From the Community Engagement Team
Upcoming Events
All College community events can be found in the MyPymble app in the calendar tab. We encourage parents to check the app regularly to stay up to date with ongoing opportunities to connect within the College with other parents. This week we look forward to welcoming Junior School families on site for the Kindergarten to Year 2 Parent Daughter Dance. For your reference Term 3 events are also summarised below.
Father’s Day
Pymble dads and special friends are warmly invited to a sausage sizzle on Friday 1 September on Main Oval to celebrate Father’s Day and raise funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. The event is open to all Pymble students and their fathers or father figures. Tickets will go on sale early next week.
Garden Party
We are delighted to invite the College community to celebrate all things Pymble at our annual Garden Party on Saturday 16 September. This year’s event will feature exciting new rides such as the Riptide along with favourites such as the cups and saucers, dragon wagon rollercoaster, turbo flyers and the giant slide. There are rides for all ages along with arcade games and attraction in sideshow alley.
The Unlimited Rides Pass allows purchasers to enjoy all the rides at Garden Party between 10.00am and 3.00pm.
Cost: $35.00 each. Passes purchased on the day will be $40.00.
Please click here to purchase your Unlimited Rides Pass by Thursday 14 September.
Click here for more details on Pymble Ladies’ College Garden Party 2023. We look forward to seeing you there!
Commemoration Day
On Sunday 30 July, the Ex-Students’ Union (ESU) hosted ex-students and their families at the Commemoration Day Chapel Service featuring the ESU choir. The event celebrated the dedication of the College on 31 July 1919, followed by a morning tea service. Kids Mental Health advocate Helen Jarvis (nee Fisher, 1989) spoke at the event, which provided an opportunity for ex-students to connect through a cherished shared tradition.
Pymble in Orange
Community outreach to current and prospective boarding families is an important role for our enrolments team, who continue their tour of regional NSW next week to Orange. Attended by Mrs Carolyn Burgess, Head of Boarding and Mr Tom Riley, Head of Upper School, Pymble students and past, current and future Pymble students are invited to attend the event, connect with our College community and celebrate in our proud history.
Date: Friday 8 September
Time: 5.30pm to 8.00pm
Venue: Printhie Wines, 208 Nancarrow Lane, Nashdale
RSVP: Please register by emailing Relationship Manager, Mrs Jackie Garment at jgarment@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au by 31 August and advise of any dietary requirements.
Foundation Ball
In 2023 the Pymble Foundation was established to lead philanthropic engagement across our community to benefit current and future generations of Pymble girls. The aim of the organisation is to fund buildings and facilities, scholarships, bursaries and other programs and to enable our College to remain a world leader in educating girls and young women.
We are excited to invite you to our inaugural Pymble Foundation Ball on Saturday 14 October at the Art Gallery of NSW for a night of fun and community. Tickets will go on sale Monday 14 August. Please mark this in your diaries as tickets are limited and we recommend you book early to avoid disappointment.
Kelly Mancey
Director of Community Engagement and Advancement