eNewsletter

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart This week I am really excited that we are celebrating our school’s diversity and inclusion with Multicultural Day in the Senior School on Friday. I look forward to seeing how our students and staff outwardly show their cultural identity through the traditional costumes and other clothing that represents their cultural heritage. While events like this are great fun, they serve a much greater purpose of celebrating the many rich and diverse backgrounds of…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart Term 3 has started well, despite the cold and wintery weather we have had over the last few days. As I have wandered around the school this week, I just love the warmth and energy that is produced by our students, it takes the cold chill away. We have had some new staff and students commence with us this term and I hope that they are all feeling a warm Kardinia welcome. It was great to see a good number of parents at the CCC coffee morning yesterday…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart As Term 2 comes to an end, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has contributed to the many activities and opportunities that have been made available to our students throughout the term. This includes but is not limited to camps, festival days, concerts, sporting activities, excursions, exhibitions, other celebrations and, of course, wonderful learning opportunities as well. Last Friday night I attended the student-led Jazz…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart Brrrrr, the cold has certainly set in over the last week or so but that did not phase our teachers who fronted up today to have ice cold buckets of water and water balloons thrown at them all in the name of charity. This was a student led initiative as part of the Big Freeze fight against MND. Thank you to all the students who were involved in the organisation of the event and to our brave staff who showed a great sense of community spirit in their…

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…