PODCAST · kids
The Parent-Teacher Project
by Pared Academy
Exploring all the aspects of a successful parent-teacher partnership and how to bring out the best in you, your students, and your children. Our goal is to answer your questions and to inspire you about the future of education.
Episodes
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75. Inside Literacy: How Children Really Learn to Love Reading
Reading is one of the most important foundations of a child's learning, but how do we help children move beyond simply being able to read and develop a genuine love for books? In this episode of the Parent Teacher Project, we speak with Joshua Woolnough, primary teacher, mentor and literacy coach...
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74. Discover the 'I Am A Teacher' Initiative
Teaching has never been easy, but many educators today are facing increasing pressures, growing workloads, and a profession that can sometimes feel isolating. In this episode, we speak with Eugene Choi and Milad Khalil from the Pared Foundation about the vision behind I Am A Teacher (IAT)—an...
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73. "I Don't Want to Go": Helping Your Child Face School Anxiety
School refusal, anxiety around camps or school events, and the daily struggle of getting children out the door are becoming increasingly common challenges for families. In this episode, we speak with Dr Jenny Brown, an experienced child and family health practitioner with over 35 years working in...
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72. Helping Neurodiverse Kids Shine: The Power of Hobbies
How can hobbies help children grow—not just in skill, but in confidence and self-understanding? In this episode, we are joined by Abi Lee, who shares her personal journey with neurodiversity and how hobbies and interests have played a powerful role in shaping her identity. Together, they explore...
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[Rebroadcast] How To Raise Lifelong Learners
Daryl Castellino is the current Director of Teaching and Learning at Redfield College. He shares practical tips on how our children can become the best learners. In this episode, we talk about why it's so important that your child learns beyond the test. This episode is designed to help your…
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71. Game Changers: How Sport Helps Kids to Thrive
In this episode of The Parent-Teacher Project, we speak with Nick Giorgiou, Head of Sport at Redfield College, father of four, and lifelong athlete, about how sport can shape the character of young people and help them thrive in today's world. Nick shares how discipline, resilience, teamwork, and...
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70. The Anxious Generation: Parenting in the Smartphone Age
In this thought-provoking episode of The Parent-Teacher Project, Alex Perrottet, Dean of Warrane College at UNSW sits down with Associate Professor Xavier Simmons, Master of Warrane College and Director of the Plunkett Centre for Ethics at ACU, to unpack the growing anxiety epidemic among young...
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69. Nurturing Positive Body Image: What Parents Need to Know
In this episode of The Parent-Teacher Project, we sit down with dietitian and body image advocate Meg McClintock to discuss how parents and educators can help children develop a healthy, positive relationship with their bodies. From the impact of social media and "selfie culture" to the subtle...
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68. The Parent's Guide to Emotion Coaching
In this episode of The Parent-Teacher Project, host Lucia Garcia sits down with Manal Azzi, school counsellor at Tangara School for Girls and a therapist with over 15 years of experience. Together, they explore how parents can support their children's emotional development, model emotional...
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67. Netflix's Adolescence: A School Counsellor's Thoughts
In this episode, we sit down with John Soulemezis, school counsellor at Redfield College, to unpack the Netflix series Adolescence. John shares insights on major themes the series raises around identity, masculinity, the online world, and emotional wellbeing. More importantly, he translates these...
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66. How Educators Inspire Students to Grow
In this episode, we welcome Katrina Alvir, an experienced teacher and expert in character education. With years of experience in classical education, Katrina shares valuable insights on how parents and educators can inspire children in developing virtues and forming good habits. She discusses the...
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65. Diligence & Heart: Raising Kids Who Thrive & Give
In this episode, host Isabelle Thomas sits down with Dr Andy Mullins, an experienced educator and author, to discuss how parents can help their children develop strong character, resilience, and a solid work ethic. Drawing from his years working with families and schools like Redfield and Wollemi...
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64. Parent Partnership Part 2: Building a Culture of Trust
In this episode, we explore the role of teachers in building a culture of collaboration with parents. Mary Broadsmith shares her insights and practical tips on fostering open communication, building trust, and engaging parents as active partners in their child's learning journey. Mary also...
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63. Parent Partnership Part 1: Why Schools Should Let Parents In
In this episode we welcome Mary Broadsmith, Principal of Harkaway Hills College in Melbourne, to discuss the role of parent engagement in schools. As the primary educators of their children, parents have a significant impact on their child's education. Mary discusses how research consistently…
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62. How To Improve Your Childs Reading And Writing Skills
In this episode, we welcome Anthony O'Shea, the Year 3 teacher at Lysterfield Lake College. Anthony is a father of 4 and has many years of experience in Primary education. In this podcast episode, he speaks about the benefits of learning to read and write at a young age, and how to encourage...
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61. Is Your Child Ready For School?
Have you ever been worried about when the right time to enrol your child into school is? Meet Catherine Tilley, a mother and teacher who has taught in several school settings. After working n Science, she discovered her passion for early Primary education and has been in the classroom for over 8...
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60. Keys To A Successful Family
In this episode, we welcome Kate Mathai. Kate is a mother with 6 children and 1 grandson. Kate has extensive experience in counselling and presenting various programs for high school students, married couples and young parents. She speaks about topics like the importance of adapting your…
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59. Learning Languages With Your Child
Meet Mr Stefen Drevikovsky. Stefen is the Head of Middle School at Redfield College and has been teaching at Redfield for 15 years. Stefen has a special aptitude for teaching languages, especially Spanish. In this episode, Stefen talks about the reasons and benefits of children learning a new...
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58. How To Listen To Your Child
Oscar Trimboli is a renowned expert on the art of listening, and creator of the Apple award-winning podcast 'Deep Listening - Impact beyond words.' Oscar has interviewed over 100 of the world's most diverse workplace listeners, including air traffic controllers, deaf and foreign language...
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57. Raising Strong Daughters
Fatherhood is a lifelong journey with its own up and downs, but the importance of a loving father's presence, especially for his daughters, can never be underestimated. In this week's episode, we hear the lived experience and advice of five fathers, who are all raising daughters of their own, on...
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56. 5 Benefits Of K-12 Schools
Mary Broadsmith is the Principal of Harkaway Hills College in Victoria. With a wealth of teaching, and mentoring experience, Mary shares with listeners the benefits of learning in a single campus K-12 school. Mary covers areas such as friendships, bullying, parent-teacher relationships, and why...
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55. How To Raise Lifelong Learners
Daryl Castellino is the current Director of Teaching and Learning at Redfield College. He shares practical tips on how our children can become the best learners. In this episode, we talk about why it's so important that your child learns beyond the test. This episode is designed to help your…
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54. Year 12 Roadmap: Preparing For The 2023 HSC
Brett Wright is the Head Of Senior School at Wollemi College. He is in his 32nd year of teaching Secondary English and has extensive HSC marking experience. Tomorrow Brett shares with parents how teenagers can be best prepared for the HSC. This episode outlines the importance of good habits, and...
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53. Helping Diverse Learners
Junedha Sheriff is the Diverse Learning Coordinator at Tangara School For Girls. A Diverse Learning Teacher helps teach all students and takes in considerations such as abilities, backgrounds, and learning styles. Junedha has helped countless children and understands the struggles that some...
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52. The Dangers Of Comparison
Judi Prasser is the founder of AV Learning Hub which offers workshops and online lessons on self-worth for teenage girls and boys. Judi shares the dangers of children constantly comparing themselves to others and provides parents with practical tips to help tackle the problem of excessive...
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51. 3 Essential Habits To Teach Your 5 Year Old
Mia Dineen is a teacher, mentor, and formation coordinator at Tangara School For Girls in the Junior School. Mia has a wealth of experience in teaching, and today she shares with us the importance of practising virtue from an early age. Listen on to learn about what a virtue is, why it's…
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50. Tips For Maximising The School Holidays
You may have heard this week's guest on recent episodes such as 'Shaping Your Child's Creativity Through Art', & 'What Is Deep Learning in The Classroom?'. Isabelle Thomas is a mother of 7 children who has extensive experience as a school mentor, a classroom teacher and is also a host at The...
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49. Are You A Soft Serve Parent?
Chris Tanna is the Head of secondary Religion and the Leader of Personalised Education at Redfield College. Today Chris shares with us his wealth of knowledge when it comes to assertive parenting. Providing listeners with not only practical tips on avoiding being 'soft serve parents', Chris has...
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48. Signs That Your Child Has ADHD
Martin and Sarah Cullen share their journey to receiving a diagnosis of ADHD for two of their children. Martin, an Intensive Care specialist and Sarah, a former high school teacher, are giving out practical tips for managing ADHD in children. Today you will learn more about the traits associated...
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47. Community Service: Ways To Raise A Thoughtful Child
Jack Johnson is the current Head of Personalised Education at Wollemi College. Jack has been involved with various community service programs both internationally and nationally and joins the show to share how community service is so important in forming your child's character, and how acts of...
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46. Managing Meltdowns
Jonathan Doyle is an international parenting speaker and author who has spoken around the world to more than 400,000 people on topics related to identity, leadership, teacher wellbeing, resilience, peak performance and much more. Today he shares his knowledge on how both parents and teachers can...
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45. Overcoming Math Anxiety
Mathematics is often perceived as a subject for some but not for everyone. It can leave students overwhelmed and frustrated – something today's guest is all too aware of. Aditya Nagrath is the CEO and co-founder of Elephant Learning Math Academy whose mission is to empower children and society…
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44. A Parents' Guide for Raising Hardworking Children
Jim and Julie-Anne McLoughlin are parents to four children who have worked in public service and teaching respectively for more than 20 years. In this episode, they share why it is so important to instill hard work in your children from an early age, and parenting methods that have worked for…
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43. What Is Deep Learning in the Classroom?
Teresa Barry is a primary school teacher at Montgrove College who applies Deep Learning methods on a regular basis to help her students focus on specific competencies in the classroom. Deep Learning is an internationally renowned approach which creates learning experiences for students to work on...
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42. Shaping Your Child's Creativity Through Art
Gina Engesser teaches Art at Tangara School for Girls. In this episode Gina shares what inspired her to become an artist, and how art can positively impact students' creativity and self-expression. Key Quote: "My parents really instilled in us: if you have hands, you make something." You don't…
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41. Teachers Harnessing The Power Of Collaboration
David Allen is a professor of English at the College of Staten Island and is the chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education. David has written several books on the importance of collaboration between teachers and the impact this can have on their students'...
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40. The Secret To Building Rapport With Your Students
Mark Anderson is the current Head of Senior School and Head of HSIE at Redfield College. Mark helps direct the quality of teaching and learning in Years 10 to 12 in such a way that the students can perform at their absolute best. In this episode we talk about how to build positive relationships...
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39. Tips For Parenting In A Digital Age
Dr. Andrew Mullins is the former headmaster of two independent schools in Sydney (Redfield College & Wollemi College). He's also the author of 'Parenting For Character', and the upcoming book 'Parenting For Faith'. Today's topic dives deep into the results from a recent survey called 'Parenting…
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38. What Is Design Thinking? A Modern Approach To Effective Learning
Today, we will be talking about a relatively new method of problem-solving: Design Thinking. Matt Aldous, the current headmaster of Redfield College, has 20 years of experience in education, the last 10 of which were spent in educational leadership. Matt recently completed a course on Design...
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37. Finding Mindful Moments With Your Child
Dr. Jakubowski is a well-respected international influencer who helps kids live happier, healthier lives. She has touched the lives of thousands of families in with her ability to connect and help kids experience success despite challenging behaviours. With a doctorate in Educational Leadership…
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36. The Effects Of Sugar On Children
Today we have David Gillespie on the show who is a lawyer and an author of 12 self-help books about healthy eating, in the context of his own experience regaining health. Two of his books (Sweet Poison, and The Sweet Poison Quit Plan) are widely known , helping thousands of Australians quit…
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35. What Traits Make A Great Teacher
Today we are joined by Gia-Yen Luong. In 2019 Gia-Yen was awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to do a Master's in Education at Oxford University, not only enabling her to learn alongside the brightest minds but also exposing her to the most diverse educational experiences of teachers from…
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34. 3 Signs Your Child Needs To Find A Hobby
Today we're talking about the important role hobbies play in our children's lives. Our guest today is Sean Kos, an engineer and family man who has seen his four children find and develop hobbies of their own. Sean talks about how hobbies have helped shape the man he is today, why every kid should...
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33. Year 13, Navigating Your First Year Outside Of School
Doug is a graduate of Redfield College and has completed two university degrees. One a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, and the other, a Master in Environmental Economics. In this episode we'll be talking about Year 13, navigating your first year outside of high school. This is an episode for...
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32. The Importance Of Sleep For Academic Performance
This week, Dr. Chetan Pandit talks about quality of sleep and how it's affecting your student. Dr. Pandit is a Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Physician and a senior associate lecturer in Paediatrics at the University of Sydney. In this episode, Dr. Pandit reveals the secrets to good sleep, what...
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31. Finding Positivity In A Worldwide Pandemic
In today's episode, Katrina Alvir helps us find positivity during lockdown and difficult times. Katrina has taught and mentored high school girls and their parents for over 20 years in Australia and abroad, and has recently completed a Graduate Diploma in Positive Psychology and Well-Being.…
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30. Protecting Your Child Online
In today's episode, we have Rachel Rasmussen on the show. Rachel is the current ICT curriculum coordinator at Tangara School for Girls, and her main role is to make sure that we're using cutting-edge technology that also provides them with safety precautions while they are online. In this…
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29. What's Happening Inside Your Teenagers Brain?
In this episode we interview Dr. Robin Choong about how to understand the teenage brain. Dr. Choong is an intensive care physician and is also trained as a pediatrician. He works across multiple hospitals in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Choong explains the brain's development, and how it explains a...
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28. Father & Son: Why You Need To Talk About Pornography
In this episode we interview 4 fathers about how to have conversations with your son about the harmful effects of pornography. We learn just how easy it is for for younger children to access porn. This episode will leave you with ideas for how to talk with your son about this sometimes...
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27. Reset & Respond: Why You Need To Put In The Work With Your School Mentor
Chris Cullen is a seasoned school teacher and mentor at Redfield College. Walking alongside students and families as a mentor at this all-boys College, in this episode Chris shares why the success of a student doesn't solely depend on the strength of the child, but more so, the strength of his...
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Exploring all the aspects of a successful parent-teacher partnership and how to bring out the best in you, your students, and your children. Our goal is to answer your questions and to inspire you about the future of education.
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