In spring's sunlit hour

My heart like a flower

Unfolds with great power.

And out into the joyful world

My feeling-forces are unfurled.

All things I love - fire, water, air,

The stones, the stars, the mighty sun,

Plants, creatures, people everywhere

For God is in them, every one.

Dear GHSS Families,

We have endured an unexpectedly sad start to Term 4 and have drawn together as a whole in our collective grieving for the loss of a child from our community.  We offer our loving prayers and support to the family at this time and want them to know they are always in our thoughts.  When the time is right, we will be here to continue to comfort and support them in which ever way that they need. 

Thank you to the parents, past and present, and the Golden Hill staff, who have been incredible during this time, in holding the space with sensitivty and grace.  At the start of Friday's assembly we will hold a minute of silence at the end of the school song before being seated and proceeding with our assembly as per usual.

Parents will be emailed a letter from the board and school in relation to the information we have to date in relation to mandatory vaccoination of staff.  There are still some finer details to be worked out by the Education Department in relation to what this will mean for schools.  We expect these directions to be released in mid-November. 

Please find a link to the letter being emailed to parents below -

For those interested in an Anthroposphical view on vaccinations, I have also attached a link from the Goetheanum School of Spiritual Science.  On April 15, 2019 the Medical Section and the International Association of Anthroposophical Medical Societies responded to mulitiple requests from anthroposophic physicians and published a statement on the question of vaccination.  The link takes you to an article where Georg Soldner, deputy head of the Medical section gives a breakdown explaining the circumstances of the statement. 

Goetheanum | What is our global attitude to vaccinating?

Jacqui Hollingworth

Principal