Kia ora Kevinians and Supporters of the College
As this business end of the year comes to a close, I would like to extend my congratulations to the many senior students who have worked tirelessly to ensure that they have made the most of their time here at the College. The New Zealand curriculum asks us to focus primarily on the development of the key competencies as an overarching aim for our young people. These include obvious areas like thinking and using language symbols and texts, but also those areas which promote pro social attitudes and an ability to function in wider society. One of these is ‘self management’, that is the ability to organise ones own life, priorities and responsibilities and step up to meet those goals. We have many young people in our College who are doing just that. Two examples who come to mind are Brittany Caldwell who recently won a Federated Farmers scholarship for her ability and personal achievements in the area of Agriculture and Georgia Haggerty, who is leaving us this week for Nepal to work with the people of that area as they navigate their recent earthquake disasters.
We are very proud of our young people and will no doubt recognise them further in tonight’s Celebration of Sport, where our best sportsmen and women are applauded. In a world which is quick to lays society’s ills at the feet of our teenagers, we need to remember that as a body they are pretty incredible.
Hei konā mai i roto i ngā mihi
Paul Olsen, Principal
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