In Focus
Aviation
Students, parents and teachers travelled to Tooradin Airfield to experience first-hand what it would be like to fly a small plane. Under the expert guidance of Ian Loveridge the Chief Flying Instructor at Tooradin students, parents and teachers did circuits of Tooradin Airfield Berwick Grammar School in conjunction with St Margaret’s is exploring the possibilities … Continued
Class of 2018 Valedictory Dinner
A wonderful celebration of our students’ end to their Berwick Grammar School education took place at Leonda By the Yarra in Hawthorn on the Wednesday 17 October. The evening had many highlights including the PowerPoint presentation of the boys’ time at BGS and an opportunity for students, staff and parents to meet and reminisce in … Continued
Language – past and present
When learning a language comes to mean to learn about one’s school – past and future In our endeavour to learn how to use tenses to talk about the past, we discovered the IMPARFAIT. The Year 10 French class turned into a project to talk about the past. At first, we thought about writing about … Continued
Head of Campus Update – 25 October 2018
We have been focusing on leadership over the past few weeks in Senior School. Our first assembly this term saw the 2018 School Captains officially hand over their responsibilities to Ashlee and Meg, the School Captains for 2019. We were very pleased to have past student Sophie Weston (class of 2013) offering sage advice to … Continued
Debating – Swannie Awards
It is with great pride that we acknowledge the achievement of two of our bright young students, Sabrina Ward and Meagan Hansen, who were both recognised as the best debaters of the Berwick Region and amongst the best in Victoria. Sabrina was awarded the Swannie for C Grade, while Meagan took out the Swannie in … Continued
Head of Campus Update – 25 October 2018
Our Men in the Arena One of my favourite quotes comes from the great poet Robert Frost. Many of our boys will know of the works of Frost largely due to his poem ‘The Road Not Taken,’ which utilises a vivid metaphor of a fork in a road to muse on the nature of decisions … Continued
Year 12 ‘Schoolies’ – Victoria Police
Year 12’s welcomed Victoria Police Leading Senior Constable Sharon Patterson, Youth Resource Officer for Cardinia, to Berwick Grammar last week to chat about the upcoming celebrations that many students are looking forward to for after the completion of the Year 12 academic studies. It was timely to discuss a range of important issues that face … Continued
Mission Discovery Program
Year 10 is a year of thought and preparation for our future beyond high school and as such, it is important to explore as many experiences as possible to make a more informed decision. As part of this exploration, Daniel and myself were fortunate enough to attend the 2018 ISSET Mission Discovery Program during the … Continued
St Margaret’s and Berwick Grammar School Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA)
It is with great pride that we announce an upcoming event on the school calendar. The St Margaret’s and Berwick Grammar School MUNA was inspired by similar competitions held by Rotary. These events were themselves inspired by a movement begun in the United States, which saw students debating resolutions in simulations of the real world … Continued
National History Challenge
We are delighted to announce that Max Walton Briggs of Year 10 has received a Victorian Young Historian Silver Certificate for his essay on Turning Points. His essay, which explored turning points in Australia’s history of fire management practices, came in the top three papers for his category in the state. Having been previously shortlisted, … Continued
SIS Debating Grand Final
The SIS Grand Final was held at St Francis Xavier College (Beaconsfield Campus) on 11 November. After what was quite a difficult debate, Berwick Grammar narrowly missed winning the Grand Final this year. Students debated the topic ‘that all artists should be paid a living wage by the government.’ For what was a difficult topic, … Continued
France and Belgium Tour 2019
Friday 26 October is the cut-off date for the deposit for those in Year 9 to 12 in 2019 wanting to travel to France and Belgium. If you are interested in being part of this trip and weren’t able to attend the information evening you can email Greg Ashcroft at ashcroftg@berwickgrammar.vic.edu.au for the itinerary and … Continued
