Recently at the EARCOS (East Asia Regional Conference of Schools) Leadership Conference, one of the keynote speakers presented on supporting communities to grow together.  The key aspect of this presentation was to highlight the importance of community and how when students are part of a group where they belong, they flourish.  The same is true for adults.  When we know we belong, we become the best we can be.  

Schools can be challenging because whilst we strive for academic excellence, we also need to be communities where everyone belongs.  Belonging is understanding that despite our differences, we accept, support and encourage each other knowing we are working towards a common goal.  At Ascot, that goal is to provide your students with the best education we can in a caring, family-like environment.

This week the school trialled a different drop off and pick up route. The purpose behind it was to see if we can improve traffic flow, whilst providing additional safety for students, in particular our younger students.  We gathered the information we needed but would like to hear from the community their feedback. On Tuesday a survey will be sent to all families to gather information.