CGS Foundation News

INDIGENOUS SCHOLARS PROGRAMME CONTINUES TO GROW

In June, our Indigenous Scholars were presented with laptop computers from David Hurst on behalf of Harvey Norman Commercial (HNC).

This gesture of HNC supporting the Indigenous Scholars Programme at CGS was initiated in 2019 with a visit to Parliament House. The visit included an address from the Hon Linda Burney MP (Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services and for Preventing Family Violence), Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP (Shadow Assistant Minister for Treasury and Charities, and Federal Member for Fenner), and Fiona Phillips MP (local member for Jervis Bay (Gilmore)). The Harvey Norman Sponsorship offers an essential partnership between industry and CGS in supporting the academic outcomes for our students.

Following the presentation of laptops, the students heard from Dr Justin Garrick, Head of Canberra Grammar School, about the vision of the CGS Indigenous Scholars Programme.

John Dyball, who has been a driving force behind the project, and David Hurst closed the presentations with gratitude. To finish, Deklyn Crawford-Reid (Year 11 Indigenous Scholar) gave an expression of thanks, and each of the Year 12 students also provided a summary of their major works project for Aboriginal Studies.

A CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PHILANTHROPY

Canberra Grammar School is pleased to welcome Fiona McQueen as the CGS Foundation Director of Philanthropy. Fiona joins CGS from St Aloysius’ College in Sydney, where she was the Campaign Manager leading the school’s fundraising programme, particularly its fundraising response to COVID-19.

Prior to that, Fiona has, over the past 12 years, developed and delivered strategic philanthropy programmes at several education institutions.

Fiona gains great pleasure working with benefactors, volunteers and colleagues to create and celebrate a culture of philanthropy in education. She believes that philanthropy will continue to play an important role in delivering our ongoing mission to ready our students for an increasingly complex world.

Fiona recently completed her MBA at the University of Sydney and looks forward to graduating in the Great Hall when we are once again able to gather together to celebrate significant milestones, and she equally looks forward to meeting, and working with, the CGS community over the coming years.