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Principal's Log

Past student Jess Hughes is a young person who has made the most of opportunities presented to her. Yesterday it was exciting for students and staff to have the opportunity to hear her story since she graduated in 2011. Jess has shaped an exciting...
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Part of Nature

Ash Wednesday reminds us of two important aspects to our humanity. The first is that we are of the earth. We are made of the stuff of the earth and in the end it is to humus that our bodies return. Throughout our lives we are an interconnected part...
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Principal's Log

An important habit for life is to keep the decency and fairness of our humanity intact when we are using technology. We have all seen material written digitally that would not have been communicated in a face-to-face environment. To assist in this,...
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Small Steps Secret to Success

Planning time and getting priorities right requires intentional action. One of the secrets of success is to identify the small steps that can be taken to move towards a desired goal. When faced with a myriad of choices and competing options, the...
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Principal's Log

At the Friends of Pacific meeting this week, we reflected on the important role that parents play in helping young people to become good planners and decision makers. Home learning is an area that parents can have growing conversations with their...
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Small Acts Of Kindness Go A Long Way

To celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week the College Captains led a reflection and recorded messages to be shared between the different age groups at both assemblies this week. We all know that small random acts of kindness make a significant...
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Principal's Log

One of joys of walking around the College is that there are so many incidental moments of great learning that are encountered. Over the past fortnight I have enjoyed talking to the Prep students as they were investigating how they might use a water...
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Enhancing Trustworthiness

Over the past week there has been a lot of commentary about the performance of Australian schools relative to other nations in the media. Learning conditions within Australian schools are often compared to those in Finland. One of the qualities of...
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Principal's Log

Over the last week the Year 6 space has been fitted out with new furniture that enables staff and students to work flexibly through making quick changes to physical and virtual spaces. Often referred to as providing opportunities for agility, this...
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Living Justly

We are all very good at identifying those areas in life where something is not fair but we are not always as good at recognising where we might not be acting justly towards others. Our motivation for responding to situations of social injustice can...
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