From the Principal

Getting to Know Mr Kent

What was your favourite subject when you were at school?

Phil Hill, Year 7

I’m going to start with me least favourite…. I hated Maths. I love Maths now, but back in school math was my worst subject. My favourite subject was most definitely History. I love studying history. I studied Modern History and Ancient History when I was in High School, and have always had a great passion for History. My second favourite subject at school was probably Geography. I really enjoyed studying geography. History and geography go really well together. You can’t understand history without understanding physical geography, so I enjoy those two subjects a lot. 

What was it like working at an International School?

Eva Dingemanse, Year 9

I have worked at a lot of different types of International Schools – I worked in a Christian school that was 112 years old, established by ministries. I worked in secular schools that were also 100 years old. I have worked in Mission Schools. Small schools, large schools… I think the experience is very different from each one. But if you were to ask me what the big picture things that really stand out to me, is my children (I have three kids) were all raised in schools where our friends were teachers. So they were raised around teachers, and I think that’s had a huge impact on them and their love of learning and their areas of interest. I think the other thing was it gave me amazing opportunities to explore the world. You get to teach in lots of different cultures and environments. I just had this desire to understand these cultures – Korea, Brazil, Colombia, Cambodia, understanding its religion, its people, its food. I taught it schools that had very high parental expectations and academic achievement. That was pretty draining at times – as a teacher you were always pretty nervous. So as an Administrator and leader, you felt like you always had to make sure you were being successful in that way. 

What has been your best and worst travel experience?

Bradley Moylon, Year 10

I have been to over one hundred countries, so that’s a really hard question for me to answer! One of my best travel experiences was in Bolivia. The San Pedro prison has a big wall around it, and it is full, but for ten US dollars you can pay to go into the jail. So, my wife and I paid that, handed over our passport, got a little stamp on our wrists, then went in and did a tour of the jail. There are no guards – they’re all up on the towers. The time in the jail was amazing – in terms of my memories. My worst was when I was travelling in Israel and I got caught up in a protest and riot. It was chaotic in the streets – there were police firing rubber bullets and tear gas being fired. That was a pretty scary experience. So those two are ones that are really memorable. 

How can the LCS community support Christian Education?

Catherine Morgan, Year 9

I think that partnership between teachers, students, the school and families is really really important. That reinforcing of the message of what we are trying to give here – investing in that partnership, being involved in the school through the Association and PiC (Parents in Community), coming to school physically and attending our campus – praying for us. I think praying for us is one of the most important ways. Being present. I want to welcome all parents – come on the campus! Let me know you, let me be introduced to you, and let’s continue to build that relationship with a single goal of having young people come out of our school ready for the world but with a clear Christian path.