They spent Friday exploring Adelaide University and UniSA, engaging in workshops and touring the campuses. On Saturday, the leaders met with Bishop Greg O’Kelly to learn more about the story of Mary MacKillop as well as his own experiences of leadership. The students spent the rest of Saturday visiting the Mary MacKillop Museum, meeting with the student leaders of Mary MacKillop College and the Sisters of St Joseph in the Kensington Convent, before turning toward their own plans for their leadership journey in 2023.
On Sunday, the students designed proposals for initiatives they wanted to run throughout the year and then set off for Mass with the Sisters of St Joseph. The final stop of the experience was at the Adelaide Holocaust Museum where they were fortunate enough to hear from Andrew Steiner OAM, a Holocaust survivor and avid human rights advocate.
All nine students were praised by those we visited for their impressive maturity and commitment to establishing themselves as leaders in the school community.
