2013 Annual Review

GENERAL REPORT MRS JUDITH TUDBALL DEPUTY PRINCIPAL (OPERATIONS)

projects with local environmental groups to assist in the restoration of vegetation along the Cubberla Creek waterway bordering the campus, and investigations are underway for the planting of a butterfly trail and the possible creation of an ephemeral frog pond. The School has direct contact with a Brisbane City Council Creek Catchment Officer to assist with the development and planning of this environmental aspect of the campus. This new campus will play a strong part in widening community engagement opportunities for our School parent groups – already the Fathers Group has conducted some weekend workshops to upgrade the spectator seating overlooking the main oval. The life-wide learning opportunities afforded to the students at Brisbane Girls Grammar School enhance a vast array of curricular and co-curricular offerings available at the Spring Hill campus. Experiencing learning beyond the classroom is considered an essential part of the social, emotional and cognitive development of our students and the School remains committed to providing the very best opportunities for this to occur.

and a training venue for other sports offered by the School. Participation in competitive sports allows students to experience and develop a mindset for success through developing good time management, creating strategies to improve their skill set, building a strong sense of focus and concentration, developing internal skills to handle pressure, learning how to take calculated risks, and most importantly, taking responsibility for their success or failure (Mango, 2012). These attributes strongly align with the Philosophy of Learning subject where students discuss embracing challenge, developing resilience to cope with failure, and using failure well to promote good learning. While the Fig Tree Pocket campus will be widely used for sporting activities, a much broader vision that incorporates environmental education is also envisaged for the campus. In 2013, a master planning process identified the immediate and longer-term priorities. To date, a major upgrade of the clubhouse change room facilities has been completed and the playing fields have been restored to competition standard, including the reinstatement of the turf cricket wicket on the main oval. Staff and students have engaged in two greening

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BRISBANE GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL 2013 Annual Review