Annual Report 2011 - Cranbrook School

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Report from the Headmaster rowers and their parents gathered with members of the Grace family to celebrate the philanthropy of Mick’s wife, Mrs V J Grace), daughter, Mrs Julie Drew, and son, Mr Michael Grace, AM, and to enjoy the superbly redeveloped facilities for sport and fellowship. Other Cranbrook families supported and challenged our boys by endowing generous awards: Mr Ray Hughes and his OC son �� commitment to their pupils, efforts to to a senior boy, each year, who excels at make learning meaningful and enjoyable, writing about art, Mr Christopher Innis and professionalism in striving relentlessly endowed an award for the most successful to improve their practice. debating team, and Bob and Axel Arnott In two illuminating ways the wider established a prize for snowsports to educational community recognised that encourage a rapidly growing sport. professionalism this year. The Cranbrook School Parents Association (CSPA), led with energy and warmth by Marquet’s kitchen garden in the curriculum plan, Ms Jacqueline Grassmayr’s Senior School poet-‐in-‐residence and Ms Sunny South’s involvement in the International Information Communications in the Curriculum Conference in 2012 in the USA. Common Room I continue to be impressed by our teachers’ First, our Senior Librarian, Mrs Susan Glasson, was recognised as the Australian Work proceeded apace on the Dangar Precinct Project;; a challenging enterprise, but rewarding, too, particularly as beautiful, Teacher Appraisal Advisory Group (TAAG) charged with investigating best practice in teacher appraisal and formulating models for the implementation of appraisal in NSW independent schools. Late last year Mr Mark McAndrew, Cranbrook’s Director of Teaching and Learning, was appointed to membership of the ISTAA Council and was invited to be a member of TAAG. He presented the key features of the Cranbrook School teacher appraisal system at a number of meetings. The underlying principles of our system have now been adopted as the basis for all appraisal models made available to all NSW independent schools via a portal on the Association of Independent Schools’ (AIS) website. In sum, the principles are: � �� professional learning � �� measured against, agreed professional teaching standards � �� to, and supportive of, the accreditation processes demanded by NSW Institute of Teachers and ISTAA. �� spaces emerged from the scaffolding (as one parent wrote: ‘the feedback from parents was overwhelmingly amazing. It is the most incredible learning space’). The boys’ excitement sustained us all. We are committed to our craft. I offer warmest thanks to my colleague teachers and to the ever-‐helpful support and administration staff, and I thank and offer best wishes to those who leave the School at the end of the year or left during 2011. Mrs Tessa Holt (PA to Senior Executive), �� Mrs Susie Manfred, has been especially School Libraries Association (NSW) Mrs Caroline Ware (Learning Support active. Over 800 parents were welcomed Teacher Librarian of the Year. The award teacher) resigned in March;; Mr Stephen at the CSPA cocktail party at the start of �� Foster (IT Manager), Ms Hazel McKenzie the year, and the pace of events did not skills, cutting-‐edge practice and generosity (School Counsellor), Mr Benjamin �� in sharing her expertise, for example, �� and Fête on Hordern, the highly effective via conference papers nationally and and Mrs Allison Gilpin (Junior School Indigenous Scholarship Fundraising internationally, and via mentorship of class teacher) resigned in May;; Ms Emma Dinner, a multiplicity of year group parent teacher librarians in other schools as well �� gatherings and the Festival of Ideas dinners as voluntary appraisal and accreditation Diallo (Learning Support teacher), supporting the Senior School Ethics consultancies on behalf of the AIS (NSW). �� Program are but examples of our parents’ Dean of Studies Ms Hilary Dixon put it Learning Support teacher) and Mrs Gayl constant engagement with the programs especially well: ‘commonly known as the McLachlan (PA to Director of Cranbrook and life of the School. Teachers are human google, Mrs Glasson has a wealth Foundation) resigned in July;; Mr Mark particularly pleased by the way the CSPA of knowledge and expertise she willingly O’Hara (Facilities and Services Manager) continues to support their professional shares with her colleagues and students’. resigned in October, Mr David Houghton development dreams through the Teacher (Mathematics and English teacher), Mr Second, in 2010 the Council of the Endowment Grants. This year three staff William Roberts (EES Coordinator and Independent Schools Teacher Accreditation projects were supported, Mrs Michele Asst HoD Science), Mrs Heather Brodie Authority (ISTAA) formed a sub-‐group, �� 8
Management and Council 2011 was been a demanding year for the senior management team. (Child Care Worker at St Michael’s Bishop (teacher at Marlborough for several Pre-‐school), Ms Junelle Geisel (Learning years). We celebrate the link, and most Support teacher), Mrs Clodagh Street warmly look forward to Mr Sampson’s (Junior School class teacher), Ms Deborah arrival mid 2012. �� Work proceeded apace on the Dangar Councillors gave much of their expertise �� Precinct Project;; a challenging enterprise, and time to the big Dangar project. Boys, end of Term 4 or soon thereafter. but rewarding, too, particularly as teachers and parents are in their debt. In �� In particular I thank and congratulate three particular, I thank President of Council, and learning spaces emerged from the major contributors. Dr Helen Nugent AO, for her energetic and scaffolding (as one parent wrote: ‘the Mr Mark O’Hara (Facilities and Services insightful leadership, Mr Roger Massy-‐ feedback from parents was overwhelmingly Manager) left in October to take on a role Greene, Vice-‐President and Chair of the amazing. It is the most incredible learning in facilities management at Neuroscience Building and Development Committee, space’). The boys’ excitement sustained Research Australia. Mark has been with for his wisdom and thoughtful dedication us all. Cranbrook for over eleven years and has to the big project, Mr Geoff Kimpton, Apart from making certain that the School contributed thoughtfully and with great Treasurer, for critical and effective guidance ran smoothly, and introducing Mr Craig steadiness of judgment to the School �� Davies to his new role as Dean of Co-‐ during that time. Of particular note Michael Spence, Chair of the Education curricular Programs, the team members (and merit) has been his work as the Committee, for strategic support of our �� School’s ‘eyes and ears’, virtually a Clerk core business as educators and Mr Timothy strategic challenges: planning for the of Works role, on the demanding Dangar Burroughs, Chair of the Foundation, for transition of Years 3 to 6 to Dangar and Precinct Project. his faith in our fundraising efforts and the occupation of Furber by the Senior in the School community. I also thank Mr Stephen Foster (Information �� outgoing President of the CSPA, the Technology Manager) resigned in �� indefatigable and unfailingly positive May to take on a newly created role at the study of Mandarin in 2012;; reviewing Ms Susie Manfred, whose judgment and Sydney University. As teacher of physics, our gifted and talented programs in the balance was much valued on Council then Director of IT, he made a major Junior School and considering enhanced and in the wider School community, and contribution to information technology offerings for 2012;; and managing the was instrumental in ensuring that the strategy in learning and in the management School when I took study leave, mid year, �� to attend the International Boys Schools communication triangle of boys, parents twenty-‐nine years at Cranbrook straddled Coalition conference in London, at which �� Ms Hilary Dixon, Dean of Studies and Mr and effective. of emerging technical, administrative, Mark McAndrew, Director of Teaching database and testing and learning needs. His ‘can-‐do’ problem-‐solving skills have and Learning, presented an enthusiastically received paper on Cranbrook’s Teaching Esse quam videri been essential, and his contribution is and Learning Framework, to take part in much appreciated. �� Mr William Roberts (Earth and Environmental Science Coordinator, Assistant Head of Science and Old Cranbrookian) retired at the end of this year, after more than 36 years at Cranbrook teaching science with an emphasis on work on the Canning Stock Route in the Western Desert, to develop community service contacts near Alice Springs and to visit Old Cranbrookians and parents in Adelaide, Perth, Singapore, London, New York, Los Angeles and Melbourne. J J S Madin geology and the earth sciences, coaching, For Council, too, it was a big year. �� A new Headmaster was appointed;; �� and through Mr Nicholas Sampson, �� experienced educational leader as Head bivouac sheeting as a CITF leader on of Sutton Valence, Principal of Geelong multiple camps in the rugged country of Grammar School and, currently Master of the southern ACT and Kosciusko National Marlborough, we see a strengthening of a Park. Bill has given much to his old School long-‐standing Marlborough connection, and to his colleagues. from Marlburian Justice John Harvey, �� to Headmasters Brian Hone (joining the School directly from Head of English and Acting Mastership of Marlborough), Gethyn Hewan (Marlburian) and Mark 9
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