At St Peters, career exploration is a vital part of our students' journey, helping them align their interests and values with potential career paths. By engaging in self-discovery, exploring various industries and setting educational goals, students gain crucial insights for their future. We incorporate global perspectives like the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals to help students connect with broader issues. Practical experiences and interactions with industry specialists are encouraged to shape informed career decisions. In this latest edition of Schoolwise, Careers Counsellor, Jacquelene Estevao, explains how St Peters is helping students to make value-driven choices for a fulfilling professional life.

Service Learning is a cornerstone of a St Peters Lutheran College education, intertwining faith, learning and action to create a profound impact both locally and globally. Grounded in the values of Lutheran Education, Service Learning goes beyond charity, embracing justice and collaboration. Students are not just taught about service; they actively engage with real-world issues, partnering with communities to effect meaningful change. In this Schoolwise article, Renata Rankin, our Director of Identity, Formation and Service, explores the what, why and how of Service Learning at St Peters.

It is no secret that reading offers a wealth of benefits, from reducing stress to boosting cognitive function and expanding vocabulary. Encouraging children to embrace reading and establish good reading habits beyond their early years sets the stage for academic success and a lifelong love for books. In this article, Primary Years Teacher Librarian, Christina Wheeler, shares valuable insights and strategies for guiding children through the transition to longer and more complex novels during the middle reader years and beyond.

In our new Centre for Learning and Innovation, contemporary learning spaces and technology are enhancing the teaching and learning experience. Students and teachers alike have been thinking beyond conventional boundaries and exploring creativity with tools like 3D printers, laser cutters and multimedia equipment. This merging of technology and education is helping students to develop future-ready skills while nurturing their creative potential. St Peters eLearning Facilitator, Rachael Yates, explains how teachers and students are making the most of CLI's cutting-edge resources and learning spaces.

At St Peters Lutheran College, we believe that the first steps into formal schooling are pivotal in shaping lifelong learners. In our Prep program, creativity and curiosity take centre stage, nurturing independence and confidence from day one. Prep Teacher and Pastoral Leader, Debbie King explains what to expect from Prep at St Peters. Read on to discover how our inquiry-based approach, specialist lessons, and supportive environment lay the groundwork for your child's future success.

​Digital technology skills are becoming increasingly valuable across all industries, so any learning experience that helps to develop these skills gives young people entering the workforce a competitive edge. Enter the Ethi'Cool' Program which challenges our Year 7 Digital Technology students to design digital solutions to solve complex ethical issues.

On Thursday 21 October, seven Year 7 students ventured into the city to attend ‘Something School’—an event delivered by Something Digital and BOP Industries. The students spent the day listening to industry leaders in the areas of digital technologies and were inspired to explore how they might be able to make a difference in their communities by using digital solutions.

Two St Peters Future Problem Solving (FPS) teams have been selected to compete in the FPS National Finals this October. To get there, the students explored the topic of Human Environmental Impact and, in the final, they’ll move to investigating the future of Personalised Medicine. Some big issues there, but nothing our students aren’t equipped to handle.

Year 12 student, Grace S, recently joined an elite group of St Peters students, becoming the 29th student to receive a Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. In this article, we discuss just what she did to achieve it and how the rest of the College is shaping up in terms of the world renowned ‘Duke of Ed’ Award.

St Peters has seen the rise of many positive outcomes in the aftermath of Brisbane’s COVID-19 lockdowns. Not only have families gained an increased appreciation of what our teachers do behind the scenes, the technological advances that have been adopted around our Indooroopilly campus have been phenomenal. In this article, we share how the Indooroopilly Maths department are leading the charge in bringing innovation to the classroom by partnering with Antares to deploy aleX and QBot.

Learning opportunities are everywhere at St Peters Indooroopilly—a fact that our Year 11 and 12 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) students found out, first-hand, in Term 2. To read all about the unique, creative resources the students found at their disposal, click through now!

Last week, our first group of Year 7 students completed their Ethi‘Cool’ Project presentations. Challenged to combine technological innovations with concepts of ethics, the students produced a range of great, innovative solutions. As in previous years, students faced a panel of industry experts but, this year, had a few extra special guests as well. Click through to find out more!

St Peters Indooroopilly’s 2021 College Captains recently participated in a Courier Mail feature on Queensland’s school leaders. The Captains were asked about their vision for the year—what they planned to do with their leadership over the course of 2021. Read on to find out what they said!

In the lead-up to the centenary of Rotary Australia, the Rotary Club of Kenmore donated a Peace Pole to our Upper Primary students. The pole, one of just 100 donated in Australia, was officially welcomed by our Year 6 students on Tuesday 5 November, 2020—in the College’s 75th year.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) has long elevated St Peters Indooroopilly amongst the pool of Queensland’s leading private schools in Brisbane. The IB’s incorporation of a ‘Growth Mindset’ has enabled St Peters staff to encourage risk-taking which, in turn, has led to prolonged student success. Read on to find out why.

Elite-level athletes are common at St Peters, but more so in the student body, or so we thought! Before the Term 1 Break, we met up with one of our new members of staff to find out a little more about them and their elite sporting career. Can you pick who it is?

Five Year 11 St Peters students participated in the highly competitive annual Wesley Healthcare day, accompanied by Careers Counsellor, Jacqui Estevao. Our students participated in rounds of practical activities with healthcare professionals at Wesley Hospital during the Wesley Healthcare Day. During the day students were shown specialist equipment and learned some techniques for everyday patient checkups. Students have provided their insights from an invaluable day of learning about the healthcare industry and where this career could potentially take them.

Year 5 students, Josh and Steven, took up the challenge from their teacher Ms Hannan to unbox and teach themselves the KANO Pixel Kit—to code a digital animation for their recent Solar System project.

Approximately fifty Year 8 students volunteered to attend the ‘Leadershift Day’ last term, along with the Year 9 Student Leadership team who attended as peer mentors.

Last week a new tradition at St Peters was welcomed — the presentation of Ironbark Badges to formally recognise the completion of an extraordinary outdoor education program seen as a significant Rite of Passage for Year 9 students. Students from 9A, B, C & D were the first groups presented with their Ironbark badges by representatives from the 2018 9A–D groups.