Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 2023

CONTENTS 2 FROM THE PRINCIPAL 4 FROM THE HEAD GIRLS Embody the blue, blaze it through 6 SUPPORTING OLYMPIC DREAMS BGGS students pitch business ideas 8 BGGS’ RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN Formalising our commitment Our Sense of Place in the World

11 GIRLS GRAMMAR, THE PLACE TO BEE BGGS native bee hives 12 EIGHT DAYS A WEEK The timeless relevance of the Creative Arts 15 UNDERSTANDING OUR WORLD The importance of Outdoor Education 24 IN THEIR WORDS Ms Emily Frazer

26 OUR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT

Girls Grammar’s Affiliate Schools program

30 50 YEARS OF BGGS WATER POLO Achieving since 1972 31 IT’S THE JOURNEY,

NOT THE DESTINATION An interview with three young BGGS alumnae

32 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Staff, student and alumnae successes

ABOVE ISABELLA SHAW (7E) AND ELLA ZHAO (7E) IN TECHNOLOGIES CLASS

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