Dear Families,

It’s great to be back at TeamTMC this Term! 

Renewal Leave

As you might recall, I was on Renewal Leave for the last four weeks of Term 2.  During this time, I was fortunate enough to join other leaders in schools and across CESA for a study tour of the UK, where I attended an international Catholic Education Conference, toured high-performing Academy Schools, and followed many of the birthplaces of Catholic Education through a religious pilgrimage in Ireland.  This correlated with the 180^th birthday of the provision of Catholic Education in South Australia

It was great to have had the opportunity to experience what I did over the last three weeks of the term.  It is also great to be back; I have enjoyed reconnecting with staff and students over the last two weeks.  Thank you also to families whom I’ve seen at events this week and who have also welcomed me back. 

I shared with staff on Day 1 some key reflections of my journey.  Although too much to explore here, a reflection for me was the sheer religious, spiritual, historical, and physical beauty of what I was fortunate to visit.  A key highlight for me was visiting the birthplace of Edmund Rice, the patron saint of my own high school, Christian Brothers College.  Like so many of his contemporaries in Ireland, Edmund responded to the need of what he saw at the time: young people who’s salvation was seen through a Catholic Education.  While we are not an Edmund Rice school, the contemporary Mission of our school is the same: to leverage a strong Catholic Education to challenge and support our students to be the best they can be to have the Courage to Thrive, the Wisdom to Seek, and the Power to Change.  This Pilgrimage has truly left a mark on me that I will continue to hold with me as a leader in Catholic Education.

Term 3

As most of us know, Term 3 has its unique characteristics: staffing, leadership roles, Production, Intercol with St Columba (#goTeamTMC!), RUOK week, the More Festival, and more.  Year 12s also move into a pivotal time with coursework, External Investigations, and in some cases, Exam Revision. 

Term 3 also sees some key staff changes in the Executive Leadership Team:

• Mr Shannon Betram is spending Term 3 as Head of Campus at Mt Carmel College.  We wish him all the best for this Term.

• Ms Ruth Taylor is acting Deputy Principal this Term. Congratulations, Ms Taylor! 

  

• We welcome Ms Nicole Russell, who joins us from Xavier College - Two Wells, for Term 3 as our acting Assistant Principal, Religious Identity & Mission. Ms Russell has connected beautifully to our TMC Community.

  

While staff movements can be challenging, it’s great to work in a culture where our leaders are in demand for acting roles, and where leaders from other schools want to connect with us.


Take care,

Corey Tavella
Principal