eNewsletter

From the Deputy Principal - Paul Dowie Last week, eleven students combined with another school (Woodcroft, SA) to adventure into the wilds of Cape York. The trip’s aim was to experience the world of Aboriginal people living in far north Queensland. I would like to commend the students and their families for taking this journey. As we work towards Reconciliation with Aboriginal Peoples, we need to be informed and understand their perspectives. This trip provided many insights as the Aboriginal…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart Next week I am heading off to Sydney to present at the Edutech Conference. Two of my colleagues, Aisha Kristiansen and Jade Kemp, will also be presenting. My topic is Adding SPICE to learning. This topic is inspired by my Doctoral thesis dissertation which has the title by the same name. From the commencement of this year our teachers in the Senior School have been dabbling with explicitly embedding elements of the SPICE competencies within their…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart On Monday we held a Sorry Day Assembly which also commenced our Reconciliation Week activities. The Assembly was a poignant reminder of the importance of reconciliation and helping our students to understand what has happened in the past and why and how we should move forward with reconciliation. Our Deputy Principal, Mr Paul Dowie, who is leading our Reconciliation Action Plan committee, shared stories of some of the historical Indigenous figures…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart This week in the Junior School, particularly, we celebrate International Schools Families week. This celebration is a combination of National Families Week and International Families Day, both of which aim to highlight the importance of families to our community. I would like to extend our thanks and recognition to all our Kardinia International College families. Our families play such a vital role in our school. Having strong partnerships with our…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart Yesterday I returned from chairing a Council of International Schools (CIS) accreditation visit at a school in Penang, Malaysia. It was a great school which has made a considered effort to focus their curriculum on STEAM, but with a focus on developing life competencies. This philosophy is not too dissimilar to our approach to the SPICE competencies (social, personal, intercultural, critical, and creative thinking and ethical) that we are beginning to…

From the Acting Principal - Paul Dowie Endeavour Scholarship We are very pleased to share the news that Year 12 student Olivia has been awarded a prestigious 2025 Endeavour Scholarship and will soon be embarking on an extraordinary educational journey. At the end of 2024, our Future Pathways and Education team supported a group of students in applying for this highly competitive international program, delivered in partnership with the Avalon Airshow 2025. The scholarship provides a…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart This week we celebrated our 29th Founders’ Day, a day when we recognise the incredible legacy of Mr and Mrs Katsumata as the founders of Kardinia International College. Every time I think about their story, it never ceases to amaze me that upon Mr Katsumata’s retirement they chose to open a school across the other side of the world. Like many of our families at Kardinia, I have lived and worked overseas. I know how complex it can be just to get a…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart What a stunning day to welcome in the new term. I hope that everyone had a restful break over the holiday period. Two holiday highlights for me were seeing an echidna in the wild on the Mornington Peninsula and the College’s Inaugural Golf Day which was held last Thursday. We could not have hoped for a better day weather wise, and all teams seemed to have an enjoyable day, regardless of how they scored. There was one, hole in one achieved by Nick Ryan,…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart Since Iast week’s eNews, we have welcomed several special visitors to the College. The first was the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Ben Carroll, joined by Member for Lara, Ella George, and representatives from the Department of Education, Independant Schools Victoria and Catholic Education. Minister Carroll announced during the visit that 81 additional schools had joined up with the Respectful Relationships Program, with over 2,000 schools…