Category: Junior School

The boys arrived at School extremely excited on Monday. They spent the day celebrating 100 days of Prep. From the first day that the boys walk through the entrance of […]

Six figures stand huddled around the light. It’s minus 2, and the fog is setting in. The boys have finally gone to bed after a day of travel, experience, engagement, […]

Imagine being able to walk in the shoes of a soldier during the First World War: pride, courage, sorrow. Through a powerful unit of work completed in Year 2, the […]

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Aboriginal elder of the Wurundjeri tribe, Murrundindi, came to visit the year 4 students on Thursday 7 February. The boys were engaged in learning about the Aboriginal culture and customs. Murrundindi […]

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Most pleasing was the manner in which the boys conducted themselves during the event. While the competition is geared towards finding a winning house or individual, it was the encouragement the boys showed towards each other through both success and disappointment that proved most valuable.

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There was a lovely sense of calm and respect as the Year 1 boys celebrated a busy term with their Grandparents and Special Friends. The morning opened with the boys […]

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Prep to Year 2 BGS boys and Firbank girls were treated to an incursion by Opera Australia on Monday. The students embarked on a fabulous journey with the cantankerous cat […]

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Brighton Grammar Junior School Chapel occurs each Friday morning at St Andrew’s Church. The aim of the service is to inspire boys to Christian living and principles, equipping them with […]

At the Year 4 Father/Son Night, boys and their dads were challenged to a paper plane competition, in line with Term 3’s cross-curricular focus on flight. First, they watched the […]

Last week, the Year 6 boys gathered early in the morning to leave for the airport and a fun-packed four-day camp in Canberra. As part of their Democracy unit, the […]

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