Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 2015

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TO BE A LEADER IN EXCEPTIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

broadens our outlook and opens young hearts and minds to possibility. This scholastic dedication to curiosity, intellectual rigour and an understanding of the importance of a life well lived has distinguished our School since its foundation in 1875. We have retained the Intent of the previous Strategic Design because it captures our purpose both eloquently and succinctly. I consider it something of a pledge to the girls. If we can honour and fulfil its promises, we will have achieved all we set out to achieve. Proud of our Grammar tradition we are a secondary school that provides the educational platform for young women to contribute confidently to their world with wisdom, imagination and integrity. It is the aim of Brisbane Girls Grammar School to ensure that our leadership in the provision of an exemplary broad liberal education, and reputation as one of Australia’s leading girls’ schools, is maintained and strengthened in the years ahead. Within a culture of deep learning – that stretches the boundaries between and within quality teaching, learning and thinking – we will strengthen our vibrant learning environment to foster exceptional scholarship. As a school where teachers model intellectual passion, professional engagement, pedagogical expertise and curiosity, we maintain high expectations for our students, encourage adventure in learning and

AUTHOR Ms Jacinda Euler Principal

IN THE HISTORY OF ALL GREAT SCHOOLS THERE ARE DEFINING PERIODS, AND 2015 HAS BEEN AN EXCITING YEAR IN THE LIFE OF GIRLS GRAMMAR. WE INTRODUCED YEAR 7, OPENED THE RESEARCH LEARNING CENTRE, WELCOMED TWENTY NEW TEACHERS AND CELEBRATED 140 YEARS. THE CREATION OF A NEW STRATEGIC DESIGN, THROUGH A PROCESS OF EVOLUTION AND REFINEMENT, RATHER THAN REVOLUTION, HAS BEEN ANOTHER REWARDING ENTERPRISE. CONTAINED IN THE PAGES OF THIS GAZETTE , ARE STORIES AND REFLECTIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE HOW THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF OUR STRATEGIC DESIGN 2016-2019, TO BE REVEALED IN THE NEW YEAR, ARE WOVEN THROUGH A GIRLS GRAMMAR EDUCATION.

Brisbane Girls Grammar School’s Aspiration remains ‘ To be a leader in exceptional scholarship’. Scholarship is the intellectual endeavour of learning how to think, and deep thinking embraces the challenges of the world,

GRAMMAR GAZETTE