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Educating Girls
Educating Girls
June 25, 2024
The Power of (Dis)connection
One of the most significant obstacles we face as educators and parents spends a significant amount of time in the...
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September 15, 2023
Nurturing Friendships at Meriden
Having good friends is an important part of school life, as is navigating the inevitable seasons of challenge or conflict...
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May 21, 2023
Music and Wellbeing
The Music program at Meriden has gone from strength to strength in recent times. The Amadeus program has helped nurture...
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October 17, 2022
Feeling connected, seen and understood
I recently spoke to the Good Weekend about the holistic approach Meriden takes to fostering the wellbeing of our students. Click...
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July 25, 2022
The benefits of single-sex education
Over the past few weeks, the debate about single-sex education vs co-education for students in Australia has, once again, appeared...
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February 24, 2022
An evidence-based approach to homework in the Senior School
Although homework is a much-debated issue, purposeful homework with just the right degree of challenge can be a powerful learning...
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January 20, 2022
Thriving in the 21st Century
How do we best contribute to the development of citizens who are more discerning and able to work through complex...
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June 18, 2021
The importance of sleep
The advice from the Sleep Foundation is that teenagers should be getting at least eight hours of sleep on a school night....
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May 20, 2021
The benefits of reading for fun
Recent research has explored how reading fiction influences our brain development. The researchers asked students about their reading interests, how...
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March 5, 2021
What does Meriden say about consent?
The recent petition that has been circulating in Australia regarding the issue of consent calls for the holistic teaching of...
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February 24, 2021
Lateral Learning skills assessed in Year 7
As we prepare our students for a future in which the skills of research, critical thinking and STEM will be...
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