Principal's Welcome
Tara Anglican School for Girls is a school with significant history and traditions dating from its earliest days in Parramatta in 1897. Our school has grown from humble beginnings and we now enjoy wonderful and extensive facilities in beautiful grounds in North Parramatta. I am honoured to be appointed as Tara's tenth Principal.
Tara strives for academic excellence and every girl is encouraged and supported to achieve her best. We are very proud of the excellent results the students gain in the HSC and that so many students make the choice to continue their studies at the tertiary level. Our aim is to challenge and inspire our students and for them to become articulate and responsible young women who have an outward focus. We want them to be resilient, good humoured and to stand strong in themselves. We want them to feel that they can make a difference in whatever they choose to pursue after Tara.
My personal view is that young people are poised on the edge of possibility. It is our joy as educators to help them to understand these possibilities and watch them grow as they come to understand their full humanity. As teachers we aim to know who someone is when they come into our class and be able to recognise their unique qualities. We aim to see each girl as who they might become rather than who they are now. It is because of this belief and this passion that I am privileged to build further on the heritage of Tara as the school of opportunities and of caring relationships.
School life at Tara is busy and exciting and there are many age appropriate activities and challenges for the girls to enjoy, giving ample opportunities for them to find, develop and pursue their passions, both in and beyond the classroom. The size of the school is large enough to be well resourced, yet small enough so that each girl may be known and feel a strong connection with the school community, and we encourage parents to be a part of that community also. Continual improvements and the provision of new facilities are important and to this end we will complete the new Senior Learning Centre in 2009. This exciting project involves, amongst other aspects, the provision of dedicated study areas, space for our senior girls to work independently, to meet in small groups and to have access to teaching and other support staff outside regular class times.
The Christian faith underpins the vision, mission and values of Tara. We seek to provide high quality educational opportunities and experiences that foster in each girl honour, integrity, a sense of direction, the capacity for reflection and the courage to utilise these to serve what is good, just and compassionate. We would be pleased to welcome you to visit our school. We have regular Tara Tours of Junior and Senior School and many events throughout each term where prospective families are most welcome to join us. Please feel free to contact us.
Mrs Susan Middlebrook
MEd (Admin) BEc Dip Ed MACE MACEL
