered through the gates to St. Peter’s College with casual ease and an air of confidence. They were in contrast to the excited Year 7’s, many accompanied by a significant adult, tentatively tip toeing toward the Multi Purpose Hall, brimming with nervous energy, a healthy dose of anxiety and the inevitable yearning to know;

‘will I fit in?’,

‘is St. Peter’s College the school for me?’,

‘can I be myself or should I try to be what I think people want me to be?’ 

By the end of the day the energy from the Year 7's was palpable as they manically attacked the College Executive Student Leaders’ Minute to Win It course, while the remaining Year 12’s were starting to focus on study designs, SAC dates and a somewhat fearful realisation of the workload expected for VCE and VCAL.

Then, on Friday the community became complete and the College grounds buzzing as we saw the return of our Year 8’s-11’s. As a new member to the community myself, the sense of welcome and inclusion in the St Peter’s College community was beautiful to experience and something for us all to celebrate and be grateful for. Being given the opportunity to work within this community of parents, guardians, teachers, staff and students, is something that I see as a real gift and I am excited by the year ahead, after experiencing such a positive vibe in the school.

NEW YEAR, NEW GOALS, NEW WORK HABITS

Whether a new teacher, new student or someone returning after the summer holidays, the new school year marks the opportunity for a fresh start with new dreams of what can be. However, like all new year resolutions, the success of reaching the new goals rests on setting up new and improved work habits and behaviours - ones that are destined to help us get closer to our learning goals rather than further from them. It was Albert Einstein who is thought to have said that ‘insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results’.  If, as individuals and as a St Peter’s College community, we are to capitalise on the resolutions of the new year and to reach for the stars, then maybe we need to begin by identifying the work habits that are supporting us and those work habits in need of challenge and change. For the young people of St. Peter’s College, the Learning Advisor and House Leader are two people who are there to support parents/guardians and students to visualise new goals/dreams and begin to establish constructive work habits that will drive them to success.   This important goal setting work has commenced and will be revisited throughout the year.  A new dream for the new year is one step but success may just depend on a revision and creation of new and improved work habits. 

Mr Jeremy Wright

Deputy Principal - Head of Cranbourne Campus