Objects of Substance- The Chinese Figurines

1996 Shanghai No3 Girls’ High School visit to BGGS with Mr Zhang and Mr Gao and Judith Hancock.

Shanghai No. 3 Girls' High School encourages students to be "IACE girls": girls of "Independence, ability, care, and elegance". This motto aims to capture distinct traits that will inspire the students, as well as alumnae, to become leading women of their time, and, like Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Shanghai No. 3 Girls’ High School has produced generations of successful alumni. Both schools take pride in each being “a cradle of talented women”. In 2022, Shanghai No. 3 Girls’ High School celebrated a significant milestone of 130 years of excellence in girls’ education in China. Our Principal, Ms Jacinda Euler Welsh , delivered an inspiring online speech to celebrate their accomplishments and to affirm the enduring friendship between our schools. Ms Euler Welsh spoke about how the two schools share a similar approach to academic achievement and a holistic education, importantly across generations. “I was struck by the similarities of our two schools, both inner city schools, but yours was certainly a beautiful green oasis. Inside these beautiful grounds and the magnificent historic buildings, there was a true curiosity in learning and the belief in the importance of girls’ education … an understanding of the power and transformative experience of learning”.