Dear members of the Gippsland Grammar Community, It is with great honour I am writing to you today as the Acting Principal of Gippsland Grammar. There’s no doubt that our Board’s announcement on Wednesday regarding our School’s change in leadership was unexpected. So,...

The word appreciation means to recognise and enjoy the good qualities of someone or something. I have appreciated the care and compassion that our staff and students have shown each another this week. With large numbers of colds, flus and Covid impacting who could...

Dear members of the Gippsland Grammar Community, While our students enjoy a pupil-free day tomorrow our staff will undertake a professional development day at our St Anne’s Campus in the areas of teaching and learning for our teaching staff while our educational...

Gratitude: the quality of being thankful, a readiness to show appreciation for and to return their kindness. Last week was National Boarding Week and it was another huge success for our students and staff at Blackwood House. I am grateful for the care and support that...

Before I move into this week’s news, I would like to pay special tribute to the Music Department for a wonderful Bands Concert, which was held last Friday night. The repertoire and capacity of our students was extraordinary. They have been challenged with the...

As I sat at the Garnsey assembly this week, I was so proud of our leaders and all our students. At the start of the year our School Captains created a motto: Culture, Connect and Courage, and at this assembly I saw this motto put into practice. It is one thing to...

We have had a fabulous week as we launch into Term 2. Many of our students attended ANZAC Day ceremonies around the region on Monday which has been followed by ANZAC Day ceremonies, led by our students whose families are members of the Australian Defence forces. My...

Well, here we are on the last day of Term 1.  I can’t help but want to shout out loud – we made it!!  We entered into this term, not indifferent to a person wanting to jump into an inviting swimming pool but knowing that there was every chance the water would be cold....