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Make one schools. great decision that will benefi t Catholic Schools Guide 2015 - ACU Secondary Colleges society in 50 years time. I wonder The Colleges choose to advertise Our Future Leaders if all our leaders in all facets of in the Guide, but of course there is Each year our Guide carries a life looked occasionally through no compulsion to do so. That said, different theme. This year, our that lens what an extraordinary on page 10, you will fi nd a handy theme is ‘Our Future Leaders’. difference it would make. directory, which has a full list of 8 9 10 It is from the classrooms of today every Catholic Secondary College that the leaders of business, Our feature writers this year in Sydney. At our website sports, arts, science, politics, law are Dr Stephen Brown from the www.catholicschoolsguide.com.au Index Locations Open Days & and medicine will arise. In just a Queensland Education Leadership you will fi nd information on the Tours few short years, these young men Institute who provides insight in Colleges plus articles on various and women will be charged with the strategic thinking to develop topics. Importantly, the Guide is carrying the torch of leadership that great leadership within schools; distributed free to families via the each generation thrusts upon the Professor Geraldine Castleton, Catholic Primary School network. It next, albeit occasionally reluctantly! from ACU complements this on is also available at most parishes, how leadership is being fostered municipal libraries, childcare Across the Catholic education within the tertiary setting; while centres and Catholic bookshops. 11 12 13 network our teachers are charged Dr Tony Bracken writes on student with great responsibility. They leadership. I am grateful for their Caritas Australia must foster and develop great expertise and reminded of the Once again, the Catholic Schools College Caritas Australia thinking - as the famous quote words of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Guide is proud to be supporting attributed to William Arthur Ward “If you want to build a ship, don’t the work of Caritas Australia. Presentations goes, “The mediocre teacher tells. drum up the people to gather wood, In 2015, Project Compassion The good teacher explains. The divide the work, and give orders. focuses on the right to food. superior teacher demonstrates. Instead, teach them to yearn for the There is enough food produced The great teacher inspires.” vast and endless sea.” But make in the world, yet over one billion sure there is a plan attached! people worldwide go hungry every Society yearns for great thinking day.