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In 2022, Cranbrook emerges as a school re-imagined from within, having significantly revitalised our senior school campus, and I believe this, as well as many other attributes, give Cranbrook a sense of purpose and great foundation for the future.
As a school, we look ahead with positivity, optimism, and an overwhelming sense of gratitude. Over the course of the past two years, we have weathered the storm of the pandemic, re-engineered the school from within, having significantly progressed the revitalisation of our senior school campus. The scope of our development within the academic sphere has seen us become an IB Continuum School, moving ever closer in our quest to become a truly world-class school.
Arundhati Roy, the celebrated human rights and environmental activist, said: “Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal, a gateway between one world and the next.
“We can choose to walk through it, dragging the carcasses of our prejudice and hatred, our avarice, our data banks and dead ideas, our dead rivers and smoky skies behind us. Or we can walk through lightly, with little luggage, ready to imagine another world. And ready to fight for it.”
I am acutely aware of the truth of this observation. Change inspired by challenge also brings progression and creativity. The challenges of the past two years have ensured we have sustained scholastic momentum in new and valuable ways, not only upholding the fine traditions of Cranbrook education but simultaneously inspiring an ongoing sense of purpose, excellence and vibrancy within our great school.
It is Old Cranbrookians’ continued connection with their school that not only links us with our past but shows us what can be.
Nicholas Sampson
Our Old Cranbrookians are vital to that purpose and vibrancy. It is the continued connection with their school that not only links us with our past but shows us what can be. I would personally like to extend my gratitude to Old Cranbrookians who have contacted Cranbrook directly to offer your insights, experience and expertise. If we are to continue to provide our current students with meaningful insights into the world around them, we absolutely rely on those who have walked through the Victoria Road gates before them, to help them see beyond. It is one of the most valuable gifts you can give back to your school, and we are sincerely grateful to all of you who have given your time over the past two years and used your expertise to benefit the next generation of Old Cranbrookians.
Above all, we remain ever grateful for the strength and generosity you bring to this community.
Nicholas Sampson
Headmaster, Cranbrook School