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      Adelaide Perry Gallery

      Open to the public, the Gallery has an annual calendar of events comprising exhibitions of student work and exhibitions featuring professional Australian artists.

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      Ex-Students

      Our vibrant Ex-Students community supports lasting friendships that connect ‘PLC Sydney girls’ across the country and around the world. Stay connected with events, professional networks, read other graduate stories and more.

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      The Futures Centre

      Maximising your child's learning potential with our student extension, enrichment and support program⁠—one of the longest running in Australia. Your children will build their self-confidence, resilience, engagement and academic performance.

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      PLC Sydney Preschools

      Designed to support your child’s transition to school, we aim to ignite your child’s curiosity, extend their unique interests and build on the foundations for their love of learning. View our beautiful, purpose-built centre—indoor and outdoor environments designed and adapted to strengthen a child’s natural curiosity and excite inquisitive minds.

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      Did you know Panama hats were first made in Ecuador, perhaps as early as 4,000 BC? At PLC Sydney we can document them from photographs as early as 1904.

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      The PLC Sydney Archives was established in 1976.

      The PLC Sydney Archives is available for research or study. Students, staff and members of the general public are welcome to visit the Archives to read and examine items of interest.

      Today, the archives hold the following:

      • Student records 
      • School publications
      • College Council minutes and records
      • Photographic library
      • Memorabilia
      • School uniforms, objects, and artefacts
      • Architectural plans
      • Oral histories and recollections

      The PLC Sydney Archives is available for research or study. Students, staff and members of the general public are welcome to visit the Archives to read and examine items of interest. Please email our Archivist if you wish to make an appointment. 

      ​​The College continues to enhance its Archives with the acquisition of items that help complete collections. For donations to the school of items or information relating to PLC Sydney, its staff and students, including photos, programs, videos, student work or other documents suitable for the Archives, please contact the Archivist for further information.

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      Stories from the Archives

      STEM
      Getting creative with STEM

      To allow our students to thrive in this increasingly uncertain environment, they will require not only digital technology skills but the ability to apply both analytical and creative thinking to solve complex problems.

      Academic
      AI and the Impact on Cognitive Development

      There is an abundance of writings speculating on what Artificial intelligence (AI) will mean for the human race and our way of life.

      Overseas Experiences
      The importance of service learning in a PLC Sydney education

      Service Learning is a huge part of the culture at PLC Sydney and is integral to the Christian faith of our College.

      Academic
      AI and the purpose of school

      AI - a friend of foe? Dr Sarah Golsby-Smith talks about AI and the purpose of school and education.

      Junior School
      Trust: URStrong's Friendship Fact #3

      Friendship Fact #3 reminds students that Trust & Respect are the two most important qualities of a friendship.

      Academic
      Learning how to disagree better

      The previous Vice-chancellor of Sydney University, Michael Spence, states of his time at the university: 'We need in western civilisation to learn how to disagree better.’

      Cambridge
      Cambridge: in conversation with Dr Paul Burgis

      The Cambridge offer at PLC Sydney has grown significantly over the past ten years, both in popularity and breadth of subject, with the College soon to further introduce a selection of Cambridge International A Level Courses.

      Academic
      Classrooms benefit from support.

      Great classrooms often foster great conversations but sometime they also benefit from support.

      Career Education
      University Offers for the Class of 2022

      The Class of 2022 cohort receives some outstanding offers from universities.

      Well-being
      Well-being a top priority at PLC Sydney

      Fostering positive mental and physical health is essential if you want to achieve excellent school results.

      Well-being
      Mental Fitness Ambassador - Lizi Simms

      Congratulation Lizi, who was recently selected as a Mental Fitness Ambassador, on behalf of the Australian Institute of Sport and the Black Dog Institute.

      COVID-19
      Boarding houses a bastion of calm and safety in pandemic

      With many overseas and interstate students unable to return home during lockdown periods and when borders slammed shut, boarding houses and...

      Remote Learning
      Pandemic Perspectives: Alexandra Cain

      With classrooms eerily empty and playgrounds deserted, school principals are looking forward to a time when children can return to their schools.

      Well-being
      Students call for better sex education on consent

      Students call for better sex education on consent, while the debate still rages about the power of social media and how to make Big Tech accountable.

      Overseas Experiences
      World Service

      It is the job of all schools to prepare students for life after education. At Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC Sydney), their entrée into the world begins well before graduation.

      Remote Learning
      Silver linings: How PLC Sydney made the most of remote learning

      How PLC Sydney made the most of remote learning.

      Contact

      Ms Ella Bates
      Archivist
      Wednesday - Friday (8.00 am - 4.00 pm)
      Location: Level 2 Hamilton

      Tel: (+612) 9704 5748
      E: ebates@plc.nsw.edu.au

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