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Conference Program CONFERENCE PROGRAM Convention Centre, Adelaide, South . 5—8 May 2018 2.05—2.35pm 4.30pm Breakout Series D: 3 parallel sessions Concluding remarks Ros Curtis / Alliance of Girls’ Schools Challenge, choice & knowledge of self Australasia in Year 9 Grace Kinch / Korowa AGS, VIC 6.00—7.30pm > Riverbank Room 6 Alumnae Reunion The power of student voice For interstate and overseas members Michelle Dean and students / St Aloysius College The Mac. Robertson Girls High School, VIC > Riverbank Room 7 TUESDAY 8 MAY Building a successful graduate Judy Maw and Jackie Barron / 8.45am—12.30pm St Hilda’s Collegiate, NZ Post conference school visits: > Riverbank Room 8 Two options — 1. St Aloysius College 2.35pm / Afternoon tea St Mary’s College 2. St Peters Girls’ 3.00pm Loreto College Single-sex schooling, STEM, and career Mary Mackillop College paths: Contemporary issues Profs Helen Forgasz & Gilah Leder / Monash University For further information contact Loren Bridge, Alliance Executive Officer: Single-sex schooling and girls’ Phone +61 408 842 445 achievement in Australia Email [email protected] Dr Katherine Dix / ACER

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The Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia is a not for profit organisation which advocates for and supports the distinctive work of girls’ schools www.agsa.org.au 4. in their provision of unparalleled opportunities for girls. Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, . 5—8 May 2018

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2.25—2.55pm MONDAY 7 MAY Breakout Series B: 4 parallel sessions Riverbank Rooms What kinds of geeks are girls? Rebecca Ratcliffe and Yallana Brockwell / , SA 8.00am CONFERENCE PROGRAM > Riverbank Room 6 REGISTRATION Piercing perfectionism: Emotional agility, bravery and the role of 8.30am It’s time we talked: Pornography, young SATURDAY 5 MAY First Day. First class. individualised wellbeing Prof Erica McWilliam / University Rose Jost / Girls Grammar, VIC people and sexuality today > Riverbank Room 8 Maree Crabbe / Risk and Reality 5.30—7.00pm of Technology Open Event Smashing maths anxiety in our girls What the data tells us: Gender lessons Mortlock Chamber, State Library South 12.45pm / Lunch Geneva Clayton / MLC School, NSW from Gallup Polls Australia with guest speaker > Riverbank Room 7 Anne Lingafelter / Gallup The Hon Penny Wong 1.45—2.15 pm Philanthropy in girls’ schools Sponsored by The School Photographer Breakout Series A: 4 parallel sessions AskRIGHT 10.30am / Morning tea > Riverbank Room 5 SUNDAY 6 MAY Fearless creators (STEM and problem- 11.00am based learning) 2.55pm / Afternoon tea Pornography in schools: Let’s get practical Riverbank Rooms, Glenn Carmichael / A panel discussion facilitated by Madonna Adelaide Convention Centre St Michael’s Collegiate School, TAS King with Maree Crabbe / Risk & Reality, > Riverbank Room 5 3.20pm Jackie Barron / St Hilda’s Collegiate School, How can we help our girls: 8.00am The developing resilient women project Kate Major / Firbank Girls’ Grammar School, Kristina Morgan and Nicole Caulfield / Letting them tell us Georgina Banks / ChangeABLE REGISTRATION , QLD Madonna King / Author and Journalist > Riverbank Room 6 Holding patterns: How overbearing 8.30am The capacity of language to empower 4.20pm parenting affects girls’ schooling Welcome girls to become life-long and DAY 1 CLOSE Dr Rebecca English / Queensland University Julia Shea / Conference Committee Chair of Technology self-directed learners Girls & Sex: How young women navigate Heather Davis and Jill Bradford / 7.00pm desire, danger, performance & pleasure Wilderness School, SA Dining Out 12.45pm / Lunch Peggy Orenstein / Author and Journalist > Riverbank Room 7 BAR2BAR 1.30—2.00pm Driving gender equality in Australia & Fearless Bites: 4 six–minute Tapas and drinks at two of Adelaide’s most : It’s time! speed presentations popular bars, Udaberri and La Rumba Breakout Series C: 3 parallel sessions Dr Terry Fitzsimmons / Centre for Research Entrepreneurship: Futures and fortunes into Gender Equality in the Workplace, UQ Creating strong female leaders LITTLE NNQ Rebecca Watts / St Mary’s AGS, WA Vietnamese in a laid-back venue for senior students Fearless custodians of wellbeing Ruth Massie / , SA 10.40am / Morning Tea SEAN’S KITCHEN > Riverbank Room 6 Nicole Tuck / Collegiate, TAS World-renowned chef Sean Connolly serves Strengthening wellbeing Mirror, mirror on the wall 11.10am mouth-watering dishes and showcases the Kim Watkins & Cheryl Penberthy / PLC VIC best of South Australia Jody Forbes / Girls Grammar, QLD Girls to women: The cycle of leadership > Riverbank Room 7 Dr Nicole Archard / Loreto College Social & emotional learning Marryatville & Prof Manjula Waniganayake / Rachel McKee / Seymour College, SA Fearlessness & empowerment Macquarie University > Riverbank Room 8 Rebecca Ewing / Santa Maria College, WA > Riverbank Room 8 2. 3.