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STUDENT DIARIES
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About this book
Hello! We’re OBH, your Australian education design and print specialist.
Welcome to the openbook Howden sample diary, your one-stop inspirational reference for selecting and creating a layout for your diaries.
In this book, you will find out about our diary offer. We’ll guide you through sizes, binding, bookmark and pocket options; designing from scratch with our experienced design team and education experts; give you a summary of our large
variety of customisable template options; and provide you with a selection of optional inspirational preliminary pages and weekly content that you can add at no extra cost.
We understand that no two schools are the same, and are ready to help you develop a diary you will be proud to showcase in your community.
Like me, OBH are Australian made
What our clients say
Extending our thanks and appreciation to David and the team at oBH for the professionalism, service and work undertaken on the College’s Secondary School Diary. Throughout the entire process from design to publishing, all our requests were accommodated.
We are very pleased with the final product and look forward to continuing to work with oBH on future diaries and projects.
Dr John Kinniburgh Head of Secondary School and Deputy Headmaster, Prince Alfred College
openbook Howden has always given us a top quality product in our Senior School Diaries and as such, we now use them to print our Junior School Diaries. Their generosity and help have always been appreciated, and our staff and students are delighted with the printed result.
Jodi King
Communication and Marketing Co-ordinator, Rouse Hill Anglican College
Thank you to the team at oBH for producing our amazing diarieswe absolutely love them! They are such an upgrade from what we had before and they have come up so well.
Stephanie Drummond
Communications and Marketing Specialist, Ivanhoe Grammar School
For further information
Contact David Lock on 08 8124 0000 or davidl@openbookhowden.com.au openbookhowden.com.au
Design it your way
Fully customised layouts
Fully customised layouts Design it your way
Do you have a design idea for your diary but you need some help putting it into reality? our talented team of designers are ready to build your perfect diary from the ground up.
Talk to one of our friendly education experts about what is important to your students and your brand. Together, we can come up with the perfect brief to meet your needs, anything is possible.
our design team will create a selection of sample spreads for your approval. You will then pick your favourite and we will work together to create a custom diary that is as unique as your school.
Design it your way - Example 1
This school focused on homework and tasks, handy tick boxes were created at the sides for their students to tick off.
The colour used throughout is the school’s brand colour. It is formal in style which compliments the school’s brand guidelines.
This school has given space for homework but also has space for students to use as they wish. They have included a to-do list and weekly inspirational quotes. Design it your way - Example 2
The colour is taken from their house colours, a different one for each term to delineate the diary into sections. This is a cost-effective alternative to tabs, the outside spine clearly shows four colours making it easy for students to find their spot.
Design it your way - Example 3
This school has a week per page to allow themselves space for other important elements on the opposite spread. This includes a character journal with questions to answer, an ongoing task planner and a pastoral program for the week.
This page is a great example of how much alternative content you can provide each week if your community requires it. The colour used throughout is the school’s brand colour.
Diary templates
Stuck for ideas of what your weekly spreads will look like?
Do you need a bit more inspiration for your new diary? This next section will show you our template options. With all of the following options, you can use them as they come, or you can modify them to suit your student’s needs and school branding. We have three templates which focus on Wellbeing (content written by Madhavi
If you wish, you can simply use it as a starting point for your custom diary design. We can incorporate your corporate colours, fonts, logos, any elements from your brand guidelines or anything that’s important to your community.
Diary templates
Wellbeing planner styles
Wellbeing planner design 1
This template option features a week to view planner (on one page), with a whole page for extra content of your choice. This example features free space for notes, weekly goals and a weekly Wellbeing task by Madhavi nawana Parker from Positive Minds Australia.
Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
Wellbeing planner design 2
This template option features a week to view planner (on one page) with sections for subject and homework. The opposite page features free space for notes, weekly goals and a weekly Wellbeing task by Madhavi nawana Parker from Positive Minds Australia.
Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
Wellbeing planner design 3
This template option features a week to view planner (on one page) with sections for subject and homework. The opposite page features free space for notes, weekly goals and a weekly Wellbeing task by Madhavi nawana Parker from Positive Minds Australia.
Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
Diary templates
‘Modern’
sample
Sample of the ‘Modern’ template term divider page with space for your school logo, customise to your brand or house colours at no extra cost.
A week to view planner (on one page), with a whole page for extra content of your choice. This example features free space for notes, weekly goals and a weekly bible reading and prayer.
You can select alternative weekly content from our free resources (view these later in this book), or provide your own. Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
Diary templates
‘Colour Explosion’ sample
Sample of the ‘Colour Explosion’ template term divider page with space for your school logo, customise to your brand or house colours at no extra cost.
A week to view planner (over two pages), with lots of note space for your students.
Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
Diary templates
‘Celebration’ sample
Sample of the ‘Celebration’ template term divider page with space for your school logo, customise to your brand or house colours at no extra cost.
A week to view planner (over two pages), with lots of note space for your students.
Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
Diary templates
‘Community’ sample
Sample of the ‘Community’ template term divider page with space for your school logo, customise to your brand or house colours at no extra cost.
A week to view planner (on one page), with a whole page for extra content of your choice. This example features free space for notes, weekly goals and our Study Skills content.
You can select alternative weekly content from our free resources (view these later in this book), or provide your own. Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
Diary templates
‘Moving Art’ sample
Sample of the ‘Moving Art’ template term divider page with space for your school logo, customise to your brand or house colours at no extra cost.
A week to view planner (on one page), with a whole page for extra content of your choice. This example features free space for notes, weekly goals and a Catholic devotion.
You can select alternative weekly content from our free resources (view these later in this book), or provide your own. Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
‘Earthy’
sample Diary templates
Sample of the ‘Earthy’ template term divider page with space for your school logo, customise to your brand or house colours at no extra cost.
A week to view planner (on one page), with a whole page for extra content of your choice. This example features free space for notes, weekly goals and a weekly Wellbeing task by Madhavi nawana Parker from Positive Minds Australia.
You can select alternative weekly content from our free resources (view these later in this book), or provide your own. Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
Diary templates
‘Contemporary’ sample
Sample of the ‘Contemporary’ template term divider page with space for your school logo, customise to your brand or house colours at no extra cost. The photo background on this template is also customisable.
A week to view planner (on one page), with a whole page for extra content of your choice. This example features free space for notes, weekly goals and a sample of our ‘Life & Study Skills’ content.
You can select alternative weekly content from our free resources (view these later in this book), or provide your own. Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost. The photo background on this template is also customisable.
Diary templates
‘Sectional’ sample
Sample of the ‘Sectional’ template term divider page with space for your school logo, customise to your brand or house colours at no extra cost.
A week to view planner (on one page), with a whole page for extra content of your choice. This example features free space for notes, weekly goals and a sample of our ‘Life & Study Skills’ content.
You can select alternative weekly content from our free resources (view these later in this book), or provide your own. Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
‘Funky’
sample Diary templates
Sample of the ‘Funky’ template term divider page with space for your school logo, customise to your brand or house colours at no extra cost.
A week to view planner (on one page), with a whole page for extra content of your choice. This example features free space for notes, weekly goals and a sample of our ‘Heroic Habits’ content from The rite Journey.
You can select alternative weekly content from our free resources (view these later in this book), or provide your own. Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
‘Asymmetry’
sample Diary templates
Sample of the ‘Asymmetry’ template term divider page with space for your school logo, customise to your brand or house colours at no extra cost.
A week to view planner (on one page), with a whole page for extra content of your choice. This example features free space for notes, weekly goals and a sample of our weekly inspirational quotes content (this sample is from our pop culture collection).
You can select alternative weekly content from our free resources (view these later in this book), or provide your own. Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
Diary templates
‘Circular’ sample
Sample of the ‘Circular’ template term divider page with space for your school logo, customise to your brand or house colours at no extra cost.
A week to view planner (on one page), with a whole page for extra content of your choice. This example features free space for notes, weekly goals and a weekly ‘Healthy Habits’ tip.
You can select alternative weekly content from our free resources (view these later in this book), or provide your own. Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
NOTES
HEALTHY HABITS
Patience
The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.
I am living with patience when I calmly allow time to pass.
Acceptance
Acknowledging the reality of a situation and not attempting to change it
I am living with acceptance when I take responsibility for who I am and my actions and acknowledge the reality of who I am.
GOALS FOR THE WEEK GOALS FOR THE WEEK
Parent/Caregiver Signature
Teacher Signature
‘Geometry’
sample Diary templates
Sample of the ‘Geometry’ template term divider page, customise to your brand or house colours at no extra cost.
A week to view planner (over two pages), with lots of note space for your students.
Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
Diary templates
‘Traditional’ sample
Sample of the ‘Traditional’ template term divider page with space for your school logo, customise to your brand or house colours at no extra cost.
A week to view planner (on one page), with a whole page for extra content of your choice. This example features free space for notes, weekly goals and a sample of our weekly inspirational quotes content (this sample is from our inspirational Australians collection).
You can select alternative weekly content from our free resources (view these later in this book), or provide your own. Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
‘Fresh’
sample Diary templates
Sample of the ‘Fresh’ template term divider page with space for your school logo, customise to your brand or house colours at no extra cost.
A week to view planner (over two pages), with lots of note space for your students.
Colours are fully customisable, change to your brand colours at no extra cost.
Weekly content
Weekly content
We can offer you a variety of options to liven up your weekly spreads and provide your students with additional quality education prompts.
next, we will guide you through our complimentary weekly content options, these include:
• Weekly Wellbeing tips written by Madhavi nawana Parker of Positive Minds Australia
• Weekly Heroic Habits from The rite Journey
• Weekly Study and Life Skills / Healthy Habits
• Weekly Quotes: Inspirational Australians
• Weekly Quotes: General Pop Culture
• Weekly Bible verses
• Weekly Catholic Devotions
• Weekly Christian Devotions
• LCA Daily Bible reading Guide
Alternatively, if none of these examples works for you and you have content you would prefer us to use each week, let us know what you require and we will add it in.
Weekly content example: Wellbeing tasks (written by Madhavi Nawana Parker from Positive Minds Australia)
Weekly content example: Heroic Habits (from The Rite Journey)
Weekly content example: Study and life skills/healthy habits
Weekly content example: Quotes of the week - inspirational Australians
Weekly content example: Quotes of the week - general pop culture
Quote of the week
‘It’s only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth – that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had.’
-Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
Weekly content example: Bible verses
Weekly content example: Christian devotions
NOTES
DEVOTION
Our King, Our Saviour
Psalm 72:1-7,10-14
He rescues the poor who call to him, and those who are needy and neglected. He has pity on the weak and poor; he saves the lives of those in need. He rescues them from oppression and violence; their lives are precious to him. (Verses 12-14)
‘The papers and news commentaries are full of dissatisfaction with our politicians and bureaucrats. Citizens feel that they are not listened to, they are treated with arrogance and contempt. Even the opposition seems more intent on sorting out their internal squabbles than proposing sound policy alternatives.’
Pick any term of government, any decade, and you might hear such criticism. The people whom we trust with power are failing us. How we long for a premier, a minister or bureaucrat to reflect the qualities spoken of by the psalmist! Where is such a ruler?
The king the psalmist speaks of has come to us and he will always be with us. He is Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. It is Jesus whose character, love and power enable him to be the rescuer and saviour whom we need.
No matter how dramatically or how often humans fail us, Jesus will not fail us. Our lives are precious to him. He is, and always will be, our Saviour and our King.
GOALS
FOR THE WEEK GOALS FOR THE WEEK
Parent/Caregiver Signature
Teacher Signature
Prayer
Father, I thank you for Jesus, the one who can be relied upon and is able to do all that you have promised. Amen.
Weekly content example: Catholic devotions
Additional Educational Content
Looking for a bit more educational content for your diary?
We have a selection of free, license-free content you can add. We suggest this sits at the front of the diary before your weekly planner pages.
Wellbeing Content:
We have a choice of either 8 or 16 pages of Wellbeing content written by Madhavi nawana Parker of Positive Minds Australia. This is all research-based tools and activities for your students to work through in their own time. We’ve created four different design styles for you to choose from.
Religious Content: 16 pages of Catholic content option 8 pages of Christian content option
Alternatively, you can use your own custom content at the start or end of your diaries, e.g. uniform Guidelines, Behaviour and Policies, Maps, and Timetables, let us know what you require and we will add it in.
Additional Educational Content: wellbeing
Choice of 8 or 16 page content
Wellbeing content: style 1
Wellbeing content: style 2
Wellbeing content: style 3
Wellbeing content: style 4
Additional Educational Content:
Christian
Christian content
Christian content
Additional Educational Content: Catholic
Catholic content
Catholic content
Diary sizes
Diary sizes
An important thing to consider with your project is size.
We have four common diary sizes that we recommend: A5, B5, Quarto, and A4.
A5 is our smallest, most compact option, great as a lightweight space saver.
B5 is our most popular option, more space for writing but still compact (B5 is the size of this book).
Quarto is a wider option for when you need that extra bit of room inside.
A4 is our largest option, for more of a planner style or useful for a teacher workbook.
– 297 x 210mm
Quarto – 250 x 205mm
B5 - 240 x 170mm
A5 – 210 x 148mm
A4
Cover and binding options
Cover and binding options
Select the finishing touches that are most important to you.
You know what is most important for your students and community. We can offer you a range of different styles and finishes that will make you stand out from the crowd whilst considering your budget.
Binding options
We have three common binding options for you to choose from:
Coil Bound, our most popular binding type, with the ability to add pockets, different bookmarks styles, and protective poly covers. Plus, it also opens completely flat for ease of use when writing.
Case Bound, a hardcover option for a more classic and formal look, this style also looks fantastic with foiled details, such as your logo.
Pur Bound, a softcover option that’s great on value.
Custom designed cover
• Full colour
Branded to reflect your school identity
• Laminated
Logo and school details foiled
Foil colours available
Coloured poly covers
• range of colours available
Coil colour
Pockets, bookmarks, tabs
Optional extras
Pockets, bookmarks,
tabs
We have an array of finishing touches to provide your students with all the organisational elements they need:
Pockets
You will find an example of our most popular pocket at the back of this book. This vinyl pocket is super durable, has two large sleeves, plus extra slots on the front for small items. Alternatively, we can also provide you with a simple one sided superclear PvC pocket.
These pockets can be situated at the location of your choice.
Bookmarks
You will find an example of our most popular bookmark style at the back of this book. This printed fold out bookmark can contain any content you require and can be positioned at any location.
An alternative option to a printed bookmark is a simple ribbon attached to the coil or spine of the diary. Just let us know your preferred colour.
Printed Tabs
A clever way of creating a division of sections within your diary at no extra cost is by using printed ‘tabs’. Each section/term we can add a different coloured strip to the outside edge of the pages which can be seen on the s whilst the diary is closed. This is a really efficient way of your students being able to identify different parts of their diary quickly and is aesthetically pleasing too.
We can use your corporate colours, house/team colours, or anything else of your choice.
