Little learners of South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula are set to benefit from Navigator College’s transformative, two-stage project that will deliver a brand-new Early Learning Centre and Reception Village to its Port Lincoln campus. Building the ELC is the first part of the groundbreaking construction project, which passed a significant milestone with the pouring of the
In a year where the pace of life is high, The Way of the Lutherans invites us to slow down and step into something different. What began as a vision to capture our history has evolved into a landmark initiative for our region. This year, we are officially launching this eight-day, 150 km pilgrimage —
A Message from Executive Director, Craig Fielke Welcome back to all staff in our learning communities. I hope you had a relaxing and rejuvenating break, with time to connect with the people and places that matter most to you. Across South Australia, the Northern Territory, and Western Australia, Lutheran Education is enriched daily by a
Fitness Passport is a workplace health and wellbeing program available to all staff across LESNW learning communities. Our partnership with Fitness Passport is designed to help you and your family prioritise your health by providing discounted access to over 800 gyms and pools across Australia. Whether you are a regular at the local pool or
“Children are not things to be moulded, but people to be unfolded.” In schools, we live this truth every day — safeguarding curiosity, nurturing confidence, and creating the conditions for young people to grow as compassionate, relational, purposeful and adventurous learners, free to flourish. Yet for millions of girls around the world, that freedom is fragile. Girls
What does ‘leadership for the emerging future’ look like for LESNW in 2026? In Lutheran education, leadership is shared by the whole learning community — students, teachers, leaders, and non‑teaching staff alike. Grounded in Growing Deep, leadership and formation are understood as an ongoing journey of being and becoming. In 2026, leadership development across LESNW
Partnering with you to bridge the gap between shared language and intentional, innovative action. In 2026, my work will continue to focus on supporting our learning communities to deeply embed Free to Flourish — Lutheran Education’s shared vision for learning. Across the year, I will be partnering with learning communities to strengthen the ways this vision
Contemporary resources for constitutional change. As boards look ahead to the year before them, governance foundations matter. Clear structures, well‑understood roles and contemporary decision‑making practices enable boards to lead with confidence, particularly in an environment of increasing complexity and accountability. For this reason, a key governance focus for LESNW in 2026 is constitutional change. LESNW recommends
Christian Studies matters. It is a defining learning area in Lutheran education, and strengthening it is shared, collaborative, and deliberate work. In 2026, our focus is on connection. We want to celebrate what is working well in your classrooms and identify opportunities to grow that success together. Our goal is to work alongside you to
Ensuring our leaders are never alone. Lutheran schools and early childhood services are communities that recognise that God has intentionally created each person and that each person is uniquely gifted to live in relationship with God and others. (LEA Growing Deep Leadership and Formation Framework) God created each of us to live in community. We
