Bill Rusin, Interim Principal
Welcome to Term 1 at Kuyper Christian School! For those who are returning to Kuyper, thank you for trusting us to continue partnering with you in the nurture and education of your children. For those who are new to our community, our aim is to develop a strong and trust-based partnership with you.
I am pleased and grateful for the opportunity to be part of the Kuyper community as Interim Principal in 2025. I have been a member of the Kuyper community as an association member for a number of years, though in recent times, working in the NT as principal of Marrara Christian College.
As a staff, our commitment to you is to seek to be an educational community that provides an environment in which each person flourishes. This includes students, parents and staff. Our staff have been preparing for some time and are excited for the return of our students. As we seek to honour and respect your position as parents and your children’s position as students, we hope that you will remind your children to respect the position of all staff. Mutual respect is at the heart of a thriving community.
Our intent is to engage students in not only learning about God’s world but to remind them that the whole world belongs to Him. As a Christian School, that places great importance on the partnership with parents, particularly open and regular communication between parents and staff. If issues or concerns emerge, please communicate sooner rather than later with the staff member involved. Our staff will seek to reciprocate.
This year, I will be in the Principal’s chair from Monday to Wednesday. I am grateful that Tim White has been willing to hit the “pause button” on his PhD research to look after the school on Thursdays and Fridays.
I look forward to catching up with you in the coming days.