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From the Desk of Executive Principal, Peter Clague

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A warm welcome to you all for 2012. The wet summer and drab economic outlook don't seem to have dampened the enthusiasm of the Kristin family at all and it has been uplifting to watch as 1565 positive and optimistic young people returned for the start of the academic year. If the Chinese calendar is correct, the Year of the Dragon will be a propitious one. Certainly, Kristin has started in good heart. Last year's academic results were superb, the roll is healthy and enrolment requests...

The Teen Commandments

Advice to the parents of teenagers has been around since Noah was a boy. Kristin's Executive Principal, Peter Clague, offers a little of his own. 1. Thou shalt remember why it's called a “Dining” table. Eat together as a family every day. Yes, yes, yes I know you're all busy modern people and those work calls are important and you think there's educational value to be had from eating together in front of the TV news and blah blah blah. We all know that there is a warehouse...

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New Scholarships

Of all the queries we receive from prospective students, perhaps the most frequently asked is “Are there any scholarships available?” Until now, the answer has always been “No.” I confess that, for the past ten years at least, I have probably been the main reason for that. I have always struggled with the use of scholarships in schools. Often, their purpose is unclear or confused. At first glance, Sports or Performing Arts scholarships appear to promote extra-curricular endeavour. Yet...

Bounty Hunter

I am considering offering a reward for the return of my childhood. It's been more than three decades since I carelessly discarded it because I had more pressing things to attend to, but now I want it back. And let's be clear – it's my childhood I want back, not somebody else's. I know all that stuff about youth being wasted on the young, but frankly, today's children aren't getting much of a chance to waste their youth. Little by little, it's being taken from them. Eroded before they are...

Hidden Rewards

I once heard the tale of a dedicated PhD student who slaved over his economics thesis for many years. His topic was complex and highly theoretical and on more than one occasion he despaired whether anyone would ever read it. However, his professors assured him that his research was very valuable and would be of interest to many. Finally, the day came when he submitted five weighty copies of his manuscript; one for his Professor, one for the examiners, and three for the Library. Some...

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Executive Principal, Peter Clague MBA (Dist), BA, Dip. Tchg

Mr Peter Clague was appointed as Executive Principal in 2006. Previously Head of Kristin's Senior School, a position he held from 2000, he has worked in a variety of schools, State and Independent, co-educational and single sex, boarding and day. During this time he has led an Outdoor Education Department, headed a Social Sciences Faculty, served as a Dean at various levels and as a Deputy Headmaster in two schools. He has also worked as a National Certificate Examiner and a writer of Geography Standards.

Peter is currently a member of the Executive of the Independent Schools Association of New Zealand and is Deputy President of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools. He is also an elected member of the IBO's world Heads Council, representing the Asia Pacific region and the Chair of the NZ Heads of IB Schools Caucus. Other commitments include consultancy work to advise on the establishment and restructuring of a number of schools in New Zealand and Australia and regular speaking engagements. Peter is married to Jeanne and has two grown children and a younger step-son.