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End-of-year time management
This week’s Melbourne Cup Weekend marks, for me, the start of the run home as we hurtle towards our 7 December completion. So much happens between our return to School […]
‘Keep moving forward!’
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 […]
Sea Change scuba
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 […]
Fancy footwork on Crowther and dancefloor
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 […]
In the flow plus molto crescendo!
In his bestselling book How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (2008), Paul Tough devotes almost an entire chapter to an exploration of the role chess […]
Fair play on the ice
Year 6 boys skate their way to silver Three BGS Year 6 boys – AJ Harris, Aidan McDonald and Landon Penca – fought it out together on the ice last […]
Showing our style on the snow
Slopestyle is the newest Interschools snowsports event. Competitors are required to ski or snowboard down a course that includes a variety of obstacles, including rails, jumps and other terrain park […]
Portraits, prime ministers and playtime
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 […]
Innovation and entrepreneurship served at breakfast
e-commerce trail-blazer Maggie Zhou, Managing Director for Alibaba Australia and NZ, was the guest speaker at our BGS Breakfast Bios event on Tuesday. Maggie wowed the audience of 160 guests […]
Five Ways to Wellbeing
Throughout the year, all of the Middle School boys participate in PROSPER classes. The goal is to explore a range of themes that boys can employ to promote personal growth […]