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Welcome Kerry Oldman from

Can a robot be human? What is fairness? What does it mean to be a person? Why do we treat animals differently to humans? What is culture? Where do your thoughts come from?

One of the wonders of working with primary aged children, is their intrigue and honesty is answering the ‘Big Questions’. It’s exciting to engage the minds of our Junior School girls in philosophical thought and encourage them to develop their perspective on what is important in life. A huge highlight of my week is meeting with the Junior School Council; not only to discuss the feelings and vision of the student body, but to also enhance higher order thinking skills to deepen the knowledge and the learning of our school leaders. This edition of our Little Sister magazine showcases the incredible curiosity our girls have and the sensational learning that happens across all areas of the curriculum. I am proud to lead a team who continually ask the girls to be ‘daring thinkers’, which allows them to demonstrate how imaginative and creative they can be, when given the opportunity to express what they think without the fear of ‘getting it wrong’. This is what truly makes St Cuthbert’s Junior School unique – our exceptional team of educators that are continually challenging their students to answer the ‘Big Questions’ – with boundless curiosity and confidence. Ngā mihi

Kerry Oldman

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