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14 August 2017

Are Smartphones Changing Everything?

The author, Jean Twenge, argues that the world of our children and adolescents is dramatically and probably irreversibly changing. It certainly got me thinking again.

04 August 2017

The Importance of Outdoor Education

by Phillip Heath

We place a high value on Outdoor Education, and on the opportunities that a carefully planned and graded Outdoor Education experience can provide for the personal, spiritual and social development ...

21 July 2017

Reflections on Gratitude and Joy

by Phillip Heath

During the break, I was able to travel to the South Coast for a week, enjoying the magnificent setting, the sublime weather and the time to refresh my mind and spirit.

26 June 2017

Time for Reflection - A Gift Not to be Wasted

by Phillip Heath

We need to take the little moments in our lives as special gifts not to be wasted. The end of semester and the reading of School Reports is one such moment.

09 June 2017

A Matrix of Decisions

by Phillip Heath

How do we take the countless good things that are happening and make those (small) adjustments to achieve something worthy of the word “great”? This has been our discussion during the first half of...

24 May 2017

Is it possible to look into the future?

by Phillip Heath

If it is possible to imagine the future, it will make planning a great deal easier. Where are things heading now and where should they be heading?

19 May 2017

Wellbeing - not always what it seems

by Phillip Heath

The mental health and wellbeing of our students does not occur in a vacuum. Barker students are subject to the wider influences of contemporary Australia just the same as anyone else.