30 August 2024

Academic Captain Report

Article by Archie Stella | Academic Captain

Academic Captain Report

Looking around the college mid-term three, I am reminded of the great flurry of activity that always seems to permeate this school. During a time where every class seems to contain the promise of an impending SAC (I myself have three this week alone), the school is teeming with students seeking additional study.

There does, however, seem to be an evil lurking for some students: burnout. As someone who once suffered from a prolonged experience of burnout, the will to get myself out of the experience came to me only once I began to focus on the other domains of my school life.

This is why activities and other extra-curricular offerings hosted by the school are so important to its academic life.

Experiences such as the recent Feast Day and the Medieval Day, enhance our capacity to learn. I was reminded of this with the performance of “Dazzling Dan the Magic Man”, a performer brought in for the 2024 College Book Week celebrations. The combination of the fun, light hearted entertainer against the studious nature of the Book Week theme formed a juxtaposition which is unique to our college.

Ultimately, Dazzling Dan serves as a call to consider the place that celebration and fun have in the college; it complements the quite serious business of putting one’s head down and really studying.

Archie Stella | Academic Captain


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