Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 2004

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Ma ag ' g an I Educ tion : O L 'ving Herit ge Among the many aphorisms I've come across while considering the issue of balance in education, one of the most helpful was this: "A well developed sense of humour is the pole that adds balance to Your steps as You walk the tightrope of life. " To maintain balance in educating adolescent girls, it helps to smile at the ironies of life, but we need something more substantive and alive to sustain our energies and give direction to our theories Balance was a foundation al principle on which the School was built 129 Years ago. Girls have been encouraged to study a range of subjects and to involve themselves in various co- curricular activities Excellence has been encouraged, breadth expected This is a tradition. however, that needs us to adjust the scales according to the changing needs of the School, the group, the girl and the time. The very restlessness of adolescence itself is the reservoir that continues to nourish this approach I believe that practical force has three elements - tradition, modernity and pastoral sensibility

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it is through a strong pastoral awareness that the School meets these intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual challenges from day to day A key necessity for realising the School's great potential in the pastoral sphere is to encourage communication with parents, Without that, the stewardship of the academic, social, physical an emotional welfare of each girl is impossible The final living reality of managing education fo adolescent girls relates to the School's openness to modernity. We recognise the importance of Young people having the opportunity to explore and take prudent risks; we say they should work and play hard; they should strive for personal success while taking time to serve others No-one has all the answers when it comes to educational balance. Working as a team and drawing from the heritage around and within us, however, is a promising place to start. And well-developed sense of humour does help

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Mrs Marise MCConaghy Dean of Students

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