by | Oct 19, 2022 | Chaplain spotlight
While walking out in the yard I found one of the students crying. She explained that she was having friendship troubles. She asked if she could get her friend [to come in and see me along with herself] and we could all talk about it. The girls were open about who did...
by | Oct 19, 2022 | Chaplain spotlight
I meet with a Grade 4 boy who lives with his grandparents because his parents have drug issues and so are unable to care for him adequately. He has trouble with anger, which he exhibited towards both his grandparents and in the classroom.He decided to come and talk...
by | Oct 19, 2022 | Chaplain spotlight
I was doing a craft activity with a seven year old boy, as we chatted about his day. We finally got onto the subject of family and I asked him who was living in his house with him. He told me that he was living with his grandparents and another sibling and...
by | Oct 9, 2022 | Stories
School chaplains have a heart to care for the social and emotional wellbeing of our young people and families, and students and parents of LGBTIQ+ students know that they will be safe talking to their chaplain. Flo is a Year 11 student who identifies as a lesbian, and...
by | Oct 9, 2022 | Stories
When Khadra and her young family migrated to a small rural community from South Africa in 2013, she worked hard to integrate her children into a new and foreign culture. Chaplains like Wanda are trained and equipped to journey with families like Saara’s to help them...
