In the second instalment of the international podcast series, I was joined by Dr Fanti-Byrne, Ms Spencer, Hugo in the Upper Sixth and Ollie, Ollie T and Will in the Lower Sixth to discuss this year’s expeditions to Nepal and Vietnam. Dr Fanti-Byrne started the conversation by discussing the purpose behind our joint expeditions with…
To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the publication of William Shakespeare’s First Folio this month, we were delighted to welcome back to the RGS Dr Robert Stagg, an Associate Senior Member of the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford, and a Leverhulme Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham’s Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon….
The football tour with Tottenham and West Ham was a whirlwind of excitement and soccer-filled adventures. The boys got a taste of the pro footballer life, from exclusive tours to hands-on training and even learning how to deal with the media. The highlight was definitely the Tottenham stadium tour, where they walked the iconic grounds…
In my opinion, perseverance is one of, if not the most, important trait that a person can have. The ability to put in continued effort to do or achieve something, even in the face of difficulty and adversity, is arguably the key to success in life. One of the greatest inhibitors to reaching this success…
On Thursday 9 November, the RGS welcomed Angellica Bell back to deliver the King’s Lecture for this term. Eight years ago, she made her first public appearance here as, in 2016, The One Show ran a feature on the School’s involvement in the 1991 Juno space mission when the RGS was the first school to…
The Geography department were delighted to welcome Dipo Faloyin back to the RGS to challenge stereotypes of Africa. A really though-provoking talk with lots of questions from our First Form students at the end.
Upper Sixth English Literature and History students enhanced their study of the Windrush generation by visiting the Black Cultural Archives (BCA) in Brixton and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in South Kensington. The day began with a visit to the African and Caribbean War Memorial in Windrush Square, commemorating those who served in the…
The trip began with a welcome from native hosts, a delightful visit to Madrid’s famous Churrería St. Ginés, and a stroll through the iconic Puerta del Sol. The following day included language immersion lessons in the morning and a visit to the Atlético de Madrid Stadium Civitas Metropolitano in the afternoon, concluding with a panoramic…
On November 8, the ILA/ORIS Presentation Evening showcased the outstanding independent research projects of Sixth Form students. These projects, completed during the Trinity Term of the Lower Sixth Form, covered a diverse range of topics. The shortlisted candidates presented confidently on subjects such as historically informed musical performance, hypersonic missiles, the Parisian suburbs’ built environment,…
