Asia Pacific Summit on Girls’ Education 2023

Attend the Asia Pacific Summit on Girls’ Education 2023 opening reception to network with fellow girls’ educators, hear from Dame Jenny Shipley — New Zealand’s first female prime minister and Alliance Patron, and enjoy canapés and champagne in the historic surrounds of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.

Conference registration opens

Welcome: ICGS-Australasia President, Marise McConaghy

Improving teaching and learning in uncertain times
Prof Pasi Sahlberg – Professor of Educational Leadership, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

Unlocking your future anything with an enterprising mindset
Nicole Dyson – Founder and CEO of Future Anything

MORNING TEA

Breakout session A: Concurrent 20 minute sessions

“There’s no way I’m doing that!” Alternative narratives for young women dealing with pornified sex | Marcelle Nader-Turner, St Hilda’s Collegiate, NZ | Federation Ballroom

Connecting innovative learning spaces to develop school culture and girls’ learning | Helen Prescott and Gina Hemmingsen, Saint Kentigern Girls’ School, NZ | Grand Ballroom 1

Agency through learning: The creative possibilities of the all-girls educational space | Lauren Walsh & Greta Beaumont, Kambala, NSW | Grand Ballroom 2

Feedback as academic care: how supporting students in the classroom can nurture resilience and confidence | Christine Beckmann & Karen Lewis, All Hallows’ School, QLD | Grand Ballroom 3

Empowering Girls through STEAM Pedagogy, Collaboration, and Community Engagement, and the Role of the Kāhui Ako | Susana Tomaz, Westlake Girls High School, NZ | Chancellor 4

Breakout session B: Concurrent 20 minute sessions

I belong here – The value of student voice and leadership in nurturing a culture of inclusion and wellbeing | Elizabeth Brooks & Mitchell Grace, St Vincent’s College, NSW | Federation Ballroom

Countering perfectionism in the classroom | Felicity Monck, St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School, WA | Grand Ballroom 1

The Top 7 Game Changing Tips for Marketing and Admissions Professionals | Greg Campitelli, Director and Co-founder, Enquiry Tracker | Grand Ballroom 2

“30 degrees of being” lessons learnt from the review and design process of the bespoke wellbeing program at CGGS | Kath Woolcock, Camberwell Girls’ Grammar School, VIC | Grand Ballroom 3

Peers being ‘Better Together’ with Tātāriki time | Rachel McMillan, St Hilda’s Collegiate School, NZ | Chancellor 4

Breakout session C: Concurrent 30 minute sessions

Sowing the SEADs of Success for Girls | Dr Nicole Archard, Loreto College Marryatville, SA | Federation Ballroom

DIBELS Implementation – Reflections and insights from foundation to Year 8 | Sophie Baxter, Kathryn Lumsden-Steel & Fiona Short, Fahan School, TAS | Grand Ballroom 1

Beneath the Iceberg: Understanding and addressing the hidden impacts on digital wellbeing for teen girls | Yasmin London. ySafety | Grand Ballroom 2

The E Factor – Building an entrepreneurship ecosystem of learning to spark extraordinary future for females | Luke Callier, St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls, WA | Grand Ballroom 3

15 MINUTE SESSIONS | Chancellor 4

• My Vital Cycles®: A whole-school research project in holistic ovulatory-menstrual health literacy | Felicity Roux, Curtin Medical School, Curtin University
• Multiple choice matters! | Jayne Schinckel, St Hilda’s School, QLD

LUNCH (12.30–1.10 pm)

12.40 – 1.00 pm

ICGS Membership Briefing | Megan Murphy, ICGS Global Executive Director | Federation Ballroom

Join Megan during the lunch break and find out what ICGS can offer you and your school.

Breakout session D: concurrent 30 minutes presentations

Global Action Research Collaborative (GARC) | Megan Murphy, ICGS Global Executive Director and GARC Fellows, Karen Lewis and Sheridan Cox | Federation Ballroom

Reflections on leading a strategic response to the contemporary challenges of girls’ wellbeing for learning | Dr Emma Burgess, Dr Claire Golledge and Tiina Hufton, Danebank Anglican School for Girls, NSW | Grand Ballroom 1

Project Shine: The explicit teaching of thinking, memory and learning skills | Melissa Schoorman & Fiona Wines, Toorak College, VIC | Grand Ballroom 2

A tale of two pathways: one school’s journey to develop their own assessment system as a foundation for dual senior academic pathways | Sian Evans, James Evans & Jacq Gilbert, St Margaret’s College, NZ | Grand Ballroom 3

Preparing Girls as Global Citizens | Alex Pentz | Roseville College, NSW | Chancellor 4

Breakout session E: concurrent 30 minute presentations

Leadership in flux | Toni Riordan, St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School, QLD | Federation Ballroom

Anxiety to empowerment | Linda Douglas & Cathryn Furey, Ruyton Girls’ School, VIC | Grand Ballroom 2

Growing Z Leaders | Holly O’Sullivan Williams & Meg Bishop, St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School, QLD | Grand Ballroom 1

In class or on-line: Identity, technology and change | Prof Erica McWilliam, Queensland University of Technology | Grand Ballroom 3

15 MINUTE PRESENTATIONS | Chancellor 4

Keeping girls’ engagement in Mathematics ‘front of mind’: the value of teachers’ focus on interest development in Mathematics | Samantha Gooch, Kambala School, NSW

Twenty tips to enhance fundraising results at your school | Tony Bretherton | Senior Consultant, AskRight

Breakout session F: concurrent 20 minute sessions

From girls’ sport to girls with SEND – the latest research in girls’ education in the UK | Donna Stevens, CEO, Girls’ Schools Association, UK | Federation Ballroom

Building trust in our professional practice | Majda Benzenati, St Hilda’s School, QLD | Grand Ballroom 1

Storytelling throughout time to express and reflect the importance of shared experience for women | Therese Turner-Jones, Wenona School, NSW | Grand Ballroom 2

Turning a traditional school psychology model on its head: A parent population approach to supporting the mental health of children and young people | Tracy Hart, Penrhos College, WA | Grand Ballroom 3

Let me tell you my story – fostering memoir narratives for First Nations students in our schools
Margot Shave, St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School | Chancellor 4

AFTERNOON TEA

Colour outside the lines: The intersection of cultural diversity and progressing learning
Tasneem Chopra – Cultural Consultant 

Day 1 CLOSE

PARALLEL MASTERCLASSES 

1.Practical tools to ‘future-proof’ your classroom, curriculum and school
With Nicole Dyson 

We’ve all been in the classroom when brainstorming has been met with blank stairs and metaphorical tumbleweeds rolling through the aisles. Classroom creativity doesn’t happen by accident.

This practical and hands-on Masterclass explores the conditions and constraints to set every classroom up for creativity, before connecting this to Future Anything’s Entrepreneur’s Odyssey; a practical framework that supports the ‘how’ of delivering entrepreneurial education in every classroom.

2. Do the secondary gains of anxiety reduce student motivation to overcome it? With Dr Judith Locke and Dr Danielle Einstein

Anxiety is a debilitating disorder which impacts one’s enjoyment of life and reduces one’s potential. But amongst all the angst, there’s some secondary gains to having the condition, particularly for female students who might find age-appropriate challenges at school significantly reduced because of an anxiety diagnosis. Unless the sly benefits of anxiety are acknowledged and directly addressed, then a student may opt to continue to experience the disorder rather than do the hard work of overcoming it and living a full life.

In this masterclass, clinical psychologists, Dr Judith Locke and Dr Danielle Einstein, examine the secondary gains of anxiety for many school students (and, often, the people directly involved in their care). They will then suggest ways schools can deliberately move toward slowly removing those benefits and encourage and assist students to work at overcoming the disorder.

Networking Event for New Zealand Members | Chancellor Bar

Three dining options 

Bar to Bar: The Storey Bar and Post Street Social 

Sit-down dining option 1: Rockwall Bar and Grill

Sit-down option 2: Ball and Chain Grill 

Booked as optional extras, please check your registration as to whether you have booked a dinner.

BREAKFAST MASTERCLASS

Inspiring staff loyalty in a challenging recruitment environment – Presented by Fisher Leadership
With Dale Bracegirdle, Liam King, Dr Amanda Bell AM and Jenny Ethell

While attracting and retaining staff is part of the recruitment challenge, often how to generate inspiring, high-performance expectations amongst staff to generate loyalty and a shared aspiration for the school, can be understated. This Masterclass will focus on these key concepts and how to build active loyalty from new teachers through to executive teams. JoinDale Bracegirdle, Dr Amanda Bell AM, Jenny Ethell, Liz Jones and Liam King, for creative insights on the topic.

This masterclass includes breakfast.

Welcome to Day 2
Julia Davidson, ICGS-Australasia Vice President

Getting the message right
Dr Judith Locke – Clinical Psychologist

Supporting our Girls to Embrace
Taryn Brumfitt – 2023 Australian of the Year
Dr Zali Yager – Author, researcher and speaker

MORNING TEA

When love hurts – Teaching respectful relationships and consent
Dannielle Miller OAM – Founder of Enlighten Education 

Boundless Horizons Await
Megan Murphy – ICGS Global Executive Director

From student to change-maker
Ashleigh De Silva – Oceanic Regional Leader, Girl Up 

LUNCH

Breakout session G: concurrent 20 minute presentations

Supporting parents to build their daughter’s capacity to cope with change and difficulties | Sharon Turner, Strathcona Girls Grammar School, VIC | Federation Ballroom

Fix the world beyond the school by engaging hearts and igniting curious minds | Michelle Fitzpatrick and Sonia Knox, St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School and Bankwest, WA | Grand Ballroom 1

Creating an internal pathway to recognise, reward and celebrate teaching excellence | Kerryl Howarth, Pymble Ladies’ College, NSW | Grand Ballroom 2

Cultural Capacity: Widening the lens | Faith Tautuhi and Victoria Wolfe, Waikato Diocesan School for Girls, NZ | Grand Ballroom 3

Breakout session H: Concurrent 20 minute presentations

The introduction of Wednesday Asynchronous Learning for the Senior School (WAL) | Leandra Turner & Kim Elith, Firbank Grammar School, VIC | Grand Ballroom 1

The forgotten middle – Developing an in-house professional development program for middle leaders | Karen Whelan, Shelford Girls’ Grammar, VIC | Grand Ballroom 2

Co-constructed leadership: Collaborative learning through action research | Marika Snell, Loreto College Marryatville, SA | Grand Ballroom 3

SPEED PRESENTATIONS: 5 minute consecutive presentation, in one 20 minute session | Federation Ballroom

• Empowering the next generation of emerging artists | Jodie Jurgs, Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School, QLD
• Learning to lead with compassion and confidence: Empowering student voice and a sense of service in a Junior School context | Imogen Kennett, Pymble Ladies’ College, NSW
• The Matilda Effect: The lost women of science | Gemma Dale, Somerville House, QLD
• Embedding design thinking to develop student agency, rigour and transferability across a variety of subjects | Kimberley Moor, Strathcona Girls Grammar School, VIC

Breakout session I: Concurrent 20 minute sessions:

Why we need to make Innovation an area of equal importance and how to get started | Andrea Holloway & Melanie Wallis, Perth College, WA | Federation Ballroom

Student formation and wellbeing … working outside of the “silo” | Katie Dummett & Samuel Yeats, All Hallows’ School, QLD | Grand Ballroom 1

Thrive, Connect, Uplift: A contemporary approach to enhancing student wellbeing through skills-based wellness groups | Tara McLachlan, Brisbane Girls Grammar School, QLD | Grand Ballroom 2

Are we listening to our girls? Student perception surveys from our context to yours | Janelle O’Neill, Mt St Michael’s College, QLD | Grand Ballroom 3

Breakout session J: 4 concurrent 20 minute presentations:

PILLARS: Prioritising connection | Caroline Wilson-Haffenden & Louise Bender, St Mary’s College, TAS | Federation Ballroom

Who let the bugs out? | Sandra Boicos, St Columba’s College, VIC | Grand Ballroom 1

Girls as learning agents: From philosophy to practice | Sheridan Cox and Alice Speir, Walford Anglican School for Girls, SA | Grand Ballroom 2

Pride and Diversity in Schools Award | Penny Greenwood, Wellington Girls’ College, NZ | Grand Ballroom 3

AFTERNOON TEA

Bringing precision to school policies, procedures, and practices that improve girls’ wellbeing, behaviour and academic achievement.

Prof Donna Cross OAM – Chief Behaviour Advisor – NSW Government

Day 2 CLOSE

School visits Option 1

School visits Option 2