SENIOR SCHOOL
Boarding news
We all heard the word ‘unprecedented’
a thousand times or more this year, but
it certainly fits the situation that we as a
boarding community faced, along with the
school, the state, the country and the world.
Term 1 started relatively normally with
another successful Boarders’ Cup
Competition on the first weekend of term.
It was great to see our new boarders getting
involved and starting to develop new
friendships.
2020 is a significant year for boarding at
Guildford Grammar School, as we welcomed
the first cohort of female boarders into
our community. The girls have integrated
into boarding life extremely well and it has
been pleasing to see how collaborative and
collegial the boys and girls have been.
In Week 7 of Term 1, the COVID-19 crisis
reached Australia and we were the first
boarding school in Perth to make the
decision to close our Halls, for the protection
of our students, staff and the wider
community. Within a few weeks all schools,
boarding or otherwise, were in full lock down
and our boarders were transitioning into an
online learning environment.
It was amazing to see how resilient our
students were during this period, rolling
up their sleeves and getting on with their
learning in the face of adversity. What
has been more incredible is how well
our community has returned to relative
normality.
This whole situation has once again shown
the many positive virtues of our boarders and
this community. Resilient, hard-working, kind
and compassionate. These are the attributes
we are all determined to take with us into
our new boarding facility for 2021 and
beyond.
Mr Matthew Weston
Head of Boarding
We have a great mix
of siblings, who are
now able to share their
boarding experience,
as well as new families
joining our school
community for the first
time this year.
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