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In my blogpost at the end of last term, I wrote about Controversy With Civility and ended with a reflection on the nature of political discourse in Australia and therefore the importance of cultivating, within ourselves and our students, the competencies necessary to engage with controversial ideas with civility. Issues that are controversial are ultimately ones that engage us on an emotional as well as a cognitive level. This is why intentionally teaching students the skills and competencies linked to civility is crucial so they can engage with big, controversial ideas in a way that draws on their “thinking brain” rather than their “emotional brain”. 

Since that blogpost, Dr Eeqbal Hassim has visited HVGS to continue his work with staff on the Intercultural Development Continuum and how we can leverage it in practice to build cohesive, high functioning teams and groups of students.