I met a man recently who seemed nice enough. We made polite conversation. When I meet new people, I am always particularly keen to avoid the “what do you do for a living?” question, as I certainly do…

We have all been told not to judge a book by its cover. Unfortunately, it happens very regularly in life. A small window is all that is needed for people to arrive at hastily drawn conclusions about …

We celebrated book week in style at ATC. I am thrilled that our library staff went to such trouble to provide boys with the opportunity to hear from not one, but multiple authors last week. Their wor…

Are you committed….enough? When you accept an invitation to attend an event, a dinner, or a social outing, what are the social mores and expectations of honouring that commitment? As adults, do we a…

What happened to my boy? Sometimes, I hear this question asked by parents when their boy moves from his primary education to secondary schooling. It can be a more complex question than it first appe…

Recently the College hosted a Careers Expo where a variety of universities, training colleges and other employer groups were on the campus to provide useful information about post-school opportunitie…

When my eldest son was five years old, I distinctly recall a profound yet innocent question he asked me. A question that could only come from a small child; a beautiful, yet poignant question in all …

I haven’t had a speeding fine for quite a few years. However, on my daily commute to work, I often see the police radar gun held aloft in the school zone, and then the pointed finger to the offending…

During the school holidays Mr Webster and I accompanied four senior students from our college together with staff and students from St Patrick’s College in Sydney up to Papua New Guinea (PNG)) for a …