2011 School Magazine

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This year has also been one in which the service activities within the School and beyond were a strong focus. The January floods directly affected many families at the School and devastated many communities around the city. Grammar girls responded to this in a number of ways, including collecting donations of food and bedding and volunteering their time assisting with local clean-up Initiatives. in addition the regular fundraising activities of the Houses, Year levels, events and special interest groups within the School have been ongoing. it has been wonderf ul to see the efforts of this year's Head Girls, Angelique and Lucinda, and the Student Council focus on developing a strong, compassionate and thoughtful student cohort through their initiatives, stimulated by their resonating theme: "Feel the G-FORCE; be the G-FORCE; embrace the sisterhood" There is so much exciting and valuable work going on within the walls of this School that a single publication such as the annual Magazine, even with its companion DVD, can only hope to give a snapshot of the unique culture that is Girls Grammar. Finally, warmest congratulations to the publications committee for Its contributions to this superb creative reflection of 201 I

Fro the Principal Schools like Brisbane Girls Grammar constantly strive to be current in practice and relevant to young people. We absorb the technological advances that are useful for our teaching and learning, and bring information from all parts of the globe to the classroom. As a leading educational institution we also make our presence felt in the international information network. This year we established a Facebook profile, shared and 'retweeted' information through Twitter, and our Spirit video, which was filmed last year (a 'lipdub' of You Make My Dreams Come flue), was posted to You tube and drew over 13,000 views The networked, collaborative world in which we live is directly affecting educational practices. This in turn prompted one of the more tangible campus changes of 2011, the transformation of G Block classrooms and Gehrmann Theatre. G Block was refurbished and refitted with flexible seating, desks and media resources. The new classroom configurations follow through with the School's dedication to supporting contemporary ways of learning, particularly collaborative learning integrating technology The School nurtures myriad opportunities for students to learn about and be involved in community activities public debate and information sharing, all of which encourages them to establish a life-wide, global perspective. Many of the exceptional, scholarly and inventive activities can be read about in the pages of this Magazine

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