In Focus
Prepaid Tuition Fee Quotes
Dear Parents and Guardians, Each year families are provided an opportunity to request quotes for Prepaid Tuition Fees for up to three years in advance, based on the current year’s school fee structure. The following Prepaid Tuition Fee plan key features apply to quotes issued: Maximum of three years in advance, Applicable to the Tuition … Continued
From the Principal – 31 May 2018
Safe Partying (for Senior School parents particularly) Adolescence is a time for stretching boundaries and as young people work to define their identity, experimentation is a part of the process for most. Schools and parents must work together to ensure that the safety nets for the young people as they experiment are there so that … Continued
Head of Campus Update – 31 May 2018
Growing Good Men for the Future One of the really delightful elements of my role is interviewing prospective students for Year 7. I love to ask them particularly about what they are reading and what their personal interests are. Not surprisingly many boys this age express a great creative streak, expressing a passion for Harry … Continued
Time and Space – Mothers and Sons
The Growing Good Men Project at Berwick Grammar School continues to gather momentum in the way we seek to develop emotional literacy in our young men. A vital element of this integrated approach to curriculum and future proofing our boys occurred under the auspices of Mr Bill Jennings of Time & Space last week. Close … Continued
WW1 Western Front Battlefields Educational Tour 2019
This is a call for expressions of interest from boys who are in Year 9 to 12 in 2019 to visit the WW1 Western Front. The tour to France and Belgium will take in notable and historical sites which saw Australians in action during WW1 such as Passchendaele, Frommels, The Somme and Ypres plus Normandy … Continued
Senior Formal
The Year 11 and 12 Formal was a thoroughly enjoyable evening held at the Lincoln Centre in South Yarra. The evening was also attended by a large number of St Margaret’s School and Berwick Grammar staff. The highlight of the night was the high level of organisation that went into the event by the two … Continued
Year 8 Walhalla Camp
A visit to the historic township of Walhalla for camp, offered our Year 8 students the opportunity to learn about the rich history of the mining town. The boys visited the Long Tunnel Extended Mine and many were fascinated by the environmental impacts of mining, including the leaching of arsenic into the nearby creek. The … Continued
VCE Information Evening
Our inaugural one school VCE Information Evening was extremely well attended. Boys and girls in Years 9 and 10 and their parents attended a joint information session in the Rosanove Auditorium where they were presented with information about the VCE and available educational pathways to both the boys and the girls. This was followed by … Continued
Relaunch of Theatre Sports club
On 18 May, the Berwick Grammar School TheatreSports Club relaunched for 2018. This initiative was begun by Jack Murray, our Year 12 Performing Arts Captain of 2017. After much success last year, the program has been revived by two of our student leaders, Ben Scarborough and Miller Marks-Boulton. This excellent student led club will be … Continued
SIS Theatre Sports Workshops
In preparation for the upcoming SIS Theatre Sports competition to be held in Term 3, ten students from Year 8, 10 and 11 attended a Theatre Sports workshop run by professional improvisers from Improv Melbourne. For those of you who don’t know what Theatre Sports involves, it’s a form of performance where scenes are based … Continued
SIS Public Speaking Competition
On Tuesday 1 May, four of our aspiring public speakers from Year 7 participated in the SIS Public Speaking Competition, which was hosted at John Paul College in Frankston. As our Year 8 students who would normally be involved were out on camp, we were provided with a rare opportunity to give two more Year … Continued
BGS STUDENTS EXCEL AT SIS CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL
Last Tuesday our squad of 43 boys headed to Baxter Park to compete in the annual Southern Independent Schools (SIS) Cross Country Carnival. Conditions were wet and miserable but didn’t dampen the spirits of our Year 12 runners who got off to a solid start with Aidan Ferreira finishing in 6th place and Oliver Nichols … Continued
