We are overjoyed to let our community know that St Andrew’s Cathedral School has partnered with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) in an exciting First Nations Scholarship Programme. The scholarship will empower up to 10 of our female Gawura School graduates to continue their education at St Andrew’s Cathedral School, beyond Year 6.
Dr Julie McGonigle was one of the guests invited to offer a prayer at the Sydney Prayer Breakfast yesterday at the International Convention Centre, an inspiring gathering that brought together leaders from across the community.
At St Andrew’s Cathedral School we have great stories to tell. The depth of talent at the School is extraordinary and so when we embarked on a series of new brand videos, we were spoilt for choice!
Today we are celebrating International Women’s Day with our theme hashtag#StrongerTogether. The theme recognises that bringing about a world where women and men live and work together in strong, equal, inclusive, respectful, and safe partnerships requires both men and women to tackle the issues together.
At our recent Community Prayer Breakfast, special guest Dr. Laurel Moffatt, Principal Mary Andrews College, spoke poignantly about the important teaching and experience we pass on to our children that has the potential to guide them through their lives. It was an especially valuable time also to come together as a community with staff, parents and alumni praying for the School, students and families.
It is with great pleasure that we announce that seven of our amazing teachers will be receiving World Teachers’ Day Awards at the annual NSW Teachers’ Guild Awards.Find out more about these inspiring teachers here.
Your generosity is greatly appreciated and has helped ensure our students are learning in the best environment possible.Check out this video that shows how the Building Fund has helped our school grow – including fascinating footage of the BBC being built way back in the 1980s!
Our Head of School Dr Julie McGonigle recently explored such issues with other esteemed panellists at the AIS Women in Leadership conference, all from positions of leadership in schools. “We dived into issues of legacy, time management, vulnerability, language use around gender issues, families and faith,” she said. “We were all very different and have had radically different journeys into leadership - but we are all very unified in our passion for the next generation who will impact the world.” Read the full story here.
Our Head of School, Dr Julie McGonigle (2nd from right) was one of the expert panellists at the recent Women in Leadership conference hosted by the Association of Independent Schools of NSW. The 3 day program was an opportunity for women in education to ask questions, explore the issues and discover pragmatic steps towards growing their own leadership practice.
Kathryn certainly keeps busy as a member of the Support and Operations team – but in addition to that she has written a chapter of a newly published book called, Resilience: Turning Struggle into Strength. She tells the heartfelt story of assisting and advocating for her son through his difficult learning challenges and how that shaped them both and the wider family.
Last year, members from our Support & Operations team took part in an office book club and chose to read James Clear's 'Atomic Habits'.Today, members of our team took a short walk to the International Conventions Centre to hear from James Clear Live as part of his Australia and New Zealand Tour.
Congratulations to our Director of Teaching Mrs Dominique Haynes who will be hosting an exciting seminar in collaboration with Edpuzzle.Dominique's presentation focuses on sustainable ways teachers can give feedback to students that is highly impactful and aims to alleviate some of the cognitive load of teachers.
Thanks to St Andrews Cathedral School’s Elle Smith and Aunty Lavinia Williams for the workshop they held for K-12 staff recently on integrating First Nations knowledge and perspectives into the classroom.
This week, the Support & Operational staff from our School travelled to our Outdoor Education Centre, Kirrikee, in the Southern Highlands of NSW.For most of our staff, this was their first time visiting Kirrikee, where they spent the day collaborating through team-building activities and working together to solve complex challenges.
We are thrilled to announce the Keynote Speaker for our online Research Conversations Education Conference on 18 October is Dylan Wiliam!
Congratulations to our Deputy Head of Technological & Applied Studies, Mrs Amanda Hogan, who has been selected to present at the upcoming Python Developer Conference!
