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Around Abbotsleigh

Around Abbotsleigh is the School's magazine, which brings together and showcases news and events of the School, Old Girls and wider Abbotsleigh community.

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Early Learning Early Learning Conference 2023

Neuroscience and Pedagogy: The integration of research into practice

1 Jun 2023    - 2 Jun 2023

Junior School Campus
22 Woonona Avenue Wahroonga Australia NSW

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Old Girls 2020 Grant winner Linda Dalton

Linda developed a community driven program to help Bellingen's young people to be the safest drivers they can be.

17 Mar 2021   

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Old Girls 2020 Grant winner Nina Dunn (Tesoriero)

Lighthouse for the Community provides frontline support for those experiencing domestic and family violence.

17 Mar 2021   

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Old Girls Old Girls Business Directory

A directory of businesses owned by Abbotsleigh Old Girls.

24 Mar 2021   

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Junior School | Middle School | Senior College | Old Girls | Giving 2019 Grant winner Rachel Scott

Taking music to the bush with AOGU grant winner, Rachel Scott (1990).

29 Mar 2019   

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Early Learning | Junior School | Middle School | Senior College Little Green Idea – Saving Water

How long will Sydney's water supply last? It depends on our actions.

25 Oct 2019   

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Old Girls 2018 Grant winner Hannah Goodwin (2010)

Hannah and her team chose to produce a play in response to the worsening violence against women in Australia and around the world

8 Oct 2020   

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Old Girls 2019 110th Anniversary Grant Winners

Rebecca Ladd (1981), Helen Hoskin (1969) and Gillian Truman (1999) were worthy winners in 2019

8 Oct 2020   

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Junior School | Middle School | Senior College GCSG Temporary Closure and Visualising Stories Exhibition Information

The Grace Cossington Smith Gallery is temporarily closed to visitors until further notice.

20 Mar 2020   

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Junior School | Middle School | Senior College Sports Hall and Aquatic Centre Programs Suspended

Operations in the Sports Hall and Aquatic Centre have been temporarily suspended until further notice.

20 Mar 2020   

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Junior School | Middle School | Senior College Harry Sdraulig to Compose for Sydney Symphony Initiative

Abbotsleigh's own Composer in Residence honoured as part of a major new initiative from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

28 Feb 2020   

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Middle School | Senior College Congratulations Reverend Polly Butterworth

This week we had cause to rejoice in a very special event.

20 Feb 2020   

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Middle School | Senior College Senior School Clubs and Activities

Our clubs and activity groups are off and running for 2020.

21 Feb 2020   

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Middle School | Senior College Senior School Pedestrian Safety

Some important things to consider to keep the safety of our Senior School girls as a priority.

14 Feb 2020   

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Junior School Junior School Pedestrian Safety

Keep these simple tips in mind to ensure that your daughter is safe when walking to and from school.

14 Feb 2020   

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Middle School Applied Learning Experience 2019

Year 10 experienced a range of extraordinary humanitarian and social justice programs.

29 Nov 2019   

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Early Learning | Junior School | Middle School | Senior College | Boarding | Old Girls Little Green Idea – Keep Your Cool This Summer

How can we keep cool without racking up financial and ecological debt?

29 Nov 2019   

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Junior School | Middle School | Senior College | Boarding Buy From the Bush

Find out how to do your Christmas shopping online, and help support our boarder communities.

22 Nov 2019   

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Junior School | Middle School | Senior College Little Green Ideas: Transportation To Keep The Planet Habitable For Humans

In today’s world, we would all benefit from spending more time exercising and less time sitting in cars.

22 Nov 2019   

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Early Learning | Junior School | Middle School | Senior College | Boarding | Old Girls Little Green Idea: Christmas Shouldn’t Cost the Earth

There are many ways in which you can share the joy of Christmas.

15 Nov 2019   

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Early Learning | Junior School | Middle School | Senior College | Boarding | Old Girls ARTEMIS Winners at FLL Sydney Regional

It was mission accomplished for our Years 7 and 8 teams at this exciting event.

15 Nov 2019   

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Junior School | Middle School | Senior College Little Green Idea – Reducing Food Waste

Learn how to reduce food waste and help the environment with a few simple tips.

8 Nov 2019   

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Junior School | Middle School | Senior College Bring Joy to Others This Christmas

How you can help our girls bring Christmas joy to those who may struggle to find it.

8 Nov 2019   

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Junior School | Middle School | Senior College 2019 Spring Instrumental Festival

The annual Spring Instrumental Festival brought Abbotsleigh alive with the sounds of music in Week 2.

8 Nov 2019   

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Junior School | Senior College | Boarding Boarders Sharing Drought Experiences with Year 5

Year 11 boarders shared their personal experiences with the drought in rural Australia with Year 5 this week.

1 Nov 2019   

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Junior School | Middle School | Senior College Girls' Schools are Great for Girls

Research again demonstrates that girls perform better in single sex schools.

1 Nov 2019   

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Junior School | Middle School | Senior College The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Social Media

Keeping our kids safe and savvy in today's technological landscape.

25 Oct 2019   

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Middle School | Senior College Photos from the Heron Island Science Study Tour

An incredible opportunity to study marine life on Heron Island took place during the Term 3 break.

18 Oct 2019   

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Middle School | Senior College Everett Scholarships

Applications for the 2020 Everett Scholarship are now open.

18 Oct 2019   

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Senior College | Old Girls Farewell, Year 12

A farewell and some photos from the last few days of Year 12 activities.

27 Sep 2019   

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