Message from Director of Boarding – Carolyn Burgess

MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR OF BOARDING

It is a privilege to be a member of this beautiful community and to lead our committed staff and dynamic girls to provide an environment that encourages, supports and nurtures every Boarder to strive for the highest. I cherish the opportunity to work with your daughter, to learn her aspirations, support her in challenges and celebrate her successes.

Our Boarders are the heart of Pymble. We celebrate the unique gifts that each girl brings and provide a supportive, responsive and home-like environment in which they can flourish. With access to exceptional learning opportunities, state of the art facilities, an extensive cocurricular program, beautiful grounds and a caring and professional staff, our girls are empowered to embrace opportunities to develop a broad perspective of life and to make meaning of their world as confident and capable young women.

With more than 100 Boarders, our community has a strong sense of pride. Opportunities to build lifelong friendships, while the building of strong relationships with Day students is actively encouraged through a variety of initiatives. Integral to our success as a closeknit community is a Boarding team who is highly experienced, nurturing and particularly attuned to the special needs of adolescent girls. Our staff are deliberate in their efforts to know each girl and to understand her hopes and dreams. They take the time to guide her by responding to her ideals and needs as a unique learner and as a person.

We value our partnership with our Boarding families and actively encourage open communication. There are many ways in which families can engage with the Boarding community and we welcome your involvement in various events and learning opportunities.

We want the best for our girls and it is our hope that they will graduate from Pymble Ladies’ College with a belief in their own capacity to create and engage in a life that is filled with love and joy; fun and laughter; hope and faith. Most of all we want our girls to know who they are and to value their own uniqueness.

CAROLYN BURGESS

DIRECTOR OF BOARDING