Aug 11, 2021 | Character Development, Co-curricular activities, Wellbeing
Photo by Shinnosuke Ando on Unsplash It was the second month of a state-wide lockdown in some states of Australia when the 2021 Olympic and Paralympic Games brought many of us a distraction, source of entertainment and national pride. Talking to Liesl Tesch, a former...
Aug 4, 2021 | Academic Excellence, Co-curricular activities, Early Education, Parent-Teacher Partnership, Parenting, Teaching Boys, Wollemi College
Photo by Mark Zamora on Unsplash Reading is a part of any child’s education, and while it’s a well-known fact that your children need to learn to read, there are a few reasons to keep in mind when deciding whether or not to hand your child a book or an...
Jul 28, 2021 | Innovative Teaching, Montgrove College, Parent-Teacher Partnership, Parenting, Tangara School for Girls, Teaching Boys, Teaching Girls, Wellbeing
Photo by Compare Fibre on Unsplash The easiest part of remote learning is the beginning. At first there’s this great novelty of learning from home. You can enjoy the morning coffee, there’s no mad rush to the car or sitting in school traffic, and of course the...
Jul 21, 2021 | Character Development, Early Education, Innovative Teaching, Parenting
Photo by Gabe Pierce on Unsplash Put yourself in your child’s shoes. It’s the first day of school, your bag is bigger than you. Everyone is taking photos of you, and you’re meeting a classroom of people you have never met. You are away from your parents for the...
Jul 14, 2021 | Parent-Teacher Partnership
Photo sourced from Instagram @theparentteacherproject 1. Everyone Has Something To Learn, Not Just School-Aged Children Many tips in this series are focused on raising your kids as best as you can. But a lot of these tips are applicable to teachers too (as well as...
