Lucy M. Gowdie, Head of School
16 August 2024
The return
It was with much delight that I watched our students arrive back at school on Tuesday. It is clear they were happy to return to the familiar place of their learning, and their wonderful friendships.
It was also clearly a relief for many parents to return them to their school.
Over the summer break we achieved many milestones as we began the walk through the journey that is our Campus Development Project, and we did so ahead of time.
It is an exciting time as our plans for this project align with the clearly articulated strategic direction of our school.
At the conclusion of last academic year, and more recently for new families, you would have received the articulation of Our Kind of Education. This document outlines our foci of our community for the next five years and does so in a manner that commits not only our uniqueness, but the commitment we have to the success of every child.
Over the past week, upon their return, our teaching fraternity worked diligently on the evolution of each pillar as it relates to the classroom experience and did so by exploring the impact their curriculum development and design will have on their learners. The International Baccalaureate allows for a depth of creativity within the inquiry model, that we are excited by the possibilities and the programmes we are designing.
There is a clear and deliberate commitment by the school to focus on that which we believe is important for the success of our students and our strategic direction outlines this in a manner that enables our families to understand the future we are preparing them for.
I very much look forward to meeting you over the course of the coming weeks, and to sharing with you more insight into how we will bring to life the lofty ambitions we have set for ourselves as a school.
Kind regards,
Lucy M. Gowdie
Head of School