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...
On Tuesday morning, 6 June, a very special ceremony was held at School as we raised the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags at Ascham for the first time. The flags will be a permanent fixture on our flagpoles and show our respect to the original...
On Thursday 24 May we had the great privilege of accompanying 16 enthusiastic students from Years 5 and 6 to Knox Grammar School for the 2018 da Vinci Decathlon. The theme of this year’s event was 'The Unexpected' and from the moment we stepped off...
Each Fiona student at Ascham is a member of a 'Pod' group, a small number of students from across Years 3–6 who meet regularly throughout the year. Each Pod is led by the Year 6 students, and facilitated by a teacher who serves as a...
Year 11 student Sarah Lovelady is interested in issues affecting the global community. In April, this took her to the UN Youth NSW State Conference where she honed her skills of diplomacy and debating. Here she reports on the wonderful weekend. 'On the last weekend of...
We're delighted for Year 12 student Annabel Khun who won the regional final of Lions Youth of the Year competition last week. Here, Annabel reports on the comp and what lies ahead. 'On Tuesday 6 March I attended the second round of competition (regional final) of...
An incredible and inspiring trip to our Ascham schools in Cambodia was undertaken in December. A group of students in Years 10, 11 and 12, along with staff, travelled to Cambodia to visit the two schools Ascham built there in 2005. Located in the Mondulkiri province...
On Monday 25 September, Ascham's 2017 Head Girl Gabi Stricker-Phelps was presented with the 2017 National Council of Women of NSW Dame Marie Bashir Peace Award at Parliament House, Sydney. On behalf of the School, Year 12 Coordinator Ms Heidi Beesley also accepted a certificate...
The first Ascham Forest was established by students and staff at the property of an Ascham family in Spring Ridge in 2008. Since then over 6,500 trees have been planted at various Ascham family properties around the State. This green initiative is now in its...
We are delighted to launch our annual collection of Books for the Bush, a Hillingdon (Prep–Year 2) initiative to maintain links and spread our love of reading with those primary schools that were attended by our boarders in remote and regional Australia. This year we are...
