The shrill sounds of four-year-olds dancing and singing songs at the top of their lungs may not be everybody’s ‘cup of tea’, but for new Kindergarten teacher Mrs Rebecca McCready the gospel tunes are exactly her way of showing what God’s love can look like for children of a young and tender age: “We can […]
Being married to a South African husband with a very French surname, Mrs Shan Le Roux (pronounced Le-roo) hails from East London – but not the one in the United Kingdom! Believe it or not, Google tells us that there is an ‘East London’ in South Africa, albeit lacking the cockney accents and the football
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Can you remember 1988 ? Some of us were not born yet, some of us were celebrating Australia’s bicentenary (1788-1998) and there was no internet, social media or selfies to capture these moments. Thirty four years ago, in 1988, Clive Smith began teaching at Swan Christian College. “There has been a lot of water under
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Two hours drive south of the South African capital city of Pretoria lies the tiny town of Klerksdorp. Until today, it was unknown to most of us in ·èÂí¸èÎèÐã. That all changes today. Lize (pronounced LEE-za) Janse Van Rensburg, ·èÂí¸èÎèÐã’s newest employee (TASS Application Support Officer) hails from this remote part of South Africa, and
Finding a short-term replacement for Anna Guy in the ·èÂí¸èÎèÐã Office was never going to be easy. Anna is known as the person who keeps the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Graeme Cross, on time for every meeting and ensures that high standards of cleanliness are maintained in the Padbury Terrace buildings – despite the
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Since the early 1980’s, Mrs Sally Hopper has been a fixture in ·èÂí¸èÎèÐã classrooms, teaching more than one thousand pupils during her tenure across Kalamunda, Mundaring and Midland. As an Early Years specialist, she has often been the first teacher that young children encounter as they begin their long journey into Christian education. However, most
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For the past couple of months, visitors to the ·èÂí¸èÎèÐã Office have missed out on being greeted with a smile by Simone Van Zuylen who works on the Front Reception as well as handling a number of duties in the Finance team at the same time. “I recently had six weeks off with medical leave.
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04:30 am Wake Up 05:15 am Begin Body Fit Class 06:05 am Complete Class and return home as my family awakes This is not the sort of schedule that many of us covet at this time of year. Mrs Jerilyn Chan wakes at unearthly hours because she believes that it makes her a better teacher,
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When Belinda Godfrey left the ·èÂí¸èÎèÐã Human Resource team last term to pursue a career in consulting, a shuffle took place at the ·èÂí¸èÎèÐã Office that opened up new opportunities in the Finance team. The Human Resource position was filled by Finance’s Renae Matich, leaving a void in Finance – enter Mrs Lizl Coetzee! While
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As a relatively new employee to ·èÂí¸èÎèÐã (Marie began as the Community Engagement & Enrolments Officer at Swan Christian College in mid-April 2021), Marie Goodchild brings a lifetime of experience to Swan – and a very famous surname! It was Brian Goodchild who was at the first meeting (in August 1981) regarding the formation of
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