TJ Pieters, Head of Boarding, Launceston Church Grammar School

Join us this week as we chat with Head of Boarding from Launceston Church Grammar School, TJ Pieters.

Chapters

• 0:00 Absa team in office for full week preparing for upcoming International Boarding Conference
• 1:51 On Duty podcast with TJ Peters from Lantes and Church Grammar School
• 2:10 TJ was born in South Africa and moved to New Zealand at 14
• 5:15 You started working at the school before getting involved in the boarding house
• 7:05 Jared is the Head of boarding at Lonning Grammar in Tasmania
• 8:53 The head of boarding role is what you expected it to be
• 10:44 I was interested to know what the biggest challenge has been so far
• 11:52 You've touched on your PhD a couple of times
• 18:00 PE teachers at boarding schools are often lovers of sport
• 19:49 M know that work life balance is incredibly important within the boarding industry
• 22:28 Three questions I always ask on your podcast about mentors
• 25:22 Second question is around boarding. What major changes have you seen to boarding over the years
• 28:29 Third question is about what the future of boarding might look like
• 30:42 Our next segment is our Fast Five segment. So, five questions, some boarding related, some aren't
• 31:45 Luke's boarding house supports the Relay for Life Cancer Council every year
• 35:20 TJ: Five attributes a person working in boarding needs to have
• 37:57 On Duty podcast wraps up with a chat with Lonnie Grammar