Cathedral College Wangaratta

CATHEDRAL COLLEGE WANGARATTA

GROW 2022

This year the shared theme for the Cathedral College Wangaratta school community is GROW. This stands for, Grit, Relationships, Opportunities and Wonder. Students will be encouraged to reflect on their understanding of GROW to think about how they can incorporate these qualities into all aspects of their learning and daily life at Cathedral College. Director of Studies Julie Findlay said likening the growth of a plant to the growth of our students was a perfect analogy. “Much like a plant, every individual has their own unique growing conditions,” Mrs Findlay said. “For example, plants may be moved around to find the perfect location for optimal growth. For our students, this may be an opportunity to try something new and to grow as a result of this new experience. “Sometimes there is drought, frost, or flooding and the plant needs to weather these conditions to survive. A plant always tries to grow towards the Sun. It is always striving to get the best light. It is hoped we can encourage our students to have this same thirst for wonder and learning.” Principal Nick Jones said the start of a new school year was always a good time to think about how we can encourage and support our students to be the best they can be. “Having this shared theme across the College underpin our teaching and learning programs, we will be supporting and challenging our students to think about how they can GROW this year,” he said. “Wonder is such a crucial, yet sometimes underestimated quality for students to be successful learners. I hope that all our students develop a keen sense of curiosity and inquisitiveness which sees them seeking new knowledge and an understanding of the world around them”. College Captains Bella Bridgeman and Skip Pieper have challenged their fellow students to focus on grit and in a recent assembly said: “If you only take one thing away from this address, let it be a growth mindset with the grit achieve the goals you set for yourself. “Enabling a growth mindset is a way to look forward. To rise to the challenge and not to be overwhelmed or defined by the past. But rather, look forward to the future and potential that 2022 holds.”