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Bringing out the best in self and others

Bringing out the best in self and others

Healthy community has key indicators, one of which is the way we treat others. I am pleased to say that I have enjoyed seeing the way that students at NBCS care for others, in their learning, in their school and in their community. I have spoken to our Secondary...
Bringing out the best in self and others

A place to belong, grow and flourish

An extract from “A Diary of Private Prayer” by John Baillie. Lord forgive me for: My apathy towards wrongs that do not impact me, and my sensitivity to those that do. My slowness to see the good in others and to see the flaws in myself; My hard-heartedness towards the...
Bringing out the best in self and others

Together is better in learning

In the world of education, Professor John Hattie is sometimes a polarising figure. His key work is meta-research, researching the research. In effect, he collates the results of thousands of studies involving millions of students in the search for the techniques and...
Bringing out the best in self and others

Character and opportunity

Organising and running events such as carnivals and camps is part and parcel of the job of those who work in schools. And yet it comes on top of other activities in which teachers are engaged. I am grateful to the staff of NBCS who work hard to provide their students...
Bringing out the best in self and others

Education – it’s about people

I’ve got a perfect body, though sometimes I forget I’ve got a perfect body ’cause my eyelashes catch my sweat Yes, they do, they do – Regina Spektor, Folding Chair I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full...
Bringing out the best in self and others

Life to the full, Learning to the full

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.  – Psalm 119:105 Schools have an obligation to introduce children to things they don’t yet know they love. – Gary Stager “In the early part of the 20th century, John Dewey created a new educational framework… Dewey...