Tune in to you, Tune in to others, Tune in to your Community and Tune in to Stigma. AISHK’s Mental Health Week focus this week has given our students, parents and teachers the opportunity to Tune in to Mental Health. The week started with lessons individualised to the developmental levels of our students in Primary and Secondary school. Students explored […Read more]
The word valedictory is derived from the Latin “valedīcere,” which means “to say goodbye”, hence this rite of passage is a poignant time for all members of the AISHK community. For the teachers it is a moment to reflect on the success and development of our young people; for parents, an opportunity to celebrate the achievements and growth of their […Read more]
I happily report that we had a much-appreciated vice-regal visit on Thursday. His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC, Governor of New South Wales and Mrs Linda Hurley spent two hours with us touring the school and most importantly, engaging with our students. The Governor and Mrs Hurley visited a spectrum of classes and activities including, Ms Robyn […Read more]
During the Christmas break, students Sam and Bill Thorley entered five Open Water competitions in Australia as lead-ups to the nationals-level. In an outstanding result, they went on to win or place in all of them, starting with the NSW State Open Water Championships in Sydney, in which they both won the gold medal in the 10km in their age groups. […Read more]
Congratulations to Imogen Felton (6B) who made the Peninsula 15-girl team in the annual New Year’s Day Tournament, also winning MVP in a festival in mid-December. In January, Imogen captained her team winning the Cup at the recent Discovery Bay All-Girls Beach Festival, where she was joined by Bridie Spiller and Lucy Ridley in one of the competitions. Well done […Read more]
This year’s Wakka Wakka Talent show hosted by Waratah and Wattle House Captains saw eleven performances that showcased the amazing talent across the Primary Division. It was jam-packed with entertaining, creative and awesome acts. Ethan Leung kicked off the show with his mind-blowing magic and left us wondering how on earth he made that giant straw appear! Matilda Batman rocked […Read more]
Australian author and wildlife photographer Jan Latta thoroughly entertained all students from Reception to Year 6 on Thursday. Jan was born in Sydney, Australia and has travelled around the world capturing stunning images of endangered animals in their natural habitat. She chooses to share her adventures in her ‘True to Life’ series of books. Jan began her career in advertising […Read more]
This week, students in Year 9, 10 and 11 were lucky enough to hear from guest speaker Pip Marlow, Managing Director of Microsoft Australia. Beginning her career at Microsoft more than 20 years ago in 1995, Pip Marlow is responsible for Microsoft’s overall business in Australia, ensuring the company meets the needs of customers and over 11,000 partners and independent […Read more]
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