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Congratulations to the following Drama students who have been nominated or accepted into the OnStage Exhibition for Projects. This is the most number of projects nominated for OnStage in recent years. #WeAreBarker

So much gold here on leadership, culture, values and creating trust!Building a school on trust and problem solving – ⁦@MrNickHart⁩ mrnickhart.wordpress.com/2022/11/11/bui…

Key principles taken from Making Every Lesson Count.

What do we want for our children? How do we shift the metrics and the narrative? @SandraMilligan3 invited participants to explore our new assessment and credentialing methods at last week's #ReimaginED22 hosted by @WoodleighInst

Last night our Year 12 families enjoyed a wonderful evening at Miramare Gardens. Thanks to the always entertaining MC, Mr Giltrap and all of the guest speakers who provided the toasts throughout the night. We hope all who attended had a very memorable evening!   #WeAreBarker

Thank you for this excellent research to support what we should all know. Students can learn how to test fitness but mandatory testing in front of peers should never occur, ever, in any school context. @NatPotent @N_Bailey_12 @MsMelissaBrady @Timmy5959 @MattMaco @PiaMidgley

World Architecture Festival reveals its 2022 shortlist ahead of "Together" Lisbon event. Seriously proud that Rosewood is in this list! Some amazing architecture. Congratulations Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille. worldarchitecture.org/architecture-n…

@BarkerCollege @adamjwatson Lovely to hear these stories. I particularly enjoyed listening to Meg Anderson and Renae Camino who have lived the complete professional athlete career and have now ventured into the world of coaching. A must listen for anyone who loves sport. @NatPotent @N_Bailey_12

Given to me by a lovely colleague ⁦@igssyd⁩ as we continue to teach our students at home during the #sydneylockdown

“If teamwork matters, if loyalty matters, if honesty matters, if grit matters, if creativity matters, then we have to start assessing these things, because as it’s often said, what gets measured is what gets treasured.” @edutopia @angeladuckw @smerrill777 edutopia.org/article/school…

Teaching is not a delivery system 🚚, it's an art form 🎨 Sketchnote by @BryanMMathers based on ideas by the late Sir Ken Robinson

Year 12 movie night 🎥 🍿 #WeAreBarker

@m_i_armstrong Congratulations Morgan

ATAR doesn't measure all the wonderful things that make you who you are smh.com.au/national/nsw/a…

Last week in our #ReimaginingCareersEd session we went hunting for the positives for Year 12 of 2020. Many of them are undoubtedly having a very tough time and a lot of 'lost lasts'. Hopefully some of these might help you help some of them. #aussieED #education #remotelearning

Students shape own curriculum in 'new generation' of vocational schools smh.com.au/national/nsw/s… via @smh

PDHPE // Yesterday our Year 7 students were put to the test and challenged in a Barker style Ninja Warriors course, helping to develop their agility, coordination, balance and confidence. #WeAreBarker

'Look past what you're facing right now': Advice for the HSC class of 2020 smh.com.au/national/nsw/l… via @smh

A sports writer finds the 'best teams in history' and discovers the one thing they all have in common abc.net.au/news/2020-07-2… Enthralling. No cricket teams?

@MsMelissaBrady @NatPotent @jvoneinem @geelong71 Agree!