Walford Learning Communities Our Walford teaching team had a productive start to Term 3, working collaboratively on our recently updated Walford Learning Principles. Displayed prominently around the school, our Walford Learning Principles are a consistent reminder to our community of the type of learners we strive to be: We are thinkers. We are accountable. We…

Bespoke Pathways at Walford Walford’s recently-launched Strategic Plan includes four key pillars, one of which is Bespoke Pathways. Walford is committed to facilitating student voice, choice and agency, and in doing so providing every girl with the opportunity to strive for personalised excellence. For us, Bespoke Pathways means that from early learning through to senior…

Walford Principal One of Australia’s Most Influential Educators Principal of Walford Anglican School for Girls, Dr Deborah Netolicky, has been recognised as one of Australia’s Most Influential Educators 2023 by The Educator Australia. She is one of 45 professionals being acknowledged for their significant impact on and contribution to students, school communities and the field…

Benefits of a Walford Education for Girls and Young Women Walford Anglican School for Girls is a school designed intentionally for girls and young women. It was founded in 1893 by a pioneering suffragette and entrepreneur—Miss Lydia Adamson—who aimed to educate girls in ways beyond the gendered practices of education of the time. Miss Adamson…

Year 10 Budding Poet Competition Year 10 students study sonnets and then write their own as part of a competition to honour Old Scholar Eleanor Wells, from the Class of 1939. Her family continues to generously donate a cash prize in memory of Eleanor. The sonnets are judged on the success of the 14-line sonnet…

IPSHA Poetry Recital This year a number of girls entered the IPSHA Poetry Recital, with a Preliminary Final held here at Walford. Year 4 student Hanna and Year 5 student Indi won the first round and moved through to the finals. Competing at St Peter’s College, the girls recited two poems in front of a large audience,…

Thriving in the Middle School At a recent presentation on Thriving in the Middle School, Sheridan Cox and I shared strategies for supporting adolescents as well as insights to support our parent community to understand the challenges faced by students in this key development phase. Here, I summarise some of the take-home points from that…

The Frances Adamson Scholarship Walford was thrilled at this term’s An Evening with the Governor to announce a new scholarship: the Frances Adamson Scholarship, named after one of our most eminent old scholars, Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia. Our community can be part of bringing this life-changing scholarship, which…

National Reconciliation Week 2023 at Walford This week at Walford Anglican School for Girls we engaged with National Reconciliation Week and its 2023 theme ‘Be a Voice for Generations’. Students participated in a suite of impactful activities and experiences, reflecting on the rich history, culture, language and ongoing contributions of our First Nations peoples, especially…

A Remarkable Woman and a Life-changing Scholarship On Thursday 25 May, Walford Anglican School for Girls hosted an Evening with the Governor. Our special guests were Her Excellency, The Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia, and her husband Mr Rod Bunten. In attendance were Mr Peter Hastings Chair of the Walford Council of…

Revitalising Walford’s Early Learning Places and Spaces It is with much anticipation that over the past six months the Walford Early Learning Centre’s outdoor play and learning spaces have been redesigned and rejuvenated. As part of these capital works projects, ELC Director Charmaine Brooks and her team have closely observed, listened to, and documented children’s…

Party. Gath. Gatho. Get together. If your daughter isn’t attending these yet, she may well be in the future. Celebrating and spending time with friends is fun, and these social events are part of many of our lives. These events are more fun for parents when the teenagers socialising do so safely. Centred around their…

SACE Drama Update Congratulations to the SACE Drama class on the production of Angela Betzien’s play, Girl Who Cried Wolf. We look forward to seeing what you create for your devised performance coming up in Term 3. Performance rights for Girl Who Cried Wolf are exclusively licensed by Yellow Creative Management 1/348 Darling St, Balmain,…

Exercise and Sports Science is one of the new term electives offered to Year 10 students in 2023. Across the term, the students experience what it’s like to be an Exercise and Sports Scientist and the importance of collecting data to ultimately improve an athlete’s performance. The students have been utilising a range of new…

On Tuesday 4 April Year 10 Geography students enjoyed a field trip to investigate the nature and value of urban wetlands. To further the students’ knowledge and understanding of these ecosystems they undertook fieldwork in two wetland areas; Urrbrae Wetlands in Mitcham and Oaklands Wetlands and Reserve in Marion. A tour of the Urrbrae Wetlands…

I am so proud of our students and teachers for their passion, creativity and engaging approach to teaching, learning, activities, enrichment, care and support, which we do so well in Mathematics here at Walford. A fantastic example of this is having our very own Ms Joanne Maratos recognised in the Sunday Mail feature Australia’s Best…

Year 10 student and talented ballet dancer Laela performed as part of the South Australian Children’s Ballet Company’s production of Aladdin and the Genie of Unlimited Wishes in the Adelaide Fringe. It was an amazing experience for me and all those involved. The show required months of preparation, including learning the choreography, costume fittings and technical rehearsals,…

During the past term in Science lessons the Year 5 students have been fortunate enough to have Ms Caruso lead us in some specific investigations and demonstrations that have highlighted the properties of light. The lessons are an important part of the Year 5 Australian Curriculum Physical Sciences, where we identify sources of light, recognise…

The Year 8 Digital and Design Technologies classes have been researching different cultural good luck symbols from around the world. Their job was to design a cookie cutter that represented their chosen good luck symbol from around the world and create a cookie box for them to go in. We trialled the cookie cutters with…

We are thrilled to let you know that we will commence works on Stages 2 and 3 of The Heart of Walford, commencing in December 2023.  Take a look at this video showing a preview of the new development, which will extend the internal oasis we are creating in our urban campus. We are most…

Congratulations to Walford Mathematics Teacher, Joanne Maratos, who was recently included in the Sunday Mail feature, Australia’s Best Teachers. Joanne has been nominated for her impact as a Maths teacher. Joanne described her approach to teaching: “As a Mathematics teacher I am highly motivated to develop my students’ skills and confidence so they can understand…

On Monday 20 March the Junior School Swimming Carnival took place at Unley Pool. Arabella Trengove, Junior School Sports Leader, welcomed the Junior School community. Our Junior Primary classes started the day alongside Year 2-5 girls for House Cheers and a whole school warm up. Students broke into Junior Primary, Year 3, Year 4, and…

Our inaugural group of 24 students for the Walford High Performance Sport Academy commenced in Term 1. Our Academy athletes are made up from various sporting backgrounds including Cricket, Australian Rules Football, Softball, Equestrian, Water Polo, Ice Skating, and Hockey to name a few. It is a testament to the wealth of talent that many…

The Commissioning of Walford’s Ninth Principal On Friday 10 March Dr Deborah Netolicky was commissioned as the ninth Principal of Walford Anglican School for Girls. The week of International Women’s Day was a meaningful time for the induction into the leadership role as for 130 years Walford has supported students to become formidable, principled and…

Walford Celebrates International Women’s Day 2023 We School Captains were thrilled to host Walford’s International Women’s Day Morning on Wednesday 8 March. We felt very grateful to have the opportunity to address the girls from Years 6-12 in a Middle and Senior School Assembly. Students were treated to an address by our special guest, Old…