Mothers and sons share magical moment There was a wonderful turn out to last weekend’s Mothers and Sons ‘Time and Space’ event as close to 200 attendees gathered to discuss times of transition in our boys’ lives. read more Over three tonnes of rescued food feeding Perth’s disadvantaged Our Year 10 ENCOMM (Environment and Community Service) boys and other student volunteers were recently presented with certificates of appreciation by Food Rescue UnitingCare West. read more Boarders reflect on Christ Church experience The Walters Residential Community recently bid farewell to its graduating Year 12 boarders with a special guard of honour and celebration held in Sandover Dining Hall. read more Year 12 cohort bid farewell this week Our graduating Year 12s were honoured with their final assembly and a Valedictory Dinner on Tuesday. read more Future problem solvers progress to Internationals Two representing teams from Christ Church Grammar School took part in the recent 28th National Future Problem Solving Nationals held at Knox Grammar School in New South Wales, placing third and fourth in the competition with one of our teams now progressing to the Internationals. read more Magnum Opus celebrates graduating creatives The School recently celebrated the graduation of its Year 12 creatives at the art exhibition opening of 'Magnum Opus,' an exhibition showcasing an amazing variety of art forms ranging from the traditional genres of the landscape, still life and portraiture to the digital engagement with the latest technologies of film making, animation and cinemagraphs. read more Pre-Primary boys recognised for recycling efforts Our Pre-Primary boys made a special visit to Coles Claremont last week to be presented a new recycling bin and buddy bench for their playground by the store’s management. This was in recognition for their ongoing efforts with REDcycle, a recovery initiative for post-consumer soft plastic. read more Christ Church boys shine in problem solving contest Three Christ Church boys competed in the recent Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACMICPC), an international competition between university aged computer science students from around the globe. read more Cadets mark end of service in Principal’s Parade Over 70 of our cadets proudly marched in the Principal’s Parade held last Friday on the Senior School oval, celebrating what has been a year filled with individual and collective achievement. read more Maldives Surf Tour 2017 Across the school holidays eight of our keenest surfers travelled halfway around the world to take on some incredible surfing action in the Maldives. read more Grandparents and grandfriends head back to the classroom Over 500 grandparents and grandfriends paid a visit to Christ Church on the final day of Term 3 for our annual Grandparents’ and Grandfriends’ Day. read more Christ Church Army Cadets finish AFX17 on a high Over the school holidays, the Christ Church Grammar School Army Cadet Unit were deployed to Bindoon and Northam Army Training Areas, successfully completing the 2017 Brigade Annual Field Exercise (AFX17). This included four of our cadets receiving marksmanship awards. read more Giles take out House Shout As part of the Week of the Arts, our four Prep Houses went head to head in the annual Prep School House Shout competition prior to the term break with Giles House taking the win. read more The hunt for the paper plane champ Making paper planes in class normally results in being told off by the teacher. That wasn’t the case however for our boys from Years 5 to 6 last week, as they battled it out to become the 2017 Preparatory School Paper Plane champion. read more Critical thinking put to the test Over the past few weeks students from Christ Church and Penrhos College have been working in collaboration to explore the topics of Poverty and Inequality as part of Global Perspectives. This includes recent presentations of their work in the School’s ICT Centre. read more Welcome to the world of Brownes Dairy Boys in Pre-Primary made a special visit to the Brownes Dairy Factory this week, exploring the ins and outs of one of Western Australia’s most iconic and well established dairy companies. read more Can Via Stomp Winners of the 2017 City of Nedlands Emerge: Youth Art Awards were announced recently with Year 9 Christ Church student Mac Popplewell receiving the Resident’s Award Commendation plus a $250 prize for his artwork entry, Can Via Stomp. read more Building a cyber safe community at Christ Church This week boys at Christ Church have been celebrating eSmart Week as part of our quest to develop responsible and safe digital citizens. The week has included a range of interactive activities for all boys focussing on the concepts of cultivating a positive reputation and creating kinder and safer online communities. read more Soloists unleash musical talent at Hadley Hall Ten of our elite soloists took to the Hadley Hall stage last Saturday as part of Soli ’17, impressing over 200 guests with an outstanding afternoon of music ranging from classical through to jazz and Contemporary genres. read more Working together to deliver a positive change Boys from our Prep School were busy running laps last week as part of fundraising efforts for the Cambodian Children’s Fund, helping improve the lives of families in Cambodia. read more AFL stars visit Christ Church Junior and Senior boys from the Peter Moyes Centre (PMC) were flying high last week following a visitation by star West Coast Eagle players Josh Kennedy, Luke Shuey, Fraser McInness and Mark Hutchings. read more Craigie retains Akos Kovac Shield Over 1100 Senior School boys competed in the 2017 House Athletics Carnival held at the WA Athletics Stadium last Thursday. The carnival saw Craigie House retain the Akos Kovac Shield for the second year in a row with 1993 points. read more Christ Church boys go to court A hand-picked group of our Visual Art students made an appearance in court this week for all the right reasons. read more Senior Debating team progress to Grand Final Success is being celebrated by one of our Senior Debating teams following their progression to the Western Australian Debating League (WADL) Senior Grand Final in a face-off with Shenton College. read more Prep boys celebrate Book Week Boys in our Preparatory School have been celebrating Book Week with a variety of events and activities dedicated to fostering and encouraging a love for good quality Australian children’s literature. read more ENCOMM boys plant for the future Eighteen of our ENCOMM (Environment and Community) students from Year 10 took part in planting trees at Lake Claremont last Sunday morning, planting over 600 native plants as part of the wet lands regeneration activity. read more National Science Week 2017 It is National Science Week (12 to 20 August) and this year’s theme is Future Earth, focussed around Australia’s sustainability science. Held during mid-August each year, National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology where thousands of individuals from students to scientists get involved. read more Senior boys rock it out in the Chapel The School Chapel was the scene of the House Shout this morning, with an amazing array of vocals on display as each House took to the stage. read more The impact of the digital age on children Over 550 school community members filled the Chapel on Monday evening for the award-winning documentary Screenagers, a documentary that successfully explores the impact of the digital age on children and how families can help minimise harmful effects as they strive for that important balance. read more Top performers receive wisdom from old boy Four of our top performing students recently attended the Year 12 Student Economics Forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI). read more