Grammar Gazette_Issue1_2025

MS APRIL TYNAN DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

‘And though she be but little, she is fierce’ — A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

Bookcase of Gifts Share a quote and build a legacy

of learning, students for years to come will be able to open the books to reveal inspirational, quirky or profound quotes alongside the donor's name. In addition to the physical installation, the Bookcase will also exist as a dynamic display online, allowing users to browse the books and benefactors, encouraging the habit of reading. The Junior School Capital Campaign is currently a focus for BGGS fundraising, with multiple opportunities for families to become part of Girls Grammar history through diverse legacy projects to acknowledge those who have helped begin an exciting new chapter in the School’s story.

Sometimes the most profound observations on life can be found in the pages of a children’s book. ‘The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better,’ wrote Enid Blyton in Mr Galliano’s Circus. Or, as a line from Anna Sewell’s classic Black Beauty observed: ‘It is good people who make good places.’

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Girls Grammar is gathering these pearls of wisdom to create a whimsical and very personal donor project for the Junior School Capital Campaign: The Bookcase of Gifts. The Bookcase of Gifts is an interactive art installation that invites donor families to choose a children’s book quote that holds special significance for them. The selected quotes will be etched onto 100 colourful replica books—made from metal and recycled plastics—to be mounted outside the new Junior School Library. With this interactive instrument

Follow the QR code to explore the Bookcase of Gifts

Captions 1 The Bookcase of Gifts will feature 100 replica books etched with classic quotes from literature 2 The donor project will also exist as a browsable online Bookcase

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