Principal's Blog

The Principal chooses his favourite twenty-one books of the century so far, perhaps prompting others to make their own selections this summer.

The Principal reveals personal as well as professional reasons for his concern about students smoking, relating it to the culture in which we live.

The Principal considers the idea of character and personality, and how school can help to nurture students’ sense of identity as they seek to find themselves.

The Principal looks at the idea of Romanticism – the worship of Nature, the championing of imagination, and how its ideas led to a revolution in the way children’s learning is conceived.

The Principal explores the importance of seeing the world from fresh perspectives, considers how language is crucial in this process, and how this can give our students a competitive advantage.

The Principal examines the enlightenment project, its faith in progress, the implications of a blind faith in reason, and considers it in relation to today’s young generation.   

The Principal considers the most common ways of thinking and organising ideas, identifying how we create a sense of order from the chaos of the world.  

The Principal looks at the issue of plagiarism, defining it, examining how damaging it can be to a student’s career, and explaining how to avoid it.

The Principal focuses on what gives our existence meaning: the large life projects or small everyday moments and routines, relating it to the context of school in presence and online.

In the 700^th year since the death of Dante, the Principal celebrates the author of La Divina Commedia, examining his legacy and his work’s enduring influence on the modern mind.

As the internal examination season draws near, the Principal identifies some simple tips for improving student performance.

The Principal explores the story of Galileo, the clash with the Inquisition, and considers how a (post)modern education pursues a more pluralistic model of knowledge.

The Principal explores the themes of time and memory, how we experience these things culturally, and considers how students are exposed to these ideas in school. 

The Principal considers what it means to have belief or credit in ourselves, and explores how the cultivation of an inner life is crucial in fulfilling student potential.