Opening Doors By Vicki Clark OAM
February 2, 2020
I ’m sitting on the sacred lands of my ancestors at Lake Mungo thinking about the time I w as sitting in the classroom. It is grade 4 and the […]
Equity, Engagement, and Expectations By Krista O’Connor
February 2, 2020
Here in Townsville Catholic Education, we have been blessed with a very productive relationship with the National Indigenous Australians Agency, formerly operating out of the Department of the Prime Minister […]
Speaking to Minds and Hearts By Michael McVeigh
February 2, 2020
Did you know there are more than 130,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholics in Australia? Interestingly, between the last two censuses, this part of the Catholic population was the […]
Parents & Children – Educating for the Future by Karl Rodrigues
January 14, 2019
Formed in late 2013, Catholic School Parents Australia (CSPA) is recognised as the national body representing and advocating for the parents of over 766,000 children and young people who attend […]
Forming Young People for the Future Church by Michael McVeigh
January 14, 2019
In an increasingly diverse society, Catholic educators must understand that young people will be drawn to God through many different pathways. In 2017, Australia’s Catholic bishops conducted a survey of […]
How can we Prepare our Children for the Future of Work? by Jim Bright
January 14, 2019
One of the fundamental challenges for humankind is how we respond to change. For John Henry Newman, “to live is to change”. This applies to our work as much as […]
A New Learning Approach for the 21st Century by John Phelan
January 14, 2019
From the time of the industrial revolution through to the end of the 20th century, schools didn’t change all that much. There were advances in curriculum and technology (especially with […]
Parents as First Educators in the Global Village by Tony O’Byrne
January 5, 2018
The history of Catholic School Parents Australia (CSPA) is relatively short however the story of parents and Catholic education in Australia goes back nearly 200 years to 1820 with the […]
What Does It Mean To Be Part Of The Globalised Church? by Michael McVeigh
January 5, 2018
Most of us wouldn’t know much about the Central African Republic. A landlocked country in the middle of Africa, it is home to around 4.6 million people. Despite being the […]
Catholic Education in the Global Village by Christian Zahra
January 5, 2018
The story of Catholic education in Australia dates back to the first decade of the 1800s, before Catholic priests were allowed in the fledgling colony. Lay women and men who […]
ACU and The Global Village by Professor Michael Ondaatje
January 5, 2018
This is an exciting time to study at Australian Catholic University (ACU). The University is only 28 years old, but already we rank in the top 3% of all universities […]
The Global Village by John Phelan
January 5, 2018
We often hear the phrase ‘the global village’ used to describe today’s world of rapid communications, easy and fast intercontinental travel, and ready access to a world of information. We […]
