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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...

21 Jun Animal Welfare Prefects support RSPCA

Posted at 09:19h in Co-Curricular, Community, Fiona, General, Leadership, News

Ascham girls support many charities and animals are always close to our hearts here at School. In Fiona (Years 3-6) some of our girls have the honour of being Animal Welfare Prefects. Recently they spoke at an assembly about the RSPCA, highlighting the important work this...

12 Jun 1st in Waverley Youth Art Prize

Posted at 08:48h in Community, Fiona, General, Junior School, News, Visual Arts

Ascham girl Kate Smith wins first prize in Junior Division. Since the end of last term, several Fiona students have been preparing entries for the 2019 Waverley Youth Art Prize. This year’s theme, Pop Your Culture, drew initial inspiration from the Pop Art movement of the...

05 Jun National Reconciliation Week 2019

Posted at 09:26h in Boarding, Community, Fiona, General, Hillingdon, Junior School, Leadership, News, Senior School

'Grounded in Truth, Walk Together With Courage’ Ascham marked and celebrated National Reconciliation Week (27 May - 2 June) right across the School. Watch our video here. It provides insights into our commitment to reconciliation and highlights some of the great experiences of the week. Tribal Warrior Aboriginal...

10 May Supporting Gunbalanya

Posted at 10:56h in Community, Fiona, General, Junior School, News, Visual Arts

The students in our Junior School, Fiona, ongoingly support Gunbalanya School, a remote school in Arnhem Land situated just across the East Alligator River from Kakadu National Park. Last year our SchoolAid KAT ambassadors, two Fiona students, initiated a fundraising campaign to support literacy among Indigenous...

13 Feb Safer Internet Day

Posted at 13:32h in Community, Fiona, Junior School, Leadership, News

Recently, all Years 3 to 6 Ascham girls participated in activities to mark Safer Internet Day, a worldwide event that raises awareness about internet safety and empowers individuals and communities with tools for more positive online experiences. Taking place on Tuesday 5 February 2019, Safer Internet...

01 Feb Paving a greener path at Ascham

Posted at 10:34h in Boarding, Community, Fiona, General, Hillingdon, Junior School, Leadership, News, Senior School

For several years we’ve been taking steps towards greening Ascham, and a key aspect of this has been to develop a long-term sustainability plan. A school such as ours uses a large amount of energy across the campus, therefore determining opportunities for sourcing renewable energy...

23 Nov Year 6 cooks for those in need

Posted at 14:02h in Co-Curricular, Community, Fiona, General, Junior School, Leadership, News

Community service is an integral part of an Ascham education. This week all Year 6 Ascham girls were involved in community service at Our Big Kitchen (OBK) in Bondi. OBK is a community run, non-denominational, industrial kitchen where meals are prepared for distribution to people...

05 Nov Willow commended in Sculpture Prize

Posted at 12:28h in Co-Curricular, Community, Fiona, General, Junior School, News

Responding to the theme 'Threatened Species in Woollahra', Ascham Junior School students worked with abundant enthusiasm and determination over the past two months to produce creative and ecologically sound works for the Woollahra Environmental Sculpture Prize for Schools. Our girls employed an inventive use of...

28 Aug Morris Gleitzman visits Ascham

Posted at 16:29h in Fiona, General, Junior School, News

To celebrate Book Week, we were thrilled to host bestselling children's author Morris Gleitzman when he visited girls in Fiona. Morris' extensive list of titles includes Two Weeks With The Queen, Grace, Doubting Thomas, Give Peas A Chance, Extra Time, Loyal Creatures, and the series Once,...