What’ll happen to the Wattle?!!
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December 1, 2020
Year 4 have submitted a video application to be one of 6 Queensland schools to be selected to receive Australian wattle seeds that have been studied in SPACE! and GUESS WHAT …………………we have been chosen!! This is a first for Australia. We will be a part of history!The selected schools around Australia will receive wattle […]
Year 6 Camp
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October 16, 2020
On Wednesday 14 October, the Year 6 students, accompanied by Mr. Riley, Mrs. Cottrell, Mrs. Schneider, Chappy Teneille, Mrs. Mali, Mr. Bloxham and Mark, our wonderful bus driver and guide, departed for a three-day, two-night tour of Hervey Bay! Although this was a change from the style of camps Year 6 has been on in […]
StrawNoMore Pledge
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September 30, 2020
Did you know, every day, humans use more than 500 million straws. If you lined these up end-to-end, they would wrap around the planet earth four times, every single day. One of the many positive outcomes which have emerged from Distance Learning in Term 2 has been the introduction of the “Straw No More” campaign […]
Economic Significance of Independent Schools
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June 23, 2020
The livelihoods of more than 33,000 Queenslanders and almost $5 billion worth of economic activity rely on a strong and growing independent schooling sector. These are among the headline findings of a comprehensive examination of the contribution of Queensland’s more than 200 independent schools to the economy. In 2020, Independent Schools Queensland commissioned economic analysts, […]
Meet our adopted Koalas
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June 10, 2020
Due to the bushfires in New South Wales and over the Christmas period, our Term 1 Service Project was fundraising for the Port Stephens Koalas. This not-for-profit organisation provides care to sick, injured and orphaned koalas to give them the best opportunity to be returned to the wild while supporting research and collaboration to preserve […]
Distance Learning at St Paul’s
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April 15, 2020
The current Covid-19 crisis has seen schools working tirelessly to adapt and roll out distance learning quite quickly. St Paul’s Lutheran Primary School in Caboolture has already been providing an innovative learning environment that encourages students to take charge of their learning and to be independent workers who set their own individual learning goals. This […]
Agile Learning at St Paul’s
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February 28, 2020
The Reggio Emilia approach to education refers to the classroom (learning environment) as the ‘third teacher’. The premise is that the learning environment is an essential ingredient in igniting learning. Traditional rows of desks and chairs do not typically exist at St Paul’s. Our classrooms are fitted out with furniture that is described as agile […]
