Coronavirus: Update 3
Dear Students, I am sure by now that you are all aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on our school community. One…
Coronavirus: Update 2
We have made the decision to send an update home to parents and carers each day in regard to the schools’ response t…
Coronavirus: Update 1
The word “unprecedented” has been used a lot in 2020. The bushfires, floods and now the Coronavirus, Covid-19, have reall…
Coronavirus: Home Survey
Attention Parents and Carers: This is an important announcement regarding Nowra Anglican College's response to COVID-19. …
What do Australia's PISA Results Mean for Us?
Formed by the OECD in 1997, PISA is the Programme for International Student Assessment. PISA measures 15-year-olds’ abili...
Bushfires: Support for Families
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the families who have been impacted by the devastating bushfires across Australi…
Positive Self-talk: How to use it
If you have found yourself in a sticky situation or a time of self-doubt, we have a solution for you. Positive self-talk …
Inspiration Comes From All Sorts of Places
During the holidays I had the opportunity to go to a concert. My husband came across the group “Post Modern Jukebox” quit…
Dealing with Stuckness and Getting Unstuck
Being stuck is a natural part of learning, we all get stuck. Being able to get ourselves unstuck is as much about how…
Building Resilient Learners
Finding learning difficult is part and parcel of learning. Indeed when learning is not challenging, it becomes a case of …
Less Time Online, More Time On-a-line
When Mr Thompson, Head of Junior School, took a short fishing charter in New Zealand another father introduced him to a simple yet powerful idea.
Greetings from Italy
Our Principal, Lorrae Sampson, flew to Italy to attend the Reggio Emilia annual international conference participating in lectures at the Loris Malaguzzi Centre.
Students Can Really Make a Difference!
You might think the difference you can make is insignificant. When we think about making a difference we fall for the myth that what we start out…
Christchurch: How Do We Respond?
In the face of such a horrendous act many wonder how can we pray? I was forwarded a beautiful prayer by the Senior Minister from St Michaels Wollongong.
Essay Writing Fundamentals
At a recent Essay Writing seminar we explored the fundamentals of essay writing. Thanks to all the parents, carers and st…
What Do You Do With An Idea?
Our Coordinator of Information Service shared this great learning resource with our teachers early this term. “What do yo…
Leadership: More than a Name or Badge
We are thrilled to have inducted students who are in formal leadership roles at the College. I extend my congratulations …
Raising Tweens in Today's World
Aged between nine and thirteen, tweens are not quite a teenager and not a child anymore. Your once adorable, cuddly littl…
The Power of Compliments
No doubt you would have heard of ‘bucket fillers’? You know, when you compliment somebody. Their ‘bucke…
Technology in the Classroom
Technology is everywhere. Almost everything that we do in daily life – paying bills, making bookings, ordering thin…