In the Media

Monday 3 September and at 3.45pm at Featherstone Hall. We are very excited to announce, educational academic, Professor Erica McWiliam, will be delivering a presentation at Featherstone Hall next week. Prof McWilliam is an internationally renowned speaker whose presentation, Teaching After Trump, will explore the substantive work of building girls’ ...

Thursday 25 & Friday 26 October 7.00pm-9.00pm, Tay Creggan, The Great Hall, 30 Yarra Street, Hawthorn The Year 9 Drama production of Romeo and Juliet is set in a war-ravaged contemporary setting. Though non-specific, the location could be battle-scarred Syria, devastated by warring factions. The young lovers belong to combating factions hostile to ...

What do our girls think about their fathers? And what are fathers struggling with when it comes to their relationship with their daughters? Madonna King, the bestselling author of Being 14, now tackles the complicated father/daughter relationship. Exploring a father’s role in his daughter’s life from a daughter’s perspective as ...

Ever thought about where your clothes are made? What they are made of? Our amazing team of Future Problem Solvers can tell you all about it. For the past year, the four girls – Piper, Zoe, Alyssa and Carissa, now in Year 9, have painstakingly managed their project “Project Triple ...

We invite you to experience Strathcona at our Open Morning. Learn about our outstanding personal development programs and how our girls achieve their fullest potential in all areas of life. With limited places, book now to attend one of Victoria’s highest performing girls’ schools:

Emotional Intelligence Skills in Children Our Term 3 Community Conversations session is focused on developing Emotional Intelligence skills in children. Discussion will include the importance of Emotional Intelligence as it relates to the girl’s school life, their resilience and overall wellbeing. It will also include strategies for parents to support ...

Practical tips to help yourself and daughter with perfectionism are unpacked by Strathcona’s School Psychologist, Kerri Rhodes. This month at our Parent Seminar Series, Dr Charlotte Keating, child and adolescent psychologist, presented on the topic of perfectionism. Charlotte has a Master of Clinical Psychology, a PhD in neuroscience in eating ...

  Wednesday 22 August, 7pm, Xavier College, Eldon Hogan Performing Arts Centre, Barkers Road, Kew   BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN This is an opportunity to enjoy the musical talents of Strathcona students in one fabulous concert. An exciting and diverse range of music and styles, from Mozart to Sondheim, musicals ...

Like most other people, I have a strong belief in the importance and sanctity of family life. As technology seeps through the protective walls of our family homes and so much seems to have changed, I thought it useful to consider families, how parental relationships with children begin, and how ...