Kia ora Kevinians and Supporters of the College
Last weekend I was pleased to be supporting our teams at the Southern Catholic Secondary Schools' Senior Sports Tournament being held at St Peter's in Gore. As you can see from the other posts, we came fist equal in the event alongside Kavanagh College. The most pleasing aspect of the competition was the high standard of play across all codes and genuine fair play that demonstrated in a practical way our commitment to our Catholic values.
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| Catching up with parents and caregivers at the games |
On another note, I would like to thank parents, caregivers and the general community for your support in enabling our teachers to access a teacher only day on this last day of school. We have been genuinely blessed to have been able to secure the services of Margaret Ross, a leading school systems change coach to be able to work with us on our student lead conferencing. It is very important that our school approaches this change in an educated and enlightened manner. Making the leap from old fashioned five minute interviews to deeper more meaningful student lead conferences, is not something that can be achieved with only a name change alone. Much thinking and time needs to be put into making this system the best we can offer for both our whanau and students. It is something that will grow and develop as we work through the process and we welcome feedback after the conferences on what worked and what may need more investigation. It is also very important to note that, as always, teachers are available to parents and caregivers at any time during the year if you feel you need to discuss things with a subject teacher. This may be a follow on from a conference. Appointments are best made via the email system in this instance.
Finally, I hope that everyone has a safe and refreshing holiday and is ready to return to the College in a fortnight ready for an engaged term two.
May God bless you all
Paul Olsen, Principal
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