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01 Aug Eton Choral Course

Posted at 14:24h in Co-Curricular, General, Leadership, Music, News, Overseas Tours & Exchanges, Performances & Productions, Senior School

Every year, two or three Ascham girls are lucky enough to attend the Eton Choral course in the UK. This year, Year 11 students Ruby Alexander and Gretel Power spent the week in Eton's hallowed halls, getting a taste of one of the world's great...

30 Apr Japan Art and Culture Tour

Posted at 17:14h in Co-Curricular, News, Overseas Tours & Exchanges, Senior School, Visual Arts

In the autumn school holidays, 19 Ascham girls from Years 10 and 11 embarked on the Art and Culture tour of a lifetime when they headed to Japan. Here is an extract of the report provided by students Olivia Litver and Kate Ledger upon their...

06 Mar Vietnam Service Learning Trip

Posted at 12:00h in Co-Curricular, Community, Leadership, News, Overseas Tours & Exchanges, Senior School

In December last year, 25 students and four staff from Ascham travelled to Vietnam to complete a humanitarian project in Pung Village, in the region of Mai Chau. They assisted local tradesmen in the construction of a kitchen and a toilet for a family in...

02 Aug Mikhaela represents Australian football in Hawaii

Posted at 11:54h in Co-Curricular, News, Overseas Tours & Exchanges, Senior School, Sport

Ascham student Mikhaela Lirantzis represented both her club, Sydney University, and also Australia recently when she competed in the 27th Annual Aloha International Cup in Hawaii. Here, Mikhaela reports on her wonderful trip. 'During Term 2 holidays, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to...

05 Feb Another wonderful trip to Cambodia

Posted at 04:48h in Co-Curricular, Community, Leadership, News, Overseas Tours & Exchanges, Senior School

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...

14 Sep Shakirah plays AFL in the USA

Posted at 07:05h in Boarding, Co-Curricular, News, Overseas Tours & Exchanges, Senior School, Sport

At just 15 years of age, Year 10 Ascham boarder Shakirah Stevens will jet off to California in mid-October for two weeks as part of the elite sporting program Aussie Sparks, the USA Australian Football Tour 2017. In recognition of her footballing skills and passion...

20 Jul New York Art and Drama Tour 2017

Posted at 05:25h in News, Overseas Tours & Exchanges

During the winter school holidays, a group of Ascham girls and staff flew north to enjoy the art, theatre and sunshine of summer in New York City. Here, two of our Year 10 students recall their adventures in the Big Apple. 'The 2017 Art and Drama...

17 Feb Ascham girls visit schools we built in Cambodia

Posted at 00:04h in News, Overseas Tours & Exchanges, Senior School

In December 2016, three Ascham teachers and 12 students set off for the Mondulkiri Province of Cambodia, to assist at the two schools Ascham built in Cambodia in 2005. As well as assisting with teaching the primary and high school students, the staff and students of...

22 Jul Claudia Frykberg reports on her incredible trip to Yale for the Young Global Scholars Program

Posted at 07:59h in News, Overseas Tours & Exchanges, Senior School

My flight to the USA was a long 22 hours but I had plenty to do, as I had to complete all my lecture and seminar reading before the program began. Luckily I got through all of that and the flight didn’t seem too bad...