Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 2017

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL

AUTHOR Ms Jacinda Euler Principal

participation for all. Each girl is supported to realise her potential and an exceptional education draws out the extraordinary in each individual. I hope for our girls that they develop the skills and attributes that will give them the confidence to embrace the future with optimism and a love of learning. In realising our Aspiration — to be a leader in exceptional scholarship — deep reflection, deep questioning and deep understanding allow us to soar in our thinking and in our imagination. Grammar girls will become Grammar Women who are leaders in the world and agents of progress and change. We trust that they will contribute confidently to their world with wisdom, imagination and integrity. A recent exemplar of one such contribution is the remarkable trajectory of nineteen-year old Grammar Woman, Isabella Lin (2013) (see story on page 7). Since graduating from Girls Grammar only four years ago, Isabella has amassed a list of achievements that are nothing short of extraordinary; yet, her greatest motivation is to serve her community in a meaningful way. To enable and

Philosopher, Bertrand Russell, once said, ‘History makes one aware that there is no finality in human affairs; there is not a static perfection and an unimprovable wisdom to be achieved’. One of the distinguishing features of Girls Grammar, since its establishment in 1875, has been our continuing drive to challenge, to inspire and to lead. It is the pursuit of exceptional scholarship, commitment to girls’ education in the fullest sense and the challenge to discover what is possible that sustains our School. Each year we build and strengthen. At Girls Grammar, we clearly champion achievement and performance — the exquisite virtuosity of our musicians at Gala recently, excellence in sport and the hard work, apparent across curricular and co-curricular pursuits, that produces the awards and recognition we celebrate — but there is depth in our programmes and

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