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When I type the word ‘feedforward’ on my computer, autocorrect desperately tries to revert it to ‘feedback’. But at Living Faith ‘feedforward’ is certainl...

In Living Faith’s Beliefs about Learning, we say that, amongst other things, we strive for our students to be effective collaborators. I...

If you ask our students where they sit in class, you will most likely hear some unusual responses: ‘I sat at the w...

What do you want most for your child’s future? If you answered ‘happiness’, you are not alone. It would be hard to fi...

Play is often viewed as the time between learning - the space filler where kids can let loose and get out some...

It’s standard practice for our teachers to begin a unit of work by establishing students’ existing knowledge and understanding. This enables tea...

It makes sense that being able to seize students' curiosity and pique their interest will lead to better engagement in their learning....

Living Faith has enhanced its offerings in the Arts in recent years. Perhaps most notably in the past 18 months, we have: expanded...

The incorporation of iPads and digital technologies as learning tools at Living Faith has been done with extensive thought and discussion on...

Today’s society places a lot of pressure on people to ‘get things right’. There are times when it’s good to get thi...

Art and Design Look out, Picasso! Stand back, da Vinci! Living Faith students are the new artists on the scene! Our new ‘D...

Much has been written over the past 12 months about the uncertainty that has been brought about by the pandemic, as if uncertainty...

Why the first weeks of school are so important One of the most important times of the school year is the first...

What controls you? Is it the compulsion to have the latest gadgets and accessories? Is it the obligation to return every phone...

At the start of the year when we announced that 2020 was the year to leap out in faith, we never could’ve a...

After recommending it to you at Connect in January, I recently re-read Daniel Pink’s bestseller, Drive. This week, I take the o...

Mark McCrindle is a social researcher and influential thought leader. He and his team recently released their The Future of Education 2020 report,...

A question I was often asked as a child is, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ Were you ask...

Project-Based Learning (PBL) helps students make real-world connections and see the value and purpose of what they are learning. This semester, some...

From minor annoyances to major disasters, our bias towards a specific episode can change over time. Psychology research suggests that our short-term...

Did you know? We have a Sustainability Team populated by Year 6 students. The Sustainability Team presented a short video at last week’s...

As with all subject areas at Living Faith, we aim to embed a love of learning into our writing program. Through Daily 5,...

I woke on Sunday morning to the unexpected news that Sir Ken Robinson had passed away. Ken was an influencer on the...

Student engagement and enjoyment are important factors which influence students' learning. But what engages students and what kinds of activities help to...

Can you recall the Connect parent session in January? We looked at Daniel Pink’s research* in relation to motivation, and talked a...

Collaborative learning is an important element of what we do here at Living Faith. It is promoted from Prep through to Year 6...

It has long been acknowledged that intelligence and conscientiousness are vital factors in students’ academic success. But are they the only factors? A...

How do we build number sense at Living Faith? At Living Faith, our students participate in short number talks several times a...

This year the vast majority of our students participated in Living Faith Online in the family home for a period of time....

Perfection is a dangerous concept to aim for or to claim. Firstly, perfection puts a ceiling on things. It suggests we reach...

There is no question that learning to read is a complex process involving many different elements. While learning each of these elements...

Increasingly, we are asked for recommendations for go-to books in relation to parenting and education. And so, here it is: Living Faith’s...

When some people think of learning, what sometimes comes to mind is the image of a teacher standing at the front of...

God made today. Today is an incredibly precious gift that we can open with enthusiasm and optimism. Let’s not waste a m...

'Relationships before Rigor. Grace before Grades. Patience before Programs. Love before Lessons' Dr Brad Johnson How mental health affects learning We all...

Walt Whitman said, ‘Be curious, not judgemental.’ A few generations later, Arnold Edinborough wrote, ‘Curiosity is the very basis of education and if yo...

Living Faith adopts the philosophy that student learning can only take place to its full potential when students are engaged. This concept...

Learning is a lifelong business. We are always learning and some of our most meaningful experiences can come from unplanned, incidental learning...

Your child talks about feedforward. Our teachers habitually reference feedforward. If you’ve been a part of the Living Faith community for s...

What is PBL? Project-Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching method where students learn by actively engaging in real-world and meaningful projects. PBL...

It’s not uncommon for parents and carers to ask what they can do at home to support classroom learning. This is a...

At Living Faith, our Maths program is built with a foundation of research in neuroscience and educational psychology. We teach Mindset Maths...

Much has been written about the so-called empathy crisis. Many believe that our children are growing up to be less caring and...

Something new has started at Living Faith Lights, camera action! This year in addition to music, we are excited to welcome drama,...

The Reggio Emilia approach to education refers to the classroom (learning environment) as the ‘third teacher’. Montessori schools adopt a similar philosophy. The...

At Living Faith we start the year off with a week of relationship and resilience building. In our first week of school...

There are many memes doing the rounds on social media about leaping out in faith. Have you seen the one with the...

Our busy society tends to dismiss play as a nonsensical waste of time. In our quest for unmatched intelligence and our desire...

I have recently returned from presenting Living Faith’s project-based learning approach to Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Education at EduTECH Asia, S...

In their highly acclaimed book The Self-Driven Child, authors Stixrud and Johnson make the connection between the growing rates of anxiety and...

The Australian Government regards high-quality STEM education as critically important for our current and future productivity, as well as for informed personal...

Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. John Lennon What’s the next big thing for you...

Growth mindset is a learning theory developed by Dr Carol Dweck. It revolves around the idea that you can improve ability and...

A study released by Harvard University last month found that, while students felt they learned more in a traditional learning environment, they...

When undertaking the research that informs many of the decisions we make at Living Faith, we focus significant time on the area...

The team from Everything Outside worked swiftly and meticulously over the term break, and the opening of our new adventure playground is...

Professional learning for teachers that is relevant, collaborative and futures-focused can have a highly positive impact on teacher quality and the engagement...

An example of a school subject that may be considered to be non-academic, but is essential in providing a well-rounded education, is...

Professional learning for teachers that is relevant, collaborative and futures-focused can have a highly positive impact on teacher quality and the engagement...

Living Faith’s approach to education is founded on our beliefs about learning, which draw upon significant research in a range of f...

The following excerpt is from an opinion piece by Jane Mueller, published by the Sydney Morning Herald on 28 August, 2019: Rigorous debate has...

Yet again, a member of Living Faith Lutheran Primary School's staff is featured on The Educator's annual Hot List as one of...

Professional learning for teachers that is relevant, collaborative and future-focused can have a highly positive impact on teacher quality and the engagement...

In our Western society we can be quick to protect our children from struggles. It’s not easy to see children grapple w...

Assessment is the process of identifying, gathering and interpreting information about student achievement. Assessment can be used for a number of purposes,...

I regularly field questions from parents about whether Living Faith will extend into a secondary college (P-12) model. The question has been...

By Jane Mueller. Published by The Educator on 19 July 2019. We all know the story of the frog in the boiling water. The...

Reading is making meaning from print. It is not just about being able to read fluently out aloud. It requires that we: ...

Change is all around us. We live in a world where the rate of change is increasing exponentially. Education is certainly not...

As the semester draws to a close, your child’s SeeSaw journal will be populated with the assessment tasks they have completed a...

If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results. Jack Dixon We often...

In a recent article, we introduced you to Mindset Maths, an approach based on three key ideas: Anyone can learn Maths to...

Connectedness is a fundamental psychological human need. Just as food, water and shelter are needed for physical survival, connectedness is a basic...

At Living Faith, our students participate in short number talks at the beginning of most Maths lessons. Number talks are an important...

I’m drawn to this quote by Douglas Adams: ‘I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to te...

In the last edition of Faith Matters (27 March, 2019), we shared with you our excitement over the improvement shown in Maths in Year 6...

Have you ever, in the moment, tried desperately and intentionally to recall a word from your memory bank – a person’s name, a g...

Living Faith has been rethinking our approach to teacher interviews. Read more in this feature by The Educator magazine.

Mindset Maths is an approach to Maths teaching and learning by Professor Jo Boaler from Stanford University. The three key ideas around...

One of the questions I’m often asked when talking with parents during the enrolment process is, ‘How do Living Faith students cop...

Mindset Maths is an approach to Maths developed by Professor Jo Boaler from Stanford University. It is shared through the Youcubed website...

David Geurin is a US educationalist, father of four, principal, and author of Future Driven. He writes, ‘Learning should involve consuming AND c...

We began implementing our Writer’s Workshop program in 2016 across the school. We have seen a steady improvement in the number of s...

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. - Aristotle A proactive approach to fostering healthy and mature...

We have been teaching subjects such as History, Geography, Science, Technology, Civics and Citizenship and Economics and Business through a project-based learning ...

Dangling a carrot in front of a donkey serves a purpose in the short-term, but is unlikely to create in the donkey...

In 2016, we introduced Daily 5 throughout the school. Daily 5 is a literacy framework that has three major benefits: It encourages independenceIt creates a...

Sometimes our best intentions lead us to do more, when what’s actually needed is less. Our teachers went in search of s...

On the surface, rules serve a community well. They exist to promote harmony and maintain safety. It can be so easy to...

With school holidays right on our doorstep, more than ever it’s time to let play happen. It’s well documented that anx...

Asking all 6th-graders to master the same concept at the same time is like asking all 35-year-olds to wear the same sized...

Have you ever stopped to think about how formal education was established? And why learning was broken into subjects? And why, over...

Two of our Living Faith educators have been named in The Educator's Hot List 2018! Read the full article here.

Living Faith Lutheran Primary School has achieved a trifecta of teaching excellence with three respected educators earning recognition for their leading educational...

What constitutes student achievement? In which fields do we apply the term student achievement? Is it a term that refers to academia?...

A question I was often asked as a child is, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ Were you ask...

A well-rounded education requires us to tap into various parts of a child’s brain in order to challenge, stretch and extend. W...

I’m not a fan of the word teacher in the primary school setting. Firstly, it implies that a person is the h...

In Living Faith’s ‘Beliefs about Learning’ we say that, amongst other things, we strive for our students to be effective collaborators. It’s ...