On Tuesday 9 August, we welcomed motivational speaker Glen Gerreyn back into our school after several years of COVID-19 interruptions for the Year 8 Day of Hope. We thank Glenn for inspiring our Year 8 students and encouraging them to take control of their own lives.
Below are some students’ reflections of the incursion:
In our seminar we talked about finding your passion and how to stay motivated, and the importance of having a dream, and how to make it our reality through hard work, talent and vision. We took away a lot of ideas and tricks and ultimately had the motivation to make our future lives great.
— Charli Litchfield (Year 8 Silver)
The Day of Hope incursion was a fantastic and inspirational day of hope, where students were taught how to recognise and pursue their dreams and passions. Glen Gerreyn was an inspiration to us all, and he helped us to visualise our goals and offered many opportunities to progress in our path to success.
— Blake Schelfhout (Year 8 White)
Day of Hope was an inspiring occasion that I fully believe everyone should know about and participate in. It gives you so many ideas and helped me rediscover something I had left alone for about a year. I am eternally thankful to Glen for being so insistent on pursuing your dreams. It will help millions one day to be their best version of themselves.
— Chanel Lopez (Year 8 Silver)
The Year 8 Day of Hope was an eye-opening experience. The event changed people and was inspirational, with Glen telling people to strive and follow their dream and also bringing people back to their senses. Which ones will hurt and which will scar? It brings us as a community together and helps those who need it most.
— Lowrence Sang (Year 8 White)
