Winter Festivals

It was lovely to celebrate with the Primary and High School last week. Many thanks and photos have been included in this edition. Special thanks to Kevin Mazzer for all his leadership, facilitation, inspiration and hard work to coordinate the Winter Festival Committee and its work. He holds the impulse of the Winter Festival with a loving, guiding vision and makes manifest an event that is supportive of our soul and ongoing evolution individually and as a school community. Thank you.

Parkerville Steiner College and many of the kindy classes are holding their Winter Festivals this week and we look forward to hearing of those.

Class 8 Play

Round out the term with a night at the theater! Class 8 will perform The Tempest on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Intermission food is available.

AGM

Last night, 24th June, the school held its AGM. This mandated annual event provides the school with a chance to pause, reflect, celebrate and look to the future:

The evening provided insights into a diverse range of matters and attendees left with a clearer picture of the school as a place of education and community backed by financial resources and strong governance.

Brett Kranz-Little, Naomi Chapman and Kevin Mazzer were warmly thanked for their contributions to the Council as they stepped off the Council and we welcomed two new nominees Gosia (current parent and teacher at PWS) and Samantha (current parent at PSC).

Thank you to all involved in the AGM and especially thank you to our Chairperson, Dr Peter Finlay who will start his 3rd year as Chair and 8th year on the Council.

The following people were elected for the following year:

Office Holders:

Peter Finlay (Chair), Mark Edwards (Vice-Chair), Linda Baldwin (Secretary), Lisa Joy (Treasurer). 

Ordinary Councillors:

Samantha Robson, Gosia Winter, Mee Cheng Wong & Mark Phillips (College of Teachers appointment) 

School Break

While families will keep their children home from school over the next three weeks, before school resumes on 21st July, many of our staff will be working or attending Professional Development Opportunities.

• Mid year Conference at PWS: Next week, the high school staff from both campuses (50 people) will gather for three days for a series of workshops by Mike Dyson focusing on engaging students in meaningful conversations, and by Mark Phillips on the development of thinking.

• National Teachers’ Conference by Steiner Education Australia: A number of staff are attending this high impact conference in Noosa, Queensland.

We look forward to seeing everyone back and refreshed next term. Stay very safe and hopefully spend time with your kids, in nature, at some point - the creeks are flowing in the Hills, winter beach walks are invigorating….

Please note that from next term the Pabulum will be published every second week (even weeks).

With much gratitude

Bruce Lee
School Administrator

A Rose of pure white blooms in mindnight's dark hour.
The spell of the darkness is broken and torn.
In my heart there's a bursting of magical power
For the heavenly Child on earth has been born!

He is pure as the snow. With my heart's love aglow
I shall nourish this Child, and he surley shall grow!

by Michael Hedley Burton / verse no. 38