CGS Outlook - Semester 2 2018

CGS OUTLOOK THE MAGAZINE OF THE CANBERRA GRAMMAR SCHOOL COMMUNITY

SEMESTER TWO

2018

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 Contributions: Thank you to the many people who contributed to CGS Outlook, including the numerous teachers, students, and staff who supplied articles and photos On the cover: Students in playground © Canberra Grammar School 2018

1 From the Head of School 2 Over 900 Senior School students go on camp… at the same time!

3 First co-ed year graduates 4 Meet the 2019 Captains 6 NEWSbites 10 Around the School 12 Year 3 students honoured to host award-winning indigenous artist 12 Year 6 creates a sense of belonging 13 CGS parent Emma Allen launches book at the Primary School 13 Year 5 students collect boots for Youth in Union

WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE? Please forward any news, information and photos to the Editor, Reece Cummings at communications@cgs.act.edu.au

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13 Finding Our Treasure during Book Week 14 CAS project teaches students about fundamental needs of carers & children with disabilities 14 2018 Sony Camp 15 CGS Rowing continues to grow and launch of new Rowing Centre 16 2018 ACT Secondary Schools’ Mountain Bike Championships 16 Primary School Snow Sports excels on the slopes 17 Sports Uniforms 18 History Department Cycle Tour of the Western Front during the July holidays

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20 Staff farewells 20 Invictus Games double gold medallist 21 Presentation Night 2018 22 Feature on globally mided students 24 Feature on Exchange Programmes 26 Feature on Music, Arts & Drama 30 Feature on Student Houses: Middleton and Sheaffe 32 Feature on STEM 34 CGS Alumni News & dates for diary 38 CGS Foundation Red Hill Run Launch and P&F Communnity Carnival

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FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL At Presentation Night this year, I said that our aim was to represent as much of the School’s abundance as we could fit on stage or screen – not to mention in what must have been the School’s largest ever orchestra of 236 musicians, plus the choir, such is the extent to which our music is flourishing.

The same applies to CGS Outlook, in which we strive to include the achievements of as many individuals as we can; to convey the phenomenal breadth and enjoyment of our full intellectual, sporting, cultural, social and spiritual life, those dimensions that were enshrined at our School’s foundation nine decades ago as our core commitment to holistic education.

As the School’s original Headmaster, William Edwards, put it, ‘education worthy of the name must deal with the whole human personality’. It would be hard to look back on 2018 and not feel that we have fulfilled that injunction in a phenomenal array of concerts, camps and carnivals, House projects and service initiatives, theatre productions and art exhibitions, overseas exchanges and study tours, lectures and leadership days, fetes, mini-fetes, races and matches, not to mention all that goes on in class, nor successes in Mathematics and Science Olympiads, Geography and History Competitions, the National Youth Science Forum, the International Linguistics Olympiad, the Kids’ Lit Quiz, or the Debating and the Public Speaking World Championships, and more...

Amidst all of that, we’ll each have had our own highlights: the House Music Festival, bigger and better than ever, or the student-led initiative of the Moonlight Concert; the vibrant Primary School ARTWALK and PYP Exhibition; an Athletics Carnival day with the campus at its glorious best; the beautiful Junior School Choral Service; the 1st XI Championship victory; or the astounding accomplishment of the new Senior School Camps Week, which saw more than nine hundred students and staff spread from Sydney to Kosciusko to the coast in seven concurrent camps and programmes, all in a week that dished up everything from sunshine to snow to once-ina-century rainfall. I could go on...

For me, however, perhaps the most significant feature of the year was a realisation found almost in between the highlights; the recognition of a growing cultural depth, strength and texture to our School that is inherent not just in our special moments, but in the contrasts between them: for example, that the very same community of students and staff that produced the rollicking Pirates of Penzance, with nearly two hundred performers in the professional venue of the Canberra Theatre, enjoying all the comic verve and bouncing rhythm of a classic light operetta, could then deliver only months later Vita Leben, a piece of theatre originally composed by students in our School that was more intensely concentrated, emotionally and physically demanding – for performers and audience alike – than any I have ever experienced, let alone in a school; and neither of those productions counted for a single ATAR point; they were done for the doing alone.

How proud may we be of our School when such diversity of excellence is our standard expectation; when we don’t just do more, but we do different... brilliantly?

That, more than ever, is what I have so enjoyed this year.

It has always been there, of course, but in nurturing its range and sophistication, I see our evolution as a School that is large and confident and generous enough in its soul to enjoy and be refuelled continually by the richness of its own diversity. That must be the purpose and the benefit of our growth and prosperity in recent years; abundance not for its own sake, but for the opportunity for individual realisation that it enables in more varied form than ever.

I hope that is evident in the following pages, and that you enjoy reviewing our students’ accomplishments this year as much as I have.

Justin Garrick Head of School

Congratulations to the Class of 2018 on their HSC & IBDP results. Special congrats to IBDP duxes Jonathan Lee and Alex Park who received a perfect score of 45 (equal to 99.95 ATAR), and HSC dux Thomas Faulder (ATAR 99.55).

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OVER 900 SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS GO ON CAMP‌ AT THE SAME TIME! This year, in Term 4, more than 900 Senior School students and 150 staff, braved varied and extreme weather conditions for a phenomenal achievement: to undertake challenges throughout Camp Week as a whole of Senior School.

In previous years, different year levels have undertaken their camps at varied times, but in 2018, virtually everyone in the Senior School undertook their camp at the same time across locations from Sydney to Kosciusko to the coast, taking part in programmes all in one week.

As a tribute to the culture and spirit of the School, students rose to the enormous challenges and endeavours put before them and supported each other when the going got tough.

The enormity of the event can only really be taken into account when you consider what it takes to operate a camp with so many personnel and logistics involved: to ensure that activities were stretching and valuable; that risks were minimised; that contingencies were in place; that communications, transport, equipment, tents and accommodation were organised; that food was good, that any necessary special arrangements were made for individual requirements; that groups were allocated with as much care for the combinations of personalities as possible; that staff were prepared; that external providers were hired and qualified; that parents were updated daily; that everything was on stand-by to respond to any emergencies; and to do it all at once and for the first time, at the end of the year, no less, when everyone is so tired.

It was a phenomenal accomplishment and a tribute to Ms Donoghoe, Outdoor Education and her team, to Mr McNeill and his team, to Ms Leaman and Mr Van Wijk and their teams, to the programme leaders for each year group and their teams, and of course to all the staff who gave up comfort and time with their own families to do it all with you 24 hours a day for the week.

To view a video highlighting some of the Year 9 Expedition, created by the CGS Code Cadets, visit VIMEO.COM/304487938 2 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2018

FIRST CO-ED YEAR GRADUATES 2018 has proven to be historic year for Canberra Grammar School as the first co-educational year, the Class of 2018, graduate the School and enter their next stage of life for further study, travel, employment, or other endeavours.

Canberra Grammar School congratulates the Class of 2018 for working together over Year 11 and 12, to achieve so much, including but not limited to: • Raising over $100,000 for charities and support groups • Establishing and playing in a variety of co-ed sports and co-curricular activities • Achieving accreditation for CGS as a ‘Sustainable School’ • Participating in cultural exchanges, and completing major Visual Arts and Drama productions • Volunteering at the CGS Sony Foundation Camp as companions • Acting as mentors through various programmes, including at Marymead and Black Mountain; and • Promoting participation in initiatives like Live Below the Line.

CGS wishes the best of luck to the Class of 2018 for 2019 and beyond.

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MEET THE 2019 CAPTAINS

JOSEPH (JOE) SUCKLING – CAPTAIN ‘I am beyond honoured and exceptionally excited to step forward as a leader this year. Canberra Grammar School has always been a place of inspiration, love and growth for me; a unified and seriously strong spirit is embedded in this place. I believe the core values of CGS emerge within our Houses, through our heritage, within our strong friendships with students and teachers, and within the ever-diverse cultures, passions and interests of everyone here. We value the electrifying diversity of our School, our backgrounds, our skills and our passions. However, in my opinion, above all else, the most important aspect of this School is the support we give each other, including the hundreds of students chanting for their friends, for their House at sporting events and at carnivals, and for the support for those who put themselves out there, for those who bravely perform, sing, speak and act. Yet, to me, even more important is the solidarity we have against adversity and the unequivocal support so many of us give to those struggling. This place is truly more than a School and over the next year the incredible leaders I have around me will give our all to celebrate our diversity and our brilliance, encourage initiative and change, and bring us even closer as a powerful community. It is no easy task, but we have our vision, we have our goals, and most importantly, we have a love for this place that will not let us fade. I am deeply grateful for the faith that has been put in me and I will indisputably dedicate myself entirely to this School and the hundreds of students here.’

ALICE FEAKES – VICE-CAPTAIN ‘It is a great honour to be serving this School as a Vice-Captain, particularly considering I have only been here since the start of the year.

This is the seventh School I have attended over my academic career, and I can safely say that I have never been prouder of a school than I am of CGS. I credit this to the ease of my transition; within weeks, I felt as if I had been a student here for years. I was encouraged to try new things, to be more confident and to push myself. Without this start, I would not have accomplished anything. Moreover, I believe I am very lucky to be on a team that is leading a group of such inspiring individuals.

Vice-Captain Freddie summed it up well in a recent meeting with the Senior School Leadership Team when he said, “With all due respect to the staff, it has been the students who have inspired me the most”, and he is absolutely right. Being surrounded by extreme passion and talent is what pushes the rest of the captains and me to make this the best year for all students. We have many initiatives and improvements from last year that are worth getting excited about. I hope everyone is looking forward to the year ahead, just as I am.’

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FREDERICK (FREDDIE) KLEIN – VICE-CAPTAIN ‘I nominated for a School leadership position after being inspired by the CGS student leaders who I have known. As a Year 7 and 8 student, I was inspired by the young people that so passionately served as leaders in our School. I hoped my nomination would give me the opportunity to play my part in giving back to a community which has given me so much. I have been part of the CGS community since I was four years old and am now delighted to be part of the 2019 student leadership team, along with Joe, Alice, Oliver and Jesse. Together, we cover a wide variety of interests and experiences and we look forward to being active in all aspects of CGS daily life. Canberra Grammar School is, and has always been, a place of broad and diverse opportunities, and in the coming year, I look forward to encouraging other students to explore all that is on offer at our School.’

JESSE LANE – VICE-CAPTAIN ‘I joined CGS in the last term of Year 5 and have loved my time here ever since. As a School Vice-Captain, I aim to have a significant, positive influence on CGS. I nominated for this position because I wanted to play my part in maintaining the culture here, as well as attempting improvements which I and the other Captains have noticed could create an even better environment for the School. As a School leader, it makes getting advice and having sounding boards for ideas to improve CGS easier – something I am grateful for. Through speeches in Assembly and daily interactions at the School, I hope to promote a healthy, positive lifestyle and School environment. In addition, as Captains, we have brainstormed service initiatives to further instil a culture of giving.

Involving the whole School in meaningful endeavours will improve the lives of students here and members of the community. Fulfilling this role is a privilege, and I look forward to all 2019 has to offer.’

OLIVER MERCHANT – VICE-CAPTAIN ‘I feel so honoured to serve as a Vice-Captain of Canberra Grammar School for 2019. The School has blessed me with opportunities and amazing people, and it has made me who I am today. At the start of Year 11, following a disappointing Year 10, I looked to embrace anything that came my way and put others before myself. This attitude led me to travel to Nepal to build classrooms for a school in a remote village.

The classrooms are no Snow Centre, but they have great meaning.

They are a place where students can thrive, and they are a symbol of our care for others. The children at the school have so little, yet they give so much. We can all learn something from those children, that if you see things positively, the hardship disappears. Ever since Year 8, I have coxed for rowing. I can still remember coming to the shed for the first time and feeling overwhelmed by the rush of the sport. I’ve made many mistakes, lost races for my crew, but every time I make a mistake, there’s someone there to pick me up, to get me back on course and to move on. This spirit is what defines friendship at CGS: the idea that someone will always be there. Every student at CGS has a purpose and a place. I found my purpose in Nepal; my place, in Rowing. There really is something for everyone at CGS, and as a student leadership team, I believe that our responsibility is to ensure that every student finds their purpose and their place.’

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NEWSbites

ART WAR COMPETITION MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR AUSTRALIAN FARMERS To provide relief to Australian drought-affected farmers, students in the Senior School raffled painted wooden House-themed sheep, raising over $7,000, which was donated to the Australian charity Buy a Bale, providing tangible resources to drought-affected communities.

A special thanks goes to Trybooking for their support, the CGS Rugby Association for their donation and all who have supported this initiative!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2018 PENS AGAINST POVERTY COMPETITION’S WINNING STUDENTS Congratulations to CGS students India Kazakoff (left) and Evelyn van Wijk (right), who are amongst the winners of the Pens Against Poverty Competition and are in the running for the major awards, including Junior Winner, Senior Winner, Overall Schools Winner and the Jackie French Young Writers Development Awards.

Pens Against Poverty is a unique writing competition created especially for young writers here in Canberra and now extended to include schools in Southern NSW. The competition is founded on the belief that creative writing powers the imagination and that young people have a unique voice and want to make a difference.

The 2018 Competition’s theme was ‘On the Edge’, with India winning the Years 9 and 10 poetry and short story categories and the award for Best Overall Writer in the Senior Section, and Evelyn winning the Years 5 and 6 poetry category. To read India and Evelyn’s winning entries, visit PENSAGAINSPOVERTY.ORG/WINNING-ENTRIES-2018

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YEAR 9 STUDENT LAUNCHES FIRST BOOK, CHILD WITHOUT AN OFF SWITCH Congratulations to CGS student James Frey for launching Child Without an Off Switch, a personal account of living with ADHD and a powerful insight into living positively through the condition.

James says he wanted to write this book to help people understand how he feels and to let other children living with ADHD know that it is ok to feel the way they do.

‘I also want your parents to know how to deal with our issues better’, he said.

STAFF MEMBER PUBLISHES SHAKESPEAREAN BOTANY BOOK Congratulations to CGS staff member Ms Diana Hill on the publishing of Mr Guilfoyle’s Shakespearean Botany

by Melbourne University Publishing.

Mr Guilfoyle’s Shakespearean Botany, by historian Gerit Quealy with illustrations by Sumié HasegawaCollins, compiles the roughly 175 mentions of plants in Shakespeare’s plays. The book is ‘a feast for those who love the bard, gardens and art’. More information is available at MUP.COM.AU/SHAKESPEARIAN-BOTANY

Since the launch in October, James has sold over 40 copies of the book in Australia, the US and the UK. James and his family are very grateful for all the support so far, and naturally, his parents are immensely proud of James.

‘It is particularly gratifying for us that, through his commitment and perseverance, James has achieved his dream of writing and publishing a book – his motivation, simply to help others’, James’ parents said.

The Chair of ADHD Australia, Associate Professor Michael Kohn, encourages everyone to read and share James’ story. ‘James provides hope and inspiration for those with ADHD who are following his journey. His transition is an eye-opener and essential information for anyone with a lived experience of ADHD’, he said.

Visit CHILDWITHOUTANOFFSWITCH.COM for more information or to buy the book.

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NEWSbites

JUNIOR SCHOOL WINS ACT SNOW SPORTS SCHOOL OF THE YEAR AGAIN!

EQUESTRIAN TEAM PLACES FIFTH AT ACT INTERSCHOOLS COMPETITION

After receiving the Ski & Snowboard Australia School of the Year Award in May 2018, CGS went on to enter the highest number of entries from an ACT school into the ACT Southern NSW Interschools Championships, where CGS won 16 team medals and 13 individual medals.

Congratulations to the CGS Equestrian Team, who placed fifth overall at the ACT Interschools Competition in the first weekend of November 2018.

At the Australian Interschool Championships, CGS placed second in the overall co-educational primary school point score. Primary School students were recognised at this year’s Snow Sports ACT awards presentation, including: Nellie Byron (Sportsmanship Award), Charlotte Williams (Interschools Achievement Award), Max Juric (Thredbo Scholarship) and James Peake (Perisher Scholarship). Congratulations to all students, staff and volunteers involved!

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This is the first year CGS has offered an Equestrian option for a co-curricular activity. It is run independently of the School, and students make their own arrangements to train and ride. However, for Gymkhana and Interschools events, students ride in CGS uniform and represent CGS as a team. The two most recent events CGS competed in are the Snowy Mountains Interschools Equestrian Competition in March 2018 and the ACT Interschools at Bungendore in November 2018. Well done!

EDTECH CONFERENCE AT CGS HAILED A SUCCESS In October, Canberra Grammar School hosted a Managers in IT in Education (mitie) conference, which brought together IT managers and staff from schools in the ACT and NSW. The conference was designed to facilitate the discussion of support for the Australian Curriculum for Digital Technologies, NAPLAN, and IT infrastructure projects and systems.

The one day conference attracted 80 participants and was supported by commercial vendors. The CGS Education Technology Department led the orgaisation of the conference, which was hailed as successful by attendees.

HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS RECEIVE PRIZES AT AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION Congratulations to CGS’s High Achievers at the Australian Mathematics Competition 2018! Special mention is given to Noah Gorrell, who received Best in ACT (Year 9) and Best in School.

CGS also received the inaugural Australian Mathematics Trust Champion School for 2018 (Independent School).

Noah Gorrell, Thomas Lin, Forbes Mailler and Oscar Brown also attended the AMT Awards night to receive their awards.

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AROUND THE SCHOOL

PRIMARY SCHOOL

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SENIOR SCHOOL

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YEAR 6 CREATES A SENSE OF BELONGING The Year 6 Unit of Inquiry into migration led students into many areas of learning, from family migration stories to the refugee crisis.

In Religion and Values Education (RaVE), the class investigated the idea of belonging, what gives one a sense of belonging and what might obstruct the feeling of belonging. The RaVE Unit on ‘Belonging’ culminated in a Belonging Prayer Space, where students had the opportunity to reflect on their learning, consider what it means to belong and empathise with others without a sense of belonging within families, communities and globally.

In the Belonging Prayer Space, Year 6 students engaged with different reflective activities, such as Pray for the World, Peace Garden, Thankfulness, Hopes and Dreams, Community, Pray for a Friend and Contribution Sand. The students enjoyed having the chance to quietly think, pray and reflect as they worked creatively with the idea of belonging.

YEAR 3 STUDENTS HONOURED TO HOST AWARD-WINNING INDIGENOUS ARTIST Students in Year 3 classes were honoured to host award-winning indigenous artist Mr Duncan Smith during their ‘Where We Are in Place and Time’ Unit of Inquiry.

The central idea was that people are connected to a place, and students asked Duncan how he, as a Wiradjuri man, experiences connection to his country. Together, students created an impressive large-scale artwork and, painting alongside Duncan, asked about life for him growing up, returning to Wiradjuri country now and the role of elders.

Duncan likened Aboriginal people’s strong connection to place to a child’s connection to his or her mother.

Inspired by Duncan’s artistic lead and this year’s National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week theme, students collaboratively painted Because of Her We Can. This stunning artwork consisting of five large canvases is now permanently displayed in the Year 3 Breezeway.

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FINDING OUR TREASURE DURING BOOK WEEK ‘Find Your Treasure’, the 2018 Book Week theme, was celebrated across the Primary School as children learned to find their reading treasure.

Children’s book choices were guided by giant islands forming book trails, reading challenges, searching the library catalogue and creating book characters at the photo booth during morning break. The culmination of Book Week involved book parades at Northside and Southside Early Childhood campuses. The Library ‘Pirate’ Crew from the ‘Good Ship Read-a-Lot’ sailed in search of ‘real treasure’ and found gold in all stories that children had chosen to promote. Annotations of Mopoke, native animals, traditional fairy tales and rhymes characters were popular.

CGS PARENT EMMA ALLEN LAUNCHES BOOK AT THE PRIMARY SCHOOL Late in Term 3, a Kindergarten class celebrated the book launch of Ms Emma Allen’s picture book, Digby and Claude. After mother (Emma) and daughter (Hazel) untied the ribbon, the children constructed a diorama of the park as a response.

This joint construction was on display at the ARTWALK. The children imagined, built and improved on the cubby design, as the characters had, with the story emphasising the significance of friendships, creativity and welcoming newcomers. All these activities were a great way for the School community to celebrate Book Week, by truly finding treasure.

YEAR 5 STUDENTS COLLECT BOOTS FOR YOUTH IN UNION After collecting many pairs of boots, jerseys, shorts and socks, Junior School student Harry Bodman showed the initiative and foresight to organise rugby kit to be sent to Tonga through the Youth in Union Programme.

Mr Eddie Aholelei and Mr Lachlan McCaffrey, who have a strong passion for youth work, coaching and mentoring, founded Youth in Union, a non-profit organisation empowering underprivileged youth through rugby union in the Pacific Islands. Young people in the Pacific Islands are often underprivileged and without the bare necessities to strengthen their athletic talents and enhance their future.

Harry was at a Brumbies game when he read in the programme about ‘the lock’, Lachlan and his work with the Youth in Union programme in Tonga. Inspired, Harry saw an opportunity for the Junior Rugby Programme at CGS to get involved and support the charity by organising a rugby kit drive. Lachlan collected the items from CGS and was extremely grateful for Harry and the Junior School’s efforts. Harry has since been working with Lachlan on raising funds for the charity and is already planning to make the next rugby kit drive even more successful!

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CAS PROJECT TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS OF CARERS & CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Towards the end of Term 2, Year 11 students Alice Feakes, Jake Herse, Caleb James, Shivam Vijayvargiya, Josephine Gazard and Alex Johnston devised a plan to provide a day of fun activities for children with disabilities.

Students reported that it was very interesting to see how all the children got along so well and how this experience has been illuminating regarding the amount of care and consideration that children with disabilities require from parents and carers.

Using funds from Youth InterACT Grants students practised planning, gained experience in logistics and developed collaboration and decision-making skills by establishing, as a group, how to best spend the monies for their CAS project ‘Connect Foundation’.

Upon reflection, the students broke down the stigma associated with children with disabilities. They said, ‘Society presents this idea that all disabled people are the same and they are just put into this one category, but in fact, they all have brilliant, out-there personalities. Each of them has different needs and preferences that need to be attended to, so just like anyone else, they are all individuals.’

Logistics included reserving a venue at the School, catering, activity choices and whom to invite to participate. Students booked a jumping castle and face painting, liaised with local schools (Woden School and Black Mountain) to invite children, bought lunch and snacks, and considered the repercussions of wet weather and possible injuries.

The children reported having thoroughly enjoyed the day, as did the students who cared for them, ‘It is a day we will never forget, and it has given us new information that we may use later on in life, whether it be the next big outing such as Sony Camp or in 15 years down the line.’

2018 SONY CAMP In December this year, the School hosted its eighth Sony Camp at CGS. This year proved to be a great camp that could utilise the newly renovated Boarding Common Room and facilities to care for 20 amazing kids over three days.

This year, a team of 30 Year 11 boys and girls from CGS, supported by staff, cared for their companions while making gingerbread houses, dancing, dragon boating, reading and playing African drums.

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The 2018 CGS Sony Camp included campers from Yass, Queanbeyan, South Coast and Bungendore as well as Canberra; parents; and carers, who enjoyed a muchneeded break prior to Christmas.

WORKS APPROVAL

A big thanks also goes out to the staff, 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, and to the CGS Sony Camp Committee for facilitating the 2018 Camp.

WORKS APPROVAL

CGS ROWING CONTINUES TO GROW NSW INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS & NEW ROWING CENTRE Canberra Grammar School launched itself on the 2018–19 rowing stage over the weekend when appearing en masse at the Rowing NSW Independent Schools Championships.

It was CGS’s first regatta of the season and the very first time CGS competed at this regatta with all age groups represented (Years 7 to 12 boys and girls)! In attendance was a ‘cast of thousands’ – over 140 rowers, 20 coaching staff, eight School staff and a large group of parents forming a volunteer workforce. The group ventured to the Sydney International Regatta Centre with two trailerloads of boats and three chartered buses filled to capacity, directed by staff members Mr Mark Halpin and Mr Pat Curtin.

With military precision, the CGS Rowing Association, under the instruction of Association President Mr Alan Carey, fed the masses under a giant marquee at the edge of the Olympic course, as races with one or more CGS Crews paraded down the 2,000m or 1,000m competition-length course.

All were excited to finally test the training already completed in the five weeks of the new season.

Expectations and goals were straightforward for this season: under race pressure, apply the technical skills acquired in training, row like you mean it, and learn something to benefit rowing going forward.

The results were many and varied, with some being fortunate enough to take home medals presented on the Olympic dais, and others taking home a renewed respect for the development still to be enjoyed during coming months. Whatever the apparent outcome of the race, each rower represented CGS with their very best and took with them a greater sense of ‘crew’, teamwork and camaraderie. It was a real team effort!

‘In 2018, CGS Rowing made its presence felt, and it was gratifying for the CGS rowing team to be acknowledged amongst the 24 independent schools from throughout NSW represented at the Independent Schools Championships for 2018’, said Mr Andrew O’Brien, Head of CGS Rowing.

NEW ROWING CENTRE The School is also excited to be well advanced in preparation to build the new CGS Rowing Centre on Lake Burley Griffin in early 2019. Mr Andrew O’Brien, Head of CGS Rowing, said ‘The new CGS Rowing Centre will provide state-of-the-art facilities for the ever-increasing number of students wishing to participate in rowing. With the Rowing programme becoming more popular, and higher expectations, this means a greater demand upon facilities along with the provision and storage of more equipment.’

With the new CGS Rowing Centre, CGS will have the capacity to meet these demands and the rowing ‘The extent of that acknowledgement came as CGS Project ISSUE REV aspirations of developing athletes. From this large finished Aatop the overall points score. It was certainly WORKS APPROVAL CGS ROWING SHED REDEVELOPMENT pool of students, an increasing number of aspiring a very bold first step for the newly invigorated Canberra ALEXANDRINA DRIVE, YARRALUMLA BAY athletes will emerge, well-served by mentors/coaches Grammar School Rowing Programme’. Client Block Section 3 rowing progress. 19 Canberra Grammar Schooland a school invested in their Great appreciation is extended to all staff members Drawing ‘These facilities will provide a launching point for that spent their weekend providing a safe and caring Perspectives environment for the benefit of CGS’ss rowers. sporting dreams and be the confident first step in the journey along the Australian rowing pathway.

The CGS Rowing Centre is a bold public statement of confidence in the rowing future of CGS students.’ he continued.

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2018 ACT SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONSHIPS This year, CGS had another strong presence at the ACT Secondary School Mountain Bike Championships, with 21 riders competing. After a trials session with Mr Jason Reilly and Mr John Klein, seven CGS teams were entered across three divisions. The event sees teams of three or four riders compete in relays over four hours to see who can complete the most laps of the Mount Stromlo course.

2018 was a tough year on the track, with a torrential downpour and near-hypothermic temperatures sapping the will to ride of even the hardiest mountain bikers! Sadly, the race organisers cut the event short due to the unforgiving conditions. In CGS’s first year of entering mixed teams as a co-educational school, the School performed brilliantly in the Mixed College Division (Years 11 and 12).

CGS’s team of Alex Hughes, Grace Pandy, Harrison Pietsch and Joe Suckling finished third with six laps in two hours and 33 minutes, a mere four seconds ahead of the fastfinishing fourth placing Vincentia High School.

However, on the top step of the podium in first place in the Mixed College Division was the CGS team of Robin Hodda, Freddie Klein, James Nicoll and Ruby Young, who completed seven laps in two hours, 34 minutes. It was a day full of water and mud, but it was a superb day for mountain biking. All CGS riders are to be congratulated on staying upright and maintaining their positive spirits to the very end. Many thanks to Mr Stuart McNeill and Ms Sue Donoghoe, who ensured CGS had the largest and driest shelter at Mount Stromlo!

PRIMARY SCHOOL SNOW SPORTS EXCELS ON THE SLOPES CGS Snow Sports is open to all students from Pre-K to Year 6.

This fun and exciting activity takes place during winter terms with Canberra Grammar School offering one of the premier snow sports programmes in Australia.

During 2018, the Primary School Snow Sports Team enjoyed another successful winter season, with over 50 students representing the School on the slopes.

The team participated in several events at Perisher while taking many top finishes. The Primary School team took first place at the 2018 Straightline ACT Schools Cup. CGS also placed second in all Australia at the Subaru Australian Interschool National Championships. CGS Primary School Snow Sports was also named the 2018 School Club of the Year by Ski & Snowboard Australia for the third consecutive year.

The team of Gracie Byron, Sofia Sly and Emily Bodman placed first at the National Championships in both the Team Snowboard Giant Slalom and Team Snowboard Cross. Charlotte Williams, Gracie Byron, Abigail Reiner and Eliza Peake placed second at Nationals in the Team Alpine. Congratulations to the Primary School teams!

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NETBALL

SPORTS UNIFORMS Prior to updating the CGS uniform in 2017, there were a range of uniforms used across sports and co-curricular activities at the School.

Over the past two years, the new sports uniform range has been rolled out bringing a consistent and fresh approach that makes CGS recognisable both at School and away.

FOOTBALL & HOCKEY DRAGON BOATING

RUGBY

BASKETBALL CRICKET

BADMINTON, TENNIS & PENNANT TENNIS

ROWING

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HISTORY DEPARTMENT CYCLE TOUR OF THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE JULY HOLIDAYS With the prospect of spending another cold mid-year winter holiday in Canberra, the History Department decided to instead cycle the Western Front. With the Centenary of the Great War which ended in 1918, it seemed more than fitting as the ultimate professional development activity to embark on such a challenge. Without too much thought, a rough plan was mapped to cycle from Lille to Albert via the main Western Front World War I sites. With a few members of the peloton in their early 20s, one pushing 60 and one with only one working knee, the group cycled the best part of 500 km along the Western Front in nine days. The travel was idyllically slow. It gave riders time to ponder the magnitude of the conflict and to constantly discover war cemetery after war cemetery on what felt like every winding country lane, all of which drove home the scale of the sacrifice endured.

It is difficult to discuss highlights when visiting the closest thing to ‘Hell on Earth’ for four tragic years, but the ability to move slowly through the landscape and feel the gentle rise and fall of the land firsthand put into context the enormity of the Western Front and the miniscule elevations that consumed hundreds of thousands of young lives as both sides fought for some sense of advantage.

Professionally, the discussions were rich as riders pieced together the objectives and movements of troops at iconic battle sites such as Ypres, Pozieres, Hamel and the Somme Valley. So were the wanderings through cemeteries, reading headstones of young kids who, at 16, had clearly lied about their age upon enlistment to those pushing riders’ own ages. Sore backsides and weary legs vanished in the face of monumental memorials: the 35,000 with no known grave at Tyne Cot, the 55,000 on the Menin Gate in Ypres, the 11,000 at Vimy Ridge, the 72,000 at Thiepval commemorating the Battle of the Somme and the more-than 10,000 Australians with no known grave at Villers-Bretonneux.

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With 11 November 2018 marking the centenary of the end of the Great War, there is every chance that the group’s connection will not endure. Most in the History Department recall studying World War I at a time when World War I diggers were part of the School’s ANZAC Day commemorations. World War I did not seem such a distant conflict in the late seventies and early eighties. While the world still bears the physical and political scars of that conflict, the memories and immediate relevance seem to be fading as more recent conflicts dominate citizens’ lives.

The History Department hopes every CGS student has the opportunity at some time to take their morsel of World War I studies from Year 9 or their senior years to the Western Front, and to piece together and feel for themselves the heartbreaking events of 1914–1918.

The History Department Peloton acknowledges and thanks the CGS Staff Professional Excellence Fund (SPEF) for greatly assisting with their passage to France for this remarkable experience.

ANZAC BEARS 2018 BEARS TO SCHOOL PROGRAMME Year 5 student Aiden Davie is a Student Ambassador for the Bears to School programme, and CGS thanks Aiden, his brother Angus and the Davie family for donating six Great War bears to the students of CGS Southside, Northside, ELC and Primary campuses.

The bears, which can be borrowed from school libraries and taken home, are intended to facilitate interactive student learning with teachers, parents and grandparents.

Stories and activity sheets relating to the Great War bears may be found at ANZACBEARS.COM.AU The end of World War I (1914–1918) is marked by 11 November 2018. The first world war claimed the lives of more than 16 million people, including 60,000 Australians. One way of remembering the millions who fought and died during the conflict is by telling the stories of those who served.

Through the 2018 Bears to School campaign, the Returned & Services League of Australia, the National Servicemen’s Association and hundreds of local Legacy Clubs and RSL Sub Branches hope to see at least one of the 10 different Great War-uniformed teddy bears donated to every primary school in Australia. The bears allow Australians to remember the 420,000 volunteers who enlisted and to tell their stories to a new generation a century on to help keep the ANZAC memory alive.

YEAR 6 AT 2018 BATTLE FOR AUSTRALIA COMMEMORATION SERVICE On 5 September, a group of Year 6 students represented CGS at the Battle for Australia Commemoration Service at the Australian War Memorial.

This annual Commemoration Service aims to educate primary and secondary students in the knowledge and understanding of the heroism and sacrifice of those Australians who took part in the immediate defence of their country against Japan between 1942 and 1943. The title, Battle for Australia, is derived from Prime Minister John Curtin’s announcement following the fall of Singapore that ‘It is now the Battle for Australia’.

The events surrounding the Battle for Australia are not well known, partly because of wartime censorship and partly because, until recently, little has been written about it.

Of the 557,000 Australians who served overseas during World War II, some three-quarters of this number served in the Pacific War.

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STAFF FAREWELLS TONY LAUDENBACH Tony first joined the staff of the Junior School in 1988 under Mr John Lingard. Tony has committed himself fully and selflessly to the School and its students, and throughout his 30 years of service has brought a creative flair and imagination that is underpinned by a strong commitment to fundamental educational skills.

His passion for the use of technology in learning and his commitment to being a fine sportsman, excellent coach and participant in many fields led him to receive the Ian Powell Award in 2015.

Full of mischief, humour and positivity, Tony radiates a warmth and genuine interest in those around him. His steadfast manner and complete dedication to Canberra Grammar School, its students, staff and families will long be remembered and treasured.

Tony leaves Canberra Grammar School to enter into semi-retirement and yet the work of a grandfather has many demands and dimensions that he knows will fill his days with constant delight.

TANYA STEVENSON Tanya joined the Primary School Leadership Team in 2011 as Director of Primary School Teaching Development, a role that saw her focussing especially on professional learning and the development of staff. Nonetheless, her characteristically warm educational style and vision has always been evident with both colleagues, and children in the classroom.

During a period of considerable change, she has played a significant role in nurturing many teachers who have grown professionally as a result of her guidance and support.

More recently, as Primary School Director of Student Care and Operations, Tanya has guided the pastoral life of the Primary School along with the campus Directors of Northside, Southside and the Junior School, taking great care for the wellbeing and development of students. She also gained the admiration and affection of many for her work in leading Adventure Club expeditions within Australia and overseas, and for her time as Acting Director of Northside.

It is fitting, given her role in developing staff that she is now the third member of the Primary School Leadership Team in only two years to be appointed Head of a Primary School, and we wish her every happiness and success as she becomes the Head of Primary at the Googong Anglican School next year.

INVICTUS GAMES DOUBLE GOLD MEDALLIST Congratulations to CGS parent Mr Ben Farinazzo for winning double gold in the Indoor Rowing event at the Invictus Games, an international sporting event for veterans and active defence personnel.

After serving in East Timor, Ben was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and decided to use sport to get back on top of his physical and mental health.

Three years ago, he had to learn to walk again after he fell off his mountain bike and broke his neck and back in five places. His wife Jodie and his children Keely, Tom and Max were there, supporting him all the way. ‘Yes, I am very proud of my dad. He has worked very hard to get to this point. We watched him compete in the indoor rowing yesterday, and he won two gold medals. It was so exciting!’ his daughter Keely said.

Image: Michelle Kroll, UNSW Canberra

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PRESENTATION NIGHT 2018

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FEATURE ON GLOBALLY MINDED STUDENTS

2018 CULTURAL TOUR OF JAPAN During the September/October holidays, 12 students from Years 5, 6 and 7 visited Japan accompanied by staff and parents. From bustling cities to rural villages they were immersed in Japanese culture for 13 unforgettable days. The trip began in Tokyo, where the group was introduced to the traditional Japanese inn, or ryokan, which was the style of accommodation throughout the trip. The group learned the etiquette of wearing slippers and a yukata (a traditional robe) and slept on futons on tatami floors. The travellers were amazed by the juxtaposition of traditional buildings, shrines and temples with modern development. Visiting a theme park in the style of a traditional Japanese village was a highlight of Tokyo, with many students braving fish pedicures!

Travelling by bullet train to Nara – Canberra’s sister city – the group experienced more of the Japanese way of life, passing rice fields and persimmon groves as they walked along the ancient Yamanobe-no-michi trail. One of the most memorable moments in Nara was watching a Koto concert. The Koto is a traditional Japanese stringed instrument, and several students impressed the audience as they tried their hand at playing it.

No trip to Japan would be complete without mention of the culinary delights on offer; meals were certainly among the many memorable experiences from the trip. From the familiar sushi, noodles and tempura to less-known fare such as fish and pickles for breakfast and chestnut ice cream, to the outright adventurous horse sashimi and boiled sea snails: they tried it all!

The remainder of the trip was spent away from the big cities, walking along some of the most spectacular trails and exploring historical villages. Venturing deeper into rural Japan, the group travelled to a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Kii Hanto Peninsula, where they trekked along part of the Kumano Kodo, an ancient pilgrimage route that winds through towering cedar and bamboo forests. Continuing their exploration of rural Japan, the group travelled to Kiso Valley to walk along the ancient Nakasendo route, which connects Kyoto and Tokyo, before heading north to their destination, the village of Nozawa Onsen.

CGS MAINTAINS NUMBER 1 POSITION IN 2018 AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHY COMPETITION FOR 19TH YEAR CGS maintained its number 1 position in the Australian Territories for the 19th consecutive year and gained third place in Australia in the Australian Geography Competition early in 2018.

In this era of great opportunity for CGS’s children, it is a School goal to offer Australia’s most distinctive, dynamic and globally oriented education, with the core aspiration to educate students who are intelligent, innovative and ready to embrace their international future.

The Australian Geography Competition assesses geographic knowledge and skills and rewards excellence. CGS received over 100 High Distinctions. Congratulations to all Year 8–12 students who participated in the competition! Well done to all!

Special congratulations to the below students: Year 8 Top 1%: Oscar Brown, Matthew Crafter,

James Day, Daniel De Feijter,

George Lane, Jennifer Liu

and Tom O Brien.

Year 9 Top 1%: Rhea Sankar and Andy Xie. Year 10 Top 1%: Angus Cleary.

Year 12 Top 1%: Daniel Tian and Tristan Yip.

First Place in Territories: William Loughton (Year 10) and Timothy Elphick (Year 12).

Representing ACT at the ‘Big Week Out’: Miranda Kennedy-Hine (Year 11).

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During Semester 2, the Economics and Business faculty continued to offer a range of opportunities for HSC and IB students to promote their critical thinking and extend their learning experiences across all curriculum areas.

CGS PART OF LIVE AUDIENCE IN Q&A STUDENT SPECIAL BROADCAST ACROSS AUSTRALIA The major highlight was the selection of 22 Year 11 and 12 students from CGS to be part of the audience in the Q&A Student Special, broadcast live across Australia on 10 September, where the students asked questions on a range of political, economic and social issues affecting young people in Australia. This experience enabled the students to be active learners and citizens, and by presenting their views in an open forum, students developed their communication skills and critical thinking, and listened to opposing views and appreciated the different perspectives on issues that affect their future. Furthermore, the IB Economics and Indonesian students who attended the ANU Indonesia Update on 14 September enhanced their interdisciplinary learning.

The presentations gave students the opportunity to apply their subject knowledge to real-life situations and engage with global economic and political issues.

GUEST SPEAKERS OF NOTE Term 3 also featured a few incursions with guest speakers organised by the faculty for IB Global Politics and HSC Business Studies students. The Global Politics class was privileged to have Mr Mark Riley, Chief Political Reporter for Channel 7, present his views on the role of the media in politics. Students enjoyed asking questions about controversial topics such as freedom of speech, the rise of populist ideologies, Islamophobia in Australia and the media’s reporting on asylum seekers.

Year 12 students also attended a HSC Business Studies Lecture given by Mr Mohan Dhall, CEO of the Australian Tutoring Association and renowned HSC Business Studies textbook author. Mohan’s lecture helped to build on Year 12 students’ existing knowledge, with the presentation particularly focussing on aspects of human resources and finance. Mohan’s presentation generated much discussion, and he offered a different perspective, which helped the students to understand some of the more difficult course concepts. His experiences with teaching and running successful businesses hammered home important exam techniques, which further prepared the students for their HSC exams. Mohan’s thought-provoking insight and intellect made an impact on all who attended.

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AUSTRALIAN STUDIES ECONOMICS FACULTY UPDATE

FEATURE ON EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES

A BUSY TIME FOR CULTURAL EXPERIENCES AT CGS The year was busy for cultural exchange as the School continues to learn from and forge new relationships with counterparts around the world. Earlier in 2018, CGS was pleased to welcome Mr Kimikazu Murakami and Mr Kazuhiro Hishiyama from Waseda Jitsugyo High School (WJHS) in Tokyo, and Mr Kotaro Fukudome from Global Reach, as CGS and WJHS have partnered up in an exchange programme for their students.

In August, 21 teachers from Indonesia spent time at CGS learning how the Australian school system works.

This visit was part of the Bridge School partnership, aimed at creating partnerships and building relationships with schools worldwide. The delegation was warmly welcomed and visited classrooms with the bonus of seeing the children in their Book Week costumes.

Year 4 classes also had special visiting classmates, with four Chinese students spending time in the classes.

The children were in Australia for a week, enabling CGS students to learn about Chinese school and culture while immersed in Australian culture.

CGS INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME FOSTERING DIVERSITY AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Australia is a multicultural country, and with students from all over Australia and the world, cultural exchange is intrinsic to the CGS experience.

The International Exchange Programme at CGS, led by the Director of Community Development, Mr Sandy Goddard, further provides cultural development through offering the opportunity for Senior School students to study abroad.

For over 15 years, CGS has been involved in international exchange programmes with schools in England, Canada, Germany, France, China, Scotland, South Africa, the USA, Argentina, and Japan.

This popular programme plays an important role in helping students to develop an international understanding and a powerful sense of their role as ambassadors for the School and Australia. Besides widening their perspectives and social experiences, international exchanges enable students to gain first-hand insight into other cultures, leading to tolerance, understanding and respect for different ways of life and values.

Information on being involved in the International Exchange Programme can be found in the Co-curricular section of CGS Connect or via exchange@cgs.act.edu.au

WHY GO ON EXCHANGE? When students experience other cultures, the transformative effect of expansion and a natural love of being curiously engaged with others occur. CGS asked some students who went on exchange what they thought about their experience and why other students should consider participating in the CGS Exchange Programme.

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– Nikhil Clementi, Year 10 Attended a school in Japan

One key thing I learned on exchange was how to take care of myself: shopping and communicating in a new city, making sure I packed the right stuff, taking the initiative in my language learning and making sure I didn’t do too much and remembered to relax. I learnt that I was capable of all these things, and it gave me the confidence to go on in life, embracing opportunity and the world around me.

– Jesse Lane, Year 11, 2019 Vice-Captain Attended a school in France

I was fortunate enough to be able to fly independently to England to experience an exchange programme. Travelling so far away from home was at first challenging, however, a very rewarding experience.

I am forever grateful for my experience at Royal Hospital School.

Going through this journey I was able to learn a lot more things about myself and to grow as a person. During my time at RHS I was fortunate enough to experience such a warm welcoming from all the staff and students, where I made friendships which would last for life.

– Alyssa Fraser, Year 10 Attended a school in England

I wanted to go on exchange to experience more of the world than just Australia. I think that living in one country really limits one’s perspective of the world, and I definitely think my view was narrow before my exchange. It was eye opening to live somewhere completely different for two months, and in hindsight, completely worth it.

Developing language skills was also a bonus.

– Max Rogers, Year 11 Attended a school in France

Looking at myself after an experience like this showed me that, even though it was challenging, it was a good thing for me to be pushed out of my comfort zone and to adapt to new situations, new people and new environments. It helped me to reflect on who I am, my values and my capacity to deal with whatever life throws at me.

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I feel that the biggest thing I gained was a completely new outlook and work ethic. Seeing the other students in my class working so tirelessly so they could get into a good university, a topic that is only just coming into the minds of most of my classmates here in Australia, completely changed my outlook on my level concerning my academic diligence.

FEATURE ON MUSIC, ARTS & DRAMA

A MUSICALLY SPECTACULAR YEAR If there is an easily attestable aspect of the School, it is how well-equipped the Music, Art and Drama departments at CGS are, with extraordinarily talented educators who are passionate about their profession. This year saw many achievements in these areas, particularly music. With a workforce of exceptionally dedicated, qualified and experienced staff, the School is committed to high-quality professional development, to the constant interchange of ideas and to personal and professional investment in staff who seek always to enhance the quality of education both within and beyond the School.

EVENING OF FINE MUSIC Senior School Music students were thoroughly immersed in a variety of music experiences during 2018. The Annual Evening of Fine Music was, as ever, a delightful combination of fine music and fine dining. This year, Year 11 HSC and IB students joined in the performances, providing excellent variety, from Jonathan Lee’s Bach organ piece to Guan Ming Ou’s Villa Lobos guitar work and the more contemporary presentation by Mr Peeter Mirlieb on the marimba of Australian composer Mr Nigel Westlake’s mesmerising Fabian Theory.

ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE DUNTROON BAND CONCERT As part of their student outreach programme, one of the smaller bands from the RMC Band Rooms presented a concert for Senior School music students, featuring quite a contemporary repertoire. The concert is an opportunity for the RMC band to show that, after leaving School, there are opportunities for students to pursue careers as professional musicians within the Australian Defence Force.

All music students from Years 7 to 12 were invited to attend, and well over 250 students thoroughly enjoyed the hour-long concert.

NOTEABLE CONCERT Early September saw musicians from Years 3 to 12 perform in CGS’ss biannual Noteable Concert in Llewellyn Hall at the ANU School of Music. The aim of this concert is to allow as many students as possible to perform and experience being on the big stage in a professional venue. The young musicians rose to the occasion and played brilliantly. Particularly memorable was the beautiful traditional Scottish tune Highland Cathedral performed by the massed strings with percussion accompaniment. The concert concluded with the well-known Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. This had great impact, and the performers will long remember the thrill of being part of such an impressive performance.

JAZZ BANDS AT FLORIADE This year, both the Armstrong and the Fitzgerald Jazz Bands prepared several popular jazz standards to perform at Floriade. The weather was very kind, and a large lunchtime crowd gathered at Stage 88 to enjoy 45 minutes of great jazz music. Both bands separately and together played the well-known Superstition, which was met with great applause.

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Two of Canberra Grammar School’s private instrumental teachers were honoured to receive the coveted Outstanding Teacher Award from the Australian Music Examination Board (AMEB).

Ms Theresa Rayner received the Most Outstanding Teacher Preliminary to Gd 6 VOICE, and Mr John Gilbert received the Most Outstanding Teacher Preliminary to Gd 6 BRASS. It is also delightful and most fortunate that both Theresa and John have been working with the students in preparation for this year’s musical, Pirates of Penzance.

Annually, tens of thousands of candidates sit music examinations, and the AMEB presents awards to the instrumental teachers whose students achieve the top 10 best examination results across nine instrument categories. One teacher in each category receives the award. Congratulations, Theresa and John, on their Outstanding Teacher Award and for delivering exceptional musical outcomes for students!

DON’T STOP THE MUSIC! CGS TEACHER & RESEARCHER JOINS FORCES WITH CELEBRITIES HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING MUSIC CGS’s own music educator and researcher, Dr Anita Collins, took up the role of on-screen expert and campaigner in the three-part ABC documentary Don’t Stop the Music. Joined by Guy Sebastian and a cavalcade of stars, she testified to the impact music has had on their lives in the documentary, which aired in November 2018 on the ABC. As the TV series went to air, the importance of learning music was taken to the nation in a multi-platform campaign launched to engage the public and shine a spotlight on music in schools and teacher training. Anita explains her motivations and advantages for being involved in this documentary: ‘For me, personally, it was about taking the knowledge and experience I have gained at CGS and assisting a school in disadvantaged circumstances, as well as highlighting the issues with music education across Australia’.

The CGS Barrett Concert Band (mostly Years 7– 8 students) was filmed in rehearsal and seen in episodes 1 and 2 of the documentary. Anita is certainly an authority on music, and CGS students are fortunate to learn under her guidance. She teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate teaching degrees in the areas of Music, Arts and General Education. Anita also spans early childhood, primary and secondary educational contexts. She has researched this area, specifically in innovative teaching practices and self-efficacy in pre-service teacher training.

Anita is an expert education advisor for the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Australian Independent School Association, BrandAnyonmous Productions in the UK, Artemis Productions in Australia, Music Education Research Counsellor for Music Australia, a Founding Director of the Rewire Foundation and Associate Fellow of Music, Mind and Wellbeing at the University of Melbourne.

Don’t Stop the Music was aired on ABC1 on 11 November and available on iView until February 2019.

Anita was also winner of the 2018 Australian Women in Music Educator Award, which recognises an individual who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and/or to empowering Indigenous female artists in remote and regional communities.

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OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARDS IN MUSIC

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YEAR 6 DANCE EXHIBITION The Year 6 Exhibition was opened with a sharply polished music and dance performance.

All the learning, from dance, music, Chinese, RaVE, poetry and more, focused on the central idea: Human migration is a response to challenge and opportunity.

This culmination of learning through the Primary Years Programme (PYP) unites the Learner Profile and the skills, attitudes, knowledge and action that students have built through their primary years. The evening was, quite simply, a magical time to see CGS’ss young leaders reflect on and share their understanding of themselves as learners and on their learning.

YEAR 12 IB & HSC MAJOR PROJECTS The newly appointed Senior Curator, Visual Arts at Canberra Museum and Gallery, Ms Virginia Rigney, officially opened the HSC and the IB Visual Arts and Design and Technology Exhibition in the CGS Gallery on the evening of Tuesday 11 September. Virginia has had a close connection with both CGS and CCEGGS with six uncles; her mother, aunt and brother; herself and several cousins attending the Schools since 1942.

The artworks on display included the work of 12 HSC Visual Arts students, two IB Visual Arts students, 10 HSC Design and Technology students and one IB Design student. Each course has different requirements for students, and the results of the separate courses were displayed to the large, interested audience. Exhibition awards were presented to students from each course where the judges evaluated their levels of engagement.

The HSC Award recipient was Lachlan Thompson, with Annabelle Lester given a highly commended rating.

The IB Award went to Tiffany Fan, and the HSC Design Award went to Ishan Melwani. The teacher of the HSC and IB Visual Arts courses was Mr Trevor Dunbar, and the HSC Design and Technology and IB Design Teacher was Ms Yumi Young. Students were assisted repeatedly

by Arts Department Technicians Ms Imogen Smeal and Mr Colin McAlister.

OUTSTANDING SKILLS & CREATIVITY DEMONSTRATED AT ART WALK In October, CGS celebrated its annual Year 6 Exhibition, gathering as a community to rejoice in the learning across the Primary School. The ART WALK draws a large crowd, with some 4,000 student works on display, from Pre-School to Year 6. The ART WALK presented an outstanding selection of creativity and skills with edgy graffiti skateboard designs, clay people communities, stylised floral patterns, light exposed hands, moving monsters, portraits of all descriptions, elegant landscapes, imaginary playgrounds and 3D masks!

The significance and joy that students experience when involved in the arts does not go unnoticed.

Decision making, the development of fine motor skills, experimentation and the ability to be openminded to new experiences are all visible in the displays. The opportunities to shine are plentiful.

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The evening was interspersed with impressive musical performances by the Percussion Ensemble, CGS Singers, Southside Piccolini Strings and Combined JSSO and JSCB. The evening was a valuable opportunity to showcase the Primary School’s talented musicians for the community’s enjoyment.

CGS Drama concluded its successful year of co-curricular performance with the Senior School production Vita Leben. This production intended to reflect the truth of human nature, including those ritualistic and symbolic moments in which humanity often feels trapped.

A physical theatre piece, this student-devised production drew on the conventions of the theatre of cruelty – not so much in the literal sense, but in that of bombarding the audience’s senses with movement, lighting and sound to initiate a cathartic experience. The audience was firmly part of the moment, confined to the stage within proximity of the performers.

Hugo Korte, Max Ashman, Angus Pullin, Josephine Gazard, Clancy Anderson, Matilda Ellicott, Brooke Williamson and Frederick Klein in Year 11, along with Sophie-Rose Eccles from Year 10, must be commended on their professionalism and extraordinary energy in every performance.

Each audience member could see the students physicalising the meaning behind the show, whilst living the story of their characters. Part of the piece’s success was due to the cast’s involvement with production elements, such as music, makeup, lighting and direction.

Vita Leben was one of the most challenging and confronting pieces of theatre CGS has produced for some time.

THE BEST OF FOUR

AN EVENING OF ONE-OFF ONE-ACTERS Term 3’s drama production The Best of Four – An Evening of One-Off One-Acters was a student-led experience in which four Year 11 IB theatre students had their first directing experience and four VET Entertainment students had their first experience devising and operating the technical aspects of each show.

The Actor’s Nightmare, directed by Quinn Larnach-Jones, told the story of an actor who suddenly found himself on-stage in a series of plays where he did not know the play, let alone his lines.

Getting This Close, directed by Lily Parisi, followed a group of teenagers as they experienced the many ups and downs of the teenage relationship game.

Miranda Kennedy-Hine’s Hamlette was an energetic exploration of how Shakespeare’s greatest characters dealt with a female version of the classic Dane. The Customer Is Always Wrong, directed by Leo Barnard, showed classic comedic moments of the challenges of customer service.

All four directors saw this experience as an exciting opportunity to have their vision realised onstage and to work with a young, talented cast.

As lighting, audio and visual designers for each play, VET Entertainment students Anson Lam, Iain Lambert, Lachlan Morgan and Brooke Williamson worked not only within their production brief, but also executed their duties with a high degree of professionalism. Mention must also be made of stage managers Hugh Andrew, Alex Creswell, Shrey Dawda and Toby Wilson, who also made their stage manager debut. Thanks also to the CGS Staff who facilitated this performance from inception to production and show.

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FEATURE ON MUSIC, ARTS & DRAMA

CHALLENGING, CONFRONTING PRODUCTION OF VITA LEBEN CONCLUDES A FABULOUS YEAR FOR CGS DRAMA

FEATURE ON STUDENT HOUSES: NEW & OLD

MIDDLETON HOUSE THE NEWEST HOUSE Created at the start of Term 4 in 2017, Middleton House is named after Mrs Bridget and Mr Adrian Middleton, both former staff members of Canberra Grammar School. Bridget and Adrian came to CGS in 1974, when Adrian was appointed a teacher and Head of the Intermediate House in Boarding. From 1975 to 1983, Adrian was Head of the original Blaxland House. He and Bridget lived in the original Boarding House area, now the Quad East Geography rooms, where they and their sons had a happy life. Bridget started working at CGS officially in 1982 as a part-time creditor’s clerk. Adrian passed away suddenly in 1991, while still working at the School, but Bridget remained at CGS for many years after his untimely death. She is the longest-serving member of staff, having lived and worked at CGS for just under 42 years, retiring in 2014.

Naming the House in her and Adrian’s honour was not something Bridget was expecting, but she graciously accepted Dr Garrick’s offer. It has been wonderful to have Bridget visit the students and attend some of the House’s functions this past year. She is genuine, kind and generous; all attributes fostered in Middleton House.

2017 marked many firsts for Middleton House with its first official mark-off day for Year 12 on 27 October 2017. There was much work to do, including the creating of the House’s colour, logo and motto. Today, the Middleton green and deer emblem are both now well-known and recognisable.

The House’s motto, Dignitas Pro Decoribus (Dignity before Honour), was chosen by the students, who have worked hard to live up to it over the year.

Although it was an informal event before the 2018 School year officially started, the year began with a family picnic at Weston Park, a great way to meet the new students and for those new students to meet Year 12 students and the staff of Middleton House. The House was blessed with a beautiful, sunny day, and it was wonderful to see so many families come along.

The first Year 12 group just completed their formal studies for 2018. It has been a great year with the House being lucky to have been led by Captain Jonathan Lee. As the firstever House Captain, Jonathan was an outstanding leader.

He gave his all to the House and has worked very hard to ensure that the House had a great first year.

Middleton House had great successes on the sporting field and in School competitions, such as the Captain’s Cup and the House Shield, of particular note was Middleton’s placing in the House Music Competition, where they finished fourth overall.

Head of Student House Janet O’Dell-Teys House Captain Johnathon Lee House Vice-Captains Esther McTigue, Jack Wallis and Nicholas Westerburg 30 | CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2018

In addition, Middleton House has been developing a strong sense of community over the past year. Over one-third of its students were new at the start of the year, and there were no traditions or established routines. Middleton House has been working out what they want to do and be, with a main focus on giving to the community. They worked with two other Houses on charitable events – Hay House for the St Vincent de Paul Big Sleepout and Garnsey House for the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal. Middleton House also took part in the World’s Greatest Shave, and many students have helped Soldier On at a couple of events.

Over the coming year, Middleton House plans to establish a connection with a local organisation to build a relationship over time and give Middleton House students a way to establish a connection with the community and give through service to those in need.

The first House Dinner was also held in Term 3 during which the first Middleton House awards were announced – Jonathan Lee won the Adrian Middleton Prize for Citizenship (Senior), and Zoe Bond won the Bridget Middleton Prize for Citizenship (Junior). Both Jonathan and Zoe are worthy recipients of these honours and the House congratulates them on being the inaugural winners.

To end the year Middleton House celebrated its first birthday and Year 12s first mark-off anniversary on 27 October 2018. This has been a year of learning and growth, with Middleton House having found its feet, and going from strength to strength. Middleton House students look forward to an even better year in 2019, and the new House Captain, Megan White, and Vice-Captains, Christopher Cooper and Angus Jones, are ready to lead the House and to work with the students to succeed throughout the year.

FEATURE ON STUDENT HOUSES: NEW & OLD

SHEAFFE HOUSE THE OLDEST HOUSE For Sheaffe House, 2018 was an exciting one, filled with changes and challenges. As the oldest House at Canberra Grammar School, it was a very welcome and much-needed move into one of the newest House areas, a brand-new building.

As iconic as the old corridors of Sheaffe House were, the new space in the Edwards Building Annex has provided a meeting place for students to gather and a terrific new locker room. Morning mark-off is now a time when students can listen to music, plan activities and foster a strong bond and friendships between year groups. As one of the largest student Houses, with 111 students, Sheaffe quickly expanded into its new home.

A major focus of the House in 2018, like many House, was to is to support local charities in the Canberra region. For close to 40 years, Sheaffe students have participated in the annual St Vincent de Paul Door Knock. Taking place in Term 1, this is also a great opportunity for students to get to know each other better.

Although the heavens opened on this year’s walk, drenching the students, they carried on and made a difference to many people’s lives, raising over $2,500.

The success of Sheaffe House’s annual Mini-Fete in Term 4 is testament to the dedication and effort of its students. With a record-breaking $8,000 raised this year, this phenomenal achievement was the direct result of the students’ hard work and donations from Sheaffe families. Special mention and thanks must go to the famous souvlaki stall and the Nikias family, who stepped up in 2018 to carry on the tradition. All profits were donated to the nominated 2018 charity, OzHarvest.

As always, it was a very emotional farewell to Year 12 students at the Sheaffe House Dinner, especially to the first-ever female graduates, whose presence thoroughly enriched the House. Helping to create a harmonious group of seniors by adding diversity and a different perspective, Sheaffe was fortified by their strength and pride.

With a strong senior cohort and leadership team, Sheaffe is already looking forward to an inclusive and success-filled 2019.

Head of Student House James Cameron House Captain Lachlan Junk-Gibson House Vice-Captains Ashley Glassock and Elyssa Herzog CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2018 | 31

FEATURE ON STEM

A CHALLENGED APPROACH TO TEACHER LEARNING As light mobile computing options grow, CGS is positioning both teaching approaches and the approach to how students learn to take advantage of global resources and to develop an international outlook for students that extends beyond their schooling.

With all this talk of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and how important it will be for the jobs of the future and for the workforce to compete in an international market, it is worth remembering that whether one becomes an engineer, an accountant or a chef, science and technology is everywhere.

21st century schooling demands light, flexible solutions for technology in the classroom. At CGS, students are connected to the wider world of learning through a dynamic wireless network well-suited to the range of devices the students and staff have access to and will need in the future. This connectivity leads to great projects and reallife applications of classroom learning.

As light mobile computing options grow, CGS is positioning both teaching approaches and the approach to how students learn to take advantage of global resources and to develop an international outlook for students that extends beyond their schooling.

CGS PRIMARY SCHOOL CELEBRATES NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK During August 2018, the Primary School celebrated National Science Week, a nationwide event which is one of the ways teachers can pique students’ natural interest and enthusiasm for STEM, preparing them for a future in which problem solving, creativity and the ability to make evidence-based decisions are paramount.

EXPANDING HORIZONS Students in K-2 had the opportunity to select the projects and challenges presented to the Horizons Science and Engineering Clubs through Expand Your Horizons workshops with Horizons Science and Engineering Coordinator, Ms Margo Donaldson.

Each class participated in a fun, hands-on workshop exploring a range of scientific roles – from chemist and biologist to engineer and physicist – rotating through a series of stations inspired by well-known books.

By linking these activities to literacy, the School is enhancing cross-curriculum linkages and helping students make meaningful connections.

In the Junior School, the Horizons Science and Engineering Club received a National Science Week Grant which enabled the club to host maker spaces across the Junior School. During lunch breaks, students undertook engineering challenges and tinker tasks linked to wellknown books, with Table-top Quidditch and Multi-Storey Treehouses among the challenges. Using every day, salvaged items, students used the design process – ask, imagine, plan, create and improve – to collaborate with peers in an informal setting.

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Students from the Horizons Science and Engineering Co-curricular Clubs worked on these challenges in the leadup to Science Week. These students took on the role of ‘explainer’ and ‘encourager’ for those trying it for the first time. This peer-to-peer model forges collaborative relationships and student agency.

‘When I grow up, I want to be a scientist, because I want to mix chemicals and make different things and see what they do.’

– Brody, Year 1 ‘I want to be a scientist when I grow up so that I can mix potions to make medicine to give to sick people.’

– Vivienne, Year 1 ‘Science words can be difficult to say and remember, so you have to try hard.’

– Olivia, Kindergarten In addition to student development, over 30 CGS Primary School teachers participated in a STEM professional learning workshop designed to enhance their capacity and confidence as science educators. The fun activities promoted teamwork, problem solving and the benefits of cross-curriculum links, including literacy and art.

FEATURE ON STEM

INNOVATION CODE CADETS PUT CODING INTO ACTION AT ATHLETICS CARNIVAL The CGS Code Cadets are known for being passionate about technology and applying their knowledge towards projects beyond the classroom. In 2018, they used this passion to create efficiencies for and add value to attendance at the Athletics Carnival in a powerful project that enabled competitors and spectators to dramatically further engage in their experience of this event.

Using Amazon Web Services (AWS) technology, the Code Cadets built an iPad-based track marshalling system which presented the marshallers with a list of all races along with athlete names, allowing them to marshal the correct competitor into the correct lane quickly and efficiently. So far, the carnival has relied on paper-based marshalling cards, resulting in the double handing of information.

The electronic timing system (which provides results for track races) only produced results for the scoring team.

Competitors never saw their result, time at the end of a race, feedback about their performance or even their place in the race.

The system also allowed changes to be made in real time, such as when a competitor had to be substituted. The response to these innovations was overwhelmingly positive, with spectator engagement dramatically increasing. In previous years, very few students watched the track races, and no results were displayed at all. Given how closely athletes finish, particularly in the hotly contested 100 m sprints, it is almost impossible to tell who has won the races. This time, with the results immediately (as soon as the competitor crossed the finish line) appearing on a 4 m x 2 m LED screen, the system provided immediate feedback, sparking the crowd’s interest.

The Code Cadets have been working with AWS technology for many years, being long-time participants in GovHack, which AWS has supported in the past, and are planning to use AWS Educate in their Years 9 and 10 elective Software Development courses in 2019.

For those interested in the technical side, for the first stage of this project, the Code Cadets built an iPad-based track marshalling system. The app was written in Vue.js and hosted in an S3 bucket using static website hosting, talking to an Amazon Aurora (MySQL) database via API Gateway and a Lambda function to provide serverless database query functionality. With all data hosted in the AWS Sydney region, this made the latency extremely low, even over a cellular connection.

The second stage of the project involved writing software which could read the marshalling data from AWS and then combine it with times from the electronic timing gates, displaying times and competitors on a large LED screen.

Given the design decisions made in the previous stage, getting competitor information was easy by querying the APIs already developed. This could then be used in the C# application the Code Cadets wrote, which coalesced the results from the timing gates with the athlete data from the start line, communicated through AWS. Cloud-based technology, particularly AWS and the featurerich systems available, significantly reduced the friction in developing this kind of system and took the development time from what could have been months to merely weeks, allowing the Code Cadets to focus on developing software for a great user experience, without being concerned about how the backend worked behind the scenes.

Footage of the Athletics Carnival can be seen at VIMEO.COM/291312225 For more information on the Code Cadets, visit CODECADETS.COM

THROW BACK TO 1994!

The internet arrives at CGS – one of the many facilities helped by Student Council funding: CGS has certainly come a long way!

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CGS ALUMNI NEWS VINTAGE CLUB REUNION WELCOME TO THE CLASS OF 1968 The yearly Vintage Club Reunion has long been an appreciated and highly valued event. Every year, the School gathers with Alumni who graduated from the School over 50 years ago. The Vintage Club Reunion is a perfect occasion for reminiscing about the good old days, sharing stories and exchanging thoughts with current students and staff, and learning about new developments at CGS. This year’s Vintage Club Reunion was held successfully on Friday 2 November, with new members who graduated from CGS in 1968.

Guests participated in current daily CGS activities, including a Chapel Service, being seated at the Senior School Assembly and a traditional morning tea held in The Snow Centre, followed by a formal lunch in the historical School Dining Hall.

Mr Tim Harrison, new Vintage Club member and a well-respected, long-serving teacher at CGS, made a speech during Assembly about his experience at the School as both an alumnus and a teacher.

The Vintage Club is an asset for the School and the whole CGS community. The encouraging words delivered by senior Alumni at this event each year are always keenly listened to and appreciated

by CGS students.

The next Vintage Club Reunion will be Friday 1 November 2019 for all past CGS students who left in 1969 and prior. Anyone classified as a Vintage Club member is enthusiastically welcomed to the 2019 gathering. Please ensure your contact details are up to date, so CGS can send Alumni invitations closer to the event.

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PERTH REUNION After visiting several independent schools in Perth, CGS hosted a casual lunch at Breakwater at Hillary’s Boat Harbour where a small, intimate group shared their stories and heard about the new Campus Development Plan and the progression of co-education. The group represented a varying range of professions in which the Alumni had all achieved success in their careers, past and present.

CGS is looking forward to returning to Perth in 2020 at a venue closer to the city!

NEW ZEALAND REUNION It’s often difficult for international Alumni to return home, so CGS always enjoys catching up at overseas Reunions.

In September 2018, CGS hosted a small reunion in Auckland as a side event to the International Education Plus Conference. It was great to catch up with a range of Alumni from the 1960s through to the 1990s and prospective and new families, and to discuss new ventures, developments and sharing fond stories. The event proved to be a great success, with Alumni reconnecting while overlooking the Viaduct Harbour.

BRISBANE REUNION In August this year, the CGS Alumni team hosted yet another great reunion night in Brisbane at the Osbourne Hotel. It was a small gathering, with a range of Alumni spaning 40 years. Their stories of the early years were remarkable and reflected their loyalty to and passion for the School.

CGS appreciates all the Alumni who made the effort to be at this event and will see everyone again next year!

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ALUMNI DATES FOR DIARY

2019 REUNION & EVENT DATES

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CGS FOUNDATION RED HILL RUN & MAR P&F COMMUNITY CARNIVAL DAY

MELBOURNE REUNION

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90TH ANNIVERSARY GALA IN THE GROUNDS

MAR

FRI

FRI

15

APR

MAY

SINGAPORE ALUMNI REUNION

03

HONG KONG REUNION

16

BRISBANE REUNION

01

VINTAGE CLUB REUNION

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1 YEAR OUT REUNION CLASS OF 2018

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01

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SYDNEY REUNION

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FEB

FRI

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22

MAY

AUG

NOV

PEER YEAR REUNIONS

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LONDON REUNION

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APR

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NOV

For specific information about any of these events, please email community@cgs.act.edu.au or call +61 (2) 6260 9606.

You can also find more information about our events by scrolling through the Term dates at CGSALUMNI.ORG.AU/EVENTS

STAY CONNECTED WITH ALUMNI If you’re not connected already, you could be missing out on eNews, reunion information and networking opportunities!

CGS greatly values its former students, staff and parents and encourages your continuing relationship with the School.

If you or someone you know has 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 Many CGS Alumni are making a difference around Australia and worldwide, and the School loves to hear and share their stories. Stories are regularly shared on the Alumni Facebook page, but below, just a few are highlighted:

OMAR MUSA YOUNG ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR, ANU The Australian National University has named Queanbeyan author, rapper and poet Mr Omar Musa the Young Alumnus of the Year.

Omar’s three books of poems and four hip-hop albums address the ways racist and misogynistic language impacts marginalised communities.

The son of two ANU graduates, Omar uses his work to mentor young men, help them find a voice and change the way they express themselves. He is a winner of the Australian and Indian Ocean Poetry Slams. His debut novel, Here Come the Dogs, was published in 2014.

In 2015, he was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Young Novelists of the Year.

BILL BRADLEY (CLASS OF 2001) OLD FRIENDS, PASSION FOR MUSIC LEAD TO NEW CAREER Although Mr Bill Bradley’s passion for music started when he played drums from Year 3 at CGS, it wasn’t until recently that Bill entered the music industry. After graduating Year 12 at CGS in 2001, Bill did a gap year travelling and working.

He then pursued a university business degree. After graduating, Bill went straight into the corporate world and for 10 years worked in the hotel industry as National Account Manager and National Franchise Manager. In 2015, Bill gave up his successful corporate career in the hotel industry to pursue a career in radio.

It was Mr Chris ‘Becko’ Beckhouse (Class of 1997), a radio announcer at Triple M in Sydney, who was an invaluable influence and support in Bill’s career change. After recognising Chris on air, Bill got in touch, and they have been friends ever since. Chris offered Bill initial training sessions in the Sydney Triple M studios, leading Bill to rediscover a passion for work and learning.

Bill pursued further training at the Australian Film and Radio School and worked shifts for the Triple M Street Patrol team. In 2016, he accepted his first commercial radio job as breakfast host of 93.5 Eagle FM in Goulburn.

After 12 months in commercial radio, Bill was awarded Best Newcomer in Australia at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards in Melbourne 2017.

Early in 2018, Bill accepted his dream role at Triple M in Shepparton – the station where it all began, just two years earlier. Bill has no regrets about his career change: ‘It is the best move I have ever made’, he said, ‘and I enjoy every single day, as it does not feel like work’. Bill highlights the importance of following one’s passion and staying in touch with old friends. ‘Hopefully, my story can give others the encouragement and faith that if you follow your heart and really give it your all you can accomplish anything as well as change your life, and like my relationship with fellow old boy Chris Beckhouse, you never know where these old School ties can take you’.

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MICHAEL MILTON (CLASS OF 1990) PARALYMPIAN & ENTREPRENEUR Mr Michael Milton attended CGS from 1978 to 1990 and was in Burgmann House.

He is one of Australia’s best-known athletes and a Paralympic skiing and cycling champion. Skiing since the age of three, Michael first skied on one leg at the age of nine. He was the first person with a disability to ski at over 200 km/h – he is Australia’s fastest-ever skier, with a speed of 213.65 km/h.

Michael has twice walked the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea, hiked to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and competed in two World Paratriathlon Championships in 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand and in 2011 in Beijing, China, where he finished fourth. Most recently, he set his third world record, running 5 km on crutches in just over 32 minutes.

One of Michael’s latest ventures centres on a magical and awe-inspiring shop, Quizzic Alley, in Canberra, lined with stuffed Hedwig toys, levitating broomstick pens and Tom Riddle diaries. With the opening of Quizzic Alley in September this year, Michael once again entered the public spotlight.

The new store is the vision of Michael and his family and, contrary to how the public refers to it, the shop is not a ‘Harry Potter shop’, but sells licensed Harry Potter products.

CGS FOUNDATION RED HILL RUN LAUNCH

PLUS THE P&F COMMUNITY CARNIVAL The CGS Foundation will be launching our 2019 activity with the Red Hill Run. This event will raise seeks to raise awareness for the CGS Foundation and launch the 2019 community engagement calendar, alongside the Annual Giving Appeal.

The event is open to everyone, whether you’re a running enthusiast, a more tranquil jogger, or even a casual walker, you are welcome to join.

The event will consist of three routes: 1. A timed 5k run 2. A timed 10k run for those who prefer distance; and 3. A casual walk along the gravel tracks to the top of Red Hill.

In addition to the above, a P&F Community Carnival will cerebrate the School’s 90th anniversary allowing families to enjoy the lovely weather and atmosphere on the CGS P&F Oval.

Participants can register online at REDHILLRUN.COM or email foundation@cgs.act.edu.au for more information.

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03

MAR

PLATINUM SPONSOR

SPONSORS Thank you to all of our 2019 Red Hill Run sponsors.

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MELROSE DRIVE, PHILLIP

SILVER SPONSORS

9:00am Red Hill Run registration 11:30am P&F Community Carnival

GOLD SPONSORS

CGS FOUNDATION NEWS ADVANCING THE AIM OF RECONCILIATION THROUGH RETURNING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE INDIGENOUS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME & PODMORE FOUNDATION TRUST This year, CGS has awarded six scholarships to students in Year 11 in 2019 as part of its commitment to further the aim of reconciliation through returning opportunity to Indigenous children. Starting in 2019, CGS will offer boarding places to successful applicants from the South Coast who exhibit the potential to return opportunity to their home communities.

Canberra Grammar School believes in encouraging excellence and integrity, and in ensuring the quality education at the School is open to all. Through its scholarships programme, CGS provides opportunities for those who excel, regardless of their background. The scholarships programme at CGS offers an education to students who demonstrate leadership potential and are committed, with the support of their families, to achieving excellence in their lives.

To achieve this objective, CGS partnered with the Podmore Foundation to provide access to high-quality education and develop scholarship recipients’ leadership potential outside the classroom. For over 10 years, the Podmore Foundation has provided educational scholarships and financial assistance to Indigenous students from disadvantaged backgrounds to support the spirit of Returning Opportunity.

‘As a result of shared values, common interests and synergies between the two organisations, the Podmore Foundation and the CGS Foundation have agreed to establish the Podmore Trust within the CGS Foundation to enable continued funding support for disadvantaged individuals with an Indigenous background within the Anglican Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn.

This new structure will see all funds raised by the Podmore Foundation and all current and future Podmore scholarships transferred to the CGS Foundation for administration by the CGS Foundation’s Board, followed by the formal closure of the Podmore Foundation.’ Mr Peter Daniel, President of the Podmore Foundation, said.

We’re excited to now build on that to create even more Indigenous Scholarships. In 2019, we’ll be seeking support from our community for this project, and also in future CGS Foundation campaigns.’ said Dr Justin Garrick, Head of CGS. In seeking to extend its Indigenous Scholarship offerings in 2019, CGS is excited to have also worked in partnership with Mr John Dyball, a long-term school principal in the South Coast region, who has placed over 170 Indigenous students from the region into prestigious boarding schools in Sydney, giving students and families access to a great education and tremendous opportunities.

Research shows that the inability to access long-term quality education is one of the major contributing factors to the cycle of unemployment, poverty and ill health experienced by some of Australia’s Indigenous communities today.

In addition to day-student Indigenous scholarships, the new boarding scholarships enable the School to establish a firm relationship with communities in the Wreck Bay and Nowra/Ulladulla regions. Scholarships will be funded by a combination of ABSTUDY, Podmore, CGS Foundation, school resources and private benefactors.

‘We’re very honoured that the Podmore Foundation has transferred itself to the care of the CGS Foundation.

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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DONORS CGS FOUNDATION

CGS FOUNDATION BENEFACTORS

PATRON

Mrs Susan and Mr Ken Cooper

CGS Old Boys’ Association

Mr Peter Hazlehurst

Anonymous (2)

Mr Terry Snow

Kenyon Foundation

CGS FOUNDATION FELLOWS

CGS FOUNDATION ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Mr A & Mrs J Dimoff

Mr T Harrison

Mrs Georgina & Mr David Gazard

Mr A & Mrs R Hameed

Mr W Maude

Mrs Wendy & Mr Vivian King

Dr R Jain & Dr D Singhal

Mr G Mauldon

CGS FOUNDATION MEMBERS

CGS FOUNDATION 2018 DONORS

Mrs Hermina & Mr Daryl Blaxland

Bee Dee Bags

Gellel J

Mauldon G

Singhal D

Mrs Karen Byron & Mr Stephen Byron

Blaxland D

Gellel T

May A

Tanton R

Mr Alan Carey & Family

Blaxland H

Goddard A

Memmolo Family

Templeman Family

Mrs Louise Clegg & Mr Angus Taylor

Brighenti C

Goddard S

Miners M

Tian Z

Ms Dharini Ganesan Raju & Dr Justin Garrick

Bruer Family

Granger J

Miners S

Toller J

Mrs Suzanne & Mr David Prowse

Burt P

Gurney R

Moores A

Vido D A

Mr Irwin Prowse

Burt S

Hameed A

Nikias D

Wawn Family

Mrs Thea De Salis

Byron S

Hameed R

Nikias R

Welsh A

Mr Justin Dundas-Smith

Carey A

Hart Q

Pandy C

Whittle H

Dr Carolyn Hawkins & Dr Desmond Yip

Clark B

Harrison T

Peters K

Whittle S

Mr James Kilmartin

Conroy B

Hogan A

Peters L

Willson J

Mr Robert Mark JP

Cummings R

Hogan D

Peterswald M

Willson N

Mr Graham Matthews

Cursley P

Jain R

Peterswald J

Yeaman Family

Mrs Helen & Dr Simon McCredie

Deng H

Kalenjuk E

Platis Family

Zhenghong T

Mr Dennis Milin

Dua D

Kalenjuk S

Prasanna T

Zhu B

Mrs Janny & Mr Hugh Poate

Dundas-Smith J

Kenyon Family

Qian M

Anonymous (5)

Ms Melissa & Mr John Russell

Evans D

Keller C

Robson S

Dr Lynne & Dr Tony Tonks

Ganesan Raju D

Kunkel J

Rock K

Mr Dino Augusto Vido

Garrick J

Lord C

Rogers S

Mrs Heather & Dr Samuel Whittle

Garwood K

Love Family

Sainty J

Anonymous (3)

Garwood W

Maffey J

Seaborn J

Gazard D

Mark R JP

Sharma A

Gazard G

Maude W

Sharma S

Donor details are listed as entered at time of donation.

If you believe you have been omitted from this list, we apologise.

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Prof S Robson

CGS TURNS 90 IN 2019!

In 2019, Canberra Grammar School will celebrate 90 years since its founding and would love to see its community – students, parents, staff and alumni – join in celebrating 90 years of success in education.

F R I F R I SUN F R I THU

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

For next year’s 90th anniversary of the School, the annual CGS Fete will also make way for a more diverse range of community events currently being planned by a Committee.

But rest assured, the fun of the Fete will be spread all throughout the year!

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08 FEB 2 019

NEW PARENT WELCOME A CGS P&F EVENT An event, hosted by the P&F, to welcome new families to CGS.

FOUNDATION DAY A COMMUNITY EVENT Whole School Chapel Service on the Main Oval including morning tea.

03

RED HILL RUN & P&F COMMUNITY CARNIVAL A CGS FOUNDATION & WHOLE SCHOOL EVENT

2 019

Family picnic; rides; BBQs; sporting events; school bands, music and entertainment.

05

GALA IN THE GROUNDS A CELEBRATION FOR STUDENTS & STAFF

2 019

Student and staff event with lunch; separate entertainment for Primary School and Senior School students.

05

GALA IN THE GROUNDS A CELEBRATION FOR PARENTS & COMMUNITY

2 019

Adults-only event with food vendors and drinks; professional entertainment, concerts and DJs; fireworks and light shows.

MAR

APR

APR

THANKS TO:

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR THE TH 90 CELEBRATIONS? For sponsorship enquiries contact foundation@cgs.act.edu.au CGS OUTLOOK | Semester Two 2018 | 41

T +61 (2) 6260 9700 E communications@cgs.act.edu.au 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill ACT 2603 CGS.ACT.EDU.AU CRICOS Provider No 00580G