Principal's Report

The Australian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (ACARA) has been working with leaders of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Education 2030 project. This project aims to help countries find answers to what knowledge, skills, attitudes and values are needed for today's students to thrive and shape their world, as well as how instructional systems can effectively develop them. A central part of this OECD project is the formulation of a curriculum framework to address the education needs of students across the world in the year 2030. If you are interested the framework, titled “The Future We Want” is available at www.oecd.org/education/.../oecd-education-2030-position-paper.pdf

The Head of School Girls, State Schools Victoria and International Rowing Regattas

Last weekend it was a pleasure to spend time with our rowers, coaches, parents and colleagues at the Head of School Girls Regatta on the Barwon River, Geelong. Many thanks to the MGC Rowing Club Committee, Head Coach Stephanie Burgess, Rowing Leader Andrew Beck and the amazing staff who gave their own time to ensure the wellbeing of the girls. The staff included Alice Dawes, Amber Munro, Bridget Tellefson, Brooke O’Callaghan, Bryony Sahlstrom, Emily Miller, Isabella Kontogeorgis, Jordyn Taylor, Nancy Sandilands and Sefija Demirova. On Saturday we won a B Final and were set to participate in ten A Finals. Due to high velocity winds and intermittent storms over the Barwon from 9.20am Sunday, the ten crews, representing 50% of our team, were unable to row. It is a major achievement to make it into an A Final and the girls wanted to test what they were capable of achieving next. We are very proud of them for the resilience they displayed and support they gave each other in the disappointment of not being able to compete.

At the State Schools Victoria Rowing Regatta Melbourne Girls’ College was the best performing girls’ school with six crews placing first in the finals.

The International Rowing Regatta is currently being held in Penrith, Sydney and our Senior 1st crew, Alice Clayton, Katie Fitzsimmons, Claudia Junge, Annie Coleman, Lara Davies supported by Andrew Beck, Steph Burgess and Paul Blanchfield are taking part. We wish you all every success!

Harmony Day Assembly

On Wednesday 21st March our students showcased their many talents, multi-cultural backgrounds, gender diversity and personal stories on disability and prejudice. Congratulations and thank you to our Diversity team - Shehaleh Ousman, Joyce Liu, Florence Honeybun and Olivia Day. Many thanks also to Ky Luong, Isabelle Carney and Ella McDonald for their support.

World Irish Dance Championships

This weekend our colleague, Christine Wallace, is taking her students to the Glasgow World Irish Dance Championships. Congratulations to Zoe Elliott (Year 8) and Kaede Kiryama (Year 9) for qualifying to compete in the most prestigious Competition for world class Irish Dancers. Good luck girls!

Student Member Category of School Council

The Department of Education and Training (DET) are still determining how best to implement the Minister’s announcement on a mandated student member category. Once this advice is available, students in Years 7 - 12 are eligible to nominate for School Council membership. We look forward to wider student voice on Council in the near future.

Have a safe and relaxing term break.

Kind regards,

Karen