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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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 weekâ€...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

Our biannual Exhibition Evenings showcase the culmination of a semester’s Project-Based Learning (PBL). But have you ever stopped to think about...

Your child talks about feedforward. Some parents read about their child’s ability to respond to feedforward in last semester’s report...

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland earlier this year, cofounder or Alibaba Group, Jack Ma shared his story of rejection,...

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

The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place...

Schools were widely established in the UK, USA and Australia in the 19th century. Schools were designed for the industrial era and...

At the start of the year I drew attention to the term ‘growth mindset’ and wrote about how our teachers are starting...

Parents are the first and primary educators of children. Parents enter a partnership with schools to complement the informal education that takes...

Children need more sleep than adults to support their rapid mental and physical development. Further, a good night’s sleep is essential...

The introduction of Daily 5 to our curriculum repertoire and especially the concept of ‘good fit’ books has dramatically increased our students’ love...

Living Faith invests a lot of energy in student engagement. We collect data on student engagement and use this data to further...

You can expect to regularly hear the term ‘growth mindset’ as 2018 unfolds. Please allow me to explain. In September last year, together...