Cornerstone College Board Chair Noel Mifsud recently presented at the Sustainable Development Goals Roundtable September 2025, held on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York. Noel joined global leaders gathered to confront one of the most pressing challenges of our time: transforming dialogue into action for sustainable development. Noel’s speech emphasised
2026 applications are now open. The Way of the Lutherans is a spiritual pilgrimage for principals, directors and senior leaders of Lutheran education in Australia. This immersive experience traces the footsteps of early Lutheran migrants in South Australia, visiting the sites and hearing the stories that shaped our churches and schools. Explore The Way
I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2 (NIVUK) As Term 4 kicks off, the weight of leadership can feel heavier than at other times. Reports, budgets, staffing, enrolments, compliance, celebrations, graduations, and planning for the future, all compete
Recently Kim Powell and I were the guest presenters for the LEA initiative Growing as Leaders. Our focus was sharing for improvement, and we spoke through the lens of how we create spaces where people in our communities can come together to share research and provocations in our work. Kim and I shared some of
In the final week of August, 21 leaders from across all 3 regions flew into Sydney for the Free to Flourish Immersion. Across the three days we spent time in the Paramatta region, visiting schools that are part of the innovative Paramatta Catholic Diocese. We spent Monday at St Luke’s Catholic College in Marsden Park
At our last board meeting, Steve Sanders provided an update on the work he has been involved with as Project and Operations Director. Steve is involved in many areas of the organisation, ranging from system wide initiatives, school based and regional office projects. Some of the current projects are: Marketing and Communications Strategy Early Childhood
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Recently, we had 28 people from across all 3 regions come together in Melbourne for our final Free to Flourish immersion of the year. We spent 2 days at Woodline Primary where the focus is on using Reggio Emilia inspired inquiry to place wellbeing and research though play as the lens for learning. Our third
Navigator College is celebrating a major milestone in their journey to expand early learning opportunities. Earlier this month, they shared exciting news on social media about the progress of their brand-new Early Learning Centre. With the slab now poured, the foundations are set for a space where children will be inspired, will flourish and will
The Initial Pilgrimage On Saturday 23 August, nine pilgrims began the inaugural pilgrimage, The Way of the Lutherans – Der Weg der Lutheraner. There was much excitement and anticipation as we set out from North Adelaide Lutheran Church to Pirltawardli, arguably the first Lutheran school in Australia. Here we heard stories about the establishment of
