GARTH WYNNE From our Executive Principal
The stories and articles in this edition of College reflect the wide range of opportunities available at College, highlighting some of our recent successes as well as demonstrating the eclectic nature of our boys and their talents. It is a joy to think that in recent months College students have – among other things – become the national secondary schools’ Rankin Cup hockey champions, represented New Zealand at the Oceania Athletics Area Championships, won the schools’ category of the 2017 New Zealand Programming Contest, made it to the final of SmokefreeRockquest, tested new educational initiatives and produced a wonderful school musical. All of this, while also managing the demands of more traditional classroom work and assessments. Such activities and successes reflect the aspirational culture that has always been a part of the College experience. They also underscore the wonderful collaboration of staff and students in so many different ways. To win, however, is not our sole focus, but rather to participate in a manner which reflects high expectations balanced with humility – and this has been the case in so
many of the activities reported in the following pages. The breadth of this offering continues to be the challenge both to College in its capacity to offer so much and to the boys to step forward and become engaged. In recent weeks, we have finalised our Strategy 2020 document (see enclosed). It is good to see this project come to fruition; its outcome is a refined approach to College development that rests comfortably on the past while being mindful of meeting future needs. The College community has been significant in helping to formulate this strategy and I thank everyone who has been involved in this process, which began part way through 2015 prior to my arrival. Within this strategy we identify the characteristics of the ideal College graduate and how, through their College experience, we can encourage our boys to aspire to that ideal. We will continue to review and improve, and always seek to offer new and innovative programmes that will add value to the already rich experience College provides.
Garth Wynne Christ’s College Executive Principal
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Christ’s College Magazine Issue 33, Winter 2017
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