FROM THE ACTING HEAD OF SECONDARY

At the recent Year 11 retreat, guest speaker Glen Gerreyn encouraged the students to spend less time consuming content and more time creating it.  He spoke to the idea of finding a ‘daily win’ to help build wellbeing, which could be as simple as committing to two push-ups per day and a one-minute run per week. The point he was trying to illustrate is that we must find consistency before we try to find intensity. The importance of establishing healthy routines and maintaining them cannot be understated.  The benefits flow to physical health, mental well-being, and academic outcomes as a by-product.

Grammar provides many opportunities to explore life outside the classroom and away from digital distractions. This week alone, we have seen:

• Performing arts: Musical auditions, Eisteddfod competitions and Battle of the Bands qualifiers.
• Academic pursuits: Cess, debating (with a team reaching the QLD Debating Union semi-finals), Readers’ Cup and code-breaking workshops.
• Cultural exchange: Farewelled our French and English exchange students.
• Sporting excellence: Students represented our school and state across more than ten sports.
• Future-focused learning: Students attended our Future Tech series exploring emerging career opportunities.

Parents are encouraged to reach out if they would like more information on how their children can enjoy all the opportunities that Grammar has to provide. A new activity could be the answer to help provide them with their ‘daily win’.

Mr Scott Mayall
Acting Head of Secondary