Educating Girls

Sydney Eisteddfod – Rehearsing for Life Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of watching our students take to the stage,...

Student-Led Inclusion in Practice In the most recent newsletter, I reflected on the anti-bullying message shared at Assembly, centred on...

Keeping Assessment Tasks in Perspective I spoke to Year 7 about the purpose of assessment and keeping assessment tasks in...

If you spend any time on the Senior School campus, it quickly becomes obvious that this is a student-led environment....

Unlike my children, I’m old enough to remember life BTE (Before The Emoji). Oh, the challenges we had before 2010...

Our Year 4 families were invited into the girls’ French and Chinese lessons, something the girls had been looking forward...

National Reconciliation Week, observed each year from 27 May to 3 June, is a time for Australians to reflect on...

We hold our Junior School Open Mornings during the school week, so that prospective families see an authentic Junior School...

Debating, public speaking and the importance of oracy   This week the Archdale Debating teams had an impressive round of...

Over the past couple of weeks, I have spoken to students in year assemblies about the wonderful opportunities we have...

When I was in Year 9, I used to catch the train from Sutherland to Town Hall each morning. On...

I was recently challenged by a family member to consider a fundamental question: who really cares who can run the...

Learning Showcases and Language Open Classrooms in Terms 2 and 3 The girls have settled into Term 2 with familiar...

No Two Teachers Are the Same… This week, I attended a book launch at the University of Sydney for a...

Term 2 is well and truly underway, yet I find myself still in awe of our Cadets program and my...