Houses – Kalamunda Christian School

All children enrolled in Kindergarten through to Year 6 belong to one of the school’s four houses.

The Houses are named after prominent evangelical Christian missionaries, in keeping with the school’s foundations as a Christian mission to our local community. Students participate in a range of sporting and cultural activities aligned to their house groups, having opportunity to earn points throughout the year.

ORIGINS

Amy Carmichael (1867–1951) was an Irish missionary in India where she served for 55 years without returning home. She is best known for founding the Dohhnavur Mission, a refuge for underprivileged children, and helped to save thousands of children out of prostitution.

VALUE

Honour

MOTTO

Keep on Shining                              

Derived from a saying attributed to Carmichael, “It is not the place where we are, or the work that we do or cannot do that matters, it is something else. It is the fire within that burns and shines, whatever be our circumstances.”

VERSE

“Shine as lights among the people of this world.” Philippians 2:15

ORIGINS

Mary Slessor (1848–1915) was a remarkable Scottish woman who devoted over 40 years as a missionary to the nation of Nigeria. She transformed whole communities with the love of the Gospel, starting orphanages, standing up for women’s rights, and saving many innocent lives from death. Today, hospitals, schools, orphanages, and churches all stand because of her legacy.

VALUE

Humility

MOTTO

Serve the King

Derived from a saying attributed to Slessor, “Why should I fear? I am on a Royal Mission. I am in the service of the King of kings.”

VERSE

“Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.” Matthew 6:33

ORIGIN

Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) was an English missionary in China. He is best known for founding the China Inland Mission which at his death included 205 mission stations with over 800 missionaries, and 125,000 Chinese Christians.

VALUE

Integrity

MOTTO

Prove Yourself Faithful

Derived from a saying attributed to Taylor, “If we are faithful to God in little things, we shall gain experience and strength that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life.”

VERSE

“Whoever is faithful in small matters will be faithful in large ones.” Luke 16:10

ORIGINS

John Wesley (1703-1791) was an English evangelist and leader of a revival movement that later became the Methodist church with now over 80 million members worldwide and whose ideas shaped later Holiness and Pentecostal movements. He was best known for field preaching and travelled over 402,300 km (250,000 miles) by horseback in his lifetime to spread the gospel.

VALUE

Generosity

MOTTO

Always do Good

Derived from a saying attributed to Wesley, “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can and as long as you can.”

VERSE

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9