I have decided to sacrifice my opportunity to create a deep, meaningful, and hopefully provocative, article for you this Black and White edition (next time) – instead I want to urge you to book a date in your diaries now – a night that will be truly meaningful and immensely important for you as parents (or grandparents) of teenagers.

We have the rare privilege of having Dr Michael Carr-Gregg come to Newington College very soon. This is a night sponsored by the Parents & Friends Association – well done P&F! Dr Carr-Gregg is the foremost adolescent psychologist in Australia in terms of issues facing the youth of this country and he will add to your knowledge and skills repertoire in supporting you as effective parents.

This man is not only an outstanding practitioner in his own right, as a clinician, but his material is all research and evidenced-based.  Furthermore he is one of the best communicators and consultants that I have ever had the pleasure of listening to or working with.

In a previous life as Headmaster of a large independent boys’ school in New Zealand, I flew Dr Carr-Gregg over to my school community and he helped me launch a transformational innovation in the pastoral care program at this boys’ college. I cannot endorse his presence with us more enthusiastically. If you miss out on this evening that would be a very sad thing.

See you all there – hopefully we’ll have to transfer to Centennial Hall because the numbers will be so vast.

Rev David Williams
College Chaplain