Emily Langron Meet Emily Langron. Emily is a primary school teacher living and working in Townsville in Far North Queensland. When she’s not surviving tropical cyclones and going out to cattle stations in the school holidays, she is bringing goats and other farm yard animals into her school to teach the kids about farming. Originally…
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HSC Boarder Parent Guide
The HSC is upon us. Year 12 is a challenging time for kids as it comes at a fairly stressful time for students as they consider what they will be doing when they finish, university, travel, careers, moving into the adult world. For many families, especially parents of boarders, it can be hard to know…
Sleepy Heads – The Importance of a Good Night’s Sleep
A License to Use Facebook
How do your children use Facebook? Have any of your children ever experienced cyber-bullying? What is your local school’s policy on social media use? Would you support or implement a licence system with your children to guide their Facebook usage? Do you believe that schools should play a role in monitoring your children’s use of…
Former Boarder Success Story #7
Joe Dennis Introducing Joe Dennis. Joe grew up in a tiny place north-west of Wagga called Collingullie. With the three boys in the family all pursuing different careers, since leaving school Joe has travelled the world a number of times, learnt spanish and worked in politics. Now Joe spends most of his time travelling around…
Generation Next : Ten Ways to Be A Good Teen Role Model
We are a big fan of the blog by Generation Next – an online resource aimed at protecting and enhancing the wellbeing of our children and teenagers. We recently published our own article on this topic but thought it would be good to share another viewpoint on the issue. Dr Ramesh Manocha has developed Generation…
Former Boarder Success Story #6
Jake Waller In the spirit of celebrating our sporting role models, let us introduce you to Jake Waller. Jake is a highly achieving and talented athlete who also understands the importance of balance, which is why he is also studying at Sydney Uni. Jake is a great role model for young people who aim high…
Paralympics – Celebrating Ability with a Difference
Watch the UK Channel 4 Promo Video to see a different side of the Paralympics Do you know that the Paralympics are on? Are you watching? Do you encourage your kids to watch it? The Paralympic Games have begun in London and are undoubtedly a strong testament to dogged perseverance and unyielding determination. The Paralympian…
Former Boarder Success Story #5
Pip Kehoe Pip Kehoe is a great role model for girls passionate about their sport. She has maintained her links to the land and now has a challenging but interesting job working for an energy company in Queensland. Pip is a great advocate for young women in sport and agriculture which is certainly helped by…
Expo Testimonials 2012
Georgia Etheridge: We went to our 1st Boarding Schools Expo in Narrabri with our minds just about made-up which School we were going to send our child to. We left later that day with our preconceptions blown away. Not only have we changed our minds, but Schools we hadn’t even considered before are now on…