Peter Gibson
Dean of Character Education
Peter Gibson
Peter Gibson is the Dean of Character Education at Barker College. Previously, Head of Senior School (Deputy Principal) at Shellharbour Anglican College and Head of Boarding at Trinity Grammar School, he is a highly experienced educational leader. Peter has led school communities in the development of academic performance built on a Growth Mindset approach to learning. He has been successful in leading the development of the pastoral care programs and has extensive breadth of experience and expertise in co-curricular activities. In his current role, he is leading an exciting innovation in developing the concept of Character and Enterprise Education as well as the implementation of Round Square K-12.
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Wise Heads, Loving Hearts, Useful Hands: A Framework for Character Education
This article explores a new framework which provides a holistic approach to character education rooted in classical and Christian philosophical traditions. Challenging the prevalent model of education (reducing humans to a “thinking thing”), which models learning as mere information transfer, this framework emphasises the intentional formation of the whole person. …