From the Senior School

From the Head of Senior School

The week the Year 12s had an interesting presentation from the Ex-Students’ Union. Guests from the ESU spoke to the Year 12 students about how that organisation can assist them in their post school life, in Australia and globally. The ESU is a vast network of ex-Pymble students who are very ready to provide and advice and mentorship. As Year 12 students ready to finish their formal schooling, they were also welcomed them ‘into the fold’ of the ESU. Interested students signed up and received a lovely gift as a memento and for good luck in their HSC examinations.

Year 12 Visual Arts Bodies of Work Exhibition

Congratulations to all our Visual Arts students for the tremendously creative art that you have all produced for your HSC. The diversity of media and range of sources of inspiration was overwhelming. Always a highlight of the year, you certainly did not disappoint. The ideas that you communicated through your art were so personal and well-considered. Many thanks to your teachers and mentors who have guided you all through this process.

Year 12 Shout Out to Spring! Picnic

Year 12 Compass classes will be enjoying the last of the winter sunshine this week, with a Shout Out to Spring! Picnic on Mollie Dive Field. Students should bring their own lunch or organise with their Compass classes for a group effort. This will be a great opportunity to get out in the fresh air and spend some time with each other, resting and relaxing.

Year 11 Examinations

I would like to congratulate the maturity and good sense of the Year 11 students as they began their first week of Yearly Examinations this week, and heartfelt thanks to the Year 12s who are showing their care and respect of their younger KM sisters.

Lendlease – Future Workspace Forum

On Thursday 24th August, Harriet and Saskia – the Geography and Business Studies captains, attended a Future Workspace forum at Barangaroo. The forum was hosted by Lendlease, the company who built the Barangaroo Reserve. The event was an opportunity for Harriet and Saskia to contribute their opinions about what the workplace in 2035 and beyond should be like. Harriet and Saskia connected with industry professionals and like-minded students and were challenged to ponder future workplace scenarios. They were given hands on design thinking-based activities, which made them reflect on how they see their own working future.

GBE students are regularly exposed to relevant and varied work experience opportunities as we prepare students for an ever-changing world. Attending work experience provides students with practical skills and knowledge and empowers them to explore non-traditional career paths.

Here is a reflection from Harriet and Saskia:

On Thursday week 6, we went to the Lendlease future workspace forum in Barangaroo. It was a great day and such a beneficial experience in learning more about workplaces and the different things that go on behind the scenes of a business to keep their staff happy and healthy at work.

We learned about how workplaces have changed in the past and will continue to change in the future. Not only did it allow us to expand our awareness of jobs/opportunities available, but it also helped us to consider what pathway and university courses we could go down in the future.

We also learned a lot about the sustainability of the International Towers, including the use maggots to break down food and paper waste, which was extremely insightful!