New Initiative for 2024 will bring Families Closer and Engagement with the School to a New Level

by Warren Spooner, School Pastor

As 2023 is winding down and we’re all looking forward to celebrating the birth of our Saviour, we thought that you would like to get a “heads up” on an important initiative for 2024. 

Distance is always the challenge in our learning platform … 

How can we bring families closer to one another? 

How can we engage well with students and parent educators across the State in a real and meaningful way? 

We will be inviting families to attend a series of “Cluster Meetings” across Queensland, beginning in the far north at the start of Term 1, 2024, that will give us all the opportunity to collaboratively work at better engagement on a local level. 

Every family will have the opportunity to “opt in” to a Cluster group of families who have students at the school and who live as close to one another as is feasible. 

Why establish Family Clusters? 

The Cluster will be the first non-curricular connection point between families and other families and families and the School. 

• It will be a place for parents to share ideas and ask for advice or direction (from one another or from the School). 
• It will be the conduit for ideas and suggestions (and offers of assistance) to flow to the School. 
• It will have a Notice (Information) Page for the group on Learning@Faith. 
• And it will have parent representative/s nominated to represent the Cluster in matters relating to the School. 
• It will help families to get to know other School families and to interact socially if they so desire. 

Ps Was (Warren Spooner), our School Pastor, will take the lead on the School’s side and will be mounting an initial visit to each of the Clusters as early in Semester 1 of 2024 as is feasible. 

At those initial meetings, Ps Was will … 

• Unpack a Vision for the Clusters and facilitate discussions around the distinct needs and hopes of each individual Cluster. 
• With the help of various members of staff, he will compile recommendations on how the School can best provide support for each Cluster. 
• Initially, Ps Was will take on the role of first contact point for the Clusters when questions, suggestions, clarifications and the like are needed by a Cluster. 
• As staffing levels permit “down the road”, the end goal will be for each Cluster to have at least one member of staff who will take this responsibility as part of their role. 

Stay Tuned! The School will be advising every family of their opportunity to opt into a membership to a specific Cluster!