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Brisbane Girls Grammar School
Illumine for Parents: Why you should get involved in your daughters schooling
27 minutes Posted Oct 20, 2022 at 10:00 pm.
Can you tell us about your history with the School and how and when you became involved with the P&F Association?
Darcy, can you explain the difference between the Fathers Group and the P&F Association, given you’ve been involved with both?
What is the aim of the P&F Association at BGGS and how does it operate?
What do you think are the fundamentals to a successful P&F Association?
Which parents would you encourage to get involved?
How much time one would need to commit each week to be involved in the P&F?
Outside of the P&F Association, how else can parents get involved?
Why do you think it's so important for parents to take a keen interest in their daughters schooling?
How has your involvement enriched your life?
How do you juggle your career, being a parent and your roles and responsibilities as President of the P&F?
What are some of your most special memories been as Girls Grammar parents so far?
Do you feel positive about the impact you have made on the School?
What would you say to parents who would like to get involved but who think they do not have enough time, or don’t think that they have the ‘right’ skill sets?
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Have you ever wondered what your child’s school support group does—is it fundraising and deciding what new equipment should be purchased for the school? Running the Uniform Shop? Or is it much, much more than that? At Girls Grammar parent support groups take many forms—the Parents and Friends (P&F) Association, Mothers Group, Fathers Group, various other co-curricular support groups. What these groups have in common is a willingness from the parent members to donate their time for t...