I would like to share some thoughts on Australia Day with you. I have to be honest, it has always been one of those holidays I have gladly taken but not given a lot of thought to. When I was your age, while I never used to think about Australia Day, I certainly had an opinion on it: I did not like it.
At the close of the year, Mrs A Stubbington reminds us of how important it is to stop and reflect on our experiences.
As another cohort of Grammar girls launch into their independent lives, Mrs P Harvey-Short reports on how the girls spent their final days at School.
Mr A Dale draws attention to the timeless meditations of Remembrance Day, and the poetry that captures a sense of the occasion.
Mrs Marise McConaghy reviews the processes of each Year level as they move up in the School to fill the vacancy left by the departing seniors, and bids farewell to a colleague.
On World Teachers Day (Friday 28 October), Ms Samantha Bolton looks at the changing culture of education, and summarises recent key research that has enabled both teachers and students to engage more effectively in the classroom.
Dr Sally Stephens describes one of the many activities in the School which gets students involved in the important business of learning – outside the classroom.
After his recent trip to the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Mr
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