Community Engagement
TGS On Tour
By Mrs Cindy Wockner, Head of Admissions
The students and families of Toowoomba Grammar School are the life and soul of our School. Wherever they live, from the city to the outback, in small towns or on vast cattle stations, it is the students who make up the rich tapestry of our School community. Each one of our young men brings their life experience to school with them every day and this is why our TGS on Tour trips are vitally important. It enables the Headmaster, Dr John Kinniburgh, and key staff, to meet our families in rural and regional areas, to see the backyards of our boarders and their families, to learn about how they live and where. The trips also help us to connect and engage with the communities across
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the country which support our School and ensure we remain connected to our Old Boys and their networks.
We have taken immense pleasure in visiting many of our families during the first half of 2022.
Many of our TGS on Tour trips also enable us to bring our sport and activities staff to towns where young people can spend a fun afternoon learning from our experts.
Interstate border closures during the COVID-19 pandemic had made travel difficult over the last two years, so this year it has been wonderful for our dedicated and passionate staff to get back on the road and bring the best of TGS to the regions.
Importantly, the trips are a key way of connecting with our past, present and prospective families, to find out what is important to them and why.
