DIRECTOR OF BOARDING

BOARDING NEWS

Kindness, sisterhood, and laughter – these are our everyday in boarding. We’ve had a wonderful start to 2022 and have loved welcoming all our new St Patrick’s College Townsville girls to our family, our home away from home.

Raising young women to be happy, empowered and believe in their ability to be changemakers is at the core of what we do here. IWD22’s “Break the Bias” theme rang loud and true throughout the dorms on Tuesday 8 March. We support and encourage our girls to find meaningful ways to enrich their lives and the lives of others, and to find their voice and use it for positive change. 

 

 

MEET OUR NEW STAFF

Ms Gemma Stevens joins us this year as our Deputy Head of Boarding. Gemma is from the UK and has an extensive background working in Boarding schools. She is passionate about building positive mindsets and healthy active living. Gemma will work closely with me and the entire Boarding Team to continue developing an atmosphere where girls can smile, have fun and develop life-long friendships. Gemma is also an active sportswoman and leads and coordinates all sporting club connections within boarding. Welcome Miss Gemma!

We also welcome back to boarding the beautiful Miss Sarah Amos. Miss Amos has worked in both the day and boarding school for many years, and we are very fortunate to have her as our Boarding Officer and Abstudy travel coordinator. Miss Amos has recently returned from maternity leave and has a beautiful little girl called Lillian-May.

And finally, we welcome the joyous Ms Helen Baluz as our new laundry hand. She makes sure the girls’ laundry is washed, fresh and clean and folded. Helen comes from Yam Island and we are so happy to have her beautiful smile and energy with us every day. Helen also joins us a casual boarding supervisor on some weekend activities.

I’d also like to introduce you to our House Mum’s for 2022. These ladies work very closely with your girls and spend many hours planning and preparing activities and routines to ensure the girls complete essential class work, get adequate sleep and keep a healthy and active lifestyle with their friends. Please feel free to get in touch with them via the contact below if you have any specific concerns or questions.

They are:

You are of course always welcome to contact your daughter or speak to a member of staff through the boarding landline which is 07 4753 0307. If you have a general enquiry or request, you are also able to email boarding@stpatscollege.qld.edu.au

Over the weekend, a large group of Boarding students attended the Cowboys vs Bulldogs home game. So many of our girls are amazing sportswomen and avid Rugby League fans. At the end of the night the Boarding supervisors received a some wonderful feedback from other spectators about our students’ behaviour, care for one another and joyful demeanour. At the end of the night, our girls stood aside so as parents with younger children could meet the players first. We were so proud! 

We’re looking forward to a wonderful 2022. 

Ms Katie de Carteret

DIRECTOR OF BOARDING