Today marks the beginning of Reconciliation Week and I was delighted to share celebrations with girls across the School today at both the Senior School and Raymond House assemblies.

Centenary Sculpture, VCE Results, Women and Mathematics

Our online Non Nobis Solum (not for ourselves alone) Giving Day is happening on Wednesday 25 May. The purpose of the day is to raise funds for our Centenary Scholarships, which are envisaged to provide an education at Lowther Hall from Year 7 to Year 12 for 2 students from indigenous or refugee backgrounds.

Next Wednesday is an exciting day on our School calendar: it will be a very first Non Nobis Solum (not for ourselves alone) Giving Day! For one day only we are asking our entire school community of past and current parents, students, staff and friends to help us raise funds for two new Centenary Scholarships.

This week I had the delight of visiting the Year 4 girls at their camp in Portsea. I watched them embrace various aspects of camp life, compete beach challenges, take to the flying fox, the high ropes and the giant swing, supported by their encouraging Year 8 mentors and teachers.

We are thrilled to announce that our Kindergarten has received the highest possible rating from the Department of Education across all of the National Quality Standards.

Today was 'Coloured Hair for Ukraine' Day, a fundraising initiative of our Senior School Social Justice Committee to raise money for the United Nations Human Rights Council, in support of Ukraine.

As we look forward to the next 3 weekends, there is certainly a great deal to think about: Mother’s Day, the Senior School Production and the Federal Election!

Commencing a school term after a break is always a joyous time for me – coming back to the energy of the staff and the girls fills me with a really strong feeling of optimism and positivity.