Do you remember when body image came into your consciousness? I do. It was in Year 10, just before the school formal. My body had changed without me taking any notice to it, suddenly I was in front of a mirror, dressed in something that was not my everyday clothes, and it became very real….
Blog – Personal Development
Learning from defeat
When educational speaker Dan Haesler addressed our Expo events in Dubbo and Wagga this year, he spoke about the importance of teaching our kids that losing is OK. Dan argued that, in the pursuit of success, it’s important to teach children to fail so that they can grow into well-balanced adults. We saw an example…
What can we learn from the World Cup?
How many other households had alarms set for hours before dark on Friday morning? When one of our team posted hat her month as a soccer widow was about to start, she was surprised how many others agreed. Some followers argued that Friday’s opening World Cup match result proved the benefit of playing on home…
Leave it. Change it. Accept it.
A good reminder from Claire Obeid of mindbodygreen.com for all of us, whatever our situation… I’ll never forget the first (and only) time I read Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now. Forever etched in my heart and mind is one key message… “Leave it. Change it. Accept it.” Every time you’re faced with a stressful situation,…
The Princess Myth
Bring a Princess is not really a job…. On television today, our kids are bombarded with advertising, product placement and all sorts of mixed messages about body image, gender roles and early introduction to sexual themes in television programmes. Our kids would have to live in a cupboard not to be aware of the English…
Spring Cleaning – Inside and Out
Good Sportsmanship – Learning to lose gracefully
In our Boarding Schools Expo blog, we have placed a lot of emphasis and research in our articles on setting a good example and the importance of role models. For many Australians, athletes and sportsmen and women are important role models for them and their children. Most young boys and girls have their favorite footballer;…
Gaining skills and broadening horizons for Boarding School Kids
Boarding schools can provide many opportunities for your children in a number of different areas; academics, sport, drama, music, debating etc. But they can also provide the starting point for kids to develop other skills, through volunteering, work experience programs and part time/casual work. For many kids that are already playing sport and have lots…