​Last year Kaylee Neil, our Year 12 Springfield Captain, was chosen as part of a group of 16 Australian student leaders for the political trip of a lifetime in January 2020. The United Nations (UN) Youth Political Tour is an annual, four-week program where delegates visit US cities including New York, Boston, Washington and San Francisco to explore the current state of American politics.

Cooking, exercise classes, trivia, pet appreciation, drama club and more—whoever said At Home Learning meant being alone didn’t know our St Peters community! Over the last month, staff and students from all year-levels have banded together after school hours to participate in a range of Zoom Extra-Curricular Activities. While many of these activities have wrapped up (with students now back on campus), the glowing reports are still rolling in. We caught up with Mrs Maynard to find out more about the innovative initiative that ensured St Peters maintained connections at home.

True to the St Peters motto ‘Plus Ultra’ the new Junior High Precinct, for Year 7 to Year 9 students, truly embodies its meaning—Ever Higher. The Precinct provides opportunities to bring students together in new ways that will enhance their sense of belonging in Junior High and celebrate life and learning.

Year 1 students and staff recently worked on a fun and inspiring task during their online learning program. The ‘The Joy Project’ became a positive, community building, activity involving creative hands-on learning experiences through a variety of mediums.

Opening in 2008, St Peters Springfield originally opened its doors to 96 founding students. With a dedicated team, and the support of the Springfield community, the College has since moved to its own modern purpose-built facility and is now an educational home to over 600 students and over 70 teachers and staff. A group of our founding students, Renieke, Hannah and Noami, share their experiences of their life at St Peters Lutheran College Springfield.

Mental health awareness is important at the best of times. In the midst of COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, it’s even more crucial that we take measures to ensure good mental health, especially given our teachers and students have started At Home Learning this week. This article presents a few top tips for maintaining good mental health while online learning. Read on to find out more.

Elite-level athletes are common at St Peters, but more so in the student body, or so we thought! Before the Term 1 Break, we met up with one of our new members of staff to find out a little more about them and their elite sporting career. Can you pick who it is?

Feeling distracted and worried may be a common theme at the moment but there are always people you can turn to for help. Read about the Springfield Captains' take-away tips for learning online as well as the best places you can go for extra help and support.

Springfield College Captains ‘care and share’ advice with online learning can lead to better study and work habits for everyone.