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It definitely feels like summer holidays are coming. This week the weather is heating up and there is a Christmas vibe around school. One of my favourite things about this time of the year are the celebrations! So many opportunities to…
There are many things, usually getting us out of trouble, telling us what to do, making the right decisions all the time, and if it is a political leader, ensuring that people aren’t affected by decisions – pretty hard to…
This week I have enjoyed seeing what happens when a huge team of people set their minds to something that honors what God has done, and is currently doing, at Parkes Christian School as well as honouring the legacy of…
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:a time to be born, and a time to die;a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;a time to kill, and a…
There is a really great question I have heard a few times over the last couple of weeks: Imagine how boring the world would be if we were all the same? Looking around at the staff and students here at…
No doubt many of you are very aware of my new role in Planning and Logistics that started halfway through last term since I’ve bombarded you with plenty of emails about all the events that are happening in our fantastic…
What does country music, the birth of a pizza empire and High School Musical have in common? The answer may just surprise you! Let me set the scene…it was a Friday night and my typical end of the working week…
Let me tell you a story about a boy named Sam and a Hockey team that participated at the Combined Independent Schools Carnival in Sydney on Thursday. It really is a tale of 2 photos. You see in the first…
I’m pretty sure I was as shocked as most people when I heard that Ash Barty had retired earlier this week.It’s not often that a champion athlete decides to retire when they are at the top of their game and still…
A lot is said about love in the world today. In nearly every song today the word is mentioned. Thinking back to when I was young, and I am being reminded of it through people enjoying a retro phase of their…
Schools are designed to ensure students have the tools they need to survive. We spend thirteen years building on skills to read, write and count, as well as think, create, appreciate, design, analyse and so much more. A lot of…
Welcome back for another year! I can’t believe it’s only the start of the second week of school; so much has already happened. The staff have all been working hard, getting ready for the year ahead. We’ve moved into our brand…
