What if children had no access to the internet?

by Colin Wood

What if children had no access to the internet until they had reached maturity benchmarks? If a licence was required for children to access the internet I imagine, just like many late teen or even adult car drivers, they would follow the rules whenever they were being monitored to ensure they have the freedom that they desire; and then push the boundaries...

1 July 2020

Chapel Summary - Week 9, Term 2

Primary Chapel continued in classrooms to explore the teachings of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount. This week, classes looked at the idea of storing up your treasures in Heaven, rather than on Earth, where they do not break (Matthew 6:19-21). Quizworx used playdough actors to explore the difference between loving Jesus and loving our stuff, which...

30 June 2020

Future planning for Year 10 students

by Pamela Ledley

This week Year 10 commenced the more formal part of their future planning. The focus in Term 2 is supporting them in their senior subject choices including Vocational Education options. Year 10 have now completed a career profile called My Career Match and will work independently to complete the My Career Match workbook. The profile and workbook...

17 June 2020

Challenges of Living with Change

by Catherine Redwood

One day we were hearing about this virus on the news and then the next thing we know we were placed into social isolation and social distancing. All our lives changed in a very sort amount of time, teachers and parents assumed very different roles and routines. Some parents said that they felt helpless and unable to help their children. Some of them...

16 June 2020

Building Resilient Children

by Tara Waller

What is resilience? Resilience is the ability to bounce back from stress, adversity, failure, challenges, or even trauma. It is not something that we either have or don’t have. Encouragingly, resilience is a skill that we can learn, refine and develop. Resilient children are more likely to take healthy risks because they don’t fear falling short...

16 June 2020