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Around the world there is a wonderful diversity of Christian schools. This blogsite includes articles and promotional videos for, and about, Christian schools. The inclusion of material is not an endorsement.

Hopefully these articles, videos and examples from around the world will help parents better understand the different visions of Christian schools. The goal is for parents to be better equipped to ask questions. It may help Christian schools evaluate what messages they are sending out to their community.

Newington College Sydney Cinema Advert

Monday, August 16, 2010
Newington College is a Uniting Church school in Sydney Australia. They have generated considerable media coverage lately with the release of a cinema advertisement. In Sydney using cinema advertising is considered unusual for a school.

The cinema advert being only a minute long can't cover a lot and is designed to generate interest - not tell a whole story. Though it was interesting there is no mention of the school's Christianity.

However on their school website they also have a YouTube video by the Principal. In this the first statement is "Newington is a Uniting Church school". Later in the video it mentions the "spiritual dimension based on a multi-faith, multi-cultural community". It then mentions the "Uniting Church ethos". Not sure if it was a deliberate decision but the word "Christian" wasn't used anywhere.



Cinema Advert for Newington College Sydney

 

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