At St Andrew’s Cathedral School, Calvin discovered a community where friendship and faith intertwined.
He credits the School with expanding his worldview and, pushing him to question and refine his beliefs through a diverse range of ideas and experiences.
As Crusaders Co-Captain, he learned the importance of presenting his faith with openness and inclusivity.
What was the best part of going to St Andrew’s Cathedral School for you?
At St Andrew’s Cathedral School, friendships worked more like a web, which meant I was able to interact with a diverse group of people every day—a general sense of amiability seemed to be just assumed year-wide.
If you think of yourself at the end of Primary School compared to now, how have you changed? Why do you think that is?
I vastly expanded my understanding of how to work with and love people who were different from me. The education I had at St Andrew’s Cathedral School, and exposure to new ideas and people very different from me, absolutely made me much more curious and willing to engage with these deeper concepts.
My interests also changed. My Year 6 Passion Project was about the immune system, and I wanted to be a forensic scientist… even though I get queasy at grazes. However, the performing arts opportunities I was exposed to reshaped what I wanted to do entirely.
Tell us about your role as Crusaders (Cru) Co-Captain. How did going to St Andrew’s Cathedral School influence your Christian faith?
The way I thought about my role was to ‘represent Christianity in the student body and promote positive interaction with the Gospel.’
One of the things I was involved in was leading the Christian group (Cru) in Middle School, and Bible Study in Senior College. We tried to make it a place which was inviting of all belief systems and opinions, where we could discuss big concepts. It ultimately existed for students to interact with God’s word, not necessarily to agree with it.
At St Andrew’s Cathedral School, I developed a more open-minded view of philosophy and faith, and was prompted to think very clearly and critically about my own worldview.
I learned to challenge my beliefs and dissect them until I knew both how and why I think.
What do you hope to do next year and in your future?
I want to go into Music Composition (hopefully at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music), and maybe Education. Ideally, I want to be able to combine my loves of Music and Theatre to write music for the stage.
