Adrian Harrison, Acting Director of Academics

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. The girls form North Sydney joined us for multiple sessions focused upon their Extended Essay’s. The ‘EE’ is part of the IB Core and is a 4000-word essay on an area and subject of the student’s personal interest. They are provided with an in school mentor who guides them through the ideation and writing process in the development of this significant body of work. This combined workshop gave students a chance to test their essays, the hypothesis and the arguments contained within in a collaborative a purposeful way. Focused lectures were offered by staff of monte and Cranbrook and this served as excellent preparation for student’s initial drafts that were submitted this week. A huge thank you to Ms Tara Schmidtke and Mr Nick Hanrahan for their facilitation of this afternoon.

A reminder about our upcoming Year 10 (Year 11 2026) subject selection webinar Wednesday 14 May. This webinar link will be sent separately and will be recorded and shared for those families unable to attend. Should you have any enquiries please reach out to @Bec Karp who will be able to assist. We look forward to seeing many of you there.

Best regards,

Adrian Harrison
Acting Director of Academics