Alumni
Latest News FROM THE ALUMNI AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS COORDINATOR as a community. As I write for Issue 2 I realise that whilst this is not how we expected 2021 to go, in true Brigidine spirit we remain a vibrant school, and despite lockdown the College is continuing to work together to ensure our staff, students and its wider community stay connected.
I’ve always loved reading The Bridge, flipping through its pages, delving into the stories of our students, the College, and our Alumni. When I wrote my message for Issue 1 earlier this year, we were a vibrant school with students on campus, learning in classrooms, competing in sports and together, in person,
On the following pages you will read how members of our Alumni community have come together with our Honours students to help and guide them with their research projects, how one member of the community is living by the College motto, Fortiter et Suaviter, helping others during the pandemic, and how one family’s tradition of a Brigidine education continues. You can also read about one alumna’s passion for music, how it led her to study at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and even listen to a piece she composed.
It’s important to remember there are so many opportunities for you, our Alumni, to stay connected with the College or to reconnect with us. Whether it be on our Wall of Inspiration, as a partner in our Alumni and Honours Program Partnership, by sharing your news with us or by simply updating your contact details, in the words of American author, disability rights advocate and political activist, Helen Keller, “Alone, we can do so little, together we can do so much”. Let’s stay connected! PIP INMAN ALUMNI AND COMMUNITY R E L AT I O N S C O O R D I N AT O R
ALUMNI INITIATIVES Alumni and Honours Program Partnership Term 3 saw the launch of an initiative linking our Alumni community with our Honours Program students, creating a partnership between them where both are enriched by their sharing and learning. Many of you will be familiar with the Brigidine Honours Program. It is an enrichment opportunity offered to students in Years 7 to 12. The Program’s structured activities are designed to encourage lateral thinking, creativity and depth of analysis. Divided into three levels, Junior, Intermediate and Senior, each level requires students to undertake a research project, attend regular Honours Tutorials and submit a portfolio containing examples of academic successes to establish future learning goals.
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Recently some of our Alumni have been helping our Honours students with their Research Projects by sharing the experience and knowledge they have gained in their chosen career field, particularly those with experience in Sociology, Psychology, Politics, Science and Medicine. We are now looking to extend this working relationship between our Alumni community and our Honours Program with the launch of the ‘Alumni and Honours Program Partnership’. We hope that members of the Alumni community will consider imparting their knowledge and experience on our students by becoming ‘Partners’ in the scheme. Our current students are part of a growing community of Brigidine women, who are keen to learn and wish to follow in the footsteps of those who have gone before them. This partnership is a great way for Alumni to stay connected with the College or to reconnect with us and at the same time make a difference.
The Research Projects’ topics are many and varied and cover a multitude of occupations, so if you would be willing to chat to our Honours students about their Research Projects we would love to hear from you. Please get in touch with Pip Inman, Alumni and Community Relations Coordinator, at alumni@brigidine.nsw.edu.au. Include your job title/occupation and why or how you would like to be involved.
