There is still time for you to reserve your tickets for the third event in our Podium Program Master Class series. We are thrilled to be joined by ACT Meteors player and Channel 7 commentator Holly Ferling on Wednesday 16 August from 7.30am at Yhuuramulum. Unlike cricket, Holly’s aspirations have no boundaries. She debuted for the Australian Women’s Cricket Team at age 17 in all three formats—ODI, T20 and Test Cricket—all while completing her schooling in Kingaroy, in country Queensland. Since…
Congratulations to the students who played for the South Canberra Netball Association (SCNA) and Arrawang representative teams in the ACT Junior Netball Championships during the holidays. All SCNA teams made the finals, with the U12 Division 1 team winning the Championship. SCNA U11 Division: Allie, Aditiya and Grace (Y5) Arrawang U11 Division: Mackenzie (Y5) SCNA U12 Division: Maisie, Lucy (Y7) and Willow (Y6) SCNA U13 Division: Millie, Aleia and Audrey (Y7) SCNA U14 Division: Isabella, Ava,…
At CGGS, our youngest learners are introduced to a curriculum that gives them tools to become active, compassionate, lifelong learners. Our Kindergarten Open Morning on Wednesday 9 August is an opportunity for you to learn about the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, and how it will provide your child with an enriching and meaningful first step on their educational journey. Don't miss our upcoming Kindergarten Open Morning.
Congratulations to Isabelle (Y12) who is performing a lead role in a contemporary dance project titled ‘Unhinged’ which will be performed on 28–29 July at Erindale Theatre. A huge congratulations to Audrey (Y10), Samantha and Juliana (Y11) who represented Australia in Futsal on a tour of the United States over the holidays. Zoe (Y7) received two certificates from the Computational and Algorithmic Thinking Competition. The CAT competition gives students the opportunity to develop their…
Congratulations to Amelia (Y9) who represented the ACT at the Australian Basketball Championships (Nationals) in Perth over the holidays. This is a tremendous achievement and a testament to the significant time and effort that she has invested to develop and grow as a player. Well done to Claudia and Scarlett (Y8) who competed in the NSW Junior Premier Basketball League competition in Sydney recently. Amestris and Ella (Y6) travelled to Orange recently, representing Canberra as part of the…
The results for House Athletics Carnival were announced earlier this week. Well done to all the age division champions: 12 years age champion: Reichana 13 years age champion: Olivia 14 years age champion: Mia 15 years age champion: Charlotte 16 years age champion: Audrey 17 years age champion: Sophie 18 years age champion: Ella Olivia (Y7) broke records on the day with her 1500m time of 04:50.57 and her 800m time of 02:26.99. She was also awarded 1500m Endurance Champion Athlete 2023. Lotte…
Our CGGS U14 and U18 football teams will pull up their socks in July to support a worthy cause. Supporting PanKind, The Australian Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, our student-athletes will participate in 'Play in Purple', an Australia-wide campaign that raises awareness for pancreatic cancer. For three weekends in July, teams from all codes, ages, and geographies will wear purple socks to support PanKind's mission to educate and raise awareness about the disease, and to fund research…
Through programs such as The House, CGGS students are encouraged to take a seat at the table.Recently Reshmi (Y11), Lucy, Aimee and Arya (Y12) attended the national launch of the 'Make It 16' campaign at Parliament House, which aims to give young people a voice by lowering the voting age to 16. The students met a wide range of politicians, including Andrew Wilkie, David Pocick, Monique Ryan and Penny Allman-Payne, as well as professionals working in Youth Advocacy and National Youth…
Earlier this week CGGS students were given a taste of a hands-on science curriculum at the Quantum Girls and Einstein-First program launch. Students were treated to presentations by academics from the University of WA and ANU and Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley who officially launched the program. Students in Year 3 experienced elements of both programs through workshops at the Shine Dome earlier in the day, and then academics visited CGGS yesterday to introduce our Year 7 students…