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FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT In the last 22 years many students However, it is not length of service The Board and the College have passed through the alone that we value. The personal Foundation have decided that from To all of our staff, classrooms and grounds of our commitment which many of our 2001 onwards life membership of College. Each one of them has staff members make to the College the FSA should be funded for each whether past, experienced a journey which has is an essential ingredient in the former student (from Year 9 present future, helped them to become who and enjoyment, satisfaction and upwards). The cost of this scheme or what they are today. achievement at school that parents is to be met from a portion of the we appreciate seek for their children. Family Commitment Fee which the All our staff have played a College receives when a child is what you do and significant part in those journeys. To all of our staff, whether past, enrolled at All Saints'. A committed and professional present or future, we appreciate have done for the group of staff is essential to the what you do and have done for the The funds received from the day-to-day life of the College, students. Through your efforts our Family Commitment Fee payments students. whether it is in the educational school has grown in numbers, in are held by the All Saints' College programme or in the smooth reputation, in its care and in its Foundation Inc and invested for administration and operation of the commitment to sound education the benefit of the College. We school. for many, many young people. believe this Life Membership scheme to be a tangible way to During Term 2 this year, Staff The Staff Service Certificates and help strengthen the FSA, so that Service Certificates were Honour Board are a small but our former students can be presented to a large number of our tangible sign of our appreciation. brought into active participation in present staff members, recognising On behalf of the whole community the life of the College. The service to the College of five, ten, of All Saints' College, I thank and College can be proud of its former 15 and 20 years. It was a commend all of our dedicated staff students and appreciates their pleasure for me to present a 20 members. support. year service certificate to our Director of Staff and Services, Mr Many of our former students have With best wishes. Bruce Groves. journeyed on from their own school days. The oldest of them Mr Ken Booth In addition, a new Staff Honour are now in their late 30s, many Chair of the Board of Management Board has been placed in the with children of their own. Senior School Staff Room. It Through our Former Students' contains the names of all those Association (FSA), the College staff, throughout the whole life of maintains a vital and active link the College, who have achieved with its alumni. The FSA has the 15 years of service as a staff right of nomination of two member. It was very pleasing that members of the College Board of one of our very first staff members, Management. The FSA is Mrs Val Payne (1980-1999), was presently funding one of our upper able to attend for the unveiling. school scholarships and it coordinates the series of five year reunions to which former students are invited. ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE - CQ 2 SENIOR ROUND SQUARE CONFERENCE - ADELAIDE JUNIOR ROUND SQUARE CONFERENCE - CAIRNS During the first week of Term 1 Environmental and International school holidays Rebecca Senior, Understanding. The activities During our stay Leisha Aberle, Jordan Olsen, included abseiling, hiking, canoeing we made of Ashley Wiren and Kaitlin Preedy, and group discussions. During our lots accompanied by Mrs Angel, stay we made lots of friends we will friends we will travelled to Cairns in Northern remember for a long time. Queensland for the Junior Round remember for a Square Conference. This National As a special treat, we stayed five Conference was situated at Camp days longer to sightsee. We were long time. Tinaroo, in the Atherton able to visit Port Douglas, the Tablelands, and was hosted by Tropical Zoo and we were even Trinity Anglican School where Mr lucky enough to snorkel on the OD In the last two weeks of Term 2, Mrs attain happiness and confidence by Laurence was Principal before Great Barrier Reef. The whole trip Angel and six Year 11 students changing who we are. moving to Perth. was very enjoyable and I encourage represented the College at the 2002 anyone who has the opportunity for Senior Round Square Conference, By the end of Conference, each of The Conference theme 'Never exchange to take it up. entitled 'Reach', held in Adelaide. us had learned more about Give Up On A Dream', encouraged ourselves, that it is important to be us to challenge ourselves, Kaitlin Preedy The Conference was a wonderful proud of ourselves, and to be mentally, physically and personally, Year 9 Conference Delegate experience. Through many team confident in our belief that we can and understand how challenging building and personal awareness make a difference in more that just ourselves in this way may lead to activities, and three speakers who our own lives. self discovery and building our gave insight into self-development, self-esteem. we learned a lot about ourselves, We look forward to reaching out and how to reach out, and how we can working with our new friends from We met students from all over make a difference and be of service Round Square schools across Australia and participated in many to others. Most importantly, our Australia, and eventually worldwide. challenging activities. These time in Adelaide taught us to accept activities were based on the pillars ourselves and be proud of the Ariel Armarego-Marriott of Round Square: Service, people we are, rather than trying to Year 11 Conference Delegate Adventure, Democracy, Leadership, ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE - CQ 4 ROUND SQUARE - STUDENTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE lA I I· I I·I •I•II •I AA A II ... .. 5 ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE - CQ Give children the chance to discover themselves. See to it that children experience both success and defeat. See to it that there are periods of silence. Train the imagination, the ability to anticipate and to plan. Take sport and games seriously, but only as a part of the whole. - Kurt Hahn, founder of Salem School Germany, Gordonstoun School Scotland, the Outward Bound Movement, the Round Square International and the inspiration behind the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, 1929. With the right goals, commitment, support and .., ... .,. resources, individuals can make a difference, ... .. not just in their own lives, but in others as well. The Round Square International movement centres around the concept of young people learning through Service, Adventure, Democracy, Leadership, Environmental and International Understanding. To further this each of these pillars of learning are upheld by the students of All Saints' College. ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE - CQ 6 THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD I highly recommend the Duke of Edinburgh1s Award scheme - the reward isn1t just receiving a medal and certificate at the end, but gaining fantastic skills and memories from all the activities. Go in with a positive attitude and nothing can go wrong. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, journey on foot or horseback, by Bronze Duke of Edinburgh language' of sharps, semitones Award involves a practice hike founded in 1956, is a voluntary, boat or bicycle. Awardee - Oliver Yeudall and fortissimo. Knowing this, I and an assessed hike - we did non-competitive programme got straight down to the business these consecutively over five aimed at developing young The Award has three progressive As the recipient of a Bronze Duke of learning the saxophone. The days, walking between five and people's sense of achievement; levels, achievable by age: of Edinburgh's Award this year, I sax is played in the same way as 15 kilometres each day, through a new skills and interests; self­ • Bronze (14 years and over); was involved in four activities ­ the clarinet, and is an instrument range of terrain. By the time the confidence, self-reliance and self­ • Silver (15 years and over) and; Karate, walking part of the that I really enjoyed learning. camp group arrived back at the c esteem; leadership abilities; • Gold (16 years and over). Bibbulman Track in the Walpole College many of us wore clothes problem solving, decision making region, learning the saxophone The First Aid course I enrolled in that were able to stand and communication skills; and Activities are undertaken outside and participating in a tedious but differed greatly from others I'd unassisted! motivation through practical, school hours, and the time taken comprehensive first aid course. heard about. Often such courses cultural and adventurous to complete the Awards varies. comprise weekly hour and a half The challenges the Duke of activities. The Bronze Award programme I enjoyed attending the Karate sessions -I did an intensive 15 Edinburgh's Award were both takes a minimum of six months to club and am still attending hour (seven and a half hours a enjoyable and rewarding, though This international movement achieve, while the Silver and lessons there. It's certainly a day), two day course. It's very at times hard. It's an experience consists of a four section Gold Awards take a minimum of sport in which effort and difficult to learn such a lot of I can recommend to other programme, involving 12 and 18 months, respectively.

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