I am reading a book on pedagogical practices for educators now. One thing that has struck me is not the teaching and learning approaches, but a line about what we value. The author, Ritchart (2015), …

Principal’s Blog Week 5 Term 4 2026 World Teachers’ Day Last Friday was World Teachers’ Day. I offer my thanks and appreciation to all teachers at ATC for their dedication, commitment, and true sen…

Last week saw the beginning of the end for Year 12 boys of their secondary schooling. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday there was an array of informal activities and rites of passage designed to make…

For some Catholics active participation in the life of the Church is a faint memory, or a thing consigned to history. We have seen Church attendance, and adherence to any faith tradition decline cons…

This week-long celebration of the arts is vital for our school. Engagement in creative and performing arts is essential for the holistic development of a child. Making, creating, devising, composing,…

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…