At the beginning of the school year, media reports appear about what kind of schooling is best.
Read MoreI recently attended a concert and heard Missy Higgins singing The Special Two. In the song she is filled with regret.
Read MoreAt the end of last Term, Year 12 finished their formal schooling. The days leading up to their leaving were filled with reflection, gratitude and a sense of anticipation.
Read MoreIt will be no surprise this week that I choose to write about the online news article (news.com.au) which appeared on Tuesday 23 August.
Read MoreOver the Winter School break I read an interesting article about decision making. The article looked at the research by Dr Agnieszka Tymula into people’s willingness to tolerate risk in...
Read MoreOver the weekend I read an article by Dr Timothy Hawkes, Headmaster of the King’s School at Parramatta.
Read MoreNAPLAN is a hot topic every May. There is a flurry of articles about the impact on children as well as ones which comment on the best schools based on...
Read MoreI recently heard Hugh Mackay being interviewed about his new book, “Belonging”, in which he explored the need humans have to be in community.
Read MoreWhen parents are asked what they want for their children they will usually say, “I just want them to be happy?” Their pursuit of happiness for their child is understandable...
Read MoreIn launching the School’s new teaching and learning framework, Learning@STLUKE’S, we ensured that it was based on sound research about effective learning, which was achieved by looking at the work of...
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