Articles by Emma Blackford

Catholic Schools

It's Catholic Schools Week - celebrate with us

March 06, 2016

This week, 56 Catholic schools in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle will be among 620 schools across NSW and the ACT celebrating Catholic Schools Week (6 - 12 March) 2016.

Catholic Schools

GALLERY: Called to Serve Mass 2016

February 16, 2016

Last Tuesday night, staff from Catholic schools in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle filled the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton, to join Bishop Bill Wright, clergy, parishioners and their peers for the annual Called to Serve Mass.

Catholic Schools

GALLERY: St Patrick's Swansea Kindys start 'big school'

February 09, 2016

On Wednesday February 3, a happy group of kindergarten students started their very first day of big school at St Patrick’s Primary School, Swansea.

Aurora

11 Schools Remember with Poppies

November 03, 2015 Comments

Remembrance Day is held in Australia on 11 November each year to commemorate all Australians who have died as a result of war.

Aurora

Educating Kids for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet

October 06, 2015 Comments

Once children responded to the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up? ” with answers such as “A teacher, doctor, firefighter, miner or astronaut”. In 2015, if children answer this question by saying ‘I don’t know’, they’re probably spot on. Chances are, their jobs haven’t been created yet.

Aurora

Learning From the Goodes and the Not So Good

September 01, 2015 Comments

The nation was divided recently as to whether or not the booing directed at Adnyamathanha man and 2014 Australian of the Year, AFL star, Adam Goodes, from a group of fired-up spectators in the crowd, was racially motivated or not.

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