Eighteen of our students have returned from a service learning trip to the southeast Asian kingdom that offered most of them cross-cultural professional experience.
In Celebration of Teaching
Friday, March 3, 2023With contributors from Australia, Europe, North America and the South Pacific, the latest in a how-teachers-reveal-Jesus book series has a more global feel. By design.
Meet Robyn Pearce
Tuesday, February 14, 2023It is a significant milestone. Our technological and applied studies strand convenor Dr Robyn Pearce is celebrating her golden jubilee as a lecturer at Avondale University. We asked her seven questions. Here are the answers she gave.
Hello, adventure
Monday, December 5, 2022As a first-year primary teaching student, Emmett Harle’s part of a wellbeing program called the Avondale Character Experience Laboratory. It’s built resilience, which helped Emmett just complete Australia’s premier alpine walk.
A model student
Thursday, November 10, 2022She hasn’t studied for 15 years, but Alex Blackham is not only back in class, it’s like she never left school. “Our lecturer reads to us while we sit on a mat. You understand how a child feels.” This is why students rate our teaching courses as number one in Australia for learner engagement.
The teacher shortage saga
Thursday, September 1, 2022It’s a saga! The shortage and disillusionment of teachers discussed in a recent news story shows the declining future of teachers. But the story for graduates of Avondale is a lot different.