In Focus
ELC Picnic
Our inaugural Early Learning Centre picnic was a huge success, with many families appreciating the opportunity to meet with others and begin to develop relationships with the St Margaret’s and Berwick Grammar School community. With delightfully warm weather, and much excitement on behalf of the children, we welcomed over 30 families to our night. Commencing … Continued
From the Vice Principal – 15 March 2019
“To thine own self be true.” Hamlet Act 1, Scene 3 78-79 So much wisdom can be found in the pages of Shakespeare’s plays and poems if we care to explore deeply enough. It is also interesting how we react to Shakespeare over time. For example, I studied Macbeth at Year 10 and can still … Continued
The Physics of Luna Park
On Tuesday 5 of March, the Year 12 VCE Physics class journeyed to Luna Park to analyse the physics of the rides. Upon arrival, we were greeted with many other school groups from all over Melbourne. The first stop of the day was the Scenic Railway, a clear demonstration of gravitational potential energy being converted … Continued
Year 12 Challenge – what is your professional purpose
Recently the Berwick Grammar students, class of 2019, had a Careers session that challenged them to consider what their professional purpose was going to be. They were asked to stop and ponder what particular focus they have, what they are passionate about and what makes sense to them in as far as making a lasting … Continued
METS Performance
METS Performance visited Berwick Grammar School to deliver an exciting Biomechanical Practical Workshop for the St Margaret’s and Berwick Grammar Schools VCE Unit 3 Physical Education students. Luke and the team at METS Performance set up practical workshops where students could explore Biomechanical Kinetic Concepts including Force, Mass, Inertia, Momentum and Impulse, Summation of Momentum … Continued
International Women’s Day Assembly at Berwick Grammar School
Our recent assembly at Berwick Grammar School celebrated International Women’s Day. We started with a speech by Ms Chazbek (pictured) – Head of English across St Margaret’s and Berwick Grammar School. She spoke about what International women’s Day means to her – as a daughter, and as a mother. With a traditional upbringing, Ms Chazbek … Continued
BGS Athletes excel in SIS and beyond….
Whilst our SIS weekly sports matches for Term 1 and SIS trials are for Term 2 are well and truly under way, it has been a series of performances outside of the school arena that have been the most newsworthy so far this term. At the same time that our Senior Soccer, Intermediate Cricket and … Continued
Forsyth House Breakfast
On Friday 8 March, Forsyth House members hosted the first of (hopefully) many successful BBQ breakfast fundraisers! The brilliant volunteers were involved in every step behind the scenes. A well-planned budget and menu options which catered for gluten free, halal and vegetarian dietary requirements both lead to the fantastic turn out on the morning. The … Continued
DAV Debating Round 1
On Thursday 8 March, Berwick Grammar School participated in the first round of the DAV Schools Debating Competition. The Berwick Region is hosted by St Margaret’s School, with debating held over the course of five nights throughout the year. The first round was reasonably successful, with about half our teams walking away with a win, … Continued
Year 7 reflection on BGS
At a recent assembly, we asked a Year 7 student to reflect on the start of his journey here and Berwick Grammar, and what it was like to become part of our community. Krish Gupta volunteered and stunned the audience of 200 boys with his confident presentation and heartfelt message about his first few weeks … Continued
Fearless and Phenomenal
There exists a video, which depicts a group of 7 year olds in a coeducational classroom. They are asked to draw a firefighter, a surgeon, a fighter pilot and a nurse. Every child drew a male for all, but the nurse. What would you have drawn? Last Friday was International Women’s Day. While last week … Continued
From the Vice Principal – 15 March 2019
“To thine own self be true.” Hamlet Act 1, Scene 3 78-79 So much wisdom can be found in the pages of Shakespeare’s plays and poems if we care to explore deeply enough. It is also interesting how we react to Shakespeare over time. For example, I studied Macbeth at Year 10 and can still … Continued
