Our thoughts this week have been with our rowers competing in the Maadi Cup regatta at Lake Karapiro. Georgia Dyson and Molly Kay made it to the semi finals for Under 16 Girls and are in a B final on Saturday. Reuben Mihaere missed out by 3 seconds making the C final which he won by 9 seconds having been in front from the start. We also spare a thought for our brother school St Bede's at this challenging time - kia kaha.
On Wednesday, it was my pleasure to welcome to the College Br Arthur O'Kane (Christian Brother) and Mr John Pedofsky (past caretaker). These gentlemen talked at assembly about their involvement with the historic Chinaman's Hut near Dansey's Pass. The College uses the Hut as a base for our Duke of Edinburgh programme. Many students have visited it on their Bronze tramp lead by Mr Russell Dixon. It was a pleasure to be able to recount some of the amazing history of the little back country gem. We are very much the trustees of the Chinaman's Hut and we are appreciative of the work put into restoring it by the hardworking Kevinian's of both yesteryear and today. We also acknowledge the access granted by the Bayley family of Otekaieke whose land we pass through on these adventures.
At our 8.30am Professional Development session this Thursday, we had an enthusiastic group of Leo Club members braving the early start to work with staff. The topic under discussion was effective teaching and learning. The students were invited to give a "client perspective" on best practice. My sincere thanks to all those who contributed to improving our current practice.
May God bless you all this Lenten season
Paul Olsen, Principal
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