Investing in extraordinary
Everything the board has done this year, has been guided by our four strategic imperatives: extraordinary girls, extraordinary learning, extraordinary teachers, extraordinary community.
1. Extraordinary Girls. Good work has been done on broadening the qualities of our student body. The school is poised to accept and fund extraordinary girls from the broad spectrum of Vancouver demographics to ensure that our student body matches the rich diversity of our city, while removing the barrier of cost through a robust bursary program. We will markedly increase the number of girls on financial assistance starting from next September’ s intake.
2. Extraordinary Learning. The board will ensure that resources are available to upgrade and widen, where necessary, our learning programs. The arts are an important part of these programs. We recently approved the $ 7.1 million rebuild and seismic upgrade of the Addison Auditorium and the Fine Arts Centre. Our wonderful new school theatre and arts building will be ready by September 2017.
3. Extraordinary Teachers. With a strong cadre of teaching professionals already in our school, we are now committed to creating an intentional framework that attracts, retains and inspires our best teachers.
4. Extraordinary Community. This year our school started having lunch together in Manrell Hall. Dr Dawson had a vision – put away the devices and enjoy a daily ritual of eating good food as a community. Despite pressures to skip on lunch, she insisted that healthy bodies and healthy minds go together. Eating together in the uplifting setting of Manrell Hall is now a successful part of the CHS educational experience.
Once the school theatre and arts complex is completed next year, we will have spent $ 80 million in 10 years to complete this lovely campus. This will have been achieved purely through the generosity of present and past parents. Other tireless contributions cannot be measured in dollars. They all give the school the dynamism and the stability from which to grow in the ways which I have described above and as the school continues:
“ Inspiring girls to discover and pursue their personal excellence”.
Richard Wood, Chair, Crofton House School Board of Governors