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From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart What a joyous day we had at Kardinia International College today. Across the school, K-12 staff and students, alike, embraced Book Week. The costumes were amazing but even better was the fun and respectful way that all our school community joined in on the day and events. I want to give a big shout out to our Junior School Captains Matilda and Zac and College Captains Edith and Harvey who have been planning this event all year. This is the first time…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart This week we are celebrating all things Science in the Senior School during Science Week. There are some fabulous activities and events happening throughout the week. I would like to send a huge thank you to Mrs Dillon and her team of scientists for all their work leading up to and throughout this week. The options for our students to engage in the world of science is growing exponentially and it is great to see our students being encouraged to explore…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart This week we have some very special guests at school. The granddaughters of Mr and Mrs Katsumata, Nao and Ema, are visiting Kardinia along with Nao’s husband and three children (the Katsumata’s great grandchildren). The children are spending some time in classes in the Junior School this week. Today, I had the privilege of sitting down with Ema and Nao and interviewing them about their memories of their grandparents, Mr and Mrs Katsumata, and their…

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…