Letter from the Editor

CASSIE TWEMLOW Editor I went to an all-girls high school and loved every moment of my years there. I was planning on sending my own daughters to a single-sex school but, in the end, I was sold on the St Peters ethos and holistic learning approach. Being a co-educational school also has its positives, mainly being that it reflects the ‘real world’ and definitely the world post-school. I made the right decision. However, one thing I loved most about my school years was that because there were no boys around on a daily basis we got to hang out with boys from (mainly) all the singlesex male schools on weekends and social occasions. This is when the mascara and lip gloss was whipped out (NEVER at school). This routine interaction of socialising with students from other schools vastly opened up my friendship group. Instead of having all my friends in one place, I had friends from nine local boys’ schools and made loads of ‘girl friends’ from the eight other all-girls schools dotted around south-east Queensland. To this day I still have regular, awesome catch-ups with friends I made during my school years. Whilst the self-sufficiency of a coeducational school reflects that of daily life, it can also mean we tend to stay within our comfort zone and not explore other avenues and relationships. Self-sufficiency is certainly a positive trait but, it can be an issue when, in your self-reliance, you don't establish relationships with those who could help you when you need it. I recently overheard a St Peters student saying they didn’t want to go to a party on the weekend because there were going to be students from other schools there. This shocked me—this was what I looked forward to most about socialising when I was at school. There was a whole other world with people out there I wanted to meet and hang out with. It surprises me and makes me sad that some students are seemingly worried/ scared/anxious of broadening their own horizons on this front. The flip-side of being self-reliant is that there are many situations in which involvement of others is encouraging and beneficial, if not absolutely essential in order to get something accomplished. Merging ideas, strengths and abilities with others can increase the chance of a successful conclusion to a project; can broaden your own mind; can help you experience something completely new and different; can elevate you Plus Ultra, for a start. I say, don’t stay in your lane. Don’t be blinkered by life outside of your regular four walls. Take the leap and expand your horizons; carpe diem! You never know what adventure, people and experiences lie around the corner.

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