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2018 Term 1

  • Alumnae: A Life Styled - The hugely talented Mrs Kristie Rumble (Hall-Johnston, 1988) spoke to a captivated group of Senior College students last week about her journey to her current career as a designer and stylist.
  • And the winner is… - The º«¹úAV Swimming Carnivals are always a riot of colour, camaraderie and great sportsmanship, with our students and staff, wearing their House colours with pride.
  • Anyone for tennis? - As some of you may be aware from the º«¹úAV School Sports’ Instagram frenzy, the º«¹úAV Tildesley Tennis Squad went on a tour to Melbourne from the 15-17 of January 2018.
  • Beastman keeps º«¹úAV colourful - Last week one of Australia's most exciting contemporary artists, Beastman, visited º«¹úAV to paint two large-scale murals in our Miller Street courtyard.
  • Cadets: Parade and Dining-In - The Ceremonial Parade is a great demonstration of the hard work, dedication and precision that the º«¹úAV and Shore cadets strive to uphold.
  • Celebrating Chinese New Year - XÄ«nnián hÇŽo or Happy New Year! It’s the Year of the Dog and º«¹úAV has been celebrating with lanterns, lion dances, drumming and dumplings.
  • Club Showcase 2018 - There is an extensive range of co-curricular activities on offer to students at º«¹úAV.
  • CSI º«¹úAV - Psychology teacher Ms Wenlock tries to incorporate as much practical work as possible in her lessons, and for her Year 9 students this week, this meant ‘sampling’ M&Ms!
  • Eureka! A tour of Project Archimedes - It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since we held a ground-breaking ceremony for our new STEM Centre and Sporting Facility.
  • Every day is IWD at º«¹úAV - As an overwhelmingly feminist school, º«¹úAV does not contain the celebration of women to just one day.
  • Kindergarten talk about scientists - The arrival of an axolotl called Miguel was a great time to introduce our Kindergarten students to the magic of science and more specifically, what scientists do for a living.
  • Nepal: Service 2000m above sea level - It was the last day of trekking on our service and leadership tour in the Annapurna region of Nepal.
  • Oh what a night! - The Welcome Cocktail Party, hosted by Dr Scott, is an opportunity for parents and staff to come together in an informal setting.
  • Outdoor adventure at Year 6 Camp - Last week Year 6 went to Tallong Campus, which is a two-hour drive from Sydney, for an outdoor education camp.
  • Rainbow celery Kindergarten style - Have you ever eaten red or purple celery?
  • Sparking Creativity - Head of Library and Information Services, Ms Stevenson, invited students to unlock their imagination and write a poem for World Poetry Day.
  • Survival of the Fittest at Hooke House - This week, lots of weird and wonderful animals emerged from Hooke House, as Year 5 unleashed their creativity, designing their very own imaginary animals - complete with clever adaptations - to survive and thrive in their chosen habitat.
  • The Joys of Debating Camp - Do you prefer Birkenstocks to hiking boots, paper cuts to leeches and roast dinner to freeze-dried chicken cooked on a Trangia?
  • The thrills and spills of Market Day - If you want to become your own boss in the future, coming up with a business idea is the first step.
  • Up and Atom: Year 10 visit ANSTO - Last week, Year 10 went behind the scenes at ANSTO, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation for a closer look into the world of nuclear science and its role in finding solutions for health, the environment and industry.
  • Welcome to º«¹úAV - Starting a new school can be daunting, but we are delighted to see that the majority of our new day students, boarders and staff are adjusting well to life at º«¹úAV.
  • º«¹úAV abuzz with Native Bees - The student-led º«¹úAV Environment Group began researching Native Bees after visiting a local school and attending a workshop on the species last year.
  • Wenonian comes back to work in ICT - We love it when students come back to º«¹úAV to work or volunteer in some capacity, so it was great to have Nadia (2017) working up until recently, in our busy ICT Department.
  • Year 11 reflect on their Academic Tour - Year 11’s recent Academic Tour organised by Head of Senior School, Mrs Kerr, and Director of Student Opportunity and Career Education, Ms McFetridge, was a resounding success.
  • Year 5 goes to Attunga - On Wednesday 21st February, smiling faces hopped onto the bus for the Year 5 camp to Attunga.
  • Year 6: Who says Maths isn’t fun? - Our Year 6 students are lucky enough to have teachers who bring Maths to life in magical ways, showing them that it’s much more than equations and rote-learning of times tables.
  • Year 9 Camp – a bonding experience - Located just two hours from Sydney, Kangaroo Valley was the perfect destination for Year 9 Camp.