Who is part of your village? We are all familiar with the saying that “It takes a village to raise a child”. In fact, people of all ages need to feel part of a village. All of us have a deep need to be positively connected to others with common purpose and values. Learning to be compassionate and respectful to others and listening deeply supports connection and emotional health. Having a focus on strengths and learning to celebrate our own strengths and the strengths that each person brings into a relationship or group builds an atmosphere of positivity and a can-do attitude. Reinforcing strengths, is like shining a light in the dark.
Deep connection requires us to slow down and take notice of the people that surround us. By listening deeply and acting out of compassion we can be like the Good Samaritan who stopped to meet the needs of a fellow human being. By acting out of love for people and shining a light on strengths we, like the Good Samaritan, can lift people and help them move to a better place.
On Saturday we had a highly successful strategic planning consultative session where parents, students, staff and Council members dreamed of what was possible over the next ten years and then refined their thinking to four things that they would like to see championed within each of the five areas of Teaching and Learning, Wellbeing and Formation, Science, Technology and The Environment, The Visual and Performing Arts, and Sport over the next four years. The College Council and staff will continue to refine this thinking in the coming month. We thank staff, students, parents and College Council members for being part of the strategic process.
The Year 6s have been enjoying their trip in Canberra visiting Parliament House, the Australian Defence Force Academy, the Australian War Memorial, the Dinosaur Museum, Mt Ainslie and more while staying at the Australian Institute of Sport. We look forward to welcoming them back tomorrow afternoon.
Students in their final year of school are considered a high-risk group for depression and anxiety. Sleep deprivation, diet and social media are some of the biggest issues faced by this group of teens. Therefore it is vitally important that a student's mental health is looked after as well as their physical health.
Over the past month, we have seen the finalisation of the OCEANfest 2018 figures. We are very pleased to announce we have made a profit of over $50,000 a new benchmark for OCEANfest! This figure will allow us to directly support the College’s teaching and learning programs within the classroom with the acquisition of latest technology interactive boards (as pictured). The PLC Cambodian Team, who are departing in December, will also be supported in their goal to fundraise for the Lutheran Church of Cambodia’s Rainbow Hostel and Life Centre.
During the school holidays violinist Kate Monroe was lucky enough to audition for and be selected to play in the Inaugural Mayoral Invitational Youth Orchestra in conjunction with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. There were two intense days of rehearsing and mentoring by members of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra which culminated in a joint concert at the Caloundra Events Centre – an incredible experience for all of the students involved. Congratulations Kate.
Monday evening saw our AMG held at PLC where we thanked our outgoing committee and welcomed the 2019 incoming members. Thank you to our life member, Mr Ian Barnes for attending the meeting.
Pacific provides opportunities for children and parents to operate savings accounts with the Lutheran Laypeople’s League (LLL). The