In her latest column for Education Matters, APPA President Angela Falkenberg reflects on the primary school as one of the last places where a whole community gathers regularly and with purpose. From conversations at the school gate to Harmony Day celebrations and breakfast clubs, she argues that these everyday moments of connection teach children something as important as any lesson: how to belong, and how to live well together. Drawing on neuroscience and the philosophy of Ubuntu, she makes the case that belonging is the gateway to engagement, and that many of the most important things primary schools achieve will never show up in a test score. As she puts it, “Primary schools are where we practise being human.”

Read the full article on Education Matters: https://educationmattersmag.com.au/appa-president-primary-schools-and-a-more-connected-society/