The Endeavour College community gathered for the official opening and dedication of its ANZAC Pavilion on the final day of Term 1. The pavilion, which displays the names of all the WWI battles, images of poppies and the official ANZAC centenary logo, was officially opened in a very moving service 100 years after the end…
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Each year students from the Connected Primary Schools attend the Endeavour College Art Showcase. The event, similar to a Pop Up Gallery, allows senior students the opportunity to display their art and design projects for about 500 visitors each November. This year, a new initiative saw visiting Year 3 and 4 students vote for their favourite…
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One of the absolute joys associated with teaching is uncovering and learning about children’s passions and interests, and further, following the exploits of students beyond the primary school. It doesn’t seem all that long ago when Daniel Aplin, Ben Oborn and Bryce Purser spent their Saturday mornings on the Good Shepherd Primary School oval wearing…
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Welcome back to Term 3. I trust you are all refreshed after a busy Term and had some valuable time with your families during the break. On Tuesday night July 25, Good Shepherd Lutheran School hosted a Connected Schools Combined Council meeting featuring staff and council members from Salisbury Lutheran Kindergarten, St Paul Lutheran Blair…
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At the heart of our connection is our Lutheran identity. ‘Lutheran schools and early childhood services …. are communities of worship and service, sharing and living the good news of Jesus Christ.’ (Growing Deep Leadership and Formation Framework) On Thursday 18 May, 650 students and staff from our Connected Schools came together to worship. The…
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Over the last few weeks Good Shepherd, Golden Grove and St Paul primary schools held their annual Sports Days. Many wonderful moments of positive sportsmanship, individual efforts and inspirational team support were enthusiastically cheered on by parents, grandparents and friends. The events all ran smoothly thanks to the careful planning of Sports Coordinators. On the day, staff, parents and Endeavour College…
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Our Connected Schools are on a journey learning about and applying positive education in our own contexts. It has been a long journey for some of our schools, while others are at the early stages of this life changing work. Research over many years by people such as Dr Martin Seligman, Carol Dweck and Barbara Fredrickson…
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2017 has started well in our Connected Schools. One of the first shared events occurred even before students came to school when staff from all of the Connected School sites met together. Over 175 teachers and support staff met at Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, where Pastor Greg Fowler led worship, assisted by a music team…
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On a warm, windy afternoon, staff and students from Connected Schools added to the Christmas cheer for Mawson Lakes Community Carols on Sunday 4 December. Amongst the students, Michael Richardson, now in Year 11, experienced the whole journey – from Salisbury Lutheran Kindergarten, Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School and Endeavour College. It was the…
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On Tuesday, 15 November, St Paul hosted a Performing Arts workshop for the Connected Schools group. Five students from St Paul participated as well as students from Good Shepherd, Golden Grove Lutheran and Endeavour College. We started off by doing activities to get to know each other, and then we split into three groups based…
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