In the academic environment we find ourselves in, the word reflection often carriers a somewhat negative connotation. The word frequently surfaces in the aftermath of disappointing tests, unsuccessful sports fixtures or if you find yourself sitting in S01. It is far too often associated with what could have been better and our failures, rather than…
Languages Week was full of vibrant and diverse celebrations, from culinary competitions and choir performances to Oktoberfest festivities and language-themed quizzes. On Tuesday, our Sixth Form Linguists went to St. Catherine’s for a cooking event, making Salmorejo, Quiche Lorraine, and Schokoladenkuchen in mixed teams, following recipes in their target language and competing to produce the…
World Mental Health Day is tomorrow and I’m going to use the next few minutes to try to give an elevator pitch for the value of counselling and therapy. So, first, some stats. According to the American Psychological Association, therapy has an average effectiveness of 75%. Additionally, the International Institute of Mental Health showed that…
On National Poetry Day, and we were thrilled to welcome the multi-award winning former Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell OBE to school. The boys were captivated from the moment they entered the Auditorium to find Chris already drawing imagined creatures and himself as a small boy drawing on his father’s wall. He talked about his love…
On 3 October, A Level English Literature students from RGS Guildford and Tormead watched the live streaming of a lecture from Gresham College. “Writing after Windrush” was delivered by Dr Malachi McIntosh, Associate Professor of World Literatures in English at the University of Oxford and the Barbara Pym Tutorial Fellow in English at St. Hilda’s…
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush. The cruise liner, bringing 492 Caribbean people to the United Kingdom, was more than just a ship. It symbolised hope, opportunity and the promise of a better life for the thousands of Caribbean immigrants who followed in the footsteps of those aboard…
An impressive start to this term’s fixtures. Teams across the school have performed excellently and achieved great results across a range of sports. The endurance team took part in the City of London Freeman’s School biathlon. The U10s finished 2nd and the U11s finished 1st, crowning RGS Prep as overall champions. A special mention to…
The iconic opening lyrics to the song Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice seem an excellent way to start today’s Reflection: to use those words, “All right, stop, collaborate and listen.” I am sure collaboration is something we are all familiar with. Yet I would just like to highlight one particular definition that I believe…
Saturday morning saw the launch of the 2023 RGS Masterclasses with 140 Year 6 pupils joining us from over 20 different primary schools for enrichment classes in Clay sculpture (Creative Strand), classical myths (Humanities Strand), Arabic (Languages Strand), Mayan number system (Maths Strand), the heart and circulation systems (Science Strand) and creating an amplifier circuit…
Original Research in Science (ORIS) is an RGS initiative where students complete a minimum of two weeks of original research in any area of science at a university or in industry. This year, 14 Sixth Form students carried out ORIS projects. The work was undertaken at a number of universities including Cambridge, Imperial, UCL, KCL,…
A group of 56 talented musicians spanning the Fourth Form up to the Upper Sixth embarked on a remarkable Tour to Lake Garda, Italy, under the joint banner of GHS and RGS Big Band and Swing Band, led by Lorraine Wild. This unforgettable Tour was a harmonious blend of musical excellence and the breathtaking beauty…
In the first week of the summer holidays two teams of RGS and Tormead students departed for Vietnam. Landing in Hanoi they had a few days to acclimatise to the heat, the chaotic roads and communicating with the locals. Teams then undertook the physical challenge of hiking in temperatures in the high 30s and over…
Fourth and Fifth Form GCSE Drama students attended a devising workshop with students from Tormead School. The session was run by an innovative theatre company called The Paper Birds who devise work inspired by social or broadly political issues and use unusual and original techniques to create exciting, thought-provoking plays. The students learnt how to…
