End-of-year time management
November 2nd, 2017 by Arthur Le
This week’s Melbourne Cup Weekend marks, for me, the start of the run home as we hurtle towards our 7 December completion. So much happens between our return to School […]
What worries young Australians?
November 2nd, 2017 by Arthur Le
One of the aims of the BGS wellbeing program is to equip the boys with some resources to help them manage any worries they have. (Mindfulness is one of these […]
iDesign 2017
November 2nd, 2017 by Arthur Le
What better way to start Term 4 than with iDesign, the flagship event in the Middle School. Tuesday 10 October was iDesign Day, during which a wonderful array of projects […]
Detectives in our midst
October 19th, 2017 by Arthur Le
JS boys investigate the English language The THRASS Institute is an Australian-based company that has developed a phonetics teaching tool that has made a paradigm shift in the teaching of […]
100 portraits of 100-year-olds
October 19th, 2017 by Arthur Le
Phyl is 103 years old. She loves doing crosswords. Andy Nie (Year 11) painted Phyl for the exhibition ‘100 portraits of 100 year olds’ (as part of the Centenarian Portrait […]
A chance to shine!
October 19th, 2017 by Arthur Le
At the end of Term 3, the 2017 BGS Percussion Awards took place in the Senior Music Centre, giving the percussionists, who are sometimes overlooked but play a vital role […]
Testing to destruction
October 19th, 2017 by Arthur Le
One of the Year 10 electives is Engineering and Mathematics Applications. As part of a unit on Materials, the students design and build a model bridge. All the boys use […]
F1 in Schools
October 19th, 2017 by Arthur Le
F1 in Schools is an international STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) competition for school children. Groups of 3–6 students are required to design and manufacture a miniature ‘car’ out of the official F1 Model […]
In the Middle School, we are currently focusing on the power of feedback and other Wellbeing Fitness Challenges, including leadership. This focus is especially important as the boys complete their […]