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by Nadine Frick On July 29, the Department of Education Tasmania organised and hosted the state awards ceremony for the 2022 What Matters? Tasmania Writing…

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By Ben Felstead, Teacher of Philosophy & Theory of Knowledge On May 6th, five Friends’ students from Years 10 and 12 (Ellie Huxtable, Tarcin Marriott,…

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By Jason McDonald, Head of Mathematics In the world of Mathematics at The Friends’ School we have many co-curricular options for our students, from the…

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The Simpson Prize is a national essay competition open to all Years 9 and 10 students in Australia, that focuses on the legacy of ANZAC.…

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The winning Head of the River rowing team got back together recently to celebrate the anniversary of the 1962 race and look back over old…

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We were delighted to catch up with Reia Anquet (Farrall) recently whilst she was visiting from France. Reia kindly shared a bit about her life…

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Lucy Given graduated from Friends’ School in 1982 and has gone on to have a successful career in Interior Design within the retail industry giving…

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At the end of 2021, The Friends’ School Board of Governors approved a Climate Impact Policy, and correlating set of Guidelines, to be developed. Since…

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Each year the School expresses its appreciation for the many contributions of our community to Friends’ – whether that be time, funds, mind or items.…

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Many in our community will have seen that as we complete and celebrate 135 years of Friends’ students making a positive difference locally, nationally and…

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Our wonderful Alumni Reps gathered in May for our quarterly Alumni Community meeting.  Topics discussed during the meeting included: An update from Principal Nelson File…

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The Art2Words writing prize is an annual Friends’ School writing competition open to students in Years 7-12, based upon the Ancient Greek practice of ekphrasis:…

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The Festival: Why a writers festival? Why not? The Friends’ School English Faculty has a long tradition of creating connections with the wider community of…

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By Tracie Acreman The Friends’ School voices a strong commitment to peace and reconciliation. Through our Purpose and Concerns, and every day across the school,…

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By Sarah Walker, International Baccalaureate Diploma Coordinator In his 1924 analysis of public speaking, The Art of Public Speaking, Albert Beveridge offers advice to orators…

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The March 2022 Alumni Reps Meeting was as informative and friendly as usual with Reps dialling in from across Australia and from Canada. It was…

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Eradicating Boxthorn and rehabilitating The Friends’ School sports grounds at our Bell Street Site For those unfamiliar with the extensive and dedicated work being undertaken…

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Stitching over time The Australian Quaker Narrative Embroidery Project began in 2007. A community arts project, it is based on the UK Kendal Quaker Tapestry,…

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