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STRA TEGIC PL ANS - C ONNECTIONS
STRATEGIC PLANS - CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING WITH

LOCAL SCHOOLS

Maintaining and building positive connections with the wider pool and on the land. As the weeks progressed, all the students’
community is important, and one of the relationships we have self-confidence and fitness improved markedly. With the
intentionally cultivated is with local primary schools. Some of larger cohort of competitors from the combined schools, the
these students may be future Haleians, but it is also important opportunity to offer this program became a reality, while offering
for our boys and the other students to meet children from a wider pool of participants for friendly competition.
diverse backgrounds, share information and resources, and Similarly, Hale School has connections with other schools
potentially widen their circle.
through its Service Learning program. Our Senior School
One example is the annual Junior School Hale Connect students in Years 8 to 10 assist children with a variety of
Triathlon, which involves 90 students in Years 4 to 6 from three learning needs at Holy Rosary, Mount Hawthorn Primary, Lake
schools. Girls and boys from Holy Rosary Primary, Woodlands Monger Primary, Floreat Park Primary, Quintilian School, The
Primary and Hale School gather together every Tuesday Japanese School and, of course, our younger Hale boys. While
afternoon for four weeks in October to participate in after-school our students are there to support the younger children, it is also
triathlon training sessions, culminating in an exciting triathlon rewarding for them to be of service to others and become role
through the Hale School grounds. models.
During these training sessions, the Year 4 to 6 students learnt These are just a couple of examples, in addition to the well-
how to safely use the equipment, be aware of other competitors, known relationships Hale School has in place with PSA schools
refine the points of transition, and hone their technique in the and girl’s schools, particularly St Mary’s.

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