Issue 03 / 29 August 2013
From the Principal Student Achievements St Andrews offers a myriad of opportunities beyond the classroom for our students. The raft of opportunities and experiences available to our students is impressive. In the past few weeks alone St Andrews students have been involved in and achieved success in diverse fields. 13 of our Year 12 students have been participating in the Griffith University Business Studies workshops, and as a result of their achievements in this program, all 13 have been guaranteed entry in any Business Degree Course that Griffith offers next year after they graduate from the College. A group of Year 7 students competed in the National Science Week Competition and were placed first in their section against other schools on the Gold Coast. In the Gold Coast Language
Championships. The College’s Dance Troupe achieved a first for St Andrews by winning the Contemporary Dance section of the Gold Coast Schools Eisteddfod, whilst several of our Musical Groups have received Very Highly Commended participating in the same Eisteddfod. Our Years 4-7 Athletics Team had an outstanding carnival winning the ‘small schools’ division of the Lutheran Schools Track & Field Carnival. Congratulations to all involved. The College is enormously proud of their achievements, but even more important than their success, was the way that they conducted themselves in these endeavours. Education at St Andrews is much more than what takes place inside the four walls of the classroom. Involvement in co-curricular activities is an important part of being a student at St Andrews. The role that co-curricular activities like the ones listed above play in developing the character, values and qualities of our young people cannot be underestimated. Such activities play a crucial part in developing balanced young men and women. Thank you to staff who provided our children and young people with these opportunities. Enhancing Pastoral Care at St Andrews One of the strengths of the College is the quality of Pastoral Care that it provides. Whilst it certainly is a strength, I am pleased to announce two further developments that will only enhance the effectiveness of our Pastoral Care. At the beginning of this term the College employed a Nurse to look after the acute first aid and medical needs of our community. The College was fortunate to secure the services of an experienced School Nurse, Mrs Corina Sills to be our first College Nurse. Nurse Sills joins us from TSS, after heading up their Health Clinic for the past 7 years. The Health Clinic is still being finished and will be located underneath the Junior School Administration Building.
Teachers Association Speaking Competition a Year 9 student won the speaking Japanese section, and a Year 5 student placed 4th. Our Middle and Senior School Chess Teams continued the fine tradition of previous years and both won the recent AGCC
This year we appointed Year Level Coordinators for the first time in Middle School. The Middle School Year Level Coordinators have oversight of the Pastoral Care in each of the Middle School year levels. They