Edition Seven 03 JUNE 2022
THE DRAGON
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FORTNIGHTLY NEWS AND EVENTS FOR ST GEORGE’S PARENTS
From the Principal Tina Campbell
“Let us consider how to stir one another to love and good works” Hebrews 10:24-25 The School has been a slightly quieter place in recent weeks with the Year 11 and 12 students undertaking their mid-year examinations at 441 Murray Street and the Year 7 – 10 students taking over the School.
National Reconciliation Week runs annually from 27 May to 3 June. It is a time of year where the process of reconciliation is highlighted, but of course, reconciliation is an ongoing matter. It must be at the core of what we do as individuals and as a society, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The Year 10 students stepped into the breach and helped to lead our Chapel service by carrying the cross and House banners. My thanks go to Hamish Monk, Linus Miller, Audrey Hunt and Jessica Bakes for doing so with such poise and good grace.
The NRW theme for 2022 is ‘Be Brave. Make Change.’ This depicts a challenge for us all to work together as one to tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation.
As we reach the end of National Reconciliation Week, it is important to recall the significance of such an event. National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. The dates for Reconciliation Week are highly symbolic, as they respectively commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey – the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision.
As a school, St George’s Anglican Grammar School plays its part in building positive relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, and futures. I am proud that as a school we have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students within our St George’s Anglican Grammar School Community. I acknowledge their many positive contributions to our School and school life. I look forward with great excitement to celebrating their culture further as part of our
Reconciliation was the theme of our Chapel Service this week. 1
St. George's Anglican Grammar School – THE DRAGON
