Leading the charge with warmth and determination for ICPA Queensland.
In this episode I chat with Wendy Henning from Glenmorgan in the ‘middle of everywhere’ Queensland as Wendy aptly puts it.
Wendy is the State President of the Queensland ICPA, a role she clearly cherishes for the peak parent body advocating for Rural, Regional and Remote Children’s education. For nine years she has been on their State Council and now at the helm, Wendy brings an engaging warmth and humility to her advocacy role.
I was really grateful to Wendy for taking the time to chat to me – she’s an incredibly busy woman and particularly at the time of recording as the devastating flood situation is unfolding in western and south western Queensland.
Just a heads up that due to the cloud cover Wendy’s connection was pretty unstable and we missed a few highlights towards the end of the interview. Bare with us here – it’s such a worthy listen as Wendy expresses herself so beautifully. There were moments where I felt that she’d dived into my head and pulled my thoughts right out – as we talked about her four daughters and their transition to boarding school and the depth of emotions that surround that leap.
If you enjoy this episode you might want to go back and listen to the episode with Kirsty Wiggins. It’s all about the drop off and the big feelings we experience.
The best way for other people to find us is for you to take a moment to like and rate our episodes. These are great conversations for families that are considering their options for secondary education of their children and for families that are already at boarding school.
Let’s get on with today’s episode with Wendy Henning.
Conversation points:
• Meet Wendy’s four daughters and find out where they’ve ended up following boarding school.
• Learn about what it’s like to be part of a small rural school such as Teelba (around 15 students) where Wendy’s girls went.
• Find out how Wendy and husband Andrew went about the selection process of boarding school for their children.
• Hear about the heartfelt emotions of the transition to boarding school and Wendy’s philosophy around preparing the parent.
• Discover the core mission of the ICPA.
• What has ICPA meant to Wendy? The confidence, the common purpose with other families, the skills learned and the successes.
• Join Wendy with Boarding Schools Expo at Emerald 1-2 May!
