SMGS Junior School Term 2 Lunchtime and After-school Co-curricular Program off to a Flying Start From the beginning of 2020, one of the key goals of the SMGS leadership team has been to build an inspiring and engaging Junior School lunchtime and after-school co-curricular and activities program. Underpinned by our mission [...]
The Junior School feels privileged to be leading a Service Learning opportunity as a K-12 project. The project, Light Up Vanuatu, is supported by SolarBuddy and SchoolAid and has been introduced to SMGS through an Independent Schools Organisation, IPSHA. SchoolAid is an Australian charity empowering young philanthropists by providing in-school support and a crowd-funding platform [...]
2021 Cross Country Running Carnival On Thursday, 1 April 2021, our Kindergarten to Year 12 students headed out to the Station Resort for our annual Cross-Country Carnival. This year’s carnival was made extra special as our entire school community was able to welcome parents and family members to [...]
Kindergarten marks the start of an exciting learning journey for many families. We know our youngest learners flourish in an environment where they are authentically known, that nurtures and inspires their creative and curious minds. Enrolments are now open for Kindergarten 2022. Book a tour online and sign up for our Kindergarten mailing list [...]
Last week, our budding earth scientists in Stage 3 hosted an engaging and informative expo based on their natural hazard unit. It was an explosive and exciting adventure in our Stage 3 collaborative learning space, with the rest of Junior School coming to learn from the displays. [...]
The Snowy Mountains Grammar School (SMGS) Community was thrilled to welcome Deputy Premier and Member for Monaro John Barilaro, local MLC Bronnie Taylor, Snowy Monaro Mayor, Peter Beer, and members of the wider Jindabyne community to announce funding to help deliver Stage 1 of the SMGS Master Plan, the New Learning Hub. The $4.5million NSW [...]
Today we take action and stand together in CARE on the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence. As a school, SMGS stands together not only today but every day, with CARE at the forefront of all that we do. Of paramount importance to what we do, is our belief in an open [...]
Every year SMGS joins schools across Australia for National Ride2School Day! For our 6th annual event, we had a spectacular day to ride, scoot, skate and run our way to school along the shores of beautiful Lake Jindabyne. Thank you to Year 12 students Ben Wynn (Certified RePL pilot) for the drone footage [...]
The count down to winter is on! Our staff and students were super excited to work with the team from Snow Australia to produce the course content for Little Shredders and their new program, Little Gliders. Check out the details for both off-snow school programs HERE. [...]
The Benefits of Music As I reflect on working with school-aged children over nearly three decades, one of the greatest joys of this privilege has been to witness first-hand their on-stage performances in music across an array of instruments. These performances have ranged from stunning solo performances to large bands producing unimaginable sounds that stir [...]
