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Many people look at the way Maths is taught today and think ‘this is so different from the way I learnt in...

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

How do staff model a culture of collaboration? A point of difference between a Living Faith classroom and a traditional classroom is...

Our generation knows so much. Knowledge is at our fingertips. But knowing too much can have its drawbacks because it opens our...

Motivation is a fundamental element in education. We want students to do their best, try hard and persevere especially when challenged. But...

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

Daydreaming is how we access our big-picture state of mind. - Amy Fries Studies show that letting your mind wander can increase...

Nǐ hǎo! You have probably seen the beautiful lanterns, calligraphy or artworks come home over the past term. These have been...

Worksheets are the age-old staple of schools. They are quick and easy for teachers to print, pass and start. Students can fill...

What are the essential skills students must develop, in order to succeed in later life? Whilst skills in the three R’s ...

In the third year of the pandemic, what needs to be prioritised at school? Parents, carers and educators have been scrambling as...

It is essential to educate our kids about Digital Technology in the digital era in which we live. Technology is one of...

With the delay of the school year, teachers have been hard at work both engaging with professional development and preparing and planning...

Our theme for the year ahead is Be Still. What does Be Still mean to you? In Exodus, Moses writes ‘The Lord...

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

Last week the rain held off long enough for us to come together to celebrate Exhibition Evening for Semester 2. Exhibition Evenings provide...

At Living Faith, teachers engage in their own research project (prototype) each year. This targeted research has led to many of the...

Mahatma Gandhi once said, ‘The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.’ Human beings are...

Teacher professional development and learning opportunities are incredibly important in sustaining a quality learning environment. At Living Faith, our teachers annually undertake...

Living Faith invests a lot of energy ensuring students are engaged with their learning. We collect data on student engagement and use...

Have you ever told your child that they can’t have an unhealthy treat, only to find they become obsessed with the...

At Living Faith, we believe that we need to prepare students to thrive in an ever-changing world. We don’t know what...

As a parent and teacher, I know very well the challenges of walking alongside a child who is learning to read. Learning...

Active learning involves students engaging in the learning process experientially. In an active learning environment, students are afforded a significant level of...

Children are naturally inquisitive, eager to participate and learn. They see possibilities uninhibited by adult limitations and ask incredible questions. Children love...

We often underestimate the importance of rest. Play breaks, unstructured afternoons and evenings, relaxing weekends and friend-oriented school holidays are essential for...

How do we embed Service-Learning at Living Faith? Service is a central part of what we do here at Living Faith and...

‘Parenting’ is a relatively new concept. It’s an idea that is believed to have originated in the 1970’s and, since that...

Whilst undertaking a short sabbatical, Principal Jane Mueller interviewed Lutheran principals from around the country to learn more about their approaches to...

This week we welcomed the Year 2 and Year 3 students into their brand new classrooms. As we opened the doors, the looks on...

According to Maggie Dent (author, educator, and parenting and resilience specialist), resilience refers to one’s ability to manage one’s life...

Well done! Fantastic! Excellent effort! We have all heard these superlatives many times before, and we are all probably responsible for commending...

Once upon a time, students sat at wooden desks in rows facing the teacher, but that is NOT how things are today...

When you ask students what their favourite subject at school is, the vast majority will say PBL (Project-Based Learning). It is a...

For as long as I can remember, when we socialise with different groups of people from various age groups, at one point...

Student report cards will be available to families from Years 1 to 6 via Parent Lounge, the week commencing Monday, 28 June 2021. Report cards are...

Where doubt exists, faith does not. And without faith, the abundant blessings of God become hard to see and grasp. God doesn�...

Our Semester 1 Exhibition Evening will be held on Wednesday, 16 June. There is much more to an Exhibition Evening than just a visit...

I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious. Albert Einstein What is curiosity? The Oxford Dictionary defines it as, ‘A...

I remember dreading assessment at school, mostly because I worried if I had stored enough facts/dates/formulas to get me through....

It’s not happy people who are grateful; it’s grateful people who are happy. Unknown Gratitude is increasingly recognised by neuroscientists,...

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

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

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

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

It’s long been acknowledged that Living Faith has a special staff culture. Such culture does not evolve by accident, but is...

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...

When perfection is the expectation for children, children can become overwhelmed by dread and imprisoned by pressure. Typically they will not yet...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

Standardised testing is not new. Its well-intentioned beginnings in the Australian context date back to the late 1800’s, when it was used...

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�...

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...

By Jane Mueller. Published by the Lutheran Theological Journal, August 2020 The First and Second Industrial Revolutions changed everything. Among a mass of...

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...

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

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?...

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�...

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...

'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...

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...

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...

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....

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

By Jane Mueller. Published by the Sydney Morning Herald, 31 January, 2020 Formal education has been distorted to the point that it is often...

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

By Jane Mueller. Published by Mamamia, 17 December, 2019. The humble pencil. It exists as a writing and drawing tool. Great things have come...

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

By Jane Mueller. Published by The Educator on 9 December, 2019. If there is someone to blame for the ‘student achievement crisis’, we should...

By Jane Mueller. Published by Quadrant on 6 December, 2019. By all accounts, 2019 has been an emotive year in our education landscape. Australia has...

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