Celebrating 25 Years
The beginning of a new year is always an exciting time with plenty of optimism and opportunity to set ambitious resolutions for the year to come.  I was very privileged to share the first week of 2016 with 163 student leaders from New Zealand, Asia, UK, USA and Australia at Bond University. These extraordinary young women brought their energy, commitment and optimism to the conference. It was an exhilarating experience and a tangible realisation of the Alliance's commitment to empowering young female leaders. Watch SLC 2016 video ››

The Alliance turns 25! In 1991 the Education of Girls in Girls' Schools Focus Group was formed in Victoria, Australia. This group later evolved into the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. And 25 years on the Alliance has 150 members in five countries and represents more than 132,000 girls and 10,000 educators. There are a number of exciting and innovative events planned for 2016 as we celebrate this milestone - including our Biennial Educators' Conference, Real Girls Real Women - earlybird registration is open until 28 February.

We've given our website a facelift and enhanced its functionality with a fully searchable research library and improved member access - with individual logins (rather than shared school-based access). Visit our new site and register for access to member pricing, member-only events, research and resources.

The next edition of In Alliance, our biannual magazine, will focus on entrepreneurship in schools. Contributions of academic, feature or opinion articles are welcome and should be submitted by 2 March 2016 to agsa@agsa.org.au

I hope you'll join us at one of 2016 events and help celebrate our 25-year anniversary.
Warm regards

Loren Bridge
Executive Officer

It succinctly details evidence of the effectiveness of girls' schools, adding independent support to enrolment information for prospective parents, and is an invaluable resource for staff and board members advocating the case for girls' schools.

To place an order or enquiry please contact (e) agsa@agsa.org.au

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Our partners

The Alliance values the generous support of our partners. Explore how they could enhance the education of girls in your school.

Private funds support schools
As partners of AskRIGHT, Alliance members have access to a directory of private foundations at a reduced subscription cost. The Complete Guide to Australia's Private Ancillary Funds™ is an online database containing all of Australia's Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs).
A PAF is a distinctly Australian vehicle for philanthropy. To date there have been more than 1,300 PAFs registered. It is estimated that between $6 billion to $7 billion is currently invested in these funds and the law requires charitable distributions by every PAF every year.

www.askright.com.au ››
 

World Challenge works in partnership with schools to deliver fun and adventurous expeditions to developing countries, as a means of aiding students in developing crucial life skills such as leadership, teamwork, self-awareness and compassion.
We have just welcomed home over 3000 Australian and New Zealand students from expeditions all over the globe – from Cambodia to Tanzania! Follow us on Facebook to see photos and stories from recent travellers.

For further information on the World Challenge Expeditions please visit www.worldchallenge.com.au or www.worldchallenge.co.nz

The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education is an executive agency in education that builds cultures of excellence in leadership and learning within communities of inquiry.
CIRCLE support the work of over 1200 schools and other organisations with a unique architecture of knowledge and solutions tailored for the needs of clients built on the key domains of achievement, relationships, communication, initiatives and reputation. CIRCLE’s ongoing task is to equip, empower and enable learners, educators and leaders.
www.mytouchstones.com ››

iVicon was founded in 2003 in Houston USA to be the knowledge bridge and hub to the Invisible Continent – outer space. iVicon is the exclusive worldwide partner of the HASSE International Study Program which is designed to help cultivate the leaders of the next generation. HASSE programs encourage youth to broaden the mind, cultivate drive and instil curiosity while pursuing learning excellence. Through our partnership with iVicon, the Alliance will be able to offer students from our member schools the opportunity to participate in HASSE space school programs without individual schools needing to provide their own full tour complement of 16-20 students.

www.ivicon.com.au ››
 

Bond University is a not-for-profit private education provider located on the Gold Coast, Australia. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, which are scheduled across three trimesters each year, allowing a six semester degree to be completed in two years.

In the independent 2012 Good Universities Guide, Bond University was the highest rating Australian university, receiving the maximum five stars across the most key performance indicators. Created in the traditions of the world’s leading private universities, a series of grand sandstone faculty buildings house world-class facilities.

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