From the Upper School

A message from Mr Riley, Head of Upper School

On Monday night, Melody Chen, Jenny Xu, Phoebe Paleologos and Ms Carr accompanied Reverend Bent and Ms Haque to an Iftar Dinner to learn more about Ramadan and Islamic Culture. Our girls were invited by their counterparts at the Australian International Academy in Strathfield and were treated to a traditional dinner to break the fast, prayers, and an introduction to traditional dress. This visit followed a fascinating talk from Ms Haque in Chapel last week where she shared why and how she fasts each year for Ramadan, what her faith means to her, and later invited questions from the girls in the audience. There were lots of great questions and plenty of awe when they understood the willpower it takes to fast from sunrise to sunset each day.

A reminder about both our Careers Expo next Monday and our pupil-free day on Wednesday to allow for learning discussions to take place. We hope these provide a wonderful opportunity for our girls to both reflect and to plan for the term ahead.