Chris Herlihy (Principal of Glen Taylor School) was our guest speaker. His presentation was on how he, his staff and school community prepared for, worked through and came out the other side of the Covid-19 lockdown. In fact, it was so jam-packed full of information and side-stories that your reporter for the day (IPP Robyn), completely forgot to take notes! But the essence of his presentation was – they made it up as they went along; set the bar high and in true 'Kiwi Can Do' fashion, did extremely well.I'm not sure what had more impact, his PowerPoint presentation just chock-full of stuff he, his staff and the kids did; or his admission that he is off to court soon to argue against some ridiculous charge he vehemently denies; or the account of one of his numerous lockdown Zoom appearances (to his school kids) made from the bath!
Takes from Principal Herlihy’s presentation:
- never miss a meeting when Chris is presenting
- nothing will stop Glen Taylor School achieving – and doing so with flair
- don’t pour a whole bottle of shampoo over your head when Zooming as it takes bloody ages to wash out
Thank you Chris for an exceptionally educational and entertaining presentation. (The care package from your mates at Rotary Club of St Johns complete with ‘soap on a rope’, will be delivered soon).