GRANDPARENTS’ DAY
FRIDAY 20 MARCH
WELCOME
FROM THE HEADMASTER
Dear Grandparents,
Thank you for being here today. Your love, your time, and your quiet encouragement mean more to your grandchildren than you may ever realise.
While the world around them continues to change, the legacy you pass on does not. Through your stories and the values you model, you are shaping the people they are becoming.
One day, they will carry these lessons and values forward into their own families and communities.
Warm regards,
Ben Skeen Headmaster
ORDER OF EVENTS
9:30am: Special Grandparents Chapel Service
• Student speeches
• Musical performances
10:30am: Morning Tea available from two locations
• Music Centre
• Outdoor Dining, The Terrace (Tuuaapapa)
11.00am: School tours
• Meet staff in classrooms
• Meet Housemasters in Houses
12.00pm: Day concludes
FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS
Family photographs will be available in four locations around the school during the tours. Each photographer will be in a high-vis vest and a link to the photographs will be emailed to you in the coming days. The locations are:
• Outside the Student Centre
• In the Tihoi garden (by the Chapel)
• Outside the Music Centre
• In The Quad (by the Lander Centre)
SCHOOL TOUR
Your grandchild will take you on the tour around their school. A few key places you might like to visit:
• The Hive - visit the student health and wellness centre, including the parent lounge (1)
• The Quad - make sure you stop to view the school’s timeline and rich history (2)
• B Block - view the Academic and Business Hall of Fame (3)
• Gymnasium - view the Sports Hall of Fame (4)
• Mary Hornsby Music Centre - view the Music Hall of Fame (5)
• Art Centre - view the Arts Hall of Fame (6)
WE WELCOME YOU TO BUY YOUR FAMILY A BRICK AND LEAVE A LEGACY
The Hive is now open – welcoming families, students, Collegians, and visitors as a vibrant hub in the heart of St Paul’s Collegiate School.
Designed to support connection, wellbeing, and community life, The Hive is home to our Parent and Collegian Lounge, state-of-the-art Health Clinic, reception spaces for students and visitors, the School Shop, and the newly upgraded Sargood House boarding facilities.
You are warmly invited to be part of this legacy by purchasing a $500 Hive brick. Each brick can feature your family name, your years connected with St Paul’s, and a short fiveword message – a lasting tribute that will be seen by generations to come.
Visit The Hive reception to purchase your brick today or scan the QR code below:
‘Thank you for attending Grandparents Day at St Paul’s, travel safely home’