Deputy Principal

Student Development

Welcome to the last three weeks of the 2018 school year!

There are so many events to attend that it is very difficult for many of our students to keep ahead of their academic studies. Experience has revealed, however, that girls who are involved in many aspects of college life seem to manage the best. The reason they would tell you is – they just love being busy. With this busyness comes superb organisational strategies and time management.

We saw evidence of young women who can manage school and community involvement at the recent Awards Night. For the Year 7 students who were in attendance, it was blatantly clear that award recipients were girls who had many portfolios. 

A good discussion for you and your daughter to have is for her to consider how she may get involved in college or community life that will help her to be forced to manage her time and also give her greater skills and friendship opportunities.

Last Thursday I had the pleasure of accompanying ten students from Years 7 to 12 and three teachers  to the Delamore Retirement Village to celebrate an early Christmas. The volunteers wrote Christmas cards and brought afternoon tea for the residents of the village, and had a fantastic time singing Christmas Carols, albeit eight weeks early.  No one seemed to mind, especially the residents who just loved hearing the angelic voices of our young girls and delighted in conversation with each one.

Being involved is such an easy thing to do at Mount Alvernia and it is always encouraged.

Congratulations to the girls of 2018 who signed up to be a part of the sporting, cultural, outreach,

academic, or community extras provided by the College. Congratulations also to the young women who are part of groups beyond the school gates. You are the ones who already know how advantageous it is to do more and be more. I look forward to seeing more girls take the plunge in 2019. 

Annette Butterworth