Open Gate - Summer 2023

November 2022

A contemporary education for each individual.

Lighting the spark for every student to shine.

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CONTENTS 03 From the Board Chair 06 From the Principal 10

Leading by Example; Maureen Ryan, KRB Principal 2018 - 2022

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2021/2022 Leaders

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Sacred Heart Schools Conference

20 News from KRB 24

Mission & Social Justice

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Early Learning Centre

28 Junior School 30 Senior School 32

HSC Results 2021

34 Academic Care 36 Global Education 38 Country City Immersion Experience 40 From the Land to KRB 43 HSC Showcase 2022 46 Creative & Performing Arts 50 Music 52

Sport

56 Vale 2021 & 2022 58 Junior School Masterplan 60 Regional Events 61

Celebrating with Families

64 KRB Long Lunch 2022 66 Bursaries & Scholarships 68 From the Archives 74

Sacré Coeur Association

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Parents' & Friends' Association

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Alumnae Stories

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Marriages

82 Reunions 83 Upcoming Reunions 84 Memorial Mass 86 In Memoriam

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FROM THE BOARD CHAIR

Soil Turning Ceremony 2022, Mark Sinclair, Isabella James (Head Girl, 2021/2022) and Kingsley Kirwan (ELC) 03

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FROM THE BOARD CHAIR Institutions which have stood the test of time are fortunate to have the right to reflect on the core tenets which hold the key as to why they have endured. With more than 140 years of continuous educational delivery, Kincoppal-Rose Bay, driven by the ideals of the Society of the Sacred Heart, has remained at the forefront in the provision of quality education.

Driven by the Board, in conjunction with Maureen and the the School’s Leadership Team, the Junior School Masterplan continues to roll out. Financial stewardship, driven by the belief that our school environment should be of the highest quality, underlies much of the Board’s decision process.

The current new access road off Vaucluse Road should have a transformative effect on access to the School facilities. Furthermore, plans are now being finalised for the redevelopment of the Year 5 and 6 Learning Space.

As a momentary trustee of that heritage, I write with great pride of the School’s recent achievements, especially at a time of transition. The ability to stand the challenges of time owes much to the outstanding quality of the School’s educational leaders.

2022 represents the final year of Ms Maureen Ryan’s tenure as our Principal. As previously advised, Ms Erica Thomas will take up this role at the commencement of the 2023 academic year. On reflection, the last five years have provided a suite of challenges that no-one could have predicted, nor was there a ready made and well tested solution immediately obvious.

As well, I pay special acknowledgement to our Board Director Greg Cooper who has retired. Greg has been an extraordinary servant of the School and his commitment is both acknowledged and appreciated. I would also like to thank Lyn Gearing and Nigel Renton for their outstanding involvement with the School’s Investment Committee. On all fronts they have done a wonderful job.

Leadership presents in many forms. Calmness, consideration and the capacity to listen to others’ ideas and a rational clear articulation of the way forward framed around the welfare of all, are parameters by which we judge those charged with the responsibility of authority. Discernment, so embedded in the rscj philosophy, guided Maureen’s decision process, especially where foreseeable risk could be mitigated.

As Board Chair, I have had the pleasure of working closely with Maureen. It has genuinely been one of the highlights of my professional life. I have seen first hand her total and selfless commitment to her students, staff, the rscj members and the wider community. She has been an extraordinary leader in one of the School’s most difficult times and for that I unreservedly thank her.

KRB, under Maureen’s leadership, was at the forefront in its transition to a remote learning platform prior to the arrival of the pandemic, which necessitated the decision to provide curriculum online. This was a defining moment in the School’s history as it meant that our educational commitment to our students was no longer specifically tied to a campus site.

On behalf of all our Directors and Committee Members, I wish her well in all aspects of the next chapter of her life.

Cor Unum, Mark Sinclair

As a Sacred Heart school, we are part of a unique global network. Maureen’s decision to appoint a Director of Global Education was transformational. The opportunities for our students, coupled by the online platforms currently available, are unparalleled. These connections can now occur at the earliest stages of our students’ lives and also provide a backdrop for enhancement of the careers and professional lives of our staff.

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“Her championship of Sacred Heart values of respect, dignity, wisdom, importance of relationships, compassion, justice, service, integrity, and faith. not only encapsulate who Maureen is as an individual, but also inspire others by giving them real meaning. Two other Sacred Heart values of hope and authenticity have been defining characteristics of her leadership at KRB and have become essential during recent very challenging times.”

(Paul Gollan, Chair of Finance Committee and Board Director) “Maureen has applied a rigour to academic outcomes to ensure that KRB continually raises its academic excellence. She has implemented effective policies to foster a true coeducational experience for children in the primary school. She has provided a framework and planning for new programs, initiatives and infrastructure at the School to ensure that KRB provides a truly world class contemporary education.”

(Lorraine Tarabay, Board Director) “Her frequent communications and responsive decision making included all of those who make up the complexity of this school community, grounding her decisions in research and the School’s living tradition. I believe the School has been and continues to be deeply gifted and blessed by her contribution.”

(Diana Hayes, rscj, Board Director) “Her leadership style was a balm for our community in the face of an unfolding financial and health crisis. Her core faith has reinvigorated the School’s strong connections with the Sisters of the Sacred Heart.”

(Linda Quatermass, Board Director)

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL Contemporary Sacred Heart Education When Madeleine Sophie Barat founded the Society, she said “I would have founded the Society for the sake of one child.” And that child, that staff member, that parent, or should I say the thousands of staff, students and parents, who have entered our open gates for over 140 years, can still hear that call of welcome, of belonging, of being seen in the likeness and image of God.

I commend the work of our Year 12 student leaders who actioned a forum with 13 different schools to share stories and learn from each other to help build a better world.

The other focus in 2022 is to cultivate great global connections across our International Sacred Heart family and I am delighted to see the Virtual Collaboration Programs, the student exchanges and the opportunities for other collaborative learning being developed into the future.

Madeleine Sophie Barat sought to create schools where our young people would be known, understood and treated with much love. For there is no greater gift to any young person than to provide a safe space for them to grow and learn and become the very best version of themselves.

This work will enable our young people to navigate more ably the cultural diversity within our world. They will graduate with a greater appreciation of other cultures and an ability to shape their global world.

As we reflect on our 140 year history on this site, I wonder how effectively we provide a contemporary Sacred Heart Education?

How well have we have taken the messages of our Wisdom Women and adapted these to reflect our times? How has our educational offering changed to meet the needs of an everchanging world?

Finally, when I reflect on the final Janet Erskine Stuart quote, “A bird does not sing because it has a voice, it sings because it has a song”, I am thrilled to reflect upon the growth of student voice, agency and leadership.

Sophie sought our young people to have great courage and confidence and to speak with great conviction. She had hoped a Sacred Heart education would provide the platform from which people could shape their world.

When we explore Janet Erskine Stuart’s call to action in the 1800s, she said; “Education must be concerned not only with studies, but also with whatever may be required for the right ordering of life and requirements of cultivated society.” I believe Kincoppal-Rose Bay has done much to make it proud.

When we met with our Sister Schools at the Sacred Heart Conference in August, we were delighted to welcome student voice to the conference. Their voice, intellect, curiosity and their confidence will remain with me as a moment where I felt so proud to be leading a Sacred Heart School.

When we consider what might constitute the right ordering of life in 2022, the care of the planet and the environment comes to mind, as well as the sustainability of the earth and our global resources. Our building programs and design of the Junior School Masterplan redevelopment all capture environmentally friendly features. Education for students interested in this design, building and architecture is being provided through our building company, Buildcorp. Our youngest learners in the Early Learning Centre are taught about issues facing the environment and they are great advocates for caring for our land, particularly the area surrounding the harbour where they spend time during their “Wild Time.”

So, as I reflect on our 140th year within our rich history, I am more convinced than ever that we are providing our young people with a contemporary Sacred Heart education. Our Cor Unum values will never change but their expression, lived out through our five Sacred Heart goals, will ensure that our education is one that challenges the mind and infuses the heart of all who enter our Open Gates.

Our ambassadors, our Children of the Sacred Heart, will continue to charge themselves with the responsibility to contribute to the world and live the best version of their lives.

For this we must be proud.

Following the call to action stirred by Chanel Contos in 2021, students, parents and staff have worked hard to build forums to discuss consent education and develop a path forward to build positive relationships with our young people.

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Sacred Heart Schools Conference

Sacred Heart Day

Sacred Heart Day

Cultural Diversity Assembly 07

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Learning in the ELC

Learning in the ELC

Virtual Collaboration Program

Staff Development Day

Consent Forum

Sacred Heart Schools Conference

Learning in the Junior School 08

Junior School Students

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"Sacred Heart Education has changed my life and me as a person and leader and I know it will be the same for each person who has the privilege of walking through our open gates".

And as I write my final edition of this Open Gate, I take this opportunity to thank a number of people.

To the Board, under the outstanding leadership of Dr Mark Sinclair, I owe my great thanks. Mark has been an exemplary custodian of Kincoppal-Rose Bay during his term of leadership.

He has cared for and responded to parents’ suffering through the drought; he helped keep the community safe through Covid and he has worked with his fellow Directors to help author the next exciting chapter of KRB’s story.

I thank the alumnae who have warmly welcomed me and shared their rich story telling with me. Their collective story telling and connection to our School makes our story so much richer.

I thank the parents, past and present, who entrust their children to our care. I have welcomed the opportunity to forge a genuine partnership with you and I thank you for your support. To the boarding families who really struggled through the drought, but still had faith in us and our support, I thank you. To all parents, I thank you for your unwavering support as we navigated through the global pandemic. These were not easy times, but together, we rode the wave.

As a Board, all Directors can look back with great pride as they consider the range of issues and decisions made, that enabled us to lead though the pandemic in the way in which we did. It took countless hours of your collective time, your wisdom, your foresight, your optimism and your resilience. Your leadership will always be remembered so fondly by me and the community at large. Thank you for your unwavering faith in me to lead the School.

I thank the staff with whom I have had the pleasure of working. I have always truly valued the teaching profession which really is a vocation. I remember the feeling of being drawn to it and that call to serve others has never left me. I saw in you something else, something quite special that often moved me when we were teaching and leading together through Covid. Thank you for your unconditional commitment to your students and your commitment to Kincoppal-Rose Bay.

I owe my great respect and gratitude to all Directors of Sophia Education Ministries. It was a special time to walk beside you as you commenced your very significant journey. We are all grateful for your tireless commitment to seeing each of our schools thrive for the benefit of each child in our care.

Finally, I owe my greatest thanks to the rscj with whom I have had the incredible pleasure of working beside. It has been a privilege to lead two Sacred Heart Schools in this Province and to work side by side with you in this incredible ministry. Sacred Heart Education has changed my life and me as a person and leader and I know it will be the same for each person who has the privilege of walking through our open gates.

To the Leadership Team, I owe my heartfelt thanks. We could never have predicted the range of issues that we would need to navigate and lead through over the five years, but we certainly learnt a great deal from each other. I cannot thank you enough for your commitment to providing the safest workplace available during Covid, your concern for staff and student wellbeing, your desire to provide the best opportunities possible to fulfill our Strategic goals and your support of me.

In Corde Jesu, Maureen Ryan

To the students, I commend you on your incredible resilience.

You have endured so much change over the past three years and you simply kept going. You have always been at the centre of our decision making and your pride in being a student at KRB keeps us focussed on making the community the best it can be.

I wish you all the best for the future and hope you will become proud members of the Sacré Coeur Association.

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Principal’s Inauguration, 2018 010

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LEADING BY EXAMPLE MAUREEN RYAN, KRB PRINCIPAL 2018-2022 When Maureen Ryan began her principalship in 2018, neither she nor any of us were aware of the enormous changes that would be coming to the world over the next five years. To lead a school in this time required an unfailing commitment, a willingness to listen, to pivot and change through different times, an awareness of the many stakeholders – rscj, staff, students, parents, alumnae - and a strong desire to ensure that each individual was cared for, was heard and was able to continue to achieve to his or her personal best.

and empathising with them gave her a strong understanding of these people’s lives. They too appreciated Maureen’s concern and care. Maureen continued to promote the community’s connections with the country through the introduction of the Country City Immersion Experience in 2021, in which day students could become boarders for a semester and experience some time on a country property or take part in a country focused social justice project.

Celebrating success and achievements have also been qualities that Maureen has demonstrated in her leadership.

When Sister Mary Shanahan received her OAM in 2019, all members of the school community joined with her to celebrate in different ways. Maureen instigated the creation of the Mary Shanahan rscj OAM Scholarship and was a member of the committee set up to raise funds. Two students have already benefitted from the Scholarship.

Maureen has done all this and more – her leadership has been truly exemplified in the words of Madeleine Sophie Barat; “Your example, even more than your words, will be an eloquent lesson to the world.” She demonstrated this from the beginning of her leadership in 2018, when the wife of a member of staff, also a swimming coach at KRB, died tragically in a car accident.

Maureen’s leadership at this early time, as she led the school community through a period of mourning for both the staff member and others in the community, was exemplary.

One of Maureen’s particular strengths is her ability to listen, discern and then work with others to make collaborative change. It was especially shown in her efforts to improve KRB communication by refining our learning platforms. Aspire was the result of a streamlined learning management system, now used for teaching, learning and all communications. Parents were delighted to have a “One Stop Shop” where they would receive all notifications.

2018 was also the year when much of Australia, particularly NSW, was hit by severe drought. This impacted many of the KRB Boarding families with whom Maureen grew a close affiliation. Seeing the boarders’ video exposé of how the drought had impacted their families’ lives and hearing the stories of many of these families, Maureen showed her support for many initiatives that fostered awareness and advocacy for the hardships they faced. Her empathy and encouragement inspired students, staff, parents and alumnae to work together to raise funds for these families. This led to the annual Boarders’ Raffle and Country Week initiatives and the 48 Hour Challenge, where donations were matched with everyday expenditure, raising over $300,000. Maureen also sought the approval of the School Board and the donors to have all named bursaries directed to country families experiencing difficulty, for the next three years. The Regional Road Trip undertaken

by Maureen, the Director of Boarding and Heads of House in 2019, demonstrated Maureen’s concern for the welfare of others and the importance of connecting with them in their own home. Seeing their properties, listening to their stories

Aspire was also the tool that enabled KRB to have a smooth transition to remote learning, when the School began the first of a series of lockdowns, due to COVID-19 in 2020 and again in 2021. At this time, Maureen demonstrated her strengths as a leader in times of great change and uncertainty. The wellbeing and safety of staff and students were paramount as was the need to ensure that students’ learning continued to be of a high standard. Consultation, empathising and creating ways to engage with the community were key in her leadership. Her focus was to mitigate risk in all areas of the School, particularly in the boarding school. At critical times, Maureen worked alongside others, particularly the Leadership Team, to ensure the safest outcomes. Communication was a priority and

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With the 2018 Student Leadership Team

Student Leadership Team 2021-2022

Alumnae High Tea 2018

Alumnae and Current Parents Morning Tea 2019

With Board Directors Paul Gollan, Loretto Richardson & Mark Sinclair

Morning Tea after Welcome Mass 2021

ASIANZ Conference

P&F Cocktail Party 2018

Angela Thomas, Director of Pedagogy & Maureen Ryan

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consultative groups were established for parents to provide feedback about remote learning, and students also formed groups to find ways to connect with every year group. Alumnae as well were encouraged to connect through virtual events.

Zoom events were held for new families and all P&F meetings became virtual, allowing many boarding families to participate.

several sessions with students from KRB and other schools, alumnae and parents were led by Maureen.

In the Junior School each Year 6 student is now part of one of ten leadership teams tailored towards their interests and the Junior School’s contextual needs. Maureen has also focused on working with Junior School staff to develop a strong coeducation program which promotes respect, celebrates diversity and ultimately provides our boys and girls with a distinct advantage for their future. The introduction of Barat-Burn Scholarships for boys and girls has seen a significant increase in the number of boys in the Junior School.

During these two years Maureen demonstrated a concern for everyone, especially the Year 12 students as she encouraged them to be resilient, to focus on their studies, to support each other and to grow through these changing times. At all times she was mindful of and available to those staff, students and parents who were experiencing anxiety. This period also required much sound financial management and Maureen worked with the Board and members of the Leadership Team to ensure staff were not severely impacted and that the School remained financially viable.

In her time as Principal, Maureen has embraced the international presence and perspective of the Society of the Sacred Heart and empowered our staff and students to see global citizenship as a way of life. The Global Education program, begun in 2021 with the appointment of a Director of Global Education, aims to provide connections to Sacred Heart Schools across 41 countries. The program provides opportunities for our students to develop global minds, hearts and wills, and collaborate meaningfully with the 150 Schools in our international network. The program also involves a Reconciliation Action Plan. Our Indigenous students are proud to be sharing their heritage with the School community.

Maureen has strongly supported the drive for all students to strive for their own personal excellence. She has encouraged students and teachers to improve what they know and understand, to think beyond the boundaries of our local environment, to be reflective and purposeful in their actions. Her focus on our high potential learners has seen a Gifted Education teacher appointed in Barat Burn and a Head of Gifted Education appointed to the Senior School to know, extend, and support these learners to achieve their personal best.

Maureen has also focused on developing a positive culture amongst staff and their connection to each other and to parents. She established a Culture and Values Committee, was herself a member and collaborated with staff to work out the best ways to ensure a positive culture amongst all. The committee has operated in an environment where everyone’s contribution is encouraged, valued and heard. Community Engagement Principles and a Culture Statement have been established to ensure that there are professional and respectful relationships between parents and staff.

The importance of effective student leadership has been at the core of Maureen’s leadership in her focus on students being effective, relational leaders. She has given her time to the senior leaders of the School to mentor and support them as young leaders. Her support for their initiatives and plans has never wavered and, over the five years, she has assisted to nurture and grow many graduates who will certainly make an impact beyond school. Her emphasis on raising student voice has also been a hallmark of her time as Principal. She has always encouraged students to speak up and use their voice to create positive change. This was most evident after the release of Chanel Contos’ petition and the following work completed to bring about improved education for the young people in our care. Discussions were held with different year groups and

John Mooney, Director of Mission, provided his summation of the legacy of Maureen’s outstanding leadership: “Her eloquence of presence, the assured attentiveness to the person in conversation, the warmth of relationship and the strength of leadership attest to her deep insight into the interior

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Cocktail Party in 2019 to acknowledge Mary Shanahan rscj OAM, with Chris Faisandier, Bryan Curtin, Mary Shanahan rscj OAM, Bernadette Tobin AO, Ian Duncan, Maureen Ryan and Mark Sinclair

life of the other. The distress of the drought, the alienation and isolation of Covid, the youthful struggles for identity and acceptance, and the morale of staff always drew her away from self-determination and self-preoccupation to the serenity and conviction of decisions based on human dignity and respect.

These are her rich contributions to a better understanding of our Mission – to discover the Heart of Jesus and make it known.”

make a difference and to achieve the best outcomes for the School, its students, staff and the wider KRB community.”

(Mary Cook, Director of Advancement & Community) “Maureen’s knowledge of Sacred Heart education always enabled her to ensure the wellbeing of all students was the priority for KRB staff. She has cultivated an environment where the student is at the centre of all we do both in Teaching and Learning and Academic Care.”

(Carrie Scanlan, Director of Students)

We thank Maureen for her outstanding leadership in all areas over the last five years and for being an example of a true Sacred Heart leader. We wish her well in wherever the next part of her journey takes her.

“To have received the genuine support of human fellowship, of wit, intellect and humour, of encouragement and correction necessary for growth, bringing the consolidation of self-confidence and self-realisation will always be for me her true legacy. Simply understood, Maureen will always be a daughter and leader of the Sacred Heart.”

(John Mooney, Director of Mission)

The KRB Leadership Team

“Maureen has encouraged our commitment to contemporary pedagogy; what we should be doing in our classrooms to ensure our students are well equipped for success at the end of school.”

(Angela Thomas, Director of Pedagogy)

“Maureen’s wholehearted dedication towards the enhancement of the ELC and Junior School has been unwavering. Her vision for achieving academic excellence balanced with pastoral care, and her commitment to coeducation in the formative years of schooling, exemplifies how she has brought education of heart and mind to life.

Her rich legacy inspires students, parents and educators alike to be the very best version of themselves.”

(Danielle Brandon, Head of Junior School)

“Her keen understanding of the intricate nature of risk assessment for the residential context of boarding has supported the boarding school through the complexities of health crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic. This has ensured consistency of care and assured boarding families and staff of the value placed on boarding at KRB.” (Anne-Maree Bennett, Director of Boarding)

“Maureen has been a strong and compassionate leader with the best interests of the KRB community at the centre of all decision making. A passionate advocate of positive culture, she has been consultative and empowering with an emphasis on team. This has been evident in her work with staff, students and the community as a whole.”

(Elizabeth Clark, Deputy Principal)

“A pragmatic approach, with a balance of compassion and fairness, has been most notable during Maureen’s tenure.

Her support and genuine care for the individual will be fondly remembered by the staff of KRB.” (Gary Au-Yeung, Director of Corporate Services) “Her commitment to Global Education will ensure KRB inspires global citizens who, through the transformative power of education, respond to the ever-changing world with compassion and confidence.”

(Sarah Daff, Director of Global Education)

“Ms Ryan instilled in me that, as young women, we should never hide our light under a bushel. This rare ability to balance strength with gentleness is one of the many reasons why Ms Ryan will be dearly missed within the KRB community.”

(Ella Cusack, Head Girl, 2019)

“The words ‘Courage and Confidence’ have been a focus of Maureen’s time as Principal. She has approached all issues with a belief in the ability of others who work with her to

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2021/2022 LEADERS

ISABELLA JAMES

ADELAIDE HADDRILL

ERICA EATHER

CHILLI EVANS

AUDREY MCDONALD

PHILOMENA MCDONALD

ABBEY RIDGEWELL

LARA TOWLER

LAUREN WHITING

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Finding One's Spark: Reflections from the Student Leadership Team Isabella James - Head Girl: KRB is a loving community built on the foundation of the five Sacred Heart Goals. These goals focus on a broad range of qualities; faith, intellect, social awareness, community, and growth, all of which are embodied by each individual KRB student, and most importantly do not require a specific student ‘mould’. KRB is formed from a diverse group of students in terms of sporting, and academic talents and simply, just their personalities. I would like to think everyone has an opportunity to follow a passion or excel individually.

This year’s goal, “Building Community as a Christian Value,” has been embedded in our leadership focus for this year, and a key way we have catered to the needs of students is through our weekly Fun Fridays. This has provided an active and dynamic base for students across all years to unite through enthusiasm.

The level of inclusivity that has been re-established since being back at school has enabled the individual needs of all students to be catered for, allowing them to have a special experience within the gates of Kincoppal-Rose Bay.

affect our community. Through creating this club, I was able to meet an array of students in different year groups who are all so uniquely incredible and have a passion toward giving voice to important issues.

During my time as a leader I also ran the Cultural Diversity Committee with the global leaders. This club is a space that celebrates the cultural diversity of our community. All students are involved with Cultural Diversity week which is an event that is much loved by the School.

Throughout my time at KRB, I have been able to meet so many students across different years and seen many of them shine as they express their passions and meet people who share those aspirations with them.

Chilli Evans - Head of Student Wellbeing: In my time at KRB, I have been provided with an amazing support system to propel me into my passions. The support provided by teachers at KRB allows students to feel supported and confident in both their studies and in preparation for examination. KRB provides students with incredible opportunities, such as the Write a Book in a Day initiative, which gave students the chance to test their authorship through a stimulating challenge and encourages students to step out of their comfort zones. This challenge allowed me to find my spark and extend my love for English and writing. Further, KRB provides amazing sporting opportunities such as Snowsports, which allowed me to find my spark in skiing. Snowsports allowed me to extend my passion for competitive skiing and motivate me to continue to train.

Adelaide Haddrill - Head Boarder: Within my leadership role, I was able to light the spark in every student through a number of initiatives, allowing students to find their passions and talents and also giving them recognition for their accomplishments.

The range of different activities run in a fun and positive way motivated the students to become involved in different areas, including music, sport or art, giving them the chance to develop their passions and talents. These activities enabled the students to feel more connected and more included within the community. Students are also able to come together and motivate each other in a range of house-based activities, creating stronger bonds and friendships. These bonds have extended to other Eastern Suburbs schools. As Head Boarder I have also run the weekly formal dinners, which allow students to shine through recognition of their achievements. The election of ‘Boarder of the Week’ enables boarders to be recognised for their talents and their kind behaviours towards others.

"KRB provides students with many profound opportunities which allow them to find their own unique spark, underpinned by an incredibly supportive community of fellow students teachers and staff."

Chilli Evans Audrey McDonald - Head of Justice & Peace: Being a Sacred Heart School, Kincoppal Rose-Bay prioritises the needs of its students. The establishment of immersion programs and opportunities which cater for the sense of individualism cultivated by the student body are examples of this. KRB reaches broader than academics, with activities including school sport, choir, student led committees, musical

Erica Eather - Head of Global Citizenship: Throughout my time as a leader at KRB, I put a major focus on trying to reconnect different students to the community in the aftermath of COVID-19. By having this focus, I was able to start and run two clubs throughout the year. The Student Advocacy Group discusses issues regarding LGBTQ+ awareness, the Black Lives Matter movement, racism, ableism and many more things that

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productions, dance and the list goes on, to facilitate all student’s interests and allow these passions to become a place of not only personal outlet but also social opportunity.

This has been affirmed through my personal experiences, which included trying out choir despite my questionable voice and attempting basketball in Year 7 despite being one of the shortest in the year. These experiences are encouraged strongly by the teaching staff at KRB. My Chemistry teacher Ms Young is an example of a teacher who allows her students to find their spark. Instead of just providing an answer, we are encouraged to explore a new avenue where the answer could be found. It is this type of culture which is manifested in all parts of KRB and due to this, the student spark is ignited.

Lara Towler - Head of Boarding SRC: KRB makes a real effort to ensure every girl is known and genuinely cared for and this is reflected through our tightknit community. Every morning girls are welcomed by our Director of Students, Ms Scanlan, who knows every name of each girl in the Senior School. Something as simple as this allows the students to know they are genuinely cared for. This action is amplified through all the staff and students who communicate regularly, forming bonds that allow a deep and personal relationship with one another. The most powerful part about this is that it enables each student to be able to be heard and recognised as a unique and valued KRB community member.

"Within KRB's gates, a community of friendship, respect and love is nurtured every day to ensure each student is given the chance to grow and shine.”

Lauren Whiting

Philly McDonald - Head of SRC: Throughout my time at KRB, I’ve come to appreciate the continually changing and adapting modes of Sacred Heart education which encourage a more contemporary means of learning and thinking. In my early years of high school, KRB provided a practical focus on an increase in technology throughout the classroom, which paved the way for my current interests in STEM related subjects and hobbies. One of my biggest takeaways from my time at KRB is a focus on real-world issues and the continual encouragment of students to either voice their opinion on the subject or take part in practical initiatives to help. As a result, in my role as Head of SRC, I’ve been inspired to take KRB’s focus on understanding and reflecting upon society in light of the Sacred Heart goals to try to understand more about the way the world works, both within and outside of school, and encourage other students to do the same.

Lauren Whiting - Head of Sport: Providing a platform for students to feel comfortable and supported is the most important thing an individual with a leadership role can do and, as Head of Sport, I attempted to create this. Targeting Years 7 and 8 students I, alongside the 2021/22 Leadership Team, established the Cranbrook and KRB ‘Sports Arvos’. These afternoons provided a space in which KRB girls competed with Cranbrook boys in mixed teams to encourage finding unknown talents and stimulate respectful relationships between young women and men. The enthusiasm I witnessed from the KRB girls was a display of their true Sacred Heart spirit, shown through the smiles and competitive nature of each and every girl. The afternoons will carry on in next year’s Student Leadership Team in the hope that all year levels will have access to such a welcoming environment.

Abbey Ridgewell - Head of Liturgy: Throughout my time at KRB, I have continually witnessed the way this School evolves and adapts to the changing world. In particular, in my leadership role, I was lucky enough to organise a Consent Education Evening in which students from 16 other schools around Sydney came together in a forum to advocate for consent education.

This was in response to Chanel Contos’ inspiring work with the Teach Us Consent organisation. I was also able to get her to speak at this event. The way in which KRB allowed my student voice to be heard through encouraging and hosting this event was very special and something for which I am very grateful. KRB recognises the importance of forward and progressive thinking in catering to the needs of its students, and in this way, fosters growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.

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SACRED HEART SCHOOLS CONFERENCE Celebrating a contemporary Sacred Heart Education Emma Kennedy, KRB Head Girl for 2022/2023, reflected on the similar thinking that became evident throughout the conference between the students at the different Sacred Heart schools; “A Sacred Heart is synonymous to community and this is a term that reflects a collective understanding of the values and acts as a motivator to respond to the calling to use our position of privilege for those who cannot - to stand tall as strong, educated women and create change that goes beyond oneself and, most importantly, to be a person who cares for others and thrives by engaging with the community, to be the person that listens and encourages others through genuine love.”

From Thursday 25 to Sunday 29 August, Kincoppal–Rose Bay hosted the Sacred Heart Schools Conference, which, for the first time, featured student voice.

The 2022 conference theme was “Celebrating a Contemporary Sacred Heart Education.” The program included a Liturgy in the historic KRB Chapel followed by series of structured opportunities which enabled those gathered to reflect on the words of our Wisdom Women St. Madeleine Sophie Barat and Sr. Janet Erskine Stuart. Conversations and reflections explored what is needed for educators to be able to provide a contemporary Sacred Heart Education into the future.

The student voice was empowered to highlight issues that, as young people in today’s society, they feel need to be addressed in a Sacred Heart education, such as mental health, inclusion and addressing the challenges of climate change.

Students articulated concrete ideas for implementation as well as overarching approaches;

Principal, Maureen Ryan, stated it was an absolute privilege to host the 2022 conference, especially as it is the first conference held in person since 2019; "Our community was delighted to be joined by so many members of our Sacred Heart Network including rscj, Directors of Sophia, ANZNET Board Chairs and Directors, Principals of Baradene College, Stuartholme School, Sacré Coeur, Duchesne College and Sancta Sophia College, as well as staff and students from our

"We feel that a renewed focus on the fundamental ideas within the Sacred Heart mission, the core, transcendent and enduring truths that are the basis of our education, are how we can ensure that our mission as a whole is relevant to all and continues to be a supportive source that can provide guidance in times of need."

2022/2023 Head of Liturgy, Myfanwy Hill-Caulfield

sister schools.”

Director of Global Education at KRB and conference organiser Sarah Daff said the conference provided students and staff with the opportunity to meaningfully engage in dialogue about our contemporary Sacred Heart Education; “Through this process, our students were empowered to use their voice to be co-creators of their future education. In speaking with the students, they discussed the valuable insights they gained

from listening to staff and hearing the passion and expertise they have in developing educational environments where the individual is seen and heard. This mutual exchange promotes a trusting relationship which will continue to build communities where every member can flourish.”

The inclusion of a student voice saw students from Baradene College, Stuartholme and Sacré Coeur join KRB student leaders to lead sessions with staff on the Friday and participate in a Sacred Heart leadership program over the weekend.

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NEWS FROM KRB REMEMBERING QUEEN ELIZABETH II In September our community marked the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, remembering this important leader of our era who was an example of faith, constancy and service over seven decades.

A KRB alumna shared a memory of one such encounter with the Queen during the Royal Visit in 1954: “When the Queen visited Australia in 1954, it was my first year at Rose Bay. The school then was totally a boarding school, with no day students. When the Queen and Prince Philip were leaving on the Britannia, the whole School dressed in our dreadful Sunday maize dresses and went on a ferry to wave goodbye. Prince Philip saw us and brought the Queen over to wave back. The best bit was that in the papers that day, it reported that a boatload of orphans had waved goodbye to the Royals! I can still remember that our parents were not amused!” Barbara Strong (Meagher, Rose Bay 1956).

It is fascinating to search Kincoppal-Rose Bay’s rich archives for stories and references to the Queen.

AN OXFORD EXPERIENCE Year 10 student Maggie Eisenhauer chose to spend her July school holidays studying at Oxford University, participating in the 4-week Oxbridge Program which is a program for high school students from around the world.

“I stayed at Pembroke College and took English Literature as my major and neuropsychology as my minor. We had our majors class every morning from 9am - 12:30pm including Saturdays and we had our minors three afternoons a week - Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2 - 4pm. I really enjoyed English literature even though there was a lot of content.

"I met so many new friends from all across the globe including from the USA, Argentina, South Africa, Brazil, Slovakia, Canada, Philippines, Turkey and India, as well as a few fellow Australians".

Maggie Eisenhauer - Year 10

A SPECIAL FIRST EUCHARIST This year two Year Groups received the Sacrament of First Eucharist. Year 4 received the Sacrament in August and Year 3 in September. The children participated prayerfully in the celebration, receiving the Sacrament or a special blessing in the company of their family and special guests. The Sacrament of First Eucharist is a significant event in each child’s faith journey.

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NEWS FROM KRB SERVANT LEADERSHIP IN ACTION In the first week of the July school holidays, five Year 12 KRB girls travelled to Walgett to visit St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and assist staff with a multitude of jobs.

The girls helped to clean the store rooms, ran a garage sale, cleaned the sports shed and helped in the classrooms. They also ran the BBQ and Disco and money raised from the students' gold coin donations went to Mini Vinnies. What a great example of our students living out the School's focus goal for 2022: Building Community as a Christian Value!

ALUMNA RETURNS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACEMENT In Term 3, KRB Alumna Amelia Crawford (Class of 2014) returned to her alma mater to complete a placement for her education degree.

"I was a boarder at Kincoppal–Rose Bay from 2010 - 2014. It was a very unique and special experience that allowed me to develop some lifelong friendships and skills. Living very closely with the other boarders helped me learn how to function in a collaborative environment and taught me a lot about communication, patience and understanding."

"The teachers at Barat Burn are really special. There exists such a wealth of intelligence, expertise and kindness. Everyone is super collaborative and are always discussing great ways to improve practice. The students, of course, are also fantastic!"

CLANCY RELIGIOUS ART PRIZE In August, six Kincoppal–Rose Bay students were announced as winners of the Clancy Art Prize. The annual Clancy Prize exhibition is a celebration of Sydney Catholic school students’ creativity and spirituality, expressed through visual arts, inspired

by Cardinal Edward Clancy. The artworks illustrate students’ understanding of this year’s exhibition theme: Scripture: The bridge between heaven and earth.

Mia Polese from Year 11 was awarded the Australian Catholic University School Of Arts Award for her painting: Great Beauty.

Clodagh Luckie, Jasmine Thornton, Alexis Norfolk, Lillian Crennan and Edwina Moran from Year 7 were awarded the Stage 4 Collaborative Monsignor Doherty Prize for their collaborative photography: Our Garden.

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NEWS FROM KRB YEAR 12 STUDENT MAKES IMPACT AS PART OF 2022 NSW REGIONAL YOUTH TASKFORCE In February this year, Year 12 student Georgie Moustoukis was elected to the 2022 NSW Regional Youth Taskforce, representing the Illawarra-Shoalhaven region. Comprised of 18 representatives, the taskforce met four times this year to work in conjunction with the Minister for Regional Youth, Ben Franklin.

The key objective of the taskforce is to advise the Minister on issues affecting young people living regionally in NSW. “Since being elected, I have had numerous opportunities to interact and develop skills in relation to the welfare of regional youth. Initially wanting to focus on mental health, my concerns have been largely expanded to now encompass and focus on affordable tertiary housing and physical connectivity."

"My participation in the taskforce has enabled me to foster numerous connections with NSW Parliament members and notfor-profit entrepreneurs who have revolutionised the previous perception of regional youth. After much consultation, we have proposed the duplication of a free city-loop bus throughout our region. With this proposal, we aim to transform the existing, outdated public transport system in place, primarily in areas such as Nowra and Shoalhaven."

"Over the course of three meetings in Dubbo, Wagga Wagga and Sydney, the taskforce has been able to experience incredible opportunities and activities throughout regional NSW. These have included: a bike tour of Dubbo Zoo, an outdoor course at Borambola, and a private tour and show at the Sydney Opera House.”

YEAR 12 CAREERS DAY On Friday 26 August, Year 12 students attended the annual KRB Careers Day, designed to engage the girls across a spectrum of important information and ideas. The theme of the day was Cultivating Curiosity, Encouraging Self-Reflection & Creating Opportunities for Conversation.

The University of Notre Dame offered presentations from some current Notre Dame students about their experience of transitioning to life after school; young KRB alumnae shared their experiences and offered advice from a range of course and career areas, including Law, Environmental Science, Architecture, Engineering and Finance.

After a short tour of the campus, students heard from Donna Hoblos, Head of People & Culture at Buildcorp, who shared her journey in a male dominated industry that is now actively focused on diversity and inclusion of women.

The girls then spent some time unpacking and explaining the complicated preference management process used by Tertiary Admission Centres (UAC, VTAC, QTAC etc). After an incredible presentation from KRB 2019 alumna, Cyan Swan, about volunteering with the Cardoner Project, students enjoyed lunch in the café area of Notre Dame. They then walked along City Rd towards St Paul’s College, within the University

of Sydney, to hear from TJ Christie, the Vice Warden and manager of the transition to co-residential at the College.

TJ shared some invaluable advice around the importance of making the right choice personally (not because “my friends are going there” or “because the buildings look pretty”), but because “I like the smaller student to lecturer ratio at "ANU” or because “Notre Dame’s teacher quality is ranked 2nd in Australia” or because “the integrated work learning at UTS in Engineering really appeals to me.” She discussed the broad range of accommodation options available to students and the challenges and opportunities within each.

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NEWS FROM KRB ARCHBISHOP’S AWARD Each year, one Year 12 student from each of the 50 secondary schools in the Catholic Archdiocese receives an Archbishop’s Award for Student Excellence.

The Award acknowledges a student’s commitment to his or her faith, academic life, community and social justice and this year was presented in person at St Mary’s Cathedral College by His Grace, The Archbishop of Sydney, The Most Reverend Anthony Fisher OPDD on Friday 9 September.

We are delighted that Lara Towler is the recipient of this Award for Kincoppal-Rose Bay. Lara is a Boarder from Scone and holds the position of Head of the Boarding Student Representative Council. As a Minister of The Eucharist, Lara is actively involved in all school Masses and Liturgies and attends a weekly prayer session with Sister Mary Shanahan rscj OAM. Lara also participated in the School’s social justice initiatives, ‘KincoppalRose Bay Girls Cut Curls’, raising funds for cancer research.

A SACRED HEART TRADITION We were blessed with spectacular weather for our annual Sacred Heart Day celebrations. This is one of the most important days of the KRB calendar where we come together to celebrate the rich Sacred Heart spirit in our community. It was wonderful to also experience the enthusiasm and excitement of the students as they celebrated the day together, beginning with “Honk if You Have a Sacred Heart” organised by the Year 12 students outside the School. A special Mass to celebrate the day involved all students and staff. Next on the agenda was the concert, where all year groups had the opportunity to perform in their Houses and showcase some of their creative red and white costumes. Finally, the day was brought to a close with our annual spectacular Sacred Heart dance.

Procession of the Lanterns, held the day before Sacred Heart Day, was a very special night which demonstrated the strong sense of community amongst our boarders and their parents.

This much-loved, unique and long-standing tradition is treasured not only by our boarding community and alumnae but by our whole Sacred Heart community. The event is celebrated by all Sacred Heart schools in Australia and New Zealand.

The Staff Day which followed Sacred Heart Day continued in the Sacred Heart theme, offering a variety of opportunities and ways for staff to engage with and grow in their understanding of our Sacred Heart charism.

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MISSION & SOCIAL JUSTICE Building Community as a Christian Value In 2022, the School has as its Focus Goal, ‘Building Community as a Christian Value.’ Faithful to the Mission of Sacred Heart education, Kincoppal-Rose Bay School affirms that all humans are created in the image and likeness of God. Thus, as a community, the School promotes the inherent dignity of the human person and strives for relationships characterised by inclusion and mutual respect. Today the School also realises its stewardship for the integrity of creation. As it is written in Mark 12:31, ‘The second commandment of love is this: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.’ At the centre of our community is the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In that Heart, we see the values that strengthen that community flowing from his unconditional love for each of us.

for Caritas.’ Children were encouraged to give up something such as lollies/chocolates and instead put the money in the Project Compassion Box. • Year 6 Bake Sale during Wellness Week to raise money for Beyond Blue.

John Mooney Director of Mission

Kincoppal-Rose Bay invites all of its community to become involved in transforming our world. It is a call to reflect on what each person needs to do in her or his family, circle of friends, society and in the environment to make life better and more just. We transform our world not through being merely supportive of others who are active but by becoming one with them in their endeavours.

We acknowledge and appreciate what members of our community are doing: • Easter Appeal • Year 9 and Year 10 JPIC • Collecting toys for St Carthage’s Primary School in Lismore and books for Lismore Library • Year 12 Girls Cut Curls, raising $40,000 for cancer research • Winter Appeal combined with an Appeal for Addi Road • Year 11 students volunteering for the Youngcare fundraising dinner • Year 10 students volunteering for the St Ignatius College Riverview Bazaar • Staff preparing food for the Vinnies Night Patrol • During the 40 days of Lent, Project Compassion boxes were placed in each Junior School classroom to collect money

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ELC Building upon Curiosities: A Research Focus in the Early Learning Centre The children and staff in our Early Learning Centre are guided each year by what is called ‘conceptual research.’ The staff gather and discuss, debate and collaborate on concepts and a subject that would be appropriate, authentic and inspiring for the children. These concepts are based on observations of the children and sharing of curiosities and wonderings of both the children and the educators. We believe that children are confident, capable, inquisitive and unique. Children are stimulated to marvel at life, delight in the real and the imagined and deeply engage with nature and the ‘wild.’ We enable children to be inspired by this authentic research and we actively encourage children to wonder, dream, invent, enquire, question and research alongside their educators.

co-participation through dialogue, debate, use of the ‘hundred languages’ and co-construction of knowledge in a joyful, and exciting environment.

“Knowledge is not a quantity, it is a research. We do not have to give children quantities of knowledge but tools to research, cultural tools so they can push their research as far as they can, then certainly it will be up to us to push further and further and help them refine their tools". (Gianni Rodari)

The children have researched and theorised the strategies that support their connectedness and sense of belonging to place. They have explored the significance of the heart both metaphorically and within a literal sense; created symbols of their own that represent their feelings about place; researched Madeline Sophie Barat, and developed an understanding of the people that belong to Sophie’s and why. They are creating a book that will welcome new families into the School, detailing some of the emotions and significant ways they feel about belonging, as well as a logo that represents them and their belonging to Sophie’s Place.

“Nothing without joy is in itself an explicit declaration, it expresses a position that cheers on a school as a space for creativity, as a research laboratory for adults and children, a place of life, not of preparation for life.” (Tiziana Filippini) Our research in Sophie’s Place this year has been delving into “The Heart of our Place" as the children share and discover what it means to belong and develop a strong identity to Sophie’s Place, Kincoppal-Rose Bay, and the global network of Sacred Heart Schools.

Our educational program, principles, practice and pedagogy are influenced by the principles of Reggio Emilia, the approaches of the Forest Schools, Harvard University’s Project Zero and their Cultures of Thinking Project and the National Early Years Learning Framework. Our beliefs combine to bring about experiences where children are encouraged to become researchers in their own learning, building upon their curiosities and wonders and being challenged to build and organise conceptual knowledge. We value the children’s voices and believe in always being available to support their expressions and ideas, which in turn supports their emerging autonomy, inter-dependence, resilience and sense of agency.

There’s a logo on my jumper and it tells people where I’m from and where your school is. It means a love heart. A love heart means my school is Kincoppal-Rose Bay. We are school of the heart because we need to be part of the heart and when it breaks, we mend it. My heart inside is different because it has so many feelings inside. My heart means I love my mummy and daddy and all the grown-ups in the world.The KincoppalRose Bay heart is a love heart because we have to hug and kiss.

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Our belief that children are competent and capable reflects our understanding of the image of the child as active protagonists with ‘strong potentialities for development and a subject with rights, as reflected in the Reggio Emilia Philosophies (Reggio Emilia Approach, 2019). We encourage children and staff to engage in research about selected concepts, coming together to grow in understanding, research, comparison of ideas, and

A heart gives us love. We need love. Love looks like this, it has rainbows around it. Love is in my house and school. The love is in the heart and the sky is around it with Jesus. Francesca

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no food to help you grow so that’s how you shrink, not grow.

You need food to help you grow and if you have nothing you shrink small. Callum

People need to feel like they belong because they need to see what girls and boys do. Other people need a heart. There’s love… I can’t see the love but can feel it because it is invisible.

There’s invisible love inside my heart. Love feels like you love your 'mum and dad'. Luca

Each child in the Early Learning Centre has had the opportunity to share their unique understandings and theories around the concepts that are being researched. As each child enters our spaces, they bring with them their own experiences, knowledge and reflections on the many mysteries of life. We encourage the sharing of all these thoughts and ideas and it is this acceptance in a wondrous environment that allows each child to feel their spark not only be lit but burn and glow continuously, shining a light inside them for the many years of learning ahead.

Our research in the Joigny Centre has been exploring ‘Food for Thought’ as the children imagine and create theories about the transformation of food into energy and waste as it travels through their bodies. The concepts of change and growth have provoked learning and sparked curiosity as the children and educators have had a hands-on approach, examining real intestines, stomachs, oesophagus, teeth and tongues to piece together the mystery of what happens when we eat. As they constantly try and make visible what is happening inside and the imaginings they have about the digestion process, the children are guided by ‘knowledgeable others’, ‘authentic

“Learning is not the transmission of a defined body of knowledge, what Malaguzzi refers to as a ‘small’ pedagogy.

It is constructive, the subject constructing her or his own knowledge but always in democratic relationships with others and being open to different ways of seeing, since individual knowledge is always partial and provisional. From this perspective, learning is a process of constructing, testing and reconstructing theories, constantly creating new knowledge.

Teachers, as well as children, are constantly learning. Learning itself is a subject for constant research, and as such must be made visible.” Carla Rinaldi and Peter Moss

experiences’ and a passion for discovery.

Energy is inside your body, it gets in there by eating healthy foods. Energy looks like a really big zap, it looks like electricity.

Energy doesn't even have a colour. Energy is inside everywhere in our body, it goes into all of the places and we just use it all the time. It comes out of the food and then we put it into our mouths, or it just flies into our mouths, but it goes down into our body and then that’s what gives us energy because then it goes everywhere inside of the body. Poppy

Nicole Johnson Early Learning Coordinator

We will need to shrink to the size of an ant to go inside a body.

If you spit out all your food, then you will shrink, because you will not have any energy in your body because you have

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JUNIOR SCHOOL Educating Generation Alpha Inherent in our Sacred Heart philosophy is the education of each individual’s heart and mind so that they strive to be the very best version of themselves. For the successful education of heart and mind to be achieved, our students must be wellknown by their teachers. Who are our learners and how do we truly cater for their needs in our ever-changing world?

Indi Robots, developing their understanding of sequencing and algorithms to solve complex problems. In Years 5 and 6, Barat-Burn students enter the world of virtual reality, practising their engineering skills by building their own virtual world.

This program promotes higher order thinking and creativity and provides students with opportunities to implement their developing coding skills to achieve endless possibilities.

Generation Alpha is the label given to children born between 2010 and 2024 – that is, students currently in our Early Learning Centre and Junior School. This year, Kincoppal-Rose Bay staff have taken a deep-dive into learning about these students so that we can adapt our practice to better reflect this generation of children.

Another example of academic excellence for Generation Alpha is the Barat-Burn Enrichment Program. This program consists of experiences tailored to those students whose data shows they require more challenge in their learning. As part of this offering, our Years 5 and 6 students competed in the NSW da Vinci Decathlon. They competed across 10 disciplines designed to challenge and stimulate their minds. Our Years 5 and 6 students ranked in the top four in two discipline areas, including second in Cartography and third in Mathematics.

This achievement exemplifies the capacity of this generation to thrive when learning is relevant, engaging and challenging.

We learnt from McCrindle Research that Generation Alpha are more global, more digital, more social, more visual and more mobile than any generation that came before them. We also learnt that approximately two-thirds of current Junior School students will work in entirely new jobs that do not yet exist.

They are a generation who will experience ongoing change in the workforce while expecting their wellbeing to be prioritised.

As Generation Alpha prioritises their wellbeing and need to belong, we have introduced various initiatives that prioritise their sense of wellbeing and positive relationships. From their first week of Kindergarten through to Year 6 and beyond, BaratBurn students learn explicit skills for making and maintaining healthy friendships. They practise the skills to navigate social challenges with empathy and resilience. Students also engage in regular mindfulness experiences where they learn the power of reflective silence.

Educating Generation Alpha looks different to how schooling has occurred in the past. To truly engage them in their education, teachers need to facilitate meaningful learning opportunities that are relevant, practical, collaborative and multimodal.

While schooling may change, their need for a strong sense of belonging does not change. So while our world is becoming more reliant on robotics, the need for strong interpersonal skills will be critical in supporting students’ future success.

Providing a contemporary Sacred Heart education is our ongoing challenge. We will continue to adapt our practice to best cater for the needs of whichever generation we have the privilege of educating. While our strategies will continue to change, we remain steadfast in our commitment to educating heart and minds so that individuals strive to be the best version of themselves.

Educating this generation of learners is a huge challenge that Barat-Burn teachers see as an exciting opportunity. Our teachers have reshaped learning programs in all areas of the curriculum.

One such example is the integration of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) projects. Each year level, from Kindergarten to Year 6 engage in STEAM projects that demand increasingly advanced coding, creative and critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills. In the early years, Barat-Burn students learn about visual coding using

Danielle Brandon Head of Junior School

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SENIOR SCHOOL Knowing Students Our focus at KRB is knowing our students in order to provide a personalised education that meets the diverse interests and needs of every individual. The individual learner is always at the centre of our decision making. This is evident in many ways including through the diversity of our success across a range of HSC subjects, the one-on-one academic interviews as students choose their subjects when they move into senior years and the detailed analysis of student data that teachers use to inform their practice throughout the year.

• The Learning Bazaar was a wonderful opportunity which provided insight into the learning that happens around the School.

We now continue in our work to develop a learning framework suited for our students in our context to ensure that they are ready to face the future as life-long learners.

Focus on STEM A strategic focus on STEM this year has seen students across Years 7 to 10 participating in various learning activities using emerging technologies and tools in order to develop their critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities. Opportunities have included the Nexgen Code Robotics Camp, the Science and Engineering Challenge, the Australian Video Game Challenge and the Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) competition. We have also had STEM Days for Year 7 and Year 8 which have involved presentations from guest experts and active problem-solving sustainable design challenges. Year 9 also participated in ‘The Grand Challenge’ STEM-Entrepreneur Day at the University of Sydney to stretch their thinking beyond school.

Our students are also working in partnership with St Catherine’s School every week in a robotics workshop.

Learning Framework Our teachers are contemporary learners who work collaboratively in professional learning teams targeted to knowing our students and initiating improvement in their teaching and learning practice. This year the focus has been on developing a clear, shared, future focused vision for learning to meet the needs of our students. Teaching staff from ELC right through to Year 12 have worked to build a shared understanding of how we can design learning that caters to the unique context and attributes of our learners. They implemented new ideas in their classrooms and shared these at our “Learning Bazaar” at the Professional Learning Conference. They also commenced the first steps towards developing a new learning and teaching framework for our students at Kincoppal-Rose Bay, to ensure we are up to date with best practice to foster strong student outcomes. Designing the new framework is an opportunity to draw on recent research, future proof and respond to the everchanging needs of our rapidly changing world. Throughout the Professional Learning Conference, teachers heard from experts, worked collaboratively, engaged in rich conversations, debated ideas, and reflected on who our graduates needed to be and the big ideas that will shape our learning practices.

Digital Learning Digital Learning has focused on cultivating excellence in digital pedagogy across the School. Our online Learning Management system ‘Aspire’ has continued to be used for communication and to access interactive learning resources. Aspire is also evolving to be our platform for continuous reporting, providing up-to-date information to students, parents and teachers about student learning progress and achievement. This new format makes student reporting intrinsic to the learning cycle – something that students participate in and learn from rather than occuring at the end of the process only. This enables more effective use of data to inform learning and track learning growth effectively.

Staff reflections from the Professional Learning Days included: • The importance of giving students as much opportunity to direct their own learning as possible;

Angela Thomas Director of Pedagogy

• It was great to work in small groups to brainstorm ideas about how to make changes in the classroom. This will be exciting to implement and action;

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HSC RESULTS 2021 Congratulations to the Class of 2021 Congratulations to the KRB Year 12 Class of 2021 on their outstanding HSC achievements. The girls undertook their HSC studies over Years 11 and 12 during a global pandemic and adapted to different modes of learning with courage and tenacity.

“Our Class of 2021 has demonstrated through these results not only the fulfilment of their considerable academic potential, but also their intrinsic motivation to excel in a broad range of academic fields. For a non-selective cohort to achieve such a breadth and depth of results is remarkable and reflects their sustained critical engagement with learning throughout their journey at Kincoppal-Rose Bay. These results attest to the extraordinary relationships between students, teachers and the broader KRB community as well as the power of a Sacred Heart Education to inspire young women of the future.”

A significant facet of their success is due to their sheer determination to achieve their best. They relied on the explicit feedback from their teachers, they benefited from the unconditional love of their parents and guardians, and they formed genuine and supportive friendships.

As reported in the Sydney Morning Herald, KRB ranked 28th in the State. This is our equal best result over the past five years and saw the School as the top performing of Catholic Independent Girls boarding schools in NSW.

Trinity Hastie, Director of Teaching and Learning (Acting 2021) “There is no substitute for hard work and our cohort’s results are testament to this. In spite of the turbulence of the past two years, with some girls away from their families for the entire period, we showed determination and perseverance, supporting each other and putting our heads down. I am so grateful for the time, effort and support of my teachers and am proud to be a part of this cohort.”

Of the Class of 2021, 7 students achieved an ATAR over 99 (7%), 22 students received an ATAR over 95 (23%) and 44 received an ATAR over 90 (47%). 68% of our Year 12 students and 92% of our accelerants achieved at least one Band 6 result (approximately 11% of students achieve at this level across the state). Of our Boarders, 56% achieved an ATAR above 90, and 68% achieved an ATAR above 80.

Harriet Cook, Student - Distinction of Studies

We saw 12 students in the cohort acknowledged as All Round Achievers. This means the girls achieved the highest band possible in 10 units of study (Band 6/ E4). KRB students appeared 196 times on the NESA Distinguished Achievers List across 30 Courses - demonstrating our diversity of offerings.

As an open entry school, we are delighted that KRB has celebrated outstanding results over the breadth of the curriculum. Band 6/E4 results were achieved in 30 of the 36 courses studied in the School. This reminds us that students can come as they are, work consistently and achieve at their best in a diverse range of courses.

I take this opportunity to thank the Year 12 teachers for their tireless efforts to work with, support and nurture our incredible young women. Each of them delighted in the opportunity to educate this special group of students who had endured so much during their HSC. Maureen Ryan Principal

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HIGHLIGHTS KRB ranked 28th in the State in the Sydney Morning Herald‘s Top 100 Schools List.

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47 percent of students obtained an ATAR over 90.

7 students obtained an ATAR over 99.

12 students named on the All-Round Achievers List (receiving a Band 6/E4 in at least 10 units).

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students placed in the top 20 in the State in a subject.

First in State in French Continuers (Year 11 accelerated student).

The Major Works of five students were nominated for inclusion in showcases, with 3 selected for OnStage, Art Express and Shape.

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ACADEMIC CARE Supporting every student to achieve their best At Kincoppal–Rose Bay we strive to support every Senior School student so they can achieve their best and thrive in an ever changing, contemporary world. We aim to develop their resilience, persistence and sense of gratitude. Our Academic Care is underpinned by Martin Seligman’s Positive Psychology and one of his key tenets is the ability for young people to flourish in their environment. Young people can only achieve this if they have a sense of purpose, strong connections and are able to find meaning in their actions. As Sacred Heart educators, we create an environment of compassion, joy and personal growth for each and every student.

students having a Growth Mindset and a heightened sense of wellbeing always results in greater academic engagement and as a result, greater academic success. These key principles underpin all that we do and all staff are cognisant of the ways to encourage the best from our students. The Student Leaders have been particularly creative in the way they have implemented wellbeing initiatives in innovative ways to encourage greater student participation. This creativity by our Senior Leaders has enabled all students to develop their wellbeing, while feeling a sense of accomplishment and connection. A range of parent forums have occurred over the course of this year to ensure we continue working in partnership with the parent community to bring about the best for each and every Kincoppal-Rose Bay student.

Providing an outstanding, personalised education to all our students continues to be our goal and, even though in recent years there have been many challenges to overcome, Kincoppal-Rose Bay has never wavered from this focus. Our belief that each student is to be celebrated and encouraged permeates all that we do and our extensive offerings ensure all students find a place where they thrive. As a result of COVID and the disconnection that was created society wide, our focus this year has been on creating spaces for all students to be themselves, feel connected with others and to pursue their passions. An expansion of our committee offerings, as well as the emphasis on student leadership accountability, has enabled us to do this effectively over the course of this year.

We continue to build in the area of Student Wellbeing and have seen many initiatives come to fruition in 2022.

Janet Erskine Stuart remarked that “It is not so much what we say or do that educates; what really educates is who we are,” and this is evident in all members of our community, due to the strong values that are lived out with authenticity here at Kincoppal-Rose Bay. Carrie Scanlan Director of Students

Our continued focus on student voice and more holistic respectful relationships in education have been a priority and a forum where our students have certainly shone. Our senior students have mentored and supported our younger students in such a way that our younger students are now more informed, more supported and feel more connected with their peers than ever before. The importance of young people sharing their views on a matter important to them is essential for developing confident, articulate and engaged young women who will contribute positively to society.

As a result of increased mental health concerns for adolescents, our focus on evidence-based wellbeing initiatives has continued to be a priority in 2022. The strong link between

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GLOBAL EDUCATION Empowering students to find their voice Our students live and learn in an interconnected, diverse and ever-changing world. At Kincoppal-Rose Bay we therefore believe in providing a contemporary education that supports the development of global citizens who, through the discovery of themselves, others and the world around them, work to create new futures not yet imagined.

mental health and gender equality, and then lead discussions on how these issues impact different countries and peoples. In doing so, students build their ability to facilitate dialogue with others from different cultural contexts and backgrounds, and understand more deeply how they can co-construct global solutions to global problems.

A key component of global citizenship is cultural intelligence.

To thrive, our students must understand the cultural forces that have shaped them as individuals in order to develop their ability to relate and work with people from a variety of cultural backgrounds. One of the ways we do this at KRB is through empowering our students to share their cultural perspectives and worldviews. Such an example was this year’s National Sorry Day Assembly, where our whole school gathered to hear the stories of our First Nations students and their families.

We heard of their resilience, strength and determination and committed ourselves as a community to work towards reconciliation through our words and actions. This commitment is recognised through the continuing development of our K-12 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), which follows the approved RAP of our Early Learning Centre. The RAP outlines our priorities for embedding reconciliation in our classrooms, at School and in the community and communicates how we will honour and share the stories of our First Nations culture; the oldest continuing culture in the world. Through initiatives such as these, KRB works to build an inclusive community where each child celebrates their own story and values the diverse perspectives and worldviews of others.

At KRB we believe in empowering the voice of students so they develop agency to not only speak up about issues of concern, including those regarding justice, peace and integrity of creation, but to lead informed action for the betterment of all. Whether it be our Year 6 Global Leaders voicing their concerns regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the subsequent lessons they developed and delivered to Years 5 and 6 on the issue; or the Student Leadership Committee working alongside our staff from KRB and other Sacred Heart Schools at this year’s Sacred Heart Conference to share their wisdom on the challenges and opportunities of our contemporary education, our students are empowered to find their voice and use it to be active changemakers in our local and global community. Through this and other experiences, our students understand their skills and abilities and use this to be global citizens who will shape the world for the betterment of all.

Sarah Daff Director of Global Education

A unique gift of a KRB education is the opportunity it provides for our students to experience learning alongside other Sacred Heart students from around the globe. Our Sacred Heart Exchange Program offers a myriad of opportunities for this through our domestic, international and virtual exchanges.

The newest addition to this offering, our ‘Virtual Collaboration Program’, was launched this year and gives Year 9 students an opportunity to connect virtually with other Sacred Heart students from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Across a semester, students in the program discern the global issues they wish to investigate, such as climate change,

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COUNTRY CITY IMMERSION EXPERIENCE This year we launched the KRB Country City Immersion which aims to expand the perspectives of both our boarding and day students and to build stronger ties with our rural and regional communities. The immersion is a means to enhance awareness of the culture and lifestyle of regional Australian areas and the type of work that our country families do and develop leadership skills, character and resilience.

My experience made me understand the hard work and effort required to work on a farm and the important role that farmers play in Australia’s economy. I would recommend KRB girls join the Country City Immersion Experience. First of all, it's lots of fun but you also gain a better understanding of how things work outside of our everyday life in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The family that I stayed with, the McLeans, were so generous, helpful and welcoming – they made sure I was comfortable.”

Director of Boarding Anne-Maree Bennett, says her hope is that the offering will cultivate awareness of the lives and work of our country families; "I also hope the immersion experience will continue to enhance our city country connections and give our day students a special opportunity to develop leadership and initiative.”

Dimity McLean, who hosted Sophie at her family’s farm thinks it’s very important that people from the city experience the country. "It's special that Sophie gets to see what life was like for me before I started at KRB. The immersion is certainly a different experience!”

The Immersion sees city girls spend one semester in boarding.

During that semester, they undertake an immersion in a regional area of NSW to experience the culture and history of a NSW country town, spend time on a KRB boarding family’s property to develop an appreciation of the industry of farm life and participate in a local community initiative.

For Year 10 student Ava McInerney participating in the immersion experience led her to becoming friends with people whom she had been at school with for three years but had rarely spoken to: “Being in boarding allowed me to get to know others faster, and it has ended up with me feeling like I could talk to them whenever, when that might not have been the case for me six months ago. Being around peers for study times allows collaboration and opportunity to discuss different opinions and viewpoints. This consistent help around me has led me to understand new concepts in my subjects. As a girl from the city, I was excited to see the way boarders live when they go home.

I embraced the opportunity to gain a genuine understanding of what happens in farm life through a hands-on experience. The boarding experience also helped me establish a new routine and better study patterns after COVID lockdowns.”

As part of the Immersion, our city families offer a reciprocal experience of city life for a country boarder. This could involve having a boarder stay with the city family for a weekend or part of the holiday period, or taking a boarder to a city event such as a concert, art exhibition or theatre production.

Year 10 student Sophie St John took part in the first Country City Immersion Experience in Semester 1 this year. She said that the experience enabled her to feel part of a community within the KRB community; “It has allowed me to make multiple new friendships, both in my own year group, and with girls from other year groups too. I have really enjoyed the structure and routine offered during the week in boarding. I am involved in lots of co-curricular sports, so the ability for me to focus on my school work, and work collaboratively with my peers during study has helped to lift my academic performance over this semester. The opportunity to be a boarder has broadened my perspective on life and has allowed me to develop new friendships with girls outside my own circle of friends. I was excited to be given the opportunity of a country experience. It was an opportunity to try new things. The country is so different to the city in many aspects. The country is definitely more peaceful and quieter.

A highlight of boarding for Zara Holt was getting to know some of her friends better: “I enjoyed the activities in boarding and being in an environment where we can make our own fun together. I am looking forward to experiencing country life and genuinely understanding what my country friends’ families do.

I’m looking forward to meeting some baby goats and roasting marshmallows over a bonfire. I now realise that the connections and friendships you develop in boarding will last forever, and I will always remember my time in boarding.”

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"The opportunity to be a boarder has broadened my perspective on life and allowed me to develop new friendships with girls outside my own circle of friends."

Sophie St John, Year 10

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FROM THE LAND TO KRB "Our girls were coming from a one teacher school of just seven students, from a very small community and we wanted them to experience an education that exposed them to all the amazing experiences that living in Sydney could offer."

Alison McLean - KRB Boarding Parent and Ex-student

Hugh and Alison McLean (KRB, 1991) run a livestock grazing enterprise near Booligal, a very small village with a population of about 45 people, situated 100 km north of Hay in South Western NSW. They have two daughters boarding at Kincoppal – Rose Bay - Dimity, in Year 10 and Grace in Year 8. Alison is one of four girls and her mother, Lyn King, was President of the KRB P&F Association for many years. Over the years, her family developed many strong relationships with other families and with the Sisters who were involved in the School while she was a student.

age, our children knew they would most likely be heading to boarding school for their high school years. As an alumna, I had very fond memories of KRB. Our girls were coming from a one teacher school of just seven students, from a very small community and we wanted them to experience an education that exposed them to all the amazing experiences that living in Sydney could offer. Our first visit to the School cemented our wish for the girls to be educated at KRB. During the visit, we ran into students from all over NSW who we knew, we reconnected with old friends who were also on the tour and caught up with Sister Shanahan who had become a long standing family friend after my family’s time at the School. There was a real sense of belonging. The girls were so excited at the prospect of meeting friends from all over the world and, to be honest, they were really impressed by the view! In the end it was the girls' enthusiasm for the School that cemented our decision. When

When it came to choosing a boarding school, this country family knew from early on that KRB was the right fit for their daughters.

Alison acknowledges that sending your child to boarding school is not a decision that comes lightly, and it is so much more than the bedrooms and classrooms of a school: “Our remote location (100km from the nearest high school) meant that, from an early

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"A KRB education gave me a sense of empowerment that I want for my girls too. To attend a school of KRB’s calibre is a privilege; it affords you world class education and connections that last a lifetime.

More importantly, however, it instils a commitment to give back, to be part of your community, where ever you may live." Alison McLean you are leaving home at such a young age, having a large cohort of girls from similar backgrounds and locations makes the transition just that much easier."

practical to the emotional: the KRB community’s response was enormously uplifting. From the students and parents, staff and alumnae, we felt genuine care and concern during that time.

We have seen the school community respond in similar ways to other issues affecting the community and for us, that is what makes the School special – the community and the genuine sense of compassion.”

The McLean girls have treasured their Sacred Heart boarding experience at KRB. Graces loves that she gets to live with her friends and that she doesn’t have to wake up early each day! “ I like how you are never bored - you can always find someone to hang out with in boarding. One of the best things is that you get to know girls from all years, not just your own.

It is also so great that you have teachers to help you with your work after school and I like the set times for study – it helps you to get your work done. I am lucky because as a boarder I get to live in the country and the city! You get to make friends from the city and have a wider range of connections. You have more opportunities and there are more things to do.” Dimity particularly loves the sense of sisterhood that is prevalent in KRB Boarding; “ I love KRB boarding because we are in small rooms and it's just like a sisterhood. Like having sisters, we have our ups and downs, but we all get along and it's fun!”

Another key feature that makes Kincoppal-Rose Bay unique, in Alison’s perspective, is the Sacré Coeur network; “There is no other school in Australia that offers a connection to such an expansive network of schools and alumnae across the world. Whilst Lady Gaga may be our most famous “old girl” there are so many high achieving women who are part of the Sacré Coeur network. A KRB education gave me a sense of empowerment that I want for my girls too. To attend a school of KRB’s calibre is a privilege; it affords you world class education and connections that last a lifetime. More importantly, however, it instils a commitment to give back, to be part of your community, wherever you may live.”

The sense of community and care for one another, including students and their families, is core to the spirit of KRB, in Alison’s experience; “When Dim started at KRB we were in the middle of an extreme drought that had a stranglehold across the whole country. Drought is a traumatic experience for a family not just from a financial point of view, but also the emotional toll it takes on everyone. I mention this because KRB’s response to the drought is a great example of why we chose to send Dim and Grace to the School and what makes the KRB community so special. The whole School responded with care and compassion to the large cohort of country boarders at KRB. There was a real sense of support, from the

A city boarding school (situated less than eight kilometres from the CBD) offers a world of opportunities. Alison believes that boarding at KRB here in the city has broadened both her daughters’ horizons. Hugh McLean believes it has given his daughters the confidence to believe they can do and achieve whatever they want. In many ways this is embodied in the ambitions that the McLean girls are already expressing. When asked what she wants to do after leaving KRB, Grace, in Year 8, says she wants to go travelling and see the world: “I really want to do a GAP year and work in boarding at one of the other Sacré Coeur schools around the world.”

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Lucy Merritt • Heading South • 2nd in Order of Merit

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VISUAL ARTS,DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY, DRAMA AND MUSIC.

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Emma Briand • Subject Prize • Brief: To raise awareness about the humanitarian cost of Fast Fashion through an advertising campaign, which in turn will promote ethical shopping.

Eve McLeish • 2nd in Order of Merit • Brief: Design and make a product that reduces a type 1 diabetic's chances of going into a hypoglycaemic coma.

Erica Eather • 3rd in Order of Merit • Brief: Create a set of garments that raises awareness of the endangerment of traditional Chinese medicinal flora.

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CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS Charlie and the Chocolate Factory “We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams”- Willy Wonka Following the success of the 2021 school production of Matilda The Musical, the challenge was to back up with another blockbuster musical that would again showcase the extraordinary talent of the Kincoppal-Rose Bay student body.

The announcement of the 2022 production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was made at the end of Term 2 last year on Sacred Heart Day, with a fun treasure hunt for that elusive Golden Ticket.

But shortly after, as we found ourselves in another lengthy lockdown, the prospect of creating and staging a performing arts event became uncertain. Nevertheless, we again pivoted with persistence and flexibility, in the hope that we could get a 2022 school musical up on stage.

Auditions went ahead and were held early in Term 4 via online video submissions. Vocal and script rehearsals commenced thereafter via Zoom, with the plan to begin face-to-face rehearsals as soon as students returned for Term 1, 2022. A new Covid variant however had other plans and the difficult decision was made to postpone the production to a later time.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was finally staged at NIDA’s Parade Theatre in June 2022 and, although it came with its challenges in an ongoing pandemic world (just like in the professional theatre industry), we continued to navigate the close contact rules and illness throughout the rehearsal period. Following a tight but hugely productive eight weeks, the cast of 50 played to large, supportive audiences over three performances, who were once again in awe of the remarkable talent of our KRB thespians!

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MUSIC Expanding opportunities for Music Excellence

At the start of 2021 a decision was made to expand our Band and Strings Program to be part of the NESA mandated music hours for Years 4 to 7. Consequently, all students in Years 4-6 have Band/Strings once a week and Year 7 once a cycle.

participating in a workshop with our visitors. Years 3 to 7 then came to the MTC for a fantastic and energetic concert. The band conductor Mr Anthony Brahe led the band through a variety of styles of music and there were some impressive instrument demos. High-energy was the vibe when the amazing singer moved into a great contemporary repertoire.

Songs from The Greatest Showman segued into Can’t Stop the Feeling.

The improvements in technique and ensemble playing are already very evident. Many students have also elected to have Accomplishment lessons on their instrument in addition to what they receive as part of the program. Small group tutorials and large ensemble playing are the two cornerstones of the program.

It is great to see the obvious enjoyment and enthusiasm amongst the students.

Moving forward, it is exciting to have Mr Jeffrey Fisher as our newly appointed Band Conductor and Program Coordinator.

Mr Fisher completed his training at Sydney Conservatorium and holds a Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Music Education degree. His motivation is to see students’ musical interest and talent nurtured and developed and to see them reach their full potential. He has over 20 years experience conducting bands and orchestras, as well as tutoring woodwind instruments (Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Oboe and Bassoon). Already a noticeable attention to detail is evident in the children’s playing.

Year 7 are divided into the more advanced “Concert Band” for more experienced players and the “Training Band” for those newer to their instrument. Throughout the year there is a steady progression of girls moving from the Training to Concert Band.

The strings operate parallel to this. Having two violin tutors and one cello tutor means the program can easily be differentiated.

The Year 7 Strings are currently joining the Concert Band for an arrangement of Pirates of the Caribbean.

It has been wonderful to see a post COVID return to performances. Night of Song and Sacred Heart Day took place this year more or less as normal. Our choirs and orchestra were involved and gave great joy to those present.

An important part of the program is the opportunity to perform publicly. The Year 7 Band and Strings prepared an assembly performance for Term 3. The Year 6 Band provided music for the “Turning of the Soil” ceremony in Term 1. The Year 5 and 6 Band and Strings presented musical items for the Stage 3 assembly in Term 2 and the Bands performed for the Mothers’ Day Morning Tea in May. All bands and strings also featured in the Fathers’ Day celebrations.

The focus of the department, as always, remains the pursuit of excellence, but not at the expense of enjoyment and involvement.

Mark Stubley Head of Music

A highlight of Term 2 was a visit by the NSW Police Band for a fun morning of music. The day started with the Year 6 Band

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2022 CHAPEL CONCERT

On a Friday evening in August the Chapel was filled with parents and friends of KRB Music for our beautiful Annual Student Chapel Concert. The Concert included performances from Year 11 and 12 Music students as well as the Senior Choir and Orchestra. This was the 40th Chapel Concert and the first since 2019.

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SPORT Fostering Courage and Confidence The words of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat "Courage and Confidence" carry on through the Sports Program with a Sacred Heart approach to success!

These students are to be congratulated on their individual achievements and contribution to the School’s sports program.

Many KRB Teams are also achieving success, with many of our Senior 1st teams competing in the highest divisions in Sydney schoolgirl sport. KRB 1 Football and Netball were both victorious across the Winter terms, winning their respective IGSA divisions. The Basketball and Hockey Senior 1sts had a great deal of success in their own right, but having narrowly missed out on a Grand Final game, they will use this experience to learn and continue to improve.

At KRB, the Sports Program provides opportunities for beginners to elite athletes across all year groups in both the Junior and Senior Schools. There are a number of students in various year groups representing the School, region, state and country across a range of different sports. Two of KRB’s Sports Coordinators, Jac Cameron and Tom Blyth, both highly experienced coaches, have a passion for seeing our students reach their full potential. They both play an active role not only within our School but within the IGSA community. Jac is the Convener of IGSA Basketball and Tom is the Head Coach of the IGSA Hockey team. KRB has had representatives in both of those sports this year. Alongside these staff members are a number of very experienced and talented coaches who have contributed to the success of many students in their chosen sports.

It is important to celebrate these successes alongside the success achieved each week from improving in skill level or playing more cooperatively as a team. With success there is failure, and failure builds resilience and usually a longer lasting result. There is much research on the importance of teenagers being involved in sport, as they experience failure, loss or disappointment. This allows the opportunity for students to develop the skills to manage these same feelings in real life scenarios. It is therefore important for parents and staff to remind students that loss and disappointment are part of the journey and the journey will continue beyond the school gates.

This year, KRB had a record number of IGSA and IPSHA representatives across the following sports: IGSA Water Polo - Matilda Waugh

Kincoppal-Rose Bay is one of the only girls’ schools where participation in sport is compulsory for all students in Years 7 to 12. It is highly encouraged for all Junior School students, as it helps them in their Senior School years with skills and confidence. Research has proven that teenagers who are involved in sport on a regular basis;

IGSA Swimming - Ruby Tonelli-Smith, Annabelle Waugh, Amelia Hudson IPSHA Swimming - Giovanni Fontana Gribodo IGSA Netball - Allegra McDonald IGSA Basketball - Indigo Bell IGSA Hockey - Clementine Gerber

• Have a more confident approach to managing situations as they have experienced a loss of a game, not achieved their personal best or not made an anticipated team. These experiences build resilience and provide a useful foundation for future careers and leadership;

IGSA Touch Football - Alexandra Smeallie and Sophie St John IGSA Cross Country - Poppy O’Brien and Leni Patane IPSHA Cross Country - Lillian Wenmohs and Vera Febo IGSA Athletics - Adelaide Haddrill and Sarah Luey

• Are generally happier, more trusting of other students and have higher levels of resilience, which leads to better mental health;

IPSHA Athletics - Emily Maxwell National Snowsports – Indii Evans, Tiffany Gorman, Jessica Gorman, Charlotte Gorman, Tom Flitcroft, Amelie Zuza Tito and Sasha Barrass.

• Are more likely to feel strong, confident and to celebrate the capabilities of their bodies;

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• Have a positive attitude towards learning and school work;

connected and updated during the Winter Sports Season. Your contribution to the School community is greatly appreciated and certainly supports our Sacred Heart goal of Building of Community as a Christian Value.

• Have improved academic achievement.

As we have recently returned from a period of modified sporting activities due to Covid-19, the importance of community and being connected has been highly valued by all members of the community. Thank you to the 58 Parent Sports Team Managers for ensuring all parents have felt

Mary-Kate Churcher Head of Sport ELC-12

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VALE 2021 AND 2022 Vale 2021

Vale 2022

While Vale 2021 was celebrated in a different way to earlier years, it was still a very special opportunity to acknowledge the Year 12 Class of 2021 who had experienced many challenges due to lockdowns. Their resilience and their support of each other was acknowledged by Principal Maureen Ryan in her speech at the Graduation Ceremony:

Vale 2022 was celebrated on 23 September. It was particularly special this year as it was the first Vale since 2019 where the whole school community, including parents, were invited to join in person in all the celebrations. The night before was an opportunity to celebrate the 24 Year 12 boarders, many of whom have been boarders since Year 7, at a special dinner.

“This incredible group of girls has journeyed though the majority of their secondary schooling responding in some way to a crisis – drought, fires, floods, Covid, and the impact on their final years. I believe strongly that the impact of all of these events over their final four years has helped shape them into the incredible agents of change who are sitting before me.

The Vale Mass was celebrated by Monsignor Tony Doherty AM and this was followed by the Graduation Ceremony. Principal Maureen Ryan spoke movingly of the contribution of each member of the cohort: “You were keen to rekindle a sense of joy, a sense of fun into community after two hard years of Covid disruption and lockdowns. And you relied heavily on the whole year level and tapped into your collective energy, humour and creativity. This same energy and joy of life has helped build each other up in times of stress as you navigated your HSC.”

As a cohort, you will be remembered as being courageous, fearless, resilient, compassionate and confident and, perhaps the greatest accolade I can give to you, is the kindness you demonstrate to each other.”

We were delighted that parents were able to attend the Ceremony and then join the Class of 2021 for lunch at Doltone House.

She also urged them to “continue to raise your voice, challenge injustices and be disruptors if needed, to affect much needed change in the world around you. I hope you realise your unique potential and that you develop the wisdom to understand that to reach it, you must pass through various life stages regardless of whether they are good or bad, each step is an experience that will contribute to who you eventually become".

The Ceremony was followed by a special lunch at the Australian Turf Club, Randwick for parents and the Year 12 Class.

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Reni, Penelope & Greg Hughes at Vale 2021

Vale Mass 2021

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Lauren Whiting, Sacred Heart Award Recipient & Mary Shanahan rscj OAM

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JUNIOR SCHOOL MASTERPLAN Turning of the Soil: Stage One In April, KRB hosted a Turning of the Soil Ceremony on the Noviceship Lawn. This ceremony marked the beginning of Stage One of the Junior School Masterplan, with the construction of a new drop off and pick up road from Vaucluse Road to the Junior School.

learn in a collaborative manner through experience and enquiry, to grow in confidence and gain the knowledge and skills to transform their world.

If you would like to know more about these developments, please contact:

Further developments of the Junior School Masterplan include a new Year 5 and 6 Hub, an Assembly Hall, new classrooms, a rooftop garden and a new ELC. These developments will reflect the future world of the child and will give them opportunities to

Mary Cook Director of Advancement & Community E: cookm@krb.nsw.edu.au

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New Learning Spaces above Assembly Hall

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REGIONAL EVENTS KRB on the Road in NSW: 2022 and 2023 Kincoppal-Rose Bay School has been out and about in NSW during 2022 after Covid restrictions lifted. We have covered 8,000km on the road, including attending the inspiring Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association 50th Anniversary Conference in Bourke.

Celebratory, relaxed KRB Community Gatherings were held at Wagga Wagga, Warren, Young and Orange. Events planned in Gilgandra and Moree were postponed to 2023, due to many country families in the vicinity being busy with farm demands.

Flooding caused havoc elsewhere as the KRB community discovered at the Warren function, when several families were marooned at home, including the host family property being just accessible in a last-minute decision.

Boarding Schools Expos, attended by the Director of Boarding, the Boarding Engagement Coordinator and KRB Parent Ambassadors were held in Dubbo, Wagga Wagga, Moree and Tamworth.

Visits to individual families on properties and to parish schools have enabled face to face contact again, at last! There has been lots of chatting and delivery of extensive information to prospective and current KRB boarding families over welcoming cups of tea.

2023 KRB Gatherings will include Griffith, Moree and Gilgandra.

If you have suggestions please contact Sue Lancaster, Boarding Engagement Coordinator: lancasters@krb.nsw.edu.au or 02 9388 6148 Sue Lancaster Boarding Engagement Coordinator

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CELEBRATING WITH FAMILIES It has been wonderful to be able to welcome grandparents, mothers, fathers and other significant people in the students’ lives, back on campus this year and to celebrate the importance of each one.

ELC Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Morning

Junior School Mothers’ Day Celebration

The ELC Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Morning on 30 May featured a beautiful performance from the children. The visitors enjoyed Morning Tea with the children before visiting the Joigny Centre.

Mothers' Day was celebrated with a special stall organised by parents Phoebe Malouf and Kate Sanchez. The function for mothers' and children began with an outstanding performance by the Junior School children for the visitors and this was followed by a Morning Tea.

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Mother Daughter Lunch

Year 12 Mothers' Lunch

Senior School students and their mothers celebrated the Mother Daughter Lunch at Le Montage on 7 May with over 600 guests attending. Erica Eather (Year 12) and Emma Smith, mother of Eva (Year 12) and Amelia (KRB 2021), gave wonderful speeches about the special relationship between mothers and daughters.

A lunch for Year 12 mothers and relatives was held on 2 September, the first of a number of events to celebrate the Graduating Class of 2022. Karen Ricardo, mother of Lily (2018) and Charlotte (Year 12), spoke movingly of her time as a mother of two boarders, the support that her family had experienced during the drought and the friendships made with day and boarding parents.

“I did not realize how much we would gain, how much my family would gain as a whole .. I had no idea how much I would be enriched or nurtured all these years or the beautiful friendships I would make. I dreamed of all those things for my daughters but not for myself … it has simply changed our lives.”

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Fathers' Day Fathers' Day was celebrated with a stall, a breakfast for Junior School Children and their dads or carers on 1 and 2 September and a Dinner at The Hyatt Regency on 3 September for Senior School students. A number of fathers whose eldest daughter

was graduating in 2022 were acknowledged for being a KRB or a Sacred Heart school parent for ten years or more, or a boarder parent for six years or more.

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KRB LONG LUNCH 2022

We were delighted to be able to hold the KRB Long Lunch on 5 August 2022, the first time since 2019. 600 guests, including parents, alumnae and business associates gathered to celebrate and help raise funds for the KRB Bursary Program.

Vince Sorrenti was an outstanding MC and he and The Piano Man, Scot Finnie, provided much entertainment throughout the afternoon. They were ably supported by magician Adam Dean and some enthusiastic KRB parents. Year 10 student Poppy Minchin, recipient of the Dunphy Foundation Sister Philomene Tiernan rscj Bursary, gave a moving speech about her experiences of a KRB education:

• Our wonderful sponsors:

Platinum Buildcorp Catering Industries

Gold The Royal Oak Hotel Joseph Dahdah & Co Blue Zinc

“KRB has allowed me many experiences I would never have dreamed of at home. These include the Rural Health Forum I attended at Pymble Ladies College, which opened my eyes to a possible career in pharmaceuticals. I was also a member of the robotics team and I’m excited to acquire new skills in engineering and coding.

Wyer & Co National Australia Bank Solutions Property Services BVN Chapman Marine

I have so much support from students and staff to help me continue changing and pushing beyond my limits. I always take advice from my teachers to improve and I have seen these improvements as the year progresses and I hope to keep improving as I continue my senior years.

CompNow K2 Property Development Group

Silver Gunlake Concrete

I’m so excited to see what I can achieve over my next few years at KRB. I am truly grateful for this journey that is being provided to me.”

Vaucluse Dental Our sincere thanks – we look forward to the Long Lunch 2023.

Over $250,000 was raised at the Lunch, and these funds will be directed to the KRB Bursary Fund. This outstanding result was only possible due to the support of many.

Mary Cook Director of Advancement & Community

A huge thank you to: • Kirsty Dahdah, Ros Koundouris and Phoebe Malouf who formed the fantastic Committee • The many members of our community who gave amazing prizes

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BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS Enhancing the Student Experience: The KRB Bursary Program KRB’s Bursary Program provides many opportunities for students from a diversity of backgrounds to attend KRB, to gain many benefits and to make a significant contribution to school life. In turn, many of these students give back to KRB in a variety of ways, both while they are students and as alumnae.

I have developed a love of learning at KRB and hope to carry this as a habit of lifelong learning wherever life takes me. I also know there is a worldwide community of people of the Sacred Heart to tap into when I get the opportunity to travel, and that a peer group of friends from the Class of 2023 will be always there in the future to offer each other support. As well, the mentoring from Sister Mary Shanahan this year has been truly inspiring.”

Each of the students who is currently a recipient of one of our named scholarships or bursaries has provided below some insights into their experience at KRB.

PHOEBE HORTON YEAR 11 BOARDER Narromine Recipient of the Dunphy Foundation Sister Philomene Tiernan rscj Bursary

TILLY COGGAN YEAR 11 BOARDER Cootamundra Recipient of the Alison Stephen Scholarship

“Being a boarder at KRB gave me an opportunity to participate in the Procession of Lanterns. Here I saw the strong bond and connection of the boarding house as we came together for this very special tradition.

“The Alison Stephen Scholarship provides me with extensive opportunities that I may not have experienced if I continued my education in the country. The most significant time for me when I said to myself "Wow, I am lucky to be here" was when I was given the opportunity to go to Macquarie University and experience a Science Extension conference. This conference gave me knowledge and insight about university life, and I was interested to learn that PhD students often mentor students to help them to grow further in their research and investigations.

My KRB education will enable me to attend university and study a career which I am interested in. It has also given me more self confidence that will be vital for my future in the workforce.”

EMILY SMITH YEAR 11 BOARDER Wellington Recipient of the Margaret Kirkpatrick Scholarship

I think that my education at KRB will always provide me with a place that I can be grateful for and this will further broaden my future by providing connections and opportunities to meet new people.”

“During my first year at KRB, I have received many opportunities, including work experience as part of my Business Services course, which has assisted me in developing a range of skills for my future career pathway.

FRANKIE GORMAN-COATES YEAR 11 Sydney Recipient of the Mary Shanahan rscj OAM Scholarship

The skills I am gaining from my KRB education will help me to achieve my goal to study Sports Management in the future. I also believe that my education will support me and encourage me to take more risks regarding my career choice and my HSC course work.”

“After many years of dance training, I was able to express my talents by performing this year in the musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and represent the School in front of an enthusiastic audience. It was amazing to be part of such a professional production with a live orchestra, a great backstage crew, and wonderful sets within a professional theatre.

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POPPY MINCHIN YEAR 11 BOARDER Temora Recipient of the Dunphy Foundation Sister Philomene Tiernan rscj Bursary “I have been offered many opportunities, one of these is the Robotics Team between KRB and St Catherine’s. This has allowed me to connect with students at other schools and taught me skills in engineering, coding and working in a team environment.

Frankie Gorman-Coates

My experiences at KRB have exceeded my expectations in every aspect imaginable. I have made many new friends who continue to support me just as I support them. This creates a really positive environment both academically and socially. I have been pushed beyond my limits and achieved things I did not know I could achieve. I have learned what my strengths and weaknesses are and have acquired skills that address both these areas which will assist me greatly in the future.”

Phoebe Horton

BRIDGET SHARMAN YEAR 9 Cootamundra Recipient of the Alison Stephen Scholarship “The opportunity of living in the city and becoming a boarder has really made an impact on my life. I have enjoyed living with girls aged 12 to 18 and I have developed friendships that will last a lifetime.

KRB has broadened my knowledge in many different aspects of education and has given me an understanding of the culture of a Sacred Heart School. It has extended my knowledge in the classroom and led me to understand different ways in which to learn. KRB has also allowed me to develop new ways of meeting people which will help me in the future by making me more comfortable in social situations.”

Emily Smith

If you are interested in hearing more about the Bursary Program or are considering making a Bequest to the School, please contact: Mary Cook Director of Advancement & Community. e: cookm@krb.nsw.edu.au Poppy Minchin 067

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FROM THE ARCHIVES 140 Years of Sacred Heart Education On 20 July this year we celebrated 140 years since the opening of the School of the Convent of the Sacred Heart at Rose Bay. Although much has been written over the years about the history of the School, this remarkable milestone presents an ideal opportunity for us to pause, reflect and celebrate the foundation of our School.

a number of the wooden trunks used by fellow passengers on board the SS Orient, the ship on which they sailed to Sydney, turning them into wardrobes and cupboards.

The rentree – the beginning of the school term – on 20 July saw five students enrolled at Rose Bay (they were joined by three more students within the week), with the formal “Opening of Classes” the following day marking the beginning of the first Sacred Heart School in Australia. The beginning of classes did not signal a slowing down in the non-teaching work of the nuns. The construction of a water mill and water storage tanks ensured an adequate and regular water supply, cows were purchased, and a dairy built, the existing orchard and vegetable gardens were cleared, more fruit trees planted, and pigs and chickens were purchased.

On 16 May 1882, five religious of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus gathered in Paris at the Order’s Mother House to be briefed by their Superior General on their mission. Less than two months later, on 9 May, Reverend Mother Febronie Vercruysse, Mothers Mary Jackson, Rose Dunne and Alice Woodward, and Sister Sarah Simpson disembarked at Circular Quay to establish the Society’s first Foundation in Australia.

The Five Foundresses were met by Mr and Mrs John Hughes, eminent members of Sydney’s Catholic community, and two of their daughters. Almost immediately, the search began for a suitable site for their new school. With the assistance of Mr Hughes, the sisters secured a lease on the property Claremont at Rose Bay, which the Society of the Sacred Heart subsequently purchased, on 22 June.

A typical school day, which started with Rise and Prayers at 5.57am, comprised around five hours of classes, two hours of study, one and a half hours of needlework, forty minutes of writing, one long and three short recreation breaks, and nine hours of sleep. During the needlework period, students spent their time mending, making church vestments and clothes for the poor, and doing lacework and embroidery, while conducting all their conversations in French. Saturdays were Parlour Day, or visiting day, while Sundays had additional activities including extra devotions, singing practice and time set aside for learning poetry.

Wasting no time, the nuns moved into Claremont on 23 June, and set about readying the building for the planned opening of the School, which was set down for 20 July. Before that, however, the House Journal records that the first priority was to set up the altar, as the nuns had their hearts set on celebrating Mass on Sunday 25 June, the Feast of St Febronie (patroness of Mother Vercruysse). The altar had been a gift of the Vercruysse family and travelled with the nuns to Sydney and was in use at Rose Bay until the Chapel was completed in 1900. This first Mass in the first Convent of the Sacred Heart in Australia marked the Spiritual beginnings of the Society’s first Foundation in Australia.

In the early years of the School, vacations occurred twice a year, and there were no outings at weekends. Feast Days were celebrated with organised ‘holidays’, during which both the nuns and the students enjoyed a range of informal activities including swimming in the harbour and playing games such as cache-cache, a game of hide and seek. Competitive sport between girls’ schools was not common at the time, but the Rose Bay students enthusiastically participated in sports such as cricket, tennis, rounders and flags.

With only four weeks, from the time they moved into their new home until the opening of the School, the nuns faced the enormous task of getting everything ready, including purchasing or making furniture, including beds, tables, chairs and desks, and unpacking linen and utensils and preparing lessons. Proving to be thrifty and adaptable, the nuns recycled

As the number of students and nuns grew, thoughts turned to planning major building operations to allow for the continued expansion of the School. The task of planning and overseeing this work fell to Reverend Mother Vercruysse. The first addition

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L to R Back: Sister Sarah Simpson, Mother Rose Dunne; Front: Mother Alice Woodward, Rev Mother Febronie Vercruysse, Mother Mary Jackson

Claremont was originally built by Mr George Thorne in 1851. Sold to Mr Arlington Thomas, it was renovated around 1881. It is thought that the renovations were the work of the acclaimed architect John Horbury Hunt

This cupboard, currently on display in the School Archives, was fashioned from a trunk used by one of the passengers on board the SS Orient, the ship on which the five Foundresses travelled to Sydney

The Vercruysse Altar in the Kincoppal School Chapel, 1955

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The School’s Chapel is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of the work of architect John Horbury Hunt

The imposing Main Building of the Rose Bay School

Green Ways Bundanoon was a guest house which was acquired by the Society for the purpose of evacuating Kincoppal during WWII

Formerly known as Noyle, Kerever Park was opened as a junior boarding school in Burradoo in the Southern Highlands

Kincoppal, Elizabeth Bay was formerly the home of Mr and Mrs John Hughes and their family.

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to the site was a small temporary wooden chapel, erected in 1883. From the beginning of the same year, Mother Vercruysse began discussing the plans for the school building. She engaged the architect John Horbury Hunt to draw up plans for what we know today as the Main Building on the Senior School campus. Work commenced in 1884, with the foundation stone laid and blessed on 29 August. Completed in November 1887, the Main Building was officially opened and blessed on 27 January 1888. The Chapel, widely regarded as one of Horbury Hunt’s most beautiful works, was completed – minus the stunning marble altar – in 1900, the opening on 21 November, that year marking the centenary of the beginnings of the Society of the Sacred Heart.

which is said to look like a horse’s head and is believed to be the reason for the name. The house was constructed in the Victorian Italianate style.

The property passed to Maria in 1907 after the death of her mother, Susan. Maria had taken her vows and entered in 1886, so the property was transferred to the Society. In 1909, with the blessing of the Archbishop of Sydney, the Society moved its day school from Darlinghurst to Kincoppal, where it operated until its amalgamation with Rose Bay in 1971.

During World War II, thoughts turned to relocating the schools away from Sydney as fears of a Japanese attack became a reality. The Society secured several properties in the Southern Highlands - “Green Ways” at Bundanoon (to which Kincoppal was evacuated for two years), “The Rift” at Bowral and “Laurel Park” at Burradoo (to which the junior and middle classes from Rose Bay were evacuated for several months in 1942).

While the site we occupy on the shores of Sydney Harbour, on the traditional lands of the Eora people of the Gadigal nation, with its iconic Horbury Hunt designed main building and Chapel, is the site of the first Sacred Heart School in Australia, it is not the only site on which Sacred Heart education was provided in Sydney.

By the beginning of 1944, both Schools were back on their harbourside sites, as the tide of war in the Pacific had turned by the end of 1943. The experience of having junior boarders had proved so successful, however, that the decision was made to establish a junior boarding school in the Southern Highlands. A suitable house was found in Burradoo and, for the following twenty years, Kerever Park (named for the muchloved Mother Alix de Kerever) was a place of education for future pupils of Rose Bay.

In 1903, the Society established a day school in Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, in premises previously occupied by the Jesuits.

The Jesuits had acquired a site at Milsons Point for a day school, and the Society was looking for a city location from which to operate a day school. Opening in February 1903, the day school languished; however, a night school flourished from the start. The proximity of a noisy hotel and “undesirable establishments” nearby, however rendered urgent the need to find more suitable premises. The solution to this dilemma was found in the benefaction of Mr John Hughes, the same supporter who had met the Five Foundresses on the wharf at Circular Quay when they arrived in Sydney in 1882. On his death in 1885, Hughes bequeathed his home Kincoppal, Elizabeth Bay to his eldest daughter Maria.

In 1950, the Society’s sesquicentenary year, an expansion of facilities for junior students at Rose Bay was planned in response to a request by Cardinal Gilroy for a kindergarten to be established. Supported by the Alumnae Association, £3,500 was raised towards the cost of establishing the Margaret MacRory Kindergarten, named for Mother MacRory, Mistress General at Rose Bay from 1910 – 1922 and the first Principal of Sancta Sophia College at the University of Sydney.

A neighbouring property, an Italianate villa The Poplars was purchased from Mr J Melocco, and in February 1952, 40 juniors and 24 small boys and girls of the kindergarten moved into the renamed Barat Burn.

Hughes had purchased land at Elizabeth Bay in 1869 and, over a period of five years built an elegant residence, which he named Kincoppal, the Gaelic word for horse's head. There is a prominent rock formation on the harbour foreshore nearby

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The house The Poplars, at 2 Vaucluse Road, was purchased by the Society for a new Junior School and Kindergarten. It was renamed Barat Burn, after the Founder of the Society, Madeleine Sophie Barat, and the small spring which flowed through the site, and it opened in 1952 072

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Opened in 1966, the new Barat Burn buildings as seen from Vaucluse Road

The Junior School soon outgrew the old Barat Burn, and more modern and spacious facilities were required to accommodate the increasing numbers. A major fundraising campaign was launched in 1964, raising £90,000 for the construction of a new junior school with accommodation for junior boarders and a convent for a second Community, which became the provincial residence soon afterwards. Kerever Park in the Southern Highlands was closed, the two junior schools amalgamated, and the new building complex was opened in September 1966.

– Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart from the beginning of the 1971 school year. While building works were completed to accommodate all the students on the Rose Bay site, classes continued to be taught on both campuses, with the two senior years taking their classes at Elizabeth Bay. From 1976, the whole school was united on one campus at Rose Bay.

Kincoppal – Rose Bay continues to grow and evolve, looking to the future while building on and celebrating its rich history and the traditions of the last 140 years.

In 1969, the Australia-New Zealand Province of the Society commissioned a review of its operations by the management firm WD Scott and Co. With the findings of the review as their guide, the Society reached the difficult decision that they could no longer operate two schools in Sydney in such close proximity to one another. Thus, the decision was made to amalgamate the two schools, bringing into existence Kincoppal

Dr Tracy Bradford Archivist

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SACRÉ COEUR ASSOCIATION

After two long years of cancelled events, it was a joy to welcome over 100 people to the Memorial Mass in the Chapel on Sunday, 24 July. It was a beautiful Mass remembering and celebrating the lives of over 200 members of our Sacred Heart family who have passed away over the last three years.

for their exams. We also conveyed to them that, despite leaving school, they will never leave our Sacred Heart family. With one of my daughters being a member of this cohort, I have had the pleasure of getting to know many of them over my daughter’s 14 years at KRB. I couldn’t be more thrilled to invite this strong, gifted, kind and inclusive group to become our newest Alumnae members.

We are thrilled with the feedback on the new Alumnae Newsletter, prepared by Victoria Dalton, Alumnae Relations Coordinator, and we encourage everyone to let us know of any special events, occasions or updates within our community that could be featured in upcoming editions by emailing Victoria at daltonvi@krb.nsw.edu.au.

We would like to thank Principal, Maureen Ryan, Director of Advancement & Community, Mary Cook, Alumnae Relations Coordinator, Victoria Dalton and the KRB staff for their continued support of the SCA. We are truly grateful for your ongoing assistance and enthusiasm.

Some details of recent reunions are included in this edition of Open Gate. The different year groups of alumnae were delighted to be able to tour the School and take in all the developments.

We look forward to an exciting 2023 where Covid will no longer be a barrier for our gatherings and initiatives. We have some exciting things planned for next year so please stay in touch and stay connected.

We were able to catch up with the outgoing Year 12 Class of 2022 for lunch on Tuesday, 20 September. This was a wonderful opportunity to enjoy some time with the girls in the Jean Marie Flynn Year 12 Learning Hub and to wish them well

Georgina Senes (Gale, 1994) President SCA

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PARENTS’ & FRIENDS’ ASSOCIATION 2022 has been a year of reconnecting within our KRB Community.

After two years of Covid restrictions preventing many of our usual P&F activities, once it was deemed safe to do so, our P&F Year Representatives very quickly went to work to organise activities to reconnect with their year groups and to introduce the many new families to the welcoming nature of our KRB community.

A huge thank you to all our P&F Year Representatives who have put in a tremendous effort to include and welcome all members of the KRB parent and carer community.

At the 2021 AGM, the Boarder Parent Representative Group was established as a standing subcommittee of the Parents’ & Friends’ Association. The establishment of this group provides channels for greater communication within the boarding community and with the Parents’ & Friends’ Association. One of the group’s first events organised was the City/Country Weekend held in Tamworth on a most gorgeous day in April. This event was very well attended by current parents, alumnae and members of the KRB Leadership Team who all enjoyed the country hospitality.

Year 8 Mothers' Weekend in Mudgee

Thankfully we have been able to continue with our volunteers in Café 135. As well, many helpers have been called on for the various school activities around Mothers' and Fathers' Day and Sacred Heart Day. Thank you to all who have volunteered and to KRB for allowing our parent volunteers to be part of these special occasions.

Our online raffles for both Mothers' and Fathers' Day were a huge success and we thank all the KRB families who so generously donated prizes and all who purchased tickets. With our limited ability to fundraise over the last couple of years, these raffles have been so important.

Tamworth City Country Weekend

My thanks to the P&F Executive Committee for their wonderful support for me and for their commitment to all our activities. Thanks to Jane James, Vice - President, Josephine Giaouris, Secretary, Adriana Cecere, Assistant Secretary, Charlotte Norfolk, Treasurer, Britt Fletcher, Assistant Treasurer and Leisl White, Boarding Representative. We have been a great team and I have greatly appreciated working with you. I also express my sincere gratitude to Maureen Ryan, Principal, for her ongoing support for me and for all we as a P&F have done over the past two years. I wish Maureen every success in her new ventures.

Rebecca Vass President

Tamworth City Country Weekend

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Year 8 Mothers' Weekend Mudgee

Year 5 Cocktail Party

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ALUMNAE STORIES Alice Forrest (2005)

Alice Forrest is a Marine Biologist and wildlife guide with a passion for the natural world and the creatures who inhabit it.

As a researcher but also a divemaster and freediver, she’s a firm believer in the need to communicate the science as well as the intrinsic value of the ocean and what’s beneath the surface.

her own footprint and inspiring positive change. She writes for several publications and presents to schools, businesses and community groups on how to have a positive impact on our oceans.

Alice has been researching marine plastic pollution for a decade and to help disseminate information in an environmentally conscious form, she has written two e-books “Part of the Solution” and “Micro Plastics – Massive Problem.”

Alice graduated from KRB in 2005 and completed a Bachelor of Science (Biodiversity & Conservation) at Macquarie University and a Bachelor of Marine & Antarctic Science (with Honours) from the University of Tasmania. Her work as a scientist has led to her finding plastic inside commonly eaten fish in French Polynesia, discovering the most plastic-polluted beach in the world on Henderson Island (Pitcairn) and studying blue whales off Sri Lanka and the deep sea off Tasmania.

Alice has also recently been featured in a documentary called “The Power of Activism” where she and four young female activists challenge the thinking of outdated practices that are contributing to climate change. Alice and her counterparts apply their energies to shark conservations, intensive factory farming and antibiotic resistance, indigenous practices, the fight against pollution and the subsequent environmental and human health impact these issues are having.

Alice has worked extensively in marine tourism, guiding tourists to remote locations like Antarctica and the Arctic. Her favourite thing is watching people fall in love with nature as they snorkel with tiger sharks, kayak with dolphins, see eye-to-eye with humpback whales, or get breathed on by a minke in a Zodiac in Antarctica.

Based in the hills of Byron Bay on Australia's east coast, Alice lives in an off-grid tiny home with her partner. She attempts to live as sustainably as possible in the hope of minimising

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ALUMNAE STORIES Patricia D’Apice (1973)

Congratulations to Patricia D'Apice who received a Medal of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours this year for service to the education of people with vision impairment. Tricia is the niece of Sister Mary D’Apice rscj (deceased. RB 1939).

To address this need, Tricia developed dAp Dots. Named after Tricia, dAp dots is a collection of braille books and braille resources that allow parents, caregivers and teachers to learn the braille code along with their children. They are designed to provide an effective foundation to braille literacy for parents and children. There are a range of “print at home” books available ranging from personalised “experience books” for preschool children, to story books and curriculum books. The high quality, literary resources created are available due to Tricia’s decades of expertise around the needs of children and their parents in learning braille.

Tricia is a Senior Consultant and Teacher in Vision impairment at the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC). In 2021, RIDBC services were aligned under a single brand – Next Sense – to ensure the continuation of the provision of integrated, holistic care in the fields of hearing and vision loss.

Next Sense is Australia’s largest non-government provider of education, therapy and cochlear implant services for children and adults with vision or hearing loss, and for their families and professionals who support them.

Although the dAp Dots program is in its infancy, many children, educators and families are benefiting from the program as they learn and develop skills in the braille code.

In recent years, Tricia and her team have been assessing existing Braille literacy rates of students across Australia. As there was limited empirical information about students’ braille reading rates, Tricia conducted an extensive survey and study of literacy and found that parents of sighted children often invest time and money into their children’s literacy, and that this was not always possible for parents of a child who is blind. Additionally, braille books are rarely, if ever, available at bookstores or local libraries and parents rarely know the braille code.

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Samara Hyde-Page (2014)

“Without the encouragement and influence from my art teacher Miss Brown at KRB, I would not be where I am today.

and ceramics, removal of finished paintings from stretcher bars, packaging of artworks to be sent to galleries, sales of artworks, glazing and sanding of ceramics.

After graduating from KRB, I went on to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the National Art School in Sydney, majoring in painting. I was awarded the Aboriginal Art Centre Internship for 2018 and travelled to Ernabella Arts in the Pukatja Community, at the eastern end of the Musgrave Ranges in the far north-west of South Australia. I interned at Ernabella Arts for three months and moved from an intern role to full time work as Studio Manager. Ernabella Arts is Australia’s oldest, continuously running Indigenous Art Centre. It has a population of 450 people, most of whom are Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara.

In April, I moved to the Northern Territory to an Aboriginal Community called Ramingining which is situated on the edge of the Arafura Swamp, to work as the Studio Manager and Cultural Facilitator. My role included arts and artist support, art centre administration, marketing and project support and facilitating and administering the Outback Spirit Tours.

In September 2022 I continued my study of a Master of Arts at the Royal College in London, majoring in painting.

Following my dissertation at RCA I hope to further explore the concept of urban ruins and how they invite us to consider how humanity’s geological footprint may influence our future’s nature and culture.

The arts centre is a dynamic place of cultural expression, empowerment, non-welfare-based income, local leadership, choice, safety, health, and wellbeing. Art centres are often the central point in a community for employment and for experimentation and creation – not only in art-making, but in Aboriginal business management, leadership, cross-cultural engagement, agency and expression.

After completing my studies in London, I hope to continue to work with Indigenous Art Centres as I believe it is greatly important to support places that provide autonomy, sustained growth, and stability for Aboriginal communities. They say once you’ve lived in the desert you never truly leave. I believe this to be true as I’ve found myself one way or another returning to the beautiful red dirt.”

My day-to-day jobs included canvas making, mixing paint palettes for artists, cataloguing artworks, creating a newsletter for the Art Centre, website design, taking photos of paintings

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Carrie (Zhenyi) Wang (2014)

In 2021 Carrie (Zhenyi) won the Teacher’s Guild Early Career Award which recognises the outstanding professional contribution to education made by a select group of teachers.

Carrie was nominated for this award alongside five other finalists in NSW. Upon receiving this award, in an email to her teachers Carrie Scanlan, Nicola Dennis and Vicki Minton-Tanou at KRB, Carrie wrote:

In her nomination application for the Teacher’s Guild Early Career Award, Carrie explained her decision to become a teacher: "I was born and raised in China. Growing up, my parents had always emphasised to me the difference between a job and a career. Education is my career. I moved to Australia at the age of 15, and during high school, I was fortunate to be inspired by some of the most amazing educators I’ve met. At the end of Year 12, I achieved Dux of School and First in State for English as a Second Language. When everyone expected me to enter Medicine or Law, I chose Education, because I wanted to give back what I had been gifted. During university, I achieved Distinctions and High Distinctions for all my courses and won the Dean’s List award every year for my degree.

“The care and support you gave me during high school have had a long-lasting effect on me as a person and as a teacher.

In my written and interview phase of this award, I mentioned how amazing my high school teachers were. If it weren’t for you, I probably would never have thought to enter this field!”

Upon graduation from KRB, Carrie gained a double degree in Science (Majoring in Mathematics) and Education (Secondary) at UNSW.

Education is about shaping young minds and fostering character, nurturing curiosity, creativity and passion and equipping students with communication, research and to prepare problem-solving skills. I strive to be an inspiring teacher and work with my colleagues to make our profession better, so that people will aspire to become one of us as well.”

Carrie works as a Year 7-12 Mathematics Teacher and in the IB program at Trinity Grammar School. She is also the Master in Charge (MIC) of the Chess Club where she organises and hosts Chess competitions and training sessions. She leads activities in the Debating and Mathematics Clubs at Trinity. Carrie also supports teachers to integrate effectively into the Trinity school environment through mentoring in the Maths faculty.

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MARRIAGES Our congratulations to our alumnae who recently celebrated their weddings!

Alice Brennan (2012) and Luke Sewell on 20 November 2021

Victoria Malouf (2006) and Phillip Saunders on 4 December 2021

Madeleine O’Brien (2011) and Carter Gaze on 4 December 2021

Brittany Crowley (2001) and Mitchell Hall on 19 March 2022

Josephine Gardiner (2006) and Matthew Rose on 9 April 2022

Gabrielle Small (2007) and Mak Cavanagh on 23 April 2022

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REUNIONS Class of 1991 Boarders

Class of 1971 – Kincoppal

On Saturday 10 September, the Boarders in the KRB Class of 1991 gathered for a reunion at the Paddington Hotel. Over 30 alumnae attended, travelling from all five states, and even New Zealand, to join the celebration. Lunch and lifelong connections were celebrated well into the afternoon on a glorious sunny day.

Twenty Kincoppalians from the “Kincoppal class of 1971” held their 50th school reunion at Mosman Rowers in April 2022.

Even though the year group had to battle the COVID pandemic to secure a date, it ended up being the perfect day and venue.

Annie Kramer (Belcredi) was able to join us from Bavaria and Mary De Leo (McMahon) travelled from Milan.

A great day was had by all. There was lots of laughter and fun and Mary gave a beautiful speech about our wonderful school days, bringing back very fond memories. Steph Binsted (Rogers) spoke movingly to honour our dear friend, Trish Rohl (Pendergast) who had passed away.

There were photos of our ‘younger’ selves and we all agreed that we were all looking very much the same!

A big thanks to Clare Parbery (Austin) and Margaret Lipscombe (Richards) for organising the special day.

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Class of 1985

Class of 2016

The Class of 1985 celebrated their 35 year school reunion, albeit in their 36th year since graduation, on Saturday 4 December 2021.

After two postponed dates, the Class of 2016 was finally able to celebrate their five year reunion at KRB with a huge turnout of 60 girls in attendance. The girls had a tour of the Chapel, The Katherine Robertson Centre, the Boarding School, the Year 12 Learning Hub and the Library. The girls were amazed at the addition of the Year 12 Hub and decking area named in recognition of Denise Dunphy.

The lunchtime event was held at the 18 Footers in Double Bay with 30 KRB alumnae in attendance. It was fantastic to be able to gather together after a year of COVID restrictions delaying the reunion, and we were also grateful that our friends living interstate were able to join us. A fabulous afternoon was had by all, sharing stories from our school days and beyond and we look forward to meeting again at our 40th year school reunion in four years time.

After the tour, the sun came out and the girls enjoyed champagne and canapes on the Harbour Terrace. Everyone was excited to see Sister Mary Shanahan make a surprise appearance. The Class of 2016 then continued their celebrations at the Royal Oak, Double Bay.

Thanks to Charm Ingram, Naomi O’Brien (Coffey), Amanda Oayda (Thornett) and Sam McAuley for organising the event.

Thank you to Megan Fitzgerald and her team who organized the event.

UPCOMING REUNIONS CLASS OF 2017 – 5 YEAR REUNION

CLASS OF 1973 - 50 YEAR REUNION

Saturday 3 December, 2022

Friday 24 March, 2023

3.30 – 5.30pm: Tour of KRB followed by Champagne

Details to be confirmed.

and Canapes on the Harbour Terrace.

10.30am: Mass at the KRB Chapel followed by lunch

Invitation to be sent out shortly.

at Royal Sydney Golf Club.

Organiser: Georgia Boonen

Organiser: Jo Manion

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MEMORIAL MASS After three years, it was wonderful to be able to host the Sacré Coeur Association Memorial Mass and Morning Tea at KRB on Sunday, 24 July. The Memorial Mass was celebrated by Fr Patrick Mara msc from the Sacred Heart Parish in Randwick.

were also brought to the altar, one for each decade of Sacred Heart Education at Rose Bay, Kincoppal and Kincoppal-Rose Bay to remember all of the deceased members of our Sacred Heart Family.

A beautiful ceremony was prepared by John Mooney, Director of Mission, and family members of the deceased read individual prayers. We remembered all of our Alumnae, Alumnae family members and rscjs who have passed away since our last Mass, held in 2019. Scrolls containing each person’s name were brought and placed on the altar. During the Mass, 14 candles

After the Mass, Morning Tea was held in the Hughes Centre.

We were able to warmly welcome our Sacred Heart community and give everyone the opportunity and time to personally reflect on the special relationships they have with one another and Kincoppal-Rose Bay.

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Left to Right - Mary McQuade (Hegarty, K 1968), Susan Fagan (Green, RB 1960), Kate Stewart (Hegarty, K 1960) and Maureen Brett (RB 1962)

Left to Right – Georgina Senes (Gale, 1994) President Sacre Coeur Association, Sister Esmey Herscovitch (K 1959) and Shauna Laverty (Kearney, 1988)

The La Greca Family

Left to Right - Christine Chaseling (Austin, RB 1955), Gai Suttie (McMahon, RB 1964) and Angela Wales Kirgo (Wales, RB 1964)

Left to Right - Catriona Rogers (McLachlan, 1972), Harding Burns, Janet De Bres (Burns, 1979) and John De Bres

Left to Right - Min Mi-Young, Susie Mackerras, Sister Nancy Fitzgerald

Left to Right - Charmion Ingram (1985), Grant Augustin, Marissa Augustin (Ingram, 1995) and Kathy Burton (K 1957) 085

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IN MEMORIAM Sr Cecilie Amiet RSCJ 1929 – 2022 The funeral for Sr Cecilie Amiet, who passed away on 4 August 2022, was held at the KRB School Chapel on Monday 22 August. Following is an excerpt from the eulogy written and read by Sr Esmey Herscovitch, rscj:

Many remember Cec also for her skills as an organist, accompanying the singing in the Chapel at countless Masses at Rose Bay, Stuartholme, and Duchesne College. After the restoration of the Puget organ here in this Chapel, she was one of the first to play it. One person commented “I used to love listening to the organ and once got to watch her play in the organ gallery.” Another commented that “through organ music, she introduced the students to some wonderfully uplifting music.”

“Many people have spoken very appreciatively of Cec’s importance in their lives and her way of being with them. She has been described as kind, thoughtful, and loyal, a good listener, welcoming and hospitable, interested in other people, humble and unobtrusive, warm and faithful. I experienced very often her expressions of gratitude.

After withdrawing from her involvement in the library at Kincoppal-Rose Bay School, Cec volunteered to work in the library of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart at Kensington.

She was very dedicated to the task, becoming much loved and appreciated by the community.

Cecilie Amiet was born in 1929 in Mackay in Queensland.

Her life spanned 92 years. In her primary school years, Cec was educated by the Sisters of Mercy, and for her secondary education by the Ursuline Sisters in Toowoomba.

Every Monday evening until we had to withdraw from Redfern, Cec would join the group that met for a meal and prayer and always contributed to the reflections. Long before I was part of the Redfern scene, Cec had joined this group which could include Aboriginal people and people on the margins of society.

Afterwards, she would very often drive an Aboriginal woman home. There was great fidelity in her very regular presence and I know it was appreciated by the group. Often on arrival other guests would ask “Is Sr Cec coming?”

Cec was steered to the Society of the Sacred Heart by Father Grove Johnson who recognised the Society as the congregation that would be right for her. When she entered the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1953 she already had gained a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Queensland and worked as a Research Chemist. As well, she had an A.Mus.A in Music.

Her gifts were enriched by a variety of further studies over several years including a Bachelor of Arts and two Diplomas of Education, one in Science/Mathematics method and one in Educational Psychology. Later, she studied for a Diploma of Theology, and a Graduate Diploma in Teacher-Librarianship.

She also completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Aboriginal Studies through the University of South Australia.

Coming here to live in the same community as Cec, I learnt that if one asked Cec to do something, whether it be practical or written, Cec had to do it immediately, whether it be needed tomorrow or next week or next month! All other tasks would be put on-hold for that task.

Cec embraced life and she never let any challenges get in the way of her mission. This dedication and commitment kept her driving her little car into her 90s. Even earlier this year, Cec was quite determined to get back to driving.

She spent her teaching years at Stuartholme in Brisbane, Kincoppal at Elizabeth Bay, and at Kincoppal-Rose Bay School teaching subjects including Chemistry, Mathematics, Religion, Geography, History and English. At Sacré Coeur in Melbourne, she spent time as a student counsellor, and years later, she was the community leader at Karlaminda, Kensington.

We know that Cec meant a lot to many people and she is very much missed by all including us, her immediate community, but we are happy that her suffering is over and she is at peace.

Cec was Principal of Duchesne College at the University of Queensland for five years and planned the Jubilee Wing and the Jubilee celebrations; she was one of the research assistants involved in preparing for the jubilee publication From Acorn to Oak.

Vale Sr Cec.

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IN MEMORIAM Judith Hill RSCJ 1925 – 2022 We remember Sr Judith Hill who passed away on 24 June 2022. Following is an excerpt from the Eulogy that Sr Mary Shanahan rscj OAM prepared and read at Judith’s funeral held in the KRB Chapel.

movement from the Council, made significant changes to the way we lived our life and responded to our Mission. Judith was not the only rscj to find these changes difficult but her way of remaining faithful was unique. She confided to an rscj colleague saying, “I look upon the Society as a drunken husband.

I disapprove of what he is doing but married to him I am, and stay with him, I will.” Later when the same friend asked after her husband, she was told by Judith, “Actually, he's improving.”

Judith remained true to this and continued to participate in the life of the Society by her wonderfully concise and intelligent contributions to the committees she was on, to carry forward the life and work of the Society, especially at Provincial Chapters.

“Judith was a woman of many parts and, as we follow her life, we can see the changes and the growth that took place over the 96 years of her life. She was born on August 6, 1925 to parents Vera and James Macartney-Hill. Her father, who was not a Catholic, became a central and much-loved force in Judith’s life. Her mother’s’main responsibility was to take Judith to Mass on Sundays. Judith lived in Vaucluse so was close to the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Rose Bay. The French connection appealed to her father so there was no question as to where she would go to school. With her hand held by her father, they walked together along Vaucluse Road to enter elementary class. Judith’s father later provided a tutor to ensure French was not forgotten. When Judith reached Year 7, she became a boarder. Judith remained at Rose Bay for the whole of her schooling and did well in her studies, appearing on the Annual Distribution of Prizes as Next in Merit (meaning she gained second place in her subjects), including dressmaking which may surprise many who saw Judith with a book in her hand rather than a needle. Besides her studies, Judith also achieved leadership positions in her final year at school in 1942, being granted a Blue Ribbon with the second medallion.

In 1975, Judith moved to Christchurch and was Deputy Principal at our school (Cottesmore) for two years and then moved to Glen Iris as Deputy Principal in 1977. During this time, Judith was described as a woman of wit and wisdom, demonstrated through her relationships with younger rscjs who were starting out as teachers. As an rscj noted, “when I began my teaching professional responsibilities, Judith was the first and last rscj with whom I was privileged to work full time as an educated teacher in English Literature; she was a wonderful mentor.”

When Judith first qualified as a teacher, she was recognised as an educator, leading and challenging students to learn and develop enquiring minds and as an outstanding Mistress of Discipline, due to her alertness and her skills in organisation.

An older Judith became a student at Sancta Sophia College after matriculating for Arts at the University of Sydney. She spent a year there, then entered the novitiate at Rose Bay in 1944. She followed the formation program and made her First Vows in 1947. She then gained her teaching qualifications and began teaching at Kincoppal at Elizabeth Bay. She continued there until a brief time at Rose Bay before going to Rome for her final profession. On her return from Rome in 1952, Judith was on the teaching staff at Glen Iris (Sacré Coeur) and became Mistress of Discipline, a position in which she excelled. From Glen Iris, Judith went to Auckland and began her university studies at Auckland University. Her studies there included Hebrew, Biblical Studies and the History of Art.

During a period of renewal in Toronto in Canada in 1981 and a time in Boston to conclude her Masters in 1982, Judith moved from her work in schools to work for the more universal Church.

What became life-giving for Judith, and gave her a challenge and a joy, was her move to work with adults. This started in 1982 when Judith was Pastoral Assistant at Maroubra Parish while living at Sancta Sophia. She then went on to work in adult education in the Wollongong Diocese, and from there to become the Advocate and Assessor in the Marriage Tribunal for the Broken Bay Diocese.

In 1999, she became a Defender of the Bond for the Sydney Archdiocese and then eventually a representative of the Regional and National Tribunals. She relished working so closely with these professional people. She was alert, insightful

Judith was in New Zealand following the Second Vatican Council when the Society of the Sacred Heart, following the

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and her commitment to ensure that a just solution would be found was appreciated by her colleagues.

Judith when she could no longer drive recounts that when they drove around where Judith had lived, the happy memories flowed. On one occasion she was stopped at the lights and a little girl crossed in front of them. “Small children like that are very special in my eyes.” I think the drunken husband had been left behind or developed into a life-giving person. Judith died very peacefully on the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2022, which seems to be a fitting tribute to one who had difficulty expressing the love that flowed from that Heart.”

Judith continued in this work until 2016 when she finally retired. She appreciated not only the demands of the work as Defender of the Bond, but also her relationship with her professional colleagues.

Earlier it was said that Judith lived through the mind, not the heart but to live with her in community revealed a thoughtful and caring person who was also happy to meet for prayer as a simple reflection on the Gospels. One of the sisters who drove

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IN MEMORIAM We extend our sympathy, thoughts and prayers to the relatives and friends of deceased rscj, Alumnae and parents.

Cecilie Amiet rscj

James (Jim) Lenehan

Frederick William (Bill) Ballhausen OAM

Connaught Linton-Simpkins (O'Hanlon, Rose Bay, 1952)

Peter Bartter

Denis Logan

Marie (Mollie) Boyd

Jennifer MacIntosh (Weaver, Rose Bay, 1950)

Anne Breen rscj

Phillip (Bede) McMahon

Mary Burns (Horsley, Rose Bay, 1946)

Jennifer McShane (Meagher, Rose Bay, 1964)

James (Jim) Carpenter

Kathleen Mallick

Tony Cowper

Mary Maloney

Karen Curtis

Barbara O'Brien (Roche, Kincoppal, 1949)

John Cusack

Jennifer Paul (Hegarty, Kincoppal, 1963)

Sue d’Apice (1976)

Simone Pearson (Dekyvere, Kincoppal, 1960)

Geraldine Daley (Rose Bay, 1968)

Patricia Ringler

Paul Daniel

William (Bill) Roche AM

Sheelagh Davey (Barry, Rose Bay, 1952)

Marie Rogers (Hosie, Rose Bay, 1944)

James (Jim) Davies

Andrew Stanley

Moira Flitcroft

Deidre Stedman

James Francis Gale

David Sturrock

Bruce Galea

Candace (Candy) Tonkin (Hamilton, Kincoppal, 1969)

Joyce (Joy) Granger

Marion Uren

Joan Platt-Hepworth (McGrath, Kincoppal 1936)

James Wallner

Judith Hill rscj (Rose Bay, 1942)

Paul (Thos) Ward

John Hodgkinson

David Wilkinson

Beverley Hudson (Sutton, Rose Bay, 1947)

Albert Martin (Fred) Windsor

Marcia Jackson

Philippa Wittering rscj (Rose Bay, 1945)

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