Leading, Learning & Caring Conference 2018
Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 April 2018
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart
The AHISA 2018 Leading, Learning and Caring Conference was a tailored program for the senior leaders and pastoral care staff of our members’ schools.
Pre-conference programs were run on Thursday 12 April including a Masterclass on ‘Difficult Conversations’, as well as an Aspirant Roadshow for those who aspire to Headship. A school visit program visiting 10 local independent school campuses ran prior to conference on Wednesday 13 April.
Keynote Speakers
Anh Do (Author, Actor, Producer and Comedian) The Happiest Refugee
Professor Stephen Dinham OAM PhD (Emeritus Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne) Being an evidence-based instructional leader
Adjunct Professor Steve Biddulph AM (Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Author) Lessons from 40 years of learning and teaching
Adjunct Professor Erica McWilliam (Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Education, QUT) Educating for creativity and wellbeing
Dr Tony Fernando (Consultant Psychiatrist, Senior Lecturer in Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland) Compassion is happiness
Conference Committee
Tony Freeman, Principal, Fahan School (Chair of Conference Committee)
Beth Blackwood, CEO, AHISA
Jacqueline Conboy, Deputy Principal, St Mary’s College
Cawley Farrell, Deputy Principal, St Michael’s Collegiate
Kira Grantham, Event Manager, AHISA
Tameika Grist, Director of Pedagogy, St Mary’s College
Eamonn Pollard,Principal, MacKillop Catholic College
Anne Veenstra, Business Manager, AHISA
Registrations
422 total registrations
By state: 14 ACT, 108 NSW, 64 QLD, 35 SA, 35 TAS, 124 VIC, 35 WA, 6 International