Volume 49 September 2012 www.agsa.org.au in alliance in this issue Early Learning 2012 Biennial Conference Special Feature: Healthy bodies, healthy minds The Alliance of Girls’ Schools (Australasia) Ltd GPO Box 55 From the President... Hobart Tas 7001 Australia Executive Officer Robyn Kronenberg Jan Butler T: +61 3 6234 2114 F: +61 3 6285 8006 M: 0417 962 466 E:
[email protected] In June I was fortunate to attend the National Coalition or leadership. These are the messages girls all over President of Girls’ Schools (NCGS) annual conference on Media the world are getting. The conference challenged us Robyn Kronenberg Savvy Girls, at the Hockaday School in Dallas Texas. as educators by asking us what we were doing in our St Michael’s Everything is big in Texas and the Hockaday School, a schools about the messages our girls are getting and Collegiate School, Tas school for over 1000 girls, was located on 88 acres in how we were countering the stereotype of girls and Vice President suburban North Dallas. It was pleasing to have three women in the media. Judith Poole other Alliance members attend the conference as well Thirdly the conference talked about how girls are Abbotsleigh, NSW as our two student delegates: Amany Cummins from using technology and the safety issues that arise St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School in Queensland Treasurer when they use Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and other Lynne Thomson and Isobel Pepper from Palmerston North Girls’ High forms of on-line chatting. Presenters talked about the St Mary’s Anglican School, New Zealand.