October 2019 - Issue 2
ONE ROEDEAN THE QUATERLY REVIEW OF ROEDEAN BRIGHTON AND ROEDEAN SOUTH AFRICA
ROEDEAN SOUTH AFRICA EXECUTIVE HEAD’S INTRODUCTION It is difficult to believe that just under a year has passed since the memorable visit by a group from Roedean Brighton to Roedean South Africa. The visit was a delightful experience for all involved and it rekindled the relationship between the two schools – one which had been fairly dormant for some time. The first issue of One Roedean was charming and I hope that this initiative will serve to maintain and even strengthen the links that were forged last year. The year has, like most, been one of ups and downs. On the “up” side, we were delighted, last term, to unveil our new STEAM mural in the Sciences block. The mural, shown on the back page of this newsletter, is a striking tribute to both the Arts and the Sciences. We are grateful to the Gnodde family for their generous donation to this project. Another significant occasion was the inaugural Girls’ Leadership Summit which took place on Saturday, 28 September. The talks were inspirational and provided excellent guidelines for effective leadership. Interesting discussions by the members of the panels rendered some pearls of wisdom regarding the complexity of leadership. In all, the day was most successful and appears to have been enjoyed by all the delegates to whom I spoke. The summit re-affirmed the school’s commitment to inspiring lives of significance, an objective which the school’s Founders, Theresa Lawrence and Katherine Margaret Earle, clearly had in mind when they established the school 116 years ago. The current situation in South Africa with regard to gender based violence has been a significant “down” and we are in the process of designing, with the assistance of our student body and experts in the field, a programme which we hope will make a difference. Mrs Fiona Rogers — Executive Head
Edited by: Emma Coppola (Ante Matric).
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