Canberra Girls Grammar School - Issue 101

CELEBRATING Our School Family Erin Yoshida (2014) in Japan with Anne Coutts and Heidi Vellnagel.

Claire Kehoe (Hussin, 1996), Elizabeth Vella (Berrill, 1997), Cameron Mitchell.

3 Anne, Pat Ho, Jia Ma, Heidi Vellnagel.

4 Elizabeth Vella (Berrill, 1997), Julie Jorritsma (1996), Claire Kehoe (Hussin, 1996).

5 Anne Coutts with Sophie Howse-Mitchell (1996).

6 Sophie Howse-Mitchell (1996), Claire Kehoe (Hussin, 1996), Elizabeth Vella (Berrill, 1997).

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“My schooling at CGGS has so many special memories for me and I am always proud to say that I am a Grammarian. What a special opportunity to extend my association with the School into my new city, Hong Kong. It was wonderful to meet Mrs Coutts and Ms Vellnagel, parents of current and past students and most excitingly, a number of Grammarians. We had a wonderful evening reminiscing and extending our Hong Kong ‘family’. I am very much looking forward to next year’s event and also extending the network of Grammarians in Hong Kong. Thank you for a fabulous evening!”

Julie Jorritsma (1996)

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“The evening was extra special. I was amazed that there are such numbers of Japanese Grammarians.

This is proof of the growing partnership between Australia and Japan. I wish Canberra Girls Grammar School every success in recruiting students from Japan to study at CGGS. The project of doing so is wonderful. Australia being geographically close offers a perfect venue for Japanese students to learn in English. With well-equipped dormitories and being a girls school, parents should be persuaded to allow their precious girls to go abroad. This would lead to more opportunities for both nations to be partners.

Times have changed from when I was in Church of England Girls Grammar School and though I treasure my schooling there, I am proud of how internationalised and open you have become.”

Mayumi Goto (Hara, 1971)

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