11th March 2019 | Music & Performing Arts, News, Upper School
On 11th March the Chamber Choir and Year 5 participated in a concert organised by Berkshire Maestros, taking place in none other than London’s Royal Albert Hall and performing alongside some of the country’s finest musicians and over 1,500 schoolchildren. Our Chamber...
19th February 2019 | House Events, Music & Performing Arts, News
The House Music competition this year had the theme of ‘Transport’ for the choice of songs. It proved to be a hugely enjoyable way to end this half term and a triumph for Rodney House who carried away the trophies for the Best Song and Overall Winners of...
19th February 2019 | News, Trips & Events, Upper School
Focusing on ‘Fundamental British Values’, our pupils worked together to create their political parties, broadcast their core policies for the running of the school, and took part in a series of activities to understand the very nature of democracy. The day started...
12th February 2019 | News, Trips & Events, Upper School
On Monday our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils had the pleasure of seeing the French play “Ticket pour l’espace”” performed by an English actor and a French actress. Jack, an English boy, has won “un ticket dans une compétition” to go into space “l’espace”. He is going to...
15th January 2019 | News, Science, Upper School
One of our budding astronomers in Mr Foran’s Astronomy Club, Jamie P, has been awarded a wonderful canvas print and certificate by the National Schools Observatory for the image he took of the galaxy M74. Jamie used a robotic telescope, situated in La Palma, to take a...
29th November 2018 | Trips & Events, Upper School
Every Thursday St George’s Young Leaders meet to look at different aspects of leadership and how it can impact on a local, national and international level, and how they can make a difference. The course is run by the Archbishop of York’s Trust and the...
28th November 2018 | Trips & Events, Uncategorized, Upper School
Year 8 pupils were very fortunate to be invited to Windsor Castle for a once-in-a-lifetime private viewing of a selection of anatomical sketches completed 500 years ago by Leonardo da Vinci. The collection was put on display in one of the beautiful rooms in Windsor...
20th November 2018 | Upper School
The first task of St George’s newly-formed Green Council was to support the incredible efforts of Lindsay Cole (Adventurer and Campaigner) who is swimming the Thames from Lechlade to Teddington (close to 200 miles) in four weeks. The 12 members of the council...
19th November 2018 | Lower School, Trips & Events
On Monday the Victoria hall became a busy Egyptian market-place and the gym was transformed into the River Nile as Year 3 pupils travelled back in time to experience life as an Ancient Egyptian. They came to school dressed in wonderful costumes, tried their hand at a...
13th November 2018 | Science, Upper School
Winchester Science Centre was the venue for a fun-filled adventure for Year 6 pupils. They became, for a day: computer programmers writing their own programs to make remote controlled robots perform a variety of tasks; trainee astronauts in the amazing newly formed...
