Kia Ora Kevinians and Supporters of the College,
On Friday, the staff enjoyed a trip down to East Otago High School in Palmerston to share a training day with our colleagues there. There were two aspects we were working on, the first being the changes to NCEA which are coming into effect over the next few years and the second, a look at the latest thinking around Restorative Practice. We were thrilled to have Richard Matla from Restorative Schools there to facilitate the day and it was great to be able to share thoughts and experiences around the implementation of both systems with staff from another school. We are looking forward to working with East Otago more in the future as there is a good fit with us both being coeducational schools in a rural setting. I would like to thank the staff there for making us feel very welcome.
This weekend we are hosting the Bishops' Shield competition here in Oamaru. This competition attracts the best speakers, performers, debaters and theologians from the other schools in our Diocese and we are thrilled to be able to host them this year after the cancellation of the competition through Covid in 2020. We are still short of billets for the weekend so I urge you to contact Jo Walshe jwalshe@stkevins.school.nz if you are able to take students. These are fine young people who will be very easy to host and I would appreciate the support.
May God bless you.
Ngā mihi Nui
Paul Olsen
