grammar news Number 129 – August 2019 Print Post PP 100007326 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours Congratulations to the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honour recipients from the Melbourne Grammar School community: Professor Ruth Bishop AC (Past parent) Ms Helen Morris AM (Past parent) 2019 Australia Day For eminent service to global child health For significant service to the through the development of improved philanthropic sector, and to community Honours update vaccines for paediatric gastroenteritis, health. The April 2019 edition of Grammar and to medical research. Dr Joseph Reich AM (Past parent) News included a list of members Ms Elizabeth Alexander AO For significant service to ophthalmology. of the Melbourne Grammar School community who had received (Past parent) Mr Michael Shand QC AM (OM 1970) 2019 Australia Day honours. Since For distinguished service to higher For significant service to the Anglican publication, we have learnt that the education administration, to accounting Church of Australia, and to the following individuals also received and corporate governance, and as a legal profession. a 2019 Australia Day Honour: role model. Associate Professor Richard Stark AM Mr Cunxin Li AO (Past parent) Mr Samuel John Burston OAM (OM 1967) For distinguished service to the (OM 1962) For significant service to neurological performing arts, particularly to ballet, For service to parliament medicine, and to professional as a dancer and artistic director. and politics. associations. Mr Matthew Allen AM (OM 1979) Mr Brian Hopkins OAM (OM 1961) Dr Mark Toner AM (Past parent) For significant service to sailing, For service to print media and For significant service to engineering particularly through executive roles. the community. and the technological sciences. Mr Clive Blazey AM (Past parent) Mr Stephen (Steve) Higgs OAM In addition, in that list the name of For significant service to horticulture, (OM 1968) Dr Michael Borten OAM (OM 1955) to conservation, and to the community. For service to education. was misspelt. We apologise for Associate Professor Anthony (Tony) this error. Mr Clement (Clem) Newton-Brown Buzzard AM (OM 1959) OAM (Current parent) For significant service to the international For service to the Parliament of Victoria, education sector, and to medical science. and to the community of Melbourne. Mr Robert (Bob) Dalziel AM Dr Patricia Phair OAM (Past parent) (Past parent) For service to women, to medical For significant service to the community, research, and to the community. to rugby union, and to business. Ms Rhonda Renwick OAM (Past parent) Dr David McCredie AM (OM 1943) For service to the community through For significant service to medicine in the charitable organisations. field of paediatric nephrology. Front cover: Eight Indigenous students performed traditional Indigenous dances at each campus during Reconciliation Week this year. Pictured here are Year 10 students Preston Cockatoo-Collins (left) and Ariki Lowe. For further information about 2019 Reconciliation Week at Melbourne Grammar School, please visit pages 14-15. Opposite: A group of Year 8 students studying Japanese visited the historic village of Shirakawa-go during their trip to Japan earlier this year. Together with Ms Julia Thiele, the boys are standing in front of a rare Gassho-style house within the village. Grammar News is published for the Melbourne Grammar School community Published by: The Lodge, Melbourne Grammar School, 355 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004 Telephone: +61 3 9865 7555 Email: [email protected] Melbourne Grammar School respects the privacy of its community members and is bound by the National Privacy Principles under the Commonwealth Privacy Act. For a copy of the School’s Privacy Policy please visit the School’s website at mgs.vic.edu.au or contact the School on +61 3 9865 7555. 2 Grammar News No. 129 – August 2019 In this issue 4 From the School Council 5 From the Headmaster 6 News 9 Business in Action 12 Performance Opportunities 14 Reconciliation Week 16 Grimwade House 18 Wadhurst 20 Senior School 22 Studying World Religions 24 Year 6 Production 26 The Old Melburnians Council 28 Community News 30 Community Events 32 The Foundation 34 Friends of Grammar 35 From the Archives About this issue Welcome to the 129th edition of Grammar News. The theme of this issue is business and entrepreneurship. We highlight the important elements of a contemporary Business Studies curriculum and how Grimwade House students are taking their first entrepreneurial steps. We also consider the impact some Old Melburnians are having on the business world. Overleaf, the Chairman of the School Council introduces Mr Philip Grutzner BForSci DipEd MBA FACE who, in January 2020, will become the 15th Headmaster of Melbourne Grammar School. An auspicious moment in the School’s history for many reasons, Mr Grutzner will be the first Old Melburnian in this role. Former Headmaster, Mr Paul Sheahan AM, recently returned to the School to be honoured for his leadership in the establishment of Edwin Flack Park, with the main oval at the complex being named the Sheahan Oval. You can read more about this event on page 7. I hope you enjoy reading this edition of Grammar News. Wendy Lawler Editor Grammar News No. 129 – August 2019 3 From the School Council Appointment of Headmaster, Mr Philip Grutzner The appointment of the Headmaster is a most important event in the history of any School. Arguably, it is the most important responsibility of any School Council. As a result, in case you missed the announcement of Wednesday 29 May, which is on the School website, I would like to repeat parts of it here. It is with great pleasure that I announce the unanimous decision of Council to appoint Mr Philip Grutzner BForSci DipEd MBA FACE as the 15th Headmaster of Melbourne Grammar School. We reviewed an impressive field of candidates from both Australia and overseas. Philip Grutzner was selected because of his unique combination of skills, values and ethos: From left: Mr Michael Bartlett and Mr Philip Grutzner • his exemplary experience as a progressive educator and leader of three diverse Australian independent schools; With his permission, I would also like to share with you • his capacity to lead, inspire and significantly develop the parts of a humble and most impressive letter Philip sent school communities he has overseen; to me on Friday 31 May, thanking the School Council for • his outstanding education sector leadership experience, his appointment: both in Australia and internationally; and …My parents made tremendous sacrifices to send my older • his personal commitment to, and passion for, Melbourne brother Richard and me to MGS and my sister to Merton Hall. Grammar School. We never went without, but we did not have access to fancy Philip is an Old Melburnian. He attended Grimwade and cars, restaurants or holidays. My brother Richard appreciates Senior School from 1976 to 1981. In his final year he was his MGS education as it has contributed to a thriving personal Captain of Deakin House and the First XVIII football team. life and a professional career as a consultant anaesthetist. He will be the first Melbourne Grammar alumnus in the Anna enjoyed her time at Merton Hall, especially her acting School’s 161-year history to return as Headmaster. in the combined MGS and Merton Hall Shakespeare plays and Senior School plays. Like her brothers, Anna has had a His career in education began in 1987 at Camberwell successful personal life and has enjoyed careers in journalism Grammar School. Following a year at Manchester Grammar in and public relations. I too am grateful for my MGS education the UK, in 1997 he was appointed as Headmaster of Braemar which has been a major contributor to the person I am today. College, Woodend, Victoria. He served as Headmaster of There is no doubt it will be a privilege to serve the School that St Peter’s College in Adelaide, from 2005 to 2010. He is gave me so much. currently Principal of Carey Baptist Grammar School, where he will conclude at the end of 2019, having overseen a My parents’ sacrifices for Richard, Anna and me, remind significant programme of innovation and development. me of the same sacrifices so many independent school parents are making to provide their children high quality Philip has an outstanding reputation as both a leader and education. This continues to keep me grounded, engaged progressive educator. He is widely and respectfully regarded and accountable. in the Australian education sector as a person of substance, intelligence and humanity. He is ideally suited to our School Yasmine and I are looking forward to living with the community and will build on the significant legacy that will be Melbourne Grammar community in South Yarra. As we left by Mr Roy Kelley. walk past the St Peter’s Chapel we will be reminded of our wonderful wedding there in 1993 … Philip is fully committed to Melbourne Grammar’s approach to educating the whole person, its diverse co-curricular …It will be an honor and privilege to serve the MGS programme, its Anglican values and traditions, its community as the 15th Headmaster and I am excited to take co-educational junior and single-sex secondary campus up that position next January. structure, and its emphases on academic excellence, together I very much look forward to welcoming the Grutzner family to with opportunity, diversity and inclusion. our School community. Philip is married to Dr Yasmine Layher, a consultant anaesthetist. They have two daughters aged in their early 20s. Michael Bartlett Chairman 4 Grammar News No. 129 – August 2019 From the Headmaster Community chest or business monopoly? A school, on any level of analysis, is a business and needs to act as one, but it is also much more than just that.