A vibrant future RS

There are some habitual, ‘peak’ events we hold at Trinity that have become part of the furniture and folklore of our school. House Performing Arts Festival (HPAF), ANZAC Day Assembly, the Founders’ Day Fair and the Easter “Bonnet, Boot and Belt Parade” come to mind as good examples. There is no doubt that the terrific Trinity Ball we enjoyed recently is right up there with the functions that matter to us all.

Parents are the first educators, of course, and the key partners of the school as we seek to work together to reflect our common purpose. The Parents’ Association, and parents in general, contribute endlessly to the collaboration with Trinity as we strive, together, to “grow our young people up to leave”. As an aside, it is a funny thing to reflect on that there are probably not too many organisations which have as a key goal that the people engaged with them are encouraged to leave! Anyway, the common aim is to have our students prepared for the world and it takes the acknowledgement of everyone’s roles to get it right.

Growing our young people up to leave is conflicting for families. At the recent Mother’s Day Assembly, School ViceCaptain Henri du Toit was interrupted in his speech by his mum, Ilse. She spoke beautifully and honestly, saying:

‘And it’s really, really hard for mums to let go… whether it’s the first day of Prep, or overnight camp, your first solo drive as a P-plater and when eventually you leave the nest. But mums will always be there – waiting for you to return’. It was a clever collaboration with Marly Fan, mother of School Captain Michael, who spoke the next morning at the Year 7 Mother’s Day Breakfast. Her message for the mums in the room included, ‘Trinity wants to train the boys to be independent. We just have to let go little by little. Don’t let go too early, but just know we can’t hold onto them forever’. What great advice and a great blueprint for others to follow. And what a great description of what it is to be a parent of the emerging adults in our care.

– Principal, Adrian Farrer

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