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05 Nov World Teachers’ Day

Posted at 16:10h in Ascham Parents’, Boarding, Community, Fiona, General, Hillingdon, Junior School, News, Senior School

Our wonderful Ascham Parents’ Association (APA) made sure that World Teachers’ Day was marked and celebrated at Ascham on 29 October. Here the APA writes about the day: 'To mark the occasion and acknowledge the hard work of all the teachers and staff at Ascham in...

22 Apr Street Libraries on the Playground!

Posted at 11:55h in Ascham Parents’, Boarding, Community, Fiona, General, Hillingdon, Junior School, News, Senior School

It's no secret that we love to read at Ascham, and we regularly encourage our students to read for pleasure. The School has three libraries full to the brim with books, books, books! Recently, the Ascham Parents' Association generously donated three street libraries that have been...

28 Aug Toxic perfectionism

Posted at 10:13h in Ascham Parents’, Boarding, Co-Curricular, Community, Fiona, General, Junior School, News, Senior School

How do you feel about making mistakes? Are you a perfectionist? Do perfectionists give up earlier than others? This term we have been fortunate to have parenting expert Dr Justin Coulson CSP provide engaging and thought-provoking online presentations to staff and parents of Ascham girls. Dr...

28 Jun Bats, Balls and Boots for the Bush

Posted at 08:41h in Ascham Parents’, Boarding, Community, Fiona, General, Hillingdon, Junior School, Leadership, News, Senior School, Sport

With country NSW still in the grip of drought, regional schools need all the help they can get. Recently we ran an initiative called Bats, Balls and Boots for the Bush and our whole Ascham School community embraced it with gusto. We have been inundated with...

02 Jul Dads & daughters go head to head!

Posted at 10:30h in Ascham Parents’, Co-Curricular, Community, News, Senior School

We love a bit of healthy debate at Ascham, and for the last couple of years the Ascham Parents' Association has taken this passion to new heights with the wonderful and funny Ascham Father/Daughter Debate. Here, Ascham dad Andrew Howard tells the tale of how he and two...

23 May Tennis and Family Fun Day at Ascham

Posted at 08:30h in Ascham Parents’, News

The Tennis and Family Fun Day is a wonderful Ascham community event that gets bigger and better every year. The Ascham Parents’ Association organises the event, and this year on Sunday 22 May it was our most successful Tennis Day yet. The sun was shining and...