Welcome to Queensland. Our first Former Boarder Success Story from a Queensland School is a St Margaret’s Girl; the lovely Courtney Gemmell. Courtney is passionate about children’s education and a true country girl at heart. We found out about her experiences at boarding school in Brisbane and what she’s up to now. 1. What Boarding…
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Former Boarder Success Story #11 Joel Smith
Welcome to 2013 on Boarding Schools Expo Blog and to a whole new batch of former boarders and their success stories. We met Joel Smith on the plane flying from Sydney to Dubbo as he was on his way home from another heli-mustering job and were very impressed by his independence and hearing about his…
Former Boarder Success Story #10 Richard Porter
Merry Christmas all the way from Switzerland. This is where former Joeys boy Richard Porter is living and working at the moment and enjoying the cold weather. Read on to find out about how his boarding experience gave him the independence and life skills to make a smooth transition to an international posting with his…
Former Boarder Success Story #9
Three Generations of Ascham Women. Pip with her mother Suz and Grandmother Shirley Philippa Lee Pip went to uni in Armidale, has travelled the world and has a number of impressive talents such as speaking spanish and playing the guitar. Read on to hear about her experiences at Boarding School in Sydney and the important…
Former Boarder Success Story #8
Emily Langron Meet Emily Langron. Emily is a primary school teacher living and working in Townsville in Far North Queensland. When she’s not surviving tropical cyclones and going out to cattle stations in the school holidays, she is bringing goats and other farm yard animals into her school to teach the kids about farming. Originally…
Former Boarder Success Story #7
Joe Dennis Introducing Joe Dennis. Joe grew up in a tiny place north-west of Wagga called Collingullie. With the three boys in the family all pursuing different careers, since leaving school Joe has travelled the world a number of times, learnt spanish and worked in politics. Now Joe spends most of his time travelling around…
Former Boarder Success Story #6
Jake Waller In the spirit of celebrating our sporting role models, let us introduce you to Jake Waller. Jake is a highly achieving and talented athlete who also understands the importance of balance, which is why he is also studying at Sydney Uni. Jake is a great role model for young people who aim high…
Paralympics – Celebrating Ability with a Difference
Watch the UK Channel 4 Promo Video to see a different side of the Paralympics Do you know that the Paralympics are on? Are you watching? Do you encourage your kids to watch it? The Paralympic Games have begun in London and are undoubtedly a strong testament to dogged perseverance and unyielding determination. The Paralympian…
Former Boarder Success Story #5
Pip Kehoe Pip Kehoe is a great role model for girls passionate about their sport. She has maintained her links to the land and now has a challenging but interesting job working for an energy company in Queensland. Pip is a great advocate for young women in sport and agriculture which is certainly helped by…
An Online Fashion Entrepreneur – Former Boarder Success Story #4
Nikki Durkin The young and extremely fashionable Ms Durkin has been an entrepreneur since she was 15, when she was pulling in $500 a week designing and selling t-shirts online. Now she has developed 99dresses – an “infinite wardrobe” allowing people to trade clothes with each other. Nikki’s success is a great example of hard work,…
A Career in International Polo –
Former Boarder Success Story #3
Rob Archibald Rob Archibald, Aged 27, is a professional polo player with a handicap in Australia of 7 goals. (The highest you can reach is 10) Rob divides his time between England, Argentina and Australia playing polo and training polo ponies. Rob is often voted best player of the match and is a highly regarded…
A Career in the Arts –
Former Boarder Success Story #2
Sybella Stevens – Arts & Theatre Professional Sybella has always been passionate about the arts, especially speech and drama. She was involved in all of the school plays during her time at high school and received the highest mark in the state for her Trinity Drama Performance Certificate. Read on for Sybella’s account of her…
