DEVELOPMENT
By supporting your school
You can make a difference
In a recent strategic planning exercise undertaken by the Hale School executive team, the school was reviewed using the standard SWOT analysis. To hear the differing views of teaching and non-teaching staff was very interesting and there were several areas that people had differing opinions on, however a theme that ran consistently through the day was about affordability and how do we as a school become financially independent? As you walk through the grounds at Hale, it is quickly evident that this school has amazing facilities, and with such impressive infrastructure comes an even more impressive cost to upgrade and maintain what the school has to offer. The new aquatic centre is one such project which will give Hale the best school swimming facility in the state, however at great cost. The culture at Hale is to always strive to provide the best
for all students and it has generated this wonderful campus. But with growing costs, the school is very mindful that these cannot always be passed onto our current Hale parents as we need to keep this wonderful school accessible with affordable fees. This is a priority for the school management team. Notwithstanding sound fiscal management, we are endeavouring to source funds from many avenues. The Join the Journey campaign, which invited all Old Haleians to contribute to the Hale School Foundation had a great response from many generous Old Haleians. With this initial injection of funds, the Foundation corpus has grown and we are hoping to continue this trend to ensure the school has a strong financial basis in the years ahead. What was most interesting was the amount of young Old Haleians who committed to the campaign. We thank them and all those Old Haleians who contributed.
The need is on-going and we hope you may also consider or reconsider contributing to the Foundation by Joining the Journey. If you are interested in obtaining more information, please contact the Development Office on 9347 9729. A pledge form can be downloaded by scanning the QR code below. On a final note, it is one thing reading about all the amazing work and new facilities at Hale, but to see them is something else. If you are interested in a Join the Journey tour, please contact Dave Reed, Director of Development on 9347 9729. To download a Join the Journey pledge form scan here or visit the giving page on the Hale website
www.hale.wa.edu.au
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JAMES ABBOTT SPOTLIGHT ON GIVING
“I decided to contribute to the Hale Foundation because I really appreciate the opportunities the school has given me. I received not only the best teaching, but also the chance to participate in a wide range of activities and once in a lifetime trips, including Vietnam/Cambodia, French exchange and walking the Kokoda Track. I am very happy to continue my contact with the school, through donations, teaching the Dr YES programme and participating in medical career nights.”
James Abbott, Class of 2010
CURRENT MED STUDENT AT UWA
DONATIONS Keith Rankine (1915): Donated by Barry Wilks, whose son Jason (1986-1991) attended Hale School. Photographs of 1916 High School running team, 1914 High School Preparatory school. Keith’s school reports 1915, a High School prospectus from 1916 and a Head of the River programme 1967. George Sutton (1897): Donated by grand-daughter Jan McKagh letters, sketches and photos see images right.
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