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Funny Face Filters Do you remember the attorney in west Texas who accidentally had a cat face filter on during a Zoom call? It was a very serious meeting with 394th Judicial District Court but the poor attorney didn’t know how to turn off the cat filter. In frustration, he said that the meeting should …
Hark! What news I bring, fair citizens of Sunshine Coast,GCC’s Open Day doth approacheth, and it shall be grand indeed,Not just for newcomers, but for all who partake and boast,Of being part of the finest private school, we doth believe. This year, aye, there be four ways that make it different,Firstly, no torrential rain shall …
At lunchtime, on Wednesdays, a group of Middle School students gather in the pastor’s Lifehouse to learn more about God and his love for them. This term we’ve been looking at a series called Reckless Love by Next Step Ministries. Throughout this study, we have heard the testimonies of people who have had their …
As the summer heat appears to be in decline, we are preparing to sow our winter vegetables. Snow Peas are shooting already; the seed sown from last year’s prosperous harvests. Cabbages and cauliflower seedlings will be planted, and we will begin to discover which pests will need to be kept at bay from the brassica …
Last week marked the terrible anniversary of one year after Russia’s first formal act of war on Ukraine. Unlike any other war, this one has been on our TV, social media and digital news sites every day for just over 365 days. TV news often gives warnings or blurs out the worst of footage but …
It was quite some years ago now that the movie, Accidental Hero, was aired. It told the story of people who were rescued from a burning plane by a man who then disappeared into the night. The tale reveals that the hero was actually an ordinary family man but clearly someone who was decent when …
Setting out on a journey is not always what you expect it to be. The first school week of 2023, I spent with lovely Year 11 students at Mount Tamborine’s Thunderbird Park on the Gold Coast. This will be one of the final camps of their school career. This is the year where the results …
We recently celebrated Queensland School Library Week (QSLW). This year’s theme, ‘Devoted to You’ aptly reflects the commitment that our library team brings to their role in supporting teaching and learning, encouraging a love of reading, and valuing and enhancing the well-being of our students who spend time in the library. These areas were highlighted …
It was John C Maxwell who first said “A leader is someone who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. What makes this such a great quote is that it is catchy and packs an enormous amount of wisdom into the short time it takes to say it. For this reason, I …
When I look back on my time as the College Pastor in the Primary school, I am reminded of a few key things: Firstly, how fast time flies! I am constantly reminded of this when I bump into Secondary students and see how much they have grown since I knew them in Primary, and I …
The Year 11’s of 2023 started off their school year with a camp in the Gold Coast Hinterland. Students travelled to Thunderbird Park for a three-day camp on Mt. Tambourine. It was a great time for all – they braved the heights of the high ropes course, overcame the mud and dirt in the challenge …
Seven of our Glasshouse Christian College students battled it out last weekend at the Queensland Oztag Junior State Cup competing against teams from Townsville through to the Gold Coast. Ella McKenzie and Hadley Smith represented the Caloundra Jets U10 Girls whilst Jett Smith played a pivotal role in the U11 Boys team. Both teams had …
Welcome back to a wonderfully normal (so far) 2023 school year. After three years of extreme weather, restrictions, delays and closures, I think we are all going to enjoy everything 2023 has in store for us. Each year, it is our tradition to embrace a bible verse theme for the year and I think the …
As technology continues to advance, robots and automation are becoming increasingly present in our lives. You may have a robot vacuum cleaner at home and more and more people are buying robot lawnmowers. Not only does this make life much easier but the artificial intelligence and automation of these robots almost let them function with …
It’s been a fantastic start to the year in the Ag Department welcoming new students to the subject as an elective as they come into the senior years, as well as the excitement of our new Agricultural Science unit in Year 9! On the topic of new faces, we welcome Mrs Merisa Wschnat to the …
I have two kids. JJ is six months old and puts everything in his mouth. Sienna is two and let’s just say she can be a picky eater. If we try to feed her something that she hasn’t tried before it is an absolute mission to get her to try it. We’re talking tears and …
Many years ago in a little church in the south of America, there was a heated discussion about silver beavers and dead badgers. It came about when a long-serving Sunday School teacher retired. What should the church give her as a thank-you gift? She was much loved and the church wanted to show her how …
Someone described generosity as being like a heartbeat. It is involuntary. It happens without conscious thought. It is the “without a second thought” showing love to another. A generous person lives a lifestyle of generosity. A lifestyle is defined as the habits, attitudes, moral standards and actions that make up a person’s manner of living. …
In the southern hemisphere, the school year wraps up leading into Christmas. One celebration leads into another and another climaxing in Christmas – the greatest of all celebrations! Another school year is wrapping up quickly. It began a few weeks ago with the Sports Awards Ceremony followed by the Eagle Awards Assembly, then the Middle …
The wonder of Christmas and celebration of the New Year are only weeks away. Families will be reunited again around the festive table and many of us will see friends and family we have not seen for years due to the restrictions of the pandemic. In all the hustle and bustle of getting the house …
Nurturing the joy of connection and learning over the holidays Read More »
A Year five student drew me a portrait of what she thought Jesus might look like. Perhaps it was her way of starting a conversation about Jesus. Maybe she needed to gauge my reaction to see if I recognised Jesus in her drawing. Would I scrunch up my nose and say, ‘That’s not Jesus’? Or, …
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down… Students in Years 9, 11 and 12 Music had the wonderful opportunity of going to see the musical production of Mary Poppins currently showing at QPAC. From the music, to the dancing and stage production, students were wowed by the energy and colour on stage and …
What a fantastic day we had on Wednesday to support Compassion! This year we have introduced a Compassion student into every year level in our Primary school. Each of these children are treated like “one of the class” and moves up to the next year level with the cohort. Students at GCC have a great …
Translation: Six reasons to thank our Japanese students It might be tempting to think we are the ones doing the favour when we host international students but I’m sure we benefit just as much, if not more, from their visits. We just farewelled 19 middle school students from Yamanashi Gakuin, West of Tokyo in Japan. …
We have finished off another bumper year of chess challenges at GCC and we even managed to squeeze in one more inter-school competition this term! Two teams of primary students and one team of secondary students competed at the St Columban’s Invitational Chess Competition. This competition attracted many schools from the Moreton Bay area. All …
Can you imagine going to a brand-new school in a country halfway across the world? Last term, Year 10 had the privilege of welcoming Toku from Japan to Glasshouse Christian College for 9 weeks. It was great to see how welcoming and friendly the Year 10 students were with him – he had friends literally …
Our children are growing up in an influencer economy, where everyone is selfishly motivated by attention and its monetary benefits. Be it through social media avenues or unscripted television programming, our children are exposed to unrealistic and, oftentimes, unhealthy role models. Even when restricting access to these technologies, the values they glorify can infect the …
You know the scenario: You made it through the end-of-school line of cars to pick up your darling child, they toss their backpack in the boot and collapse in the car in a heap. You turn to them expectantly and ask them, “how was your day?” to which you get the response, “fine”. Maybe you …
10 questions that are better than, “How was your day?” Read More »
Welcome back It’s been a busy few terms as we quickly progress towards the end of 2022. We now have a bumper edition of the GCC Secondary Sports report with entries from Term 3 continuing through to the middle of Term 4. If you are a student that has achieved something special in the world …
On Thursday, Year 1 students had a visit from some of our local firefighters, Greg and Michael. Students listened to an interactive educational talk where they were taught how to: Call 000 for help and be reminded of the importance of knowing their home address. What to do if for some reason you catch on …
In the last fortnight we have had three large events, the Dance Showcase on the 14 October and then the Secondary and Primary Sports Presentations last Friday. All three events were fantastic showcases of what our students have been working towards during the year. The dancers showed grace, teamwork and a certain fearlessness as they …
On Friday we will all wear something red as we remember Daniel Morcombe but it will also be a time, with Halloween coming up and the events that surround this practice, that it is important to be careful of our safety especially when we are placed in unfamiliar surroundings and situations. For our Primary students, …
It is no surprise that one of the first words children say is ‘No’. As a young parent, I found navigating this difficult because they did need to eat the food, go to bed, do an activity etc. However, in reality, children at the earliest of ages must have the ability to say no and …
Day for Daniel: Middle Schoolers and Personal Safety Read More »
Recently, 20 of our Year 9 Business students bravely volunteered to attend the Sunshine Coast Big Ideas Challenge. The free event, hosted by Future Anything, an organisation that delivers entrepreneurial programs to schools, brought together 80 students from several schools across the Sunshine Coast in an entrepreneurial, skills-focused, problem-solving challenge. In the short space of …
Term 4 is shaping up to be a very busy time for the Music Department. SHEP During the school holidays, two of our senior students, Jemma Ritson and Madeleine Mullins, participated in SHEP run by the Conservatorium of Music at Griffith University. The State Honours Ensemble Program is an educational program for music students that …
Think, Create, Share – DeLorean Project Youth Innovation Showcase How many different ways could one use a brick? Most people will suggest something to do with building, or maybe breaking (eg- a window). But what else could a brick be used for? Could you use it to file your nails? Could it be a Geisha …
Is this the real life?Is this just fantasy?Caught in a landslide,No escape from realityOpen your eyes,Look up to the skies and see… Once your brain is finished singing, let’s discuss something important, it’s ok I’ll wait…. These lyrics hit home hard for many of us. Maybe it’s because it’s a really catchy tune. Maybe it’s …
During the second week of the September school holidays, I attended QUT’s annual STEM Summit. It was a four-day experience designed to encourage high-achieving students to pursue a career in the STEM fields. Throughout the summit, I was treated like a QUT undergraduate student, receiving engaging lectures from industry professionals as well as professors from …
Sophie Doyle and Estah Muller were very proud to represent the Sunshine Coast at the Qld School Sport Athletics Championships last week in Brisbane. Sophie qualified for the State Championships after running a fantastic 1500m race at the Regional Championships where she placed 3rd. Sophie has trained hard to compete in both State Cross Country …
Sophie and Estah compete at State Athletics Championships Read More »
If you grew up in a big family or small community then this topic might seem downright silly. Don’t all children naturally develop friendship skills? Do we really have to teach our children about friendship? Developing friendship skills used to happen more naturally when we played in the street with the neighbours’ kids or even …
Year 12 Industrial Technology Skills students have been applying the technology of CNC plasma cutting to create a workshop sign based around the college logo. They worked in teams to develop the designs for each section of the sign. The layouts were set up using CAD and then the individual components were plasma cut from …
Design and Technologies Engineering Metal Craft project Read More »
What does a ‘Sola Powered Faith’ and ‘Concrete’ have in common? It’s a strange question but considering the recent events surrounding the short-lived career as Essendon’s CEO, Andrew Thorburn’s pressured resignation demonstrates two present-day threats, especially for Christian leaders. Wokeness can be external, attempting to erode a Faith Foundation from outside. (See ‘Waves of Wokeness …
Glasshouse Christian College teachers have collaborated with the University of the Sunshine Coast in developing a Sustainable Neighbourhoods program to teach secondary students. Our teachers were part of the pilot program and have given feedback on the content and implementation, to help the developers create a more engaging and student-friendly product. In Term 4, we …
In our assembly this week we were able to celebrate a large number of primary students who have been busy challenging themselves in several gruelling competitions this semester. In August, a group of 28 students from Years 3 to 6 were nominated by their teachers to participate in the Prime Minister’s Spelling Beet. The Spelling …
What beautiful weather we had this week as we celebrated Grandparents Day. It was wonderful to chat with many of our very precious grandparents and to see the twinkle and sparkle in many young eyes when grandparents arrived at school to spend the afternoon. (Most of the photos are now on Pixevety so we hope you …
Year 7 has been exploring the world of physics in STEM this term, investigating the forces that make our world ‘turn’ and the simple machines that help us harness these forces, such as levers, wheel and axles, screws, and pulleys. Their newfound knowledge would soon come to good use with the cohort travelling to Aussie …
One of my roles as a College Pastor is to support students when they’re struggling in life. There are many reasons why students struggle and it’s not always the result of something big happening. Sometimes it can be the combination of a lot of little things causing them to feel overwhelmed. A change in your …
Year 10 students gallantly gave up the last week of their school holidays to get out into the workplace from the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane. With a couple of brave souls heading interstate! The students did themselves and the College proud, with employers animately telling us of their employability, interest and motivation. It was a …
Our Primary School students have been big bucket-fillers for many years now however, for those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, ‘bucket-filling’ is used to refer to positive attitudes and behaviour. The analogy is that we all carry an invisible bucket of our emotions and feelings. When our buckets are full, we are …
What a day! Last Wednesday, nine of our Year 5-8 young ladies competed in ‘The Fuse Cup – Girl Gamers’ event. The event was held at Emmanuel College on the Gold Coast and saw around 70 girls from around the state come together to compete against each other at MarioCart. The focus of the event …
