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Macquarie College Spiritual Health Check
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OUR PURPOSE: AS A SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY
The school’s policies and procedures actively promote and support Adventist beliefs and lifestyle.
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The school strives to uphold the Adventist ethos in the selection of staff.
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The school strives to uphold the Adventist ethos when enroling students.
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The school strives to uphold the Adventist ethos with respect to the selection and use of teaching resources.
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All teachers take an active role in making Adventist beliefs highly relevant to learning, living and teaching in contemporary society.
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All teachers take a happy and active role in presenting worships and devotionals at school.
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The school provides spiritually innovative and rewarding worship and devotional times for staff.
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The school provides spiritually innovative and rewarding worship and devotional times for students.
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Devotional and worship times a guarded and valued by staff.
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Teachers intentionally apply Biblical principles to their teaching and is reflected in their planning documents.
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The school engages and challenges students through the teaching of the Adventist Encounter Curriculum and utilises its methodology, scope, sequence, resources and outcomes.
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The school staff promote and practise Adventist principles of health and balanced living.
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The school provides daily opportunities that encourage staff and students to be engaged and actively involved in enriching prayer and worship to support their growing faith.
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Students can identify what makes their school distinctively Adventist.
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The school offers frequent and diverse service opportunities that allow students and staff to actively express their faith in practical ways.
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The school has a rich and active partnership with the local Adventist churches.
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The school’s programs provide students with the opportunity to develop into informed, responsible and compassionate citizens.
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The school consistently implements behaviour management policies and procedures that are redemptive, positive and equitable.
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The day-to-day words and behaviours of staff and students consistently demonstrate Christian values in action.
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The school’s vision, mission and values are explicitly Biblical, Christ-centred and present a distinctively Seventh-day Adventist worldview.
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The school offers a diverse range of engaging experiences that encourage students to develop a vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
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All staff actively support, model and promote the vision, mission and values of the school through such things as; conversations, classroom practice, service opportunities, etc.
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The school offers a diverse range of engaging experiences that encourage parents and friends of the school to develop a vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
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Interviews with prospective parents are conducted in a way that makes it clear that nurture and growth of our Adventist Identity is precious to the school.
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OUR PURPOSE: OUR FAITH SHARING
The school has a clearly defined policy that articulates the purpose of sharing Adventist faith.
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The school clearly shares its Adventist faith and distinctives with new enrolments.
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The school clearly shares its Adventist faith and distinctives with new families.
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The school has a clearly defined strategy that articulates how to share Adventist faith.
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The school visually reflects ‘Special Character’ in its programs, presentation and practice.
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The school is intentionally building faith-based relationships and a strong sense of community between staff, students and families.
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The school community recognises, respects and includes people at various stages of faith development and spiritual understanding.
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Students are frequently challenged to make choices or commitments to Jesus as a result of the school’s faith sharing strategies.
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The school provides many diverse and engaging opportunities for student participation in worship, chapels, Weeks of Worship and other faith sharing events.
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The school provides many diverse and engaging opportunities for parent participation in worship, chapels, Weeks of Worship and other faith sharing events.
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The school provides many diverse and engaging opportunities for staff participation in worship, chapels, Weeks of Worship and other faith sharing events.
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The school actively demonstrates Christ’s love in practical ways by meeting the specific needs of members of the school community.
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Staff and students are regularly and actively engaged in a range of on-going service activities, both internal and external, to meet identified needs within the community.
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The school actively supports and value-adds to the faith sharing events and programs in the local churches.
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The school dedicates a noteworthy amount of time and financial budget towards the development of faith sharing strategies and activities.
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OUR PURPOSE: PROVIDING PASTORAL CARE
Positive and supportive relationships are actively nurtured in daily interactions throughout the school community.
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The school offers events to connect, support and grow staff spiritually outside of school hours.
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The school holds student spiritual wellbeing as a high priority and consistently and intentionally reviews the effectiveness of its pastoral care initiatives and reporting.
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Effective methods of communication are well established to develop meaningful relationships within the school community.
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Effective methods of communication are well established to enhance the quality of care provided to students and families and staff.
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The school has pastoral care procedures that are actively implemented and documented.
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The school develops and maintains accurate and comprehensive student welfare information systems that are current, relevant and secure.
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The chaplaincy program actively and consistently engages with teachers to provide a diverse range of opportunities for spiritual leadership, organisation and encouragement.
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The chaplaincy program actively and consistently engages with students to provide a diverse range of opportunities for spiritual leadership, organisation and encouragement.
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The chaplaincy program actively and consistently engages with families to provide a range of opportunities for personal spiritual growth.
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The school has a comprehensive range of proactive pastoral care practices [for example; crisis management plans, mandatory reporting, mediation policies, risk management, child protection policies, Mission Impact reporting] that promote the personal growth and wellbeing of all students.
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OUR PURPOSE: SPIRITUAL PARTNERSHIPS
Partnership with Jesus Christ
The school facilitates a comprehensive range of inclusive spiritual connection opportunities that are supported by students and families showing they are happily engaged and are interested in learning more about Jesus.
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All school staff are actively engaged in faith sharing and there is evidence of spiritual touchpoints and conversations between staff members and parents.
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Partnerships With Families
The school has clearly defined and understood policies and practices that promote and celebrate families as valued and active partners in the students’ moral development.
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Well-considered opportunities for engaging in spiritual conversations are afforded to school parents.
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A diverse range of well-considered opportunities for meaningful collaboration and conversations are offered to First Nation families.
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The school offers parent education services of a spiritual nature from time to time to deepen staff and parent relations.
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The school has formalised plans for engaging and training students in a diverse range of spiritual leadership opportunities [for example; preaching, small group devotionals, prayer groups, outreach, Bible study].
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Communicating In Partnerships
Students and families are prayed for at staff worships.
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Deliberate contact is made with parents to affirm their decision to place their child/ren within the school.
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Communication, both formal and informal is characterised by transparency, consistency and respect.
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Opportunities for feedback and positive criticism is welcomed and actioned.
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A comprehensive array of effective, diverse and accommodating methods of communication are utilized to connect with staff, families and students.
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All relevant policies and procedures are transparent and readily accessible to parents.
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Diverse cultures and language groups are provided with a range of opportunities to communicate with the school.
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The school recognises different family traditions and cultural practices and respectfully works to respectfully build Christian spiritual tone, awareness and depth in seeker families and students where possible.
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Feedback and ideas from staff, students and families is treated as valuable and worthy of follow-up and enquiry.
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Times are set aside each term for staff to discuss and review the spiritual climate of the school as a whole, and certain components of school operation and life [classroom practice, transport services, staff meetings, open nights, chapels, form classes, etc,.
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OUR PURPOSE: PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL CHURCH[ES]
Shared Mission And Purpose In Ministry
The school and Adventist church community work in partnership to create effective ministry initiatives, which positively impact school, church and local community.
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The school collaborates regularly with relevant Conference departments about strategic ministries that impact directly on students and their families.
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Teachers strongly identify themselves as being part of a local Adventist church and engage actively in their local church.
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The school regularly engages and welcomes local church pastors as part of the school ministry team.
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School administration/chaplaincy/well-being personnel meet and collaborate once per term with local church pastors/elders/Bible workers in order to discuss Adventist Identity, School/Church partnerships and mission/ministry initiatives.
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Strategies In Ministry Partnership
A broad range of spiritual strategies, worship formats, styles and programs ensure school families have regular opportunities to connect with the faith community of a local SDA church.
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The school regularly promotes ministry to inspire students and families to actively engage in church life.
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There is a regular routine for meeting and evaluating the school-church partnership.
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Where practical and permissible school and church enjoy shared resources for ministry.
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Local churches are happy to co-contribute financial, goods and services and support to school families when required.
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