Our Equestrian team was excited to head to the North West Equestrian Expo in Coonabarabran on Friday 4 June, having been two years since the last event. Our students competed with gusto and achieved outstanding results across the five days. Well done to all of...
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...
Serena Ang (2001) is the co-owner at Zushi, the fabulous modern Japanese joint in Surry Hills, which has expanded to find a home in the foodie haven located in Sydney’s Barangaroo. As the co-owner of a restaurant that delivers delicious and affordable Japanese food, Serena...
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...
Just 40 minutes outside of Canberra is the tiny town of Collector. It’s a pretty little spot where thanks to Old Girl Kate McKay (Howard 1993) the cellar door for Collector Wines has become an increasingly well-known road stop for wine lovers and tourists alike. Collector...
ROSTO, run by sisters Tori Hill (Higgs 1993) and Ali Crawford (Higgs 1991), is a family-owned and run company producing fresh extra virgin olive oil. ROSTO was established by the Higgs family in 2004 using the olives from 60,000 olive seedlings which were originally planted...
Latin is one of the four languages taught at Senior School level at Ascham. Latin Teacher Ms Clare Dickinson explains how this ancient language has very contemporary—and practical—applications. Picture this: A tweed-clad octogenarian robotically recites Latin conjugations to a class of bored teenagers. This Hollywood scene...
Jane Stuart (McCuaig 1992) has brought her family’s South Coast business, Bodalla Dairy, to Queen Street, Woollahra, with the opening of Bodalla Dairy Ice Cream Shop. Since opening in late April, the luscious and uniquely flavoured ice cream has been flying out the door, holding...
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...
