Community Spirit Soars at Shore

The 20th Anniversary of the Northbridge Campus was recently featured in an article in the Mosman Daily and North Shore Times. The article reads:

We talk a lot about commun­ity and its importance in the realm of educating children. When we celebrate together, the community becomes one, as proven at the 20th anniver­sary of the Shore School’s Northbridge Campus.

The youngest members of the school start their schol­astic journey at the Early Learning Centre (ELC) and Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 precincts. Tucked away be­hind the school’s War Mem­orial Playing Fields are quiet oases where our lit­tlest learners can shine.

Through cohesive and supportive partnerships with our families, campus staff, neighbours and wider Shore staff, we enjoy being a small yet integral part of a bigger community.

This community spirit and involvement made our birthday celebration on May 4 a wonderful occasion.

The festivities began the previous day when all 144 boys and girls from the Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 Campus formed a human 20 on the A Ground oval to be photographed and filmed from above. They had a fabulous time watching the drone as it flew higher and faster around them to record the footage.

When children arrived for school the following morn­ing, the oval had become a party zone, with a balloon arch in Shore colours to greet them. Games, party food, entertainers and a magnificent birthday cake marked the occasion.

Family members, staff members, and more than 200 students joined in the activities.

There were choral per­formances by the ELC and separately the Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 child­ren before a magic show.

Shore headmaster Dr John Collier addressed attendees and led the cake-cutting cer­emony alongside the child­ren, ELC director Michelle Thompson and myself.

I want to thank the local community for their support over the last 20 years in helping our school to thrive.

Natasha Mitchell is head of Northbridge Campus, Shore School