Grandparents’ Day

In Term 4, the School hosted over 700 grandparents of current students for the annual Grandparents’ Day, a calendar event that is much treasured across the School community.

The sun was out for this special day, as guests enjoyed a morning tea spread, followed by an address by the Headmaster, and performances from the Junior and Middle School Music Ensembles. Highlights included Nicholas Feng (Year 7) stepping in at the last minute to lead the Middle School Strings Ensemble from the podium and Head of Music Mr Ben Bishop interviewing students about why grandparents are so special. Samuel Pai (Year 5) remarked that he loved his grandparents ‘Because they give me tasty food!’, while Alexander Yakop (Year 5) loved his grandparents ‘because they let me do whatever I want.’ After the performances, grandparents met up with their grandsons for a tour around the School. Many delighted in seeing the playgrounds and animals in the Junior School, while those visiting Senior School enjoyed trying their hand at robotics or having a quiet moment together around the grounds.

Students are always proud to share their school life with family, and we hope that many treasured memories were made on the day.

Art Exhibitions

The David Williams Gallery at Camberwell Grammar hosted two exhibitions during Term 4, the departing Year 12 Art students’ work in ‘Exit23’, and the Junior School’s Art Show, ‘A Feast from the Garden’.

Nothing captures the essence of the Visual Arts more than an exhibition of student works. The opportunity to come together as a creative community to celebrate the journey that students have taken to resolve a work and to present it to the viewer is a journey that unites us. For students, regardless of whether it is our youngest artist in the Junior School or the past student showing at an OCGA exhibition, the courage and bravery required to reveal oneself takes great capacity to be vulnerable. To expose your understanding of the world – to present your ideas, to raise or comment on issues from a personal perspective – and, ultimately, who YOU are, requires trust.

What all exhibitions held in the Williams Gallery, Art and Design studios, and around Camberwell Grammar this year reveal are the strong bonds between students and Art and Design teachers to safely navigate the creative process together in a way that nurtures, yet challenges students to express themselves. To trust their creative voice and to apply the many different media available to visually communicate it.

Mr David Williamson Head of Art