Junior School Archives - Ascham School

28 May National Reconciliation Week

Posted at 16:39h in Community, Fiona, General, Hillingdon, Junior School, Leadership, Music, News, Performances & Productions, Senior School

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...

04 May How we problem-solve… creatively

Posted at 15:44h in Co-Curricular, Fiona, General, Hillingdon, Junior School, Leadership, News, Senior School, STEAM

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...

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...

26 Mar Do you remember your first school camp?

Posted at 15:56h in Co-Curricular, Community, Fiona, General, Junior School, News

Going on your first school camp can be both super exciting and a little daunting for young people. So when our Year 3 girls set off to Stanwell Tops this month on their first ever school camp, there were butterflies all round. It's been a wet...

05 Mar Celebrating 135 Years of Ascham

Posted at 15:52h in Ascham Archives, Community, Fiona, General, Hillingdon, Junior School, News, Senior School

Ascham is 135 years old this year, which is cause for much celebration and reflection. Our annual yearbook, Charivari, has been published since 1903 (yes 118 years!) and its value as an incredible archival resource cannot be underestimated. Charivari provides us with so much knowledge about...

12 Feb Full STEAM ahead!

Posted at 10:01h in Co-Curricular, General, Hillingdon, Junior School, News, STEAM

At Ascham, STEAM is an important focus for our girls from the earliest years through into high school. It fosters 21st-century learning capabilities, preparing the girls for their futures. A STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) education provides hands-on and creative activities to the...

30 Oct Hillingdon Book Week

Posted at 16:35h in Co-Curricular, Community, General, Hillingdon, Junior School, News, Performances & Productions

What a wonderful buzz we had around Hillingdon (Prep to Year 2) last Thursday for our Book Week dress-up day. There were Dorothys and Matildas, Nancys and Billies, Harrys and Hermiones, and a host of other marvellous and magical characters and creatures. We all enjoyed...

16 Sep Tournament of Minds

Posted at 12:03h in Awards, Co-Curricular, Fiona, General, Junior School, Leadership, News

Tournament of Minds (TOM) is an excellent opportunity for students with a drive to engage in creative thinking and team work. Ascham Junior School girls participate in TOM every year. A problem-solving competition for teams of seven students, TOM requires students to work collaboratively and creatively...

11 Sep When camps come to campus

Posted at 11:19h in Co-Curricular, Fiona, General, Junior School, News, Senior School

What do you do when you have to cancel school excursions and camps? Bring the excursions and camps to school of course! The creativity and ingenuity of our Ascham staff has been in overdrive this week. In normal years, Year 5 would have been on their...

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...

21 Aug Why science?

Posted at 16:27h in Fiona, General, Hillingdon, HSC, Junior School, News, Senior School, STEAM

We have celebrated National Science Week right across Ascham this week. So it is timely that our Head of Science, Ms Ann Brownlee, answers the million-atom question...

20 Aug Prep magic!

Posted at 09:14h in Community, General, Hillingdon, Junior School, News

We always knew that our Prep School was a magical place in which to learn and thrive but one day recently the evidence was clear! The girls and staff came dressed and bedazzled in a range of exciting fantasy costumes, with smiles that would light up...