leadership
LEADING WITH RADIANCE AND UNITY A reflection from our School Co-Captains As the 2020 Co-Captains, we have pledged to lead this year with radiance and unity. When deciding on the two words to best encapsulate our year level, we were immediately drawn to our first word, radiance: an emission of light and warmth onto others. We consider radiance to be so pertinent because each and every girl in our year level is proud of who they are. It is this which allows their personal qualities to shine through. By being happy, kind, open, warm and most importantly being yourself. We hope this will inspire a collective feeling of pride and togetherness within our community – a sense of unity. Unity is only possible through the tight connection of those within it and made whole by combining our differences. Radiance and unity coexist in order to lift up the other – a symbiosis of sorts. All of our strengths, differences, personalities and diversity makes our student community whole. It is through this support that we hope to raise each other up to be the best version of ourselves, and to have courage and faith in ourselves during times of uncertainty this year and beyond.
As well as our words, we chose a colour to represent our year level’s leadership. We have chosen the colour peach, a blend of pink and orange tones that radiates warmth and love. It is this culmination of different colours to form something seamless and balanced, which we aim to emulate in an inclusive style of leadership. The radiant colour peach is also reminiscent of flowers blooming and a sense of growth. For us, growth is only possible through errors and failure, and this is why we want to encourage girls to live beyond the fear of failure. The peach tree symbolises the evolution and constant renewal of life, something only made possible by the pruning of its branches, allowing it to grow stronger. As leaders we feel it is important to embrace the challenges life throws our way, and to learn and grow from them. We feel peach is representative of the Class of 2020’s desire for this to be a year of connection, kindness and personal growth, and most importantly of growth together. Bella E and Mia W School Co-Captains
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