Christian Education National

Our school is part of the Christian Schools Tasmania family. We are also part of Christian Education National (CEN), a community of schools unified around the common goal of authentic, Bible-based, Christ-centred education. I started my career in a CEN school, and I’ve had the honour to work at three CEN schools in total. It has been wonderful to experience being a part of the CEN community. The first of these was a remote school for secondary Indigenous students. The other was a K-12 campus that also has a trades training centre attached.  In my twelve years in Christian education, I have learnt that each CEN school has a different flavour. Still all seek to deliver the curriculum through a Christian worldview, and that the community of each CEN school is robust, inclusive and fosters partnerships with parents.    

I also had the privilege to attend a CEN school for my college education, and I still look back at those years with fond memories. During my first week at this new school, I was challenged by the concept that no part of school life is unimportant to the Lord, and thus I was encouraged to celebrate the Lordship of Christ over all creation. I still remember my pre-tertiary Mathematics class; we were studying interest and finances, and I remember being made aware that the resources and money that I had was not mine, but indeed was God’s. I was to be wise with God’s money and use it to serve Him. The education I received at a CEN school made me aware of how God is involved in all areas of our life.

What is the vision and mission of Christian Education National:
All CEN Schools are diverse in many ways but are all intimately connected and defined by strong partnerships between home, church, and school to promote a transforming and biblically-authentic approach to education that:

• celebrates the lordship of Christ over all of life;

• positions the gospel rather than cultural forces as the primary shaper of how we think and live; and

• affirms the role of parents as having a responsibility to ensure their children are educated within this understanding. 

This video captures the vision and mission of Christian Education National.

Above all, CEN promotes a Christian worldview of transformation where Jesus’ love, power, and authority inform and guide all practice and community life of the member schools in areas of leadership, management, teaching, curriculum, and effective governance.

It is our prayer that as you engage with the mission and vision for Christian education, you also enjoy the broader connection we have with associations and schools all over Australia. We are indeed, stronger together.

Miss Bethany Armstrong - Principal

Return to Face-to-Face Teaching

From Monday 25 May, we will be resuming face-to-face teaching for all year levels (Kinder to Year 6). Our Distance Learning Programs will cease on Friday May 22. However, schools will continue to provide distance learning materials to any students who are unable to attend school due to being in a vulnerable category until the end of Term 2. If you missed it you can read our CEO's announcement from earlier this week.

Despite the feelings of isolation and the frustrations of distance learning that many of you have experienced during this time, I am thankful for the many positive experiences and learning opportunities that are occurring in Year 5.

Producing online learning videos for YouTube, with the much-needed assistance of other staff, has forced me to upskill and become increasingly more confident in navigating a digital classroom environment. In education, the phrase ‘21st-century teaching’ defines the evolving landscape of the classroom and the changes we need to make as we teach this next generation. Our Distance Learning Program has forced us to move directly into this territory and explore different ways to convey and deliver content.  I know this experience will change the way I prepare lessons and receive student submissions of work when we resume face to face teaching.

I have been blown away by the quality of the work submitted. The individuality of submissions that distance learning has allowed students to express is inspiring. I am also thankful for the diligence of our parent and guardian community in their commitment to assisting their children. Taking on the role of a teacher and parent is not an easy feat. I have experienced the same difficulties with my children who have been learning from home. Therefore, I want to take this opportunity to express my thanks and gratitude to those parents who have continued to keep an open dialogue with me, making this process as productive and beneficial as possible.

Mr Dean Prentice - Year 5 Teacher

Lego Challenge #1

We have had some great entries for the first of our Lego Challenges. This is for the whole family, and yes, there will be prizes - one for families of students from
Kinder to Year 2, and another for families with students from Years 3 to 6.

Our first challenge is to design and build a remote school with Lego. It could be in space, on an island, in your backyard, up a treehouse, at the beach, or in the desert as some examples. Get it? REMOTE school!

Once you have built your remote Lego school, take a photo and email it by Friday 15 May. Please include a short description, your family name and the age group that the entry is for, eg K-2 or Year 3-6.

Mr Malcolm Lacy - Chaplain

Virtual Open Month

We’re excited to announce that all this month we're holding virtual tours for future parents, carers and students. If you know someone who is interested in enrolling at Northern let them know they can book a personalised tour of our school virtually or on-site today!

To book a tour or find out more visit northern.tas.edu.au.