Principal's Report - 2013

Principal’s Report 2013 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT 2013

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WELCOME

In 2013 KRB students, staff and parents lived out in a variety of ways the second goal of Sacred Heart Education: A deep respect for intellectual values. This was done through the contribution made to the intellectual, emotional and spiritual development of each student and by a strong awareness and focus on social justice.

Throughout 2013, we have endeavoured to provide a transformative education for each of our students, where they have been able to take on new opportunities, face challenges and work towards the achievement of their goals.

Our Sacred Heart Focus Goal for 2013 has been ‘A Deep Respect for Intellectual Values’. Imparting a passion for lifelong learning and constant effort and application are keys to success and the hallmarks of a KRB education. Students understand that learning involves many experiences both within and beyond the classroom and that there are many opportunities for the development of independent thinking, creativity and problem solving skills.

Our students of 2013 have demonstrated commitment to all the goals of Sacred Heart education through their sense of social awareness and the efforts they have made to be the best they can be. We have particularly seen this demonstrated by the Year 12 Class of 2013. I described them in my Vale address as being “a group of individuals who have certainly grown over the years at KRB and have shown real abilities of leaning in, having a go and supporting each other through the tough times.” The Class of 2013 demonstrated service to each other and to the school community, through their involvement in social justice activities at school, in Sydney and overseas. Each student challenged herself academically and through her participation in a variety of co-curricular activities and each endeavoured to achieve her personal best. cover: Hilary Johnston-croke with 2013 year scholars ‘leaning in”. opposite page: procession of the lanterns. this page: hilary johnston-croke with blue ribbon recipients.

KRB students have exhibited their commitment to the Sacred Heart Goals by: • Showing resilience by rising above and learning from difficulties • Being the best they can be, both in and out of the classroom • Taking advantage of every opportunity KRB offers • Understanding the importance of serving and supporting others.

In 2013 we have continued to develop the minds of our students with a diverse range of intellectual challenges and learning opportunities, both inside and outside the classroom. We nurture the development of a growth mindset by empowering our young women and men to: • embrace life’s challenges, • persist with the realisation of personal goals • succeed in the face of life’s setbacks.

An integral part of this approach, our revamped 7– 12 academic care program, has enabled staff to better monitor the academic, social, emotional and spiritual goals of each student and provide the necessary guidance to support them to achieve to their potential. Students have been provided with engaging learning experiences where they have had opportunities to achieve both collaboratively and individually.

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Ongoing professional learning of our staff ensures that all are: • Effective educators and leaders • At the cutting edge of quality teaching and learning • Modelling lifelong learning.

During the year, P – 12 staff have participated in leadership seminars, conferences and in-services and have appreciated the opportunities to work with and learn from renowned and respected educators and leaders.

Positive Well Being In 2013 KRB continued working with the Positive Education Program. This is based on Positive Psychology, which aims to “educate for both traditional skills and for happiness.”

The focus has been on a strengths based approach which concentrates on students’ capabilities, whereby they learn the skills necessary for overcoming adversity and developing resilience.

Activities including the Year 9 City Immersion Experience, Young Entrepreneur Week, Big Sister Program, peer to peer programs, outdoor education camps, transition to secondary school programs and the Positive Education program in the Boarding School, assisted in providing challenging opportunities for all students and helped build resilience.

Many KRB students took advantage of the Global Exchange program, which developed independence, cultural competence and resourcefulness and gave students an understanding of other Sacred Heart Schools and the opportunities and challenges of travelling overseas.

New students were welcomed to the school in a series of morning teas, where they were able to meet with the Principal and other new students in other years. Towards the end of Term 3, the Principal also took the opportunity to connect with Year 12 students to discuss their views on their upcoming HSC exams, their time at KRB and what the future held for them.

Challenges outside the Classroom The strong KRB spirit has certainly been shown through the many co-curricular activities in which our students have been involved. Over 700 students have participated in sporting activities where they have learnt the value of teamwork and the importance of practice and training to achieve one’s goals. Our sporting program has also challenged our students and it is admirable that so many have achieved significantly at both School and State level.

Students have also shone in the Performing Arts arena and many will remember the outstanding performances of Girl with a String held earlier this year. Public speaking and debating remain as important components of the co-curricular program and a significant number of teams achieved at a high standard in both the ISDA and Archdale competitions.

Development of Faith Throughout 2013 students have had opportunities to develop a greater understanding of their Catholic faith, other faiths and as well to reflect on the values of a Sacred Heart education. Retreats for each group, family Masses, celebrations of particular sacraments and liturgies led by students, have all contributed to the development of faith.

Offering Service Students from ELC through to Year 12 have demonstrated many examples of service, generosity and commitment both within and beyond the campus. The support of each student for one another, particularly in challenging times is a hallmark of a Kincoppal – Rose Bay student. Students have also participated in a number of social justice activities.

These have included: • Red Shield Appeal • Support for the NSW Bushfires • Bowraville • World Challenge – Cambodia and Thailand • The Philanthropy Program.

Leadership In 2013 many students took up the challenge of leadership, both in the day and boarding school. Students from both the Senior and Junior School heard from leaders through a variety of forums and programs and reflected on the fact that leadership is about learning constantly and being effective role models for others.

A number of programs have enabled students to develop their confidence and awareness of the importance of leadership as service to others and making a difference in the community. The Year 12 leaders of 2013 were a strong group who created opportunities for their peers and younger students to participate and develop their own potential. The Year 11 class developed leadership skills at the Year 11 Retreat in May, where the focus was both development of cohesion as a group and of leadership.

Year 6 student leaders participated in a two day Ignatian/ Sacré Coeur Youth Leadership Conference in the Adelaide Hills. The Conference focused on leadership and the call for these students to be leaders in their communities through service and action.

Community We have continued to provide many opportunities to come together as a community in 2013. Every group which makes up KRB – our students, staff, current and past parents and past students – are an integral part of our School. We have offered a number of activities in which each of these can be involved. Many members of our community have commented on the strong sense of friendship that they experience at KRB, and we are grateful to all those who have assisted with the events we have held in 2013.

Opposite page: (from top to bottom) sister joan pender rscj provincial, hilary johnston-croke, mrs joan waldren, the hon. gabrielle upton mp and mr bryan curtin, board chair. middle: year 9 city immersion presentation day. bottom: (l–R) Maryanne Carrick, Ella Hannon, Francesca Owen, and Hilary Johnston-Croke.

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Parent Survey Kincoppal – Rose Bay School is continually looking for ways to maintain the highest quality education for all students, both now and in the future. In Term 1 2013 we asked a cross section of the KRB community for their views on the School and on particular focus areas.

For this process we engaged an external research company, MDA, who are based in Oxford, England and are one of the leading firms in the UK for school research. Many parents participated in the 15 minute telephone interviews. The report of this research was received in Term 2 and conveyed to the School Board.

The Report focused on the strengths of KRB and also indicated areas where we needed to focus our efforts in the future.

The information gained has been very useful for our future planning. Over the last two terms the School Leadership Team has used the information in developing the KRB Strategic Plan for 2014 – 2016.

The Review of Sport carried out by AIS came about as a result of this research. We are also in the process of introducing the Parent Portal to improve communication.

Campus Development The Stuart Centre (formerly The Year 7 Community Learning Space) was officially opened on 8 November, 2013, by the Hon Gabrielle Upton MP. The Centre was named in honour of Sr Janet Erskine Stuart who was highly regarded for her contribution to the education of women. The Centre incorporates the Alison Waldren Room; a technology-rich learning space with an operable wall for large year group assemblies. This is part of our ongoing strategy to align our facilities with 21st century learning.

The following areas of development have been completed in 2013: • Masterplan for Junior school • Office Areas in Claremont • Principal’s Office area • New Health Care Centre • Ongoing redevelopment of a functioning Archives.

Summary financial information 2012 (a) Recurrent/capital income

(b) Recurrent/capital expenditure

Commonwealth Recurrent Grants – 7% State Recurrent Grants – 5%

Non-Salary Expenses – 24%

Other Capital Income – 1% Fees and Private Income – 87%

Capital Expenditure – 8% Salaries, Allowances & Related Expenditure – 68%

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Learning for Life at KRB

A KRB education is one where the five goals of the Society of the Sacred Heart fuse effectively with our vision for preparing resilient, active and enthusiastic lifelong learners, confident with the skills, knowledge and mindset they need to make a difference in the world.

Class of 2012 HSC Results The students of the Year 12 Class of 2012 were regarded for their positive contribution, their participation in a diverse range of activities and for their outstanding academic results.

Kincoppal – Rose Bay was ranked 34th place on the ‘Top 100 Schools Rankings’ compiled by the Sydney Morning Herald, a significant achievement for a school that is not academically selective at any level.

Amongst many outstanding performances: • Our Median ATAR for the year was 90.28 • 52.2 % of the class gained an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank) above 90 • 8% of students achieved an ATAR over 99 • 22% of students achieved an ATAR over 95 • Twelve students were named All-Round Achievers, which means 13% of the year group scored more than 90 in at least ten HSC Units • Six students were only 1 or 2 Units away from being ‘All Round Achievers’ • Our English results were outstanding, with KRB placed 14th overall for NSW • KRB students achieved 160 mentions on the Distinguished Achievers List for 2012 and 13 mentions for the accelerated Mathematics courses from 2011 4

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• Alice Russo and Olivia Templeman achieved joint 1st place in the State in French Continuers out of 893 students. Olivia also placed 4th in Italian Beginners and 7th in Studies of Religion I • Madeleine Miller ranked 9th in Geography • Isabella Ledden placed 15th in Ancient History.

Vale, Class of 2013 The Class of 2013 took advantage of the educational, professional and personal opportunities that arose throughout their time at KRB demonstrating humour, solidarity and diversity in the way they conducted themselves and coped with challenges. They worked hard to succeed, identified their passions, took risks and seized new opportunities.

At the Vale ceremony on 13 September a number of students were acknowledged for their academic achievements and contribution to KRB: • 23 students were given Year Scholar Awards for their outstanding achievement in the HSC Assessment Program; Claudia Anson, Mary-Grace Brunker, Yen-Ting Chung, Georgina Coutts, Alissa Del Vecchio, Nguyen Binh Nhi Do, Laura Goodfellow, Dominica Gray, Sophie Green, Philippa Harrison, Holly Johnson, Talia Kuo, Xi Lan, Annika Law, Kristina Mahony, Julia Padoani,

this page: (L–R) Olivia Templeman, Alice Russo, Brea Comino, Madeleine Miller and Sophie Harrison (Class of 2012). opposite page: Left: Monica Eaton, Holly Johnson, Philippa Harrison and Sarah Smith (Year 12). Top Right: Sr Mary Shanahan rscj and Sarah Smith Bottom Right: Year 12 2013 Boarders, Parents, Jill Miller and Hilary Johnston-Croke

Philippa Reynolds, Hannah Ryan, Rebecca Ryan, Sarah Smith, Edwina Still, Chuoyi Tan and Edwina Thackray.

• 20 students were presented with Blue Ribbon Awards for demonstrating: –– Strong support for the School’s Christian ethos, philosophy and practices shown in both personal manners and actions –– Initiative and commitment in performance of specific leadership responsibility –– Service to the School – going above and beyond their required expectations to serve students and community –– An active and independent approach to learning.

The students were: Monica Eaton, Dominica Gray, Philippa Harrison, Holly Johnson, Jesslyn Katherine, Kristina Mahony, Lucia May, Claudia McCristal, Rebecca Ryan, Edwina Thackray and Lucy Thompson. These were in addition to our Student Leadership team for 2012-2013, Mary-Grace Brunker, Laura Goodfellow, Sarah Smith, Jessica Gazal, Hannah Ryan, Rosa Moller, Georgina Coutts, Talia Kuo and Hannah Bolger.

• The Peg Magoffin Award was awarded to Monica Eaton for her outstanding service to the School.

• Sarah Smith was presented with the Sacred Heart Award for her active commitment to the Sacred Heart Goals.

• Two additional awards were presented this year: –– The Lara Tamsett Prize for Sporting Achievement, awarded to Holly Johnson for her outstanding sporting achievement –– The Principal’s Award for Resilience, awarded to Philippa Harrison for being a role model for others in how she dealt with challenging circumstances.

HSC ART EXPRESS Students from the Class of 2013 have been recognised for their creative achievements in the HSC Visual Arts programs: • Philippa Harrison, Sophie Green and Annika Law have been nominated for the Art Express Exhibition, an annual exhibition which showcases some of the best work selected from over 9,500 NSW students.

NAPLAN RESULTS Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students at Kincoppal-Rose Bay performed exceptionally well in this year’s NAPLAN (National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy) testing, that was carried out in May. The students performed significantly above the State mean as well as the NSW AIS mean across all of the tests (Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation, Numeracy, Data, Measurement Space and Geometry and Number, Patterns and Algebra).

Highlights • Year 3 students were significantly above the NSW AIS and State means in Reading, Writing, Grammar and Numeracy • Year 3 boys (13) improved 73 scale scores from 2012 data in Grammar and Punctuation • Year 3 boys were significantly above the NSW AIS and State means in Reading, Writing and Grammar and Punctuation • Year 5 girls were significantly above the NSW AIS and State means in Reading and Writing • Year 5 boys were significantly above the NSW AIS and State means in Numeracy PRINCIPAL’S REPORT 2013

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Clockwise from Top Left: Sophie Green (Year 12), Annika Law (Year 12), Lucas Coe (Joigny), Joigny students waiting for Mr Whippy, Year 5 French Immersion Class, Philippa Harrison (Year 12)

• Year 7 were significantly above the NSW AIS and State means in Writing and Grammar • Year 7 were 47 scale scores above the State average growth in Writing • Year 7 were 93 scale scores above the State average in Writing • Year 9 were significantly above the NSW AIS and State means in Reading, Writing and Grammar.

Co-Education in the KRB Junior School Focus groups for the parents of boys in Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 4 were held during 2013 to hear from the parents of boys as to what they believed were the key issues in boys’ education at KRB. Parents discussed the positive aspects of their son’s primary education and areas that could be developed. There was overwhelming support for a co-educational learning environment in the Junior School and much discussion about the importance of maintaining a critical mass of boys at each grade level. Much of the information gathered from these sessions has been used to develop key strategies for the School’s Strategic Plan for 2014 – 2016.

French Immersion in the Junior School In Term 4, KRB has been moving forward with an immersion French program – the AIM programme (Accelerative Integrated Methodology).

KRB has been progressively building on understanding and using instructions and classroom language in the target language as well as practical language based on: • asking someone’s name and introducing ourselves • asking and saying how we are feeling • asking important classroom questions, including “May I speak in English, please?”

• giving and responding to a variety of classroom instructions and actions.

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The AIM program rapidly accelerates second language acquisition and is the most comprehensive approach to language teaching and learning in the world today. It helps students gain much competence and confidence in the language at a very early stage in their language acquisition through song, dance, drama and story-telling. Students actively and consistently speak French in the classroom and each word is associated through a gesture so that translation is not necessary. This means we don’t need English in our French classroom!

Our students are engaged in language learning and have responded successfully and enthusiastically to a French-only approach.

Inspiring Discovery at Joigny The Joigny Centre has had another terrific year filled with learning and journeys into the unknown, capturing the essence of early childhood, the philosophies of Reggio Emilia and the wonder and creativity of our children.

Excursions The children at the Joigny Centre have enjoyed excursions and incursions to engage, challenge and complement their learning this year. They visited the Australian Museum to look at the exhibition about Treasure and to learn more about collections of spiders, small insects, gems, skulls and dinosaurs. Incursions included a visit from a vet and a visit from Mr Whippy after investigating ice cream. The highlight was the inclusion of a chicken hatching program where the children were able to watch chickens hatch, care for them and hold them.

Investigations This year some of the in depth investigations for the children included: • • • •

Why Children Love Ice Cream Pirates and Treasure Collections How to Capture a Rainbow The NRL Footy Table

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How to Cook Potatoes Bush Tucker Fairy Houses Making Potions Pipes and Water Feelings Remembering How Foxes See in the Dark Winter Warmers How can we Light the Night.

Philanthropy This year the Joigny Centre children raised over $3000 for charities including: • Jeans for Genes • The Leukaemia Foundation • The Fight Cancer Foundation • World Vision • The Missions • WIRES • The Smith Family.

As well, they donated: • 120 care packs to Aboriginal Communities through the Gunawirra Aboriginal Charity • 10 boxes of clothes to the preschool children of Bowraville • 5 baskets of non-perishable goods to the Salvation Army • Over 50 presents under the K-Mart Wishing Tree for under privileged children.

Environment In recognising World Environment Day children encouraged their parents to send rubbish free lunches, and enjoyed a day filled with gardening and helping their environment.

Wild Time enabled the children to: • • • •

Explore their natural surroundings Discover fox holes Munch on flowers Wrap trees for winter.

Special Events included: • Swimming lessons • Showcasing the Joigny Centre and demonstrating use of technology to grandparents on Grandparents’ Morning • Cooking and craft lessons with parents.

Technology This year Joigny has been using iPads within their learning program. We aim to ensure ICT is effectively integrated into teaching and learning through 2 areas: • innovative ways of using technology for learning • effective and evidence-based teaching of literacy and numeracy through the integration of iPad devices.

learning Innovation 2013 saw innovative ideas come to fruition at KRB with the introduction of Netbox Blue, the Parent Portal and a new learning management system called Moodle.

• Netbox Blue has allowed Year Coordinators in the Senior School to monitor student internet and social media usage. This knowledge has helped them to tailor pastoral programs which focus on helping students to construct an ethical digital footprint and safe use of technology.

• The Parent Portal, which is in its initial stages of introduction to parent groups, allows easy access to information such as student profiles, co-curricular activities and financial information as well as communicating with teachers and parents.

• Moodle, our new learning management system for students and teachers, was designed to provide easy access to subject information such as homework assignments. It is a great hub for sharing resources across classes and faculties.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS Students have been provided with engaging learning experiences where they have had opportunities to achieve both collaboratively and individually.

Collaborative Achievements • Kindergarten visited the Senior School Science Labs to investigate the human skeleton, discovering that their bodies are the same inside.

• Year 1 travelled to Bondi Beach to explore marine life as part of their Integrated Unit ‘Under the Sea’.

• Year 4 attended a scientific discovery presentation by Fizzics Education which explored the world of Science.

• Years 5 & 6 competed in the Da Vinci Decathlon and received an “Honours” award at the Tournament of Minds Challenge.

• Year 7 chose to create a collaborative photography based artwork to suit the bright, modern feel of the Stuart Centre. Each Year 7 student submitted 3 photos – one a self-portrait and the other two of people at KRB who inspire them or help create a strong sense of community. The photos are being used in an abstract way to form a mosaic print of the main building of KRB. • Year 9 students participated in the City Immersion Program, covering a range of activities which helped them develop as leaders and promoted a culture of independent, life-long learning.

• Year 10 attended The Day of Hope Seminar which provides knowledge, understanding, values and attitudes that form the foundation on which participants can build a hope filled future.

• During Young Entrepreneurs Week (YEW), Year 10 students developed a service business that could realistically be launched in the Australian market in the next 12 months. YEW week aims allow every student to have autonomy and demonstrate leadership.

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Individual Achievements • Juliet Ring (Year 7) won first prize in the Junior category of the 2013 Woollahra Youth Photographic Competition from over 250 entries. Juliet’s photograph aimed to convey the myriad of emotions we feel when we look at ourselves in the mirror.

• Rosemary Cook (Year 7) was accepted into the prestigious Gondwana Voices, Australia’s internationally renowned children’s choir for treble singers aged 10 –16.

• Georgia Hinds (Year 8) was the junior winner of the National Rostrum Voice of Youth competition.

• Maggie O’Toole (Year 9) gained 5th place in NSW in the Novice Division of the Singles Figure Ice-skating.

• Lara Parmenter (Year 9) came 6th at State Age in Division 1 Netball. Lara also played State League and competed in the Academy Games representing the Sydney Netball Academy.

• Harriet Beavis (Year 9) and Elena Coluzzi Farrell (Year 9) were State Nippers and represented North Bondi.

• Antoinette Radford (Year 9) competed in the CHS Sailing Regatta.

• Lena Albin (Year 9) took the lead role in the Cranbrook Musical, The Boyfriend.

• Tara Ritchie (Year 9) organised a KRB Team to participate in “Light the Night” in September to raise money for leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma, in memory of her mother Elisabeth.

• Natalia Pruszynska (Year 4) won a Gold Award for the NSW Board of Studies Annual Primary School Competition – Write On. • Tyla Comino (Year 9) developed the Bushfire Appeal Sports Activity Fundraiser initiative.

• Sabrina Kwok (Year 11) achieved 6th place at the Junior World Swimming Championships for the 50m backstroke, held in Dubai.

• Marie-Sophie Tanguy (Year 11) completed the French Continuers and French Extension HSC courses as an accelerated student.

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• Eight Year 11 students completed the HSC Mathematics 3 unit as accelerated students; Georgina Ringler, Carrie Wang, Madeleine Clunies-Ross, Bronte Wilson, Alexandra Powell, Eloise Gibbs, Christina Han and Sarah Gardiner.

• Bella Lamaro (Year 6) was awarded a medal for achieving a score in the top 10% of participants at the Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiad.

• Victoria Ashley’s (Year 9 ) artwork “Mapping My World” received a Highly Commended in the 2013 Schools Reconciliation Challenge. She was also awarded a prize in the MLA-PRA “Aboriginal Exhibition and Art Prize” for her ‘Stories in the Bush’ artwork.

• Philippa Harrison (Year 12) won 2nd prize at the prestigious Mosman Youth Art Award for her charcoal work ‘My Grandmother’.

• Kate Simmons (Year 12) was awarded 1st prize in the Senior category at the Woollahra Youth Photo Competition.

OUT OF CLASSROOM LEARNING EXPERIENCES In 2013 many diverse learning activities took place outside of the classroom: • Year 6 Coolendel Camp tested students’ limits and their trip to Canberra helped to consolidate their learning about Democracy.

• The Junior School’s annual “Girls’ Night Out” and “Boys Day Out” events included kayaking for boys with their fathers and games with girls and their mothers.

• The Year 7 Camp at Stanwell Tops offered a number of experiences, from rock climbing, taking a giant swing (off a cliff!), bushwalking and team building games.

These experiences encouraged students to learn to make decisions as a group, develop leadership skills, be selfreliant and meet new challenges by creative problemsolving.

• Year 8 went to Camp Wombaroo in the Southern Highlands, where they participated in various activities including a full day 16km hike up Mt Jellore and High and Low Rope challenges. Sessions with a local Aboriginal Elder gave them information about the importance of the land, plants and animals. They heard stories from The Dreamtime and painted their own ‘story’ with Aboriginal symbols. At school they followed up their experience with creative writing and mathematical activities.

• A record percentage of Year 9 students signed up to complete their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award, beginning with a practice hike in August and the qualifying expedition during the Year 9 Outdoor Education Program at the end of November.

• The Year 10 Trip to Canberra increased the students’ knowledge and understanding of Australia’s political, social and military history.

• Four Year 11 students, Christina Han, Georgina Ringler, Eloise Gibbs and Clarissa Duncan attended the Witherspoon Network Leadership Camp in the July holidays, offered to students from around Australia. They participated in a series of lectures on topics including philosophy, literature, history, theology, social justice, media, relativism and political theory. This camp assisted the students to develop their leadership skills and their ability to convey their opinions in a thoughtful and considered manner.

• This year’s topic at Q&A @KRB, “The Future of the Australian Economy” saw students from KRB, Scots, Newington and Trinity debate alongside guest panellists; Adam Creighton, economics correspondent for The Australian newspaper, Paul Bloxham, chief economist at HSBC Australia and Caroline Overington, Walkley Award winning Journalist and Associate Editor at the Australian Women’s Weekly. The panel was chaired by parent Natasha Nankivell, Managing Director of The Carlyle Group.

• Year 12’s trip to Great Barrier Reef saw them experiencing key aspects of the HSC syllabus first hand: banana farming in Northern Queensland and the biophysical interactions of two world heritage listed areas: The Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Forest.

• In July Bronte Wilson, and in September Isabella Monardo, Georgia Hinds, Lily Fuller and Charlotte McAloon, took part in the YMCA Youth Parliament where they participated in debates over public policy and gained a better understanding about State Parliament and its procedures.

INDIGENOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM We continued our commitment to Indigenous education and strengthened our partnership with the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation. Our students’ lives were enriched by their participation in the many varied programs AIEF provides. In particular, Year 12 student, Tarryn Brown distinguished herself as a young woman with leadership potential in the AIEF work readiness program. Our Year 10 students enjoyed many social outings through the AIEF mentoring program.

2013 also marked the introduction of the KRB Staff Mentor Program for Indigenous Students. The program addresses the need for students to master strategies to help them successfully negotiate: • the transition between strong family ties associated with traditional Aboriginal culture and • the need to make new connections and form strong social and emotional bonds with the members of the KRB community.

The KRB mentors act as a bridge between these worlds and as a guide in the Indigenous student’s educational journey.

The program has been successful in meeting its aims this year with each Indigenous student being paired with a member of the Senior School staff.

OPPOSITE PAGE: Anastasia Maurici (K) and Jamaica Levy (K) in the Senior School Science Labs, Juliet Ring (Year 7) and Georgia Hinds (Year 9). THIS PAGE: Clockwise from Left: Claire Shephard (Year 10) in Canberra, Boys’ Day Out, KRB and Newington Students at Q&A, Christina Han, Georgina Ringler, Eloise Gibbs and Clarissa Duncan (Year 11) at Witherspoon, Year 7 Camp.

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STAFF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING During 2013 the P –12 staff committed themselves to high quality professional learning opportunities so as to support their growth and development. Staff actively participated in leadership seminars and other conferences and in-services incorporating guest speakers, workshops, planning activities and training in compliance-related areas.

• A major area for professional learning this year has been in preparing for the Australian Curriculum. Our Professional Learning Conference at the start of Term 2 had as its theme “Implementing the Australian Curriculum and a Whole School Approach to Academic Care”. Key outcomes were to: –– develop curriculum documentation in relation to the Australian Curriculum –– consolidate positive education at KRB in continuing to develop a growth mindset philosophy –– provide strategies such as coaching to assist in creating a positive school climate that supports academic performance and well being and enhances ICT skills aligned to 21st century thinking and learning.

Staff worked collaboratively in teams to encourage critical thinking in an online course from Harvard University entitled “Making Thinking Visible”. Teachers also modelled thinking routines in their classes and shared the outcomes with their colleagues.

• Many senior school teachers were selected to be markers for the Higher School Certificate, providing insights into the marking process and the criteria for the allocation of the various bands.

• A number of teachers presented papers at state and interstate conferences and workshops and have been invited to sit on various committees for the Association of Independent Schools and Board of Studies.

• We continued our involvement in the AIS Mentoring Course where two of our teachers mentored junior teachers. This supports teachers in their professional work and builds teacher capacity across the independent sector in NSW. • Our HSIE, RE Departments and Stage 1 teachers in the Junior School were involved in the Teacher Review and Development System. Here teachers are allocated as either reviewers or reviewees and trained in the online system, Appretio, with the view to developing their teaching skills through targeted professional learning.

• The Principal, Director of Students and Head of the Junior School attended the Sacred Heart Schools Leadership Conference in August at Stuartholme School, Brisbane to share ideas about Sacred Heart education.

• The Principal completed a course at London business School – “High Performance People Skills for Leaders”.

• The Deputy Principal completed the AIS Flagship Course • The Director of Students and Director of Learning Innovation completed the AIS Executive Leadership Course.

• The Staff Retreat in September was ‘Walking in the Presence of God’, which focused on the Goal for the year ‘A Deep Respect for Intellectual Values’.

Consequently, professional learning at KRB during 2013 has indeed been ongoing, experiential, collaborative, and connected to and derived from working with students so as to ensure the best possible outcomes.

Megan Kennedy, Mark McCrossin, Tanika Perry and Tarley Ridgeway, staff on the journey of prayer at the september retreat.

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CO-CURRICULAR CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES

In 2013 KRB students have been involved in many co-curricular activities, which have challenged them and have given them the opportunity to strive to achieve their personal best.

DEBATING & PUBLIC SPEAKING

ISDA and Archdale

Across the age groups, KRB debaters have discussed issues ranging from North Korea, Australian politics, drugs in sport, Indigenous land rights, gun ownership in America and sexism in the media. The fact that our debaters have opinions on these issues speaks to the intellect of our students. But the fact that they are willing to engage in a competitive, public debate on these issues speaks to their courage, confidence and talent.

Over the 2013 season, KRB won the majority of debates we competed in, in both the ISDA and Archdale competitions.

Junior School Public Speaking • The Junior School Public Speaking Finals for 2013 were held in Term Four during Week 2. The standard of speaking of the boys and girls was once again extremely high. The adjudicators commented on the impressive level of research that was obvious in each speech and the professional standard of the overall presentations.

They were also impressed with the confidence, manner and diction of all the boys and girls in the various finals.

Victor di Paola (Kindy), Georgina Madsen (Year 1), Michaela Sorrenti (Year 4), Caitlin Mulveney (Year 6) and Daniel Monardo (Year 6) all gained 1st Place in their division.

• In ISDA our Primary A team was extremely impressive winning all but one of their debates and eventually being named the ISDA Champions in their division.

• Our standout Senior team was Year 8 who just missed out on the Grand Final, but still progressed to Semi Final Three, placing them in the top 4 teams out of the 36 schools in the competition.

• In the Archdale competition, we again performed incredibly well as a school. KRB finished 6th out of 21 schools in the overall Shield results, which was an improvement of 4 ranks on our 2012 results.

• We had five out of seven teams progress to the finals of the competition with 7A and 8B just narrowly missing out in the Semi Finals.

• The 7B team was successful in all of their final debates and became the Archdale Champions in their division.

ABOVE: JUNIOR CHOIR AT NIGHT OF SONG.

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Other Competitions • In the AHIGS Festival of Speech our Junior team debated an impressive 5 rounds in 24 hours in a knockout style competition leading all the way to the Grand Final.

• In Public Speaking, Georgia Hinds (Year 8) won the Junior Division of the NSW State Finals of the Rostrum Voice of Youth Public Speaking Competition.

• Isabella Monardo (Year 8) competed in the State Final of the Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award.

• In the Term 3 holidays Isabella Monardo, Georgia Hinds, Charlotte McAloon and Lily Fuller (Year 8) participated in the YMCA Junior Parliament. Here the girls spent time at both camp and NSW State Parliament drafting policies and discussing Matters of Public Importance (MPI’s).

• Georgia Hinds and Isabella Monardo competed in the finals of the UN Youth Voice NSW Public Speaking Competition. Isabella was successful and won the Grand Final of this competition.

• Our Speech and Awards students; Caitlin Mulveney, Xavier Zuccon, Natasha Ong, Alice Hodgson and Lara Bartos competed in the Trinity College London exams with fantastic results.

CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS Music At Kincoppal – Rose Bay we continued with our inclusive “all comers” policy, and the belief that our KRB community is strengthened by music involvement, by encouraging and enabling all students to participate in music making and study.

• All students attended performances at school and the City Recital Hall by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Oz Opera and Musica Viva. The Elective Music students also attended evening performances of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Meet the Music Concert Series and two Opera Performances.

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• At the fortnightly Senior School assemblies, students performed a diverse repertoire of solos and small ensembles.

• Our annual “Night of Song” in May showcased choral solo, Junior, Senior, Chamber Choir works and combined choir items. Guest soloist was Maia Andrews, a 2007 alumna, graduate of UNSW and a singer who is now in the “Young Artist Program” at Pacific Opera.

• Year 5 and Year 6 students performed at the IPSHA Music Festival in the Sydney Town Hall in August and joined the massed combined choir of over 500 young voices conducted by KRB Choral Director, Mr Mark Stubley.

• At the Senior School Chapel Concert held in August, we heard solo performances from the HSC Music candidates as well as ensembles of choirs, orchestra, strings and chamber groups.

• In early Term 4 a Gala Concert was presented featuring Junior and Senior student ensembles as well as world class professionals Dimity Hall, Julian Smiles and Amelia Farrugia.

• Musicians and their families celebrated the year in Music at the Annual Music Dinner. The “Friends of the Music Department” formed from within the P & F has also supported and encouraged Music at KRB. • A Junior School Band was formed in 2013 and a band program commenced. These students, learning a variety of band instruments in a group lesson, had their debut performance at the Gala Concert.

• Throughout the year, KRB Accomplishment Music teachers have regularly presented Twilight Studio Concerts for the families and friends of students studying with our peripatetic music tutors.

• Auditions for our 2014 Musical, Once on This Island were held in Term 4. A cast of more than 65 students was successful in the auditions, and they were joined by boys from Cranbrook, Waverley and Riverview.

• Planning and networking with our International sister schools has also been on-going in 2013. The Music Department is embarking on our first European Tour in December 2014 with a tour group of 20 musicians from our ensembles. We will perform a combined Advent Concert with Sacré Coeur Vienna, a concert at Sacré Coeur Graz and visit sites of musical importance in Prague and Salzburg.

Drama • The Edwina Taylor Clark Auditorium was transformed into a theatrical space to present this year’s school play Girl with a String. Written and directed by Michael Pigott, the play told a beautiful story about memory, about family, and about growing up. Over 50 students from Years 5 to 11 were involved in the cast and production crew. The production showcased the talents of our students, as young actors, stage managers and lighting and sound technicians. The opportunity for the students to work with external and industry professional directors and designers was one that has hopefully inspired them to continue their involvement in future creative and performing arts opportunities.

• In August, the HSC Drama students performed their Individual and Group works for their parents, peers, teachers and the HSC examiners. All students were involved in the Group Performances, with students also presenting their Individual Projects in the areas of Performance, Costume Design and Promotional Design.

• Several Drama Nights were held in the Drama Studio throughout the year to showcase students’ talent: –– Monologues written by Australian playwrights were presented by Year 11

–– Year 10 students presented The Real Surreal; devising performances based upon anti-realism performance styles –– Year 9 Drama students performed Headlines: two thought-provoking and self-devised group performances in the style of Documentary Drama.

• Students across Year 10 –12 subscribed to the 2013 season of performances presented by the Belvoir Theatre.

• K – 6 Drama students raised $130 for Unicef’s Syrian appeal through their performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Art & Design • One of the highlights of the year has been the USA Art and Cultural Tour in which 20 students flew to Los Angeles, Washington, Boston and New York. The 15 day tour covered all the major sights and iconic monuments of these cities, including visits to a vast array of museums and galleries. Students viewed first hand many of the artworks in the Metropolitan Museum and the MOMA in New York. The tour also included a visit to the Smithsonian Institute and Georgetown University in Washington, Harvard University campus in Boston and the Boston Fine Arts Museum. Visits to the Sacred Heart Schools in Manhattan and Connecticut affirmed the importance of being a part of a global Sacred Heart network.

• The artworks of Year 12 students were displayed in the HSC Art Exhibition in the Maureen Tudehope Centre.

The diversity and breadth of the works was remarkable with a range of media including film, installation, painting, sculpture, printmaking and digital photography.

OPPOSITE PAGE: Junior School Public Speakers, Isabella Monardo, Megan Fitzgerald, Lara Parmenter and Eloise Bridgers at AHIGS, Primary A Debaters; Dominic Grimshaw, Claudia Chen, Tanami Penfold, Caitlin Mulveney and Zoe Davidson. THIS PAGE: Clockwise from Top Left: “Girl with a String” Cast, Gayle Ting (Year 9), Alice Ham (Year 10) and Lili Jackson (Year 10) in “Girl with a String”, KRB US Art Tour and outside the Convent of the sacred Heart in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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SPORT Kincoppal – Rose Bay students have taken advantage of many sporting opportunities in 2013 and have participated in challenging competitions with excellent results: • Winners of Division 2 at IGSSA Swimming, 6th place overall • Winners of Division 2 Gymnastics, 9th place overall • 5th place at IGSSA Cross Country • 2nd place Division 2 Athletics and 9th place overall • KRB has placed within the top 10 schools in all sporting events • KRB had a record number of students following the NSWCIS Pathways to State and National Championships through sport this year.

• Sophie Kass – 1st place, 16 years Long Jump; Maisie Stevens – 2nd place, 13 years 100m; Lucy Cowper – 2nd place, 17–19 years 3km; Lucy Thompson – 3rd place 17 –19 years 3km and 3rd place, 18 –19 years 1500m; Emily Thompson – 4th place in both 16 years 100m and 200m; Phoebe McGeoch – 4th place, 15 years 800m.

• At the NSW All Schools Athletics Championships, Sophie Kass achieved 2nd place in the 16 years Long Jump and a Silver medal.

Badminton

Athletics

Basketball

IGSSA Athletics Carnival KRB placed 2nd in division 2 and 10th overall out of 28 schools. The finalists were • Sienna Mulham – 3rd place, 12 years 80m hurdles • Sophie Stack – 3rd place, 15 years 90m Hurdles • Sophie Kass – 4th place, 16 Years 100m Hurdles • Phoebe McGeoch – 4th place, 15 years 800m • Chloe Conrick – 4th place, 12 years 200m • Maisie Stevens – 4th place, 13 years 200m; 3rd place, 13 years 100m • Emily Thompson – 2nd place, 16 years 200m; 4th place, 16 years 100m • Maisie Stevens, Maggie O’Toole, Sarah Maloney, Alessandra Gazal and Harriet Robertson – 4th place, 12 –14 years relay 4 x100m • Molly Windsor, Emily Thompson, Frances Ryan and Sophie Kass – 2nd place, 15 – 16 years 4 x100m relay • Madeleine Mercer – 4th place, 16 years Shot Put • Sophie Kass – 1st place, 16 years Long Jump

• Four Year 3 – 6 Basketball teams played in the IPSHA Boys’ Basketball competition • The KRB 2, 4, 6, 12 and 15 teams were all Premiers in 2013 in their divisions.

NSW CIS Athletics KRB had 9 students competing at the NSW CIS Athletics Carnival at Homebush on Wednesday 18 September. Their outstanding results are as follows:

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The KRB 1 Badminton team achieved 1st place in this new KRB sport for 2013.

NSW CIS Basketball • Hannah Ryan competed at the NSW All Schools Basketball championships in Gosford, where she represented NSWCIS after following the pathway from IGSSA through to NSWCIS. • Five of the KRB Basketball teams were Premiers in their division.

Cross Country • Holly Johnson was winner of the Liz Miller Shield at the Year 3 –12 Cross Country Carnival.

• At the IGSSA Cross Country Carnival held at Frensham School the KRB team placed 5th overall.

• KRB performed exceptionally well this year at the 2013 IGSSA and IPSHA Cross Country Carnivals with a record of seventeen girls representing KRB at the NSWCIS Cross Country Carnival at Eastern Creek. Outstanding results at this Carnival included: Holly Johnson achieving 3rd place in 18 years, Lucy Thompson achieving 9th place in 18 years, Eva Smith achieving 9th place in 8/9 years and Amelia Smith coming 10th in 10 years.

Clockwise from Left: Sarah Smith (Year 12) at IGsSA, Coco Remond, Natasha Wong, Eloise North and Michaela Sorrenti at NSW CIS, , Tildesley Tennis Shield Team, KRB Badminton, Molly Windsor, Laura Wotherspoon, Sabrina Kwok and Alessandra Colombini at igssa.

• At the NSW All Schools Cross Country Carnival Holly Johnson placed 3rd overall in the 18 Years, receiving the Bronze medal and qualifying for the National Cross Country Championships in Launceston, where she placed 7th overall.

Dance KRB enjoyed another wonderful year in 2013 with many strong performances and ongoing weekly classes working on the technique, expression and co-ordination development along with the core value of the program – learning through fun exploration.

• The Senior Show Troupe represented KRB for the first time in the City of Ryde Eisteddfod • Performances were held mid-year with the Dance Expo, showcasing our Senior and Junior Show Troupes, Hip Hop Crews, Ballet private students and student choreographies • Dance @KRB was proud to put together the KRB Roosters Dance Squad and were invited twice to perform prior to Roosters’ games at the Allianz Stadium • Various dance classes performed at assemblies in both the Junior and Senior School • All dance students concluded 2013 with the End of Year Dance Concert showcasing all levels.

• KRB had 2 team penning teams: Kaylie Hunter, Vanessa Smith, Heidi Noonan, Xanthea Smith and Lucy Edwards, with both teams achieving 2nd place out of 50 teams.

Football • Six Kindergarten to Year 2 Soccer teams played in the Eastern Suburbs Football Competition • The KRB 2 Football team were premiers in the Football Grand Finals • Three Year 3 – 6 Soccer teams played in the IPSHA competition, with the Year 3 – 4 team being undefeated • Phoebe McGeoch was selected to play Open IGSSA Football team. She represented IGSSA in the Tri State Challenge and was part of the winning IGSSA team in this competition.

Gymnastics At the IPSHA & IGSSA Gymnastics, KRB gymnasts placed 1st in division 2 and 9th place overall. Maddisen Gazal placed 1st with her Ball routine, Claudia Jones placed 3rd with Clubs and Georgia Strain placed 2nd with floor.

Gymnasts achieved outstanding results at the NSW CIS Gymnastsics, with Coco Remond placing 2nd in floor and Claudia Jones 3rd in Clubs. Maddisen Gazal placed 4th on Ball. These are the best results KRB has ever had at CIS.

Equestrian

Hockey

KRB had a team of eight girls competing at the North-West Equestrian Expo at Coonabarabran.

KRB was very well represented in the IGSSA Semi Finals with 4 out of 5 Hockey making Semi Finals.

• Prue Anderson achieved 3rd place in working horse challenge, 4th in dressage pairs with Xanthe O’Neill, 4th in Time Trial, 1st in Key Hole, 1st AM7 show jumping, 1st in A2 show jumping and Reserve Champion, 14 years show jumping Reserve Champion and best 14 years female rider ( out of 121 riders).

• Xanthe O’Neill achieved 2nd place in 1C dressage, 4th in ID Dressage, Reserve Champion in dressage, 2nd in 14.2 –15hh hack and 4th in dressage pairs.

• Annabel Noonan achieved 3rd place in 17 years 75cm show jumping and 3rd in round teams 6 bar.

• Heidi Noonan, Kaylie Hunter and Vanessa Smith reached the semi finals of Polo Crosse.

Netball

Clockwise from Left: Sophie Kass (Year 10), KRB Equestrian Team, Lucy Thompson and Holly Johnson (Year 12), KRB 6 Basketball, Emily Thompson at igssa.

19 out of 31 Netball Teams reached the semi-finals. The KRB 2, 4, 5, 18 and 26 Netball Teams were Premiers.

Rowing Ainsley Zammit competed at the IGSSA Rowing Regatta where she placed 3rd overall and received a Bronze medal.

Rugby • Years 3-6 boys played in the Luke Ricketson and Bondi United 7 aside Rugby League competitions • Boys from Years 2 – 6 were involved in a rugby union coaching clinic run by the Head Coach of the Australian Rugby Union team, Ewen McKenzie.

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Snow Sports

Swimming

• 19 students competed in the Sydney Interschools Snowsports Championships, held at Thredbo, with many achieving personal bests. Barat-Burn students were awarded two trophies - the Primary Female Skiing Champions and Primary Female Overall Champions.

• At the State Snow Sports Championships, Perisher, Penelope Hughes achieved 1st place and was Gold medal State Champion in Division 5 alpine and 2nd place with Silver medal in Division 5 moguls. The KRB Team placed 2nd in Division 5 moguls. In division 4 moguls, KRB placed 1st as a team with Bridget Lennon achieving a Gold medal, 1st place and State Champion. In Division 5 Skier Cross, Phoebe Hughes achieved 4th place. KRB placed 5th overall in the NSW Girls schools overall point score table.

• At the Nationals Snow Sports, Mt Buller, Victoria, the Division 4 (Years 5 & 6) moguls team won a Gold medal, a fantastic result. Special mention goes to Penelope Hughes who also received a top 10 place in the skier cross and moguls.

• Phoebe Hughes was one of 22 students to be invited by the NSW Institute of Sport as a Snow Sports Association Athlete of the Future to attend the Moguls Development Camp.

• Penelope Hughes was awarded an “Alpine Rising Stars Award” by the NSW Snow Sports Association, offered to a small number of selected racers who performed at high levels in interschool competitions.

At the NSW CIS Swimming Championships Years 3-6, the 4 x 50m Freestyle relay team: Coco Remond, Natasha Wong, Eloise North and Michaela Sorrenti achieved 4th place.

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IGSSA Swimming KRB placed 1st in Division 2, winning the Division 2 shield and 6th place overall out of the 26 IGSSA schools. There were a number of outstanding individual performances: • Alessandra Colombini gained 2nd place in 16 years 50m Butterfly, Sabrina Kwok gained 1st place in 16 years 50m Backstroke. Laura Wotherspoon gained 3rd place in 16 Years 50m Breaststroke, Alessandra Gazal gained 2nd place in 14 Years 50m Butterfly, Casey Brassel gained 4th place in the 17 Years 50m Butterfly.

• The Intermediate Medley team and the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Freestyle relay team all achieved 4th place.

NSWCIS Swimming Championships KRB had a record number of swimmers competing at the NSWCIS Swimming Championships.

• Sabrina Kwok, 16 years, achieved: –– 1st place in 100m Backstroke –– 1st place in 100m Freestyle –– 1st place in 50m Backstroke (breaking her own record from 2012).

NSW All Schools • Sabrina Kwok achieved –– 1st place – 100m Freestyle – Gold medal at State level –– 2nd place – 100m Backstroke – Silver medal at State level –– 1st place 50m Freestyle – Gold medal • Alessandra Colombini 16 Years achieved –– 4th place – 200 Individual Medley –– 1st place – 400m Freestyle –– 3rd place – 200m Freestyle –– 2nd place – 400m Freestyle – Silver medal at State level • Alessandra Gazal 14 Years achieved 3rd place in the 50m Butterfly.

Tennis • In the Tildesley Tennis Competition singles players Tamara Verus and Eloise Bridgers reached the 3rd round and Bijanka Bacic reached the 2nd round. In doubles Georgina Coutts and Philippa Harrison reached the 4th round and Olivia Forster and Kate Fowler reached the 2nd round.

• The KRB 14 & KRB 18 were winners in the Term 1 IGSSA Tennis competition. KRB 3 were the Term 4 premiers.

• The number of teams doubled in Term 4 IPSHA Tennis with much commitment shown by all students.

• In the Sacré Coeur Tennis Tour Melbourne, the KRB A team placed 2nd (missing out on first place by 1 point) and the B Grade team placed 3rd overall.

Touch Football Eight out of 15 teams are playing at the Grand Finals.

Triathlon KRB had 36 students representing the school at the NSW All Schools Championships The Intermediate Team of Alessandra Colombini, Emily Thompson and Molly Windsor achieved 19th place overall.

Water Polo • Year 5 and 6 teams competed in Water Polo for the first time.

• KRB 1, KRB 7 and KRB 8 reached the Eastern Suburbs Water Polo Semi Finals.

Opposite page: Clockwise from Left: KRB 4 Football, Ainsley Zammit (Year 10), Bridget Lennon and Phoebe Hughes, KRB Gymnastics Team, Year 8 Netball 3rd Team, End of Year Dance Concert, Year 3-4 Soccer. This page: From top: year 2 ESFA, Ewan McKenzie Rugby Clinic, SacrÉ Coeur Cup Tennis team, KRB 1 Waterpolo Team.

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LEADERSHIP

Many student leadership opportunities were offered at KRB in 2013, enabling students to be challenged in a diverse range of leadership roles.

The 2013 student leaders showed much commitment and service to the KRB community. The Student Leadership Committee was capably led by Mary-Grace Brunker, supported by Laura Goodfellow, Sarah Smith, Jessica Gazal, Hannah Ryan, Rosa Moller, Georgina Coutts, Talia Kuo and Hannah Bolger. They adopted the theme of Channel 13 News with a catch-phrase of “Bringing Spirit to you since 1882.” The students were particularly effective in introducing the “Freshie initiative” to the whole student body as a way of being environmentally friendly.

Leadership Opportunities Two Forums were held during 2013 at KRB where students heard from women of influence about their experiences of leadership.

• At the International Women’s Day Breakfast in March, guest speaker and parent, Dr Sarah-Jane Spencer, emphasised the importance of optimism and courage when approaching educational and career opportunities. Dr Spencer specialised in Forensic Psychiatry and subsequently completed a Master of Laws in 2010. She is currently working at the Metropolitan Remand Reception Centre in Silverwater.

• KRB’s fifth Women & Leadership Forum was held on Monday, 12 August. The panel was hosted by our senior 2013 – 2014 student leaders with four speakers: Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Review into the treatment of Women in the Australian Defence Force, Samantha Armytage, journalist and 18

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co-host of the breakfast show, Sunrise, Danica Leys, Rural Women’s Award winner, NSW/ACT Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation and Lisa Paul, AO PSM – Secretary, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. The advice provided by these women to KRB students and to those from other schools was to be resilient, to seize all opportunities, to find a good mentor and to always support other women throughout your career.

Peer Support at KRB Year 9 students commenced their Peer Support training in 2013 in preparation to becoming Peer Support Mentors for Year 7 in 2014. The program aims to enhance student development through a focus on such concepts as: • • • •

Sense of self Resilience Connectedness Sense of possibility

By implementing such strategies the Peer Support Mentors aim to assist the younger students with the development of confidence and optimism and a positive approach to their well-being.

Year 5 students trained as Peer Support leaders and led a series of peer support sessions with groups of students from Kindergarten to Year 4 in Term 3.

Opposite page: Hilary Johnston-Croke with Inez Hernandez-Denham, Matisse Nettis, Zhenyi Wang, Georgina Ringler, Maryanne McRedmond, Amelia McGuire, Sabrina Kwok, Lucy Cowper and Madeleine Clunies-Ross. This page: From left: Georgina Ringler, Jane Slattery, Hilary Johnston-Croke and Mary-Grace Brunker at the student Leadership inauguration. Tahndra Knight (Year 5), Naomi Gothard (ELC), Holly Harris (Year 5), Olivia King (ElC), Yasmin Muldoon (Year 5). Environment Committee.

Elizabeth Broderick, Samantha Armytage, Danica Leys and Lisa Paul at the women & leadership forum. Junior School Leaders.

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STUDENT WELL-BEING

Positive Education Positive Education in educational context focuses on student resilience, wellbeing and accomplishment. Positive education at KRB places an emphasis on strengths rather than deficits, on positive experiences rather than difficulties, on competency building and on what is going well rather than what is not working (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000).

A growth mindset is fostered through a focus on learning experiences for students to always strive for their personal best. The KRB Pastoral program for each year group has been designed according to Martin Seligman’s (2011) pillars of positive psychology as described in his acronym PERMA: Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Accomplishment, specifically linked to school-based pedagogy and practices that enhance student well being, resilience and achievement.

In 2013 each Year Group Parent Information Evening 7-12 included a presentation on Academic Care at KRB. The fundamental philosophy of Academic Care is to develop the students’ sense of well-being by helping them to establish rewarding and positive relationships with those around them.

An explanation of Seligman’s PERMA and the concept of a student flourishing, as well as an analysis of Steve Biddulph’s identification of girls’ developmental growth, was used to ensure the development of a supportive and knowledgeable relationship between the School and home.

Transition to Senior School Program The Program is designed to assist our Year 6 students with a sense of continuity and connectedness as they begin their secondary schooling. Knowing what to expect is of great importance to a student’s sense of belonging and level of well-being.

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• Each Year 6 student is paired with a Year 7 student who will act as her “Big Sister” throughout her first year of Year 7 • Big sister/Little Sister lunches are held in Term 3 and Term 4 • Students are given an overview of the Senior Laptop Program and an introduction to the Year 7 Mathematics course by senior teachers • Sessions on planning and organisational skills and social transition skills, are presented by the School Counsellor.

Cyber Safety – Safe Social Media usage The Social Media Information Evening in Term 3 for the parents and guardians of our Year 4-12 students provided parents with more knowledge about the range of social media that young people can access. Fundamentally, students need to know how to keep themselves safe online and how to maintain an ethical digital footprint in a rapidly changing, technological world. Advice included: • finding out what social networking sites your child is using • whether their settings are turned to private • agreeing on responsible usage.

DARTA Presentation for students and Parents/ Guardians • Drug and Alcohol Research Training Australia (DARTA) presentations were held for Years 10 and 11 students and for all parents and guardians of the KRB community. These presentations by Paul Dillon, author of “Teenagers, Alcohol and Drugs”, provided accurate and up-to-date information on the use and abuse of these substances. The parent information session empowered parents to have meaningful conversations with their child concerning these issues.

FAITH, MISSION & SERVICE •

In 2013 opportunities to develop the faith life were given through a number of special occasions.

• In February Kincoppal – Rose Bay hosted the annual meeting for Principals, Board Chairs and members of the Provincial Team of the Society of the Sacred Heart. Each school reported on its Sacred Heart focus goal for the previous year and how the school community has lived out this goal. The Principal reported on Kincoppal-Rose Bay’s goal of ‘Personal Growth in an Atmosphere of Wise Freedom’, highlighting the variety of opportunities presented to our students.

• The Principal, during her sabbatical leave, visited Sacred Heart schools in Kilgraston, Scotland and Atherton, California. She and the Director of Mission attended the USA Society of the Sacred Heart Spirituality Forum at Atherton, California. The keynote address focused on the Centenary year of the death of Janet Erskine Stuart and was titled ‘Janet Erskine Stuart: Spirituality and Education for the 21st Century’.

• The ANZNET Formation to Mission for Sacred Heart Schools held at Baradene, centred on the importance of nourishing the spirit through the means of an academic education, and the ways in which the example of St Madeleine Sophie and the RSCJs, past and present, act as guides for this way of truly living our Christian faith. Keynote speaker, Sr. Suzanne Cooke, reflected on the necessity for students to experience happiness throughout their education and the need to be ever mindful of situations that may threaten their sense of well being.

• The European Conference for Head Teachers of Sacred Heart Schools was held in Dublin in October, and the Principal attended as the representative of ANZNET. The focus of the Conference was ‘Leading Sacred Heart Education in the 21st Century’. Keynote speaker Dr. Phil Kilroy rscj gave an address entitled ‘The educational inspiration of Madeleine Sophie Barat’, while Dr. Deirdre Raftrey spoke about ‘Passing the torch: trustees, teachers and the legacy of Madeleine Sophie Barat’.

• The Retreat and Spiritualty program enabled students to reflect on their relationship with God and to deepen their appreciation of the gifts in their lives. Year 9 explored the problem of homelessness, both physical and emotional.

They were joined on their Reflection morning by 16 students from St Stephen’s Girls’ College Hong Kong.

On their Street Retreat they were addressed by speakers from St Canice’s Church, Wayside and Oasis.

• The theme of the Year 12 Retreat was ‘A Deep Respect for Intellectual Values’. Students explored what it was to be a human and particularly, what it means to be a daughter of the Sacred Heart and created a moving liturgy which highlighted their appreciation and understanding of Sacred Heart spirituality in their lives.

• The Year 11 Retreat enabled students to participate in activities designed to develop and build their leadership skills, enhance their abilities to work in teams and offered time for prayerful reflection on the values of a Sacred Heart education. The theme was ‘Sacred Heart Spirituality – Being the love of the Heart of God to and in the world’. Sr Lynette Toohey rscj and Sr Diana Hayes rscj gave video presentations.

opposite page: krb transition to senior school program. this page: year 11 retreat.

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• The school community came together in prayer for the Student Leadership Inauguration Ceremony, with reflections emphasising the importance of leadership in the tradition of Sacred Heart Education.

Opportunities for gaining a greater understanding of the Christian faith and other faiths were offered in 2013: • In June Kincoppal – Rose Bay hosted an Interfaith Dialogue Day, attended by Year 11 students from various schools of different faith traditions, Christianity, Islam and Judaism. They discussed what their faith means to them and how they live out their faith in multicultural and multi-faith Sydney.

• The theme of the Staff Retreat in September was ‘Walking in the Presence of God’, which focused on the Goal for the year ‘A Deep Respect for Intellectual Values’. A highlight was The Journey of Prayer to four sites of importance in the life of the School.

• A number of Spirituality evenings were held including one with guest speaker Father Frank Brennan sj who spoke on the topic ‘What is the ethical life?’

Participation in Eucharists, liturgies and sacraments is a significant part of the life of the School.

• The beginning of the Kincoppal – Rose Bay school year was marked with an opening Mass celebrating Sacred Heart education. The celebrant was Most Rev Peter A Comensoli DD VG. The Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart was held on June 20 with the theme of ‘Heart of our God, burning with love for humans’.

The new senior student Ministers of the Eucharist were commissioned during this Eucharist. The Closing Mass on December 4 had as its theme ‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life’.

left: first eucharist mass. right: sacred heart day activities.

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• The Ash Wednesday ceremony enabled students and staff to come together to express a commitment to following Christ by living out the Sacred Heart Goals.

• Year 6 Cor Unum students participated in a special Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral, celebrated by Cardinal George Pell, with students from all of the primary schools in the Archdiocese of Sydney.

• Year 2 children explored the concept of forgiveness and took part in the Sacramental Program of First Reconciliation.

• The Sacrament of First Eucharist was celebrated with families in the school chapel on 16 August.

• The Year 6 Mass of Thanksgiving held on 26 November celebrated the transition from primary to secondary school and gave thanks for the many friendships made at Barat Burn.

• The Junior School Mothers’ Day and Fathers’ Day Masses were well attended and were wonderful celebrations of our mothers and fathers and the significant role that they play.

• Prayers were included at all Monday and Friday morning Assemblies at the Junior School, with children from all classes regularly sharing their own prayers.

• Family Masses for all year groups were times to come together as a community and celebrate the Eucharist and then meet friends at morning tea.

• The Feast of Mater Admirabilis was celebrated in the junior and senior school with class paraliturgies and staff prayer.

• The Head of Liturgy led prayer at Senior School Assemblies throughout the year.

Clockwise from Left: Inez Hernandez-Denham with student at Bowraville, Year 10 Philanthropy, Tamara Verus, world challenge.

SOCIAL JUSTICE KRB students have been involved in many areas of service both within the local community and overseas.

• During the 2013 World Challenge Year 10 and 11 students travelled through and stayed in both city and rural areas of Cambodia and Thailand. The students were able to work on building projects for a village school and teach children basic phrases in English.

They gained an understanding of the culture of these two countries and the issues that these people face on a daily basis.

• In the Year 10 Philanthropy Program students worked in groups to raise awareness and money for their chosen charity. They prepared stalls and games for Sacred Heart Day celebrations, made posters and some gave presentations at assembly. The charities selected by the students were: Princess Charlotte Alopecia Foundation, Youth Beyond Blue, McGrath Foundation, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind, Caritas, Butterfly Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis, Black Dog Institute, Women for Women, Giant Steps. Over $5,000 was raised for these charities.

• Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 focused their fund raising and awareness raising initiatives in a number of different areas including: Indigenous issues and ‘Light the Night’ in support of Leukaemia research, Caritas and MS. • 76 KRB students and students from Kambala and Rose Bay Secondary College joined together to door knock for the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal on 26 May. A total of $16,666 was raised.

• Year 8 students participated in a MS awareness campaign in Term 2 culminating in cake and bracelet stalls to raise funds to sponsor Pastoral Mentor Elizabeth White’s MS Tour de France 5 day cycle in the July holidays.

• Year 11 students raised over $630 for the Sacred Heart School in Jakarta, Indonesia, by organising a raffle.

• During the September holidays five Year 11 KRB girls and staff travelled to Bowraville to work within the Indigenous community. They facilitated daily activities with 40 children which involved craft, running, movies, cooking and a visit to the Dolphin Marine Magic Park.

• The across school social justice awareness activities organised by Year 11 students on Sacred Heart Day included: focus on marine protection, prevalence of homelessness and poverty, racial prejudice and the issue of Sweat Shops and Child Labour.

• The Junior School raised money to support the work of Catholic organisations including Caritas and Catholic Mission, and the children also collected books for the needy.

• Year 3 children created Christmas hampers for the Redfern community while Year 4 children made Easter and Christmas cards for residents at the Vaucluse Nursing Home and gave Christmas presents.

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CONNECTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY

In 2013 Kincoppal-Rose Bay School continued to make connections with the entire KRB community.

KRB Families 2013 • The importance of welcoming new families to KRB continued in 2013 with 152 new families being invited to one of three Welcome Dinners hosted by the Principal.

Families were able to meet the Principal, the Chair of the School Board, Board members and members of the Leadership Team and hear about the vision for the School. A total of 131 parents attended the dinners.

• The Parents’ & Friends Association welcomed new families to KRB at the Cocktail Party held in February 2013. This was an opportunity for new families to meet other parents and for all parents to connect and celebrate the beginning of a new year.

• The Cocktail Party also saw the launch of the beautiful Cook Book Cuisine du Coeur. The book, prepared and edited by parents Georgina Senes, Bree Parker and Jos Budge features 270 treasured family recipes and cooking memories contributed by the School’s extended network of students, boarders, Sisters of the Sacred Heart, alumni, staff and current and past parents. The cookbook is a reflection of the values and collaborative effort that make up this Sacred Heart community and is a wonderful legacy. The P&F continued to market and sell the cookbook throughout 2013.

• The Parents & Friends also organised a Trivia Night in May 2013 with a Gatsby Theme.

Greg Cooper, Jos Budge, Georgina Senes, Bree parker, Hilary JohnstonCroke and Bryan Curtin at Cuisine du Coeur Launch.

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Other opportunities to welcome KRB parents and to engage them in our community included: • The Family Masses and Morning Teas. Seven Family Masses and Morning Teas were held in 2013. These were well attended and appreciated by our families • The Year 7 Mothers’ Morning Tea, held in April to welcome all Year 7 mothers to the Senior School • The Year 12 Mothers’ Lunch held in August, the first of a series of farewell events for the Year 12 Class of 2013.

Linda Ryan, a parent of three daughters at KRB, spoke of the importance of the connections she had made as a KRB parent • The Junior School Mothers’ Day Mass and Afternoon Tea and the Senior School Mother Daughter Luncheon enabled mothers to celebrate with their daughters and sons. Kylea Tink, Director of the McGrath Foundation spoke of the people in her life who have influenced her • The Junior School Fathers’ Day Breakfast and Mass and the Senior School Father Daughter Dinner demonstrated the special bond between fathers, daughters and sons.

A number of fathers were acknowledged at the dinner for their connection to the School for more than ten years. As well, Brian Anderson was acknowledged as a grandfather of six senior school grandchildren here at KRB in 2013 • The Music Dinner and the Debating Dinner were opportunities for families and students to join with staff to celebrate the achievements and the importance of working together. The Music Dinner featured performances by KRB students and a debate between coaches and adjudicated by students was a highlight at the Debating Dinner.

KRB Country and Overseas Connections KRB continued to ensure that families living in regional NSW and overseas were able to connect with the School.

Parent Student Information Evenings, Welcome Dinners for new families and Parent Teacher Evenings were strategically placed near weekends to ensure attendance from country families. Overseas families were also able to access presentations at meetings via video link.

• The Dubbo Regional Gathering held in July 2013 gave current, past and prospective parents and past students from regional NSW a chance to meet the Principal and Board Chair and to hear about learning at KRB. Parents Mike Anderson and Suzie Beach also gave their insights as KRB boarding parents. The lunch was an opportunity to talk with parents and also to gain an understanding of the importance they place on receiving a quality education for their daughters.

Two events were held in 2013 for members of the KRB community living overseas: • Past parents and ex-students from across all years, particularly those who left in 2003 and 2004 and who are now working in London, attended a gathering hosted by the Principal in London in early January.

Guests included Beverly Jamison, our eldest living past student, who left Kincoppal in 1928 and who is now 102 years old. Beverly inspired all present with her amazing and moving recollections of her time as a student at Kincoppal.

• A luncheon hosted by the Principal in January in Hong Kong was an opportunity for the Principal to present the report on the 2012 school year to our international and expat parents. Current students did a presentation on what their KRB education meant to them and the activities in which they had been involved. Their parents were delighted to hear speeches from such confident, articulate students.

The wider KRB Community Connecting with grandparents, past parents and past students are all important components of building community at KRB. A number of events were held in 2013, involving these groups, current parents and students: • Grandparents and special friends enjoyed the musical item provided by the ELC children at the ELC Grandparents’ Morning and the time spent with the children in the Joigny Centre.

• Year 5 and 7 students were able to show their grandparents some of their learning activities, including those taking place in the Stuart Centre, at the Grandparents’ Morning in March.

• A number of past and current parents and past students competed in the Nine & Dine Golf Day in April at Woollahra Golf Club, followed by dinner.

• Past parents enjoyed connecting over drinks on the Harbour Terrace in February.

• The second Gala Concert was held in October and featured outstanding performances by our students and guest artists. The Junior School Band gave its first public performance. KRB String Groups and Senior and Junior School Choirs also performed to an appreciative audience. We were privileged to have parents Dimity Hall (KRB, ’81) and Julian Smiles, both members of Australia Ensemble@UNSW and of the Goldner String Quartet, perform with Amelia Farrugia, renowned singer with Opera Australia.

• The Networking Evening held in May gave current and past students and parents an insight into the management consultancy, human resources and recruitment professions. It was facilitated by past parent, Peter O’Brien of Russell Reynolds, with past students, Kate Barrington, Dominica Sinclair and parents Meg Tudehope and Robert Bustos-McNeil as members of the panel. Their advice to our current students was to develop people skills, network and use every opportunity you can to talk to as many different people as possible about future careers. It was also an opportunity for those interested to seek internship placements.

Past students Past students have been involved in a number of significant ceremonies this year: • Bronte Lambourne, daughter of Simone Cooke (Shanley, 1982) was invited to the Speech & Awards Ceremony in December 2012 when the Bronte Lambourne Trophy for Debating was presented.

• Jane Slattery, Head Girl 2005, spoke of the opportunities this leadership position had given her at the Student Leadership Inauguration Ceremony in July.

• Lara Tamsett (2006) set up the inaugural Lara Tamsett Trophy for Sporting Achievement, which was presented at the Year 12 Graduation Ceremony.

• Our past students appreciate their connection to KRB and this has been demonstrated in the number of school reunions, components of which have been held this year at the School.

–– Many groups including the Classes of 1963, 1973, 1983, 1993 and 2008 have undertaken tours of the School and have been impressed with the new facilities, particularly the Maureen Tudehope Centre.

The past students have also commented on the change to the boarding facilities since they were students.

–– Past students from the Rose Bay and Kincoppal classes of 1938 to 1953 enjoyed “Sandwiches and Song” in October, an event held for past students who have left school 60 years or more. The visitors appreciated a performance from the Junior School Choir and as well met the Year 11 Student Leadership Team. Sr Anne McGrath rscj, spoke of the importance of the Bursary program and ways in which past students could assist in supporting a child to have a Sacred Heart education.

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Supporting Kincoppal – Rose Bay School We have continued to be grateful for the support we have received through a number of programs and events over the year: • An Appeal to raise funds for the Year 7 Community Learning Space was held from October 2012 to March 2013. Over $110,000 was pledged. The Space, designed to provide Year 7 students with a seamless transition from primary to secondary school, was officially opened on Friday 8 November, by the Hon Gabrielle Upton MP, State Member for Sport & Recreation, Member for Vaucluse. The Space is called the Stuart Centre in recognition of Janet Erskine Stuart, sixth Superior General of the Society of the Sacred Heart. The upstairs rooms are named the Alison Waldren Room, in recognition of Alison who graduated from KRB in 1990 and who died in a light plane accident in 1996. The School is grateful to the Waldren family, our current parents and past students for their generous support of the building of this Centre.

• The KRB Annual Giving Program is supported by current and past parents and past students and provides funds for the Bursary, Building and Indigenous Funds. Over $52,000 was raised through the Program in 2013.

• Over 330 guests enjoyed the second KRB Rugby Lunch on Friday 2 August at the Hilton Sydney. Andrew O’Keefe was an outstanding MC and provided much entertainment as did our guest speakers, alumna Jessica Crisp, Eric Rush, Bryan Fletcher and Michael O’Loughlin.

Through support of sponsors as well as many parents and companies who donated prizes for the Raffle and auctions, a total of $80,000 was raised. These funds have been directed to the KRB Bursary Fund.

Two New Scholarships In 2013 we have appreciated the wonderful support of Margaret Kirkpatrick, a past student of the Rose Bay Class of 1950 and of Alison Stephen (Rose Bay, 1938): • Margaret’s desire to offer a Kincoppal-Rose Bay education to students (indigenous or non-indigenous) from country NSW led her to leave a bequest for full or partial scholarships to Kincoppal-Rose Bay School.

• Alison Stephen has acknowledged that her Rose Bay education provided a wonderful starting point for her future. In the spirit of providing for a new generation the same opportunity and environment in which her dreams were able to grow, Alison made a very generous donation to the School that will endow the Alison Stephen Scholarship to students from regional NSW. As a School we are now able to build on the generosity of these past students and those who have supported the Bursary Fund. A strategy to continue to build this fund has now been completed and will be further developed in 2014.

Top grand parents morning. Bottom: (L) dubbo regional gathering (R): Alison Stephen with hilary johnston-croke.

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Global engagement

The importance of maintaining global connections and of celebrating cultural diversity in the KRB community was again a focus of 2013.

Some of the opportunities for connecting with our global counterparts to share and gather insights were: • Welcoming our overseas visitors from Sacred Heart School Obayashi in Japan and Unhyun Primary School in Korea, so that they might gain a perspective of a Sacred Heart education in Australia.

• The Principal attended the Sacred Heart Spirituality Forum, in Atherton California, which focused on Janet Erskine Stuart rscj and the Conference for Sacred Heart Heads in Ireland, the theme of which was ‘Leading Sacred Heart Education in the 21st Century’.

• Our Student Exchange Co-ordinator, Mr Murray Kerstens, was invited to attend the Expanding Sacred Heart through Exchange Conference in St Charles Missouri. While in the US, Mr Kerstens also visited the Sacred Heart Schools Atherton, Convent of the Sacred Heart, San Francisco, Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest, Josephinum Academy, Chicago and Villa Duchesne Oak Hill School, St Louis, Missouri.

• Institut Sacré Coeur, Vienna – In January, the Principal visited one of our sister schools in Vienna, The Institut Sacré Coeur. While there, she met with their Principal, Reinhard Hallwirth, to discuss the day-today activities of the school, the students and their mission and enjoyed teaching English to a Junior School class. Discussions were held as to how we as Schools of the Sacred Heart can further develop connections, including exchange opportunities and teleconferencing classroom to classroom, in the future.

Exchange Programs Kincoppal – Rose Bay has the unique opportunity for our students to broaden their world through participation in the Global Exchange program, both nationally and internationally, with over 140 Sacred Heart Schools around the world. The importance of maintaining global connections and broadening our knowledge of the meaning of belonging to a multi-cultural community has been a key focus of the KRB exchange program in 2013.

Students participated in the various exchange programs across a number of different Sacred Heart schools, including Boston, New York City, Greenwich, Washington DC, Montreal, Mexico City, Madrid, Rome, Dublin, Vienna, San Francisco and Osaka. The KRB exchange program enables our students to increase their knowledge and understanding of the 5 Sacred Heart goals and allows them to develop resilience through the experience as well as making connections with Sacred Heart schools worldwide.

Visitors from Obayashi with mark Stubley, hilary johnston-croke and krb students.

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• Francesca Gazal - Convent of the Sacred Heart, New York • Sarah Gardiner – Newton County Day School, Boston • Nicola Ryan – Newton County Day School, Boston • Zoe Sigalla – Newton County Day School, Boston • Lauren Davies – Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich • Madeleine Markidis – Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich • Victoria Anderson – Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart, Omaha • Victoria Anderson – Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau Throughout 2013, KRB students hosted their international exchange sisters for three weeks, enabling them to participate in the life and community of KRB.

Global exchange 2014 As part of our commitment to promote tolerance, maturity and resilience, a number of Kincoppal-Rose Bay students will be going on exchange to different Sacred Heart Schools in December 2013 and January 2014.

• Stephanie Dammann, Phoebe Anderson, Kate Filippelis and Isabella Donald (Year 10) to the Convent of the Sacred Heart 91st Street, New York during January 2014 • Arabella Robinson and Sophie Kondilios to Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Boston in January 2014 • Ainsley Zammit, Antonia McGrath and Annaleis Montgomery to the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich • Keira Champion and Frances Ryan are currently on exchange at The Sacred Heart School of Montreal • Francesca Daniel is spending three weeks in November and December 2013 at the Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco • Lauren Jumkis and Edwina Tyquin go on exchange in December 2013 to Obayashi Sacred Heart School, Osaka • Year 8 and Year 10 language students visited Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai to immerse themselves in the language and culture of China, allowing them to hone their Mandarin skills with stallholders at the markets • In the December holidays a group of 11 students and 2 staff members leave for India as part of the Antipodeans Abroad Program. For their service project they will be staying in a community of Tibetan Buddhist monks and will be making physical improvements in the area where there is a significant refugee population from Tibet • This year saw us welcoming many new Gap students to KRB; with Eszter and Maria-Louise joining us from The Institut Sacré Couer in Vienna.

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Top: Lauren Davies and Madeleine markidis at Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich. Middle: Maryanne carrick, Hilary johnston-croke and visitors from unhyun school in korea. Bottom: year 8 and year 10 language students on their Trip to china.

BOARDING

In 2013, the KRB Boarding School continued to be a place where each student had the opportunity to develop her own special and unique talents, to demonstrate responsibility and leadership and to live as part of a community.

Boarding In Weekends

Opportunities for Leadership

In 2013 the In weekend program was amended to include an “In” night in week one of each term with the focus on building community and engendering a sense of belonging.

The students participated in a variety of activities throughout the year including a colour run, treasure hunts, movie nights, team games. On one weekend the focus was on social justice where students made birthing kits for African women.

Each In weekend culminated in a paraliturgy on Saturday, planned and organised by the Boarding Student Leadership.

Many boarders have shown their capabilities and their willingness to support a number of KRB functions. Year 9 boarders have been involved as ushers at a number of concerts and have assisted in welcoming new families to the Principal’s Welcome Dinners and community gatherings, including the Debating and Music Dinners and the Gala Concert.

Chinese New Year The Boarding house celebrated Chinese New Year on 11 February in great style. All the students dressed in red and gold for the evening and the dining room became a sea of red and gold lanterns and dragons. Our Chinese girls prepared a PowerPoint presentation on Chinese New Year outlining the significance it has for families and the rituals that take place. The students all enjoyed a fantastic Chinese meal prepared by our chef and red pockets were given the girls. It is times such as these when our International students are able to share their wonderful culture and customs with the entire boarding community.

Spiritual Development To develop the students spiritually, with the aim of increasing resilience, various strategies were implemented in 2013.

Sister Philomene Tiernan rscj worked closely with the Director of Boarding and Director of Mission to implement programs that enhanced spiritual growth. At the beginning of each term a paraliturgy was planned and organised by the Boarding Student Leadership in consultation with Sister Tiernan. Sister Tiernan provided a reflection for the Boarding community every Monday night. Prayer sessions were held for each year group in the Chapel, aiming to develop the students’ sense of prayer and to help them understand their place in the world.

photo: Boarders baking in the stuart centre.

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Procession of the Lanterns

Events

This event, one of the most significant in the Boarding School, dating back to the early 1900s, was held on 19 June 2013, on the eve of Sacred Heart Day. A formal dinner with Year 12 parents preceded the Procession.

Following this each boarder participated in the Procession, holding a decorated lantern and processing through the Chapel singing hymns. All boarders are very aware of the importance of this tradition and ritual and its significance to many Sacred Heart Schools.

Many events were held in the boarding community to build a strong sense of community. They included:

New Boarders Throughout 2013 we welcomed new boarders and their families to KRB. All new students were allocated mentors so they had a friend to care for them and guide them through the difficult early days. To make the transition from home to boarding as smooth as possible, the students stayed for an overnight sleep over in the boarding school as part of the KRB Orientation Program. This opportunity provided new students with some insight into the patterns and routines of the boarding school.

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Year 12 Boarders Farewell dinner Theme night dinner Chinese New Year International Students Dinner In Weekends Paraliturgys Celebrations for Halloween

Top: chinese new year dinner. bottom: at the colour run, Georgia Strain and Lily McGregor (left). Anika Hooker and Rosie Carnegie (right).

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Thank You

I acknowledge the wonderful achievements of so many of our students in 2013. They have certainly endeavoured to be the best they can be.

Thank you to Mark McCrossin (Deputy Principal) and Maryanne Carrick (Head of Junior School) and the other members of the Leadership Team for their hard work and dedication: John Dooley (Business Manager), Jill Miller (Director of Boarding), Marie Wood (Director of Students), Nicola Dennis (Director of Teaching and Learning), Jonathan Saurine (Director of Learning Innovation), Mary Cook (Director of Development), John Mooney Director of Mission and Fran O’Neill Acting Director of Mission (Term 4). I also appreciate the work of Sisters Mary Shanahan RSCJ and Philomene Tiernan RSCJ, for the contribution they have made to our school community. I would especially like to thank all the Kincoppal – Rose Bay staff for their efforts in ensuring that this School continues to be a place of excellence for all our students.

Many thanks as well to our very generous P&F; Greg Cooper, Tim Murphy, Sonia Jolliffe, Anne O’Neil, Kimberlee Wilde, Jan-Marie Jacobson and Michele Carnegie, our Cuisine du Coeur Committee and to the members of the Sacré Coeur Association who have supported our efforts. We appreciate as well our parents and friends who continuously show support for the life of the School through their involvement in activities and their efforts as volunteers.

I would also express my gratitude to the Board Chair, Mr Bryan Curtin and the other Board members for their insight and wisdom and for their commitment to ensure that Kincoppal-Rose Bay continues to live out its mission as a Sacred Heart School. I thank Board member, the Hon Justice Conrad Staff, who is retiring from the Board for his wonderful contribution, his wise counsel and support of the School, during his time as a Board member and parent.

As well we welcome Dr Mark Sinclair, a KRB past parent, to the Board.

I wish each one of you every blessing as we conclude the 2013 school year.

Mrs Hilary Johnston-Croke Principal

Hilary Johnston-Croke with students, Hugo Levy, Poppi Sheridan, James Whelan, Monna Muldoon, Charlotte Robertson, Lily Fuller, Maisie Stevens, Lara Parmenter, Prue Anderson, Orla Tomlinson, Alice Hamblin, Amelia McGuire and Maryanne McRedmond

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MRS HILARY JOHNSTON-CROKE PRINCIPAL

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