Reconnecting with Nature: How it can improve your health, build a heart for conservation in your children and create memorable family adventures
Lyndal Tait and Mel Clarke discuss the benefits of spending time in nature for mental and physical health. They share personal experiences and tips for incorporating nature into daily routines, highlighting the positive impact on mental health and spirituality. Mel explores how combining exercise i…
Learning Conversations: Why everybody should learn a musical instrument
Inaburra’s Director of Music, Jen Geering, discusses her research into the impacts of music education with recent Inaburra graduate Abbey Parkes, piano accompanist Ray Avard and host Lyndal Tait. They share their personal musical journeys and how learning an instrument shaped them over time. Insigh…
Practical Pod: Technology and your child with Dr Justin Coulson, Matt Tomlin and Tanya Grant
In this episode, parenting expert Dr Justin Coulson joins Matt Tomlin and Tanya Grant to discuss practical strategies for managing children's technology use at home and how to foster open communication about devices. Justin shares insights from his own experience raising six daughters and provides …
Learning Conversations: The underbelly of life and how curiosity leads to compassion
Brennan Fortier and Christian Coulberg from International Justice Mission join host Lyndal Tait to shed light on the grim reality of individuals ensnared in modern-day slavery, specifically those engaged in online scams targeting the West. Ryan Nyoum, a TAS teacher at Inaburra with a background in …
Live Event: Chasing success in an age of uncertainty - Max Jeganathan
In a world that seems to be spiralling increasingly out of control, is there a path to flourishing that rises above the chaos? The models of success we are told to chase are governed by internal desire, evaluated by external validation and surrounded by instability. There must be a better way. This…
Learning Conversations: Recovering Achievement Addict with Dr Justine Toh
Would you consider yourself an achievement junkie? Many high school students fear that their ATAR result will be a summary of not just their schooling career, but also their individual worth. How do we view success? Is it something we earn through our efforts and striving or as a matter of grace, o…
Learning Conversations: Community Matters with Dr Jen George
We hear the word ‘community’ thrown around all the time, but what actually is it and why does it matter? In this conversation, show host Lyndal Tait speaks with Dr Jen George, an expert in community and governance, about what community means and how it makes us who we are. They discuss some key pri…
Learning Conversations: Sport and the muscle memory of learning
Lessons learnt on the sporting field often serve us well throughout life – building resilience, pushing through fatigue, turning up and accepting defeat graciously. In this episode, host Lyndal Tait speaks with Inaburra’s PDHPE teachers Simon Wadds, Matthew Tolhurst and Ashleigh O’Keefe as they ref…
Learning Conversations: Glimpsing Hope with Leisa Aitken
In this episode, host Lyndal Tait speaks with Leisa Aitken and Inaburra Principal Dr James Pietsch about hope – what we understand it to be and how we can build greater hope in our own lives and in the lives of young people. The conversation explores the ways hope is seen in our coping and waiting,…
Live Event: Raising hope and resilience in young people - Leisa Aitken
Hope is essential for a flourishing life but in our anxious and overwhelmed post-pandemic world, many are struggling to be hopeful. What can we do to nurture hope in ourselves and in young people? This talk explores recent psychological research as well as the wisdom of philosophers and theologian…