Inaburra Insight

Brennan Fortier and Christian Coulberg from International Justice Mission join host Lyndal Tait to shed light on the grim reality of individuals ensnared in modern-day slavery, specifically those engaged in online scams targeting the West. Ryan Nyoum, a TAS teacher at Inaburra with a background in social work at Rough Edges, also joins the discussion. This podcast delves into human story behind human trafficking, emphasises the importance of cultivating curiosity and investigating beyond surface impressions to uncover the truth.

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In a world that seems to be spiralling increasingly out of control, is there a path to flourishing that rises above the chaos? The models of success we are told to chase are governed by internal desire, evaluated by external validation and surrounded by instability. There must be a better way. This presentation will set down a framework through which we can make sense of our rapidly changing world and re-envision success in a way that offers a deeper and more lasting fulfilment. Max Jeganathan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity CPX. A former lawyer and political and policy adviser, Max was educated at the Australian National University and the University of Oxford and is undertaking a PhD in Law.

Max speaks on the intersection between faith, culture, economics, finance, technology and moral reasoning.

Max is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity CPX. A former lawyer and political and policy adviser, Max was educated at the Australian National University and the University of Oxford and is undertaking a PhD in Law.
He has spoken in businesses, universities and political institutions, including Samsung, Lego, Goldman Sachs and Amazon. He loves movies, good wine with his wife Fiona and making his kids laugh.

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Would you consider yourself an achievement junkie? Many high school students fear that their ATAR result will be a summary of not just their schooling career, but also their individual worth. How do we view success? Is it something we earn through our efforts and striving or as a matter of grace, or luck even? In this episode, Lyndal speaks with author and recovering achievement addict, Dr Justine Toh as well as Jess Meaco, who is a teacher of Ancient History and Inaburra’s Learning Leader of Biblical Studies, about meritocracy. The conversation explores connections between a constant striving for significance and the experience of shame, the impact of meritocracy in our educational system, and finding an antidote to achievement addiction.

Achievement Addiction
Justine Toh
https://www.koorong.com/product/achievement-addiction-re-considering-series-justine-toh_9780647531327

The Prophetic Imagination
Walter Brueggemann
https://www.koorong.com/product/the-prophetic-imagination-2nd-edition-walter-brueggemann_0800632877

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We hear the word ‘community’ thrown around all the time, but what actually is it and why does it matter? In this conversation, show host Lyndal Tait speaks with Dr Jen George, an expert in community and governance, about what community means and how it makes us who we are. They discuss some key principles of community and how we can build it today.

Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam - http://bowlingalone.com/

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Lessons learnt on the sporting field often serve us well throughout life – building resilience, pushing through fatigue, turning up and accepting defeat graciously. In this episode, host Lyndal Tait speaks with Inaburra’s PDHPE teachers Simon Wadds, Matthew Tolhurst and Ashleigh O’Keefe as they reflect on the lifelong value of lessons learnt through participation in sport.

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In this episode, host Lyndal Tait speaks with Leisa Aitken and Inaburra Principal Dr James Pietsch about hope – what we understand it to be and how we can build greater hope in our own lives and in the lives of young people. The conversation explores the ways hope is seen in our coping and waiting, in our capacity to see meaningful possibilities, and in the ‘glimpses’ which speak to realities that transcend the limitations of self and current circumstances.

Leisa is a Clinical Psychologist with a Bachelor of Science (Psychology) and Masters in Psychology (Clinical) from UNSW. She has done further training in ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), a type of CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) which she has found extremely useful, both personally and professionally. Her post graduate training has also been in Bowen Family Systems Theory which explores couple relationships, parent child interactions, and most importantly, looking at how all of these individual relationships are part of a much bigger whole. Leisa finds this to be a wonderful framework for looking at the complexity of how relationships impact us.

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Hope is essential for a flourishing life but in our anxious and overwhelmed post-pandemic world, many are struggling to be hopeful. What can we do to nurture hope in ourselves and in young people?

This talk explores recent psychological research as well as the wisdom of philosophers and theologians through history on the nature of hope, what is currently hindering our experience of it, and practical strategies to foster it.

Guest speaker, Leisa Aitken, is a clinical psychologist, working in private practice. She has more than 20 years experience in counselling and also supervising in psychiatric hospitals and providing workplace support. She has spoken at many schools and churches with the aim of applying psychological research to real life dilemmas. She is about to finish a PhD on the psychology of hope, which incorporates philosophical and theological reflections of hope with her own research on hope in Australian society.

Presentation: https://www.inaburra.nsw.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Leisa-Aitken-Podcast-Supporting-Bio.pdf

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In this episode, host Lyndal Tait speaks with Inaburra’s new leader of Learning Support, Vanessa Culbert about neurodiversity. Vanessa shares from her unique perspective as both as psychologist and teacher about how neurodiversity can be defined, the challenges it often raises for us in learning settings, and the potential superpowers of individual learners that we can tend to miss when we view neurodiversity through a deficit lens.

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What does it mean to collaborate? Why is it critical to be an effective collaborator and how can we implement collaboration in our workplace or school?

This interactive presentation by Professor Michael Anderson focuses on broadening our perspective of collaboration. Michael discusses how intentional and deliberate strategies are necessary to embed a collaborative culture in the day-to-day workings of a workplace or school.

Professor Michael Anderson is an internationally recognised educational leader in school transformation processes. He is Professor of Creativity and Arts Education in the School of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney and Co-Director of the CREATE Centre. 

Michael has taught, researched and published in education and transformation for over 20 years including 17 books and 55 book chapters and journal articles. His international research and practice focus on how the 4Cs (Creativity, Critical reflection, Communication and Collaboration) can be integrated using coherent frameworks to meet the needs of 21st Century learners. Michael's most recent work emerging from his research and partnerships with schools include Transforming Education (with Miranda Jefferson, Bloomsbury, 2021) and Transforming Schools (2017).

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In this episode, host Lyndal Tait speaks with Professor Michael Anderson and Inaburra's Learning Leader of Stage and Screen Glenn Snowball, about creativity in learning. Creativity is something which is inherent in each of us, and yet certain activities we engage in can strengthen that capacity. Michael shares a global perspective on where creativity education is up to, and Glenn speaks from the viewpoint of a teacher seeking to build students’ creative capacity for design thinking.

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