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A collection of news stories about the Centre For Ethics at CCGS.
Pilgrimage of Hope – Nepal 2008 (2)
At a recent Senior School assembly, Canon Frank Sheehan interviewed three students, who had recently returned from Nepal as part of the Pilgrimage of Hope.
Pilgrimage of Hope – Nepal 2008 (1)
In the October school holidays, students and staff from Christ Church Grammar School, St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls and Peter Moyes Anglican Community School set off on the first Pilgrimage of Hope (POH) to Nepal.
Parents and Teachers Urged to Build Boys’ Empathy
Boys’ school staff members and the wider community had an opportunity to gain valuable insight into children’s social development and emotional literacy this week. Dr Adam Cox, a child and family psychologist and critically-acclaimed author from the United States, was a guest lecturer at the School courtesy of the International Boys’ Schools Coalition and Christ Church’s Centre for Ethics.
Retreat Offers Silence, Reflection and Compassion
In the final week of Term 3, Year 11 students spent a day outside the classroom to experience aspects of monastic life.
Fathers To Benefit From Professor’s Advice
Professor Bruce Robinson offered fathers practical ideas for positively engaging with their children at a talk presented by the Centre for Ethics on Wednesday night.
A Quest to the Core
Boys were asked to contemplate their own journey as well as their mates when writer, editor and photographer Stephen Scourfield shared some of his views at Senior School assembly this week.
Author Gives Tips For Growing Good Men
Parents, boys and members of the wider community were enthralled as New Zealand author Celia Lashlie spoke frankly of her research and experiences working with young men last week.
Pilgrimage Instils Grace, Kindness and Love
Imagine waking at 5.30am each morning during the school holidays. Cleaning, gardening or building for up to nine hours a day and then helping other children with their homework and playing with them. Seventeen Christ Church boys as well as students from St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls and Peter Moyes Anglican Community School spent their holidays offering service, friendship, love and kindness to orphaned children in Fiji.
Perth Audiences Gain Insight into Winton’s Latest
The School Chapel was filled to capacity as hundreds of people attended the launch of Tim Winton’s new novel.
CCGS Celebrates Harmony in Diversity and Nature
An art installation constructed from nature, prayers and readings from around the globe and hundreds of bright, orange flowers were some of the ways CCGS celebrated Harmony Day this week.
Gap Year Student’s Story Inspires
When Phoebe Hammond addressed the Senior School Assembly recently, she recalled being stuck in a torrential downpour in the Costa Rican jungle a year ago to the day.
Monks Prayer for Peace
The sound of deep harmonic chanting by Tibetan Buddhist monks filled the Chapel as part of a sacred mandala ceremony held during the week.
Over two days, the four monks created an intricate sand mandala - a gesture of peace and harmony.