President’s Message

How Anglican schools interact with Anglican agencies and the Church

The roles of service and character are inevitably linked in Anglican schools: serving others builds character, while strong moral character issues in service. Both are about relationships, in that our character is bound up with how we treat others and service is about working with others. Both are about learning as well.

- The Reverend Dr Daniel Heischmann

In my many years of teaching and leading in schools, I have continually witnessed young people caring deeply about others and our highly complex world. Many demonstrate courage and depth of character as they seek to understand how we can build a more just and sustainable world.

As role models and hope bearers, we have a responsibility to provide our students with the understanding, skills and tools to connect with others and contribute to solutions now. This is also imperative for their wellbeing.

Anglican schools have the wonderful opportunity to work with Anglican agencies and local churches to engage our students in a wide range of projects that reflect our school values. In this edition of ASA News you will have the opportunity to read about many interesting initiatives.

Through community engagement, young people witness the benefits of collaboration and how we achieve better outcomes when we work together.

In learning about the work of other Anglican schools, my hope is that we will be further inspired and open to new possibilities in our own schools. These stories also reflect how proud we are to be Anglican schools and more Christ-like as we think of and help others in our work. They also provide important contacts, so if you are interested in learning more about specific initiatives, please reach out to your colleagues in these schools. In doing so, we continue to build our networks.

Thank you to all who have contributed to this edition of ASA news. I wish you all the very best for the remainder of this term and look forward to seeing you in Canberra for our Re-emergence Conference.

Our ASA conference will be an exciting opportunity to reconnect in person to learn together and enjoy each other’s company. I look forward to seeing you there!

Mrs Debbie Dunwoody President, Anglican Schools Australia Principal, Camberwell Girls Grammar School