Galston High School
By Luke Cosgrove Galston High School Community has lost a much-loved teacher and long-standing member of the school and wider community, Jill Gray. Her teaching spans two generations of the Galston High School community. In over forty one years as a teacher with the Department of Education, with most of those years being at Galston […]
Starting Strong
Glenorie Preschool was lucky enough to receive ‘start strong funding’ under the quality learning environment program. We used the money to redevelop our playground. The soft fall and outdated equipment has been replaced with astroturf, a bike track, chicken coop, wooden teepee and climbing frame. Scattered throughout the playground are musical instruments. But, the ultimate […]
New Hope School – A Year to be Thankful
By Craig Hingston Although 2021 will be remembered as a challenging year, because of the COVID pandemic and lockdown, New Hope School at Dural had plenty to be thankful for. One reason to celebrate was the largest cohort of final year graduates. There was six Year 12 students in the Class of 2021 and most […]
George Stepanovich Honoured with Youth Community Service Award
Her Excellency, The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales – as Patron of The Order of Australia Association NSW Branch – has presented Galston High School student George Stepanovich with the Youth Community Service Award for exceptional service or engagement with their local community, or to Australia in general. George was […]
Biomimicry and the Living World – Hills Grammar Investigates
Hills Grammar is celebrating many things this term – students returning to campus, their online HSC Showcase, Year 6 hosting their Expo – and the excitement of going global for our deep teaching innovations! The Year 6 teaching team of Jannine Walker, Kellee Edwards, Joanne Lawson, Liz Gosper and Rachel Sommer, have excelled at providing […]
New School with “Village Atmosphere”
By Craig Hingston New Hope School at Dural is only months away from opening and it will be the most unique campus in the greater Hills area. The bespoke design features community-style buildings and layout which will produce a village atmosphere for the students. New Hope School is for children with mild to moderate intellectual […]
Developing Independent Learners at Northholm
Northholm Grammar believes that the fundamental role of the teacher is to develop the whole student, which means putting the development of their academic, social and emotional skills at the forefront of education. A pivotal part of Primary Years education is the focus on independent learning, especially during the recent remote schooling period. Building independent […]
Great Learning and Great Fun!
The students in Years 3 to 6 were privileged in participating in two Online Coding sessions run by the UNSW Robogals on their first day back at school. The students used the platform Tinkercad in the Introduction to Arduino workshop and Reply. Learning its platforms for the Introduction to Python workshop. The university students were […]
Developing independent learners at Northholm
Northholm Grammar believes that the fundamental role of the teacher is to develop the whole student, which means putting the development of their academic, social and emotional skills at the forefront of education. A pivotal part of Primary Years education is the focus on independent learning, especially during the recent remote schooling period. Building independent […]
Nutrition and Physical Activity in Teens During Lockdown
In Term 3 students from Hills Grammar’s PASS subject explored the connection between nutrition and physical activity and mental health during the lockdown. By studying this elective, students develop knowledge and understanding around the contribution of physical activity and sport to individual, community and societal wellbeing and enhance the participation and performance of themselves and […]
