Defining the Future: FCAC’s new values

Defining the future

By Joe Wright Principal

A school’s Mission and Values statement is the foundation from which you build a community upon. It is there to guide your decisions. It says to the world who you are and why you exist. Changing an institution’s Mission and Values statement is a once in a generation opportunity so you feel the weight of the responsibility to craft a message that speaks to all of our stakeholders – present and future.

Our new Mission and Values statement has been a collaborative effort involving staff, students, parents, the Anglican Schools Commission and the Diocese. We have spent a great deal of time consulting, reflecting and refining our statement to make sure we capture the core message that we want to present to the community. There have been multiple drafts and even some partial rewrites but we are confident our final product is a message that will carry us through this next era of the College’s history.

We decided on four values, one that can be represented in each House story and a theme for each of the four terms of the school year. Each value describes key practices which are the actions we want to see from our students. You will hear us using this language in assemblies, class and tutor groups. Our programs will be designed to encourage these behaviours in students. Our final aim is that they will become people who are committed to personal growth, courageous in life, community minded, and in control of their destiny. And this ties into the Mission and Vision statements – education is a gift, and it is a gift we want our students to use not just to better themselves, but to better their community. We want our students to ultimately have a positive influence in the world.

Below: Thinking about the future - students from the class of 2034 Right: The FCAC Mission, Vision and Values Page 1

The News

Lara Christ (Year 12) won the club final for the Lions Youth of the Year competition. The competition requires students to submit a resume, complete an interview, respond to impromptu questions and deliver a prepared speech. Lara now moves on to the regional competition being held in Bundaberg.

Congratulations to Xavier Metcalfe (Capella) who smashed the 200m individual medley record by 7.5 seconds. This record had been held by Luke Goodluck (Andromeda) previously since 2017.

Liam (Year 7) and Lachlan (Year 6) are both members of the Fraser Coast representative Cricket team and competed in the Wide Bay U12 Cricket Grand Final against Bundaberg .

Fraser Coast Rep 11 for 179 defeated Bundaberg Rep 11 for 167 in a fierce game played more than 50 overs per side in agonising heat and humidity. It was a match played in the true spirit of the game by both teams and the result was only secured in the last few overs of the day.

Congratulations to Hugh (Year 5) and Pyper (Year 6) on qualifying for the Queensland State Surf Lifesaving Championships. Both students were able to compete in one event before the championships were sadly washed out. We are super proud of their skills and resilience over the weekend. Congratulations to Ryan Cunningham who competed recently at the 2022 National Track & Field Championships in Sydney. Ryan competed in the U15 800m and placed 10th, then 2 hours later ran the 2k Steeplechase and placed 6th. Both results are a personal best for Ryan.

Well done to the strong FCAC contingent competing at the Aquathon / Triathlon State Championships. Special congratulations to Dylan Smith (pictured on the right) for achieving 4th place in the Triathlon Teams Event. Dylan will now represent Queensland at the Nationals later this year.

Mrs O’Brien has been busy getting the new Senior Art Space ready for Term 1. This space is next to the existing art classroom and allows senior arts students a dedicated space for them to work.

Campus Updates Fraser Coast Anglican College continues to update its campus and facilities. Continuing with the theme of natural materials and working in collaboration with custom playground designers, Everything Outside, FCAC opened its new Prep playground in early 2022. You can see the playground in action by clicking on the QR Code. Another project that was finalised in late 2021, was the murals in our four new state of the art science laboratories. These spaces are now truly eye popping as well as engaging learning facilities.