We recently celebrated National Boarding Week here at Ascham. Our Head of Boarding Mrs Allysia Heness-Pugh reports on just how much fun the boarders and their day girl friends had here at School. 'It really was a delightful week of celebrating all things Boarding at Ascham. We...
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...
Every year we celebrate International Women's Day (IWD) at Ascham and this year the celebrations extended over several days. Year 11 student Amelie Widin-Williams wrote a terrific report for the students and staff at Ascham about the IWD lunch she attended with six of her peers...
Mrs Allysia Heness-Pugh joined Ascham this year as our new Head of Boarding. Now a few weeks into the term, Allysia has settled into life on campus with her husband, daughter and pooch Edward who is soon to start his guide dog training! Allysia is strongly...
This week we celebrate NAIDOC Week at Ascham! We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we learn, grow and come together as the Ascham School community. We recognise their continuing connection to land, water and...
On Saturday 24 October, Ascham girls met their Speech and Drama teachers at school to participate in the virtual AHIGS Festival of Speech. AHIGS is the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools. Prior to this online festival, the girls had to submit a video of...
It has been a hugely successful week for our 2020 HSC cohort in the visual and performing arts arena. Many nominations have been received across Music, Drama, Dance and Visual Arts for the respective showcases and exhibitions. Nominees for Encore, a concert showcasing outstanding performances and...
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...
Warm congratulations to our Year 12 student Simone Fan on being presented her Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award by the Governor of NSW. Simone's hard work and dedication over the past year in completing her Gold Award paid off when she was presented with the honour...
This week, Ascham had the honour of being presented with SchoolAid National Accreditation by the Patron of SchoolAid, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Her Excellency Mrs Hurley. Alongside seven other schools from NSW and...
After seeing the devastating impact of the NSW mid-north coast bushfires on our beloved native koalas, Year 12 student Ali Brand decided to put her crocheting talents to very good use. 'I kept hearing about the thousands of koalas that were dying and the awful statistics...
