Aug 18, 2021 | Co-curricular activities, Parenting, Wellbeing
Photo by Isaac Quesada on Unsplash Do you look to others for ways to improve your own wellbeing? Whether that be through friends, podcasts, professionals or social media influencers, often we search for answers externally, even though we may already know what makes us...
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...
Jun 30, 2021 | Co-curricular activities, Parenting, Redfield College
Photo by Elmer Cañas on Unsplash If you’re umm-ing and ahh-ing about whether or not to sign your child up for a musical instrument, read on for some reasons to consider it. The benefits of learning an instrument span from academic, social, home-life and virtue. ...
Mar 17, 2021 | Character Development, Co-curricular activities, Redfield College
hoto by Joseph Gonzalez on Unsplash It’s a sentiment we hear of often: ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’, and similarly uplifting mantras. Setbacks make an appearance early in life, but it’s hard to understand their value when you’re 10 years old and your...
