From the Director of Students

At Pacific, care in education has been a central aim from the beginning. As a school, we see care as a non-judgemental attitude, which extends in a number of directions: self, others, our environment and so on. Care is linked closely with empathy,...

Members of our community are invited to start their Father’s Day celebrations early with our annual Celebrating Dads’ Breakfast next Friday 1 st September. Enjoy student performances and delicious food prepared by our Hospitality students and staff...

In offices and classrooms at Pacific, there are posters describing character strengths for a flourishing life. Reflecting on character strengths dates back to Ancient Greece, when Aristotle wrote about them in Nicomachean Ethics. Character strengths...

In PERMA, one of the key areas of engagement is flow and at the Year 7-12 Athletics Carnival this week, I saw a number of students experiencing this. Ilona Boniwell is a leading UK psychologist and educational consult. She has published a very...

Pacific aims to grow students into international citizens who have a global view for the future. As the world tackles environmental and other global issues, we must work together in a coherent, compassionate and united way. At assembly this week,...

The positive schools movement has continued to grow in Australia and around the world. As we are approaching the end of Semester 1, it’s good to reflect on where the PERMA model sits within Pacific’s approach to student wellbeing. The PERMA model...

On Tuesday 23 rd May, our Year 9 leaders attended Altitude Day. The day aimed to encourage young leaders to live their passion, challenge themselves, recruit mentors, make a plan and take action, develop a champion mindset and never give up...

This week, members of our Positive Schools team attended the Positive Schools Conference in Brisbane. The Australian Positive Schools movement, of which Pacific is part of, aims to build happy, healthy, flourishing school communities. The Conference...

This week at the Middle / Senior College Assembly, a representative from the Salvation Army spoke to students about the upcoming Red Shield Appeal. Children and Families Minister Worker, Cathy, explained that many more Australians are experiencing...

Next Tuesday 25 th April is ANZAC Day and all members of the community are invited to attend the Caloundra ANZAC Day March. At our assembly this week, I spoke to students about the importance of ANZAC Day as a chance for the community to recognise...