Phone: (03) 9794 8258Happy Christmas
To all teachers, students and parents associated with WiseOnes in all of the schools in Victoria and New South Wales, we say thanks for your commitments during 2009. All WiseOnes Education Managers and teachers as well as the Directors wish you time of peace, solidarity and fun with your families.
We had a lovely weekend in Ballarat with our 5 children, 5 sons and daughters-in-law and 14 grandchildren as well as the first “boyfriend” of the next generation. We have reduced the commercial links with the feast of Christmas to a large extent and emphazize the love we all have for each other. We threw hoops, played mini golf and jumped on a huge inflated “pillow’” as well as talking a lot. We had two birthdays as well. The distance that stops us all getting together for most birthdays does not stop us at Christmas. All 5 children and their families have sponsored children overseas and we give scholarships in WiseOnes programs at schools, so giving is a normal part of all our lives. Interestingly our children value this family link over higher order promotions overseas. I am wondering about this as an intellectual exercize. Are we, collectively, stunting them in reaching their potential or are we helping them be the happiest people. They seem very happy and have great family relationships themselves. From our senior point of view it is interesting watching what happens as gifted children grown into gifted adults and then have gifted children themselves and so on.
Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and a great year to come in 2010.
Pat & Bernard Slattery, Directors
