Edition Eleven 19 AUGUST 2022
THE DRAGON
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FORTNIGHTLY NEWS AND EVENTS FOR ST GEORGE’S PARENTS
From the Principal Tina Campbell
WOW! What an incredible day today has been. We opened our doors to more than 100 families to showcase the terrific facilities, amazing students and outstanding teaching that occurs on a daily basis here at St George’s Anglican Grammar School as part of our 2022 Open Day.
strive to return kindness. We can show gratitude in so many ways from the simple gesture of smiling at someone or saying thank you, to the larger gestures of purposefully helping someone who is in need, by being an active listening ear to a friend or by being involved in ‘paying it forward’ at the Game City Coffee House next door.
Our academic staff and students shone brightly, our Year 11 Tour Guides were exceptional, and our new families all left with smiles on their faces eager to take the next step in their St George’s journey. It truly was a day to celebrate the many things we have to be thankful for in our lives.
Gratitude is an attitude that can positively change one’s mindset and make a real difference in the people with whom you interact and share your day. This last week as Principal of St George’s Anglican Grammar School, I have had many things for which to be grateful…
Being thankful and counting one’s blessings is a trait that we seek to encourage often at St George’s. Father Gift frequently begins his Chapel Services each week by asking each of us to turn to our neighbour and thank them for the many positives they bring to the school, in our lives each day and in supporting one another through difficult or challenging times. Gratitude is a wellbeing superpower. Being grateful empowers us to create meaningful and beneficial experiences in our everyday lives. Gratitude is defined as being thankful and showing appreciation, including a willingness to
I am grateful for Team St George in their incredible fundraising efforts to support those experiencing homelessness or hardship as part of the annual Anglicare Sleep Out at Optus Stadium. Our largest ever team ably led by Father Gift, Mr Ryan McBride, Mrs Fabrianne Brown and Ms Jade Bauer were outstanding in raising both awareness and significant funds for such a worthy cause. Team St George’s raised almost $10,000 to support the Street 1
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