A Letter to the Future My Kids Don't Learn Poetry Ten Tenets AEON Issue Five July 2013
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FIVEIssue Five July 2013 A letter to the future My kids don't learn poetry Ten Tenets AEON Issue Five July 2013 p20 Sylvia Brose Hall construction and opening in 1985 CONTENTS 04 School Council Welcome to AEON 5. » Council Members Aeon gives a glimpse into the » Moving on rich learning community that is Glenaeon, established as 06 A letter to the future Australia’s first school for Rudolf Steiner education. The magazine 08 Fine motor and more is a record of school life, featuring people and events that are 09 My kids don'’t learn important in our community. poetry... Glenaeon pioneered the vision 10 A successful disaster of a creative and collaborative education in Sydney: we look Titanic: The Musical forward to a reinvigorated future 12 Festivals where we celebrate the unique community that has grown around 14 Ten tenets the school. Aeon is a voice and forum for the rich learning that 16 Glenaeon 2013 remains the school’s core impulse. » Netball, Hockey Whether currently involved with » Blame it on the Boogie the school, or one of our many » Open Day alumni families and friends, we » Works of Mum invite you to enjoy in the following » Year 11 & 12 camps pages the unique vision of a Glenaeon education. 20 Donations and The Foundation Andrew Hill Collegiate Chair 22 GlenX 23 Centenary Day Article and photo from the North Shore Times August 1985 written by Jan Barford at the time of the Sylvia Brose Hall Opening. AEON and Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School would like to acknowledge this article was provided by Terry Ryan as displayed in Glenaeon School, Another Time 1981–1988. p12 Glenaeon Alumni and Friends is the new body bringing together MidWinter festival our diverse community of present and former students, parents and friends of the school. We look forward to many events celebrating the Glenaeon community and our 54 year history. Nikki Crow is our Alumni Coordinator and she welcomes Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School Ltd enquiries about alumni activities and feedback about AEON. ABN 94 000 385 768 For all details of alumni events, contacts and general information, 5a Glenroy Avenue, Middle Cove or to receive AEON electronically, you can contact Nikki on: NSW 2068, Australia [email protected] Phone: 9417 3193, Fax: 9417 5346 Design: Campbell Van Venrooy (cvvdesign.com.au) www.glenaeon.nsw.edu.au PAGE 2 p20 COUNCIL There are many things that work behind the scenes of a school. One of them is the regulatory and financial foundation that ensures the school remains legally viable and financially sustainable. These matters are not ones that should be front and centre in the childrens’ education, but matters which nevertheless are fundamental to a school’s existence, survival and success. lenaeon Rudolf Steiner School Ian Davis Ken Gunderson-Briggs Ltd is a not for profit company: Ian’s long service of ten years Stepping into the Chair role we Gthe directors of that company on the Council has been an welcome Ken Gunderson-Briggs. form the Council which is the extraordinary contribution to the Ken’s eldest child began at Glenaeon governing body of the school. As in school while maintaining a busy in 1997 and his three children have any sound company there is a clear schedule in his professional career all attended the school. Ken has delineation between management as Mangaing Director of Telstra been a member of Council for nearly and governance: the directors are Television, Ian has worked tirelessly four years and served as Treasurer not involved in managing the school, to guide the school to a successful during that time. Ken has been the but maintain a role in providing an and sustainable future. He oversaw driving force behind the creation overview of long term strategy, the reorganisation of the school’s of the Glenaeon Foundation Ltd maintaining the school’s financial management and governance and as the founding Chair he has solvency and protecting the school structures during this time, and he done a huge job in establishing this against risk. has been instrumental in guiding the important new development arm of While most of our directors are or school to a new era of stability. the school. He now steps up to Chair have been parents of children in the His professional skills in of the Council and we welcome him school, in stepping onto the Council organisational development and into this important role. they move out of the personal role management have been profoundly Ken is a Chartered Accountant of being parent of particular children valuable, while his personal skills in with 30 years experience in in particular classes. They take on a guiding our organisation through a professional chartered accounting broader stewardship role where they complex change process have been in public practice, including 20 years champion, advocate and oversee the exemplary. On a human level, he at partner level. governance of the school as a whole. has been steadfast in his personal In 2009 Ken established Directors go through a detailed commitment to Glenaeon over Gunderson Briggs, a boutique selection process, and the Council such a long period, and he leaves chartered accounting firm that maintains a balance of professional an enduring legacy for the future. looks after the financial affairs of skill sets that encompass Steiner We are deeply grateful to Ian for his business owners. Gunderson Briggs education, finance, human resources, contribution to the school and wish specialises in solving problems, law, marketing, and facilities. him well in all his future endeavours. providing guidance and giving advice Directors are volunteers, to people in business. contributing many hours of service Ken was previously a Partner at to the school. We are deeply grateful Grant Thornton for 15 years, holding that this so necessary task is given the role of Head of Privately Held so happily and professionally. Business Services. This year we said goodbye Since 2003 Ken has been a to two long serving directors, non executive Director of Harvey Malcolm Day a member of Council Norman Holdings Limited, and for over ten years and Ian Davis has held positions on a number who has been a member of Council of not for profit boards including for ten years and Chair for eight the Windgap Foundation. Ken also years. In Ian’s place as Chair, we has involvement in sporting bodies welcome Ken Gunderson-Briggs, including North Sydney District and it is an opportunity to profile Cricket Club, Mosman Cricket all current members of the Club, Northbridge Football Club, Glenaeon School Council, on the and undertaken various roles from following pages. Treasurer to Coach & Player. PAGE 3 AEON Issue Five July 2013 Members of Council Robin Borrud Alasdair Fuller Lee Hill (Deputy Ann Kenna Earle MacGregor Originally hailing Alasdair and the Chair) Ann has been involved Earle is Treasurer on from California, Robin Fullers have had a A member of the with Glenaeon for nearly the Council and former has a background in long involvement with Glenaeon Council since ten years, initially with Treasurer of the Glenaeon marketing and sales Glenaeon with both late 2010, Lee is closely daughter Eliza (who Parents Association. in the US, where she children going through associated with the graduated in 2009) and His children have both worked at the national the school, Oliver from School in many ways. Tatum who graduated enjoyed their high school level building campaigns Class 3 to Year 12 and His partner Donna Miller in 2012. years at Glenaeon with for major brands, as Francis from Kindy to the is the current Year 12 Ann has over 25 years Hannah finishing Year well as locally with current Year 12. Alasdair Guardian and an Art of Human Resources 12 last year and Lincoln small advertisers to set is married to Julia Byrne teacher at Glenaeon. advisory experience currently doing his HSC. up and create in-house who works at the school Lee & Donna’s two gained through her His wife Michele marketing agencies that as an Art Therapist daughters joined the consulting & corporate enjoys her involvement allowed them to control and was featured in a School in 2005 – Blaise roles including HR with the school in all of their marketing and previous edition of AEON. is now in Year 8 and Jaz Director, Wolters Kluwer managing the Treasure media needs. Alasdair works as the is in Class 6. Lee became Asia Pacific (Publishing), Chest at Castle Crag. She and her family Head of Procurement for involved in the Glenaeon General Electric (GE Professionally Earle moved to Sydney 4 ½ NBN Co, the company Parents Association Finance), Allens Arthur is an experienced years ago. She has three rolling out the nationwide (then P and F) in 2006, Robinson (Law) and General Manager, daughters at Glenaeon high speed Broadband initially as part of the ACNielsen (Research). CFO and Consultant – Emily in Class 7, Lilly network. He joined NBN Spring Fair organising During her career as a who has worked for in Class 4 and Clara in Co in early 2010, from committee and later senior HR practitioner she several entrepreneurial Class 3. The family moved Optus, where he was the became co-Chair of the has led many large-scale and Australian listed to Castlecrag from the Director of Procurement P&F Committee. change management companies, mainly Eastern suburbs to be for the previous nine Born and educated projects including requiring significant closer to the school. years. Alasdair started in the UK, Lee moved to acquisitions, mergers and organisational change, Over the past three out at a New Zealand Australia in 1992. He is organisational re-designs.