Melbourne Girls Grammar

Principal Toni E. Meath

Principal Dr Meath believes that learning is for all. Education is about developing the whole person. Dr Meath and the school share a vision, mission and values to create an excellent learning environment.

86 Anderson Street, South Yarra VIC 3141

100 Caroline Street, South Yarra VIC 3141

63 Clowes St, South Yarra VIC 3141

MGGS is a school where challenge and choice create opportunities for every girl to discover and pursue her strengths, passions, and goals. We believe that an exceptional education is not only about academic skills, but also emotional and physical wellbeing.

We have always been a future-focused community and are innovative in our approach to preparing students for life in an increasingly complex and globally connected world. We focus on reinforcing strong values and lifelong skills like resilience and independence, instilling in our Grammarians the courage they need to excel in life beyond school.

Students engage in experiences that develop their learnings in a way that suits them, individual passions are encouraged as we support each and every student: the Early Learning and Junior Years provide the foundations of positive learning, reinforcing that anything is possible, and where imagination, curiosity and inquiry lead to discovery; the Middle Years (Years 5-8) provide the opportunity to dive deeper into key learning concepts with real-world experiences to assist understanding; the Senior Years (Years 9-12) provide the launching pad for self-motivated learning. Graduates of MGGS are bold, dynamic and courageous leaders who develop the resilience, persistence and confidence to achieve their best in any path they choose.

+61 3 9862 9200 mggs.vic.edu.au enrolments@mggs.vic. edu.au

ELC – Year 12

Anglican

Gender Girls only

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With a focus on personalised learning, students collaborate and solve problems while thinking critically. Students enjoy authentic opportunities to engage with emerging technologies as we arm the next generation with skills for the future.

We champion the development of enterprising mindsets. Students interact with companies and industry sectors solving real-world problems, attend internships, attain micro credentials and meet visiting entrepreneurs to share experiences.

Holistic wellbeing is an essential component of a healthy life. To support and extend every girl’s capability, we provide dedicated staff, facilities and programs.

Project-based learning tasks enable students to explore real-world problems and develop creative solutions. We foster budding futurists who explore new ways of thinking and are empathetic and conceptual in their approach.

BY SARAH MARINOS

When Natalie Charles took up the reins at Mentone Girls’ Grammar at the start of 2020, she had no idea of the challenges the year would bring. But as the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects rippled through the school, she relied on some fundamental principles to navigate unpredictability and a switch to remote learning, and to help maintain a firm sense of school community.

Throughout the pandemic, instilling and maintaining hope in students, as well as a sense of purpose, meaning and belonging, has stood Mentone Girls Grammar in good stead. Looking ahead, Charles has a firm belief in the empowerment of young women and in the immense value of equipping them with the self-belief and resilience that will serve them well in the world outside the school gates.

“Our duty at the school is to nurture young women into the community and society that they will be part of,” says Charles. “I want our girls to be critical thinkers because the world needs that. We want to help develop young women who can question, use their voice for good and who are unafraid of listening to their conscience and acting accordingly.

Creating an environment that recognises the importance of community and of healthy and respectful relationships is a cornerstone of a good school, says Charles.

“The best schools explicitly nurture community and relationships that bind everyone to each other – staff in their faculties, students in the classrooms and families. Schools forget the importance of relationships at their peril,” she says.

Strong relationships and community inevitably foster essential values of purpose, meaning and belonging – all values that Charles gives a high priority.

“Relationships are the core means by which a young person will flourish. If they are seen, heard and known, we can provide them with purpose, meaning and a sense of belonging,” she says.

“I want well beings at this school, and well beings are formed through relationships, being given a sense of purpose about who they are and what they’ve got to offer, and being able to find meaning, and belonging. When that is all in place, you get top ATARs, and you see girls getting their pilot’s licence because they have a strong sense that they can be who they need to be.”

As well as an expansive academic curriculum, Mentone Girls’ Grammar places great emphasis on extra-curricular choices and on student wellbeing with an age- and stage-appropriate pastoral care program. Girls are also encouraged to develop leadership skills and to pursue their passions.

“We provide many pathways in the curriculum where students can explore their interests and discover their leadership abilities,” explains Charles.

“In year 6, the girls receive a badge and portfolio – and they lead their peers in that portfolio for the year. There are also leadership opportunities with the student executive and house captain roles, but I expect our girls to lead with or without a badge. In essence, we are in the business of providing students with hope, which is the most glorious thing to give a young person.”

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