Trinity MR DARREN O’NEILL
TRINITY TALK IS A NEWSLETTER FOR ALL PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES ISSUE 5 – AUTUMN 2022
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Embracing our Touchstones As a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition, Trinity College embraces the four guiding Touchstones as outlined in the Charter of Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA). The Touchstones perpetuate the legacy of Blessed Edmund Rice, the founder of the Christian Brothers, and set out to capture the character and culture of all EREA schools. At Trinity College, the Touchstones lay at the heart of our Mission – To offer innovative learning opportunities in a safe and nurturing environment which empowers our young men to realise their potential. As a Catholic College founded on the traditions of the Blessed Edmund Rice, his example of solidarity with all people challenges us to live out the message of care and inclusion. In partnership with parents, we hold high expectations for the young men in our care and we seek to provide a breadth of
learning opportunities in a safe and caring environment, enabling academic growth, pride in their College and a commitment to serve others, both now and in the future.
inclusivity and awareness of their role in stewardship, concepts that are clearly articulated in the Touchstones.
To be effective in the formation of An education at Trinity should challenge our Men for Others, the Touchstones students to be independent thinkers with are designed to be active values the courage and persistence to confront with a view to becoming more injustice in our society. It should challenge deeply embedded in the students’ them to stand against the mediocrity so understanding of their own self and often prevalent in popular culture and identity. That is, the Touchstones are encourage our young men to discover engaging and dynamic which, when what has true worth in this world and to placed within an environment that is place real and ongoing value upon it. nurturing and supportive, encourages To foster this development, the College studentstodevelopthecondence encourages a culture of critical thinking, to immerse themselves into a way resilience,selessness,accountability, of being and thinking that seeks the good for others and ultimately themselves. Such experience can often be challenging and sometimes confronting, but the inevitable outcome is a deeper understanding and more authentic compassion and empathy for ‘the other’. Onanalnote,Iwouldliketo extend a special thank you to the families that recently attended our modiedOpenDay.Ipersonally enjoyed meeting many of you and look forward to welcoming you back to our College soon, whether it be for your son’s enrolment interview or celebratinghisrstdayatourCollege. Please enjoy reading our latest edition of Trinity Talk.
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