SENIOR SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

Launch of Wandering Spirit - Rites of Passage for our Year 9s’

In this rapidly changing world, academic results alone will not be enough to ensure the success and happiness of young women. Young people will thrive and be successful when the focus is on their wellbeing, emotional intelligence, natural gifts and talents is to the same extent as their academic results. We believe an innovative approach to wellbeing will support the girls leaving their school years with not only academic excellence but as well-rounded leaders of the future. For thousands of years, traditional cultures have recognised the importance of supporting young people’s transition to adulthood through a rite of passage. That is why St Hilda’s will be introducing a genuinely transformational Rites of Passage program called St Hilda’s Wandering Spirit to support all Year 9 girls from 2021. The highlight of the program will be a two-week immersive experience at our Yeagarup campus. It will be led by experienced coordinators and mentors who will involve both our girls and their families. It will be a chance for our girls to share and reflect on their life experiences, build healthy relationships, discover and develop who they are and who they really want to be now and in the future. Away from the pressures of daily life, it will allow them to connect with nature and stretch themselves physically, spiritually and emotionally. It is a unique offering for our girls that enhances our current wellbeing and academic programs and has been tailor made for our community to ensure our students are set up for long term success.

St Hilda’s Anglican School Cadet Unit

Years 10 to 12 students from the School’s Army Cadet Unit (SHASCU) completed joint Field Training Exercise at Northam Army Camp in collaboration with Christ Church Grammar School and Guildford Grammar School Cadet Units. The primary objective of the three-day course led by Senior Cadets and staff was the practical application of navigation theory provided in lead up training during Friday’s Parade sessions. Cadets operated in pairs, half sections, and sections for the navigation exercise, allowing Section Commanders to exercise skills recently acquired on promotional courses.Other highlights included navigation skills, tactical movements, radio telecommunications, applying first aid in the field, as well as orders, command and control, and a movement by night field activity.

International Women’s Day Breakfast

On Friday 6 March the Year 10 students and their invited special guests attended the St Hilda’s International Women’s Day breakfast in the Boarders’ Dining Hall. The girls and guests enjoyed a buffet breakfast followed by a speech from the inspiring speaker, Rebecca Johnson, an Old Scholar who graduated in 2000. Bec gave a wonderful presentation which included some history on International Women’s Day in Australia, and then recounted her experience of a diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 17. As a result of this diagnosis, and the challenges she has experienced, she founded the Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre to make sure that those whose lives are affected by diabetes, don’t have to struggle like she did. The Centre now supports many individuals and families with diabetes and has the facilities needed to achieve their goals. Bec is an inspiration and has swum the Rottnest Channel three times, which just goes to prove that Type 1 Diabetes doesn’t have to hold you back.

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