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I noted from the television recently that it is 100 years since English women won the right to

vote. As Pooi To celebrates 130 years educating young women, it may be time to take stock of how
far we have come and how far we have to go to create a society we can all be truly proud of.

Notably, for Pooi To this is the year of “Wonder”. This remarkable book was promoted by the

PTA to focus our attention on the issues of perception and acceptance. I know it has proved a great

catalyst to the development of the Pooi To moral compass. We have all been enriched by acknowl-

edging the issues raised by “Auggie” and his family and friends.

This is perhaps just as well since, in the wider world, powerful people have been propagating

a message that challenges our morality. When world leaders unashamedly practise racial profi ling,

we know we must dig deep into our own moral character to gainsay these bullies.

Similarly when the entertainment industry throws up characters whose abuse
Similarly when the entertainment industry throws up characters whose abuse
of women over many years was covered up, we have to ask ourselves
of women over many years was covered up, we have to ask ourselves
what society needs to do to stop these terrible people and make
what society needs to do to stop these terrible people and make
sure that this kind of abuse does not get swept under the
sure that this kind of abuse does not get swept under the
carpet and normalized.

I am so proud to be part of a school communi-
I am so proud to be part of a school communi-

ty where I see no bullying and where each year
ty where I see no bullying and where each year
we send out into the community a cohort of
we send out into the community a cohort of

proud young women who we know will strive
proud young women who we know will strive
to make the world a better and safer place for
to make the world a better and safer place for

all of us.