Extensive research confirms that the mastery of social and emotional competencies plays a crucial role in promoting overall wellbeing and enhancing academic performance among students. Recognising the significance of a thriving school community, it becomes evident that effective teaching and learning are deeply intertwined with the wellbeing of its members. To foster such an
St John's Year 10 Student, Mackenzie Robinson, has become a remarkable young entrepreneur with his business, Pens by Kenz. At just twelve years old and in Year 7, Mackenzie was inspired by his grandfather, a former Manual Arts teacher, to start crafting his own line of handmade wood-turned pens during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.
Upon graduating from St John’s, students leave with the courage and enthusiasm to pursue their future careers and passions. One such student is Courtney Slater from the Class of 2021, who will attend the Camp 2030 Summit in New York City in September this year. Courtney was selected from over 3,000 applications bringing together top
St John’s is delighted to announce that it has been invited as an industry partner to participate in The GrandSchools research project. The GrandSchools Project is a nationally-funded collaboration between Australian Catholic University, QUT, Deakin University, Fulton Trotter Architects, and now, St John’s Anglican College as an industry partner. The aim is to develop a
St John’s Year Five students and their teachers were excited to be able to call the two new classrooms on the Junior campus home at the end of 2022. A welcomed addition to the Junior Campus in many aspects. The rooms not only offered a new and vibrant space for teaching and learning, they
During the Scholars and Scholarship Assembly earlier this month, I asked our students, staff and families to reflect on the beginning of 2022. You may recall that we had already been through a challenging 2021, and the start of 2022 arrived with a further set of challenges with flooding and a COVID surge delaying the
The Old Collegian community have very much embraced this year’s College theme of Connectedness by leveraging their experience and skills to assist career development and networking opportunities for our students. Throughout the year St John’s hosts a number of events that not only prepare our students for their senior years and beyond but provide opportunities
As part of our pastoral care program, the College often engages the services of outside providers to deliver presentations to empower our students to navigate their life journeys with courage and faith. Recently our Year 9, 10 and 11 students had the opportunity to attend a seminar by guest speaker Mr Glen Gerreyn, founder and
On Monday 22 August, Benjamin White (Year 9), Izaak Chen (Year 8) and Alice Schlamm (Year 8), members of the Middle School Council, presented a workshop to interested Middle School students on goal setting and effective study habits. The ultimate aim was to share some strategies, tips and tricks that have proved useful for them
For over a decade, St John’s Anglican College has been holding an annual Early Years conference on a myriad of different topics relevant to best practice teaching in this important part of the school. Topics have ranged from aspects of Literacy, Numeracy and the Arts to the impact of the digital age on our young
