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Mindfulness at BIS
Self-Awareness and Self-Management are just a couple of the skills students learn and develop at BIS as they explore their emotional and social capabilities. One of the ways they do this is through the practice of yoga. Increasingly awareness has...
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First Name Basis
Call me Jen. Why we use first names at BIS. First names for teachers and staff have been a constant at Brisbane Independent School for 50 years. Lately there is discussion in primary schools from greater Brisbane, to wider Queensland,...
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BIS awarded Capital Grant funding for major works
In late 2017 BIS was awarded a capital grant from the Education Department to commence major works at the school. We caught up with current Board Chair, Jodie Jetann to find out more about the process and the projected works....
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A response to the latest Gonski Review
by Jennifer Haynes, Integral Educator at Brisbane Independent School I write this with the hope and belief that today heralds the beginning of a new era in Australian Education. The latest Gonski report “Through Growth to Achievement” demands a radical...
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What does “Education” mean to Australians?
By Principal Jennifer Haynes I was listening to an interesting discussion on “The Minefield” on Radio National today, discussing the purpose of education in our country and it made me think about our obsession with finding an answer to this question, outside...
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Growing into ourselves
Over the past 5 years BIS has been going through some amazing growth. There is an obvious need in the community for a school that both encourages intellectual excitement as well as allowing the social and emotional needs of the...