Our recent Winter Strings Festival showcased all of our string ensembles, from the youngest group, Pizzicato Strings, to our most advanced ensembles, Chamber Strings and Ferguson Strings. This annual event, featuring over 160 students, is one of the major highlights on our Music Calendar. Congratulations to all of the girls involved and our dedicated Strings Department staff for their hard work!

​I have thoroughly enjoyed watching the Olympics! From the excitement in the pool to the skill at the skate park; the artistry of the rhythmic gymnastics to the strength of climbing; the precision in the dressage to the power in the canoeing – I love it all. Whatever the pursuit, seeing it executed at the highest possible level and remembering the hours of training and dedication required to reach the standard always inspires me.

From Osaka to Melbourne! Welcome to our wonderful Shin-Ai students, who have arrived for their two-week exchange with us and started the morning with a full school tour. During their stay, they are immersed in Australian culture, living with their host families, attending some classes and activities on site, as well as exploring Melbourne city and the surrounding areas.

We are very fortunate at Lowther Hall to have such a dedicated and professional staff who are united in their mission to provide the very best possible education for our girls. As we continue to experience a significant teacher shortage across the State, many students in other schools are trying to navigate their learning with staff who do not have training in the relevant subject area or, sometimes, without a teacher at all.

​This week, the Education Minister announced that from 2025, government primary schools will be mandated to use a systematic phonics program to teach reading. This is no great surprise as the research associated with the Science of Reading indicates that a program which uses direct, explicit instruction to teach students how to decode words according to the sounds they comprise, is the most effective way to ensure that all learners master the skills of reading for the long term. At Lowther Hall, we already use a systematic phonics based approach in the teaching of reading but we have recently undertaken a full review of this program and will be making some adjustments to it in the coming months.

​We are hearing a great deal in the media at the moment about student disengagement and student discipline. There is a growing concern across the country that students are behaving badly, lacking discipline and becoming increasingly disconnected from school.

Recently, we co-convened an International Coalition of Girls’ Schools symposium on educating girls at Melbourne Girls Grammar.

What better way to celebrate William Shakespeare’s birthday than to secure your tickets to our Senior School Production of ‘Shakespeare in Love’? Some of our students took time out of their rehearsal to show off their incredible costumes and give you a taste of what you can expect from our upcoming romantic comedy! Book your tickets at https://clocktowercentre.com.au/lowther-hall-shakespeare-in-love/