I have very distinct memories of Easter as a child. Church services, fish on Good Friday, school holidays and trying to ration easter eggs out to make them last longer than my sister and brothers’ eggs. Egg rationing was a…
The thing about growing up with a future Olympic marathon running brother is, whether I liked it or not, I was expected to run by default. No sooner would my sister, brothers and I step off the bus in the…
When my first boy was born and we experienced that surreal moment of leaving the hospital to take that steady drive home as a family, I was quick to note that a manual didn’t come with the baby. In fact,…
After 5 Test matches, 42 Big Bash games and a handful of international One Day and T20 matches, the summer of cricket has nearly come to an end. I must admit that the full immersion approach to get my boys…
Welcome to another year at PCS! It is nice to finally have the students back so we can really get into all the great things planned for 2018. On the student’s first day back I spoke about the new and…
Another year of learning has come to an end at Parkes Christian School! What a year this has been for our school community. Over the next week, we will take the opportunity to reflect on the year that has been,…
I hope you enjoyed taking the opportunity to get to know our High School Captains Emma and Ethan. As a school community, we have been so impressed with the level of initiative and professionalism shown by all our SRC since…
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…
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…
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…
