Message from the Principal

Mrs Megan Hastie Principal

Welcome to our new publication Guwanyi!

This is a wonderful chance to share with our community just a few of the many great stories of learning, of community, growth, challenge, and opportunity available to our students at Shellharbour Anglican College.

Why “Guwanyi”?

Guwanyi comes from the Dharawal language and means to “tell”. As we celebrate ourcommunity of learning at the College through this publication, we honour the traditional custodians of these lands - the original learning community! We celebrate the heritage, the culture and traditions of our First Nations people and seek to move forward together.

Learning is an adventure at our College!

Like many adventures, there are not only the joys, discoveries and triumphs, there are times of trial and hardship

Together we want our students to grow, to relish the learning that comes through adversity, to have a sense of hope, purpose, and curiosity as they seek to make a difference in our world

Our new Strategic Plan for 2023 - 2025 recognises the great changes both our College and the wider community have been through over the last few years We seek to respond by ensuring we nurture change compassionately, so that we move forward with a sense of purpose, hope, and courage, while holding onto the culture and community that is so central to who we are In 2023 we have a dual focus on enhancing deeper learning through the development of our new learning framework, as we explore how we not only help our young people grow as learners, in their health, wellbeing and faith

Through these pages you will see how we are drawing on student leadership and “voice”, especially as we seek to be a more environmentally responsible College We know that we can succeed when we harness our young and passionate eco warriors! Of course, to achieve all of this we need energised and dynamic staff who are themselves learners, seeking to enhance the art and science of learning for their students

We are so proud to guwanyi the story of our College, as we pursue tomorrow together, through the strength and hope of Christ