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2020 VISION
2020 VISION
Marcus Bedford and Kate Hawker, School Captains
Undeniably, the blind twists and turns of the year so far have given us an opportunity unseen by any other School Captains. It has certainly not been the year we imagined at the end of 2019, however, being isolated in our own homes has not excused us from the duty and privilege that we have as this year’s school leaders. This new situation has required a close ear to the ground and empathy towards the cohort for our shared discomfort.
In this time it was crucial for the leadership group to move quickly and establish to the rest of the School that no-one is alone. The Guardians' Learning@home videos did just that. Our weekly videos encouraged the rest of the School to be involved in some of the following: air guitar, cooking, fitness, art, music, mental health discussions and a weekly ‘Kahoot’ challenge online.
The response from our peers has been greater than we could have ever imagined. It’s in moments like these that we find ourselves and our leadership uplifted by the rest of the School; we are strongly reminded that to be leaders greatly entails supporting and encouraging other future and current leaders around us. Our central theme for the year is ‘2020 Vision’ – to encourage unity within the community. Quite serendipitously, this theme has only become more relevant this year thanks to the lockdown.
Although it proved difficult to physically unite the student body, as Guardians we have been diligent in keeping the spirits high, encouraging participation and togetherness from our peers who never fail to build upon the unity of our school community.
They say hindsight is 2020, and so ‘2020 Vision’ has now taken on a whole new meaning. Looking back on this year we will be reminded of the hope that "rose out of the ashes", our new-found values to maintain connections, calling up those we hold dear.
‘2020 vision’ will now go down in history as a reminder of these values that stood out during this time and we are proud to continue to implement that as our theme this year.
Our School Captains and Vice Captains on Founders’ Day: Annie Trotter (VC), Alexander Unmack (VC), Aeron Johns (VC), Ben Goldsborough (VC), Kate Hawker (Captain) , Marcus Bedford (Captain), Ellie Litras (VC).
