From the Head of Staff and Students P-5

Recently, I listened to Ben Crowe speak of the difference between a goal and a purpose. Ben Crowe is a mindset coach who has worked across many layers of industry primarily in and with elite sports. He has been a mindset guide for many champions...

Junior assemblies at Pacific are designed to provide a rich learning opportunity that provides scaffolding for our young people to learn about themselves and how their interactions may be shaped or moulded when working with others. Our Pacific Way...

One of Pacific Way’s statements surrounds the notion of self-belief. In many ways, we are continually developing capacity and resilience in the way we view ourselves. This is not always easily done. Neuroplasticity is in an exciting space and more...

The beauty of split assemblies allows us to cater our messages to a specific audience. At this week's Prep – Year 2 assembly, Mrs Ridley and Mrs Hogan explored the concept of what communication means to us in the different situations that we find...

Every Monday morning, our Junior College assembles to hear about what has been and is happening around our College. This connection time allows for holistic messaging that reflects the thread for the week as well as expanding on key teachings of our...

Welcome to Pacific Lutheran College in 2024. It was lovely to unite with many continuing families and meet many new families during the week and at our P-5 Opening Service yesterday. We look forward to connecting as a P-5 College next Wednesday...

As the end of term draws near, I would like to take the time to reflect on the journey of the current Year Five students. Toward the end of last year, we began meeting as small groups to chart a course as they prepared for their final year in the...

One of the privileges of being embedded within a busy educational context is witnessing the dedication of our staff and their application to connecting content learned in theory into a practical and real-world setting. Recently, I had the enriching...

This week’s P-2 assembly was enlivened by the appearance of a Bluey clip that energised our students with its humour-infused message. Recently, I read figures that related Bluey’s reach into 60 different countries, and numerous languages and it was...

Welcome back to Term Four 2023, and a warm welcome to families new to Pacific this term. Term Four is always such a busy term, and we look forward to engaging with the numerous events and celebrations that the end of the year brings. It was...