Category Archives: Leadership Article

In our leadership blog, Head of Middle School Jessica De Silva explores the importance of assuming positive intent, modelling grace‑filled conversations and navigating conflict through a Christian lens.

In this leadership blog, Maranatha Christian School’s Principal Bill Jackson explores biblical courage, drawing on Joshua 1:9 to encourage faith‑filled obedience, inward character and outward witness.

As a Christian school, we see education as more than academics. It is an invitation into learning, character, relationships, resilience and faith.

In our latest Leadership article by Mrs Jenny Rus, Head of Junior school, she invites parents to partner with us by trusting and supporting the work of our staff and reinforcing shared values at home. When school and home work together, children experience consistency, confidence and care.

In our latest leadership article, our newly appointed Head of Junior School, Mrs Kelly North, shares her journey as a former Maranatha student and teacher and how those formative years shaped her calling to return.
Click through to read about her hopes and desires as she leads the next generation of Maranatha students with a heart for Christ and a deep love for our community.

Beginning early learning is a significant and exciting milestone for children and for their families. At MCS Early Learning, we help children begin their journey feeling safe, valued, and confident. In our latest Leadership Article, Mrs Claire Robins shares helpful tips for parents to support a smooth transition. Together, we encourage children to “Be Courageous” as they try new things, build friendships, and grow in God’s strength.

Last year, 11 Maranatha students travelled to Uganda — an experience that stretched them, shaped them, and showed them what resilience truly looks like.
Through new routines, new friendships, and powerful stories from the local community, they learnt to do hard things, practise gratitude, and build deep connections. They saw faith lived out with joy in the midst of challenge and returned home with a renewed perspective.

As the year ends, change is ahead. New classes, new seasons, new opportunities. It can feel exciting or challenging, but it’s where growth happens. Change is inevitable, but with support and God’s promises, our students are equipped for what’s ahead!

Maranatha Christian School is a Christian community in partnership with home and church where students are inspired to discover and develop their God-given gifts, abilities and character for a life of service to the Lord in contemporary society. At Maranatha, student leadership is not a reward but a responsibility. It is about lifting others up and relying on God’s strength, not our own perfection. Leadership done differently can transform our homes, schools, churches and communities.

On Grandparent’s Day at Maranatha Christian School, classrooms were filled with excitement as students shared their learning and stories with loved ones. Karen Drysdale, Head of Junior School, reflected on the day’s deeper meaning: storytelling builds connection, faith and character. From sharing family memories to exploring biblical parables like the Good Samaritan, stories teach compassion, strengthen relationships and nurture communication skills. At Maranatha, we celebrate storytelling as a powerful tool to shape hearts and minds for the future.

At Maranatha Christian School in Melbourne, faith and learning go hand in hand. Our Christian community encourages students and staff to grow in their relationship with God through daily prayer, reflection, and service. In this reflection, I share what I’ve learned about prayer and how it continues to shape my journey of Christian faith. What…