It is a pleasure to be back at Cranbrook, albeit it for this term only prior to Dr Johnstone commencing. Having spent sixteen years here in two iterations, including six as Deputy Head from 1997-2002 along with a few weeks last year, I have great affection for the place and look forward to being part of the community in the coming weeks.
Yesterday morning the CSPA hosted the annual Mother’s Day Breakfast at the Senior School. It was a tremendous family atmosphere, and it was great to see mothers and sons enjoying a hearty breakfast together. Sincere thanks to all those who attended.
Last Friday we got a snapshot of what co-educational life will look like at Cranbrook. Our Year 12 IB Diploma students had the privilege of hosting contemporaries from Monte Saint Angelo.
Term 2 is a consequential but genuinely exciting one for Year 10 students who must, by term’s end, make a decision about which academic pathway to follow in their senior years of schooling: the IB or the HSC.
his week Slade Keating, Max Scales, and I spoke at Senior School assembly on the coeducation transition. I spoke very briefly about the questions students are often asking and confirmed some details you have all read and heard before:
At the end of Term 1 the Year 11 IBDP English A students hosted the 'Museum of Persepolis' exhibition as a conclusion to their study of the graphic novel memoir 'Persepolis' by Marjane Satrapi.
We heard some very powerful messages in Assembly this week. Representatives from our Student Co-Ed committee, Slade Keating and Max Scales, shared with the student body what they have been working on as part of the transition.
Cranbrook’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd sailing teams competed over the weekend at the State Sailing Championships, held at Georges River Sailing Club.
Cranbrook sent a team of 12 students to the CIS Swimming Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park on Monday, 5 May, and Tuesday, 6 May.
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This term's Performance Plus masterclass was unique, flipping the learning in more ways than one.
In a landmark moment for Australian theatre, Kip Williams (OC 2004) has been nominated for Best Direction of a Play at the 2025 Tony Awards.
This week Nick Hanrahan and Aaron Nolan led an insightful and inspiring session for Cranbrook School’s Diploma Programme teachers on ‘CAS and the IB Curriculum: Linking Learning to Action’.
A round up of articles to read.
Leadership through service has been an aspiration of our school from its very beginning, and to illustrate this I thought I would share with you the story of a family whose service and sacrifice exemplify such aspiration and the character of our school.
In the Anglican Church, Baptism is the sacrament that welcomes individuals into the Christian faith, signifying rebirth and the washing away of sin.
Experience the Choir of St Paul’s College—praised for its “faultless performances” and “exquisite musical beauty” (Canberra CityNews)—in a presentation of Eric Whitacre’s deeply moving work, The Sacred Veil.
Calling all students, parents, siblings, friends, staff to join the Cranbrook team in the City2Surf in support of charity Running for Premature Babies on 10 August.