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"West Oak’s success has come from always putting our clients’ best interests first and always finding ways to improve and add more value to them"
Andrew mcquiston,
west oak family office, wellington-altus private wealth
As a senior leader, Chris Nastrom-Smith has led cultural transformation linked to the strategic pursuit of continuous staff development and outstanding student outcomes in a range of high-performing independent Queensland schools. This change leadership process has been achieved through a commitment to building expert teams and the use of a coaching methodology to promote self-reflection and agency among staff and students. Chris is recognised as a strategic, innovative and solutions-focused leader with a genuine concern for the personal and professional growth of each member of the school community.
In his current role as Deputy Principal – Curriculum at Loreto College Coorparoo, Chris has been the driving force behind the pursuit of a school climate that strives for academic excellence and promotes a range of diverse pathways that recognise the strengths and aspirations of each individual student. He has worked tirelessly to expand the whole school’s understanding of data and how it can be leveraged to enhance teaching practice, inform growth opportunities and improve student outcomes.
To support the achievement of students, over the past three years, Chris has collaborated with Loreto’s leadership team to implement a strategic innovation that ensures professional learning is relevant to career stage and facilitates a cycle of continuous improvement through the college’s bespoke teaching and learning framework, HEART. This professional learning approach has required sophisticated and sensitive change management to honour the college’s mission and to enhance a culture of high expectations, rigorous thinking and reflective practice so that teaching staff are motivated and connected in their pursuit of excellence.
Whole school projects that Chris has led and that have strengthened Loreto’s standing as a leader in the education and empowerment of young women include the implementation of CANVAS as the college’s learning management system, the creation of a September study camp, the timetabling of specialist teacher tutorial lessons and the introduction of triannual academic progress conversations with every senior student, where data informs progress and assists students in staying motivated and aligned with future career aspirations. Through these conversations, Chris gets to know every Loreto student and collaborates with families to create an accessible pathway for every student.
Chris is committed to recognising the inherent potential in every individual and working towards ensuring they have the skills, capacities and dispositions to prosper and flourish within the broader community.
415 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo, QLD 4151
07 3394 9999
nastrom-smithc@loreto.qld.edu.au
linkedin.com/in/chris-nastrom-smith
loreto.qld.edu.au
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Nastrom-Smith
Deputy Principal – Curriculum
Loreto College Coorparoo
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Head of Teaching and Learning (F-12) at Balcombe Grammar School
2022: Received an award for Innovation in Curriculum Design at the Australian Education Awards
2022: Successfully completed the Harvard Business School Certificate in School Management and Leadership
2016–present
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present
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Since 2020: Deputy Principal – Curriculum at Loreto College Coorparoo
2021: Australian Educator Excellence Award for Best Professional Development Program
2022: Australian Educator Excellence Award for Best Remote Learning Program
2020–present
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2019: Director of Strategy and Data at Cannon Hill Anglican College
Co-author of “School Spaces for Student Wellbeing and Learning” (2019) published by Springer Publishing. This book influenced the design process used during the construction of Cannon Hill Anglican College’s Junior Secondary Precinct.
2019–2020: Member of the Independent Schools Queensland Aspiring Principals Program
2019-2020
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2012–2014: Queensland U19 Queensland Schoolgirls Hockey Coach
2014: QELi Emerging Principals Program
2015: Led an Action Research project to establish a Junior Secondary Transition Framework
2017: Partnered with Tourism Queensland to establish a South-Western Queensland Service-Learning Tour
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Excellence awardee – Independent Mortgage Adviser of the Year category at the New Zealand Mortgage Awards
2022
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Deputy Principal at Australian Christian College - Southlands
Doctor of Education
2020–present
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Launched his own business,
Ascend Financial Services
2022
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