During 2016, Griffin State school's first year, the community collaborated with passion and purpose to create a school that achieves the very best possible for each child by embedded practices that are truly _Anchored in Excellence_. Our work has been and continues to be an endeavour of the heart and mind.
Our Values, Humanity, Integrity and Grit are extremely important to us, underpinning all that we do. A very old philosopher Aristotle, once said, _"Educating the mind without educating the heart, is no education at all."_ Humanity and Integrity remind us that schools are a work of not just the mind, but also the heart. Grit reminds us every day that success is a result of commitment and determination, often with challenge. At Griffin State School the essence of this and what we stand for has been captured in our school song _Hearts and Minds_.
_Hearts and Minds_ was collaboratively composed during our first year by the foundation Griffin community. Powerful verses and a celebratory chorus were created through carefully incorporating phrases and key words that were emerging as important cultural mantras; words that reminded us of our shared vision.
Our talented music teacher wrote and recorded the joyous melody. Before the end of our first year, the foundation Griffin community was united in song, singing our about the powerful environment we were creating. Our school song ignited our drive to become a singing community, filling our assemblies with joyous emotion and palpable connection.
_Hearts and Minds_ - composed by the Griffin State School foundation community.
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Chorus So fly high, reach for the sky We've built this together with our heart and minds Shine our light, the stars in our sight, We'll dream big together with our hearts and minds.
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