Junior College

After eight weeks of participating in our Thinkers Club during Term 2, two teams of seven students across Years 3-6 have been selected to compete in our first OPTI-Minds Challenge. These teams are undertaking complex challenges that require them to...

Last week, our OPTI-Minds team members participated in a workshop with Mr Eric Frangenheim from Rodin Educational Consultancy. The workshop focused on mind-set training and divergent thinking, encouraging students to strive to be extraordinary! Mr...

This year, Pacific is participating in the Underwater Adventure App school competition. Students are encouraged to download the augmented reality app and play the game when visiting the Sunshine Plaza. By participating in the fun and educational...

Writing and following procedures or instructions are important skills to learn. Last Friday, Year 2D had the wonderful opportunity to firstly write the procedure for making a milkshake and then visit the Hospitality kitchen to test our recipes – an...

This term, our young enthusiastic students concluded that without Engineers, new thinking and ideas could not become reality. Engineers who design, create and build new structures and products make our lives more comfortable. Students researched and...

As part of Out of Eden: Project Learn, Year 4 classes had a special guest speaker this week, a refugee named Hussein. Through the project, students have seen many examples of displaced peoples and learnt about the situations that confront them to...

This year the Year 3 cohort focused on our chicken coop as part of their Life and Living Strand in Science. Students took great pride in caring for our resident ladies and ensuring they were well fed and cleanly housed. Following a review at the end...

Last Tuesday we had our first gathering for our Junior School Thinkers’ Club. Over 30 eager students arrived with their brains switched on, their smiles radiating and their almost palpable enthusiasm. Mrs Holly Humphrey, Mrs Sue Zweck and myself...

Have you ever been asked to walk in somebody else’s shoes? Last Wednesday, the Year 6 students were asked that very question when they attended the ALWS Awareness Day. The ALWS (Australian Lutheran World Service) is an organisation that helps...

It is with excitement that all Year 3-6 students are invited to join our Thinkers Club for Term 2. The Thinkers Club focuses on teamwork and the differing roles that occur within groups. Students will develop skills such as communication,...