Last night's opening night of our Ascham School musical was nothing short of...
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...
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...
On Sunday 14 March, in lashing wind and rain, the annual Head of the River was held at Penrith. After the event was cancelled in 2020, the rowers and coaches were very excited about competing this year. The trying weather created extremely difficult conditions but...
Life outside the School gates is both exciting and daunting for any school leaver. By participating in Ascham’s Year 10 Work Experience program and Year 11 Careers Mentor Lecture Series, Ascham Old Girls have been helping Ascham students to make informed and confident decisions as...
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...
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...
Dr Ann Parker humbly says that receiving an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) last year is ‘a mystery’—yet a quick chat about her work as a doctor in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory and volunteering in the Southern Highlands, and the mystery is...
Ascham girls love their STEAM activities and lunchtime STEAM Clubs. This month in the Senior School STEAM club, students are immersing themselves in the inspiring world of Virtual Reality (VR). VR creates an entirely digital environment, a 360-degree, immersive user experience that feels real. In a...
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...
It’s not easy being a teenage girl. Finding your identity, managing peer pressure, hormones, the demands of parents, teachers and social media can create a rollercoaster of emotions. Even with a loving family, a group of friends or the support of school staff, teenage girls...
