schools

A new prayer labyrinth on the grounds of Encounter Lutheran College has been many years in the dreaming, but just a few short weeks in the making. The collaboration between Victor Harbor Lutheran Church and Encounter Lutheran College was made a reality thanks to an LLL 100 Year Anniversary Grant.

From door-to-door there are just 50 steps separating Langmeil Thanksgiving Church and Faith Lutheran College Junior Campus in Tanunda. So when contemplating a name for the church’s outreach initiative to reconnect with the school community, 50 Steps seemed the perfect choice.

Bug hunting, wood cutting, mud play and den building may not sound like typical school activities, but for the lucky students at Lobethal Lutheran Primary School it’s all in a day’s work.

Lutheran education facilities joined forces at the annual Connected Schools Combined Boards Meeting held recently, with this year’s focus being on the new LENSW Strategic Intentions.

Calvary Lutheran Primary School in Morphett Vale has big plans for the creation of a community hub – one that will help change the lives of struggling and vulnerable local families.

Lutheran Education SA, NT & WA (LESNW) recently introduced its new Strategic Intentions, with the aim of moving into the future with a collective focus for all Lutheran learning communities. The new set of Strategic Intentions will serve as a dynamic roadmap for LESNW over the next three years.

Immanuel Primary School Novar Gardens has made a pact to help heal the planet and their message has gone right to the top, with students putting some tough questions to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, as part of a segment for television show Behind the News (BTN).

The front garden of St Pauls Lutheran Church, McLaren Vale, is sprouting seedlings and a brand new look, thanks to the students of Tatachilla Lutheran College’s Conservation and Land Management course.

With the ever-increasing diversity and complexity of societal issues, Lutheran learning communities can often feel challenged in knowing how to talk about God or relate theology to practice.

It is no secret that Victor Harbor Lutheran Church is an ‘ageing’ congregation, but that hasn’t stopped its members from connecting with the local school community at Encounter Lutheran College.