Human beings are naturally social creatures. Tribe, village, community, society, band and club, are just some of the words that conjure images of people interacting together in a variety of ways. Likewise, a school may be viewed as a microcosm of...
‘Count your blessings’ is a phrase that was used quite often when I was growing up. I must confess though, I cannot recall deep diving into this task or more importantly, I don’t recall the adults in my life asking me exactly how many blessings I...
Earlier this term at Assembly, we installed the new Year 6 and 9 Leaders for 2019. At Pacific, leadership gives students the opportunity to grow their communication and interpersonal skills and is very much a service model that aims to influence and...
A couple of years ago I was shown a YouTube clip that demonstrated in under three minutes just how powerful a first follower can be when joining a leader. The narrator of this clip stresses the importance of the first follower in providing the...
There was a palpable energy emanating from the students as they arrived back on Tuesday after a well-deserved break over the summer. It was evident that there were many stories to share between friends and staff as they caught up in their Pastoral...
Gratitude can be thought of as a form of positive thinking that links us to others beyond the self. Gratitude by its nature is profoundly interpersonal and requires interaction with others. It involves us in a particular kind of relationship with...
Margaret Thorsborne, a Restorative Practices consultant worked with our Pastoral Care Team last Friday. The meeting was a follow up to the work Margaret did with the whole College teaching team earlier in the year. At Pacific, one of our core values...
On the 13th of October a group of parents, students and staff met during the Strategic Planning Day to discuss where to in the next four years for wellbeing and formation. Firstly, I would like to thank all the participants for their time, deep...
During the last week of term the Year 6 students planted over 300 trees in Kawana Forest. For several years now the Year 6 cohort have been linking up with The Sunshine Coast Council to complete this important environmental project. Well done to the...
As a Christian school, compassion is at the centre of who we are. Compassion can be defined as that feeling of distress at the suffering of others that is combined with the desire to alleviate it. Watching the World News on any evening shows us a...