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Thomas Waring selected to compete at the World Olympiad in Zurich Thomas Waring has been selected for the UNESCO-sanctioned International Science and Mathematical Olympiads next month. read more Career advice from Christ Church old boys One hundred and thirty boys discussed their career aspirations with ‘young’ old boys at the fourth annual Year 12 Career Breakfasts held in the Old Boys’ Gallery last week. read more Jonathan Doyle encourages our boys to be good men Jonathan Doyle, author of Bridging the Gap: 8 Ideas to Improve Your Life, spoke with the Year 10 to 12 students this week, challenging them to think about what it means to be good men. read more Ashlee Harrison addresses mental health with Year 11 and 12 students Ashlee Harrison was at Christ Church this week, educating and empowering students to effectively deal with mental health issues. read more Hill House win TheatreSports competition Hill House were the winning theatrical athletes at the 2016 House Drama competition which was held on Monday night. read more Christ Church win the Four Schools Chess Tournament The 10-year anniversary of the Four (Northern) Schools Chess Tournament was held at Scotch College last Friday read more ENCOMM students assist Friends of Lake Claremont Christ Church is committed to building good men and by providing service activities, the School has the opportunity to broaden the boys’ perspective of the world and provide opportunities to make a difference in their community. read more House Cross Country Champions The Prep and Senior House Cross Country Carnivals were held last Thursday and Friday afternoons is great running conditions. read more Time and Space for Mothers and Sons There was a wonderful turnout at the Mothers and Sons ‘Time and Space’ event on Wednesday, as over 200 people gathered to discuss times of transition in our boys’ lives. read more Brodie Albert represents CCGS at National Reconciliation Week event Brodie Albert (Year 11), recipient of a Shell Indigenous Scholarship at Christ Church Grammar School, recently represented the School at an event to mark National Reconciliation Week, hosted by Shell. read more Year 6 Speakers’ Challenge Global warming, small talk, sisters, tanks, Donald Trump, homework, epilepsy, World War I, cats, slang, flying and a very special grandad - these were the topics introduced at the Year 6 Speakers’ Challenge on Wednesday. read more Year 8 students succeed at the World Scholar’s Cup The Year 8 Humanities Extension students enjoyed success at the World Scholar’s Cup last weekend. read more Masts and mateship aboard the Leeuwin The final voyage of Year 8 Leeuwin Adventurers’ returned home last week, after six days of hoisting sails, scrubbing decks, standing on the ‘yards’ and hanging in the rigging. read more 2017 Fishing Tour – secure your place now! Applications for the 2017 Fishing Tour are now open. read more Year 9 PSD students learn about the Stolen Generation The Year 9 and 10 PSD students had an eye-opening lesson today, as they heard from Sheila Humphries, an Indigenous elder who was forcibly removed from her family. read more Year 9 Biomes excursion to the Perth Zoo The Year 9 Geography students moved their classroom to the Perth Zoo on Wednesday, where they consolidated their learning about Biomes. read more Year 3 boys pay their respects to the Wadjuk Nyoongar people This term, the Year 3 boys are learning about Aboriginal Culture as part of their Humanities and Social Sciences program. read more Christ Church boys inspired by swimming legend Dawn Fraser, AO MBE Swimming legend Dawn Fraser, AO MBE visited Christ Church last week to inspire the swimming team and the The Westside Christ Church Aquatic Swimming Club. read more The Song Company inspires vocalists On Monday 30 May, a visiting a cappella group, Song Company, visited the school for a series of vocal workshops. read more Year 7 students explore the ‘History of the World in 100 Objects’ exhibition In Week 4, the Year 7 students were transported back in time when they viewed the ‘History of the World in 100 Objects’ exhibition at Perth Museum. read more Junior and Open Chess Tournaments During Week 4, Christ Church’s Junior and Open Chess Tournaments were contested over two gruelling nights of play. read more Joanna Lamb inspires Prep School artists Over the past two weeks, the Pre-Primary to Year 6 boys have had the pleasure of working with Joanna Lamb, a well known Perth artist who combines elements of art, design, printmaking and painting to create geometric compositions depicting spaces of suburban architecture. read more St George’s Cathedral lunchtime concert series On Wednesday 18 May, a group of Christ Church musicians travelled to St George’s Cathedral to perform in the Cathedral’s Concerts at One, a popular lunchtime concert series. read more Masterchef students honour old boy Matthew Carulli On Monday 23 May, the Pre-Primary and Year 1 Masterchef class cooked a ‘miniature pizza’ recipe from ‘Matt’s Favourite Recipes,’ a cookbook written by Matthew Carulli, a former Christ Church student. read more The Centre for Ethics brings Varun Ghosh and Reverend Dr Robin Meyers to CCGS Last week, the Centre for Ethics brought two very interesting speakers to the School. read more Year 4 boys demonstrate their hockey prowess On Thursday 12 May, the Year 4 boys played in a hockey carnival against Hale School and Scotch College. read more Indigenous AFL round – Saturday 28 May On Saturday 28 May, the PSA fixtures will see the Christ Church First XVIII play a special Indigenous round game against Scotch College. read more Enigma languages group invent a language The Enigma languages group research linguistics and the basics of language, including grammar, semantics and vocabulary. read more Hugh Edwards inspires budding explorers With more than 60 years of diving adventures, Hugh Edwards had the Christ Church Marine Studies students captivated on Thursday, as he shared tales of shipwrecks, treasure hunting and swimming with giant squid and sharks. read more 2016 Federal Budget Breakfast Following the release of Australia’s Federal Budget last week, eight Year 12 students were invited to attend the annual Federal Budget Breakfast. read more