Future-focus The Launceston Church Grammar School Board is delighted to oversee the development of the School’s Strategic Plan and Master Plan in this our 175th year.
The Strategic Plan will help set the priority areas and ensure we are working toward common goals and the Master Plan will inform the long-term built attributes and physical fabric of our School.
town with a population of about 8 000 people’. Today, it is a thriving and diverse community built upon the determination, courage, and selfless actions of those who have gone before us.
Within this edition of News from Launceston Grammar we feature an interview with the Master Plan Committee Chair, Rev James McKee about the exciting developments and initiatives to occur across our Junior and Senior Campuses. The Plan’s purpose is to ensure the School has thoroughly considered how to best use the spaces available to benefit and inspire future generations. We are seeking to engender a consistent vision which will bring our community together and deliver modern learning, teaching, and exciting play spaces.
I am encouraged to see the continuation of involvement by students in community service programs including the Breakfast Club, New Horizons Craft group for people with disabilities, and The Smith Family student2student reading program. These programs serve to highlight the community spirit and selflessness of our students. It is their genuine desire to look beyond themselves which manifests itself in positive experiences for our students, staff, parents, and the wider community.
Further to this, the purchase of over 5 000 square metres of land directly behind the existing East Launcestonbased Campus will see the expansion of our footprint by more than half of the Junior Campus’s current land size. The additional land will be incorporated into the Master Planning process and further enhance the opportunities for our students and staff to engage in active learning and recreation beyond the classroom. Our School was founded at a time when Launceston was described as ‘a small
175 Years - 2021 - Issue sixty five
Our staff, parents and alumni continue to deliver and support the excellent educational outcomes of our School, embracing diversity and inclusion within our community, and on behalf of the School Board, I thank and acknowledge you for your tireless efforts. In this our 175th year, please join with us as we mark this milestone with a programme that commemorates our past, celebrates our present, and considers our future.
Nigel Bailey Chair, Launceston Church Grammar School Board
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