Principal Jane Danvers has been appointed Deputy Chair of AHISA New South Wales. AHISA, the Association of Independent Schools Australia, is an important body for independent schools like Kambala, and is an organisation that brings together leaders from independent schools to promote collegiality and professional learning. The body has influence over education policy and practice and so it is wonderful that our Principal, an advocate for girls schools, has presence within this organisation.
Kambala is a member of the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools. This is another uniting body, and one of which sees our school connect with leading schools worldwide. For example:
- we currently have three teachers under fellowship in the Global Action Research Collaborative GARC (Year 6 teacher Sheridan Sweeney being our first official GARC Research Fellow)
- Languages teacher and CAS Coordinator Dan Lin is currently participating in ICGS’s ‘headways’, a networking forum that provides teachers at girls schools the chance to discuss opportunities and strengths that can be harnessed within our contexts.
- Kambala has also proudly had various staff members present on issues of girls education at national and international conference over the past 3 years – Carolyn Gedling, Stuart Coppin, Lauren Walsh and Greta Beaumont and myself included.
Jane Danvers has now been appointed on the ICGS Board of Directors, which is an outstanding professional achievement. For Kambala, this opens a world of possibilities for us to connect with this important global organisation, and our representation within ICGS at this level is certainly a proud moment for us!