The View

Friday, 16 Oct 2020

Firm Foundations
I am a keen renovator. I love to look at old houses and imagine how they could be transformed, renewed. I am all about the floorplan and the finishes. My husband is all about the foundations and structural integrity. In our first renovation I was ready to paint, tile and...
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Friday, 25 Sept 2020

The Power of being Present
We were born with the need to connect. Being heard and understood feeds deeply into our worth as an individual and the belief that we matter. Growing resilient children who have a strong, positive sense of self is nurtured by being present with them, even for a few moments a day.  Life...
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Friday, 18 Sept 2020

Experiment. Fail. Learn. Repeat.
Fail has become a dirty word. None of us set out to fail. It’s not a life plan, a fun way to spend a day or something we brag about. When we fall flat on our faces it wounds our self-confidence and causes embarrassment, but should it? I listened yesterday...
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Friday, 04 Sept 2020

Learning How to Learn
When our students returned to campus after the period of remote learning, our teachers spent time reflecting on the experience of teaching remotely. We asked teachers what they would do more of and what they would do less of as a result of what they had learned. One clear theme...
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Friday, 28 Aug 2020

In a world where you can be anything, BE KIND
In a world where you can be anything, BE KIND The topic of bullying in schools hits the headlines regularly. It’s heartbreaking to think about children being treated unkindly, victimised, traumatised. What allows a child to treat another child this way? An inability to show empathy and compassion are major...
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Friday, 21 Aug 2020

The Importance of Play
Plato once said, “Our children from their earliest years must take part in all the more lawful forms of play, for if they are not surrounded with such an atmosphere they can never grow up to be well conducted and virtuous citizens.” He also advocated for 'play sanctuaries' for 3...
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Saturday, 08 Aug 2020

​Aiming for High Rates of Transmission
At the moment we are focused as a community on reducing transmission of COVID-19. Our efforts with hand-washing, hand sanitiser, cough etiquette and masks all have one goal; preventing us from catching and spreading COVID-19. But there are things we want our students to catch. Spaces where high transmission rates...
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Saturday, 01 Aug 2020

Survive and Thrive
As I have watched my sons complete school and transition to life after school, it has been with great stress on my part. Will they survive, or even thrive? Do they know how to cope in the real world? Can they think for themselves and be independent. Can they chart...
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Friday, 03 July 2020

A Term to Remember
As we come to the end of another term, I can’t help thinking about all the things that have changed over the past few months. We began the term with remote learning and then had to plan for and manage the transition back to face to face learning, with loads...
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