On Wednesday 18th October, Year 5 and 6 travelled to Canberra for three days. We visited Parliament House, the National Museum, Telstra Tower, Questacon, the Mint, the Australian Institute of Sport and the War Memorial. Visiting Parliament House was a…
The SRC have just spent the end of last week at the Global Leadership Summit for Youth hosted by Cedar Christian College and Christian Schools Australia. They participated with other CSA Schools in talks promoting different elements of leadership by…
Last week I had the privilege of taking away the newly elected SRC and School Captains to the Global Leadership Summit in Wollongong. We had a fantastic time together as a leadership group exploring the South Coast, eating ice-cream, developing…
It was a beautiful Sydney Saturday morning in 2010 when I discovered what has now become one of my great loves in life, and I’m not talking about my wife Katie! I discovered a love for cycling and all that…
I am pleased to report that 60 students proudly represented PCS at the CSSA Far West Zone Athletics Carnival on Friday 4 August 2017. Despite the challenging weather conditions, many PCS students excelled, setting PB’s, some qualifying to represent CSSA…
Having high expectations is a commonly used phrase, particularly in education, but have you ever stopped to think about why we should have high expectations? As teachers and parents, we place expectations on our children all the time. Whether those…
The Board of Parkes Christian School has the pleasure of announcing the appointment of our sixth Principal, Mr Glen Westcott. The School Board outsourced the recruitment program to Resolve Consulting who has a long and successful record in the recruitment…
There are a lot of different ideas floating around about the new Minimum Literacy and Numeracy Standards in place for the new Stronger HSC Standards. This has in turn led to a lot of confusion, and like with anything new,…
I find it very interesting to watch the way people react to change. Some can get worried over slight variations, while others embrace change as though they are bored with the status quo! As you know, this will be a…
WELCOME back students, families and to our new students and families. Not only are we excited to welcome our students and families here at Parkes Christian School but also four new teachers to our staff family and school. We would…
