News and Events: Author Archive
National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence
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Today is the eighth annual National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA) and Ivanhoe Grammar School is a registered NDA school. This week we have seen a number of school- and student-led initiatives that ask us to imagine a world free from bullying. At The Ridgeway Campus, we were privileged to hear from […]
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The Secret Garden
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The Secret Garden was The Ridgeway Campus’ 2018 musical which ran from Wednesday until Saturday. With nearly 80 cast members, it is one of the biggest shows ever staged by The Ridgeway Campus and was a visual treat, with extravagant sets and costumes evocative of the early 1900s in which it was set. Although usually […]
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International Women's Day
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International Women’s Day was celebrated with many special events this year. The theme for International Women’s Day 2018 is #PressforProgress. In the wake of the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap Report, which found that gender parity is over 200 years away, we are all urged to keep campaigning for gender parity. The call […]
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Art With Heart
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Last night was the opening night of Art With Heart; a cross-campus exhibition exploring Gender Equality through collaboration and courage. More than 50 artworks created by more than 40 artists were produced for the project. Students and teachers of all ages and genders joined the conversation around Gender Equality, and their contributions are on display […]
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Sports Report
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In front of a decent crowd at Trinity Grammar School, our boys’ basketballers recorded one of their best wins with a comprehensive 19 point victory. Mackenzie Graham played a superb captain’s game, while Matt Debney, Bailey Leonard, Rhys Begeman and Erik Kafritsas created plenty of opportunities. A BIG game now looms against arch-rivals Marcellin. Our […]
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Students help kids get back to School
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The Library Leaders group is made up of a keen group of students in years 7 and 8 who meet every Wednesday at lunchtime, in the library, in the Makerspace room. Students, Christian Martinez, Hugh Symons, Erin Battistella, Georgie Paice, Shiva Mirkazemi, Harry Noble and Julia Moorhen were instrumental in raising much needed funds for […]
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Sports Report
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Big congratulations to our Firsts Table Tennis team. The highlight of the weekend was the team making the Grand Final for the first time in a long time. They have worked very hard to get this far and will face tough competition this coming weekend. We wish them luck and congratulate them for such a […]
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History and Literature meet in the Holocaust Centre
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History students studying Nazi Germany and Literature students studying The Book Thief recently came together in a joint excursion to the Jewish Holocaust Centre. They had the great privilege of listening to Auschwitz survivor, Jack (Jakob), who is now 93 years old. You could have heard a pin drop in the silence as he told […]
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Weekend Sports Report
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Jesse, King of Cricket!! 100 not out!! What a stellar effort. This helped the team have a very solid win on the weekend, against Assumption College, which sets them up beautifully going into the last round against PEGS. The team have really pulled together as the season has gone on and if they are able […]
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You are not your ATAR - you are young women and men of character.
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Here is an insightful piece written by Tom Rickards about the pressure that the dreaded ‘A’ Word might bring and how we really want our students to develop self-belief and confidence that will set them up for years to come. Tom is Head of Senior School and Deputy Head of The Ridgeway Campus ‘You are […]
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2018 School Captains
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The beginning of the school year marks an important passage for many students as new leaders are inducted across all campuses. We are proud to announce that our four school captains for 2018 are Linus Mayes, Yusra Tawfic, Mika Facchinetti and Sophia Sapardanis. What makes a school leader? In a speech at the induction assembly, […]
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Sports Report
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It was a weekend of tight finishes! Three of the weekend’s games produced nail-biting finishes – and Ivanhoe came out on top each time. In cricket, the boys worked hard to get to 9/193, thanks to the contributions of Captain, Jesse King (58) and Vice-Captain James Wigginton (53). In reply, Mentone looked on track for […]
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