Golden Ticket day
On Friday I got stuck into my third ‘Golden Ticket’ day at Newington. This is where a student – who is chosen from a digital draw – gets to have me come to all their classes for the whole day, do all...
View ArticleInspired minds – curiosity and awe
Image: Hubble’s deep field – they are all galaxies (and just the tiniest fraction of them) made up of hundreds of billions of stars. You may have heard the comparison between the number of stars in the...
View ArticleBlack Comedy lights up the stage
The directors of Newington College’s first ever student-directed play admit their respect for their drama teachers has gone through the roof. They are driving a cast from Newington, MLC School and...
View ArticleLessons from a refugee family
Imagine your father leaving his conflict-riddled homeland in a boat for a distant country to seek a brighter future for you and your family. Pakistan-born brothers Ali Reza (Year 11), Hassan (Year 9)...
View ArticleA bid of good luck from Old Boy Sebastian Iannuzzi (ON 2016)
Accomplished in academics, sport and a range of co-curricular activities, Sebastian Iannuzzi (ON 2016) graduated as a certified all-rounder. He returned to the College to speak to the Class of 2021 at...
View ArticleA reflection on 2021 from Senior Prefect Aiden Carter
At our 2021 Prize Giving, 2022 Senior Prefect Aiden Carter reflected on the ups and downs we’ve faced as a global and school community. Below is a transcript of his speech. It’s been another crazy...
View ArticleQ&A with Wyvern Visual Arts Teacher Meredith Buining
Meredith Buining is an artist and visual arts teacher at Wyvern House, Newington College’s prep school at Stanmore. She is passionate about the arts and how they can nourish lives. Let’s learn why she...
View ArticleThe history of Newington’s Houses
Start of the House system At the 1931 Speech Day, the new Headmaster, Philip Le Couteur, announced that a House system would be introduced, as part of a range of innovations, with a competition shield...
View ArticleHow we behave when no one is watching
The Ethics Club is open to students in Years 8 to 10 and immerses boys in complex ethical concepts through collaborative dialogue. Earlier this year the club considered topics such as love,...
View ArticleQ&A with Head of Studies Andrew Millar
As the College’s resident astronomer and Head of Studies, no two days are the same for science teacher Andrew Millar. We check in with him below to talk about his passion for science, rockstar alter...
View ArticleRemote Learning Survival Guide
Being away from the College is far from ideal, but we’re lucky to have a great collection of resources here at Newington to help us learn throughout difficult circumstances. So, we’ve collected our...
View ArticlePhilosophical thinking starts early
Dr Britta Jensen recently joined Newington’s Philosophy and Religious Studies (PRS) staff. She is leading the development of a new, bespoke program of philosophy for Newington’s younger learners, with...
View ArticleQ&A with Head of Boarding Xavier Gargan
Newington’s Edmund Webb Boarding House is home to 50 boys from greater Sydney, regional Australia and overseas. Xavier, his wife Sally and their three children, Rory, 8, and twins Ethan and Charlie, 6,...
View ArticleNational Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week takes place every year from 27 May to 3 June. The theme for 2021 is More than a word. Reconciliation takes action. On the Saturday of Reconciliation Week, Aboriginal Elder...
View ArticleWhy Mr Parker got a late note
Two years ago, a random Year 8 student at the school won a ‘Golden Ticket’. It meant I had to go to all his classes for a day, do all of his work and do all of his homework. This year we went one...
View ArticleHow to talk to kids about consent
The stories of young women being sexually assaulted at parties that have emerged in recent weeks have been individually shocking and cumulatively harrowing. Those who have shared them have called for...
View ArticleQ&A with History and English teacher Jeremy Green
History and English teacher Jeremy Green doesn’t just work at Newington College; he lives here as one of several mentors in the Edmund Webb Boarding House. It’s a busy and active life for the keen...
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