Category: Junior School

How can a man’s 60-year love affair with Brighton Grammar, during which he had such a wonderful impact on so many staff, students and parents, be acknowledged in a few […]

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A Maths Evening may not sound like your idea of a great night out, but the Green Hat Workshop can make it so! The Year 3s and 4s boys invited […]

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The Year 5s have been studying gold and its impact on Australia. They have been very engaged with the topic and have built a considerable bank of knowledge around life […]

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The Year 5 boys are busily constructing their pinball machines after moving through the research and design phases earlier this term. This project stretches across many areas of the curriculum: […]

During four recent ELC visits to the beach, many of the boys spent time climbing in the ti trees, ‘rescuing’ each other in their guise as the ‘Mountain Brothers’. They […]

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As a cast member and lead role in Legally Blonde, I can say that the work behind the scenes was massive! We rehearsed on Fridays and Sundays – a total […]

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Congratulations to our Year 6 2016 Relay for Life team, who ran overnight last year (in the rain!) to raise more than $15,000 for cancer research. As a result, a […]

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Four Year 6 Art Monitors are working with boys in Years 2, 3 and 5 in the Juniors School Art Club this term. The boys have made striking clay poppies, […]

The House Cross Country is perhaps the most physically demanding activity the Junior School boys undertake during the year. Although we celebrate our best runners, the focus of the event […]

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Susie O’Brien, Herald Sun susan.obrien@news.com   BOYS as young as three are engaged in daily mindfulness and wellness training at Brighton Grammar. A few times each day the boys stop […]

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