The MLC Drum Line and Brass Ensemble performing at Founders’ Day celebrations
A day for the memory book After two challenging years, it was a joy for the College to come together on campus and commemorate MLC’s 140th anniversary. Founders’ Day, celebrated on 14 February, is the date that MLC opened its doors for the first time in 1882. Today, it is an annual celebration and opportunity for the College to reflect on and appreciate MLC’s extraordinary heritage and the empowering role it has had in women’s lives. In this year’s Founders’ Day address, principal Diana Vernon encouraged all staff and students to imagine what the next 140 years might bring, and to consider what role they might play in the MLC story, both individually and collectively.
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Ms Vernon enthused that students have always been encouraged to step up and help shape MLC’s future, from Junior School students proposing to introduce summer shorts into the uniform, to the idea for Marshmead, when the Student Representative Council asked the then Principal, Mr David Loader, for a, “country campsite such as many boys’ schools have”. Our students have long been empowered to initiate ideas, contribute to the many opportunities on offer, and work together to propel positive change.
