A wild and windy day greeted competitors for Day 1 of the 2022 Subaru NSW/ACT/QLD State Interschools Snowsport Championships. SMGS had a fantastic day on the mountain with students competing in the following disciplines: Alpine - Div 4 & 5 Ski & SB Slopestyle - Div 1 (all), Div 2 Male, Div 3 (all), and [...]
Between school, studying, assessment tasks, family, friends, chores, work, maintaining a social life, and getting enough exercise, there are a lot of things for young people to juggle each week. Life is a balancing act and young people have the difficult job of having to manage multiple tasks and roles each week. Winter can bring [...]
SMGS Duke of Ed Larapinta Trail Adventurous Journey The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at Snowy Mountains Grammar School continues to focus on fostering the lifelong skills of perseverance, resilience, teamwork and optimism through individual participation in a number of components. The Adventurous Journeys are undoubtedly the most rewarding and life-changing part of the program [...]
IQ, EQ and AQ – the shifting focus for success in the workplace…and schools As experienced for decades, IQ (Intelligence Quotient) was considered the metric of success and key predictor of future success in schooling, university and in many careers. The traditional education system had long equated success in schooling on examination capabilities which, [...]
Snowy Mountains Grammar School Equestrian Development Academy (EDA) has had a banner first year under the guidance of co-ordinator Gidge Fairfield Smith. The competition season culminated with three students punching their tickets to the National Interschool Equestrian Championships as part of team NSW. Alexandra Fairfield-Smith, Indiana Burke and Beth Richardson-Dunn will be heading to the [...]
SMGS students headed to Thredbo and Perisher over the weekend to participate in the first competitions of the 2022 snowsports calendar. The Redlands Cup and Scots Race provided a great opportunity and atmosphere for our skiers and snowboarders to hone their racing legs ahead of the Regional and ACT Interschools next week. After a massive [...]
On Thursday 24 and Friday 25 May, our Year 5-10 da Vinci Decathlon teams joined over fifty other teams from schools from around the region to compete in an academic decathlon. This competition is usually held in Canberra but was held virtually this year. The da Vinci Decathlon required the teams to draw on each [...]
Jindabyne, NSW, Monday, 2nd May – Presented by Snowy Mountains Grammar School Drama students, the physical theatre production of Letters Home is touring the Snowy Monaro Region and south-east NSW. In addition to school performances, the public performance date is on: Thursday, 19th May, at 7:00 pm – Snowy Mountains Grammar School Tickets are now [...]
Perseverance and school spirit were on full display at the 2022 Cross-Country Carnival. Students wore their house colours with pride as they navigated the deceivingly challenging course. Memorable moments from some of the staff, students and parents include: “As always, it’s inspiring to watch our students strive for their personal best and beyond.” “The K-2 [...]
Students participating in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at Snowy Mountains Grammar School embarked upon their first Adventurous Journey for 2022 from Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 April. The expedition party comprised fifty-five students from across the Bronze, Silver and Gold Levels of the Award, with eight accompanying staff members. The goal for this Adventurous [...]
