BGGS Reconciliation Week 2025

In recognition of National Reconciliation Week, our School community came together to deepen our understanding and appreciation of First Nations’ cultures.

This year’s theme, Bridging Now to Next, invites all Australians to walk together toward a more inclusive future.

Throughout the week, students and staff participated in a range of meaningful activities:

• We were honoured to host Aunty Nicole Williams, a respected artist, cultural leader and educator of the Kuku Djungan people of Far North Queensland, who shared her wisdom through yarning sessions

• Our Uralla Club visited St Paul’s Catholic School to donate stationery and read with Year 1 Indigenous students
• Students created a vibrant wall of 'message hands' at Tucker Up, symbolising unity and hope
• The Beanland Memorial Library showcased a curated collection of Indigenous stories, highlighting diverse voices and histories.

Together, we continue to walk the path of reconciliation—learning, listening, and growing as a community—today, tomorrow, and always.#NRW2025 On Wednesday, the Uralla captains, Emily Kua (12G), Thalia Kovacevic (11L) and Holly Pryor (11O) visited St Paul's Catholic Primary School accompanied by Ms Hills and Ms Garson.

The girls read with Year 1 students in the prayer circle in the school grounds, and then they witnessed the St Paul’s students in Years Prep–6 come together for a Reconciliation Week assembly. The school’s motto is ‘Diversity is our Strength’ and we saw that in spirit. The students celebrated each other and their teachers; they led their assembly with a sense of grace and inclusion and sang their school song with pride. It was wonderful to be a part of it. We look forward to continuing our community connection to this very special primary school.

National Sorry Day, officially the National Day of Healing, is an event held annually in Australia on 26 May, during Reconciliation Week, commemorating the Stolen Generations. It is part of the ongoing effort towards reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

The Uralla Club engaged students and staff in creating a wall of hands, with messages of support and respect for our First Nations People. This wall of hands will be visible throughout Reconciliation Week.

Brisbane Girls Grammar School acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which our campuses stand, the Turrbal, Jagera and Kabi Kabi Peoples, and all Indigenous people in our School community. We honour and respect their Elders past, present and emerging, and recognise that these lands have always been places of teaching and learning.