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…
Access CGGS from the palm of your hand with the Canberra Girls Grammar School App. We have recently updated our App to include several key features, that will improve the connection between your home-life and school: Finance - ability to access fee statements, view outstanding balances and make a payment.Absentee - submit a quick form within the App to notify the School that your child is absent.Links - shortcuts to useful resources and information for parents.Co-curricular - access important…
Our Grammar Green Thumbs club recently harvested and ate lettuce, cauliflower, broccolini, snow peas and spring onions. They did all this from the Junior School vegetable garden, which is still frequented by some of our most dedicated Grammarians. Grammar Green Thumbs is one of many unique co-curricular clubs at CGGS, that cultivate our student's passions and inspire personal growth. Recently the Junior School Defence Club held a colouring-in competition. Year 10 Defence student, Evelyn, judged…
The annual Dance Company Winter Concert will be held on Friday, 16 June from 6.30pm in the Senior School Hall. The concert will feature an evening of live performance works by CGGS students of the Dance Company and Curriculum Dance. Tickets to the concert are free, however booking is essential. Key details When: Friday, 16 June 6.30pm-8.30pmWhere: Canberra Girls Grammar Senior School Hall
We are committed to investing in the development of our teachers, by providing them with opportunities to collaborate and extend their skills.Recently we hosted over 10 schools at our beautiful lakeside campus, Yhuuramulum, for an International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) Coordinator and Language Acquisition workshop. Mr Adrian Gan, our IBMYP Coordinator, wrote the material for the workshop and facilitated sessions focused on determining progressions of language learning,…
Emily (Y10) has been accepted into the ACTAS Pathways Program as an emerging elite cyclist. This follows her performance in Malaysia earlier in the year for the U17 Australian Track Cycling Team, where she recorded the fastest lap of any of the U17 women racing at the event.Hannah (Y8) placed second in the U15 Womens AusCycling Gravity Enduro series held at Stromlo. Elizabeth (Y7) received a Rotary Award from the Rotary Club of Weston Creek. She is the youngest ever recipient of an award in the…
We have a proud history of Alumni performing at the highest level of sport following their time at CGGS. Rosie Schweizer (Class of 2018), who plays basketball for the University of the Pacific in the USA, was one of 11 players in the nation honoured with a national academic award. Rosie is majoring in political science, with minors in international studies and sustainability. Grace Kemp (Class of 2019), who was a boarding student, has signed with the Canberra Raiders for the club's inaugural…