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Malala Inspires

Congratulations to eight of our Strathcona students who have won the opportunity to hear equal rights and education activist and the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai in December. A huge thank you to all the students who shared their incredible entries on what courage means to them and the importance of girls education […]

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UNSTOPPABLE WOMEN: LEISL LEIGHTON (’88)

Leisl Leighton (’88 ) is one of Strathcona’s unstoppable women and an author of award-winning paranormal novels. Passionate about music and creative writing Leisl has always read everything from fantasy, paranormal, sci-fi, romantic historical and suspense stories, not to mention classics such as Shakespeare. Leisl has won the Indiana Romance Writers Golden Opportunities Competition and the

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Dear Year 12

Each year Strathcona alumnae write letters to the graduating Year 12s. Here is one of the letters from alumnae Sarah Gales(’92). Dear Year 12 school leaver, I remember my time at Strathcona well, I hope you have fond memories too.  Year 12 was such a great year. The barrier of friendship groups were broken down and

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I am courage

“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” – Malala Yousafzai Malala is an equal rights and education activist and the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and is an inspiration for all! Strathcona students from Year 5 to Year 11 had the opportunity to enter a competition to hear Malala speak

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Educator’s 2018 Hot List

Congratulations to Strathcona’s Head of Digital Learning and Innovation, Michelle Dennis who has been included in The Educator’s 2018 Hot List! The Educator’s 2018 Hot List showcases the movers and shakers of Australian education, setting the standard for educators across the nation. Michelle is a first generation digital native and is committed to educating young

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Malala inspires courage

Malala is an equal rights and education activist and the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, Pakistan. After the Taliban began attacking girls’ schools in Swat, Malala gave a speech in Peshawar, Pakistan, in September 2008. The title of her talk was, “How dare the Taliban take away my

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Listen Up: Here’s How To Break Into Tough Male-Dominated Industries

In the media: Mon 22 Oct 2018 12.04 PM Wise words of boundary-busting wisdom from a woman who’s done it herself. Michelle Dennis is the Head of Digital Learning and Innovation at Strathcona  Baptist Girls Grammar and she’s on a mission to get more girls and young women into the tech industry.Dennis admits that it’s a bit of

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Community Conversations- Childhood Anxiety

Community Conversation: Understanding Childhood Anxiety Monday 22 October, 2.30pm-3.20pm, Junior School Library In this, our last Parent Conversation session for 2018, the focus will be on supporting parents to understand childhood anxiety. Our Junior School Psychologist, Sharon Turner will explore what anxiety is, what are normal anxieties in childhood, when does anxiety become a disorder,

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A Humanist Perspective

This week we celebrate Humanities Week. A week filled with activities that showcase the value of the varied range of subjects that are offered by the Humanities Department at Strathcona. In a world driven by tech Humanities subjects have been somewhat obscured by the focus on technological advances, but the elements and advantages that are

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