The Spark Academy AU

25/09/2017

- you're the best!! Many thanks for your generous donation for our . Some excellent brain food here - straight to the soul 🙌🙏💖

18/09/2017

It's here! Our pre-exam zen master retreat for teen girls! Meditation😌, mindful living 🌲🌳AND memory boosting strategies 🤓to help with both daily life and semester exams. October 27-29 in a gorgeous rural setting. Teen girls - save the date and visit our site to enrol NOW! 💪✨💯

14/09/2017

Phones.
Can your teen put theirs down? Can you? Check out our website for tech-free teen retreats and check out this clip as to why your teen needs it...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Take a Stand "Put the damn phone down." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

13/09/2017

By now, most of us have at least heard a suggestion of the correlation between increased tech use and increased mental health issues, in teens particularly. But did you know that Australia has the HIGHEST rate of tech use in schools in the WORLD?! Another reason it is essential to instil in your teen the value of turning off and disconnecting in the evenings or on weekends.
Visit www.thesparkacademy.com.au/retreats to find out when the next teen retreat is.
And read more about the impact of high tech use in schools here:
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34174796

There is increasing research on the link between high levels of tech use and high levels of anxiety. For girls in particular, levels of teen angst are actually on the increase for the first time in...

11/09/2017

Why our new teen retreats work...

Recently, I spent a full month immersed in nature. Think towering pine trees, lush ferns, crystal lake waters, unhindered sunsets, a little log cabin and silence. Oh, the silence. The raw energy of a...

25/11/2016

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24/11/2016

Shout out to the Auslan translators - incredible watching you work!!

24/11/2016

Here comes

13/10/2016

How do kids these days? Which ways are most ? And what does that even mean? Our girls look at the of with others...

05/09/2016

So much to love about this! Connection is everything and no matter the situation, reaching out to another can truly change their life. Plus, an Award for Thoughtfulness?! How awesome is that?!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-01/humanity-award-for-boy-who-learnt-sign-language-to-help-friend/7806050

A young Canberra boy, who learned sign language to help his deaf friend at school, wins a special humanity award.

02/09/2016

Happy Friday! Be who you wanna be and have an awesome weekend

31/08/2016

Parents! Does your daughter need a little help making and maintaining healthy friendships? Does she get a bit anxious about school, performing, how she looks, or just anything? Does she simply need reminding how awesome she is?
THRIVE is now enrolling for Term 4 for girls Grades 4, 5 and 6. Register your daughter today and help her end her school year on a high!