CGS OUTLOOK THE MAGAZINE OF THE CANBERRA GRAMMAR SCHOOL COMMUNITY
SEMESTER TWO
2017
FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE EDITORIAL DETAILS Editor: Reece Cummings Sub-Editor: Juliana Mesquita Graphic Designer: Twee Phan Printer: New Millennium Print Photography: William Hall Photography, staff and students
1 From the Head of School 3 Building a World-Class School: A Campus Development Plan for Canberra Grammar School 6 NEWSbites 10 Around the School
Contributions: Thank you to the many people who contributed to CGS Outlook, including the numerous teachers, students, and staff who supplied articles and photos
12 Welcome to 2018 Captains
On the cover: Orchestra and music performers at the 2017 Presentation Night
16 The Burgess Walk
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16 Sheaffe House Mini-Fete raises $5,500 for Headspace
17 Sony Camp 2017 18 Cubetto – Coding without Screens 18 Connecting across the World 19 GovHack 2017 20 Code Cadets get specialised InfoSec training 21 Cycling for cancer research 21 A CGS young Alumni kick-starts his rugby career 22 Chess continues to checkmate 22 CGS Presentation Night
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23 CGS Northside celebrates 50 years of Early Childhood
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24 Feature on Music & Arts
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27 Another Semester of fantastic sporting achievements
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28 Feature on globally-minded studies 32 Feature on Student Houses
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34 Feature on Boarding
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36 CGS Alumni News
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35 Staff Farewells
38 Alumni dates for diary 39 Where are they now 40 Thank you to all our donors
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FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
It is always a pleasure to present a new edition of CGS Outlook; a vibrant reflection of our thriving School. Even when you live the rich experience of the School each day, it’s almost surprising to be reminded of how much there is going on and of how inspiring our boys’ and girls’ achievements can be. I hope you enjoy this record of the past semester. At our annual Presentation Night (as featured on the cover of this edition), we seek to capture the same spirit as we do in CGS Outlook; the abundance of a School that is energised by its diversity and is enjoying the momentum of its evolution, as girls and boys learn and grow together in the extraordinary array of intellectual, cultural, physical and social opportunity that distinguishes our culture. It has been another great year, in which we’ll each have had our own highlights. That’s the wonder of our School; the largeness of its soul that demands no two individuals’ experiences be alike, yet all be shared in mutual appreciation. For me, the continued resurgence of CGS Music has been amongst the most exciting features of the year, with our massed orchestra and choir at Presentation Night both a sound and a sight to behold; a pleasure in themselves for their quality and scope, but also a thrilling source of confidence in what’s even still to come. Yet, the same could be said of so much else: of sporting highlights like the spectacular double championship victories of our first ever junior and senior Netball teams; of the ever-stunning innovation of our Code Cadets playing a central part in world-leading trials of new technology; or of our students travelling abroad and embracing the big world with all the confidence that comes of skill in languages and a spirit of curiosity nurtured in the study of geography, history and culture. Our School must always be defined by aspiration. It’s easy to take pride in our progress and we can rightly be immensely proud of our students always, but there remains so much more to be achieved before we are the School we truly want to be. That includes fulfilling our aspiration to match the quality of our campus and facilities to the standard of the educational experience that we seek to offer. As explained at Presentation Night this year, people will always be more important to the shaping of a culture than buildings, but we should not underestimate the impact of our environment on thought and mood and all the human interaction that fuels our learning. That’s why we have done much to enhance the quality of our campus already in recent years, both indoors and outdoors, but there has also been real effort behind the scenes this year to address one of the School’s most difficult and pressing needs: a genuinely strategic, long-term master plan for the renewal of our magnificent, but ageing, campus. Continued on next page... CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2017 | 1
The difficulties in creating such a plan are multiple: predicting future needs; determining the best placement and sequence of construction around an operating school; balancing heritage with contemporary expectations; and, of course, ensuring financial viability without undue impact on families and educational priorities; all in the context of a growing school and declining government funding. Yet, the opportunities are also massive, as we have seen in The Snow Centre, at Southside, in the Art, Design and Technology Centre, and in renovations to the Quad and construction of the new Mathematics building set to open in February 2018. Across all of those facilities and more, we have created bright, attractive and flexible spaces, where learning can be visible and where students and teachers can work together side by side in easy interaction and collaboration. I am delighted, therefore, to present in the following pages an overview of our new campus master plan, which projects that standard across the School and long into the future. There are as yet, no firm timelines for construction of each element, nor is each project developed beyond initial concepts to determine feasibility; but with careful planning over the decade ahead, and with the help of those in our community with capacity and expertise, we now have a blueprint with which to realise a campus that befits the world-class aspirations of our School. I commend it to you, and I look forward, as ever, to all that is to come. Justin Garrick Head of School
Watch the Master Plan launch video to see Canberra Grammar School’s building plans for the years ahead. CGSFOUNDATION.ORG.AU/ABOUT/2017MASTERPLAN
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BUILDING A WORLD-CLASS SCHOOL: A CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR CANBERRA GRAMMAR SCHOOL Canberra Grammar School is blessed with a large and beautiful campus and with some of the finest heritage and modern buildings for education in the national capital. As each generation has added to it, our School has grown and flourished, but ensuring that our grounds and facilities remain state-of-the-art is forever a challenge. It is our responsibility to project the School’s legacy long into the future. In recent times we have done much to restore our gardens and ovals, to make our campus more accessible and inclusive, and to make our classrooms bright, contemporary places for learning and collaboration. Yet, our on-going needs are clear: parts of the Primary School still need renewal to meet the modern standard set at Southside. Our boarding houses have reached the limits of their potential. Our boat shed, pool, pavilion and sports hall are all tired. Likewise, the War Memorial Hall and Breezeway building have served us well, but are long outdated and outgrown. Our new Campus Renewal Plan establishes a blueprint for addressing each of these needs in several phased components of construction or renovation over the decade ahead. To see the Master Plan launch video, and to keep up to date on the Master Plan, please visit CGSFOUNDATION.ORG.AU/ABOUT/2017MASTERPLAN which will be updated regularly as the plan develops.
BOARDING VILLAGE Boarding has always been at the heart of our School. In the coming years, we will expand and rebuild our accommodation in stages, ultimately creating a contemporary and homely boarding village for boys and girls. The first phase will be on the site of our current tennis courts, which will in turn be redeveloped as the initial stage of a new sports precinct based on Chapel Oval.
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SPORTS PRECINCT Our current sports facilities are spread across the campus with pool, tennis courts, gymnasium and change rooms all separate, poorly accessible to the public and distant from our ovals, a new sports precinct centred on Chapel Oval will first include tennis and netball courts to be followed eventually by a new sports hall with basketball courts, gymnasium, change rooms, classrooms and swimming pool to be be developed over time as our current facilities each reach their end of life. We will also upgrade Flinders Ovals to be the home of soccer, along with our pavilions and boat shed as early priorities – for more information on the Foundation campaign to support these developments, see the Red Hill Run on page 41 of this edition and at REDHILLRUN.COM
QUADRANGLE COMPLEX Much thought has also been given to the Quadrangle, where the ageing War Memorial Hall and Breezeway buildings are no longer fit for purpose. First, the East Wing of the Quadrangle will be extensively renovated during the early months of 2018, relocating Sheaffe and Burgmann Houses from their crowded corridors to new homes with attractive indoor and outdoor spaces, and giving the Geography Department bright, open classrooms that combine the heritage of their location with modern standards and technology now common across the School. Then, relocating Reception to the former Headmaster’s Residence, as a place of warm welcome to the School, we plan to replace the currently decaying 1960s Breezeway building with a sophisticated multipurpose library, exhibition space and large auditorium, looking out over the stunning vista of the Main Oval. From the School’s earliest plans, this site was envisaged as the central meeting place, and we look forward to a spectacular design befitting the location. We can then repurpose War Memorial Hall, for examinations and to expand our Science and Music Departments with new classrooms, rehearsal rooms and concert spaces.
PRIMARY SCHOOL RENEWAL For the Primary School, returning the Senior School Library to the Quadrangle will allow the creation of the Discovery Centre in its place instead of encroaching on the Junior School oval as previous plans envisaged. This will become a spacious new home for upper Primary School classes and student support services shared with the nearby Senior School. This will also allow conversion of the ageing classrooms along Alexander Street to much-needed Primary School Reception and staff facilities, along with potential expansion of the John Lingard Hall. Ultimately, too, relocation of the Boarding Houses will free space for a new purpose-built Early Learning Centre, sharing resources and play facilities, as well as crucial parking, drop-off and pick-up zones for families with young children in Southside right next door. We will also renovate our much-loved Northside campus in the next few years.
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CGS FOUNDATION: CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN Of course, to achieve all of this, our community’s support will be essential via the CGS Foundation’s Campus Development Campaign. The CGS Foundation has long been central to the growth and renewal of our School. The original Foundation was launched in 1979 and soon supported the construction of the Senior School Science facilities, and continued through capital campaigns to make major contributions to maintaining and developing the facilities of the School. In more recent years the Foundation has supported the conversion of the former Library to the CGS Gallery, improvements to the Boarding Houses, refurbishments to the ADT Centre, landscaping around the Senior School Library and Arts Quad, and the renovations of the War Memorial Hall and Dining Hall, among other projects.
IN 2013, THE NEW CGS FOUNDATION WAS LAUNCHED WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST SINGLE DONATIONS TO A SCHOOL IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY. Mr Terry Snow’s extraordinary gift of $8 million to fund construction of The Snow Centre for Education in the Asian Century, not only created a landmark symbol of the School’s world-class aspirations, but it unlocked the School’s capacity to invest in many other developments including the redevelopment of Southside, the Art Design and Technology Centre and the new Mathematics building.
SUPPORT THE CGS FOUNDATION AND HELP US BUILD A WORLD-CLASS SCHOOL You can contribute to the Campus Development Campaign in three main ways:
1. JOIN THE RED HILL RUN Proceeds of this fun family event supported by the CGS Foundation, along with the P&F and sporting associations, will go towards the first major campaign for the redevelopment of our sports facilities, including the boat shed, Flinders Oval and Main Oval Pavilion. For more information or to register see REDHILLRUN.COM
2. DONATE TO THE CGS FOUNDATION BUILDING CAMPAIGN With the launch of the School’s coming master plan, the Foundation will shortly initiate an active campus development campaign. All donations over $2 to that campaign will be tax-deductible, and will help create a world-class campus for the future. For more information or to make a donation see CGSFOUNDATION.ORG.AU/DONATE
3. SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECTS The evolving master plan envisages a number of significant building projects of different scale in the academic, sports, arts, and boarding areas of the School, each of which will have transformational impact like The Snow Centre. The Head of School, Dr Justin Garrick, and the Chairs of the School and Foundation Boards, Mr Stephen Byron and Mr Eugene Kalenjuk, warmly invite discussion with members of the community who may be interested in contributing to particular projects.
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NEWSbites
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S ART EXHIBIT IN CZECH REPUBLIC
CGS SNOW SPORTS GOES FROM SUCCESS TO SUCCESS
At the beginning of the year, the CGS Primary School sent over 50 students’ artworks from Years 3 and 4 to an international children’s art exhibition in Lidice, Czech Republic.
At the annual Snow Sports ACT awards in October, the Junior School was recognised as the School of the Year. This award was based on the School’s performances at regional and national competitions throughout the season and for the various programmes at the School.
There were 25,690 art works from 83 countries registered this year with 1,289 art works submitted to the exhibit. 71 arts were from five schools across Australia, and six Australian art works have been awarded, with four from Canberra Grammar School. CGS congratulates Hugo Bassford, James Biddington, Darcy Busch and Ella Welsh who received awards from the Ambassador of the Czech Republic, Mr Pohl, at a formal ceremony.
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These programmes include the ‘Little Shredders’ initiative that introduced Kindergarten and Year 1 students to Snow Sports, the P&F Snow Sports Network, and the SnowFit Horizons Programme. It is a great award that also enters the School into the running for recognition in the National School of the Year Division. CGS was also awarded the ACT School of the Year in 2016. In addition to the School award, there were several individual awards, including: Interschools Achievement Award – Max Juric; Volunteer of the Year – Mr Phil Bell (CGS P&F); and 2018 Perisher – ACT Interschools Scholarship Winner – Alec Bell.
YEAR 7s BUDDY UP WITH YEAR 3s TO READ THEIR FAVOURITE BOOK TOGETHER In November this year, students from the Year 7 Clements House joined their schoolmates from Year 3, under the cool shade of the trees outside the Primary School, to read together and share stories from their favourite picture books. Some of the students shared their experiences: Sebastian Broadhurst, Year 7 – ‘I had a lot of fun talking and reading to the Year 3s with my friends. I look forward to seeing them when I’m in Year 11!’ Imogen McMahon, Year 7 – ‘It was a great experience to read to the Year 3 students and help them out.’ Dominic Fong, Year 3 – ‘It was really fun because we had the big students read to us!’ Emilie Kulisiewicz, Year 3 – ‘I liked finding out what the books were about and spending time with the Year 7s.’
DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD WITH 27 NEW ENROLMENTS The Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme has been received with great success this year, with 27 new enrolments for 2017. The following students have successfully completed the Duke of Edinburgh Award so far this year: Gold: Max Jesiolowski and Damien Thomson Silver: Irwin Ip and Deepan Kumar; and Bronze: Ryan Neilsen and Thomas Gedye. In 2016, three former CGS students – Adison Bassili, James Mountain and Benjamin Mynott – also received their Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award from the Governor-General. Registrations for the award will reopen in Term 1 2018. The award is coordinated by the Outdoor Education Department at Canberra Grammar School.
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NEWSbites
STUDENT HITS TARGET WITH ARCHERY SUCCESS
ARMSTRONG JAZZ BAND PERFORMS AT FLORIADE
Over a weekend in July, CGS student Alec Farmer shot in the Australian National Indoor archery competition, placing first in the ACT and sixth in Australia. Alec broke an Australian record by shooting a 546/600.
More recently, the arrival of spring saw the opportunity for the Armstrong Jazz Band to perform at Floriade toward the end of Term 3.
Alec has also placed first in the ACT and third nationally for Outdoor and was selected to go to Perth in November and shoot in the Open Nationals. He was also selected to go to Wollongong, Eden and the Diamond Valley for the ACT to shoot in their field tournaments; and was selected to go to Las Vegas in the US next February to shoot at his first international event for Australia. CGS congratulates Alec on his outstanding achievements so far.
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A delighted crowd enjoyed the performance at this annual festival supporting the talent of many of CGS’ finest musicians performing hits such as the theme from ‘The Incredibles’. Year 10 musician Jack Bolton gave a standout solo performance of ‘Haven’t Met You Yet’. Both the Fitzgerald and Armstrong Jazz Bands performed terrifically during their major external performances during Term 4.
LEGO ROBOTICS SUCCESS CGS is very pleased to congratulate two students from its new Senior School Lego Robotics Co-curricular activity, Adi Soetanto and Ben Angstmann, who won first place in the secondary school Rescue Robot category at the Robocup Junior ACT Regional Competition, which proved to be a great outcome for the enhancement of CGS’ STEM credentials. Ben and Adi, mentored by Mr Michael Turvey and Mr Alister McDonald, established a new record by achieving the highest final score in the event’s 15-year history. This is a very exciting result, as it is the first time that the Senior School has been able to enter a team in this competition. ‘I am confident that CGS will now be invited to compete in the National Championships in Brisbane’ said Mr McDonald. Ben and Adi were later presented their trophy at a School Assembly.
NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE FORUM The School is delighted to confirm that five Year 11 students were offered a place at the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) in January 2018. Over recent years, CGS has had a very strong representation at this event, and it is very pleasing to have been offered so many places this year. All students who have participated in the past have found it a wonderful experience, with many students such as Lochie Ferrier going on to exciting things as a result. In 2014, he devised technology to help clean up space junk and conducted aerospace engineering research within the Research Science Institute, run at MIT. The five students selected for 2018 are: Dimitri Efstathiadis, Jonathan Lee, Forbes Mailler, Tim Muya, Daniel Tian. They have also been awarded a place at the Brisbane-based forum in early January 2018.
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AROUND THE SCHOOL
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WELCOME TO 2018 CAPTAINS
SCHOOL CAPTAINS: THEN AND NOW Leadership can be rewarding, and it requires a great amount of emotional intelligence and mental stamina for the leader to continue being an inspiration for the vision. Canberra Grammar School has a reputation for its commitment to developing an awareness in students of the needs of others; for creating a sense of responsibility that leads to caring for others; and for developing students to be compassionate leaders of the next century. In 1945, for CGS Alumnus Mr Bruce Mould, being School Captain was a somewhat distinct experience from that of today. Part of his responsibility was that, when the School was notified that a father or older brother had been killed in World War II, he had to tell the student. Shortly before he died, Mr Mould shared with his son that he still felt the burden of what he had to do made it the most challenging year of his life. Yet, he followed through in his commitment to serve as School Captain. 12 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2078
In 2017, while some of the duties have changed since then, the essence remains the same. What has changed is the world; more than ever before, students live, study and work across cultures and languages in an increasingly mobile and permeable global society. To reflect this reality, the core aspiration at Canberra Grammar School is for students to be intelligent, innovative and international; to be confident, creative and compassionate young leaders of the future; to be ready for the world. Our 2018 Student Leadership team is excited to take on their roles, and be even more involved in the School community. We spoke to them to see where they’d come from, and what they hope to achieve throughout 2018.
MEET THE 2018 CAPTAINS NICHOLAS DIMOFF SCHOOL CAPTAIN ‘I am truly grateful for my appointment as School Captain for 2018. When stepping into the new year, I plan to be an active, visible and accessible leader within the School and its community. I believe it’s not all about the “big things”, it’s about the “little things” too. Being at CGS for many years now, I truly have developed a love for the School. I believe its warm spirit and culture are unparalleled by any other schooling environment. In my younger years, I always looked up to the previous leaders of the School, who all embodied the ethos of Canberra Grammar School. Being a leader within this exceptional community is something that I have always aspired to. During my time here, I have always been overwhelmed by the positive relationships fostered between all students and teachers. Furthermore, they are all committed to the life of the School. To have this wonderful opportunity to be the School Captain of 2018 along with Jasper, Jasmine, Josh and Vishaal, is a great honour. We aim to develop the intrinsic values of CGS whilst establishing initiatives that are only necessary as the School moves with the 21st century and continues a successful co-educational transition.’
JASMINE FRASER VICE-CAPTAIN (SPORT) ‘Having only started at CGS in February 2017, I received a crash course in the School, the House system, the co-curricular activities, the community and academic life, and was absolutely immersed in the amazing life and culture of the School from day one. I was shocked by the depth and value of the relationships between younger and older students, with the connections within the School really allowing me to thrive and to aspire to my full potential. What really stood out to me, as a new student, was the significance of the role of Year 12, the School leaders, and the influence they held within the School. The empathy, determination and willingness to give up their time to help a younger student reach their potential was something truly special and it inspired me to follow their example and give back to the wider community to the best of my ability. Working in a bigger leadership team than normal, the upcoming year promises to be full of exciting developments and changes. Each of us is committed to the challenge as we strive to continue the legacy of the years before us, as well as bring innovative approaches to strengthening the elements of CGS that really define us as a School. CGS students have a diversity of potential, with each one of us being unique in the goals and adversity we may face. As a captaincy group, it is one of our core aims to support each student to reach their full potential, regardless of how or what form this may take. I’m excited for the year ahead. Along with Nick, Jasper, Josh and Vishaal, I will endeavour to do my best in every facet of the role.’
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JOSHUA HAMMOND VICE-CAPTAIN (ARTS) ‘During our time at CGS, my peers and I have been extremely privileged in the opportunities we have been afforded for development inside and outside the classroom. I have been delighted to have such experiences as being the CGS Drama Captain, in 1st XI Football, in music concerts, assisting in CGS Sony Camps, and to participate in numerous other activities. As captains, we look forward to continuing to improving these events, which not only allow students to strive for excellence in their areas of interest, but also to bond and form lasting friendships in the process. After moving into CGS Boarding this year, I attained a truly unique experience regarding what it is like to attend this School. For me, CGS is more than just my education; it is my home. My experience in the Boarding House has shown me that, no matter your background, interests or experience, there is a place for you at Canberra Grammar School. Whether you’re a rugby star, an artist, an aspiring doctor or simply searching for what makes you happy, you belong here. I would like to extend a warm welcome to all those joining us over the next year, particularly those who will begin their time in CGS Boarding! I am looking forward to giving back to this and to the wider community in the exciting year ahead, and I am confident that Nick, Jasmine, Jasper and Vishaal all share that feeling.’
JASPER SHEEHAN VICE-CAPTAIN (ACADEMIC) ‘Since joining CGS in 2013, it was obvious to me what a great deal of dedication and compassion each of the leaders in the School had, and this was always something that I aspired to myself. I became interested in the role of a School captaincy through support from my peers and members of staff, but also because of a desire to give something back to the School community. I have benefited frequently from smaller groups like our basketball team to larger systems like my house, Burgmann. Support has never been far away at School, and I have a real desire to make sure the support that was available to me is available to everyone in the wider School community. Nick, Jasmine, Josh, Vishaal and I are all committed to doing our jobs as best we can, and I have a great deal of confidence in our combined ability. Over the coming four terms, we would like to further develop the School as a place where everyone has the opportunity to be themselves and express their talents and skills. Most important, in my opinion, is our goal of making the atmosphere around the School even more welcoming and accepting. I believe encouraging each and every member of the School community to be themselves is especially important, as I think it is the diversity of skills and personalities at CGS that makes it such a great place.’
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VISHAAL VARMA VICE-CAPTAIN (STUDENT ACTIVITY) ‘As Vice-Captain in 2018, I hope to instil my belief that “school isn’t about grades”. Following a disappointing report card, I repeatedly meet students disheartened and discouraged at the thought of their own career prospects. When “failure” occurs, many lose focus and adopt a recalcitrant attitude towards education. To those, I say this – everyone in this community is rooting for you. Not merely your family, but your friends, tutors, Heads of Student Houses and even the teachers – they all care about your success and welfare. I believe the prime determinant of health, wealth and happiness in life is not the grades you receive in school; rather, it is the tenacity and resilience that you develop in and outside the classroom that will enrich you in later life. This year, I hope to see students realise their passion, develop such drive and demonstrate the same love and care that inspired me to nominate myself as a CGS leader.’
TIMOTHY MUYA CHAIR OF THE YEAR 12 COMMITTEE ‘The CGS community and culture has enabled me to become who I am today, and the opportunity to develop this culture inspired me to nominate as a school leader. I believe it is the example set by the Seniors (Year 12), which upholds and improves the School environment and the relationships between students, teachers, parents and the wider community. Throughout my years at CGS, I have experienced and benefited from the culture, including the Pink Day Fundraiser for Cancer, Captain’s Cup events, House groups and the personal senior-junior mentorship. This environment cultivates students with values and skills necessary for personal growth to thrive in an ever-changing world. As the Chair of the Year 12 Committee in 2018, I have been presented with the task of combining both the new and old as we move into a new chapter of the School’s history with co-education. I hope that, with the help of all elected committee members, we can guide this year’s Seniors to become the role models that will guide the new boys and girls in understanding what it means to be a CGS student. I also wish to continue improving the culture through student-led initiatives and build upon the supportive and friendly school environment. In my final year, I wish to build upon the firm community foundation through leading the Year 12 cohort as an example for the School and an inspiration to students to lead themselves and others.’
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SHEAFFE HOUSE MINI-FETE RAISES $5,500 FOR HEADSPACE This year, Sheaffe House raised an outstanding $5,500 for Headspace Youth Mental Health Foundation as a part of the annual Sheaffe House Mini-Fete. The Mini-Fete is a student-led initiative, that is always a fun event for students and one that raises much-needed funds for a different charity each year. Headspace will use the money raised to fund initiatives in the Canberra region to help young people deal with mental illness and to support educational programmes. Headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, which provides early-intervention mental health services to 12–25 year olds, along with assistance in promoting young people’s wellbeing. This covers four core areas: mental health, physical health, work and study support and alcohol and other drug services.
THE BURGESS WALK The Burgess Walk is a physical challenge in which each student in Burgess House raises money for a worthwhile charity by walking one complete circuit of Lake Burley Griffin (17 km). This year the focus was on The Australian Teenage Cancer Patients’ Society Ltd (CanTEEN). Through this challenge, the students gained more awareness about the quality of life of teenagers living with cancer whilst also collectively raising over $8,220 – a new record. The money raised will assist in providing a high quality Australia-wide peer support network of teenagers with cancer and their brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, due to storms, the activity had to be modified this year, but the students were still able to walk or run approximately 6 km around the School grounds before the rain set in, with some runners managing 12 km! The success of the event was due to the wonderful camaraderie and support from all in the Burgess House community, including students, Year 11 Seniors, staff, family and friends.
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SONY CAMP 2017 At the end of 2017, the School hosted its 7th Sony Camp at CGS. This year proved to be another great privilege to care for 19 beautiful and amazing kids over three days, and to see a team of 30 Year 11s from CGS and Canberra Girls Grammar School dance, dragon boat, read, African drum, care and love with and for their campers in the CGS Boarding House. Although heavy rain, at times, didn’t make it easy, volunteers’ good humour and patience never ceased to inspire all those involved and the School is very proud of what our young people – campers and companions – achieved, alongside dedicated staff and volunteers. Below are a few reflections from our companions and volunteers:
‘Sony camp has helped me to put some of my own and the world’s worries and stresses in perspective. HSC results and ATARS don’t seem that important any more.’ ’I was forced to slow down and concentrate on 1 person for 3 days – I never thought I could do that.’ ’My camper reminded me of how I used to be when I was a young tacker – I had nearly forgotten.’ ’Caring for and guiding young people energised me at a time of the year when I am so tired and drained – it reminded me of why I teach.’
’We spent three days caring. My camper’s parents will spend a lifetime caring – I am in awe of what they do each day.’ ’I have been reminded never to underestimate anyone.’
A big thanks to the staff from CGS and CGGS, and to volunteers and supporters from all over Canberra, who helped to make the camp such a success. A special thanks should be given to the Sony Foundation that generously supports 26 camps around Australia. This year, we had campers from Yass, Queanbeyan, Goulburn and Bungendore as well as Canberra, and their parents and carers who enjoyed a much needed break prior to Christmas. CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2017 | 17
CUBETTO – CODING WITHOUT SCREENS Many classes at the CGS Northside and Southside campuses have been introduced to Cubetto, a friendly wooden robot that teaches children the basics of computer programming through adventure and hands-on play. Coding Cubetto helps children build information and communication skills linked to the Australian Digital Curriculum and the Early Years Learning Framework. At CGS, we provide students with essential learning that leads to a depth of understanding across major areas, with a substantial emphasis on creating a solid foundation in English, Mathematics and Information Technology and developing students’ logic and collaborative problem-solving skills. Cubetto was introduced to the Year 1 students as part of their Unit of Inquiry, ‘How We Organise Ourselves’. The children found Cubetto to be an exciting way to explore the structure of cities and learn about coding. It has also since been introduced to Northside’s Pre-K and Kindergarten classes.
The children loved learning how to use the coding blocks to make Cubetto travel around the story maps, with one student remarking ‘I like programming because it is like doing little secret codes, if you get it wrong, you can just change the code.’ Since Cubetto’s introduction, in Term 2, the CGS P&F has supported the purchase of additional Cubetto robots, and the robot has been a recurring part of classes, with groups of children reading his stories and sending him on adventures.
CONNECTING ACROSS THE WORLD Extending learning beyond the classroom, fostering an international mindset and nurturing an understanding of perspective were the driving forces in Term 2, when Ms De Angelis’s Year 4 Class (4R) conducted a Google Hangout video call with a village school in Vern, Pakistan. An education at CGS prepares students to be innovative and international, through a collaborative approach to learning embraced by teachers which supports the diverse interests of our students, and enables a rich learning experience. It was an emotional encounter as the children from two different continents listened attentively to each other, sang songs and peered into each other’s worlds. The connection between the schools was made possible by Betty Swann, grandmother of Emery Dill in 4R and founder of the charity Pennies from Heaven, which supports the school in Pakistan, and Pastor Nadeem, head of RCI-BSM (Revival Church International/Betty Swann Ministries). The children in 4R have taken independent action to fundraise in support of the children in Pakistan, where they discovered that 10c can buy a meal. They hope to reconnect soon. 18 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2017
GOVHACK 2017 Over the weekend of Friday 28 July to Sunday 30 July 2017, the CGS Code Cadets once again hosted GovHack Canberra 2017 in The Snow Centre. GovHack is a government open data competition. Governments across Australia and the world are the custodians of valuable information that, if released, could be reused to benefit their local and global communities. GovHack provides a unique opportunity to promote and encourage the use of government open data. In the GovHack competition, teams have 46 hours to create a proof of concept project or hack* and a pitch video that tells the story of how government data can be reused. It’s a competition and there are prizes, but GovHack is a friendly creative environment. There were 27 events across Australia, and GovHack Canberra was the second largest, narrowly behind Sydney, with over 250 attendees – including 35 school-aged youth hackers. GovHack encourages participation from people of all backgrounds – the best teams have a mix of talents including cool geeky stuff, computer know-how, storytelling, digital or social media dabblers, creative graphics and art minds, problem solvers, team players, managers and go-getters. Across the weekend, teams from Canberra developed some amazing projects, including an app to show the best place to learn to drive in Canberra, a board game which used statistics about the ACT, and even an electronic, interactive toy to provide interesting information garnered from open data sources. A key outcome of GovHack is to provide supporting government agencies with a platform to see the possibilities of what can be done with their open data. It also provides an excellent mechanism to do quality assurance with the data, along with testing the systems where the open data may reside. Congratulations to two Code Cadets teams that won categories at GovHack Canberra: Team Heckermen (James Greatbanks, Madoc Cottle, Jack Carey and Ben Daniell) for their project Distance, which visualised the scale of statistics using virtual reality (VR). Their project won Best augmented reality (AR) or VR Experience on Mobile and Best 3D Data Experience. Team Tindata (Damian Camilleri, Sam Reading-Thompson, Robin Hodda and George Dan) for their project which provided a measure and rank of the goodness and value of open data sets.
*Hack is a very misused and misunderstood word. Using hack in the context of an event like GovHack has nothing to do with breaking things or doing anything illegal. It’s all about taking something and making it better or using it for a purpose for which it wasn’t originally designed or intended. CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2017 | 19
CODE CADETS GET SPECIALISED INFOSEC TRAINING Following the Code Cadets finishing fourth in BSides Canberra Capture the Flag (CTF) competition, which involved hacking and compromising specially set-up challenges and computer networks (read more about this in the 2017 CGS Outlook, Semester one Edition on page 24), the group has been receiving specialised information security training. The Code Cadets have partnered with Ionize, a Canberra-based information security firm and sponsor of the BSides Canberra CTF. The firm has been providing the group with hands-on training covering topics such as SQL injection attacks, cross-site scripting (XSS), the Metasploit framework and buffer overflows. Andrew Muller, Managing Director of Ionize said, ‘Ionize’s introduction to the CGS Code Cadets was at the Canberra BSides security conference CTF competition. The Code Cadets placed a very impressive fourth amongst a field of experienced security professionals. Their capability impressed the entire conference and generated a lot of activity to boost diversity and inclusion programmes for the conference.’ ‘Seeing the potential in the Code Cadets, Ionize reached out to offer training for students with experienced, qualified and responsible tutors’, Muller continued. ‘During the last six months, Ionize has been coaching the CGS Code Cadets through a range of web application and binary exploitation techniques with purpose-built exercises to maximise their learning. Integrated into this has been discussion and guidelines surrounding how to use this knowledge responsibly and the ethics of information security.’
‘We have found the enthusiasm and aptitude of the students to be nothing short of astonishing. I am heartened to see the next generation of intelligent and responsible security professionals in the making.’ – Andrew Muller, Ionize Managing Director. The students are looking forward to heading back to BSides Canberra 2018 on 13–14 April 2018 at Exhibition Park to try their skills once again at the CTF competition.
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CYCLING FOR CANCER RESEARCH Congratulations to CGS student David Guinane, who cycled 105 km last November to raise funds for cancer research. David has always loved cycling, and when his Mum and Dad said they were taking on Fitz’s Challenge, Canberra’s toughest cycling event, he knew he wanted to be a part of it. As part of the challenge, David is raising funds for The Kids’ Cancer Project, an independent national charity dedicated to funding ground breaking childhood cancer research. More Australian children die from cancer than any other disease. With 950 children between 0-18 years being diagnosed each year, David’s motivation comes from a personal drive to make a difference to cancer research. ‘My grandmother passed away from cancer before I was born’, he explained, ‘so my Mum has always been keen to support cancer research. It’s important to invest in research because I believe a cure for cancer will eventually be discovered and I want to do what I can to speed up the process.’ David has raised over $1,000 for the cause and he said he was surprised by people’s generosity. He said, ‘My family and friends have been really supportive, everyone has donated and it has been great to get that level of support; I thought people might just donate small amounts.’ To support David and The Kids’ Cancer Project, visit DONATE.GRASSROOTZ.COM/KIDSCANCERPROJ/2017-FITZS-CHALLENGE/ DWG-FOR-KIDS-CANCER-PROJECT Information and image for this article was sourced from the kidscancerproject.org.au/stories/october-2017/plucky-teen-cycles-for-a-cure
A CGS YOUNG ALUMNI KICK-STARTS HIS RUGBY CAREER After a very successful school rugby career Will Goddard of this year’s graduating class, is now training with the ACT Brumbies Academy and will play for Queanbeyan Whites Rugby Club in 2018. Will’s success in Rugby can be attributed to his love of the game, and a desire and determination to be a Wallaby. He spent three years playing in the 1st XV team for CGS, and during his time, Will’s commitment to the game drove him to become an accomplished player. In 2015, he spent a season playing for the Under 16s at Strathallan School whilst on exchange in Scotland, making the final which was played out at Murrayfield. This year, he was also selected and played in the Australian schools Barbarians side, along with Lachlan Osborne, against New Zealand and Fiji. As a recipient of the 2017 RUPA Award from the Australian Schoolboys Championships, and as fly half and kicker for the very successful undefeated ACT Schoolboys Rep side, which took out the Australian Schoolboys Championship after 29 years, Will’s future is promising, and we wish him a successful season, and good luck as a CGS Alumni during 2018. CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2017 | 21
CHESS CONTINUES TO CHECKMATE CGS has had great success in chess this year, with the boys and girls in the Primary and Senior School producing notable achievements! These include: • The Primary School Girls’ chess team placed sixth in the South Canberra Primary Girls’ chess competition. • The Primary School chess team placed first in the South Canberra Primary Chess competition and first in the ACT Open Primary Chess competition. • The Senior School chess team placed first in the South Canberra Secondary Chess competition and third in the ACT Open Secondary Chess competition. There are currently over 100 students who participate in CGS Co-curricular chess on a weekly basis. Many of these students also participate in a range of major ACT chess competitions out of school. We look forward to seeing chess grow bigger and better in 2018.
CGS PRESENTATION NIGHT As is the annual tradition, the 2017 Presentation Night was held on the last Friday of Term 4, which this year fell on 1 December. Each year the CGS community remarks that the night was entertaining and full of wonderful celebrations of student and staff success, and this was again obvious in the ‘A day in the life’ film produced by CGS Alumnus, Mr Luka Vertessy. This year the evening featured a digital spectacular of students being projected as images around the stage to welcome the community to the evening, and the images then used to showcase different performances. The evening once again demonstrated that the School is one of progression and innovation, not only in academics and sport, but also in community engagement and campus development. It is not often that so much of our School community – more than 2,200 people on the night – can come together at once, so it proved also to be a good chance for Dr Garrick to launch two new projects, the Red Hill Run (read more on page 25) and the CGS Master Plan outlining the future campus development (read more on page 2). 22 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2017
CGS NORTHSIDE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
CGS Northside was one of the first schools to focus on early childhood education in the ACT, offering outstanding opportunities for learning in a unique environment, and this tradition continues today as 2017 marks the campus’ 50th Anniversary. The year of celebrations involved a number of wonderful, birthday-themed community events, including the Welcome Picnic, the P&F Primary School Dinner and the September Sunday Service at St John’s in Reid. The CGS Northside community is a tightly woven and vibrant part of the wider Canberra Grammar School community. Ms Jenny Thompson, the Director of CGS Northside said: ‘The CGS Northside community has been so involved with all celebrations over this year, showing that this small, vibrant part of the wider CGS community is indeed, 50 years young, and that we perhaps also enjoy our parties!’ On Sunday 10 September, many past and present members of the Northside community gathered to attend a service led by the children and a symbolic walk from St John’s Church to the Northside campus, with the walk led by Bishop Stuart Robinson. Afterwards, the community continued to celebrate on campus with a live band, face-painting, jumping castle, BBQ, and gelato stalls to seal the final anniversary celebrations for 2017. Thanks to all the staff, students, parents, and volunteers who assisted throughout the year to make such wonderful celebrations possible.
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FEATURE ON MUSIC & ARTS
JUNIOR SCHOOL WINTER CONCERT At CGS, students are provided with participation opportunities in a range of choral and instrumental ensembles, dance genres and dramatic experiences. Through this component of the programme, students are offered a range of performance opportunities. The Winter Concert is a biennial showcase of the various choirs, bands and orchestras in the Primary School Music programme. Teachers and students prepare for this special evening throughout the year, and the Winter Concert is the culmination of these efforts. The Concert brings together the arts and languages in a spectacular evening of music, laughter and fun. This year, the John Lingard Hall was transformed into a medieval castle, where King Bran and Queen Cerys invited all the lords and ladies of the land to an evening of music. The event ended with a performance by the Junior School Orchestra playing ‘Dragon Dance’ and ‘Fanfare and Fireworks’. It sounded spectacular, and to top the night off, two knights adorned in full plate mail, visited the audience to celebrate the evening and pose for photos.
MUSICA VIVA PERFORMANCE Musica Viva brings live music performances to Australian schools in conjunction with running staff professional learning and musical performances. They offer the best nationally and internationally acclaimed performers direct to schools, with interactive, dynamic and culturally diverse groups that perform a wide ranges of musical styles. Term 4 saw another Musica Viva ensemble visit Canberra Grammar School, ‘Dr Stovepipe’, which took students back in time to see how music was influenced by migration, technology and geographical location. The exciting and dynamic performance was packed with information, linked to the Year 6 unit of inquiry assessing the effects of human migration. It allowed for much dancing and singing, with all students thoroughly enjoying this imaginary journey through time. 24 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2017
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PICCOLINI STRINGS AND THE IOP The Piccolini Strings is an ensemble consisting of cellos and violins from Kinder to Year 2. It gives the School’s youngest musicians a chance to work together to learn ensemble skills, teamwork, and work towards following a conductor. The CGS Primary School String Ensemble is an extension programme created for ambitious young musicians as the next step in their musical development. The Primary School String Ensemble consists of four to eight members from the String Orchestra. Chamber groups perform without a conductor and as such need to work together to make their own musical decisions. Chamber music is the passage between ensemble and solo performing, nurturing outstanding musicianship, and developing listening, communication, leadership, self-discipline and independence. The students meet once a week for their rehearsal and to learn the music by rote; they have worked up a repertoire of over 30 minutes that they can perform from memory. The Piccolini Strings continues to go from strength to strength, and its current enrolment is now over 40. Most of these students started their musical journey through the Instrumental Opportunities Programme (IOP). The programme is seeing such rapid growth that it has recently extended its offerings to include the beginner low brass instrument called the Mini P. Bone, making this an exciting time to be interested in music.
DYNAMIC SEMESTER OF MUSIC EVENTS IN THE SENIOR SCHOOL Term 3 saw hundreds of CGS students performing in the inaugural Triple Treat concert in August. This dynamic event allowed audiences and musicians to acoustically explore multiple venues on campus, from performances from The Snow Centre to the Tim Murray Theatre, showcasing the depth of co-curricular music at CGS. Highlight performances across the string, choral and band programmes were a fine testament to the talent and hard work of students in Years 7 to 12.
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31ST EVENING OF FINE MUSIC Year 12 musicians wowed audiences at the 31st Evening of Fine Music. This annual concert provides the final opportunity for Year 12 music students to perform a solo for an audience of family and friends at CGS, prior to their HSC and IB Performance Examinations and composition deadlines at the end of Term 3. The programmes offered by the Music Department are intended to challenge and engage students in projects that enrich their Arts learning. The offerings are modelled on professional practice, and students set high goals for achievement and appreciation of the value of Arts in Society.
EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES
Joined by CGS Music Scholars, all performers shone in the unique and intimate setting of the CGS Dining Hall, which provided for an informal Q&A with each performer, allowing the audience to appreciate the breadth of their musical development at CGS. It was fitting that all performers remarked on this year’s Australian Combined Schools Music Festival, hosted at CGS in June 2017, and shared their memories of highlights and musical triumphs. The 2017 Music Captain, Quinn Weber, closed the evening with an energetic double performance encompassing the diverse repertoire of his HSC performance programme.
In August 2017, students in Years 7-9 performed the play known as ‘Emil and the Detectives’, written by Erich Kästner. For the cast, being in the production was an enriching and edifying experience. Their group efforts were epitomised through their teamwork, and while line learning and blocking proved to be challenging, the students managed to pull it together to give one of the best performances of their acting careers at CGS. Directed by Ms Angela Edwards, Max Ashman and Panos Morogiannis, the story centres on a young boy, Emil (Lachlan White), who pursues the devious thief Mr Snow (Harry Kilcullen) through the streets of Berlin. The production challenged the actors, as most of the cast were required to perform multiple roles throughout the performance. Students were required to transform from train passengers to detectives to bank managers from one scene to the next. To effectively tackle this challenge, students were committed to school, weekend and holiday rehearsals.
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Leading up to production week, the crew and cast worked tirelessly to tie up any loose ends and ensure that the performance was a success. It was thoroughly rewarding to see the students backstage supporting each other through crisis and triumph. They built intergenerational connections that will last for many years to come. A new play is eagerly anticipated next year, and it is hoped that others can share the experience.
ANOTHER SEMESTER OF FANTASTIC SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS Semester 2 has been full of great achievements within our co-curricular and sporting programmes, only amplified by the continual buzz and excitement of so many successes and championships. Here we show you just some visual highlights of Semester 2, 2017.
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AUS STUDIES LECTURE SERIES BRINGS ENGAGING SPEAKERS TO CGS Australian Studies at CGS relies on its location - the doorstep of national institutions – to draw speakers on a range of topical issues. The unit ‘Australia’s Place in the World’ is always a highlight, and past lecture speakers have included ambassadors, academics, and commentators on international relations. This year, the unit was designed with assistance from Professor Richard Rigby, Director of the ANU China Institute and CGS Snow Centre Fellow. Professor Rigby’s advice and assistance allowed the School to pull together a line-up of impressive speakers from the array of talent available at the ANU. Professor Bates Gill, formerly of the US Studies Centre, was the first speaker, providing timely insight into the impact of the Trump presidency on the region and Australia, and Professor Rigby himself gave us the essential historical background of China. For many, a highlight was Mr Kyle Wilson’s engaging lecture on Russia, where this former diplomat and intelligence analyst sketched the Russian sense of greatness and the character of Vladimir Putin. Professor Greg Fealy concluded the lectures with an insight into Indonesia that emphasised the role of Islam in that country and its relationship with Australia.
A theme of the lectures was the role and fragility of the international system that has hitherto provided a framework for relations between nations. Participants learned to watch closely how a bellicose Russia or a populist US President might affect that system and the possible consequences for Australia. Australian Studies is undertaken by all Year 11 HSC students.
2017 CHINA CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE TOUR During Semester 2, a one week immersion and study tour at the Beijing National Day School (BNDS) took place, and included: living with a Chinese family; a visit to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square; an overnight train ride; exploring tea plantations and tea appreciation/ tasting; the signing of a sister school agreement with Hangzhou Silver Lake School; a boat trip down the 1,500 year old Grand Canal; a visit to the Chinese Socialist Propaganda Museum, The Bund, Oriental Pearl Tower; market shopping; an acrobatic performance and Shanghai evening light show over the Pudong New Business district; and much, much more! 28 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2017
In July, the CGS Primary School welcomed visiting teachers and students from LPL Shanghai, an English learning institute for children in Shanghai. Having successfully led overseas travel for Chinese students to experience cultural exchange and language learning programmes for many years, the LPL Shanghai group was eager to spend time at CGS and in the nation’s capital. During the exchange programme, 13 students from LPL Shanghai, aged between seven and nine, joined CGS Year 1 and Year 2 classes and participated in Chinese classes. The LPL students proved to be keen entertainers, performing Chinese martial arts, speeches about pandas, traditional panda painting, group singing, calligraphy, and a traditional costume show. CGS students gained new perspectives and cultural awareness from meeting the visitors from China. Alex Budd, CGS 1K said ‘They taught me new Chinese words, and I learnt how to say, “Thank you,” in Chinese’. Max Cavic, 1K enjoyed meeting new friends and finding out about their life in China, and of his experience of the Chinese visitors he said, ‘They do some things that we do and some things that we don’t. They know how to dance and do martial arts.’ Having Canberra Grammar School students and students from the LPL Shanghai learning from each other together reflects a core CGS aspiration; to educate students who are intelligent, innovative, and ready to embrace our international future. This visit was an enriching experience, immersing all students in a cultural and global adventure that they will not forget.
This China experience has been offered every two years, for the past 20 years, and students return with greater language confidence, improved understanding of the complexities of Chinese society, culture and history, and with new friendships that last a lifetime. During two weeks in September, 13 students from Years 9, 10 and 11, and staff, including Dr Garrick, descended upon China with enthusiasm and Chinese language skills ready to be tested in country. In the term before departing, students had been preparing for the trip over lunch times, twice-a-week and, upon arrival after much anticipation, were keen to finally meet with host families, make new friends, and further develop an understanding of Chinese culture, history, language and society. As much of this trip was student-led, students researched cities and significant places of interest to themselves,
and developed their own understanding of the local environment. They also developed leadership skills by organising the group’s transport to and from places, food, tickets, and budget. This model of a student-led trip was highly successful and encompassed places that even Mr Hassall and Dr Zhu, of the Languages Department, had never visited before! Of all the amazing experiences, students reported that the best part of the trip was being hosted by a Beijing family for a week and developing an understanding of Chinese life in an increasingly confident and developing China. Thanks go to the students and staff for their teamwork throughout the trip. In particular, thanks to Mr Hassall, Dr Zhu, Mr Waterford, and Dr Garrick for their support with organising the trip. Finally, thanks to Ms Collier for preparing the impressive CGS performance to the Chinese host schools!
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LPL SHANGHAI VISITS CANBERRA GRAMMAR SCHOOL
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CGS SUCCEEDS IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST GEOGRAPHY COMPETITIONS IN AUSTRALIA The annual Australian Geography Competition is run by the Royal Geographical Society and the Australian Geography Teachers Association, and is one of the biggest contests of its kind in secondary schools Australia wide. The competition tests students’ understanding of the subject, as well as their geographical skills and knowledge, such as map reading and data interpretation. CGS has participated in this competition for 18 years and, during this entire time, the School has led the way in maintaining its first position in the Australian Territories, CGS has also placed regularly in the top three schools across Australia; this year gaining second position. In 2017, over 70,000 students across 750 schools participated in the competition, and CGS received over 100 high distinctions, and 19 students who placed in the top 1% in the year level, including: Jaxon Jarvis, James Hughes, Tristan Ho, and Sam Waterman from Year 8; Thomas Gaynor and Alexander Wang from Year 9; Lachlan Allison, Marcus Gellel, Daniel Grove, Peeter Mirlieb, Sean Taylor and Lachlan Niven from Year 10; and Timothy Elphick, Christian Flynn, Calvin Ions, Irwin Ip, William Jaggers, Rhys Tooth and Vishaal Varma from Years 11/12. Additionally, Alexander Wang (Year 9), Lachlan Niven (Year 10), and Vishaal Varma (Year 11) placed first in the Territories. Vishaal was alos selected as one of only two students to represent the ACT after placing first in the state in the Australian Geography Competition.
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This year, Vishaal Varma represented the ACT at the Big Week Out where students were involved in a mix of simulation-based and hands-on geography activities including fieldwork integrated with spatial technologies, and the investigation of environmental, cultural and economic aspects of the surrounding environment. About his experience at the Big Week Out at Kangaroo Island, Vishaal said:
‘On the island, our task was to collect information with regards to our focus question; “How has sustainable tourism been achieved on the island”? What I initially believed to be “another Geography assignment” turned out to be one of the most worthwhile and memorable experiences of my life. Developing my statistical analysis skills and learning about the sustainable practices on the island were just as valuable as meeting the 15 other passionate Geography students from around the country. The opportunity provided me with vital geography skills to foster my academic success, while broadening my perspective of the way the world functions. Arguably, the most significant outcome was discovering the myriad of simple management strategies aimed at combatting the greatest impending threat to humanity – humaninduced climate change. My time on Kangaroo Island reminded me of the importance of Geography as a necessary discipline to adapt our planet to the growing environmental demands of the 21st century.’
2017 INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHY OLYMPIAD (IGEO) IN BELGRADE, SERBIA In 2016 Christian Flynn represented the ACT at the Geography Big Week Out at Stradbroke Island, where he then went on to win a place in the Australian Team to compete at the 2017 14th iGeo held in Belgrade, Serbia, where he won a bronze medal. When asked to reflect on the experience, Christian said: ‘I found that the iGeo in Belgrade was, above all, a fantastic opportunity to meet students from countries around the world, and that this mix of different cultures, languages, ethnicities and nationalities was an incredible way to experience a taste of all corners of the world. It was such an honour to be able to represent Australia in this environment, and to be able to learn something about every other country first hand from citizens of those countries who were teenagers of a similar age to myself. Being able to visit Belgrade, Serbia, was also a fantastic opportunity due to the uniqueness of the destination. Rarely does Serbia come up as a possible tourist destination for mainstream Western tourists, and thus being able to visit Serbia was a potentially once in a lifetime opportunity that I felt so privileged to be offered, and I will cherish the experience and the friends I made for the rest of my life. Surprisingly, considering I come from Australia, one of the biggest challenges was dealing with the huge heatwave that Europe was experiencing at the time, and completing the fieldwork in such conditions was certainly an interesting challenge.’ CGS continues its commitment to supporting the study of geography, equipping students with the skills to question and reflect on their roles and responsibilities as leaders and participants in shaping a sustainable global future. As the Patron of the Australian Geography Teachers Association, Tim Costello reflects, ‘Geography is not just about reading maps and learning capital cities. Geography involves hard, critical thinking and the development of important knowledge and skills’. In 2011, Costello was quoted as saying, ‘Geography’s outward disposition encourages an engaged, involved outlook, a desire not merely to observe the world but to change it for the better’. As the School continues to grow and change (such as with the addition of boys and girls studying geography together in the Senior School), competitions like this can continue to inspire and challenge students to perform at their very best and prepare them to make a difference as engaged and well-educated Australians with a global outlook. CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2017 | 31
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A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE GEOGRAPHY THROUGH A BIG WEEK OUT
FEATURE ON STUDENT HOUSES
GARNSEY AND GARRAN 2017 was a year of conquests and victories for the Student Houses with students’ strong determination to boost their House results and showing of spirit. This determination has undoubtedly resulted in building a culture of collaboration, while continuing to make a difference and serve in the greater community. The House system continues to remind us of the leadership role of the Senior School in bringing together each student and allowing them to mentor and support each other. Houses raised funds for greater causes, cared for the environment, and continued demonstrating remarkable service in the School community. In this edition of CGS Outlook, we re-cap the achievements of Garnsey and Garran Student Houses as part of a multi-edition series on each of the Senior School Student Houses – so stay tuned for the next edition to find out more about our other Student Houses.
GARNSEY HOUSE It has been a big year in the life of Garnsey House, with some of the major activities including Mentor Group activities, Red Shield Appeal, the Fete, fundraising for the Ricky Stuart Foundation, Captains’ Cup events, World’s Greatest Shave, and Movember. With new boys and girls joining the House, this has boosted its remarkable culture and success. Garnsey House fosters incredible, lifelong connections between the senior and junior years which builds stamina and working relationships, and ultimately leads to the success of the House. This year, Garnsey attained unique achievements: it was said it was impossible to beat the Boarders in the Cross Country – mathematically impossible – but Garnsey House did it! The pride and enthusiasm of Garnsey House resonated throughout Swimming Carnival and was immersed into its ongoing, consistent excellence in athletics and cross-country carnivals where results were pleasing. All enjoyed House Music, and next year, it will be an area of even more focus. The Year 12s were farewelled at the House Dinner, a terrific occasion to relive some of the House’s finest moments.
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GARRAN HOUSE Garran enjoyed another terrific year; the House’s community continued to expand with girls being welcomed into Garran for the first time in its 52-year history! Boys and girls courageously embraced each other, adding to the diversity and family culture. Ably led by a harmonious group of seniors, Garran continued to focus its energy on service and relationships. Through Garran’s strong commitment to service, its emerging relationship with Riamajeshi College in Kenya enhanced this commitment. This was bolstered by a twoweek visit from two seniors and a tutor, who helped teach, encourage and support Riamajeshi as well as celebrate the building of a new water tank and dormitories in the boarding accommodation. The visit involved Tutor Groups supporting Operation Christmas Child by donating 20 Christmas boxes filled with gifts to kids in East Timor. In addition, 40 students and staff raised over $3,000 for Oaktree’s annual Live Below the Line campaign.
House compensated by showing plenty of heart and spirit in all the carnivals. Garran won the Sportsmaster’s Cup for the third year in a row and revelled in a close tussle with Edwards House. The House Music Festival showcased an amazing depth of talent, and the House’s third place overall was a just reward for three months of hard work. The two big family events for Garran throughout the year were the annual House Dinner and Family Picnic, both of which were wonderfully supported and clearly showed just how strong the vertical pastoral care system is in the Student Houses. Farewelling the Year 12s at the end of Term 3 was sad, but those present loved hearing their reflections on life in the land of purple. However, since their departure there is already a new team of enthusiastic Year 11s making their mark, and continuing to strengthen the spirit and pride of Garran, leaving it in safe hands as 2018 approaches.
On the local front, Garran’s Year 10s continued to support Monash Primary in running leadership activities for the Year 6s, and Mr Allen and a dedicated team of Year 9s and 10s spent an enriching afternoon at St Andrew’s Nursing Home in Hughes, where some great stories were shared over a cuppa. Garran hopes to strengthen its local service opportunities in 2018. But Garran doesn’t only shine when it comes to service, and, while it may have lacked in athletic prowess, the
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FEATURE ON BOARDING
LAUNCH OF CGS BOARDING SUPPORT NETWORK Moving to a new school is one of the most challenging and stressful experiences of most students’ lives. When that new school is a great distance from home, it can be even harder – and not just for the students. Canberra Grammar School is pleased to launch a programme to help ease some of the difficulties that overseas, interstate and rural families face when trying to manage the transition and beyond. CGS is looking for families who are willing to help students still feel at home while in boarding, perhaps with providing home-cooked meals, time out from the Boarding House, and a friendly face at School activities. Partner families in the Boarding Support Network will play a part in the settling-in process for new students and provide some respite for boarders throughout the term. It is hoped that the boarder would be paired with a student of a similar age and interests so a friendship can develop over time. To become a partner family to a boarding family, the family must live close enough to Canberra to meet regularly with the student, be able to host the student for approximately one weekend per term, and be willing to secure a Working with Vulnerable People card (WWVP) for all adults living at the residence. Currently, the Boarding House is closed for long weekends, and the students either return home or stay with a local guardian. This only happens in terms 1 and 2 as the later public holidays fall in the school holidays. It is one of the aims of the programme to allow a weekend in Term 3 and Term 4 to be set aside for a weekend for students to stay 34 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2078
with their network families. The benefits to the students of these breaks from the boarding house are easy to see. The change of scene and routine, and a home-cooked meal can all lift the spirits. For parents living a great distance from their children, knowing there is a family close by who is keeping an eye out can make all the difference, as many rely on relatives or close family friends, but not everyone has them available. Any families interested in being part of the Boarding Support Network can contact the Head of Boarding Mr Gareth Downey at gareth.downey@cgs.act.edu.au or +61 (0)424 970 450. Alternatively, for further information about the programme, families can fill out a short form via CGS Connect.
STAFF FAREWELLS We farewell all departing staff members and wish them well. We would like particularly to acknowledge the following long-serving and senior staff members:
JENNIE HOLBROOK Jennie Holbrook first joined CGS in 1987 and was formally appointed to the staff in 1991 as a Biology teacher and Assistant Head of Garran. She has been Head of Burgess House since 1994 – that’s 23 years at CGS, welcoming and guiding new students to the School, and often, as importantly, guiding parents in the challenging transition from Primary to Senior School. Jennie has sent students forward with confidence and all the pride that comes from experiences she has orchestrated, including the Year 7 Camp, the Burgess Walk, the Burgess Ski Trip, the Burgess Play, and the Burgess Swim and Gym. As the recipient of the Ian Powell award in 2012, Jenny has also been the driving force of Dragon Boats, one of the most successful and popular sports in the School, our original co-ed sport and the spiritual home for many who have found their passion on the lake. Loved by students, staff and parents alike, Jenny will be missed after nearly three decades at the School.
DAVID EVANS David Evans has been Business Director and Secretary to the School Board for the past 13 years; a period in which he has supported and worked with three Heads of School and three Board Chairs. He has done more than many will ever know to ensure the security and prosperity of the School, and we are proud of his work in leading the overhaul of our infrastructure several times over. David oversaw the construction of The Snow Centre and the new Mathematics building, and the regeneration of Southside, ADT Centre, Alexander Street, Monaro Crescent, the Boarding Houses and more. David has given his heart and soul to the School, with all the loyalty and dedication of his original career as a soldier, not only in its administration but in support for Outdoor Education and his passionate belief in all that we strive to achieve, and we thank him for his commitment to the future of this School. We wish David and his family every happiness and fulfilment in his retirement.
TRACEY MAYNARD Tracey Maynard joined CGS in 2002 and since this time has continually taken on new professional challenges at the School. Most recently, Tracey held the dual position of Deputy Head of Primary School and Primary School Director of Academic Education. She assisted with the implementation of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme and dedicated time to networking with other Independent Schools in the ACT, forging connections with IB Schools within the broader Australian and international setting. While at CGS, Tracey has been respected for the professional support she offers and for her calm, considered approach to ensuring the Primary School lives out the School’s aspiration across all areas of operation. Tracey has accepted the position of Head of Junior School at St Hilda’s School on the Gold Coast and we wish her all the best with this most recent professional achievement.
LEITH BIGGS Leith Biggs joined CGS as Director of Southside in 2008. Overseeing the care of children from Pre-School to Year 2 on the Red Hill Campus, Leith developed a deep understanding of each student at the Early Learning and Southside Centres. During her time at Canberra Grammar School, Leith has been instrumental in overseeing the expansion of the Primary School, and the Early Learning Centre and Southside Centre are a testament to her vision and knowledge of how young children learn. An educator dedicated to fostering a love of learning from the earliest ages, Leith has been instrumental in ensuring the Australian National Quality Framework has been successfully implemented into the CGS setting, and has been a key driver behind the introduction of CGS Care and the transition to offering the 18 Primary Years Programme. In 2018, Leith will move into the position of Head of Primary at Saint Stephen’s College at the Gold Coast and we’ll miss Leith’s warm collegial spirit and deep understanding of early childhood education. CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2017 | 35
CGS ALUMNI NEWS BRISBANE REUNION In August, CGS hosted yet another wonderful reunion in Brisbane of CGS Alumni. It was great to reminisce over old times and share stories (and they only got better as the evening went on!). It always impresses us how well the different age groups mix – an aspect of the School which is ever so special. Thank you for making the effort to come along to The Blackbird, a venue which only made the evening much more enjoyable. We look forward to seeing you again in 2018.
VINTAGE CLUB The Vintage Club Reunion is a highly regarded and appreciated annual event for older CGS generations to get together and talk about their ‘good old days’ at the School. This year’s Vintage Club Reunion was yet another success, held in early November, with over 65 Old Boys in attendance, all of whom completed their schooling at CGS at least 50 years ago. Our guests participated in current CGS activities, including a Chapel Service, sitting onstage at the Senior School assembly, and a traditional Dining Hall morning tea and lunch. Mr Chris Timpson spoke during assembly about interesting past experiences, and on behalf of the Old Boys, delivered their best regards and hope for the current, and future, boys and girls. During the lunch session, the new book, ‘CGS: Outstanding Achievers’, by CGS Alumnus, Mr Tony May, who was also present at the Vintage Club Reunion, was presented and circulated to guests. These events reminded staff and current students of the friendship and lifelong connections the School fosters every day. It is a delight to see friends reunite and relive memories from their school days, and share stories and laughter throughout the day. The next Vintage Club Reunion will be held on Friday 2 November 2018, for all CGS students who finished in 1968 and prior. Anyone classified as a Vintage Club member is enthusiastically welcomed to the 2018 gathering. Please ensure your contact details are up to date in our system so we can stay in touch and send you an invitation closer to the event. To update personal contact details, please visit CGSALUMNI.ORG.AU/UPDATE-YOUR-DETAILS
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ROBBIE POATE SUPPORT GROUP CONTINUED SERVICE In August this year, it was a great team effort from Robbie Poate’s classmates (Jack Waters, Cameron Skitt, Chris Wilson, Ben Brighty and Michael Hill), when they joined forces as a team in a lawn bowls competition at Cranbourne RSL in Victoria, during a fundraising event for the charity 42 for 42. 42 for 42 is a support group for veterans suffering from PTSD and mental illness. The number 42 represents all of those veterans who have suicided as a result of their service. The veterans are also working towards raising funds to build a memorial in Brisbane in honour of their 41 fallen mates. Robbie’s mum, Janny, continues to engage in veterans’ causes, and along with Hugh (Robbie’s dad), are valued supporters of the CGS community.
CGS ALUMNUS PUBLISHES FIRST BOOK Congratulations to Mr Tony May for launching his book this October. In August 2017, Tony completed his research with over 30 profiles of former staff who had become a head/principal at another school. The book, ‘Canberra Grammar School: Outstanding Achievers’, was released at a launch held at the Canberra Grammar School Gallery on 27 October. Tony has conducted comprehensive research into dozens of former CGS staff members who have since reached the principal-level role at another school. Many of the former staff who have been profiled point to the inspiration, guidance and mentorship given by former CGS Headmasters. Tony explains, ‘Their leadership, indeed, inspired many of the profiled to reach the top in their chosen career’. His idea for the book started at an Old Boys’ meeting many years ago, believing someone else might run with it, but early in 2016, Tony decided he would write the book himself. ‘The book is written as an important part of the School’s history. It hadn’t been done before, and it is my hope that it will be added to in the future, as more CGS teaching staff aspire to headships’, he explained.
Although the book-writing journey posed some challenges for Tony, he also had much to gain from it. ‘I learnt a great deal about some amazing people and their careers’, he commented. Tracking down those who had since retired from their headships and contacting them was one of the challenges faced. ‘Apart from a couple who taught at the School in the 1940s who I was unable to find any information on, I believe the book includes every other former staff member who became a head/principal’, he concluded. Tony says that, too often, a school is acknowledged by the deeds and accomplishments of its former students, and he further explains, ‘It was my intention through this book that proper recognition be given to the many outstanding teachers that have done so much to shape young lives and prepare them for a life beyond the schoolroom. It is important that due acknowledgement be given to these outstanding achievers. It’s their accomplishments that in no small way led to the fine reputation presently held by CGS’. The School sincerely thanks Tony for his ongoing efforts and time spent researching this project, which highlights the talent and ability of many of those who have been a part of the CGS community and their impact on Australia’s educational environment.
ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE BOOK ARE BEING DONATED TO THE CGS FOUNDATION. To purchase a printed copy of the book, please visit WWW.TRYBOOKING.COM/323278
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ALUMNI DATES FOR DIARY
2018 REUNION DATES
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SINGAPORE REUNION
21
LONDON REUNION
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BRISBANE REUNION
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PERTH REUNION
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VINTAGE CLUB REUNION
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1 YEAR OUT REUNION
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MELBOURNE REUNION
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17
FRI
23
HONG KONG REUNION
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50 YEAR OUT REUNION
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17
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FRI
SYDNEY REUNION
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NOV
ANNUAL ALUMNI REUNION WEEKEND IN CANBERRA
The Annual Weekend event includes reunions for Alumni who are 5, 10, 20, 25, 30, and 40 Years Out.
For specific information about any event, please contact Ms Winnie Liu at community@cgs.act.edu.au or on +61 (2) 6260 9606. You can also find more information about our events by scrolling through the terms at CGSALUMNI.ORG.AU/EVENTS
STAY CONNECTED WITH ALUMNI If you’re not connected already, you could be missing out on e-news, reunion information and networking opportunities! CGS greatly value their former students, staff and parents and encourage your continuing relationship with the School. If you or someone you know have lost contact with the School, reconnect by email or social media. COMMUNITY@CGS.ACT.EDU.AU
CGSALUMNI.ORG.AU
LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/CGS-ALUMNI
FACEBOOK.COM/ALUMNICGS
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW We know many CGS Alumni are making a difference around Australia and world-wide, and we love to hear and share your stories. We regularly share stories on our Alumni Facebook page, but below we highlight just a few:
BLAIR TREWIN MAKING ORIENTEERING HISTORY Congratulations to CGS Alumnus Blair Trewin (Class of 88), who made history last August when he was the first orienteer to compete in 300 national league races. Blair began orienteering as a student at Canberra Grammar School, and competed for the Cockatoos for a few years when he was at the Australian National University. He then moved to Melbourne to further his studies and began competing for the Victorian Nuggets. As juniors and seniors will be on the same course, he will be competing against the next crop of CGS students who have entered the race. Source: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/act-sport/canberra-orienteer-blair-trewin-races-139000-kilometres-to-historic300th-race-20170824-gy38rv.html?deviceType=text
MARKO MILUTINOVIC CANBERRA FOOTBALL EXPORT CGS Alumnus Marko Milutinovic (Class of 14) left for Serbia in 2015 and has gone from success to success. Marko is making a name for himself in the European ranks, contracting with Serbian first-division side FK Jagondina after he was spotted on tour with the Woden Valley under-15s in 2011. CGS congratulates Marko for working hard and realising his European dream.
NIC MCGINNESS SIGHTS SET ON AFL UMPIRE RANKS Nic McGinness (Class of 14) is working towards his goal of rising into the AFL umpire ranks and blowing the whistle on grand final day at the MCG. Nic’s century of NEAFL fixtures came nine years after the former CGS student swapped the football for the whistle as a 12-year-old. He said the realisation of a clear umpiring pathway helped him make the switch. ‘Umpiring was more something that appealed to me as time went on. Once I became aware there was a pathway, I wanted to really give it a go and see how far I could take it. It’s difficult to put an exact timeframe on, but I’d like to think in two to three years I’d start being considered to be selected as a genuine prospect for the AFL.’ The Australian Catholic University teaching and arts student started his NEAFL journey in 2012, in Queanbeyan’s clash with Ainslie at Margaret Donoghue Oval, and he has since compiled an impressive resume, which includes selection for the Anzac Day eve fixture between the AFL academy and New Zealand Hawks in 2016. Nic also won the NEAFL umpire of the year award in 2015, and was an emergency umpire for the grand final in the same year. He then earned an AIS national officiating scholarship last year and, more recently, umpired in the Tasmanian State League’s representative match against the NEAFL in June. Original article by Zachary Gates, 18 August 2017, Canberra NEAFL umpire Nic McGinness ticks off ton on road to AFL lights, The Canberra Times. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/canberra-neafl-umpire-nic-mcginnessticks-off-ton-on-road-to-afl-lights-20170815-gxwcq9.html
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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DONORS CGS FOUNDATION PATRON
CGS FOUNDATION BENEFACTORS Mrs Susan and Mr Ken Cooper
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CGS FOUNDATION RED HILL RUN LAUNCH
A NEW COMMUNITY INITIATIVE FOR 2018 Canberra Grammar School is pleased to announce that, in 2018, it will be launching the year with a new community event – the Red Hill Run. This event will raise awareness for the CGS Foundation and launch the 2018 community engagement calendar, alongside the Annual Giving Appeal. Running in conjunction with the Whole School Family Picnic, the CGS Foundation Red Hill Run is set to be a must-attend event in the Calendar of the School and that of the wider Canberra community. The event is open to everyone, whether you’re a running enthusiast, a more tranquil jogger, a mountain bike rider or even a casual walker, you are welcome to join. The event will consist of three routes:
1. A timed run up the Red Hill steps for the fit and enthusiastic runners plus a 5k and 10k run for those who prefer distance 2. A casual walk along the gravel tracks to the top of Red Hill; and 3. A mountain bike time trial ride around a Red Hill route. In addition to the above, the regular Whole School Family Picnic will also run as usual, allowing families to enjoy the lovely weather and atmosphere on the CGS P&F Oval.
SUN
10:00am – Red Hill Run events start
FEB
11:30am – Whole School Family Picnic and entertainment starts
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Participants can register online at REDHILLRUN.COM or email foundation@cgs.act.edu.au for more information. GOLD SPONSORS
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CGS is looking for local businesses to partner with on a variety of opportunities, and invites businesses who share the same commitment to exceptional opportunity and community development to contact the CGS Foundation Office on +61 (2) 6260 9665 or at foundation@cgs.act.edu.au to discuss sponsorship opportunities. CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2017 | 41
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