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There is much more to an Exhibition Evening than just a visit to classrooms and a chance to view student work. Parents...

Graduate attributes are the skills and knowledge that students take with them as they graduate. I like to think of graduate attributes...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...