John Colet
The High School student Philosophy Group program for 2023
The Plan for 2023: We plan to run 2 separate groups (numbers dependent): One for the new Year 7s, and one for Year 8s and 9s. We hope this helps to engage the students and meet the different needs of these groups. We also plan to make meditation a central focus of the sessions. We will start each session with a period of quiet time/meditation, so please ensure your child arrives on time for this. If your child had not taken the School’s mantra-based practice, rest assured we will be able to accommodate them with an alternative practice. Flagging our next session for 2023 is the Mt Wilson weekend on 25-26 March, so please think about whether you would like …
Head of School’s Comment
Our Alphabet for Humanity word of the week has been ‘bravery’, which dove-tailed well with our value of Courage. There were many hands up in our Infants Assembly today with practical examples. A Lower 1st student gave the perfect example of starting in big school, a 2nd class student highlighted removing the training wheels when riding a bike, and our Head Boy chipped in with joining in a swimming race at our carnival that he wasn’t confident in. He ended up winning! These were just some examples from today. It was wonderful to see how brave many of our Lower 1st children were joining in and speaking in front of over 100 people. We can’t wait to see them …
Deputy Head of School’s Comment
This term 6th class are studying “The Raft of Knowledge” which is an allegory taken from the Aitaraya Upanishad. The allegory describes a raft which takes us across the sea of life. The children were asked to come up with provisions that they might take on this raft in order to make this journey. The discussion was very interesting and reflected the insight and maturity of our senior students. Di Renshaw Deputy Headmistress …
Deputy Head of School’s Comment
This week we have started to introduce the Alphabet for Humanity in our Infant and Primary Assemblies. Many of the children have already studied this, however the vocabulary needs to be revisited again and again if it is to become planted in the children’s minds and hearts. We started today with A for abundance. Enough for everyone, the more I give to others the more I have to give. We will explore this alphabet over the next few terms. Di Renshaw Deputy Headmistress …
Head of School’s Comment
As we continue to explore the Value of Courage this term, we bring our focus to finding the courage to finish the task we are doing and finish it well. In all subjects we look for the children to persist in ensuring that they go the extra mile or in many cases just that last inch to produce their highest quality and best work. We will be encouraging their persistence at school, and we encourage you to look for examples at home where they have perhaps completed a task to the best of their ability. A good opportunity for them to tidy their rooms, clean their shoes or perhaps just help out around the house! The job is almost …
Deputy Head of School’s Comment