- Winter 2024
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- From the Chair of Council
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From the Chair of Council
Ash Butler, Chair of Council
As a community, the connections we share – tangible and intangible – reflect much of who we are.
From the Mitre on the blazer pocket to flashes of green and gold on the sports field, a friendly wave between parents at pickup and a welcoming handshake between Old Trinity Grammarians; these daily moments of connection characterise what it feels like to be part of this great community.
Recent mindless queuing to board a flight in Sydney gave me an example of the friendly tribal connection that we have within the Trinity community when a random call out from an Old Trinity Grammarian who is also a current parent provided welcome respite. The warmth and willingness to connect no matter the situation is something I often experience both near and far from Kew and Bulleen and is a quality of our community that I cherish.
The commitment of Trinity students to their studies is credit to the culture that surrounds them at school and at home; and we continue to see fantastic results in and beyond the classroom. The ongoing support and care of our young people will continue to factor into the positive and tangible outcomes of our teaching and learning programs.
If you drove or walked past our campus over the recent school holiday break, you may have seen a number of cranes and tradie utes as part of the installation of the new “E Block” along Charles Street occurred; one part of a series of improvements that will unlock our capabilities across the campus for future works. The new E Block or Batson precinct will enable us to co-locate the Year 8 cohort all together for Term 4; the first time in over 6 years. As we restructure year level areas within the Senior School for the beginning of the 2025 school year, the Batson precinct will be the new and ongoing home of Year 7.
The proposed improvements outlined in our recent Masterplan will enhance the existing structures that we know and love, while optimising the movements and interactions of our students as they make their learning and development journey through the school.
I encourage you to visit the Masterplan page of our website to learn more about the plan and keep up to date with news and updates.
The organisations we choose to partner with on these next steps will be paramount, which is why Council has made this portfolio an area of priority. The recent exclusive partnership announcement with the prominent English Premier League team, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, is just one example of an intentional connection that will bring quality and tangible outcomes for our students. Our partnership with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is already having mutual benefit, with our Principal Adrian Farrer recently visiting the Club’s London Academy, a senior years school providing free education to the local East End community. We will look to further opportunities to create mutual value with Tottenham Hotspur and continue to connect with the London Academy as part of our wider Trinity community.
Looking both within and beyond our network, we intend to leverage the best opportunities we can to strengthen the learning experiences of our young people and those around us.
