Here in Australia, we are blessed with good fortune, and at Prince of Peace Lutheran College, we like to encourage our students to share that good fortune with those less fortunate. Each year, our Junior Campus participates in Samaritan’s Purse – Operation Christmas Child, an initiative that reaches out to children in poverty with a gift-filled shoebox and…
Prince of Peace Lutheran College students have outperformed the Queensland and National averages in all year levels and all areas of assessment in 2016 NAPLAN testing. Year 3 and Year 5 results have shown improvements over 2015 results, with one hundred per cent of Year 3 students outperforming State and National averages in all testing…
What do you get when you combine tooth picks and marshmallows? An elephant leg, of course! While that sounds like a corny joke, the more meaningful answer is that you get engaged students, who are learning with purpose as they combine literature studies with Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) learning. As part of the English…
The beginning of a new term is a good time to reflect on your child’s learning journey and make plans and goals for his or her next steps. One way of boosting motivation and determination to do better is by helping your child develop a ‘growth mindset’. A growth mindset helps students to understand that intelligence…
Late last term, our Year 11 and 12 students were involved in the Docudrama program, a senior school road safety education program run by the RACQ. Docudrama involves emergency service workers and other local professionals to demonstrate a ‘mock crash’ road safety scenario. Students then explore and are equipped with real world strategies for combating…
The Prince of Peace Lutheran College Junior Campus Chess Club enjoyed a successful day out at the recent Gardiner Chess North Brisbane Primary School Competition with some notable wins and performances. Chess Club Coordinator Mr Andrew Russell said that Prince of Peace had its largest-ever representation at the event. “With 26 players out to do…
Forty of our Year 9 students this week set off on a three-week outdoor education experience at the Mt Binga Outdoor Education Centre, 20km west of Blackbutt. The stay at Mt Binga is part of the College’s year-long Ubuntu program, an offering unique to Prince of Peace Lutheran College. ‘Ubuntu’ is a Southern African term…
Last week, students in Year 2 to Year 6 were part of the POP Hour of Code. The students undertook a range of challenges to learn the basics of coding or challenged themselves with something more. Earlier in Term 2, the Prince of Peace Lutheran College Junior Campus teachers also spent time learning to code. Coding is considered…
Our Junior Campus Year 5–6 Senior Choir students opened the 11th Annual Scientific Meeting of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy with a beautiful rendition of our National Anthem.
Congratulations go to all our representatives at the District Cross Country Carnival, but particularly to district champion, Year 6 student Heidi Noon. Heidi led her event from start to finish and was a worthy champion. In all, three Junior Campus runners qualified for the next level of event, the regional championships, with a fourth earning…
Prince of Peace Year 8 student Samuel Luff has won a silver medal at the Australian Junior Championships, which were held last month at the Western Australian Athletics Centre in Perth. Samuel competed as part of the Queensland Heat Athletics Team and placed second in the U14 Men’s Hammer Throw, with a throw of 39.08m.…
Three Prince of Peace Senior Campus students were recently selected to represent Queensland at this month’s 2016 Australian Junior Athletics Championships. Stephanie Bleckwehl will compete in the U16 Women’s 400m and 800m track events, Samuel Luff will contest the U14 Men’s Javelin Throw and Hammer Throw, and Cooper Schmidt will compete in the U16 Men’s 100m…
We understand that deciding which school is best for your child is complex. No two children are the same – each has his or her own character, likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses. At Prince of Peace we embrace each other’s differences to provide a warm and welcoming environment for students and their families. When…
Prince of Peace Lutheran College is undertaking an exciting new endeavour in 2016, entering into a partnership to support the small Cambodian village of Kompoksteav, located in Battambang Province in north-west Cambodia. Through a long-term Village Partnership, the College will fund building projects that improve the standard of living of the 480 villagers in Kompoksteav…
Students at Prince of Peace Lutheran College have again achieved outstanding OP results in 2015. Of the 2015 cohort, 88 percent of students were OP eligible, well above the State average. Twenty-six per cent of OP-eligible students received an OP 1-5, and all OP-eligible students received an OP 18 or above. Sophie Priebennow, a student at Prince…
The Meals 4 You Ministry, a joint Prince of Peace Church and Prince of Peace Lutheran College initiative to help local families and individuals in need, reached a significant milestone on Thursday 15 October, with the cooking of the ministry’s 5000th meal. Brisbane City Council representative for McDowall, Councillor Norm Wyndham, was on hand to assist…
From 2016, Prince of Peace Lutheran College students will study Indonesian from Prep to Year 10 as a continuous language experience, with the option to study Indonesian through to Year 12. Prince of Peace’s new Indonesian language program has been developed in line with the Queensland Government’s Advancing Education plan, which identifies the study of…
While most students spent their recent school holidays relaxing, six Prince of Peace Lutheran College Year 11 students enjoyed a very different experience in Southeast Asia. Jasmine McLeod, Jonathan Southward, Jak Speirs, Nicholas Telfer, Laura Wilton, and Hannah Yarnold joined with students from three other Lutheran schools as part of an Australian Lutheran World Service…
Prince of Peace Lutheran College students excelled in this year’s national History and Geography competitions, with nine students from Years 8, 10 and 12 receiving awards. High Distinctions were awarded to Year 12 students Lachlan McLean (pictured) and Ethan Robinson in the multiple-choice Australian Geography Competition. The Australian Geography Competition assesses Australian secondary school students’…
