Independence, Responsibility, Collaboration and Reflection, the four main pillars of the Dalton Plan, are cleverly, almost subliminally, woven into everything that happens in the Junior School. From lessons, to co-curricular activities, to the playground, the principles of the Dalton Plan aren't taught explicitly to Junior...
Our Junior School Students from Years 3 to 6 have embraced their new vegetable garden with boundless enthusiasm. Carrot, lettuce and swiss chard seeds have been planted by the Year 4 Eco Warriors. Here, Year 6 STEAM Prefect, Matilda Powell describes the garden initiative and...
At Ascham, there are many opportunities for leadership across the School. We consider leadership as being evident in everything we do as individuals and as a community—our students are encouraged to be leaders in their everyday actions, as well as in official roles. Last week our...
Three years ago, Ascham became the first school in NSW to enter into a 10-year energy deal, a Corporate Renewables Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with wholesale electricity retailer Flow Power. Under this deal we source 90% of our energy from renewable energy sources—namely from a...
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...
Ascham students are back on campus in full swing! It has been a wonderful return to school this week and last, with all our Year groups back on campus now. Our 2022 School Committee of Year 12 students were on the gate, along with our mascot...
Our Ascham School Counsellors regularly connect with our students, staff and families. During remote learning, our Counsellors reached out constantly to help manage the health and wellbeing of all members of our community. In the lead-up to school resuming on campus, there was anxiety to...
Not even remote learning will dampen the spirits of our students going all out for Book Week. It was an incredible week of celebrating our love of books and reading - even if we had to share much of it online. Book Week proved to be...
Ms Peta Howley, Deputy Head of Junior School (and currently Acting Head), reflects on the start of a very different Term 3 this year—one of remote learning for all our students. 'A classroom is much more than a physical site. A classroom is created by dedicated...
As the sun shone in the early morning of Thursday 27 May, all students and staff of Ascham gathered together around the magnolia tree to launch our celebrations for National Reconciliation Week. This is a time of year when we mark out a whole week...
With the da Vinci Decathlon being held in both our Junior and Senior Schools at Ascham this week, the thinking caps are firmly in place! Mrs Michelle Baddams, Coordinator of Enrichment Programs (Prep to Year 6), explains here how we embrace creative problem-solving at Ascham...
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...
