From Ms Allum

I hope that you are all doing OK and remain safe and well. I know these are tricky times and I have been thinking of you all. And I hope that the first day or so of at-home learning has gone as well as could be expected for your daughters. Please do make contact with someone on staff if things are not going so well, or drop me a line. We want to try to make it as easy and productive as possible for everyone during this period of at-home learning.

You will have seen that learning at-home has been extended by the Government for at least two more weeks. So the current arrangements will continue to apply until at least Friday 30^th July.

So, until we can be together again, please look after yourselves, your friends and family (in a COVID-safe way)! Be kind to yourself. Stay connected. Make sure there is something in every day which brings you joy. Reach out and ask for help if you are struggling. We would always want to help and support as much as we can – to students and parents too.

Love to you all.

Jenny Allum

Information for parents

Find out below about changes to our calendar of events, as well as some handy tips on setting up your daughter’s learning from home environment.

Calendar Management

The advice from NSW Health and the NSW Government about health restrictions and managing the current COVID-19 outbreak is constantly evolving. We will continue to monitor the situation and update our community as information comes to hand.

The health and safety of our girls, staff and families are uppermost in mind and we will continue to reflect carefully about all operations of the school, and the regular advice being given to us all.

The modifications we have made to our Term 3 calendar of events based on this advice is outlined here. This page will continue to be updated as circumstances evolve.

Some recent updates include:

• Friday 16 July: Year 11 Social – Postponed
• Wednesday 21 July: School tours for prospective parents – Cancelled
• Friday 23 July: P&F Primary Schools Discos – Postponed
• Monday 26 July: Year 12 Trial HSC – Postponed to Monday 9 August
• Monday 2 August: Dr Kristy Goodwin, Thriving Online Presentation (Primary School) – Modified and will be conducted online

Learning from Home

Last year, when schools quickly transitioned to learning from home, we offered some handy hints and tips on setting up your learning from home environment. Here is the link to that original article as a refresher.

Thinking Allowed

NAIDOC Week 2021: 4 – 11 July

During these trying times, I hope you are all staying safe and healthy. It’s a shame we won’t be able to celebrate together at school this week, but I’m excited to see all the different ways SCEGGS will continue to recognise, listen to, learn about, and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practices and traditions. The oldest continuous living culture in the world. Although NAIDOC week occurs during the school holidays, it is not limited to that week, and encouraging conversations to take place throughout the year has the potential to be satisfying.

Learn more here about Healing Country and what this theme identifies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

Some of the ways in which you can celebrate NAIDOC week are:

• Support Indigenous Organisations such as IDKY – check out their merchandise. 100% of profits go to supporting Indigenous children in out of home care.
• Discover the artist behind the NAIDOC week 2021 poster.
• Learn more about the Country on which you live and work using the AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australia.
• Watch NITV.  Become familiar with it and what this platform offers.
• Watch a film such as – Top End Wedding a 2019 Australian romantic comedy film.
• The Kid LAROI – Learn more about our first Nations artist (who even worked with Justin Bieber!).
• Listen to songs by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.
  • Budjerah – Higher
  • Birdz – Fly  ft. Ngaiire
  • Thelma Plum – Better in Blak
  • Busby Marou – Naba Norem (The Reef Song)
  • Miiesha – Damaged
  • Barkaa – “I Know I Can”
  • Kobie Dee – A Long Way Away From My Country
• Plan a walking tour or consider the need for cultural awareness when being a tourist – see Marcia Langton’s book Welcome to country (2018). In its pages, author Professor Marcia Langton offers fascinating insights into Indigenous languages and customs, history, native title, art and dance, storytelling, and cultural awareness and etiquette for visitors. There is also a directory of Indigenous tourism experiences, organised by state or territory, covering galleries and festivals, national parks and museums, communities that are open to visitors, as well as tours and performances.

Read more and find out ways in which you can celebrate NAIDOC week in a covid safe way here.

Jola Cumming
Indigenous Student Co-ordinator

School Counselling

Dear Parents and Carers of the SCEGGS community

We know that dealing with Coronavirus and the uncertainty it brings can be very stressful.  We are thinking of you all and wanted to remind you we are here to support you and your daughters to manage during this time.  School counselling services are still available via Zoom or telephone, and we encourage families and students to reach out for support as needed.

There are four counsellors here at SCEGGS:

• Miss Olivia Matthews works Monday – Friday in the Primary School and with Year 7.  To arrange a time to speak with Miss Matthews, you can email her on OliviaMatthews@Sceggs.nsw.edu.au
• Dr Melissa Saxton works Monday – Friday in the Secondary School.  To arrange a time to speak with Dr Saxton, you can email her MelissaSaxton@Sceggs.nsw.edu.au
• Mrs Janet McEwen works Tuesday – Thursday in the Secondary School.  To arrange a time to speak with Mrs McEwen, you can email her JanetMcEwen@Sceggs.nsw.edu.au
• Ms Philippa Gibson works Wednesday – Friday in the Secondary School.  To arrange a time to speak with Ms Gibson, you can email her PhilippaGibson@Sceggs.nsw.edu.au

Support is also available for you through Parent Line, a free telephone counselling and support service for parents and carers. 

To speak with a counsellor from Parent Line, please call 1300 1300 52 9am to 9pm Monday to Friday and 4pm to 9pm on weekends.

Be kind to yourselves and take care,

SCEGGS School Counsellors

From the Chaplain

As I write this article, I am finding it difficult to know how best to begin. I am sure that there have been many different responses to the circumstances of the last few weeks and that we all have stories to tell of how this recent outbreak has affected us personally and those that are close to us. I have been thinking of you all and keeping you in my prayers. I know there has been a lot of disappointment, fear, frustration and confusion within our community and I hope that you all have the support and care that you might need to keep moving through this. I am always happy to chat via whatever means suits you if necessary. Being able to share our load and concerns can sometimes take some of the weight off our shoulders. This is what the strength of our community is all about. I have been asked by a few people to pray for different situations and individuals over the last few weeks so if you have anything specific that you would like prayer for please let me know. There is a group of people who have been consistently praying for the school and the community and will continue to do so. All requests are treated by me with complete confidentiality and anonymity. I pray that whatever you put your faith and hope in will give you comfort and peace during this time.

SCEGGS Podcast: our latest episode and easier access

“Walk the Mile Episode 9: The Love of Teaching and The Teaching of Love”

This week’s episode of Walk The Mile is a conversation with a long standing member of staff that has definitely made her mark on the school, and beyond. Jan Morice is celebrating her 50^th year working at SCEGGS and her 60^th year of being in the teaching profession. She always has a plethora of stories to tell from both her personal and professional life. I always give the guests the option of choosing their topic and in this instance Jan wanted to talk about love. I hope you find it interesting.

And a reminder about the link to all previous podcasts on the SCEGGS Darlinghurst web page. If you click on the Community tab you will find a link to the catalogue.  Topics that we have covered so far have included education, shock, grief, indigenous issues and fathers raising daughters. I welcome your feedback and let me know if you would like to join me on the podcast.

Garry Lee-Lindsay
School Chaplain

Secondary Sport News

Armidale Netball and Hockey Tour                                                

At the end of the Term, 2 SCEGGS sent a squad of netball and hockey players to Armidale to compete at the PLC Armidale Invitational Carnival that was held at the Sport UNE Complex from Friday 18 to Saturday 19 June.

Hockey and Netball teams from PLC Armidale, PLC Sydney, Frensham and SCEGGS played in a round robin. It was a fantastic event which showcased some incredible sport. Well done to the 28 SCEGGS girls who attended and a special thank you to the following staff who accompanied myself and the teams: Xanthe Axford, Amelia McAllan, Emily Rogers, Ashleigh Smith, Nicole Styles, James Birkefeld and Tim Shakeshaft.

The final results on the Saturday were as follows:

Netball
Semi Final – SCEGGS defeated Frensham 35-26
Grand Final – PLC Sydney defeated SCEGGS 44-18

Hockey
Final Playoff – Frensham defeated SCEGGS 2-1

Hockey

Congratulations on the following students who have been selected into the following hockey representative squads and teams:

Jess Weatherall – NSW U’13’s extended squad

Emily Michel – NSW U’18 AAP squad and NSWCIS Open Team

Sport on Pause

Unfortunately, all the Snowsports and Equestrian events scheduled for the holidays were unable to be held due to the evolving COVID situation.

All co-curricular sport and fitness is currently on hold until further notice. This includes all training, matches and representative fixtures including all NSWCIS and NSW All Schools events.

We will be in touch with details as soon as we are permitted to return to safely to organised activity. In the meantime, check out our online options on the Sport Cognito page that you can do from the safety of your own home.

If families have any sporting news and achievements please send details to alisongowan@sceggs.nsw.edu.au. We love hearing and seeing photos of what our students are doing outside of school.

Alison Gowan
Director of Sport

Primary Sport

Gymnastic Results                                                                                        

We had 21 girls compete at the SCEGGS Gymnastics Invitational on June 18 which included Ascham and Kincoppal.

The girls put on a great display, showcasing skills across 4 apparatus – Vault, Bars, Beam and Floor.

The top scorers from SCEGGS in each level were:

Level 1
Evie Thorpe

Level 2
Isla Louloudakis

Level 3
Anja Baker

Level 4
Emmeline McLeod

Special mention to those girls competing in their very first gymnastics event, was also lovely for parents to be able to attend and see what the girls have been working on in training over the last few months.

Sue Phillips
PDHPE & Sport Co-ordinator

Go Greener

Welcome back to Term 3! This week’s article is in two parts. In the first section, Dr Radford reflects on a podcast she heard on What I should do to help the planet?

The second section, highlights the active citizenship work Nicola Allen in Year 10  has been working on for the environment.

What should I do to help the planet? – Dr Fiona Radford

From Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on the “How to Save a Planet” podcast. 

Whilst making changes to your lifestyle is important, especially when deciding which companies get your precious dollars, it is much more important to make institutional changes. This might mean in your workplace, in your local community, or in government. Our actions have to go beyond the individual level and everyone needs to make some contribution. So where do you start? How do you decide what to focus on, because there are too many problems for you to tackle them all. Fill out the circles, see where they overlap and there is your answer.

Citizenship in Action – Nicola Allen

In June, Nicola published issue 7 of her GreenNewsAustralia Newsletter. You can read it here. 

Sue Zipfinger
Maailma Environment Committee

Music Matters

POSTPONED Year 5&6 Musical                                                      

It is with great disappointment that the Year 5 & 6 Musical will be postponed until further notice.  A great deal of work has been done for this musical.  Special thanks to Ms Lanneke Jones who had spent a great deal of time putting the show together and teaching it to the students in Years 5 and 6.

2021 House Music Competition – Music of Elton John

Congratulations to Langley House, who was declared the winner of this year’s House Music Competition.  Well done also to Barton and Christian House who were awarded second the third places respectively.

Special thanks to our guest adjudicators Ms Ruth McCall and Mr Andrew Bukenya who were most positive and encouraging with their feedback for our students.  All Houses should be congratulated for their efforts, the standards for the performances continue to improve year by year!

Peripatetic Music Program – Zoom Lessons

Given the current situation with COVID-19, peripatetic lessons via Zoom are being offered to families to maintain continuity with learning.  Tutors will be contacting respective families from their studios with lesson times.  If you decide to proceed with online lessons for your daughter, please note the following:

1. There must be an agreement between you and your daughter’s tutor, detailing date, time and platform for lessons (Zoom is preferable to Skype).
2. For the protection of both parties, a parent/guardian should be nearby to assist during the lesson if necessary. This is to protect both parties.
3. Students must let their class teachers know well beforehand if they have a music lesson during a timetabled class.
4. If your daughter is unwell, please let the music tutor know.

Practical considerations:

• Ensure that appropriate device and setup is confirmed well before the lesson.
• Ensure that the tutor has necessary contact details.
• Instruments should be tuned before the start of the lesson. Your daughter’s tutor can recommend a suitable app to assist in tuning instruments.
• Consult with tutor to determine the best camera angle for the lesson.
• Quality of connection may be improved if other family members remain offline during the lesson.
• Establish a dedicated space for music lessons is useful to eliminate distractions and extraneous noise where possible.
• Student should be appropriately addressed for the lesson.

The nature of what we do as musicians have dramatically changed.  While online learning may not be ideal, it is helpful for the current situation. 

Co-curricular Music Activities

A schedule of Co-Curricular Music activities will be shared with the school community in Week 2.  Ensemble directors and conductors have worked hard to create activities for students to access online.

Primary Students – Please note that there are NO online Music activities for Week 2.  You will be contacted with a starting time in due course.  Primary students can still access the musical materials that will be rehearsed in their ensembles.  Students are encouraged to take these parts to their instrumental teachers to prepare in their online lessons.

Materials for the activities (music sound files and parts) can be accessed through Cognito or Seesaw.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr Peter Jewitt, Ensembles Coordinator.

Term 3 Rehearsal Schedule

Meet our Tutor – Vicki Parkin

This week, our tutor of the week is Vicki Parkin who teaches Cello in our Music program.  This week we asked Vicki the following questions:

Who did you learn from/where did you study?
I studied History of Music at Cambridge University as an undergraduate and then took a Masters degree (also at Cambridge) specialising in Medieval notation. After academic study I spent a postgraduate year at the Paris Conservatoire studying the cello, and then three more years at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London.

Share a performance highlight.
In my late twenties I worked for an Austrian orchestra and during a tour of Latin America we played for Fidel Castro at his palace in Havana. After the concert Castro asked for the entire orchestra to line up and he shook each one of us by the hand. I remember his glassy stare and him saying something to me in Spanish, and it is one of my greatest regrets that I have absolutely no idea what he said!

What are your other interests besides teaching your instrument?
I am a keen runner and have raced many half and full marathons. I have also completed two trail ultramarathons through the Blue Mountains and one in Italy. We have two very furry Maine Coon cats, Charlie and Caspar, who like to force me to sit down and read a book most days.

What do love about teaching at SCEGGS?
I am fortunate to have a studio full of wonderful girls who work hard and are attentive in their lessons. I also have an amazing mentor in Anne Sweeney (Director of Strings), from whom I have learned all the best aspects of my teaching and who constantly inspires me to strive for great things.

Pauline Chow
Head of Music

Visual Arts

Welcome back to term 3!

This week’s banner is an excerpt from Year 12 student Zara Sheldrick-Aboud’s Body of Work “Pool of Memories”. Zara writes:

My body of work explores the significance of memory through a collage of photographs reflecting people’s lives. I incorporated water in my work, partially for visual purposes, but also for my personal connection to it. I have found the process of traversing through time and experiences by viewing captured memories, nostalgic and reflective, deepening my emotional connection to my work. I drew inspiration from the Greek mythological tale of Mnemosyne, the Goddess of memory, whose pool in the underworld is drunk to forget past lives. I also gained inspiration from Marian Abboud’s performance installation, which interacts with the theory that water molecules can possess memory and considers how water is an integral feature of human life. As my friends and family observe their presence in the assemblage of photographs, I intend for them to recognise the impact of memorable experiences upon their lives and my own. Likewise, as other audience’s view my work, I hope they too garner an appreciation for the contribution of their “patchwork” of memories to their own identity.

The Art Department invite you to join our cocurricular program for Semester 2.

This semester we will begin by running our classes online.

We offer Darkroom Photography, Observational Drawing and a Painting course. Tutors are experienced educators and highly regarded practising artists in their own field. Darkroom Photography is run by Ian lever who is a professional photographer with several decades of national and international experience. His work is widely acknowledged especially his social documentation of Sydney Life. Ian’s work is represented in the Collections of the State Library and the National Gallery of Australia. Chris Gleisner is another industry expert and was photographer in residence during 2020 at SCEGGS. Her work can be seen in the beautiful book that was commissioned to celebrate the School’s 125^th Birthday. Lilli Stromland and Eliza Gosse are both Old Girls (Class of 2012) and graduates of the National Art School. Both are exceptionally skilled artists who have established successful fine arts careers. Both have gained Gallery representation upon graduation and continue to build a strong critical and commercial following. Most notably in 2020, Lilli was a finalist in the Brett Whiteley Scholarship and Eliza was selected to hang in the Wynne Prize.

Printmaking Prize 2021: Call for Entries

Waverley Woollahra Art School is excited to launch its inaugural Printmaking Prize in 2021.

This prize is a celebration of print and as such we invite entries from artists using all print techniques from traditional to digital. We invite entries from printmakers who are established, emerging, and only just beginning as well as cross-disciplinary artists exploring the world of print.

2021 Prizes are non-acquisitive and include:

• Traditional Print Prize: $1,000
• Digital Print Prize: $1,000

Entries close at midnight Friday 30th July More information can be found here. 

Heidi Jackson
Head of Visual Arts

Drama News

At the end of Term 2, Drama students enjoyed excursions to live performance. Year 9 attended The Seven Stages of Grieving by Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman at the Sydney Theatre Company. They received the production with terrific empathy and relished the unique theatricality of the play. The Year 10 students attended a production of Happy Days by Samuel Beckett at the Old Fitz Theatre, produced by Red Line Productions. The performance offered them a valuable experience in the Absurdist style of theatre.

Without wonder and insight, acting is just a business.

With it, it becomes creation.
Bette Davis

Peter Eyers
Head of Drama

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

2021 – The Catch Up, now a short pause                                                              

After the disruptions to our program in 2020, including the long periods when expeditions were not run, 2021 (fortuitously) provided opportunities to catch up – so between the end of last year and the recent lockdown we were able to run fourteen hikes – five Bronze, four Silver and five Golds. This has given most of the students the chance to get “up to date”, and most should be on schedule to complete the Award by the end of year 12.

Generally, we’ve been lucky with the weather, so most hikes have held challenges, but not deterrents. In the first week of the last holiday we completed a Gold expedition from Hornsby to Brooklyn via Patonga and Wobby, and although winter threatened, we ended up with cool clear days and relatively mild nights – made cosier by a hot meal, a campfire and the company of close friends. It was great to see all but one of those fifteen completing their Qualifying expedition – although (on the downside) it is always poignant to realise it’s the last time we’ll share their sparkle and spirit.

We are now sitting in wait, hoping that the current lockdown does not endure, and we can get on with the second half of the year. In the meantime, we urge all the girls to stay positive, be involved and in-tune, and sustain the steady progress which has got them to this point.

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Continuing the Award during the Pandemic

There are many ways in which Participants can continue their activities for the Skills, Voluntary Service and Physical Recreation Sections from their own homes, to ensure they can keep their Award progress on track, whilst still providing enough evidence to Assessors and Award Leaders to continue progressing goals. It’s important to stay engaged, active and healthy in a safe and positive way and the Award can be a great way of doing so. Participants will continue to have my support and I am happy for you to call me, set up a zoom meeting or send an email with questions and concerns.

There are some rule changes to provide girls with solutions should they genuinely be unable to complete all Sections due to the current Covid19 related disruptions. These changes have been made to facilitate candidates fulfilling their relevant section in safe, practical and timely ways, so that the current difficulties do not hinder individual completions.

• Participants can do multiple activities to complete their Section hours. If your original activities are currently paused, you may need to choose a new COVID-Safe activity for now. There are examples on the Duke of Edinburgh’s National website (bottom of page) https://bit.ly/2U0lUJx
• The hikes are currently on hold due to the restrictions by the Department of Education, Health Authorities, SCEGGS itself and National Parks. Award Leaders can waive the requirement for a Bronze Practice Journey OR where a Practice has been previously completed, it can be counted as the Bronze Qualifying Journey. Here at SCEGGS, I will be interpreting this as follows: my preference will be, as always, for candidates to complete one Practice and one Qualifying Adventurous Journey, and this will be our ambition into the future, but given the current situation where we may be unable to conduct a full set of Qualifiers before the end of the year, this could be an option. Students may approach me individually to request this be implemented now if they have finished their other Bronze activities, are 15 years old and keen to commence their Silver activities during lockdown.

With our best regards,

Ms Joanne Bower & Mr Doric Swain
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Leaders

SchoolTV – Friendship & Belonging

As we find ourselves in another period of “learning at home”, it is very timely to consider how we help our young people stay connected. Strong social connections are vital to foster and maintain a positive sense of wellbeing and strengthen your mental health. We know that the impacts of the lockdown in 2020 continue to impact young people and their families, but staying connected is one of the biggest protective factors at this difficult time.

Learning how to make new friends and keep them involves a number of skills every young person needs. For some these skills will come very naturally, allowing them to easily move between different friendship groups, sharing their experiences and opening up to new people. For others, this can be much harder to navigate. However, feeling a sense of belonging, with friends that are like-minded with similar interests and values, is highly beneficial to a young person’s wellbeing. It gives them a sense of security, provides a chance to develop skills such as empathy, responsibility, and conflict management, and builds their confidence. When in “‘lockdown’, this is something that all parents can actively help their daughters with!

Positive friendships are an important part of the journey to adulthood and the new types of relationships that they will develop. In order for the girls to create and experience positive, lasting friendships they need to learn what it means to be a good friend and the types of things you need to do in order to maintain these friendships. From Kindergarten, the girls are taught how to establish positive relationships and what qualities make a good friend. For example, recently kindy have been learning about “friendly hand signals” as a way to make someone feel welcome when you see them- it has been lovely to see them learning and practising! The skills and strategies required to maintain good relationships do evolve as the girls get older but the need for mutual trust and respect remain at the core, no matter their age.

You can support your child or teenager by providing guidance in the many social and emotional skills required for a healthy relationship. This will help them to obtain, retain and maintain friendships. However, not all friendship are positive; sometimes young people develop negative or toxic relationships, or feel nervous about being an upstander when they see negative behaviours happening in their wider friendship network. We have noticed, since the pandemic, that in the later years of Primary and the Secondary school that some children and young people are sharing more about their experiences and perhaps not always getting the boundaries right about when they should be speaking to an adult, rather than their peers. Therefore it is also important for them to learn how to identify, avoid or deal with these experiences, and to feel comfortable to talk to you about how they might manage this.

Therefore, we encourage all parents and carers to have a discussion at home about how to navigate the next little while with friends. How will they stay connected? What might they do if they are feeling lonely or isolated? How might they navigate trickier situations such as if they are worried about the mental health of a friend or see bullying happening online? Whilst these are all things that will be addressed in the online learning environment too, regular communication with your daughter about this will be so important. As even more of their world will now be on a screen, and family dynamics can change as the lockdown extends, keeping the lines of communication open and making sure that your daughter knows that you are there to support them will only assist them to maintain social connections and benefit from the wellbeing effects that this has.

Here is the link to this SchoolTV edition https://sceggs.nsw.schooltv.me/newsletter/friendship-belonging . In this edition, you will learn how to support and talk to their daughter about friendship. Please note, this was published before the lockdown. You can also explore past issues, too, on a range of topics which are very relevant to the current circumstances we find ourselves in.

If you do have any concerns about the wellbeing of your child, please contact the school for further information or seek medical or professional help. We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this month’s edition, and we always welcome your feedback.

Bethany Lord
Director of Pastoral Care

Light Her Path

Collaboration and Community are Central to Light Her Path                                                              

Collaboration and inclusiveness are at the heart of every vibrant and civil society.  Working together to achieve a goal knits people together.  In a more normal SCEGGS year, we see parents coming together to support their girls playing sport, to ferry a boarder around, to engage in preparations for music and drama productions, to organise and attend year functions and to support each other as they and their children progress through school.  Similarly, every second year we see a colossal effort from parents to plan and woman the Festival on Forbes, bringing the whole school community together to raise essential funds for the school.

The bonds forged and strengthened through these activities are invaluable and so very enjoyable.  Community and participation are central to the SCEGGS ethos.  They are also primary goals of the Light Her Path Campaign.  We are one community and every contribution, large and small, will move us closer to re-developing Wilkinson House to ensure it can offer the best of 21^st century learning and to funding more means-tested scholarships to provide opportunity and to enhance the SCEGGS student body.

Throughout SCEGGS history, the community has participated generously and frequently in fundraising campaigns.  Of parents who have contributed to recent campaigns, approximately 50% contribute in more than one year, while of Old Girls who contribute, 78% have donated to SCEGGS more than three times, with 2% donating on 20 or more occasions.  Interestingly, current parents tend to donate more readily to the Scholarship Fund, while Old Girls favour the Building Fund over the Scholarship Fund.

The inclusiveness and breadth of the Light Her Path Campaign is important.  All parts of the SCEGGS community are interdependent and everyone has a role in reaching our common vision for the success of the school.  Thus far in the Light Her Path Campaign, over 100 families and Old Girls have stepped forward to donate generously and more than 30 current and former teaching and other staff have also donated generously.

The Campaign Committee invites the whole of the SCEGGS community to participate to raise the funds required to redevelop Wilkinson House and to expand SCEGGS’ means-tested Scholarship Program.  As a whole, we can achieve the goals of the campaign.  We can also demonstrate to our girls the value of community and the potency of collaboration and inclusiveness.  Working together demonstrates a means of tackling a problem that our daughters can take into their future lives to tackle the small and very large problems that will beset their generation.

The reimagining of Wilkinson House by Smart Design Studio will transform an almost 100-year-old building to a modern education facility that will advance the education of SCEGGS girls, including those benefiting from the scholarship program, for decades to come.  Our collaboration will make these projects possible and provide an enduring legacy of the current SCEGGS community.

The Light Her Path Campaign is seeking to raise $20 million:

• $12 million this year to ensure we can bring the new designs for Wilkinson House, melding heritage and function, to life
• a further $8 million to expand SCEGGS’ Scholarship Program from the 35 girls currently supported by means-tested scholarships.

We invite every person in our community to give as generously as they can.

See the proposed plans for Wilkinson House on our website.  You may also pledge to the Light Her Path Capital Campaign or call the SCEGGS Development Office on (02) 9332 1133.

The Light Her Path Committee

2020: A Year in the Life of SCEGGS Darlinghurst

You may still purchase our 125^th anniversary commemorative photo book online, however books may not be collected from the School until COVID restrictions are lifted.

The book features over 1,500 photos from our 2020 photographer in residence, Chris Gleisner, and will cost $77 + processing fee of $0.50.

We hope that you enjoy this beautiful keepsake from a momentous year!

P&F Events

Please see below coming events:

NOTE: all events are subject to COVID-19 restrictions.

Year 12 Mother and Daughter Brunch

Please join us for a special event for Year 12 Mothers & Daughters.