Grammar News no 94 Aug 2007

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Number 94 – August 2007

Students from Noble Park English Language School, Lyndale Primary School and Grimwade House enjoy a cultural diversity day at Edwin Flack Park

Grammar News is published three times a year for the Melbourne Grammar School community.

Published by Development Office Melbourne Grammar School 355 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Victoria 3004 Telephone: (03) 9865 7555 Facsimile: (03) 9865 7577 Email: newsletter@mgs.vic.edu.au Editor: Kirrily Johns Desktop Publishing: Drew Gamble Photographs: Andrew Boyd, Stewart Brook, Charles Ferry, Drew Gamble, James Grant, Bruce Hall, Ben Holland, Sarah Jessup, Kirrily Johns, Patricia Langton, Daniel McCoppin, Josh Moorman, Di O’Sullivan, Chris Pennington, Simon Strachan Front Cover: Year 10 student Timothy Masters plays games with children at the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Breakfast Club at Brunswick Street’s public housing estate as part of Bromby House’s community service program.

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In This Issue 4 News 6 In Focus 8 Out & About 10 Grimwade House 12 Wadhurst 13 Senior School 15 Boarding 16 Friends of Grammar Events 18 From The School Council 19 From The Headmaster 20 The Old Melburnians 22 Branches & Reunions 24 Community News 26 Grammar Community 27 The Grammar Foundation 28 Friends of Grammar 30 Community Diary Dates 31 Anzac Service

From The Editor A sense of community is a key value at Melbourne Grammar School and this edition of Grammar News looks at just some of the many community service initiatives that are taking place throughout the School.

The cover of this edition shows Bromby House’s commitment to the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Breakfast Club at Brunswick Street’s public housing estate; boys in Bromby House visit weekly to play games with migrant children. In another Senior School initiative seven Year 10 boys visited Vietnam in March and are now fundraising for the Fred Hollows Foundation.

Three Grimwade House students competed in the International Community Problem Solvers final in the US in June for a project where they helped migrant children to settle into their new lives in Australia. Earlier in the year Grimwade House students learnt soccer skills from the Street Socceroos and welcomed students from disadvantaged schools to Melbourne Grammar for a cultural diversity day.

In addition to a focus on community service there are also articles about the leadership program, artists-in-residence projects and various Old Melburnian and Friends of Grammar activities.

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News Fundraising Program to Reduce Blindness Seven Melbourne Grammar Year 10 students travelled to Vietnam in March to observe the work of the Fred Hollows Foundation and have returned as ambassadors for the charity by urging every student at Melbourne Grammar to donate $25 and save a person’s sight.

Melbourne Grammar and the Fred Hollows Foundation have established a partnership to run this pilot student fundraising program at Melbourne Grammar with the hope it will be adopted by other schools locally and nationally.

In Vietnam, Melbourne Grammar students visited two eye hospitals to meet people suffering cataract blindness, observe operations and meet people who have had their sight restored. They visited Dai Loc District Hospital in Quang Nam Province and the Hue Eye Hospital in Hue. “I quickly realised a short operation that only costs $25 can change someone’s life so significantly by restoring their sight and giving them the opportunity to become self sufficient in their community,” said Year 10 student Ben Lane.

“It was a very emotional experience to share a person’s happiness when the bandages were removed and they realised they could see,” he said.

The trip provided students with first-hand knowledge of the Fred Hollows Foundation’s work in Vietnam and students are now raising awareness of the charity at Melbourne Grammar School and establishing a fundraising program.

“After what we have seen it is impossible not to be moved.

Fred Hollows is such a worthy cause and seeing first-hand where this money will go gives us a great incentive to raise money for the Fred Hollows Foundation,” said Year 10 student William Cannon.

The students plan to raise $25,000 to fund 1,000 operations through campaigns at Melbourne Grammar and other schools.

“I want to make others understand how we can all make a difference to minimise unnecessary blindness in our world. I now understand it is possible to help others and really make a difference in this world,” said student Ben Lane.

Director of Leadership Polly Flanagan who led the trip with Fred Hollows representatives said, “The students who travelled to Vietnam with the Fred Hollows Foundation experienced the very poor living conditions and circumstances that exist in third world countries. They gained a deep appreciation of their own relatively privileged lives and were amazed by the huge difference that can be made with so little money. They returned to Australia committed to making a difference to the lives of others”.

“The trip to Vietnam provided students with an appreciation and personal experience of the work of the Fred Hollows Foundation and the problems facing people in the developing world, along with an appreciation of other cultures and the realisation that if everyone contributes you can change people’s quality of life,” said Melbourne Grammar Headmaster Paul Sheahan.

“This program demonstrates leadership in action; seven future leaders are making a difference and working towards a better society,” said Mr Sheahan.

“An appreciation of the world is a key value at Melbourne Grammar and this trip has enabled students to experience the lives and culture of people quite different to their own,” he said.

Melbourne Grammar students get to know local children in Vietnam, from left, Year 10 students Ben Lane, Patrick Beguely, George Wood, William Cannon, William Hannemann, Sam Uden and Chris Pennington

The Fred Hollows Foundation is a not-for-profit, communitybased, non-government development aid organisation whose vision is of a world where no one is needlessly blind and of a land where Indigenous people enjoy the same health outcomes as all Australians.

Kirrily Johns Communications Manager

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International Community Problem Solvers Final Helping migrant children settle into the Australian way of life won Year 6 students from Grimwade House a place in the International Community Problem Solvers final at Colorado State University held from 30 May to 3 June 2007.

A group of three Grimwade House students, George Colman, Emily Drew and Will Sitch, have been working with migrant children from the Noble Park English Language School to help minimise language and cultural barriers in their new life in Australia.

“We wanted to help the students with their English and at the same time help them settle into their new life. The children might feel really lonely and we want them to be able to socialise and make new friends. We want them to have a unique Australian experience,” said Year 6 student Will Sitch.

Titled “Kids in Australia”, the project focuses on the integration of migrant children into the community. Since early 2006, the Grimwade House students have facilitated several relationship building activities. Last August the group took 12 children from countries such as Sudan, Afghanistan and Congo on a Melbourne experience, visiting the Rialto Observation Deck and Melbourne Aquarium. They also established an ongoing pen-pal arrangement with the 12 Noble Park English Language School students and have been keeping in constant email contact.

The Grimwade House students attended the Noble Park English Language School’s International Day concert where they learnt about traditional foods, costumes and cultures.

In preparation for the Noble Park students’ entry into mainstream schools, Grimwade House hosted the students for a day so that they could experience a typical morning in a Year 5 class at an Australian school. In March 2007, the Grimwade House students organised and hosted a soccer day for Year 5 students from Noble Park English Language School, Lyndale Primary School and Grimwade House.

The Grimwade House team won the junior division of Community Problem Solving at the Macquarie Bank Future Problem Solving national finals in October 2006, and represented Australia at the international finals for their division in Colorado, coming fourth. The students set up a display showcasing their project, made and presented a video, were interviewed by a panel about their project and submitted a written project for the finals.

“The students took all the pressures of the competition in their stride and tackled all challenges presented with confidence and maturity. The students represented Grimwade House, and, in fact, Australia, in a self-assured and enthusiastic manner. It was terrific to see the students make the most of this once in a lifetime opportunity and to be recognised for their remarkable achievements in

Community Problem Solvers Will Sitch, George Colman and Emily Drew

making a difference to our world,” said Adrienne English, Talent Development Coordinator at Grimwade House, who accompanied the students on the trip to the United States.

“Through this project we have begun to understand some of the hardships that these very brave and special children have faced and what it truly means to have someone give them a helping hand in their new life in Australia,” said Year 6 student Emily Drew.

“Even if we had not made it past the very first stages of the competition, it would still have been a worthwhile and fun experience. The conference in America was great because we got to interact with people from countries around the world and to learn about what issues face them in their own communities,” said Year 6 student George Colman.

“Grimwade House girls and boys undertook this project and others as part of the Community Problem Solving Program, an international program designed to teach students about the various steps and stages involved in solving environmental and community issues. The program specifically encourages students to ‘learn by doing’ in their chosen environment,” said Grimwade House Head Andrew Boyd.

“The students tackle real-life community problems – environmental, disadvantaged youth and social isolation – and organise and implement projects to address an issue.

In small groups, the students choose a community issue and then independently look at ways of solving the issue by working with community organisations,” said Mr Boyd.

“The Community Problem Solving Program is providing our students with an insight into community issues while encouraging citizenship through real-life community experiences. The Program is beneficial for all involved – the students and the broader community.”

Kirrily Johns Communications Manager Melbourne Grammar School – Grammar News

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In Focus Turning Gorgeous Boys into Good Men An adolescent boy’s 30-second decision can drastically change his life according to Celia Lashlie, a world-renowned researcher into boys’ development and author of the bestselling book He’ll be OK: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men. Celia Lashlie visited Melbourne Grammar in May and presented to staff, students and parents.

Organised by Melbourne Grammar’s Director of Leadership Polly Flanagan as part of the School’s leadership program, Celia Lashlie provided insight into boys’ behaviour for teachers and parents and an invaluable lesson to the boys themselves.

Celia talked to several Year 9 classes using her experience in the New Zealand prison system to engage students and encourage them to link their actions to consequences in a bid to strengthen their decision-making processes. She spent 15 years working in the New Zealand prison service, was the first woman officer in a male prison in New Zealand and managed Christchurch Women’s Prison.

own beliefs, knowing right and wrong, good and bad, what you should and shouldn’t do.”

According to Polly Flanagan, the Year 9 students were fascinated by Celia. “She shared her observations of adolescent boys and her experiences as a prison manager. A lively question and answer session followed Celia’s talk.”

Celia’s straight talking did not end with students. Over 350 parents heard her telling them what she felt they needed to do, and she was equally forceful about the things they ought not be doing to ensure their son becomes a “good man”.

“If there are differences between parents about how to raise a child, don’t let him know or let him play you off each other,” she said.

She also told parents to learn to say no to their sons and realise even if he looks like a man he is not: “Control him, know where he is, keep him safe and learn to say no.”

In Year 7 and 8, boys need to have boundaries, clearly marked and brightly coloured so they can see them. “It is important to establish these boundaries early because by Year 9 he begins to rely totally on his peers, he doesn’t want to be seen alive with his parents,” she said.

“He’s dangerous to himself and everyone else. Year 9 is the time of greatest risk of making those 30-second decisions that could ruin his life. You need to hold him steady in this year, just while we’re waiting for the testosterone to settle and his brain to re-engage.”

Celia Lashlie talks to a Year 9 class about how a 30-second decision can drastically change their life

Celia told the story of a boy with a similar background to our students who went to prison for killing his friend by vehicle manslaughter following a 30-second decision to give chase to a police car. She warned students of their chance of walking into a 30-second moment which could change their lives through a fight, driving accident or alcohol and drug abuse.

“This is not about stopping you having fun. I want you to know what adults have learnt; for every action, there is a consequence,” Celia told the boys.

She explained that over the next few years students have to choose actions that keep them away from prison by showing leadership of oneself: “Leadership is holding a sense of your

She had specific advice for mothers and fathers, suggesting mothers “need to step back and be quiet”, while fathers “need to step up and be involved”. Her message to mothers is: Don’t nag them about homework, don’t do their assignments for them. Let them feel the consequences of their actions. “To become the good man we want him to become, we have to let him go, and it hurts,” she acknowledged.

In a teachers’ seminar, Celia said that teachers need to “know the difference between boy behaviour and bad behaviour” and find ways to allow for adolescent physicality.

“For teachers, Celia emphasised the challenge to make boys more reflective and to pause and think before they act. To parents she spoke of the importance of setting boundaries during adolescence and, especially, enforcing consequences for exceeding the nominated boundaries,” said Head of Senior School Peter Tooke.

Kirrily Johns Communications Manager

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Leadership Program In 2005, Melbourne Grammar School appointed Polly Flanagan as its first Director of Leadership to foster a new culture of leadership among students and staff. The role came about because Melbourne Grammar recognises that in a fast-changing global world, the notion of leadership must also evolve.

The School has always encouraged leaders in the traditional sense – through its Prefects and School, House and sporting team captains, as well as many other student and staff positions. It will continue to do this and will always produce its share of prime ministers, and leaders in business, industry, professions, politics, arts and sports. But leadership is a concept that changes over time and is understood in different ways. Melbourne Grammar Headmaster Paul Sheahan points to a growing world-wide interest in leadership and a significant re-think about what it means.

Authority-based, hierarchical leadership models are being replaced by a different notion, he says, one which focuses on making every student a leader in his or her own life, study and career. This is a less traditional, ‘small l’, notion of leadership. The belief is that everyone can lead and that leadership begins with leadership of self. It is a way of thinking, learning and behaving rather than a position.

Polly Flanagan believes that at its most basic, leadership is about having an influence and being responsible for that influence. It’s about continual learning and coping successfully with change. We are in a rapidly changing world; a technological revolution. It has been estimated that up to 70 per cent of the jobs our students will do don’t exist yet.

Schools are being asked to provide students with skills they will need in 2030, 2040 and 2050 and they are quite different from the skills needed by their parents and grandparents.

Academic intelligence will not be enough. The challenge for schools is to provide students less with knowledge than with mastery of learning tools. There are competing demands. A top ENTER score guarantees a university place, but students also face a future of constant change and continuous learning – they must be able to “learn, unlearn and relearn”, in the words of futurist, Alvin Toffler.

Today’s business leaders are calling for new leadership. The capabilities employees will need in the 21st century include interpersonal skills, oral communication, problem solving, team work, conflict resolution, critical and creative thinking and listening.

Paul Sheahan says these are the skills of leadership and believes that every student, not just those in senior positions, should acquire them. A range of programs is being introduced throughout the School to give students experiences and knowledge of leadership. Years 9 and 10 students have

Year 9 students Will Marshall (left) and Alexander Stogdale undertake a leadership class

formal classroom lessons. They examine leadership of self as the central focus, preferred behavioural styles, multiple intelligence, conflict resolution, good communication, team work and the importance of being a good thinker.

Students analyse leadership in action – what does it look like and what are the characteristics? Case studies include firefighters in the World Trade Centre disaster and a former detective/whistleblower. Some Year 7 and 8 boys at Wadhurst have held a weekly leadership discussion group.

At the Grimwade campus, students in Years 5 and 6 have taken part in three-day leadership conferences, focusing on understanding core values like ‘diversity’.

MGS sees leadership as intrinsically linked to learning – two sides of the same coin. In 2008, a new multi-million dollar Centre for Learning and Leadership will open on the Domain Road boundary of the School. As well as housing technology and traditional library services, the Centre will be used for a variety of activities which bring learning and leadership together, including guest speakers challenging students to think of themselves as leaders.

Other recent activities include community service work; Year 10 students travelling to Vietnam to observe the work of the Fred Hollows Foundation and returning as ambassadors for the charity; joining Challenge 20/20 through the National Association of Independent Schools; students being involved in the planning of the 2008 sesquicentenary student conference, Framing the Future, which will be attended by all Year 10 students.

MGS’s leadership programs are developmental, growing as new ideas emerge. Polly Flanagan will continue to work with the entire school community to develop and implement programs which will expose all students to thinking about leadership and their own capacities.

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Out & About Breakfast Club On Thursday 15 June, 18 Year 10 Bromby House students, attended a challenging seminar on poverty in Australia and on their participation throughout the first semester in the Breakfast Club. The seminar was led by Basil Varghese, Education Coordinator of the Brotherhood of St Laurence, and Kate Smith, Coordinator of the Breakfast Club.

The Breakfast Club was formed a number of years ago, under the auspices of the Brotherhood of St Laurence, in response to a plea from the local primary school which had observed that many children from the public housing estate in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy were arriving at school in the morning without having eaten breakfast. While nourishment continues to be important, a wide variety of appetising food is available, the primary function of the Club is to provide a warm, caring and reassuring environment for children who have faced and may continue to face considerable hardship and dislocation.

While the Club caters for children from a range of backgrounds, currently the majority are from Africa, particularly Sudan. As refugees, given asylum on humanitarian grounds, their families are both recovering from the trauma associated with leaving their own countries under difficult conditions, and attempting to establish themselves in a strange new country.

Our boys have assisted with preparation of food, but more significantly they have engaged in a variety of activities with the children. They have played cards, a large variety of board games and played basketball on the outside court. Kate Smith reports that the children look forward to the mornings when our students are present, and observes that the boys tend to be better behaved on those days. It has become quite a ritual for our boys to piggyback the younger boys to the local school 80 metres down the road. As the semester progressed, the number of ‘taxi’ rides has increased and the age and size of the customers has increased.

Head of Bromby House, Paul Carolan, enthuses about the project and labels it a “win, win, win” situation: the early morning tram ride to Fitzroy provides an excellent chance to get to know the junior members of the House, the students are providing practical help to a very worthy cause, and they are also being encouraged to reflect upon their experiences with people who are not as privileged as themselves.

What are the boys’ impressions of the experience? Year 10 student Peter Kim writes, “Breakfast Club is full of smiles”.

Another student observes, “My family has given clothes to the Brotherhood for years, but now I know some of the real story”.

David McCallum Bromby House Tutor

The Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Breakfast Club in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 8

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The Melgrammarian “I wanted to publish students’ voices and opinions about current issues, let people know what students think and provide a place where students can critique the School,” said Year 11 student Herbert Moore, founder and Co-Editorin-Chief of The Melgrammarian, Melbourne Grammar’s student-run newspaper.

The Melgrammarian began in early 2006 with one student’s idea and determination. Now there is an edition of the Senior School newspaper published each term. With the imperative to include as much information as possible and give everyone a voice and chance to contribute, the newspaper is a mix of world news, topical issues, opinion and more lighthearted segments.

Several high profile interviews have been published, including Victorian Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu in the lead up to the 2006 Victorian election, Dr Martin Parkinson, Executive Director of the Treasury, during the G-20 conference and BHP Billiton CEO Chip Goodyear.

The Dr Martin Parkinson interview was a coup only obtained after dedicated persistence on Herbert’s part – many calls, emails, an attempt to get a press pass, background and security check – and one of the only interviews Dr Parkinson gave during G-20.

“It is great to get involved and to give students the opportunity to understand how some of the most important people in the world are thinking,” said Herbert Moore.

An editorial committee meets every few weeks to come up with content and layout ideas and Senior School students are invited to submit articles. The newspaper is entirely student-run, from writing and editing of articles to layout and distribution. Fellow Editor-in-Chief, Graphic Designer and Year 11 student James Walker takes a weekend of solid work to layout the publication.

Head of English in the Senior School Stephen Dessants and the Director of Marketing and Communications Annie Hayward are on hand to offer the boys advice with the editing of the newspaper, particularly in relation to layout and proof-reading. However, they are keen to point out that the success of The Melgrammarian relies on the fact that it is a student-run, student-directed and student-edited newspaper.

“Run by a group of students, the newspaper takes education out of classroom, but it actually is classroom education. They are engaged in editorial practices, talk about what is fit to print and learn about positioning of pieces, dovetailing into what Year 11 and 12 English students are learning in their unit on issues,” said Mr Dessants.

The Melgrammarian Editors-in-Chief James Walker (left) and Herbert Moore survey recent editions of their newspaper

Annie Hayward says The Melgrammarian is a very important part of the School’s communications program.

“It’s a showcase for the rigorous intellect of Melbourne Grammar’s student group. It shows current and prospective parents that the School helps develop strong, independent minds; young men with good critical faculties and diverse perspectives. It shows that as Senior School students are coming to the end of their secondary education and getting ready for the wider world, that they are well equipped to tackle issues and ideas, and take a leadership role in society.”

Late last year multi-award-winning journalist and current parent Kate Legge was invited to run a workshop with the editorial team: “I was blown away by the energy and spirit of these boys who had a dream and found a way of delivering it into print. The Melgrammarian is everything a good newspaper should be: informative, bold, even cheeky at times, sharp, thoughtful and entertaining. Watch out Rupert Murdoch. It’s not often you come across this kind of endeavour. No waiting to be told. To the School’s credit there was no suggestion of shutting it down at the first iffy editorial decision. Instead staff organised a crash course in defamation and libel and now you’d be mad not to read it from cover to cover.”

The Melgrammarian is one of two student-run publications in the School, the other being Miscellany which is produced once a year and features student poetry, prose and artwork.

Kirrily Johns Communications Manager

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Grimwade House Cultural Diversity Week Another day involved The Great Adventure. Based on The Amazing Race, teams of ten Grimwade House students raced to find sporting landmarks around the city, navigating public transport and maps in the process and purchasing lunch with $4 each at the Queen Victoria Market and dinner in China town.

Each group was accompanied by a teacher or parent but were totally responsible for making their own way around the city, a first for many of the students.

“The city adventure was great because we learnt so much about Melbourne and about public transport. At lunch time when we were at the market it was interesting to see what we could buy for $4,” said Year 5 student Sylvie Goetz.

Year 5 students Emily Shaw, Georgie Jeffries and Erin O’Sullivan at Flinders Street Station during The Great Adventure

The Street Socceroos, Australia’s homeless soccer team, shared some of their soccer playing brilliance with Grimwade House students in March by running soccer clinics and talking about their experiences and plans to travel to Denmark for the World Championships later this year.

The Street Socceroos’ visit to Grimwade House on Friday 9 March was part of the School’s activities to celebrate Victoria’s Cultural Diversity Week and Year 5 students undertook a week of activities (9 – 16 March 2007) with the theme of ‘Sport speaks many languages’.

Grimwade House Year 5 students visited the culturally diverse Lyndale Primary School in Dandenong and organised and ran a tabloid sports day for their Prep to Year 2 students.

“I loved seeing all their happy little faces,” said a Year 5 boy.

“It was fantastic learning about the way different schools operate. The students from Lyndale were really happy to work with us,” said Year 5 student Georgie Jeffries.

Students from Noble Park English Language School, Lyndale Primary School and Grimwade House enjoy a cultural diversity day

Sporting stamina was tested when Grimwade House students undertook either a three-hour bike ride on the Capital City Trail or a variety of activities near the Yarra such as walking around the Tan, undertaking a treasure hunt and sketching in the Royal Botanic Gardens. One student proclaimed, “This has been the best day of my life”.

The finale of the week was a cultural diversity day. Students from Grimwade House, Lyndale Primary School and Noble Park English Language School undertook soccer challenges and a street soccer tournament in mixed school teams umpired by the Street Socceroos at Edwin Flack Park. It was a festive and embracing atmosphere and a Sudanese dance group, The Lopit Dancers, performed. “A girl from Noble Park English Language School helped an MGS student when she was hurt. It was really nice to see,” said Year 5 student Henry Jones.

“Our motto for Grimwade House in 2007 is ‘to put yourself in someone else’s shoes’ and fittingly students donated adult soccer socks to the Australian and Zimbabwean Homeless Soccer teams in celebration of the week,” said Head of Grimwade House Andrew Boyd.

“Apart from the obvious opportunities for leadership, taking children out of their comfort zones, challenging them mentally and physically and watching the development of character, we were able to see our students interact with children and adults from different walks of life and share enjoyable times through sport,” said Glyn Howitt, Grimwade House Assistant Head (Curriculum) and organiser of the week.

“The biggest joy I felt was seeing our Grimwade House students embrace the students I worked with in disadvantaged schools in Dandenong prior to taking up my position at Grimwade House. Without doubt there was genuine interest, enthusiasm and friendship extended by our students. They were naturally compassionate without being condescending. It was a wonderful week and one which will stay long in our memories, for many different reasons,” said Ms Howitt.

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Literary Masterpiece “I think the mosaic is really beautiful and children will enjoy finding their work in it,” said Year 6 student Mitch Burnside.

“Creating the mosaic enabled students to think about the great characters in Australian literature and inspired them to read, while creating a wonderful artwork,” said Head of Grimwade House Andrew Boyd.

Kirrily Johns Communications Manager

Leadership Conference A mosaic depicting characters from Australian literature was officially opened on 29 May 2007

Iconic Australian children’s books have provided the inspiration for a mosaic created by Prep to Year 2 students at Grimwade House as part of an artist-in-residence program.

Artist-in-residence Deborah Amon-Cotter, a leading Melbourne-based mosaic specialist, worked with students to create a three-panelled mosaic depicting characters from Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, Possum Magic, The Magic Pudding, Waltzing Matilda and The Man from Snowy River.

The children drew and painted the images for the mosaic. They cut, placed and glued the tiles, colour matched and made clay leaves, gumnut babies, banksia men, horses and dogs.

Grimwade House Art Teacher Sandra Morgan organised the project and said: “Deborah Amon-Cotter skilfully combined her own artistic talent with the natural enthusiasm and creativity that our students have in abundance. Each child in Prep, Year 1 and 2 was able to take part in the process of making the mosaic, from the concept drawings to the final grouting. They now know all about the mosaic process and what it is like working with an artist who is an expert in her field.”

The mosaic was officially opened on 29 May 2007, complete with book readings and the singing of Waltzing Matilda. The mosaic will be permanently located outside the School’s Kath James Library to remind children of the characters in Australian literature.

“The students are naturally proud of their efforts, the mosaic looks wonderful, and we now have an outside glimpse of what happens inside the Kath James Library – that magical journey that children have with books,” said Sandra Morgan.

Today, as never before, leadership requires facilitating positive change. As a leader you need to be able to motivate, to inspire and to make morally courageous decisions.

The Year 6 students at Grimwade House participated in a Leadership Conference which challenged their view of leadership through discussion and hands-on workshops.

A Leadership Breakfast was held at ten cafés with ten students in each group to discuss leadership. Charlotte Hoy, a Year 6 student, has written a short recount of the Leadership Conference: The teachers at Grimwade House in Year 6 decided to create a conference for all the Year 6 students. They wanted it to be fun and at the same time teach us about leadership. We explored the type of skills that leaders seem to possess, what makes a leader and the meaning of diversity. We did many different activities about diversity, leadership and teamwork.

During the conference we were lucky enough to have some guest speakers. Simon Moss was our first speaker. He is from the Oaktree Foundation which is a group of young students working together to help a community of children living in underprivileged circumstances. Our second speaker was Don Elgin, who is a Para Olympian. He was born with half his leg missing. He is now representing Australia in the Para Olympics. He has a motto which I will never forget: “If you can’t win make the person ahead break the record.”

A highlight of the conference was a Leadership Breakfast. In small groups we went to cafés in the local area to eat and discuss our ideas about leadership and leaders themselves.

The Leadership Conference was a great experience and I am glad I had the opportunity to join in. I learnt a lot, however I would recommend that the conference went for a little longer (perhaps a week) as this would allow people to practise the skills they had learnt. Thank you very much to all the Year 6 teachers who organised this amazing event.

Prue Petsinis Head of Upper Primary and Charlotte Hoy Year 6 Student Melbourne Grammar School – Grammar News

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Wadhurst Art Crosses Cultures As part of Wadhurst’s artist-in-residence program we are very fortunate to have artist Zhou Xiaoping return to work with all Wadhurst students this year following a very successful series of workshops in 2002.

Zhou Xiaoping is an accomplished artist having had over 30 solo exhibitions and many group exhibitions. In particular, Xiaoping has worked with the Aboriginal communities of Arnhem Land for 18 years and is currently working towards an exhibition with artists Jo Gunblan, Matthew Gill and Johnny Bulunbulun.

Zhou Xiaoping worked with students in Term II and will return for further sessions in Term III, showing the boys traditional Chinese brush painting techniques using inks and acrylic paint.

Many of the artworks produced will be incorporated into the sets for the Wadhurst play Heaven and Earth which is to be performed in Term IV as part of the Wadhurst Chinese Festival. Many individual pieces will also be on display at the Wadhurst Art Exhibition to be held on the same evening under the umbrella of the Chinese Festival on 26 October 2007.

This artist-in-residence program naturally extends across the curriculum to include Drama, Dance, Chinese and Art. The program enables all Wadhurst students to extend their artistic skills, their understanding of another culture and at the same time have some fun painting, drawing, writing, dancing, acting, fighting and cutting – overall it should be an enjoyable and rewarding experience for all concerned.

Patricia Langton Wadhurst Visual Arts Coordinator

Alongside the painting program the boys will also be working with a Chinese calligrapher Ms Shikun, making Chinese paper cuts and developing their Chinese calligraphy skills.

Some of the students have also been given an opportunity to practise their dancing skills and martial arts expertise with Chinese dancer Sun Ping.

Curriculum Design Since the Headmaster, Paul Sheahan, announced in 2006 that Melbourne Grammar School would be adopting the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) as its teaching and learning framework, Wadhurst has been proactive in examining ways to re-shape its approaches to classroom practice. One of the key aspects of the VELS is its emphasis on teaching for understanding, not just for the acquisition of knowledge, as important as that might be.

As part of this different approach to teaching, Wadhurst is implementing a new method of curriculum design and documentation. To assist in the development of this new curriculum design, and thanks to a grant from the Grammar Foundation Fellowship, Wadhurst teachers undertook a two-day workshop with Dr Jay McTighe on a Saturday and Monday in May this year.

From the USA, Jay McTighe is internationally recognised for his work in assessment and thinking skills, and more recently as the author of a series of publications entitled Understanding by Design. This curriculum design framework forms the basis of the Wadhurst design and documentation.

During the workshop, Jay provided direction as each subject re-shaped a current unit of work so that the emphasis was on students gaining specified understandings. Teachers were directed towards appreciating how they might see evidence that those understandings had been gained.

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Whilst the process of re-shaping teaching and learning in this way is complex, the intention is that students will leave Wadhurst better able to achieve not only in their studies in the future, but also in dealing with issues as they arise beyond the classroom.

Alan Bliss Coordinator Teaching and Learning Wadhurst

Senior School Rugby Celebrations

Premier’s VCE Awards

The first recorded game of rugby between schools in Victoria took place on 11 August 1932. This year we celebrate the 75th anniversary of school boy rugby in Victoria with a special heritage game at Scotch College on Saturday 11 August at 2 pm. There will be a formal lunch where some of the famous players from the past will gather, followed by games by our Under 16 and 1st XV teams on the main oval at Scotch. Both teams have enjoyed an excellent start to the season and will be challenging for the Colin Bell Trophy.

Rugby is enjoying a strong following at MGS and we have been achieving some excellent results at all age levels.

The Under 16 Premiership side of 2006 is getting good experience at the open level and we have an Under 13 team at Wadhurst for the first time in 2007 which equates to more experience as they develop their skills.

The 1st XV participated in the Gold Coast Rugby Carnival in July, while the Under 16 team played an international side, Rydal Penrhos School from Northern Wales.

In 2008, MGS rugby is hosting an international carnival and we have schools from England, Japan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand playing against the local Australian teams from Hutchins (Tasmania), Shore (NSW), Scotch (Victoria) and MGS. The carnival to be held at MGS in July will be the Rugby Club’s contribution to the broader celebrations occurring as part of Melbourne Grammar’s sesquicentenary.

Rob Shields Head of Rugby Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College will play a 75th anniversary of school boy rugby heritage game in August

2007 Premier’s VCE Award winners from left: Mark Chu, Edgar Myer, William Vann and Andrew Kerr

At a special ceremony in May at the Regent Theatre, six students from Melbourne Grammar were honoured as recipients of the 2007 Premier’s VCE Awards. These MGS students were ranked in the top five in the State in a given study. Those who have contributed to their success at school and beyond will join with me in applauding their outstanding work which has been recognised through these awards.

In the presence of the Governor and Premier of Victoria as well as the Minister for Education, the students received their awards from high profile personalities drawn from career areas which included the arts, sciences, law and business.

We congratulate the following Premier’s VCE Award Winners: Patrick Bulford Mark Chu Andrew Kerr Edgar Myer William Vann Alistair Wischer

English Literature Environmental Science Classical Societies and Cultures Classical Societies and Cultures and English Environmental Science

Daniel McCoppin Senior School Curriculum Coordinator

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Senior School Top Arts The artwork of two Melbourne Grammar School students was exhibited in the National Gallery of Victoria’s Top Arts VCE 2006 exhibition. Held from 16 March to 3 June 2007, the exhibition celebrated student achievement in the subjects of Art and Studio Arts.

Students Charles Ferry and Ben Holland both undertook Unit 3 and 4 VCE Studio Arts last year while in Year 11.

Charles Ferry Shipyard (left)

My aim was to show the mystery and darkness of an abandoned shipyard near Vancouver, Canada. Located on the side of a highway, it is often missed by passers-by. I wanted to capture the beauty hidden in the lonely, derelict ship, which looked as if it had been frozen in time. Photography enabled me to communicate the atmosphere of the scene. The ship’s hard texture, with its flaking paint, is contrasted with the soft stillness of the water and clouds. I created a vertical-format ‘panorama’ by combining and layering three individual photos to show the grandeur of the ship. I have been influenced by the atmospheric photography of Ansel Adams and the dark, shadowy work of Bill Henson.

Ben Holland Natural Elegance (left) and Illusions (below)

Through my exploration throughout last year in Studio Arts, I captured and developed (digitally on Macs) a number of series of photographs.

Through my final pieces I envisaged exposing (pardon the pun) the natural magnificence of our world which we take for granted as we, society in general, carry out our fast-paced lives.

My message to society is to just stop and look around at the magnificent world which surrounds us. To value it for what it is worth to us, not the markets. The two black and white photographs of Egret birds represent how the effective use of techniques can achieve very rewarding results.

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Boarders Hamish Hurley (left) and Richard Armit make their way to school from the Boarding House

A Day in the Life of a Boarder Sharks have many mysteries that scientists can’t figure out; so do boarders.

gone with the accompaniment of a Milo, some biscuits and fellow housemates. Those who have sport training miss out.

There are so many things that your stock standard day boy does not know about us boarders. Day boys only get to spend seven hours a day at this wonderful institution while we sleep, breathe and eat Melbourne Grammar.

However, the life of the boarder is only just beginning at this point. A 6 pm dinner is spent talking, amongst eating, about what might happen next in the Boarding House’s favourite TV show, Neighbours. At 6.30 pm all of our speculations and foretelling are revealed when 90 per cent of the house settles down into intense concentration that cannot be achieved in even the most demanding of Maths classes.

There must be complete silence.

Here you have two diverse boys who come from vastly varied origins. You have Richie Armit who is your ‘fair dinkum’ Australian farmer, brought up and raised on the sheep’s back in a remote East Gippsland farm in Swifts Creek, then you have Hamish Hurley, an old sea salt from Sorrento who has the salty waves and wind flowing in his veins. But what is it that brought these two boys together to become two great mates? A life at the Boarding House, sharing knowledge, experience and an understanding that can only be realised through the day-to-day life of the Boarding House.

This day-to-day life of a boarder, which is largely unbeknown to the rest of the Melbourne Grammar community, begins daily with a 7.50 am wake up call and a quick hot shower, for most, followed by a quick making of the bed and moving the pile of clothes on the floor to an even messier pile in the wardrobe. From here it’s off to an 8.30 am breakfast in the Luxton Dining Hall to pack in the nutrients for a demanding school day.

At recess we part with the day boys and have our morning tea in the Dining Hall and again we return for a hot meal at lunch time enjoyed along with all of the staff of the School.

After the final bell, those who are not involved in turnout, return to the ‘Boardo’ for a relaxing afternoon usually spent reading daily newspapers and reminiscing over the day just

We do things a little differently in the Boarding House.

House periods are held at 7 pm and are followed by either an hour and a half of study for Year 9 and 10, or two hours for the senior students undertaking VCE studies. Tutors are present throughout the evening for those who require assistance with homework. Then the fun and games begin.

Year 12 students on duty have the epic task of getting all those in Years 9, 10 and 11 to bed at 9.30 pm, 10 pm and 10.30 pm, respectively. The younger boys always prove to be the harder taskmasters, constantly pushing their luck with the elders, and if the line is crossed, an early morning 20 km static bike session is guaranteed. Once lights are out the house quickly quietens down, rejuvenating itself before the cycle begins again.

So it is this cycle that can bring two diverse people together and indeed creates an environment that enables boys to become men; sharing their knowledge and their experiences, creating friendships that will continue out of the precinct boundaries and into the bright future of those who successfully walk out of the MGS Boarding House.

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Friends of Grammar Events Collection Exhibition Collection, an exhibition of 19 leading contemporary Australian artists was held at the School’s Motorworks Gallery from 15 May to 8 June 2007. With artists such as Lisa Roet, Darren Sylvester, David Bromley, David Larwell, Clinton Nain, Mark Schaller and Old Melburnian James Smeaton (OM 1981), the exhibition was opened by the Chairman of the National Gallery of Australia, Rupert Myer.

“With this exhibition, there is an immediate engagement between a group of professional contemporary artists, the galleries that represent them, teachers and students of art in this school and collectors of art as well. For anyone who is interested or curious, this is an ideal environment in which to nurture that interest and curiosity. You can ask anything, say anything, feel anything here. If one role for a gallery is to be a safe place for unsafe ideas, then a school place like this is even safer for ideas that may be even less safe,” said Mr Myer.

Another highlight of the exhibition was a lunch with guest speaker Artistic Director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Juliana Engberg in conversation with artist Kate Daw on 18 May. The exhibition was organised

by Friends of Grammar and was supported by Melbourne’s leading commercial galleries.

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Your Audience with the Queen Gerry Connolly disguised as the Queen, best-selling author of Mao’s Last Dancer Li Cunxin and journalists Jeff McMullen and Tracey Curro all performed in a spectacular night at the Friends of Grammar dinner dance, Your Audience with the Queen, on Friday 1 June at The International of Brighton. Auctioneer Jack Bongiorno hosted a grand auction of truly amazing items which raised over $120,000 for the School and the band Plastique ensured guests danced the night away.

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From The School Council

Sandy Clark

Committees In the past I have spoken of the experience, and dedication, shown by members of the Grammar community who serve on Council Committees. It is one of Melbourne Grammar’s great strengths that our supporters are willing to give their time and experience so readily to assist the School in many ways. I was asked recently by the Chairman of another Associated Public School how we are so successful in getting parents, Old Melburnians, and others to join Committees.

We can’t do this, he said, adding that he noted most of our meetings started at the “unearthly” time of 7.30 am!

One group whose contribution is very valuable is the Finance and Planning Committee. Its charter includes having responsibility for financial planning and controls, and also to assist the Council in determining the strategic financial direction of the School. Among its duties and responsibilities are the review of revenue and capital budgets, providing advice on the setting of fees, the review of fee collection and fee billing processes, the analysis of both short and longer term cash flows, and the continuing review of costs.

Two members of Council sit on this Committee. Stuart Gooley, a chartered accountant, and a consultant with Ernst & Young, is the long serving Chairman, supported by Vince Fitzgerald, previously a senior bureaucrat with Treasury in Canberra, and now Chairman of the Allen Consulting Group in Melbourne.

However, you get an increased understanding of the Committee’s experience when you examine the background of the four coopted members, all of whom are current parents.

I first met Ron Dewhurst when he was in charge of JP Morgan in New York. Ron’s next position, from which he has only retired recently, was CEO of IOOF Holdings, a financial services company here in Melbourne. Another of Ron’s achievements is training Raelene Boyle to a Commonwealth Gold Medal in 1982.

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Finance and Planning Committee from left, back: David Temple, Ron Dewhurst, David Williamson, Vince FitzGerald, Paul Sheahan, front: John Jesson, Simon Jones, Stuart Gooley, Debra Knight

Simon Jones brings financial rigour as a chartered accountant who was formerly a partner of Arthur Anderson, and is now Managing Director of Canterbury Partners, a funds management company. Deborah Knight now runs her own financial, and management, consultancy and was formerly an executive with the Commonwealth Bank, while the strategic strength of the Committee is enhanced considerably by David Williamson, a partner of Blake Dawson Waldron, and the National Leader of the firm’s corporate practice.

The Headmaster, Paul Sheahan, the Bursar, David Temple, and the Finance Manager, John Jesson, complete a very formidable Committee.

I reiterate the School’s heartfelt thanks to all those who serve the various Council Committees.

APS Chairmen Recently I hosted a meeting of APS Chairmen at the Lodge.

These meetings are very valuable, giving us the opportunity to discuss, confidentially, a range of issues, and to hear how individual schools are dealing with specific problems and perceived shortcomings. The meetings are held at least every six months, each school taking a turn to act as host, the Principal of the host school also attending to answer the difficult questions!

At our meeting we also farewelled Michael Robinson, well known to many Old Melburnians, who has been Chairman of the Scotch College Council for some 11 years. The Headmaster and I gave Michael a Grammar community tie which, I understand from Michael, has been greatly admired on the few occasions it has been worn.

Sandy Clark Chairman

From The Headmaster Values As reported earlier in this edition, a recent visit to Melbourne Grammar by the renowned New Zealand social researcher, Ms Celia Lashlie, to talk about the raising of boys, created a good deal of discussion in our community.

Ms Lashlie is the author of a popular book, He’ll be OK: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men1, an exposition on the research she had carried out in New Zealand schools with adolescent boys. At one stage of her career she worked in a men’s prison across the Tasman, so she has first-hand knowledge of the sorts of issues that are important in parenting young males.

As the decades unfold, life becomes more complex and the raising of children more problematic as they, the children, are presented with a much greater array of opportunities to indulge in activities that are not good for the orderly development of a value system and, in some cases, potentially life-threatening. Of course, it is easy to be pontifical and to judge from a perspective that is out of touch with what is happening. And, advancing age can easily produce a frame of mind that disapproves of everything that young people do. However it must also be said that there are unchanging values that have served individuals and society admirably over the centuries and that we dispense with at our peril. For instance, ‘consideration of others’. I don’t think that consideration of others (sometimes even before self!) has brought about anyone’s downfall and yet, on occasions, one despairs that young people seem to be oblivious to others.

Many of the great religions of the world worship different deities but, at the root of them all, there seems to be a set of values that has served humanity well through the centuries.

I have written about the values that underpin a Melbourne Grammar education and I hope that students and parents – indeed the whole community – will see that everything we do and every modification we make to the educational program has at least one of the Melbourne Grammar values at its heart.

Paul Sheahan

Having said all of this, though, one’s heart is uplifted by the most astonishing acts of kindness that one comes across from time to time. I am reminded constantly of the capacity for humans to undertake great acts of compassion and consideration for others that come unexpectedly. When I say that, I think, for example, of the program involving students in David McCallum’s English classes in the middle secondary years, who, with Alberto Rizzo, have been piecing together stories of people to whom life has dealt some harsh blows. These students have created ‘Digital Storytelling’ whereby they come together with elderly folk through the Brotherhood of St Laurence to tell an engagingly interesting story of the elderly that is captured on disk and screened as a vignette. The joy these encounters bring to the older people is amazing and the experience they provide for the students is second-to-none.

So one should never underestimate the capability of young people when those young people conduct their lives according to the right values! As Ms Lashlie says in the introduction to her book: “For the many gorgeous boys I met on the journey: know that magic lies within you.”

Paul Sheahan Headmaster

Society will not function properly or in an orderly fashion without an acceptance of these fundamental values by its constituents. A world characterised only by pursuit of goals that might serve an individual’s own selfish ends becomes chaotic and its inhabitants grow deeply suspicious of each other.

Celia Lashlie, He’ll Be OK: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men (2005), Harper Collins Publishers (NZ) Ltd, ISBN 186950 528 X 1

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The Old Melburnians Council

The Old Melburnians Immediate Past President Simon Wilson

Incoming Old Melburnians President Stephen Gibbons

From the President As President of The Old Melburnians, I was privileged to be able to give the Anzac Day oration in the Memorial Hall. The service was extremely well attended by Old Melburnians and, in particular, our esteemed returned servicemen.

There is something about Anzac Day in the Memorial Hall which still sends a tingle down the back of one’s neck, contemplating the coalescence of our nation’s history, the School’s history and traditions and above all the sacrifice of those Old Melburnians who gave their lives preserving values that are still the cornerstone of our society. The Old Melburnians were particularly pleased to receive a number of emails and letters from boys at the School expressing their appreciation at having participated in the service.

With only several months of our effective year left to run I have decided to stand down at the end of June as President of The Old Melburnians. After 12 consecutive years on The Old Melburnians Council, it has been my great privilege to serve as the President for over the last year and a half.

For the purposes of the Anzac Day service in 2008, the School’s sesquicentenary year, an invitation has been extended to the Governor General to deliver the oration and we are waiting anxiously to see whether his calendar will permit his attendance.

This will therefore be my last article as President and I wish to take this opportunity of thanking all Old Melburnian Councillors with whom I have served for their continued assistance to The Old Melburnians and to the School, and I particularly want to thank the Headmaster for his continued support of The Old Melburnians by making himself available for so many Old Melburnian functions. I also want to thank Stewart Brook, as Alumni Manager, for the fine work he does in organising all our functions and reunions.

The Old Melburnians offer their congratulations to School Council member and President of the Grammar Foundation, Mr Ross Adler, who was awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) this Queen’s Birthday for his service to business and commerce and educational institutions foremost among which is, of course, Melbourne Grammar.

I would remind Old Melburnians that our Annual Dinner is now firmly booked at the MCC for 31 August 2007 with the guest speakers, or more precisely, performers being the ‘Coodabeen Champions’, and would ask you all to book as early as possible through the Development Office on (03) 9865 7681.

It seems important to me that with the sesquicentenary year approaching, the person who will become President of The Old Melburnians for that year, Stephen Gibbons, the current Senior Vice President, ought to have an opportunity to spend the last few months of this year acclimatising to the position of President and gaining public identity in the role leading into next year.

By the time this Grammar News is printed, Stephen Gibbons will be the new President of The Old Melburnians and I ask all of you to give him your full support to ensure that the School’s sesquicentenary year is the success we all want it to be. I shall stay on for that year in the role of Immediate Past President and look forward to serving The Old Melburnian’s Council for one last year.

Honour Ye The Old School’s Story.

Simon Wilson QC Immediate Past President

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The Old Melburnians Football Club

Bowls Club

The Old Melburnians Football Club has made a mixed start to the 2007 season with two wins and two losses after four rounds. The team has been hit with a lot of injuries and as a result we are fielding a young and inexperienced team. This will benefit the Club greatly in the future.

Prior to the season we made some changes to our coaching panel. It is with great pleasure we welcome Russell Morris, ex St Kilda and Hawthorn premiership player, as our senior coach. Simon Beaumont, ex Carlton and Hawthorn, is assisting with the seniors. Michael Carty is reserves coach and we are pleased to have secured the services of David Landrigan (six times ‘A’ grade premiership player with Old Xaverians) as all stars coach. Christian Neeson continues in his very important role with the U19’s.

During the summer months The Old Melburnians Football Club formed an affiliation with the Melbourne Old Girls Netball Club. This Club comprises many girls from Merton Hall and currently has around 60 members, with teams competing on a Tuesday evening. There will be many social activities conducted on a joint basis, and we see many benefits from this relationship.

At the start of the season, as with all clubs, we lost a few players and picked up others. James Beaumont and Will Harvey have departed to try their luck with Williamstown and Northern Bullants, respectively. We wish them both well.

Our captain, Cam Kennedy, has decided that his body has had enough and we thank him for a long and distinguished career. We are pleased to welcome back Jack Berry, and Barclay Dixon, after a long absence, returns as captain. The experienced players, plus the improvement from the younger brigade, bodes well for season 2007. For more information visit our website: www.omfc.com.au.

Andrew Ristrom President OMs Football Club

OM bowlers Ken McKaige (OM 1948) and Mark Aarons (OM 1946) check scores

Old Melburnian bowlers with OM President Simon Wilson at the Public Schools Old Boys Bowls Tournament 2007

The Old Melburnians Bowls Club celebrated the end of its 26th season with a luncheon on 30 April at the Naval and Military Club. At the luncheon the Alen Eilenberg Trophy was presented to John Edmonds (OM 1950). The Club’s annual award recognises attendance at games and performance on the green through the season.

During the season the Club played ten games winning five and losing five for a total of 73 shots up. Games were played against teams including Old Scotch Collegians, Caulfield Grammarians, Old Wesley Collegians, Old Xaverians, St Kevin’s Old Collegians, Melbourne High School Old Boys, MCC, Brighton Bowling Club and the Royal Melbourne Golf Club.

In the annual Public Schools Old Boys Bowls Tournament the ultimate prize still eludes us. This year we finished fourth of the nine competing sides in the all day event.

The Club is at present in winter recess and members are looking forward to the new season which commences on 25 October 2007 with a game against Old Scotch. Ten matches have been scheduled for the 2007/2008 season.

The Old Melburnians Bowls Club draws members from most areas in and around Melbourne and has players of all levels of experience and ability. Games are played mid week against other Public School past student associations and some bowling clubs. New members are always welcome.

Old Melburnians, who are lawn bowlers, are invited to contact Secretary Bruce Hall (OM 1949) on (03) 9836 3196 or hall@melbpc.org.au.

Bruce Hall Secretary OMs Bowls Club

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Branches & Reunions Witherby Tower Luncheon

Old Melburnians Bowls Club Luncheon

1. Nick Renton (OM 1948) and Theo Nelson (OM 1953) enjoy catching up at the lunch

8. Bowls Club Secretary Bruce Hall (OM 1949) and President Mark Aarons (OM 1946) with Alen Eilenberg Trophy winner Mark Edmonds at the end of season luncheon

2. Kelvin Griffith (OM 1948) with Robin Williams (OM 1947) and his wife Hilary 3. Jennifer Smithers with Ann and Clive Morris (OM 1950)

2002 Five Year Reunion 9. George Nedovic and Jonathon Tucker at the five year reunion

Friday Recital 4. Renowned flautist John Wion (OM 1954) returned to the Bluestone for a special performance in the Ross T Shelmerdine Music Studio. He is pictured here (left) with his piano accompanist Stephen McIntyre

10. Lachlan Molesworth and Natalie Simpson recall their days at Grimwade House 11. Tristan Watkins, Nicholas O’Connell and Tim Molesworth enjoy the opportunity to catch up 12. Tony Nguyen and Prasanna Venkataraman at their first reunion

1967 Forty Year Reunion 5. Ian Nankivell and Gerry Tucker recount their days in the Quad 6. Richard Stark and Tom Barrett enjoy catching up at the reunion 7. Chris Cordner chats with Simon Turner who had travelled from Colorado to attend the reunion

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Community News Weddings Community Congratulations The Grammar community is pleased to congratulate the following couples who recently celebrated their marriage in the Chapel of St Peter:

3 March 2007 Gabriel King (OM 1998) & Evelyn Ding Aiden Geysen & Nerida Blanche (OM 1994)

11 March 2007 Philip Arnold (OM 1995) & Elizabeth Spence

16 March 2007 Rodney Dalziel (OM 1994) & Wendy Fisher

17 March 2007 Campbell Kennedy (OM 1994) & Amy Chapman Michael Mammen (OM 1996) & Suzanne Mathews

24 March 2007 Guy Beaven (OM 1993) & Alison Durham

30 March 2007 Cameron Walker & Kirsten Allen (Staff)

21 April 2007 Robert (Luke) McDowell (OM 1994) & Robin Strickland

28 April 2007 Geoffrey Wilhelm (OM 1994) & Bernadette Draper

5 May 2007 Michael Chang (OM 1990) & Soo Jung Hong Ben Stephenson (OM 1994) & Jordan Parkes Anthony Hotchin & Suzannah Wilson (OM 1993)

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News

The School community congratulates former Headmaster, Nigel Creese, on celebrating his 80th birthday in June.

Over 70 members of the MGS Retired Staff Association enjoyed their Annual Luncheon at Leonda by the Yarra in June. The guest speaker was Michael Cathcart (OM 1973), historian, storyteller and broadcaster. At the Annual General Meeting which preceded the Luncheon, Dr Geoffrey Smith (MGS Staff 1966-2000) accepted the position of President of the Association.

On 30 April 2007, Pope Benedict named Peter Elliott (OM 1961) Titular Bishop of Manaccenser and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne. Peter is now referred to as BishopElect Peter Elliott and is the Auxiliary Bishop in the Southern Region of the Archdiocese of Melbourne.

1998 was a career defining year for Rob Nethercote (OM 1964) as he obtained his motor racing licence and doctorate.

His involvement in motor sport led in 2002 to a move away from his role as Vice-Master of Queen’s College to become Chief Executive Officer of the Confederation of Motor Sport.

At the beginning of 2007, Rob was invited to take up the inaugural position of General Manager of the Australian Institute for Motor Sport Safety.

Professor John Hutson (OM 1966) became an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day honours for service to medicine, particularly in the field of pediatric surgery as a clinician, teacher and researcher, and to the community through the scouting movement.

Jolyon Shelton (OM 1970) has just joined W l Gore and Associates after spending 24 years working for Eastman

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Kodak and a two-year stint at Cabot Microelectronics. He and his family are planning to live somewhere between Philadelphia and Baltimore.

Jolyon has spent the last 15 years in the United States.

Michael Ross (OM 1980) started a technology and consulting firm in 1996 called eVision and the business is still going strong ten years later. The company provides products and services in the B2B messaging and Internet services space. Michael and his wife live with their four children in Melbourne.

Ingmar Wahlqvist (OM 1986) writes that he is a doctor turned business person. His medical degree was followed by an MBA and management consulting. Ingmar recently returned from France, where he and his family had lived for five years, and where he worked for Sanofi-Aventis, a French pharmaceutical company. He is now working in venture capital, in a joint position between Melbourne Ventures and GBS Ventures, with the objective of commercialising good opportunities from the medical faculty at University of Melbourne. Ingmar is married to Laura with a son and a daughter, Gustav and Oriane, who were both born in France.

Julian Turecek (OM 1987) recently returned to Victoria after six and a half years in Sydney and is living at Trafalgar in Gippsland on 100 acres with wife Jennifer and daughter Imogen who was born in June 2003. Julian is currently working in the energy industry, in policy and government relations, covering energy and climate change issues.

Major James Greenshields (OM 1992) and Captain David Barton (OM 1997) are both serving on operations in Iraq. Major Greenshields is a Combat Team Commander, in command of armoured

ASLAVs and Bushmasters, while Captain Barton is an Iraqi Army Liaison Officer with the Military Transition Team. They are part of the approximately 500 personnel, drawn mostly from Darwin’s 1st Brigade, which form Overwatch Battle Group (West)-2. The Battle Group, part of a multi-national force and working closely with British Forces in Southern Iraq, is helping the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Provincial Governments build a secure and stable Iraq.

Leigh Gold (OM 1993) has returned to Melbourne after three years in Sydney. Leigh has travelled extensively with the Bridge circuit round Asia, New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Leigh won a silver medal in the Asia Pacific Championships, and gold medal in the Australian Championships and has represented Australia in Bridge a number of times as well.

Nicholas Matthews (OM 1995) is living and working in Princeton in New Jersey as a Principal Analyst in Tax/Finance at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Nicholas would welcome any contact with OMs travelling in the United States and can be contacted via OMs Online.

Ashley Myler (OM 1995) is working for Holland & Knight LLP as their Marketing Projects and Proposal Coordinator in Washington, D.C. Nick Boag (OM 1999) completed a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 and a Diploma of Education in 2003. Nick spent 2004/5 working for Club Med resorts in both Queensland and Malaysia and moved to Canberra at the start of 2006 to study law at ANU. Andrew Gillard (OM 2001) has moved to Fremantle in Western Australia to study medicine at the University of Notre Dame.

Obituaries

Queen’s Birthday Honours On behalf of the Grammar community we extend our congratulations to the following people who were awarded an honour in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2007.

Companion of the Order of Australia Norman Ross Adler AO (OM 1962, School Council member) For service to business and commerce, particularly through the promotion of international trade and as a contributor to company and commercialisation development in Australia, to the community through administrative roles with educational institutions, and as a supporter of the arts.

The School has learnt of the following deaths in our community. Our sympathy and understanding is extended to their family and friends.

Adams, H J P (OM 1949) Arnot, J L (OM 1959) Asimus, A J (OM 1985) Bold, H B (OM 1946)

Member of the Order of Australia

Byrne, J H (OM 1965)

John Wilson Gourlay (OM 1951, dec) For service to the community as a philanthropist supporting charitable organisations, educational institutions and business ethics programs, and to the accountancy profession.

Clarkson, S F (OM 1934)

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Dennett, J P (OM 1945)

Dr John Barry Humphries AO (OM 1951) Actor and Writer. For services to entertainment.

Dowling, M K (OM 1998)

Clendinnen, D A (OM 1944)

Dunbar, R P (OM 1942) Faulkner, J N (OM 1943) Folk, J W (OM 1938) Fosbery, N W (OM 1936)

C A Bell

Gourlay, J W (OM 1951)

Cranbrook School Staff 1932–56; MGS Staff 1957–73

Hadlow, P G (OM 1941)

Last year a group of Old Cranbrookians felt they should, before time beat them, record their recollections of ‘Cheery’, as they knew him, for future generations. They asked for articles, memorabilia, recollections, poems, plays, photographs and comments from as far and wide as possible. This material, primarily from those he taught at Cranbrook and MGS, will be the basis for a book about Mr Bell’s career which the editors now hope to publish by the end of 2008.

At MGS, C A Bell, known to OMs as ‘Dinger’, was at various times Master-in-Charge of Rugby, Housemaster of Morris House, Head of English, Master of the Upper School, and Senior Master.

He was, more importantly, a singularly influential schoolmaster.

Hallam, K C (OM 1945) Hensley, W B (OM 1940) Kennard, G S (OM 1972) Kibby, P (OM 1947) Le Page, A E (OM 1940) Learmonth, J C (Past Parent)

Communication with the MGS community has been limited so far to a letter sent to some thought to have known Mr Bell through his English classes and/or other areas in the School, and to an email sent to those who have an email address registered with MGS. The response to these requests has been very encouraging.

Lockie, R S (Past Staff)

This notice is to urge other OMs of the Hone and early Creese years who had contact with Mr Bell to contribute to this project, either individually or in collaboration with other contemporaries.

Informal photos, very rare, if they exist at all, would be particularly welcome. Further information, if required, can be sought from Ian Rutherford on (03) 9836 2528 or Stewart Brook on (03) 9865 7681.

Rodwell, A W (OM 1934)

Contributions should be sent by 22 October 2007 to David Castle at: 16 Bayswater Road, Lindfield NSW 2070 E: dfcastle@bigpond.net.au T: (02) 9416 3564 F: (02) 8233 9555

Slee, J E (OM 1938)

Officer, D B (OM 1937) O’Sullivan, A P (OM 1986)

Rosson, W O (OM 1943) Simpson, R M (OM 1962)

Stranaghan, G H (OM 1930) Weir, A J (OM 1938) Wigley, G R (OM 1942)

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Grammar Community David Bland Ride for Life Cordner Eggleston Cup Australian Rules Football began with a match between Melbourne Grammar School and Scotch College in 1858. The anniversary of the first ever recorded game of AFL is now celebrated every year with the Cordner Eggleston Cup. This year the Cordner Eggleston Cup was hosted by Scotch College and held on 27 April 2007. It is an important game in the Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College football calendar and this year was particularly pertinent for a couple of Melbourne Grammar families.

One hundred and ten orange balloons are released at the David Bland Ride for Life

Melbourne Grammar student David Bland was a happy, thriving 14-year-old boy who died suddenly after suffering a cerebral oedema just before entering Year 9 in 2006. To celebrate David’s life and promote the importance of organ donation a bike ride was held on Sunday 18 March 2007.

David was one of four child organ donors in Victoria in 2006.

His family and friends have decided to raise awareness of the importance and benefits of organ donation in the hope that donor rates will increase. Bike riding was one of David’s favourite sports and the David Bland Ride for Life will be held annually to remember David and promote organ donation awareness in the community.

For the inaugural David Bland Ride for Life on 18 March 2007 over 300 cyclists, all dressed in David’s favourite colour orange, set off on the 17 km journey along the Yarra from the Hawthorn Velodrome to the Federation Bells in Birrarung Marr and back. A minute’s silence was held at Federation Square to remember David. Meanwhile at the Velodrome, the 13th Malvern Cubs completed two sets of 110 laps to remember David’s solo effort of completing 110 laps at the same spot when aged only five.

David’s mother Margaret told everyone what David had been like, what his death had meant to his family and why they had decided to promote organ donation. Josh Moorman, a 17‑year‑old student from Queensland, who had recently ridden his bike from Brisbane to Melbourne to raise awareness of organ donation, also participated in the David Bland Ride for Life. He described how his family felt when his mother received a liver transplant 18 months ago. One hundred and ten orange balloons were released to mark David’s passing.

Proceeds of the ride totalling $3,000 were given to LifeGift (Red Cross) for the production of materials to support families facing the possibility of child organ donation.

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Year 12 student Edward Hughes was part of Melbourne Grammar’s 1st XVIII team for the Cup. Not only was he playing in a historic clash, but he was also following in the footsteps of both his father, Dr Gordon Hughes (OM 1967) who played in the same match 40 years ago, and his grandfather, Sir Edward Hughes (OM 1937) who played in 1936, 71 years ago.

“I think any father would be proud to see his son wearing his old football colours, particularly in an event like this. I know it gave my father a thrill when he watched me play in this game,” said Gordon Hughes.

Similarly, Year 11 student Angus Lapin was part of the 2007 team, and his grandfather Dr Allen Lapin (OM 1937) played in the 1936 clash. Harcourt Dowsley (OM 1937) was the oldest Old Melburnian footballer to attend this year’s match and he also played in the 1936 game.

Harcourt Dowsley, Sir Edward Hughes and Allen Lapin were all members of the 1st XVIII team in 1937, but due to an infantile paralysis (polio) epidemic the football premiership was abandoned mid season and, to much disappointment, Melbourne Grammar was forced to forgo matches with Wesley and Scotch.

This year’s match was closer than recent years, with Melbourne Grammar losing valiantly by 21 points, final score Scotch 14.13.97 def MGS 11.10.76.

“The opening was marred by silly errors and free kicks and ultimately this cost us the game. Despite the start, the boys fought back brilliantly to take the lead in the third quarter.

This happened due to some excellent tackling and pressure that was applied to the Scotch team by our boys. It was terrific to see an MGS side fight back like this one did and they displayed some real courage and character on the day.

Unfortunately, an incident late in the third quarter caused yet a further momentum shift which gave the lead back to Scotch; a lead that we were unable to broach,” said coach Ben Hanisch.

Kirrily Johns Communications Manager

The Grammar Foundation Focus on Philanthropy The Annual General Meeting of The Grammar Foundation was held in the Shelmerdine Studio on Thursday 10 May 2007 and was well supported with more than 90 members in attendance.

The special guest speaker at the AGM this year was Harold Mitchell AO. As many of you will know, Harold Mitchell is Chairman of Mitchell and Partners which he founded in 1976 and is now regarded as the largest media agency in Australia. Mr Mitchell is also a well known philanthropist and in December 2000 he launched the Harold Mitchell Foundation to promote and support philanthropy in health and the arts.

The major thesis of his address was that “from those to whom much has been given much is expected”. If there was ever a better reason to proffer for asking people to give, I am not sure what it is: “I ‘give’ for one simple reason.

And it’s the same reason that I ‘take’. I want to build things: better things, things that improve and enrich lives; both, my life and the lives of others,” said Harold Mitchell.

Harold Mitchell, Chairman of Mitchell and Partners, was the guest speaker at The Grammar Foundation Annual General Meeting

“I ‘give’ for one simple reason. And it’s the same reason that I ‘take’. I want to build things: better things, things that improve and enrich lives; both, my life and the lives of others.”

In a world in which the income of half of the world’s population is estimated to be around $A2 per day, there is no alternative but for the ‘wealthy’ to support the needy (and that can take many and different forms), but that is not an argument to say that seemingly less needy causes should be left unsupported. “For me to live, I need others to live. For me to survive, I need others to survive. For me to prosper, I need others to prosper.” And there is nothing self-indulgent in any of that!

Mr Mitchell quoted Lord Rothschild, one of the most generous benefactors of all time: “The more I give, the more I have” – an interesting assertion to contemplate and ‘unpack’. What did Lord Rothschild mean?

I was also interested to hear Mr Mitchell go on to say that philanthropy is a deeply-held responsibility in many of the

world’s religions, predominantly, though not exclusively, to help the poor, but for whatever purpose it is an expectation for the ‘haves’.

Perhaps the last word belongs to David Rockefeller, a member of one of America’s most generous families: “Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.”

The generosity of the Melbourne Grammar community is helping to create the next generation of leaders that will transform society!

Paul Sheahan Headmaster

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Friends of Grammar Senior School It’s been an amazing second term with so much happening at Melbourne Grammar. The opening of the inaugural arts@mgs contemporary exhibition Collection by MGS parent Rupert Myer was outstanding. The luncheon which followed two days later, with guest speaker Juliana Engberg, Artistic Director of ACCA, and artist Kate Dawe was also a huge success.

Eighteen months ago Lucy Mora put forward an idea to develop a visual arts show which would embrace both the wider arts and the whole MGS community. Her vision was to create an exhibition that would allow our boys and MGS families to gain a better understanding and appreciation of the wider arts community.

After many months of work by Lucy and a small group of passionate parents and teachers, our first event, Collection, was launched with an exhibition and sale of contemporary artworks drawn from nine leading Melbourne commercial contemporary art galleries.

Sales from Collection raised almost $11,000 for the School but, most importantly, it has raised the profile of visual arts within the School for both students and parents and was a demonstration of the great importance MGS places on the creative development of our students. We sincerely hope you will continue to support the galleries and their artists who participated.

Of course, our other major event was Your Audience with the Queen. Held at The International of Brighton, we were entertained, delighted and surprised by HM The Queen,

also known as Gerry Connolly, and his amazingly insightful monologues featuring his clever interpretations of Barry Humphries and Paul Keating no less!

Jeff McMullen’s armchair conversation with Li Cunxin provided new insights into this amazing man and his incredible journey. Tracey Curro’s expertise and professionalism as MC for the night was truly impressive, along with Jack Bongiorno’s imaginative auctioneering which managed to extract over $120,000 from the generous pockets of those who were able to attend.

The energy and enthusiasm with which Mandy Mandie, Richard Crosby and the Event Committee organised and executed the evening is unsurpassed. Thank you to everyone – to those who generously donated items for the grand auction, to those who willingly came on the night to sell auction paddles and just ‘help’ and to the MGS teachers and staff who did everything they could to make the evening such a success.

Finally, thank you to the Grammar community – it’s your generous participation that made this evening such an outstanding success.

In Term IV we plan to host another event – a ‘friend raiser’ which will give everyone the opportunity to come together once again. Stay tuned for more details.

We hope you’ve enjoyed your cocktail parties, coffee mornings, luncheons and other FOG activities. If you have any suggestions or would like to know more about participating in any Friends of Grammar committee, please contact me by phone 0418 580 612 or email nexus@mira.net.

The opening of the inaugural Collection exhibition at Motorworks Gallery

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Kerry Holdsworth President FOG Senior School

Wadhurst

Grimwade House

Term II’s aim for the Friends of Grammar Wadhurst Committee concentrated on getting the parents together.

Three weeks into term we mixed at the ‘Something Moorish’ Moroccan Bazaar which was everything it promised to be – fun, frivolity, shopping for bargains at the Bazaar, belly dancing and many new friends made. We even had quite a few tables of fathers who made sure they didn’t miss out on the fun. In fact, the stall selling men’s ties was the most supported! Who says women are the ones who like to shop! It was a fantastic fundraiser for Wadhurst and thank you to everyone who supported us. Thanks also to the tireless ‘Something Moorish’ Committee who put this event together – it was a huge effort that was very much appreciated by all.

Due to the success of all the fundraising efforts, our boys will really benefit later this year because the great news is that we have been able to supply most of the items from the wish list given to us by our Head of Wadhurst.

This event was followed by father/son bowling nights for each Wadhurst House; they were a great success and were a fabulous way for the fathers to get to know each other.

Let’s move on to the mothers now and our very successful Mother’s Day stall. The boys were able to buy their mums some fabulous gifts, courtesy of the class representatives’ side of our Wadhurst team who, most kindly, took over the running of this event. This was closely followed by House morning teas to treat ourselves.

Term closed with our annual Wadhurst Breakfast for families. It never ceases to amaze me how the Melbourne Grammar families will manage to have fun and be keen to participate at any time of the day! So at 7 am one cold, wintry June morning we all gathered in the Wadhurst Hall for a sumptuous breakfast supplied by yet another great team of FOG workers. Thank you so much to all those who had to rise at 5 am to feed the hungry Wadhurst families!

Finally, I wish to thank everyone in the Wadhurst community for being so wonderfully generous both with giving their time to come along to all our events and also for giving so generously to our main fundraiser. I particularly want to thank all our FOG Wadhurst Committee members and our class representatives – without their wonderful support none of this would have been possible.

Jane Hiscock President FOG Wadhurst

The new Grimwade House Swap Shop

Second term at Grimwade House has seen a busier schedule than usual but all was achieved with much fun and hard work.

May saw the opening of our new Swap Shop located next to Netley. With the outstanding help of the Property Services department from both campuses we managed to fit out the old garage into a wonderful new retail space which almost makes the clothes look brand new! My thanks to the FOG Senior School girls for their assistance with the split and to the many families who donate/supply good quality pre-loved clothes. Many thanks to the FOG Grimwade girls for their spirit and enthusiasm and to all the year levels for making time to volunteer for duty on Wednesday afternoons to run the shop.

The Mother’s Day stall was a huge success providing high quality gifts at affordable prices for all the children. We purchased 1,500 gifts and had very little left over at the end of the day. There is nothing more rewarding than spending the morning on the stall, and the children’s (especially the Preps) comments were priceless.

Morning and afternoon teas were provided for the unveiling of the mosaic mural and the Prep grandparents’ morning.

These events are the mainstay of the parent committee and are much appreciated by all involved. Our focus has been on streamlining the new Swap Shop, Father’s Day stall and a special Christmas event for early Term IV. Thank you to the class representatives and coordinators for their help thus far and to the FOG Grimwade girls who make every meeting and event so much fun. In a busy world it is so nice to take the time to have a cup of tea and enjoy the children and to remember how lucky we are to be part of a school that values parent participation as much as Melbourne Grammar does.

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Community Diary Dates School Tours Why not join one of our regular tours to see what Melbourne Grammar School has to offer? Tours are held during the school day and are particularly designed for families to view the educational facilities of each campus.

Grimwade House Grimwade House Open House Thursday 9 August 2007 9.15 – 11.00 am Small group tours of our coeducational junior campus are held on a regular basis. Further information and bookings can be made by contacting the Grimwade House Office on (03) 9865 7800.

Wadhurst Thursday 23 August 9.30 am Wednesday 14 November 9.30 am Bookings are essential and can be made with the Admissions Secretary on (03) 9865 7570.

Grimwade House Open House Thursday 9 August 2007 Melbourne Grammar School’s coeducational primary school Grimwade House will open its doors on Thursday 9 August 2007 from 9.15 – 11.00 am.

Everyone is invited to discover Grimwade House in action – chat to staff and students, view the facilities and experience first-hand what sets Grimwade House apart from other primary schools.

Thursday 9 August 2007 9.15 – 11.00 am • Head’s briefing at 9.15 am, Alfred Felton Hall • Visit classrooms and view activities from 9.30 am Grimwade House 67 Balaclava Road, Caulfield VIC 3161 T: (03) 9865 7800

Senior School Wednesday 10 October 2007 9.30 am Bookings are essential and can be made with the Admissions Secretary on (03) 9865 7570.

Boarding Precinct Tours of the boarding precinct are organised on request. To make a booking please call the Admissions Secretary on (03) 9865 7570.

Grammar Mothers and Friends of Grammar Members of the Grammar Mothers and Friends of Grammar Committees between 1959 and 1980 are invited to the School on Monday 8 October 2007 at 12 pm to renew acquaintances over a sandwich lunch at The Lodge.

Please RSVP by Monday 1 October 2007 to Margaret Spring, former President of Grammar Mothers on (03) 9822 2211.

Committee members of other years who are interested in a similar get-together, please telephone Lesley Bryden on (03) 9826 1705.

Sesquicentenary Celebration Ball Saturday 10 May 2008 – Crown Palladium A major event for all the Grammar community – parents, Old Melburnians, past parents and staff. More details available in the coming months.

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Anzac Service An Anzac service for the School community was held in The Old Melburnians War Memorial Hall on Thursday 26 April 2007.

Attended by Year 10, 11 and 12 students and Old Melburnians who have seen service, the guest speaker was President of The Old Melburnians, Simon Wilson QC.

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