ADVENTIST
EDUCATION EDUCATION
HILLS ADVENTIST COLLEGE
While school students are finishing their eighth week in Sydney’s lockdown and year 12 are in the midst of their HSC, local Hills school captains and principals were asked by Hills Shire Times. Hills Adventist College principal, Carlie Deppeler, said “This is such a difficult time for everyone, and I would like to encourage parents in this journey, and recognise the amazing job they are doing to support their children’s learning, emotional wellbeing and physical needs all while trying to manage their own workloads, anxieties and general wellbeing.
Carlie Deppeler’s top tips: 1. Have compassion for yourselves and for others – adjust your expectations as we all learn together what our children and ourselves are capable of in this environment. Some days, and for some students, just attempting a task might be a reason to celebrate. 2. Celebrate the positive – Ask your child or yourselves every week “What have you done this week that you are proud of?” 3. Find structure – Children of all ages and many adults thrive with structure, so find a way to create a sense of certainty in the day, even when the world around us seems so uncertain and unpredictable.
HURSTVILLE ADVENTIST COLLEGE Lockdown hasn’t stopped Hurstville Adventist School from worshipping! Every morning at 9am our school joins on zoom together to sing and praise God. Our chaplain Miss Cassie leads 130+ students and their families in singing, dancing and worshipping God.
4. Find some time for fun – While so many of the ways we create memories with our families are not possible right now, it is important we try and create our own positive family memories of lockdown by playing games, creating a family challenge or just getting outside and exercising together.”
One of the parents wrote about Hurstville and said….. “We are so very thankful that we are part of the HAS school community. I also love worship every day, it is such an amazing way to keep the whole school connected in these times. So the biggest shout out to everyone at HAS and to you for your leadership through these times, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.” (Rebecca Kant) A big shout out to our amazing Chaplain Miss Cassie for uniting our school through Jesus, for taking the time to connect with parents on zoom, and being a light for our community in uncertain times.
