Accelerated Reader Competition fuels reading engagement
Accelerated Reader Competition fuels reading engagement
September 16, 2026
The Accelerated Reader (AR) community celebrates. Accelerated Reader is celebrating its 40th year, and its reading community continues to grow, with schools, educators and students across Australia and New Zealand getting involved. And, we have [...]
Resource the resource; teacher librarian skills are key.
Resource the resource; teacher librarian skills are key.
September 16, 2026
Resource the resource; teacher librarian skills are key. Shelving the past. The modern school library is far more than a place to borrow books. Gone are the days of the library being a place [...]
Raising Readers in a Screen Age: Making Reading Relevant for Every Student
Raising Readers in a Screen Age: Making Reading Relevant for Every Student
September 9, 2026
Raising Readers in a Screen Age: Making Reading Relevant for Every Student Reading is competing for students’ attention in ways it never has before. For today’s students, a book is competing not only with television and games, [...]
World Book Day in Australia – April 23rd, 2026
World Book Day in Australia – April 23rd, 2026
April 15, 2026
Renaissance advocates for a reading-renaissance! Here in Australia, as in many countries throughout the world, the act of reading has been in decline for many years but now, the picture might be changing. In [...]
Finding learning continuity in an unstable world – Nearpod!
Finding learning continuity in an unstable world – Nearpod!
April 15, 2026
Renaissance Australia leads the way in uncertain times. Be the school that pivots! Australia punches way above its weight globally, consistently ranked in the top 15 of countries worldwide, GDP for population. This is not by accident but [...]
Don’t increase your workload, increase your engagement.
Don’t increase your workload, increase your engagement.
February 24, 2026
Don’t increase your workload, increase your engagement. This article explores the way in which technology can help and not hinder. It deals with student engagement as a central topic and explains how a new [...]
Day One, Term 1 – Making Sense of the Mayhem
Day One, Term 1 – Making Sense of the Mayhem
January 28, 2026
Day One, Term 1 – Making Sense of the Mayhem The first day of a new term has challenges but also opportunities. It is a time of vulnerability and excitement but also a chance to start [...]
Seeing the child, not just the grades
Seeing the child, not just the grades
December 5, 2025
Five hundred Australian teachers can’t all be wrong! In July 2025, Renaissance surveyed more than 500 Australian teachers to understand how well current assessment practices reveal the needs of young learners. The message was consistent: today’s system [...]
Hearing the Call: The St Andrew’s Story
Hearing the Call: The St Andrew’s Story
December 5, 2025
Hearing the Call: The St Andrew’s Story In the heart of Sydney lies St Andrew’s Cathedral School, founded in 1885 and home to around 1,450 students across its multiple campuses. Common to many schools, St Andrew’s [...]
