September 9, 2022
As part of our 150 Year celebrations, we hosted an event for Year 7 families - the Generations Breakfast, which recognised the connection of families to Emmanuel College. We welcomed new families to the Emmanuel family, along with recognising those families whose links to the College go back across many generations.
On arrival, both current and past students were presented with a generations badge for their blazers. Each badge denoted their generational connection to the College, with some being acknowledged as the first generation to receive their education at the College, through to the rare fourth generational family member.
Over a tasty breakfast, our families socialised, although some parents remained tight lipped about their school-day antics in front of the next generation! Our coming together also gave us the opportunity to learn a little bit about some of our early students - Those that had helped shape today’s Emmanuel College, who also had descendents among our Year 7s today.
The success of the Generations Breakfast encourages us to make it a biennial event that looks to include all Year 7 and 8 students and their families in the future.
We hope that through marking this year with occasions such as these we have both brought our community a little closer together and highlighted to our current students the legacy that passes to them by becoming an Emmanuel College student.
