From the Head of Staff and Students P-5

Congratulations to the Transitioning Classes of 2024 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...

Restorative Approaches A crucial part of the Pastoral Care process at Pacific is the attention and faith given to supporting students through restorative frameworks. The purpose of restorative practice is to build or mend relationships that are...

Celebrating Our Staff This week's thread of Adult Role Models celebrates the adults who challenge and inspire young people to do their best. It lends itself to celebrating our amazing P-5 Staff this Friday on World Teachers Day. No matter how old we...

Like many of you, I sat transfixed over the past weeks as the AFL and NRL grand finals played out. Both were amazing contests and a testament to the dedication and application of both teams. When watching sports at such a high level, I am always...

Leading by Example In the development of the Pacific Way years ago, it was decided that we required a symbol that embodied the inherent nature of what we were trying to achieve by guiding our students on their journey. It was decided that a...

Who’s in charge? Over the last few assemblies across the Foundation and Junior College, there has been consistent messaging about how our independence and independent thinking can affect success and in turn, the opinion we form of ourselves. Humans...

Collaborating with compassion. Over the last two weeks, our nation has been transfixed as the Olympics has once again captivated our nation. We have marvelled at the athletes’ skill levels and the backstory of individuals and of nations. What is...

Grandparents and Special Friends Day This week we look forward to hosting Grandparents and Special Friends on the campus to celebrate their contribution to the lives of our students and share our College learning journey that takes place both inside...

Emotional resilience is the ability to shape our interpretation of events and how we respond to them, as captured in William Shakespeare's famous quote "Things are neither good nor bad but thinking makes them so." While we cannot control the actions...

This year’s Reconciliation Week reminded us that collectively we are many parts of the bigger picture. We all have individual stories to tell yet it is through listening and connecting that we broaden our understandings of each other. Of course,...