From the Director of Community
2025 has got off to a fast-paced, high-energy start at SPS. Students from all over the school are finding themselves engaged with the important business of learning, while simultaneously enjoying access to a wide range of activities designed to support a strong sense of belonging, and foster growth. For an age, schools have professed the complementary nature of participation in extracurricular activities, outdoor education and service learning, with a strong academic focus. At SPS, we are deeply invested in building exceptional learning experiences beyond the classroom for all students. Equally, we strive to ensure that these benefits are valued and supported by staff and families, so at all times, students feel central to the investment of the whole community. Participation, naturally, fosters a great deal of benefits, such as creating and sustaining a variety of relationships, the resilience to tackle new challenges or opportunities, and the strength to come back from defeat or disappointment. Participation also demands self-discipline and personal organisation and encourages the independence to make choices and see them through responsibly. It is important to ensure that balance is struck so that quality and consistency can be more readily assured, as opposed to overcommitting, feeling overwhelmed, or not participating at all. We have high expectations of our students, and match that with high support. We feel strongly that participation in our School’s offerings is integral to an education. As each child grows and moves through the school, we believe they will continue to develop the skills, attributes, interests, and relationships that can last a lifetime throughout as well as beyond this SPS community.
I look forward to sharing more about these exciting opportunities as the year proceeds.
Year 7 Camp Week 5 saw our Year 7 students attend their first Secondary School Outdoor Education experience at QCCC Mapleton in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Led by the Head of Outdoor Education, Mr. Neil White, and supported by a highly experienced team of SPS staff strategically selected across a range of SPS areas of school life (House Leaders, core-class teachers, counsellors, HPE, and Sport coaches). This highly supportive team, coupled with a quality tailor made approach, allowed students to establish and enhance connections with trusted adults as they began their Secondary School journey.
Senior Leadership Reflections
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