The fifth Connor’s Run took place on Sunday 17 September, a perfect spring day. BGS volunteers (students, parents and staff) were up early to help run a water station. Ross […]

Will Feng (Year 12) has always been interested in art. He dabbled in oil painting outside school. Then, two things happened: he was inspired by a client of his father’s […]

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Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows … You, me, or nobody is going to hit as hard as life. But it […]

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The Sea Change scuba camp at Tweed Heads involves an intensive course of theory and practical instruction. The instructors, from Tweed Seasports, were fantastic. Within the first hour, they knew […]

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 […]

On Sunday 20 August, 18 Year 9 Sea Change students flew out of Melbourne, and out of their comfort zones, for a week of activities on the mid-north coast of […]

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For the first time, BGS boys were on the podium every day of the recent 7-day Victorian Interschools Championships at Mt Buller. In a nutshell… 56 boys competed 22 qualified […]

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Katie White, Head of Mathematics (Middle School) As teachers, we are constantly asking which methods optimise student learning. John Hattie’s Visible Learning research has taken us a long way towards […]

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Two events occurred in the Middle School last week: the 37th Annual House Athletics and the highly anticipated BGS/FGS Year 7 Social. Both were outstanding, though one demonstrated fancier footwork […]

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The combined BGS/FGS concert occurs only once every four years. On Tuesday evening at the world-class Melbourne Recital Centre, molto crescendo stunned the audience. The performance included pieces by Bartok, […]

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