Our founders built a school in which each girl was encouraged to balance her academic endeavours with a broad program of participation and contribution. That tradition of excellence continues within a culture of warmth and curiosity. Our school is distinctive for its size and strength of community, which becomes a crucial platform from which our students can engage with confidence and openness with the wider world.
The Queenwood values have taken different forms since the inception of the School. In developing our Strategic Direction we have reaffirmed the values Truth, Courage and Service, as declared by our founders and expressed in the words of the beloved School Hymn.
In truth we:
With courage we:
Through service we:
At Queenwood our commitment is to a liberal education – an education which, at its core, develops rigorous thinking and the practice of inquiry. In their personal and intellectual development, we both support and stretch our girls, encouraging increasing engagement with the wider world. Our aim is to develop in our students the character, disposition and skills they will need to flourish in and contribute to a world of complexity and change.
From Kindergarten to Year 12, our programs are unusual in their richness and breadth and are delivered by specialist teachers.
We have excellent facilities and we emphasise participation in a wide range of opportunities in the classroom and beyond, but the essence of a Queenwood education is found not in the buildings and grounds but in its people.
Young people learn best in an atmosphere of warmth, openness and trust and the quality of relationship between students and teachers is at the heart of our success. Queenwood girls genuinely enjoy and respect the achievements of their peers and this underpins a culture of mutual encouragement and motivation.
Our approach rests on the conviction that every student needs to experience both success and frustration to achieve full intellectual, social and emotional development. As girls move through the school from Kindergarten to Year 12 there are increasing opportunities and expectations for independence. Our curriculum, pastoral care structures and extra-curricular programs create a safe but challenging framework within which girls learn to manage their work, their time, their relationships and responsibilities – skills which are essential to a happy and productive life.
Powerful moments of insight can come through simple processes of connecting with people different from ourselves – whether through their background, abilities, history, age or experience. Our girls are keen to engage with contemporary social and political issues, thereby deepening their knowledge of themselves and gaining deeper and more nuanced perspectives on the world.
Our aim is to develop in our students the character, disposition and skills they will need to flourish in and contribute to a world of complexity and change.
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