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Indigenous Scholarship Art Piece

Indigenous Scholarship Students embarked on a cultural workshop, led by local elder, Aunty Ronnie Jordan and Ms Dwyer. Each student contributed to a collaborative piece by incorporating an individual element that represented their own personal story.

Archaeologist Dr Josephine Flood

Renowned archaeologist Dr Josephine Flood took the time to visit and speak with Year 7 History and Year 11 Aboriginal Studies classes. Dr Flood has written extensively on South-East Australian Indigenous archaeological sites and presented students with insight into important heritage sites dating back 30,000 years. She also shared her knowledge with the classes on the nature and importance of moth hunting in the ACT region.

Ibu Indonesian Partner School Visit

Ibu Amanda, from our Indonesian Partner School in Malang, visited the Primary School for a week in November. K-3 Students enjoyed meeting her and her students and learning about life in Indonesia, which they were surprised to find very different to their own.

Rowing

Zoe of Year 12 represented Australia at the Under 19 World Championships and finished in a commendable 13th place. The experience left Zoe motivated to push herself further in her athletic endeavours and continue improving both Nationally and Internationally.

Australian Cross Country Championships Adelaide

On 27 August Jasper, John, Iris, Peter, Maddie, Elise, Alissa, Darcy and Zoe ran the 2022 Australian Cross Country Championships in Adelaide. They rigorously represented CGS, determined to persevere through a particularly muddy course which made the task that much more challenging. Zoe also came away from the event with a silver award.

Pens Against Poverty

CGS students and siblings Hugo (Year 7) and Lilah (Year 4) were awarded with their first-place certificates at Government House for winning their narrative writing categories in the Pens Against Poverty writing competitio. Hugo’s story took the theme of Finding a Home and explores the journey of a refugee child with detail and sophistication, while Lilah insightfully delved into the national crisis of the floods through a journey of compassion and generosity.

National Library Donation

Canberra Grammar School donated 46 editions of our journals, ‘The Canberran’ (1929-1980) to the National Library of Australia. They are now freely available online from anywhere in the world for anybody to view. It was a unique opportunity to share some of CGS’ rich history on a global scale.

Climate Change Event

Students Orlando and Zach participated in a climate change event at ANU, sponsored and organized by the US Embassy. Ambassador Kennedy gave opening remarks and then Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Rick Duke and his Australian counterpart, Kushla Munro took questions from the audience about climate-related issues.