Insights

Reimagining education

At Blue Mountains Grammar School, we are continually reflecting on what it means to offer an education worth having.

Here, we share the ideas shaping our approach — from learning design and student experience to the deeper question of who young people are becoming. You’ll find reflections from our staff, insights from our programs, and perspectives that connect our work locally with the global conversation about the future of education.

Lord of the Flies was Wrong: Creating Authentic Student Agency

Adrian Michielsen, HSIE Teacher
June 3, 2026

F is for Forward

Steven Coote, Principal
May 19, 2026

Keeping the main thing the main thing

Chris Sanders, Head of Junior School
May 7, 2026

Beyond test scores: why future-ready learning is a moral imperative

Steven Coote, Principal
April 28, 2026

Education, formation, and the question we cannot avoid

Steven Coote, Principal
April 9, 2026

F is for Forward

Recently I had the privilege of visiting Stanford University’s d.school, one of the world’s great centres of design thinking. On their wall: a striking installation

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