Clear Openings

I recently read a tweet from a teacher that suggested we were heading into Week 46 of Term 2. I should clarify that it was not a teacher from Pacific! In a similarly exhaustive tone, another tweet noted it felt it was May 236th. Within the context of both their tweets there was certainly a desire to make people smile and for me it did. Nevertheless, it also made me contemplate a little more deeply just how incredibly hard all members of the College community have worked to ensure the continuity of academic and pastoral care and the fatigue that I am sure we have all experienced at some point these past few months. Thankfully, with students returning to College, we are witnessing the exuberance and vitality of young people as they reconnect with their peers and teachers.

The return also sees us working and learning together within community boundaries. The vast majority of students have understood the need to work within these boundaries and we thank them all for this commitment. Fortunately, Pacific students understand that our school boundaries grow naturally out of our core values of Care, Dignity and Respect, which are visible in the many high-quality interactions that take place on any given day. I also encourage our young people to take the opportunity to view boundaries as guides that enable us to have identity, safety and respectful relationships.