Schooled in real Christian examples

BETH DONNELLY “Didn’t Jesus speak English?” “Are you a Christian or a Catholic?” “Ooh I know! We’re the one with the bird!” Working with 450 children and teenagers features daily moments of wisdom, insight, and facepalms

Schooled into reality of reconciliation

Indigenous artist Karen Bird Learning to listen to the First Peoples and what they want from reconciliation was an important theme of the all-day Inter-school Social Justice Forum held at 130 Lt Collins St, which was att

Crossing the Bridge at Billanook College

Crossing the Bridge at Billanook College Many great works of children’s literature include a threshold moment. There is the wardrobe into Narnia, platform 9 ¾ for Hogwarts and Alice’s rabbit hole to her Wonderland.

Schools support Connections Christmas Appeal

Christmas gifts at a Methodist Ladies College service Children and teachers at Uniting Church schools are getting behind Connections UnitingCare’s Christmas Food and Gift Appeal.

One World WonTok

Students from Uniting Church and Anglican schools recently took part in the One World WonTok Youth Conference.

School celebration

Last month, staff and students from Penleigh and Essendon Grammar gathered for a morning of celebration to say farewell to one of their beloved chaplains and induct a new chaplain into the role.

School of thought

At its February meeting, the Synod Standing Committee made significant decisions regarding the Uniting Church’s potential relationships with its 14 schools within this synod.