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 […]
Deputy Head of School’s Comment
This week 5th and 6th class children auditioned for Shakespeare Club. Each child had to prepare a small presentation from a play of their choice. Ms Lilla, our new drama teacher, was very impressed by the children’s confidence and standard of presentation. Due to the level of ability and enthusiasm from our 5th and 6th […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Deputy Head of School’s Comment
A very warm welcome to everyone for the beginning of Term 1 2023. I would like to extend a special welcome to all the new families joining John Colet. We are very much looking forward to being able to engage in a full calendar of events this year. This week all the teachers have been […]
Deputy Head of School on “Why Book Parade Day?”
Last week we celebrated Book Week. Wednesday was an opportunity for all the children and teachers to dress up as their favourite book character. This was a lovely event and gave us a chance to come together as a school and enjoy some fun. Though it is not an event that parents are required to […]
Head of School’s Comment
Last week the Bell Shakespeare group performed the ‘The Wonderful World of Will’ for our primary students. The players took the children back in time to a possible, and often hysterical, scenario of Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth. Much fun was had as the performance tackled the language of the time, the themes of many of […]
Head of School’s Comment
Our students (and staff) have certainly enjoyed the sunshine this week. Hopefully, the good weather shall continue, and the fields will dry out so that our regular sports programs can take place. Lately, we have witnessed, and have been informed by our parents, neighbours, and most recently parents of Belrose Public School, of dangerous driving […]