Dear Parents, Compassion, Carrying Another’s Burden and Time Daily I witness acts of compassion at The Bay Academy. This may be a student assisting a peer, or a teacher supporting a student, or a teacher caring for another teacher. At times, this can also be the...

Dear Parents, At the end of 2023, I anticipated 2024 as being the year where “dragons be here”. I was intimating that 2024 would be a year of unknown challenges. I echoed this in a School Assembly about how the world is more unpredictable. We have now reached the end...

Dear Parents,   Why are children different these days?  Welcome back to school and the start of 2024. I trust that the holidays were a special time to spend with family and recharge before commencing the academic year. It was wonderful to welcome 20 new students...

Dear Parents, Theodore Roosevelt – The man in the arena Welcome back to the final term of 2023. I cannot believe how time has flown and that the end of the year is approaching with the important final examinations.  In the first Assembly of the term, I highlighted to...

Dear Parents, Geography in Focus As mentioned, I would be alternating my broad educational writing with newsletters highlighting various subjects or activities within the schools. Previously in this series, Art was celebrated and, in this edition, Geography is the...

Dear Parents, Leadership and Trust What makes a great leader? The High School will soon be announcing the Student Representative Council members for the term. These are students duly elected by their peers to serve as representatives of their Grades. Being elected by...

Dear Parents, High School Subject Focus - Art If you are a regular reader of my newsletters, then you will note that the focus of this newsletter is somewhat different from my previous publications. I wish to alternate my broad educational writing with newsletters to...