Staff, students, parents and congregational members have been advised that the three Wimmera schools; Horsham, Dimboola and Nhill, will be amalgamating as Wimmera Lutheran College from January 2025. This process began in the middle of last year, with sincere thanks to all those on the Working Party who have toiled behind the scenes to ensure […]
Archives for 2024
Pause Saturday
What are your memories of Easter Saturday? My early years of church life were at Calvary, Morphett Vale SA. My parents led the youth group so I got to join in all sorts of teen activities while still early primary age. You can imagine how cool I thought that was! Holy Saturday was an exciting […]
Data collection for the CSCF project
Data Collection March project work focussed on data collection. Many thanks to those who have contributed documents and feedback so that we can get the richest, most robust information possible. Your feedback will be used by both the Reference Group and subsequent Focus Groups to revise and enhance the next version of the framework. Over […]
Free to flourish
It is fantastic that so many Lutheran learning communities (ie. schools and early childhood services (ECS)) across all regions are willing to be ‘Free to Flourish focus schools’ for 2024. Thank you! This involves: Partnering with LEA to explore the potential of Free to Flourish in their contexts Developing plans and resources for others to […]
Ministry Personnel Workshops
These 3-day workshops were held in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide during February and March. They were developed to support Ministry Personnel in Lutheran schools and early childhood services (ECS) to work towards their LEA Accreditation of Ministry Personnel (Am). This program was collaboratively developed with school pastors, ministry staff, chaplains and lay workers. It has […]
Next Ed Conference
Next Ed Conference
Jill Lange-Mohr OAM: Chair for the Board of LEA
Ms Jill Lange-Mohr OAM has been appointed Chair of the Board for Lutheran Education Australia (BLEA). As a former boarding student at Concordia College in Toowoomba, Jill’s embrace and confident sharing of her faith shaped her path as an educator within Lutheran schools. Jill began her career as a teacher at Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell […]
Spiritual Leadership in Lutheran schools
Policy Review and Workshop. On Monday 4 March a group of bishops, regional and national leaders, school principals and school pastors came together to begin the review of a number of documents related to the mutual ministry of principal and pastor in Lutheran schools and the responsibilities around spiritual leadership in a Lutheran context. The […]
Focussing on the CSCF: a review and revision process
As it has been nearly 20 years since the Christian Studies Curriculum Framework (CSCF) was first drafted, Lutheran Education Australia (LEA) has the support of the Board for Lutheran Education Australia (BLEA) to review, revise and rework the CSCF in 2024. The intent of the review is to build on the great work done by […]
Welcome Janet Moeller
We are delighted to announce that Janet Moeller has joined LEA as the Project Officer for the review of the Christian Studies Curriculum Framework (CSCF). Janet is a dedicated professional with a profound passion for Lutheran education and a global commitment to enhancing teaching and learning. In her free time, you will see Janet on […]