Our Vision
Igniting Potential,
Inspiring Passion
& Purpose
Our vision is drawn from our historic roots
and understanding of the future. The
inspirational concept for Ravenswood’s
four year Strategic Plan, Igniting Potential,
Inspiring Passion and Purpose, is based on:
•
the Ravenswood motto (
always
towards better things
) and the school’s
commitment to an understanding of
education as ‘the kindling of a flame’
1
•
The characteristics of success for life
in the conceptual age are an ability to
understand how to achieve mastery –
appreciating that effort changes the
brain. We recognise the importance
of creativity and artistry, critical
literacy and thinking skills, agility
of thought, a capacity to innovate,
and a capacity to collaborate with
a developed sense of empathy.
•
Success and fulfilment in life will
be shaped by passion and purpose.
These can only be truly realised
when one’s potential is ignited.
1 This principle, celebrated in Ravenswood’s school song, is
commonly attributed to Socrates: ‘Education is the kindling
of a flame not the filling of a vessel’. This ancient Greek
maxim resonates with Christ’s famous words from the
Sermon on the Mount:
‘Neither do men light a candle, and
put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light
to all that are in the house. Let your light so shine…’
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