Perspectives

Head Girls Lucinda Duke and Elizabeth Prins gave the following address at a parent information evening on 23 February 2017.

Josefine Ganko (12R), recipient of the 2015 Premier’s ANZAC prize, reflects on her pilgrimage across the battlefields of the First World War and asks the poignant question: with so much loss and destruction, can war ever really be won?

In the prizewinning speech of the Junior Merle Weaver Public Speaking Competition this year, Grace Mitchell (10R), discovers that external appearances can sometimes be deceiving.

In the prizewinning speech of the Senior Merle Weaver Public Speaking Competition this year, Josefine Ganko (12R), shares her thoughts on altruism and selfishness.

Year 12 student, Zoe McDonald, considers the approaching end of her Girls Grammar years.

Year 7 and 8 students are all participating the School’s unique and tailor-made Philosophy of Learning course. Students explore issues such as: organisation, mindset, failure, resilience, brain science, metacognition and thinking skills. Our approach emphasizes the learning journey and that success is not necessarily always linear. In fact students are encouraged to view disappointment as a wonderful opportunity for growth. Year 7 students were asked to write a poem encapsulating as much as they could about their Philosophy of Learning journey during their first term at the School. Jessica’s poem was a wonderful expression of how she had internalised the term’s curriculum. We are who we are and that is good enough. It is all about our achievement and while beating someone else is a bonus it should never consume us. When we fail, learn to fail well and try be better next time. Resilience is no more than experience lived well. To be inquisitive and…