This month we spoke to Deanne Garrett, Principal of Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville. Deanne shares what she hopes to achieve as Principal and the best thing about living and working in tropical Far North Queensland.
Torres Strait School Helping to Preserve Critically Endangered Local Languages
Year 5 and 6 students at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School at Waibeni (Thursday Island) have been learning local traditional language as part of the school’s commitment to preserving the critically endangered languages of the remote region.
Swapping the Big Smoke for Island Life
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School teacher Hannah Cantwell shares her experience swapping her big city life in Melbourne for a slower-paced existence on Thursday Island – and the career opportunities that came with it!
Keeping High-Performing Teachers in the Classroom
Highly Accomplished Teacher and Lead Teacher (HAT and LT) certification is keeping our high-performing teachers in classrooms across the Cairns Diocese.
Scholarships Ensure Bright Future for Far North
Job stability, lifestyle factors and opportunities for growth are enticing Far North workers to reskill as teachers.
Fruity Far North School Helps Students Thrive
A fruity bunch of staff at a Cairns secondary school are sparking important conversations and a whole heap of fun.
Cairns School’s Cuddly Christmas Gift
A Cairns primary school will give sick and vulnerable kids a compassionate – and very cuddly – gift this Christmas.
Canine Creating Calm at Tablelands College
Proving to be more than the teacher’s pet, newly appointed Mount St Bernard College staff member, Bernard, has been recruited for the role of School Therapy Dog to assist the wellbeing of all staff and students.
Cairns Students Create Body Positivity App
A group of Cairns schoolgirls have created an app that helps to promote body positivity by lifting the lid onfilters and Photoshop.
