The learning opportunities for students at Redeemer go well beyond the constraints of times in class. Children can choose to participate in a variety of extra educational experiences during lunch times and after school in different areas of interest.
Our weekly Lunch Clubs include Choir, Japanese Club, SET Club, PE Club and Computer Club.
These groups give students the opportunity to continue exploring learning areas they have a passion for in informal and hands-on ways in their own time.
Our Games Room is open two lunchtimes each week and is run by our Wellbeing Coordinator. The Games Room provides students from Reception to Year 7 with an opportunity to develop their social skills through structured and supported play experiences.
For those students seeking an additional challenge, our weekly Chess Club is the perfect opportunity for them. Once a week, this club meets after school with a professional Chess Coach to help our students develop their understanding of this strategic game and their own problem-solving and analytical skills.
Students get away to camp – but only just …
Redeemer Lutheran School year 6s returned from Victor Harbor last Wednesday to conclude a clean sweep of year level camps for the school’s students in a tough 2020. “The year 6 aquatics camp was touch-and-go with the
Redeemer awarded Innovative School 2020
Village Innovation earns Redeemer recognition Redeemer Lutheran School has been awarded membership in The Educator’s Innovative Schools List for 2020, adding to the school’s success in the Australian Education Awards program. Redeemer is a finalist in the Non-Government Primary School of
Redeemer comes 3rd in SA Chess State Finals
On Monday 26 October, Redeemer Lutheran School Chess Club members attended the SA Chess State Finals. It was an exciting day for the group. Team caption, from left: Flynn Ennis, Lily Pietsch, Tyler Brice, Mason Cooper, Eddie Gill, Jayden Schmidt, Alexi Samonte, Darcy
Redeemer’s 1-to-1 devices for year 3s assisted by state grant
Redeemer Lutheran School is grateful to the State Government for a grant to assist the school's commitment to providing individual information & communications technology (ICT) devices for use by every student. Member for Schubert Stephan Knoll recently visited to celebrate the school receiving the
Students on safari at Monarto
Redeemer Lutheran School Year 5 students recently visited Monarto Zoo, braving cold and wet conditions to enhance their current unit of study into nature’s adaptations. “The students thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to safari around the Zoo grounds visiting the variety of animals,” Year
Walking a Mile for the Homeless
In the lead up to their Year 7 Exhibition in September, two of the Exhibition teams that are focused on eliminating poverty participated in The Hutt St Centre’s ‘Walk a Mile’ Fundraiser on Friday
Term 3 begins with a new Student Parliament
As Term 3 resumed in a 'new normal' during the COVID-19 pandemic, Redeemer Lutheran School and Barossa Council mayor Bim Lange swore in the school’s second-semester student leaders. The swearing-in assembly also marked Redeemer’s return to a physical, COVID-safe assembly for the first time
Redeemer finishes Term 2 on a high
Redeemer families celebrated the end of Term 2 with an inspired PFA-run 'Dress up your Dash' or 'Kar-dash-ian' competition to mark the anticipated end of relying on Kiss & Drop. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, families have done an amazing job using Kiss &
Redeemer in a strong national field for school of the year
Redeemer Lutheran School has built upon its 2019 Australian Education Award win for Innovation in Learning Environment Design by qualifying as a finalist for the Non-Government Primary School of the Year category at the 2020 awards. Principal Andrew Kelly said the finalist selection
Students return to classroom learning
Redeemer students had fully returned to school by early May after a successful period of home learning. With every crisis comes deep challenges and opportunities to transform and grow. The circumstances that Redeemer faced during this pandemic drove a faster pace of change
Term 2 begins – at home
Term 2 of learning resumed at Redeemer today with students participating from their homes. Home learning started in the later weeks of term 1 before Barossa schools were temporarily closed due to a COVID-19 'cluster'. Pictured left, one of our younger students created
Mandatory Barossa School Closures
On Sunday night, 29 March 2020, the South Australian government ordered all schools in the Barossa Valley to close. Principal Andrew Kelly contacted school families that evening, saying in part "SA Health has elected to immediately close all schools in our region as a precautionary
Year 7 Canberra camp
Year 7 students and a team of staff embarked on a week-long camp to our nation’s capital, Canberra. Over the past couple of years we have had the added bonus of visiting Sydney for the day, where our Year 7s see the sights of Sydney
A Call to Service
Staff Called to Serve in Lutheran Schools In his letter to the Ephesians, the apostle Paul wrote: It was [God] who gave gifts to humankind; he appointed some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be evangelists, others to be pastors and teachers.
Welcome back for 2020
We look forward to welcoming the children back to School next Tuesday, the 28th of January. Please read the information below which has some key information about next week: 1. Uniform on Tuesday Students are required to wear their formal summer uniform to
Final Assembly for 2019
Monday’s assembly provided all those present with an opportunity to reflect on 2019. Thank you to Mrs Doecke who prepared a photographic montage which highlighted the incredible number of experiences that students have participated in throughout the year. During
Year 7 Graduation, 2019
On Tuesday 10 December 2019 over 350 people attended the Year 7 Graduation Service. Thank you to those who were able to attend. What a special and memorable night it was. We have been overwhelmed with positive feedback
Chess Club 2019 Review
Redeemer has completed its third full year of Chess Club. It was full of exciting times: Chess lessons, game demonstrations, Term tournaments, interschool tournament, State finals and Redeemer Cup Tournament! It is wonderful to see the
Carols and Markets on Vine
Last Friday evening, our community gathered for our inaugural ‘Carols and Markets on Vine’ Christmas event held on the lawns here at the school. In spite of the rain, it was a wonderful event
Year 6 Aquatics Camp
Recently, our Year 6 students travelled to Victor Harbor for their annual Aquatics Camp. Over three days and two nights, the students were able to enjoy sunshine, sand and a variety of water-based activities
Exhibition
On Tuesday of Week 10 last term, our Year 7 students held their PYP Exhibition. As shared by Mr Altus last term, the Exhibition is a significant annual event in an IB PYP
Cross Country & Walkathon
We ended Term 1 at Redeemer with our annual Cross Country and Walkathon. This event is a highlight of our year and was a day filled with excitement, energy and lots of colour. It started with every year level running the cross country
Japanese Yasuda visit
In Term 1 we were blessed to again host our annual visit for students from Yasuda Elementary School in Hiroshima, Japan. The Yasuda visit is such a valuable cultural experience for all in our community and something very unique to Redeemer. As in
Early Learning Centre assessment and rating visit
In Term 1 our Early Learning Centre was visited for our assessment and rating visit by the Education and Early Childhood Services Registration and Standards Board of SA. This assessment visit is a rigorous process which looks at all elements of our ELC
Chess Club: Term 1
Redeemer Lutheran School started its inaugural Chess Club this term with 27 members. Each week students would meet one afternoon after school and receive a lesson from Chess Coach Mr Mato Jelic, owner of Chess School SA. Lessons gave students the chance to
Year 7 Canberra trip
Our Year 7s started the year learning about our governmental system, democracy and other governmental systems around the world. The pinnacle of this work was their visit to Canberra in Week 4. This year 56 students travelled to Canberra for our Year 7
Reading Success
A big congratulations goes to Reo Gerhardy from 5B for becoming a member of the Scholastic’s Reading Review Crew! There are only 6 students in Australia chosen to review books for Scholastics. Reo will be reviewing books sent to him free from Scholastics
Flourish Playgroup
You are invited to join our Flourish Playgroup... This year we have started a Playgroup called Flourish and housed in our new, purpose-built Early Learning Centre (ELC). Playgroup children will have full exposure to our indoor facilities and the outdoor nature play space and each