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is one of the things at the forefront
of maintaining this relevance.
Calrossy students have been virtually
connecting with the local Mayor and
even with museums in Europe to gain
an interactive and wider worldview.
“We’re changing practice away
from the norm of the teacher at the
front sprouting information to the
uninterested. We’re helping children
to access a whole, exiting world of
information,” states Mr Smith.
But there’s also the challenges that
come through dealing with real people
and navigating real interactions. As
such, the school endeavors that its boys
and girls know how to interact maturely,
to make levelheaded decisions, and to
act with integrity and caring.
“These children need to be wise
as well as smart,” opines Mr Smith.
“Our goal is to have happy, resilient,
rounded adults at the end of it all.
Thoughtful caring people, who are
responsible towards the world at
large, and towards each other.”
Calrossy’s staff realise that the
world they grew up in is disappearing
rapidly. Research says that the
children of today are going to have
three or four different careers. This
is in addition to the national if not
global crisis of depression amongst
younger people. With these boys and
girls facing the usual life challenges,
as well as the challenges of an
incessantly changing future, Calrossy
upholds the weight of equipping
pupils for the outside world, and
certainly, to become active members
of it.
“Together with academic excellence,
the key point of difference is the
school’s personable and caring nature.
As a Christian school, this is something
we hold dear,” says the Principal.
“That personal care and connection
is deeply important. Our affordability
and the flexibility of our boarding are
simple added benefits.”
And as for how Mr Smith expects the
school to keep growing and attracting
talent, which for a rural school, it has
already done remarkably well: