Exploration

Winner of the 2025 VATE ‘A Story in Miniature’ competition, Year 10 student Joshua Loftes writes of a boy who finds hope in an unlikely place, through a single lemon in a broken world.

School Captain Edgar Stirling reflects on a liberal arts education at Melbourne Grammar, where breadth of experience across classrooms and co-curricular life helps students develop empathy, curiosity and a deeper understanding of the world.

The early years at Grimwade House focus on building strong foundations, helping students grow in confidence, curiosity, and a genuine sense of connection to their learning.

What makes good design? Scott James, Head of Technology, reflects on how students learn to think beyond themselves and design solutions that respond to real human needs.

In the classroom, students aren’t just asked what they think, but why. It’s how independent thinking begins to take shape at Melbourne Grammar.

Anna-Louise Simpson, Head of Wadhurst, reflects on the 2025 IBSC Conference at Belmont Hill School in Boston, where Melbourne Grammar staff shared insights on adolescent development in boys’ education.

In his account of the Art and Drama expedition, student Roma Blanchet describes 10 days in New York filled with sketching, acting and world-class art that left students buzzing with inspiration.

Year 11 student Edgar Stirling reflects on playing Cyrano de Bergerac in the School’s recent production, describing the challenge of building a vulnerable yet powerful character on a bare set where the language, not the props, takes centre stage.

Melbourne Grammar School’s Sculpture Walk welcomes a new addition.

Music education does more than teach notes and rhythms. It builds cognitive skills, strengthens problem-solving and coordination, and fosters teamwork and confidence, giving students benefits that extend far beyond the classroom.

Year 11 student, Racer Adam, provides a powerful account of the often unrecognised benefits of being a child of two deaf parents.

Our Upper Primary literacy program assists students to gain new ways of thinking and new strategies for approaching knowledge.