An edited version of the Anzac Address delivered by Ms Julie Hennessey at the Commemoration for Anzac Day and 36th Anniversary of the Christmas Creek Tragedy Assembly on Wednesday 22 April 2015.
Mrs Violet Ross, Head of Woolcock House, encourages us to take time at the end of a busy first term to reflect on how we manage our worries, and to consider what strategies we might employ in the future to ensure that our worries are kept in check.
Intent, values, purpose, mission statements, key performance indicators, aspirations are now vital aspects of any self-respecting organisation. Mrs Pauline Harvey-Short, Dean of School, unpacks the creation and impact of student leaders’ mottos.
Ms Maggi Gunn, Dean of Co-curriculum, links the development of entrepreneurial traits to the Co-curriculum and encourages participation in co-curricular activities to identify passions and to develop new perspectives, tenacity, grit, flexibility, confidence, empathy and an ability to rebound from failure.
Mrs Kristine Cooke, Director of Information Services, believes that whilst libraries offer structure, surety, and stability, there must be a balance with the more ‘chaotic’ side by providing challenge and transporting students beyond the expected.
Mr Stephen Woods, Director of English, argues that the job of pedantically insisting on verbal correctness is a responsibility which we should all share.
Archives — as records — wield power over the shape and direction of historical scholarship and collective memory, and the role of Brisbane Girls Grammar School Archives is to use these resources to link the contributions of past students to the world, and to maintain traditions which have kept the School community together for the past 140 years.
Mr Paul Martineau looks at how service travel programmes such as Antipodeans Abroad can provide our students with the opportunity to develop holistically and begin to engage ethically with the world outside of their normal comfort zones. ‘Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.’ (Miriam Beard)
Mrs Hazel Boltman, Gibson Head of House, reflects on her experiences this year and shares some important lessons in gratitude, perseverance and a positive approach to life.
Mrs Alice Dabelstein, Head of Hirschfeld House, highlights the importance of a community approach when it comes to educating our teenage daughters on the dangers of drugs and alcohol.