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This week we have a guest post from Anna Riddell, Head of Girls' Junior School and Early Learning Centre. Creative Thinking! ‘Thinking outside the box’ is a metaphor that means to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective. This phrase often refers to creative thinking. It is an important concept and reflects much of the work we do with our students at Tintern. This concept is a key competency for the 21st Century workforce. This is not exclusively for the older Tintern students but applies equally to the ELC students when they work on STEAM activities. Currently, the School is working on a most exciting project, which is getting us to ‘think outside the box’ for the benefit of students and families in Years 5 and 6. This has led to the launch of a new idea, which ...

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Emily Cowin (YG 2017) Recipient of a Monash Engineering Scholarship

Congratulations to alumna Emily Cowin (YG 2017) who was among a select group of recipients celebrated ...

Maddy Edwards' (YG 2016) Summer Camp Adventure

Wishing alumna Maddy Edwards (YG 2016) all the best as she starts a three-month adventure ...

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2018 Annual Appeal

05/06/2018

It is with great excitement that we announce our 2018 Annual Appeal will be directed to transforming Science at Tintern Grammar with the re-imagining of The Speagle Science Centre. Following the 2017 ...
Girls’ Junior School Music Night

05/06/2018

Our annual Junior School Music Night event came around again last week. This event is a high point of the Junior School Calendar, providing the opportunity to showcase the rich and diverse musical ...
Year 6 Canberra Civics Education Camp

29/05/2018

Year 6 Girls recently visited Canberra where they had the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy. ...
Robbie Peime - This is Me Assembly

05/06/2018

We were most fortunate to have paraplegic Robbie Peime, as our This Is Me guest speaker in Assembly yesterday. Robbie states his ‘journey’ as follows; “When I was 17, my life changed forever ...
Prep boys visit Kew Traffic School

05/06/2018

The Prep boys had lots of fun learning about Road Safety at the Kew Traffic School last week. They enjoyed riding their bikes around the little roads and did a great job of navigating the roundabouts ...
Year 4 Footy Maths

05/06/2018

This term in Year Four we have been doing Footy Maths every Monday. Eight teams were formed and named. A draft was held and each team selected eight players from the current AFL roster. Each week ...

Music Matters

Going for Gold at the Victorian School Music Festival On Monday 28 May, the Tintern Grammar Chamber Orchestra participated in the Victorian School Music Festival. This event was held at the Hawthorn Arts Centre. We performed three works: one movement of Holst’s St Paul’s Suite, the Theme from Schindler's List and Swamp Thang. All of the pieces ran smoothly on the day and I think we pulled off ...

Sport Matters

Recreation The recreation groups have been attending fitness classes at Aquanation in the past few weeks. These sessions have been run by qualified instructors. The students have completed a cycle class and a body attack session. The students who have participated have enjoyed these sessions and displayed enthusiasm during the classes. Sport update The following teams are performing well in their ...

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Friends of Young Farmers Social Dinner Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Friends of Young Farmers’ Social Dinner on Friday 1 June 2018 and helped make the evening so wonderful. The dinner was held at the Croydon Hotel and we had a record turn out with more than 60 people enjoying the delicious food and great company. We also had a chance to chat about The Annual Sheep and Wool Show ...

From the Principal

Around Our School

Emily Cowin (YG 2017) Recipient of a Monash Engineering Scholarship

Maddy Edwards' (YG 2016) Summer Camp Adventure

2018 Annual Appeal

Girls’ Junior School Music Night

Year 6 Canberra Civics Education Camp

Robbie Peime - This is Me Assembly

Prep boys visit Kew Traffic School

Year 4 Footy Maths

Music Matters

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