From new staff to new facilities, and from professional learning to gentle reminders, LESNW learning communities created a social media buzz in January’s count-down to the commencement of Term 1. Here’s just a snapshot of examples. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Related Posts
In August 2024, the Regional Office commissioned Barbara Murray to lead a research project, Optimising the Delivery of Early Years Education and Care in Lutheran Schools. This project explored emerging trends in early childhood services across South Australia, the Northern Territory, and Western Australia, assessing how our existing services; kindergarten, childcare, early learning, and out-of-school-hours
As 2025 begins, it’s the perfect time to reflect on your school’s progress and plan for the future. LESNW provides two key tools to support this work: the Health Check Survey and the Strategic Planning Process. Why Use the Health Check Survey? The Health Check Survey offers a comprehensive view of your school’s wellbeing across
REFRESH RECONNECT REFOCUS | Transform your approach to leadership 3Rs Australia 2025 Flyer (PDF Download) LEVNT welcome LESNW participants in this professional learning opportunity for principals and directors. Refresh: We provide the opportunity for you to take a pause from the things that currently occupy your busy schedule, and to reflect on what’s important to you, both personally and professionally. Reconnect:
The MIT Systems Awareness Lab Conference brought together researchers, educators, policymakers, and practitioners dedicated to the scientific study of transformative, ongoing systems change. The conference explored the complex realities that shape human and societal systems through both tangible artifacts such as formal structures, policies, and metrics, and intangible mental models—habits of thought, feeling, and action.
2025 Christian Studies Professional Learning Program (PDF Download) The 2025 Christian Studies Professional Learning program includes inductions, Equip, Christian Studies Leaders Days, a variety of professional learning opportunities tailored for individual learning communities, and ongoing support for your learning community’s needs. If there are any additional Christian Studies professional learning opportunities not covered in the
The BARLE network of schools came together at St Jakobi for a dynamic workshop about the power of play, facilitated by Maria Taylor from Outside the Box Learning. The day allowed for learning communities to learn from one another, creating an atmosphere of collaboration, growth, and shared purpose to begin the 2025 school year, acknowledging
Accreditation Currency What are your plans? What works well? Our LEA and Regional Formation Leaders encourage leadership teams in Lutheran schools, colleges and early childhood services to plan annual professional learning that assists staff in growing their knowledge and understanding of Lutheran theology and how it applies in educational contexts. The time for these workshops,
Rev. Dr. Elmore Leske, passed away on January 25, 2025. Elmore’s journey, deeply interwoven with the history of Concordia College and the Lutheran Church, is a testament to a life lived in faithful service to God and others. At just 31 years old, Elmore was appointed Headmaster of Concordia College. During his eight years of
As many of you would know, Bower (schools) is a subsidiary of Bower (place), a practice that focuses on family therapy. Bower (schools) is a multisystem complex and crisis management protocol that supports schools as they manage the ever-changing landscape of behavioural, social, emotional and cognitive dysregulation that occurs in school communities. After close engagement
