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ST GEORGE’S ASCOT The Dragon 2019/20
St George’s is not only about the girls’ education
and futures, friends and fun, but it is also many
people’s jobs, their friends, the place where they
feel safe and part of a community.
Liz Hewer
Headmistress
The Dragon
2019/20
CONTENTS
FROM THE HEAD 04
NEW STAFF AT ST GEORGE’S 05
FAREWELL TO LEAVING STAFF 06
AWARDS 2019-20 10
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR 18
CONFIDENT 28
Performances, House Events,
Christmas Festivities, DofE
CAPABLE 43
Trips, Academic Success,
Sports Squads, Sports News
CONNECTED 66
Charity, Community, Life Beyond St George’s
BOARDING LIFE 79
Highlights from Boarding Life in pictures
REMOTE LEARNING 87
What to take away from Lockdown?
Reflections on Remote Learning during Covid-19
SGA ALUMNAE 101
Welcome From Laurie Glimmerveen
SGA Heritage: What We Wore...Hats
First Year History Lessons
Spot The Difference
SGA Inspire: In Conversation With Alumnae
News Of Former Pupils
News Of Former Staff
In Memoriam
Remembering Anna Laurie-Walker
Design:
Anton Fowler @ Bubble www.theres-a-thought.com
time I had been through in this job to
FROM THE HEADMISTRESS date; the feeling of not being in control,
that what was happening, with school
closures imminent, was beyond all
NEW STAFF
that we could do, and I am sure the
chatty, friendly girls who do wonders to heard the very sad news that Anna
staff remember me talking to them The following staff joined St George’s in the academic
lift the spirits just by being themselves, Laurie-Walker had passed away. You
all together on that last Friday as we
were about to close. St George’s is not
year 2019-2020.
and in our empty buildings during the will read a full and fitting tribute to
only about the girls’ education and
Summer Term, we longed for that to Anna in the Alumnae section of this
futures, friends and fun, but it is also
be the case again. edition, which really captures the
many people’s jobs, their friends, the
Having spent time over the preceding essence of the wonderful Old Georgian
place where they feel safe and part of a
two years, particularly with my that she was. Anna was a Governor of
community. I have shared the following
Deputy Head (Academic) Jeremy St George’s for many years and had
quote from Kahlil Gibran with the
Hoar, deciding on and developing attended meetings at the School until
girls, ‘our anxiety does not come from
a new IT strategy at St George’s, we shortly before her death. She was a
thinking about the future, but from
were very well-placed to ‘switch’ the great supporter of the girls, and the
wanting to control it’ and I think that is
School online for the Monday morning staff, and to me, and Headmistresses
very true. 01 02 03 04 05
following this closure of schools. Our before me, and I will always be grateful
IT development had seen a move to for the encouragement and support
cloud based systems and the roll out of that she gave to me, especially when I I found that focusing on
school-owned Chromebooks to pupils
and staff (a work device as distinct
first started in post. We look forward to
the School playing a part in a service to
what we can control and
from a ‘play device’ such as an iPad or celebrate her life when we are able to; what we can do well, were
a phone) in September 2018, as well as may she rest in peace. the most important things
It really has been quite a year! It is the staff becoming proficient in Google
remarkable when we look back to the Suite and other education applications I spoke to the girls at the end of the and I couldn’t be more
first two terms of 2019-20 to think that alongside the development of our academic year about some of the proud of the impressive 06 07 08 09 10
these were very ‘normal’ at St George’s, online academic and communications things we may have learnt during this
with a busy, thriving School that was tool, Dragonfly. Thus, girls, staff and period of remote schooling. The girls remote schooling experience
full of activity inside and outside the parents were already used to our worked hard with their teachers in that the staff enabled for the
classrooms, as well as beyond. It is
clearly evident in the bursting pages of
systems and the girls and staff to their
devices, and this allowed for a near
their online lessons that continued
on a similar timetable to normal, with girls in the Summer Term.
this edition of The Dragon, that in the seamless switch to remote schooling. tweaks aimed at improving wellbeing,
lead up to March 2020, we had no idea such as breaks between lessons, less The downside for the girls is, of course,
what was to follow……. The support of parents and the prep, and a longer lunch time. They that there will never again be a ‘snow
dedication of the girls, despite also continued with many of their day’ or school delayed or interrupted by
While the world around us seemingly motivation flagging at times and co-curricular activities, albeit remotely a volcanic ash cloud, or any other such
started to crumble in March 2020, feeling the absence of their teachers and in a different format to usual. I also natural phenomenon getting in the way 11 12 13 14 15
the St George’s community remained and friends, was a vital feature of think we all learnt a lot about ourselves; of their lessons - we will now merely
switch lessons online and continue in
a remarkably healthy and resilient
‘bubble’ until what felt like the
‘Remote St George’s. However, none of
the success of the Summer Term 2020
some people had challenging times at
home, as well as good times, and this much the same way! STAFF PORTRAITS Left to right from the top.
inevitable closure of schools on Friday would have been possible without whole experience will be a part of every
20th March, a week before the end of the dedication of the wonderful staff one of us becoming who we are. I don’t know whether there has been a
year in St George’s history (certainly not 01 Miss Helen Austin 09 Dr Victoria Henshaw
term. Little did we know at the time I lead, those teaching and all those Administrative Assistant Teacher of History and Geography
that it would be six months before we supporting behind the scenes. During So what I have I learnt? Well, as the in recent times) where we have not held
some form of gathering for Prize Giving (Maternity Cover)
would be all back together as a School this time we said a very fond farewell girls saw in my online assemblies over
community. and thank you to our long-standing the term each Monday, I’ve done more and to say farewell to the confident, 02 Mrs Charlotte Barlow
Bursar and member of the Senior jigsaws, I’ve got into gardening and capable and engaging young women Examinations Officer 10 Mrs Liz Little
who have finished their time with us Marketing, Design and
I went into teaching, senior Leadership Team, Julia Wood, and
welcomed our new Bursar, James
growing vegetables. I’ve realised I quite
like wearing tracksuit bottoms and and leave us for pastures new. This year, 03 Ms Myriam Boussaid Communications Coordinator
leadership and headship Anderson. We have always known that trainers every day but I am also keen to however, with the School buildings Language Assistant
closed from March, the School year
because it is sociable; l like really positive elements of St George’s
are the size of the school, the personal
get dressed up and get out and about
and meet people, which is usually finished in the way that had typified the
11 Mrs Donna Rouse-Collen
Teacher of Mathematics
04 Miss Natalie Conde
being around people and connections and the strength of the such a big part of my job. I learnt to preceding term, with us being ‘together
Assistant Housemistress
apart’ with many, but not all, of the
having an impact on their community, and the resilience of the cook some different dishes and I really
‘normal’ events, moving online. We do
12 Mrs Sophia Rutherford-Gibb
bonds between everyone within a enjoyed my online cookery lessons with
lives, especially young school community is never tested the Upper Sixth and Mrs Jones. I’ve also plan to get the leaving Upper Sixth, and 05 Mrs Liz Davies Head of English
Marketing Assistant
people who, I have realised more than in a time of change and realised more than ever what a great leaving staff, from Summer 2020 back
to School when we can, and in true St 13 Mrs Rachel Smith
uncertainty. job I have, how much I love running St
more than ever, are the George’s with such a fantastic groups George’s style, I have promised we will 06 Miss Sophia Earnshaw-Punnett Data Manager and Timetabler
source of such energy. And the St George’s Governors have of girls of all ages and such committed, have a party together as soon as such
an event is possible!
Resident Tutor
all continued to be a great support dedicated and enthusiastic staff 14 Mrs Camilla Tea
When dealing with something difficult to me and the Senior Leadership who have nothing but the girls’ best 07 Mrs Sue Harmon Teacher of French and Spanish
Team as together we have steered interests at heart. Liz Hewer
at School, a quick trip into the Dining Markham Housemistress
the School through these turbulent Headmistress
Room at lunch time, to the Library, or 15 Miss Kezia Tomsett
on to the South Lawn in the summer, times. As you will read in later pages, I think I’ve also learnt to chill out a bit! 08 Dr Ann Haughton Resident Tutor
will bring me face to face with smiley, at the start of the Summer Term we March 2020 was probably the hardest Head of History of Art
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FAREWELL TO STAFF
LEAVING
LUCY CORDINGLEY
HEAD OF HISTORY OF ART
We were very sorry to say farewell to Lucy Cordingley as our Head of History of Art
in January 2020. Lucy left us after only 4 terms as a result of a change in her family
situation.
In her short time with us, Lucy had become a much loved teacher of the subject.
Her History of Art club was very popular with the younger girls and History of Art’s
At the end of May 2020, we said farewell to Julia Wood who had been the Bursar popularity as an A Level choice was on the rise.
at St George’s since August 2011. Over this time Julia has been in charge of the
finance and operations side of the School and, as a key member of the Senior She was admired for her subject knowledge, teaching skill and empathy for
Leadership Team, worked closely with me and the Deputy Heads, as well as the the girls. We wish her all the best with what we are sure will be a very successful
Governors. In a smaller school a Bursar has much greater interaction with staff and career.
pupils than in a larger school and Julia developed strong relationships across the
staff and an understanding and appreciation of many areas of school life. Always
willing to help out in whatever capacity was needed, Julia’s legacy is most obvious
on the St George’s site in the two major building projects which she led; the new
School Library, which opened in 2019, and the impressive new Swimming Pool
which opened in September 2019.
Julia is well connected within the world of independent school Bursars having
worked at Winchester College and the Independent Schools’ Bursars Association CHARLOTTE PHIPPS
before joining St George’s. She has moved to become Director of Finance and TEACHER OF LATIN AND CLASSICAL CIVILISATION
Operations at Woldingham School where she is excited to embark on new
development projects and will oversee a far larger school site, of 700 acres, Charlotte left St George’s at the end of the summer term, after 9 years of
including a herd of resident cattle! dedicated service. During her time at the School, she taught Latin and Classical
Civilisation and played a full and active role in the delivery of our after-school clubs
Julia left St George’s during the period when the school buildings were closed programme. Charlotte introduced Classical Civilisation to the School and was a
and therefore, we have not been able to say a proper thank you for all that she has popular and imaginative teacher of the subject.
given to St George’s over the years and give her a proper send-off in School as yet,
but we look forward to welcoming her back to St George’s when circumstances She worked alongside Laura Fontes throughout those nine years and enjoyed trips
allow. with her to visit sites of the ancient world. Charlotte leaves St George’s to take up a
role as teacher of Classics at Sir William Perkins’ School in Chertsey.
JULIA WOOD Liz Hewer
BURSAR We were very sorry to see Charlotte go and wish her all the best with her future
career.
Flora Burrows joined St George’s as Head of Modern Languages in September 2011
after a successful stint at The Reading School. She was a popular member of staff
with both colleagues and pupils and much loved as a tutor to the Sixth Form. Girls
found her easy to talk to and would often ask to be allocated to her tutor group.
As a linguist, Flora saw the value of taking pupils out of the classroom and out of STEVE RHODES
the country on trips in order to improve their skills and have fun at the same time. HEAD OF SCIENCE, DIRECTOR OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
Trips included the annual Third Year residential visit to Normandy and a highly
successful visit to Tenerife with the Geography department in 2018. Steve left St George’s at the end of the 2019/2020 academic year after six years
of outstanding service as Head of Science and latterly Director of Teaching and
We were very sorry to see Flora leave us in January 2020 in order to take up a role Learning and member of the Academic Management Team. Steve was a popular
closer to home and wish her all the best with her future career. member of staff for whom his students would always go the extra mile. His
Biology classroom was a place of challenge and wonder and, under his tenure, the
Science department went from strength to strength.
As Director of Teaching and Learning, Steve led on a number of exciting initiatives
to develop the School’s pedagogical practice by introducing us to concepts from
cognitive science which caused many of his colleagues to take a second look
at their practice in the classroom. His responsibilities included the coordination
of the programme for more able students, called “SGA Stretch.” This included a
fortnightly club of puzzles and challenge which was always fully booked. Since
2016, he worked closely with the Senior Leadership Team on initiatives such as
the reshaping of the School timetable and the analysis of pupil voice data (pupil
feedback surveys) to inform initiatives in teaching and learning.
FLORA BURROWS He leaves St George’s to take on a well-deserved promotion as Deputy Head
HEAD OF MODERN LANGUAGES Academic at The Marist School in Ascot.
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Olga joined us as Assistant Housemistress in Markham House in May 2015 and RACHEL JOHNSON
instantly added a wonderful layer of warmth to the boarding community. THEATRE DIRECTOR IN RESIDENCE
Rachel joined St George’s as Theatre Director in Residence in 2016. During her
The girls in the house were very fond of her kind, light hearted and fun nature
time with us, she had a wonderful, creative impact on many areas of school life.
and, when the then Housemistress went on maternity leave, Olga was the natural
Rachel started a month after leaving Disneyland Paris, and, with her chipmunk
choice to take over. Olga always undertook her role with enthusiasm and she was
costume barely cold, she was thrown into her first whole school musical. By
loved by parents and girls alike.
October half term, she had choreographed what could probably be described
as our most physically demanding show, ‘Bring It On!’. It included sophisticated
As well as working in boarding for four and a half years, Olga was also a great
cheerleading sequences (including a human pyramid) alongside contemporary
support in the Health Centre, regularly taking girls to appointments. She also
dance numbers. She barely had time to rest before throwing herself into preparing
worked in the EAL department, offering one to one academic support.
for the First Year pantomime! This was an indication of all that was to come. Rachel
maintained the exceptionally high standards of these early projects throughout
Olga’s commitment to St George’s and her ‘can do’ attitude will be greatly missed.
OLGA KELLARIS her time at the school. She choreographed and directed numerous successful
We wish Olga well in her next adventure.
ASSISTANT HOUSEMISTRESS productions and was an invaluable asset to the Drama department.
Rachel also contributed to whole school events such as Zumba for Sports Relief,
activities on sports day and workshops with future Georgians. She ran Drama
Eddy joined us as Sous Chef in 2011. He quickly settled in and proved he was an and Dance workshops with students in our local state infant, junior and primary
excellent chef and an asset to the team at St George’s, so much so that he was schools. Alongside this, she played a significant role in the boarding community,
appointed to the role of Head Chef when the position became available in 2013. working with students across a range of year groups as a resident tutor as well as
an acting Assistant Housemistress.
During that time, the school was awarded the Tatler Best Food Award. This was
a credit to his ability and flair in creating fun, exciting menus and high-quality
She leaves us to relocate back to her native Yorkshire where she has taken up
meals.
a role in a state secondary school teaching Drama, Dance and Music alongside
working with a mental health charity. We wish her the very best of luck in her
What made Eddy stand out was his love for food and desire to continually create
future endeavours.
new dishes. Before writing menus - regardless of whether it was for the menu
cycle, house parties, canape events or afternoon tea - he would research, test and
taste dishes to ensure that the food produced was of the highest quality and
that his ideas worked. His love for food and the catering sector as a whole, always
ensured the food served here was on trend. That’s not to say that his time with ALISON EARNSHAW-PUNNETT
us was all plain sailing. One particularly memorable day at work involved him DIRECTOR OF SPORT
chopping the tip of his finger off. Lots of blood and some excellent sewing by the
doctors at A & E followed but it was worth it as it gave him a story (and us for that Ali joined St George’s as Director of Sport in the Summer Term 2018 from St
matter) to tell for the rest of his career. Eddy spent his time out of work playing Catherine’s, Bramley and quickly made an impact in her leadership of Physical
softball and was always full of near misses and bruises from his weekend exploits. Education at the School.
JOHN EDDYVEAN One particular such exploit led to a broken finger. Such was his determination to
HEAD CHEF carry on working, he only made his way to A & E several days later. Her first love is lacrosse and her enthusiasm for the game was evident in the
commitment she showed and demanded from the students, both in training
Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus pandemic taking hold so quickly in March
and during matches. However, she also shared her passion for all physical activity
and with the necessary restrictions that have been in place since, we have been
in her development of such initiatives as staff yoga and the incorporation of the
unable to say a proper goodbye to Eddy. When life resumes to some normality,
swimming pool into the girls’ weekly routine.
we hope we will be able to do this. We wish him all the best for the future.
Ali was inspirational during the time of Remote Learning. She masterminded a
variety of activities and challenges to engage the girls at home. These included a
virtual House Athletics Competition as well as an online Sports Review of the Year.
KATIE HOOK Her new position as Head of Elite Sport at Wycombe Abbey will see her continue
MARKETING AND DESIGN OFFICER to inspire girls to be active and to set themselves high standards and, crucially,
she will still be able to coach lacrosse. We wish her all the very best in her future
Katie Hook joined St George’s in April 2018 as Marketing and Design Officer. It’s endeavours.
fair to say that from the outset, Katie fully immersed herself in school life. During
her first week in post, she took part in the annual Georgian Gallop and a few
weeks later she took to the stage during Open Mic Night, playing the piano whilst
performing a rendition of Adele’s, ‘Someone Like You’.
Katie has a passion for the performing arts and took a keen interest in writing
up and photographing key school productions and music recitals. She had a
natural affinity with the girls and they enjoyed her involvement and approachable
manner. Katie made some good friends within the Staff Room during her time
with us and we will miss her can-do attitude and sense of fun. We wish Katie all
the very best in her new role at St George’s, Weybridge.
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AWARDS AND PRIZE GIVING
2019-2020 UPPER SIXTH DOUROUNTAKIS CUP FOR
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Katie Guest
MUSIC
Yu Qing (Carolina) Yan
PREFECTS SUBJECT PRIZES Yu Fu HISTORY Ava Marson-Day MUSIC
Cara Viney Olivia Hand
HEAD GIRL: ART THE GOOD COMPANIONS CUP RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Lily Jones Millie Lewin Olivia Bromilow ICT AND COMPUTING Emily O’Neill RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Grace Davy Elizabeth Macaulay
DEPUTY HEAD GIRLS: BIOLOGY UPPER SIXTH EFFORT CUP SCIENCE
Grace Whitfield, Lily Jones Fatimah Iqbal LATIN Chloe Moston SCIENCE
Olivia Bromilow Maya Evdokimova Kar Hang (Venice) Yuen
BUSINESS STUDIES UPPER SIXTH ACHIEVEMENT CUP SPANISH
PREFECTS: Olivia Sweeney Isabella Stanford-Harris MATHEMATICS Alexandra Suri SPANISH
ALEXANDER HOUSE CAPTAIN: Isobel MacLaurin Charlotte Coates
Kiera O’Hare CHEMISTRY UPPER SIXTH PROGRESS CUP SECOND YEAR EFFORT AWARD
Yu Fu Millie Lewin MUSIC Felicitas Petersen HEADMISTRESS’S AWARD FOR
BECKET HOUSE CAPTAIN: Cara Viney OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC
Sophie Macfadyen DRAMA SENIOR ACTING CUP SECOND YEAR ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS A NUMBER
Millie Lewin Olivia Bromilow RELIGIOUS STUDIES AWARD OF SUBJECTS
CHURCHILL HOUSE CAPTAIN: Ruoyi (Fino) Li Amelia Wells Oona Gibbons,
Meri Nolan ECONOMICS THE MIRANDA LEATHAM Jessica Guest,
Tejasvi Muvvala SINGING CUP SCIENCE SECOND YEAR PROGRESS AWARD Milly Holdsworth,
DARWIN HOUSE CAPTAIN: Olivia Bromilow Larayna Clacher-Chopra Elizabeth Cole Isobel Thomas,
Molly Jenkinson ENGLISH Nicole Zhang
Isabella Stanford-Harris SERVICES TO CHAPEL CHOIR FIRST YEAR EFFORT AWARD HEADMISTRESS’S AWARD FOR
ADMISSIONS AND MARKETING Olivia Bromilow India Knowles OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC THIRD YEAR EFFORT AWARD
PREFECT (BOARDING): EXTENDED PROJECT QUALIFICATION Anna Ewens ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS A NUMBER Elodie Stacey
Sigho Asemota Millie Lewin Meriel Nolan FIRST YEAR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD OF SUBJECTS
Grace Whitfield Asees Dhanda Elizabeth Cole, THIRD YEAR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
ADMISSIONS AND MARKETING FRENCH Rosemary Dangerfield, Oona Gibbons
PREFECT (DAY): Isabella Stanford-Harris ALEXANDER AWARD FIRST YEAR PROGRESS AWARD Orla Smith,
Tejasvi Muvvala Kiera O’Hare Hemani Mehta Matilda Ward, THIRD YEAR PROGRESS AWARD
FURTHER MATHEMATICS Amelia Wells Kinza Nackvi
ART PREFECT: Yee Tung (Caroline) Lam BECKET AWARD HEADMISTRESS’S AWARD FOR Olivia Wells
Abi Rickett Sophie Macfadyen OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC
GEOGRAPHY ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS A NUMBER
CHARITY PREFECT: Grace Whitfield CHURCHILL AWARD
Olivia Sweeney Meriel Nolan
OF SUBJECTS:
JUNIOR
HISTORY
Asees Dhanda,
India Knowles, THIRD YEAR PRIZES CO-CURRICULAR
LIBRARY PREFECT: Isabella Stanford-Harris DARWIN AWARD Dominique Nobrega
Isabella Stanford-Harris
HISTORY OF ART
Molly Jenkinson ART
Judit Arvidsson
PRIZES
SPORTS PREFECT: Sophie Macfadyen DEPUTY HEAD GIRLS’ AWARD
Olivia Bromilow and Grace Whitfield JUNIOR ACTING PRIZE
Anna Ewens CLASSICS
MATHEMATICS
HEAD GIRL’S AWARD
SECOND YEAR Anna Pla
Oona Gibbons
Yu Fu
Lily Jones COMMENDATIONS DRAMA
JUNIOR MUSIC PRIZE
Milly Holdsworth
PHOTOGRAPHY Nyah Millns
Abi Rickett ART
JUNIOR SPORTS PRIZE
Felicitas Petersen ENGLISH
Alexandra Rotheroe
PHYSICS
Yu Fu FIRST YEAR DRAMA
Ellie Darke
POLITICS
COMMENDATIONS Alice Grant FRENCH
Yeva Chemer
Fatimah Iqbal
ART
FRENCH
Lucia El-Bacha GEOGRAPHY
FOURTH YEAR
PSYCHOLOGY
Sofya Novokshonova
Judit Arvidsson COMMENDATIONS
Millie Lewin GEOGRAPHY
DRAMA
Emily O’Neill HISTORY ART
Maclaren Loxton-Coe
RELIGIOUS STUDIES Alice Vostry Isabel Gleasure
Lily Jones HISTORY
ENGLISH
Grace Davy Mila Arbuthnott ICT AND COMPUTING BIOLOGY
SPANISH Kinza Nackvi Oi Yee (Amy) Zhang
Chiara Incisa di Camerana ICT AND COMPUTING
FRENCH
Lucy Kieran Lucia El-Bacha LATIN CHEMISTRY
TEXTILES Portia Smith Ruby Woodward
Chiara Incisa di Camerana MATHEMATICS
GEOGRAPHY
Mila Arbuthnott MATHEMATICS CLASSICS
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AWARDS AND PRIZE GIVING
Jessica Smith FIFTH YEAR PRIZES
LOWER SIXTH TEXTILES
Imogen Wigzell
ALL ROUND SCHOLARSHIP
(ACADEMIC AND PERFORMING ARTS)
Honey Phaure
GRADE 3 SINGING Pass
DRAMA ART COMMENDATIONS Olivia Clouting
Erin Smith Lucy Keddie SENIOR SPORTS AWARD Saskia Kotelawala
ART Imogen Wigzell ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP GRADE 4 PIANO Merit
ENGLISH CLASSICS Wufei (Faye) Fan Ruby Carty-Din
Veronika Maurus Leyan Sun LOWER SIXTH EFFORT AWARD Veronika Maurus
BIOLOGY Alessandra Ehmer GRADE 4 PIANO Pass
FRENCH DRAMA Maya Torkington
Constance Marriott LOWER SIXTH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Amelia Taylor
Megan O’Hare
BUSINESS Olivia Clouting MUSIC AWARDS GRADE 5 SAXOPHONE Distinction
GEOGRAPHY ENGLISH Alessandra Ehmer
Erin Smith Madison Dunn LOWER SIXTH PROGRESS AWARD ABRSM MUSIC CERTIFICATES Lucy Proctor
CHEMISTRY Alazne Hatton Mountjoy GRADE 6 SINGING Pass
HISTORY FRENCH Tabitha MacSwiney Olivia Hand
Hannah Beason Charlotte Perucca THE SPIRIT OF ST GEORGE AWARD GRADE 3 SINGING Pass
CLASSICS Pippa Miles
ICT AND COMPUTING Gemma Dripps
Saskia Kotelawala
GEOGRAPHY Alazne Hatton Mountjoy
Grace Smith HEADMISTRESS’S AWARD FOR GRADE 3 SINGING Pass AUTUMN 2019
LATIN ICT AND COMPUTING
DRAMA
Aliya Millns
OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS A NUMBER Veronika Maurus DANCE
Lucy Proctor Mildred (Lala) Khalu OF SUBJECTS GRADE 4 SINGING Merit
June-Seo Chung, GCSE DANCE WITH THE
ECONOMICS
MATHEMATICS LATIN Shaina Lovell Olivia Clouting Chloe Moston NATALIE VINSON SCHOOL OF DANCE
Oi Yee (Amy) Zhang Ariana Ribeiro GRADE 3 VIOLIN Pass
GRADE 6
ENGLISH
MUSIC MATHEMATICS Grace Dunn Lucia El-Bacha Rosa Bavington
Lucy Proctor GRADE 4 VIOLIN Pass
Yiling (Elaine) Cao
FRENCH SCHOLARSHIP GRADE 8
Milly Marriott
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Ruby Woodward
MUSIC Ruby Carty-Din
Jacqueline Beaumont
AWARDS Mika Cai
GRADE 6 PIANO Pass
GEOGRAPHY
PHYSICS PHYSICAL EDUCATION Celia Jackson 13+
Veronika Maurus Charlotte Perucca
HISTORY
THEORY: SPRING TERM 2020
SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Hannah Beason
RELIGIOUS STUDIES Tabitha MacSwiney Charlotte Coates Gemma Dripps LAMDA
Mildred (Lala) Khalu GRADE 2 Pass
HISTORY OF ART MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP ACTING GRADE 3 DUO
SCIENCE SCIENCE Grace Dunn Annie Dripps Milly Holdsworth Ziyan (Amy) Zhao Merit
Charlotte Pusey Kornramas (Cartoon) Suttipatarapan GRADE 2 Distinction
MATHEMATICS ALL ROUND SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACTING GRADE 3 DUO
SPANISH SPANISH Amber Xuan ACADEMIC, DRAMA, ART AND SPORT Lydia Viney Kexin (Kathy) Zhang Merit
Eli Fidura Ariana Ribeiro Oona Gibbons GRADE 5 Pass
MUSIC ACTING GRADE 3 SOLO
TEXTILES TEXTILES Lydia Viney PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP Erin Smith Orla Smith Distinction
Constance Marriott Daisy Rhead FOR MUSIC AND DRAMA GRADE 5 Distinction -
PHOTOGRAPHY Milly Holdsworth 95/100 ACTING GRADE 3 SOLO
FOURTH YEAR EFFORT AWARD FIFTH YEAR EFFORT AWARD Alessandra Ehmer exceptional Costanza (Costi) Caldana Distinction
Hannah Beason Yung Hsu (Naomi) Yang PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP result
PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR DANCE AND DRAMA ACTING GRADE 4 SOLO
FOURTH YEAR ACHIEVEMENT FIFTH YEAR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Imogen Rodger Nyah Millns PRACTICAL: Ava Marson-Day Distinction
AWARD Olivia Pryer
Kendra Jervis PHYSICS SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP Naomi Yang ACTING GRADE 4 SOLO
FIFTH YEAR PROGRESS AWARD Aliya Millns Isobel Thomas GRADE 1 HARP Distinction Olivia Hand Distinction
FOURTH YEAR PROGRESS AWARD Isabella Langaard
Tsz Man (Trista) Yen POLITICS ART EXHIBITION Hemani Mehta ACTING GRADE 4 SOLO
HEADMISTRESS’S AWARD FOR Ruby Nolan Kathy Zhang GRADE 1 PIANO Pass Emily Arbuthnott Distinction
HEADMISTRESS’S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC
OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS A NUMBER PSYCHOLOGY Isabel Kardos -Stowe ACTING GRADE 4 SOLO
ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS A NUMBER OF SUBJECTS Solana del Azar GRADE 2 CELLO Merit Amelia Taylor Distinction
OF SUBJECTS Isabel Kardos-Stowe,
Lucy Grant,
Kendra Jervis,
Alice Kyle, RELIGIOUS STUDIES SIXTH FORM Kendra Jervis ACTING GRADE 5 SOLO
Amelia Marriott, Celia Jackson GRADE 2 PIANO Pass Elodie Stacey Merit
Rosa Stanford-Harris, Ka Man (Carmen) Ng, ALL ROUND SCHOLARSHIP
Amelia Taylor Olivia Pryer SPANISH (ACADEMIC AND ART) Constance Conway ACTING GRADE 5 SOLO
Solana del Azar June-Seo Chung GRADE 3 SINGING Merit Lily Woodward Merit
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AWARDS AND PRIZE GIVING CHAPEL CHOIR
ACTING GRADE 5 SOLO GRADE 4 BALLET ACTING GRADE 8 SOLO GOLD MEDAL
Daisy Rhead Distinction Lizzie Macaulay Pass Kiera O’Hare Distinction
ACTING GRADE 5 SOLO GRADE 4 BALLET ACTING GRADE 8 SOLO GOLD MEDAL
Milly Holdsworth Distinction Mimi Mitten Merit June-Seo Chung Distinction
ACTING GRADE 5 DUO GRADE 4 BALLET
Portia Smith Distinction Lucia Hall Merit
ACTING GRADE 5 DUO GRADE 4 BALLET
Jessica Smith Distinction Lucy Proctor Merit
ACTING GRADE 5 SOLO GRADE 8 BALLET
Anya McCall Distinction Aliya Millns Merit
ACTING GRADE 5 SOLO GRADE 8 BALLET
Annabel MacPherson Distinction Millie Lewin Merit
ACTING GRADE 6 SOLO BRONZE
MEDAL
Tejasvi Muvvala Merit
SUMMER TERM 2020
ACTING GRADE 6 DUO BRONZE
MEDAL LAMDA
India Williams Distinction
ACTING GRADE 2 SOLO
ACTING GRADE 6 DUO BRONZE Emily Wabwire Distinction
MEDAL
Matilda Cayton Distinction ACTING GRADE 3 DUO
Artemis Wyke Distinction
ACTING GRADE 6 DUO BRONZE
MEDAL ACTING GRADE 3 DUO
Jacqueline Beaumont Distinction Cara Viney Distinction
ACTING GRADE 6 DUO BRONZE ACTING GRADE 3 SOLO
MEDAL Aanya Shukla Distinction
Megan O’Hare Distinction
ACTING GRADE 3 SOLO
SPEAKING IN PUBLIC GRADE 6 Thea Rhead Distinction
BRONZE MEDAL HEAD OF CHAPEL CHOIR FIFTH YEAR THIRD YEAR
Olivia Pryer Distinction ACTING GRADE 4 SOLO
Grace Davy Distinction Olivia Bromilow Jaqueline Beaumont Olivia Hand
Tilly Cayton Milly Holdsworth
DEVISING DRAMA GRADE 7 SOLO
ACTING GRADE 4 SOLO Isabel Kardos-Stowe Nyah Millns
Rosa Bavington Distinction
Elizabeth Macaulay Pass UPPER SIXTH Milly Marriott
ACTING GRADE 7 SOLO SILVER Olivia Bromilow Maia Wilson
MEDAL ACTING GRADE 5 SOLO Lydia Winchester SECOND YEAR
Anna Ewens
June-Seo Chung Distinction Veronika Maurus Distinction
Meri Nolan Rosie Dangerfield
ACTING GRADE 5 SOLO Grace Whitfield Katie Hewer
ACTING GRADE 7 SOLO SILVER FORTH YEAR Ava Marson –Day
MEDAL Constance Marriott Distinction
Ellie Fidura Anya McCall
Celia Jackson Distinction
ACTING GRADE 6 DUO BRONZE LOWER SIXTH Imogen Hillary Felicitas Petersen
ACTING GRADE 7 SOLO SILVER MEDAL Olivia Clouting Kendra Jervis Orla Smith
MEDAL Amelia Marriott Distinction Connie Marriott Amelia Wells
Alexandra Townsend
Maia Wilson Distinction Lydia Viney Erin Smith Olivia Wells
ACTING GRADE 6 DUO BRONZE Amelia Talyor
MEDAL
Lily Woodward
Grace Smith Merit
Ruby Woodward FIRST YEAR
ROYAL ACADEMY ACTING GRADE 7 SOLO SILVER
MEDAL
Connie Conway
Cameron Elston
OF DANCE Tabitha Macswiney Merit Maclaren Loxton-Coe
Ava Tims
GRADE 4 BALLET ACTING GRADE 8 SOLO GOLD MEDAL
Olivia Hand Pass Keshni Vadivelloo Merit
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EXAM RESULTS UPPER SIXTH UNIVERSITY
HIGHLIGHTS DESTINATIONS
GCSE AND A LEVEL NAME UNIVERSITY READING
RESULTS Sigho Asemota Leeds International Relations
2020 was a very successful year for Olivia Bromilow Newcastle Sociology
our GCSE and A-level pupils with two
excellent sets of results of which they Anna Ewens Exeter Sociology
should be very proud. The girls faced
the challenge of remote schooling Yu Fu Imperial Chemistry
head-on, showing great maturity and
Vasilisa Gagarina Exeter English and Film
adaptability to complete their courses
& Television Studies
online. They consistently worked
hard and demonstrated admirable Chiara Incisa di Camerana Bath Management and
commitment and resilience through Modern Languages
turbulent and uncertain times.
Fatimah Iqbal Reading Business and
The Upper Sixth were an extremely Management
capable year group and it was no
surprise that they secured a very Molly Jenkinson Newcastle Business Management
impressive set of A level results with
69% gaining A*/A. Lily Jones Oxford Philosophy and Theology
Caroline Lam King’s Mathematics
Throughout their time at
St George’s, all girls are Site Li UCL Pharmacy
given extensive opportunity Kitty Lin Gap Year
to explore their academic Millie Lewin UAL Art Foundation
potential and support to Sophie Macfadyen Edinburgh Business Management
carve the future of their Tejasvi Muvvala Oxford Economics and
choice. Management
We were delighted then that 92% of Stella Meriel Nolan York Archaeology
leavers achieved their first or insurance
Kiera O’Hare Newcastle Sociology
choice of university place. 67% took up
places in Russell Group universities and Kanyinsola Oredola Bath Business
a further 12% headed for competitive
courses at Bath University. Abi Rickett UAL Photography
Three Georgians took up places at The Katherine Stacey Gloucestershire Film Production
University of Oxford to read Economics
and Management, History and Isabella Stanford-Harris Oxford History
Philosophy and Theology. Successful
Georgians also headed to Edinburgh, Sadhvi Subramaniam UAL Art Foundation
UCL, Imperial College, Durham,
Warwick, Newcastle and the University Olivia Sweeney Bath Management with
of Arts, London to study a diverse range Marketing
of courses; from Chemistry to Sociology; Poppy Sweetenham Durham Business and
French and History to Film Production; Management
Pharmacy to Business Management.
Keshni Vadivelloo Warwick French and History
The Fifth Year girls also produced a truly
commendable set of GCSE results with Grace Whitfield Nottingham Philosophy, Politics and
100% of girls gaining 9-4 (A*/A/B/C) and Economics
70% gaining 9-7 (A*/A). They all handled
the last-minute changes in government Lutong Zhang Cardiff Economics and
policy on marking with great Management Studies
composure. We are therefore deeply
proud of this conscientious, capable
and accomplished cohort of girls.
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR
SWIMMING POOL OPENING
Friday 13 September was a day of After just over twelve months of
building, the pool was opened by sports
The pool has proven to be both a
fantastic facility for current pupils
huge excitement and celebration at
presenter, journalist and alumna Kirsty and staff to enjoy, but has also
Gallacher, with a great turnout from built our connection with the local
parents and alumna alongside pupils, community.
St George’s as the new Swimming
governors and staff. The swim squads,
including our 11+ and 13+ swimming Earlier in the year, St George’s was
scholars, were in the pool to show able to host numerous swimming
Pool was officially opened. off this amazing new resource, while
parents were able to tour the facility
and watch the activity from the viewing
lessons and a number of galas
for local Primary schools, Prep
schools and clubs from the local
gallery. community.
SWIMMING POOL OPENING
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FIRST YEAR
The First Year went to Marwell Zoo
and saw lots of different animals and
listened to a talk about poaching.
To illustrate the session there were
different types of animals including
bugs and snakes, and some of the girl
stroked the bugs which were hard
on the outside, and touched a snake
which was soft and scaly. They also
heard about how, sadly, so many of the
animals in the zoo are extinct in the
wild and the zoo are trying to let them
back into their original habitat.
The girls really enjoyed the sight of all
of the animals, including tigers, hippos,
different breeds of birds, reptiles and
plenty more. This was a really good
opportunity to help the girls to make
new friends and get to know one
another more.
SECOND YEAR
The Second Year donned their jumpers
and raincoats and checked they had a
set of spare clothes as they knew they
were likely to get wet, not just because
rain was forecast but because two of
their three activities were canoeing and
raft-building. Arriving at the lakes in
Marlow, the girls were sorted into their
tutor groups and got ready for their
first adventure, canoeing. There was
a team of six people in each double
canoe and the instructor tested the
girls manoeuvring skills, at one point
asking them to stand up in the canoe!
Their next activity was crate stacking
where they worked in pairs to stack as
many crates as possible on top of one
another whilst standing precariously on
the top. Each person had an important
role to play, ensuring that the ropes
suspending the others remained taut,
and throwing up additional crates.
After lunch, the girls got out onto the ACTIVITIES DAY
Activities day took place in September,
lake again on a raft which they had
built themselves. They learnt some
new knots and worked together to
with each year group participating in an create the best raft they could. Once
they were on the water, they had a lot
activity to celebrate the start of the new of fun swapping seats on the raft and
at the end of the day those who were
school year. prepared to brave the chilly water were
allowed to jump into the lake off the
jetty. Overall, it was a very enjoyable day
with a variety of suitably challenging
ACTIVITIES DAY activities.
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ACTIVITIES DAY AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGE
THIRD YEAR
The Third Year enjoyed a day of
FIFTH YEAR
The Fifth Year, along with their tutors
SIXTH FORM
This year, the Sixth Form girls’ activities One of the most distinctive features of
mountain boarding, bouldering, team
work challenges and making a leap of
and Miss Myers, went to Longridge
Activity Centre in Marlow. The girls
day was spent doing ‘It’s a Knockout’
activities. Girls from the Lower and St George’s provision is the Australian
Exchange for the Third Year girls.
faith at the Oakwood activity centre. took part in three different activities: Upper Sixth worked together in their
A day of outdoor activities provided Trebuchet (catapult) making, team tutor groups on games including a
a perfect opportunity for the new challenges and the Jacob’s Ladder four person sack race, inflatable assault
Georgians to meet the existing year high ropes challenge. The girls course and foam pit.
group of wonderful Third Year girls. embraced the team challenges
Everyone was especially impressed and worked well together to solve In October, four pupils were selected their respective families. Obviously experiences and cultural references.
when Mrs Hewer arrived and problems and create new techniques The girls, and staff, had a wonderful to be a part of the programme: Honey, the second half of the programme To confront the challenges of the
confidently did the leap of faith. It was for games. A particular highlight was time completing the challenges and Teniola, Charlotte and Annie. The new was impossible to fulfil, much to the coming decades, so vividly indicated
a fantastic day in which every individual working out how to get the whole worked hard in their teams in the hope format for the exchange introduced great sadness of all the girls and staff by the Covid-19 pandemic but also
was pushed and excelled beyond their team through a spider’s web without of being crowned champions at the for 2020 was due to see Charlotte and involved. with the climate emergency, strong
comfort zone. talking... The Jacob’s Ladder high ropes end of the day. A great deal of fun was Annie stay with Australian families bonds between countries and their
challenge involved climbing up the had by all involved. from January until March, enjoying peoples will be an asset upon which
the classes and co-curricular activities Despite the challenges that will be we increasingly depend.
ladder as far as you could with the rest
offered by St Catherine’s School, likely in the future, St George’s still
of your team, helping each other along
FOURTH YEAR Melbourne. At the same time, Honey strongly believes that the Australian
the way. Most girls faced their fears and
and Teniola would host their exchange Exchange offers Third Year pupils
The Fourth Year girls embarked on worked brilliantly together to support
partners from Australia with the girls a number of valuable benefits. The
an exciting Spy Games event for their each other both emotionally and
having the chance to sample life at St selected girls are chosen after a
Activities Day. Not only stretching physically
George’s as tailored boarders. Between rigorous application process which
their knowledge of different countries, includes writing a letter to the
but also their reasoning in working April and June, the pairs of Georgians
would then switch along with their Headmistress and two interviews.
out solutions to problems. Divided The experience of learning in
into four teams, they competed in a exchange friends to the alternative
location. an Australian school for half a
range of different events including a term is often life-changing and
competition where they had to dress perspective-broadening for the
up in various employment roles with The Exchange programme started girls. It certainly offers them the
little or no props. These included well with Charlotte and Annie arriving opportunity to build resilience
ballerinas, tramps and soldiers. Guiding in Melbourne and Honey and Teniola and independence as, in most
each other blind folded through a meeting their exchange partners cases, it is the longest time that
‘mine field’ was one activity which from St Catherine’s and inducting they will have experienced
furthered their trust in each other. It them into life in Markham. However, away from friends and families.
was a successful day in which they the gathering storm of the pandemic The rest of the year group
were all able to spend time together became an increasing concern and it also benefit from learning
and build up their friendships, catching was with some relief that, a little early, with Australian pupils who
up after the summer holidays. all the girls were able to fly home to have different educational
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SGA STRETCH WEEK
Monday 10 February marked the first day of the SGA Stretch Week. Girls in all years
took part in activities designed to go beyond the normal curriculum and provide
breadth and depth in the different subject areas on offer at the School.
A wide and wonderfully eclectic selection of talks, workshops and quizzes ran
each day throughout prep time to literally stretch the girls’ minds; from a Stock
Market Investment Challenge in which girls were given a virtual £50,000 to invest
to print making with an ecological theme, from an historical perspective on the
Science week started on Monday 9 March with
Gestapo and their ‘Big Brother’ influence to questions about the possibility of time NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK
travel, from a debate over the use of Green Belt land for first home developments
to a presentation on the continuing fascination with Shakespeare.
a virtual bang, as the girls enjoyed an assembly
SGA Stretch week provides the girls with a rich opportunity to take their interests given by Dr Alsop in which she outlined the
A-Z of where science can take you.
and their studies beyond the curriculum and is an excellent way of boosting
confidence and pushing the girls out of their comfort zones.
This set the tone of a week in which scientific aspiration and ambition were
the order of the day. At the beginning of the week, the First to Fifth Year girls
learnt about very different areas of industry. Mr John Steel gave a lecture on the
electricity industry and exposed the girls to high-level mathematical concepts
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS’ MOCK BAR TRIALS
regarding energy demands. He helped the girls to think about how the energy
industry copes with spikes in demand for example when the great British public
After months of preparation, practice down. Eve, Celia and Jacqueline were put the kettle on in the advert break of Coronation Street!
and court visits, the day of the so deeply in character, as they were
Independent Schools Bar Mock Trial cross examined by the defence and
finally arrived in January. Everyone prosecution, that they ably managed The girls then heard from Mr Chris Joly who spoke about the wonders of our
was up for an early start at the Inner to maintain their stories and correct universe and our place in it. The talk encouraged the girls to think about where
London Crown Court in Newington. The the other advocates when they tried to life can be found in the universe and the vast distances that would need to be
barristers, Ruby N , Grace, Olivia and push them into admitting guilt. travelled to reach habitable planets. Throughout the week, girls took part in the
Ruby CD, were appropriately dressed, Daily Science Challenges, solving science puzzles through practical activities with
donning the wig and gown, and were points scored for completing tasks in a specific time.
ready for action. These advocates were The court proceedings were well
just brilliant and (we would argue) managed by the clerk Shaina who
completely ‘owned’ the court and Milly, There were also a mighty thirty nine projects submitted for the SGA 2020 Science
much better than the professionals the Fair. The diversity of topics clearly showed a Georgian enthusiasm for and interest
girls had witnessed in an actual Crown as the Court Usher, who was extremely
professional in the way she directed the in science. From a model of the Coronavirus, to Volcanoes, from Dancing Popcorn
Court earlier that week! to Biohacking, each project was put to the public vote with awards given for best
witnesses and took their affirmation.
Court artist, June, also completed some presented, best for scientific content, the most original and best overall. Given
The girls certainly rose to the challenge amazing drawings of the trials. It was the focus on STEM opportunities for women, it remains a priority at St George’s
as Grace destroyed a witness with her a wonderful day and St George’s were to provide opportunities such as Science Week to develop the girls’ knowledge,
cross examination and won the case, one of the best teams there; they were confidence and enthusiasm.
followed by Olivia who managed to get faultless in their performances and
a witness to admit something they had more importantly were enthusiastic
not done! The witnesses played their and excited about the day - they will
characters well with Tabitha becoming return next year to clinch the prize! This
so aggressive with her responses that was their first attempt but not their last.
the poor defence barrister had to back
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COOKERY IN LOCKDOWN
The Lower Sixth girls showed great Headmistress, Liz Hewer, has joined
determination to complete their in with the online cookery ‘Meets’
Leith’s Toolbox Cookery Course from and, among other dishes, prepared
home. Undeterred by the logistical a delicious Thai Beef salad alongside
difficulties of remote learning, the girls her Upper Sixth girls during their
have sourced all the ingredients and #SGAprepared Friday Feast.
consistently delivered delicious, life-
useful recipes to complete the 12-week
course single handedly. Hilary Jones, As all schools reflect on the successes
their Leith’s cookery teacher, proudly of virtual learning, St George’s will be
spoke of the girls’ achievement. “They looking to build on this ever-growing
have worked so hard and are gaining enthusiasm for all things culinary.
a set of skills that will last a lifetime.
Having to work individually at home
has given them great confidence in the
kitchen and has helped them to add INDEPENDENT SCHOOL OF THE YEAR AWARDS
such a positive contribution to family
life during Lockdown. I am extremely
proud of them.”
We were thrilled to be selected as a finalist
for the Independent Schools of the Year 2019
St George’s is
awards in the Student Well-being category.
renowned for the
breadth of the extra
St George’s is renowned for the importance placed on each pupil’s well-being;
developing respect for yourself and consideration for others is at the heart of the
curricular provision school ethos. Girls have the opportunity to develop their interests, be stretched
and challenged, and our expansive co-curricular programme allows girls to
and the cookery develop existing interests and discover new talents including options for physical
and mental well-being.
programme has been
of particular value
This accolade comes hot on the heels of the Mental Health Kitemark for Boarding
Schools which we were recently awarded from the Carnegie Centre of Excellence
during this period of
for Mental Health in Schools at Leeds Beckett University.
virtual learning, giving
the girls the chance to
leave their screens and
learn new practical,
creative skills.
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CONTENTS DRAMA
1. SOUND OF MUSIC
1. THE SOUND OF MUSIC 2. FIRST YEAR PANTO
2. FIRST YEAR PANTO After the success of our ‘Sister Act’ Nothing gets the School community
3. TEXTILES WORKSHOP WITH JANET EDMONDS production in 2018, our next whole in the festive mood more than a
school musical for Autumn 2019 saw fabulous First Year Pantomime and
4. CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION girls from the Second Year to the Upper 2019’s performance was no exception!
Sixth once again don habit costumes The First Year took on the well-
5. HOUSE ART COMPETITION as they transformed into nuns for loved story of ‘Alice in Wonderland’,
‘The Sound of Music’. The cast shone hosting over 300 local primary school
6. ART WORKSHOP WITH SORAYA FRENCH throughout the show with soaring children for the matinee performance
melodies, intricately choreographed from Windlesham Infants School,
7. OPEN MIC NIGHT AUTUMN TERM 2019 ensemble numbers, and fantastic Connaught School, Frogmore School,
characterisation from all. Audiences and St Michael’s School. Staff, friends,
8. AUTUMN CONCERT were heard commenting on how and family attended the evening
brilliantly cast the show was and the performance and there was much
9. JUNIOR CONCERTS
well-known songs of ‘My Favourite audience participation with the crowd
10. OPEN MIC NIGHT FEBRUARY 2020 Things’, ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’, laughing, boo-ing and hiss-ing their
‘Edelweiss’ and ‘Do-Re-Mi’ were being way through the performance.
11. HOUSE DEBATING FINALS hummed around the school all week!
We would like to say very well done to
12. HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION
Visit our Flickr page for more this talented group of First Years and
13. DARWIN HOUSE PARTY photographs: give a round of applause for their first
www.flickr.com/photos/ theatre production at St George’s. They
14. CHURCHILL HOUSE PARTY stgeorgesschoolascot put on a memorable performance with
their comic timing and over-the-top
15. BECKET HOUSE PARTY characterisation. They were nothing
short of wonderful and the girls deserve
16. ALEXANDER HOUSE PARTY many congratulations.
17. CHRISTMAS CAROLS AND DINNER
Visit our Flickr page for more
18. CAROL SERVICE AT WINDSOR photographs.
www.flickr.com/photos/
19. CHAPEL CHOIR AT COWORTH PARK stgeorgesschoolascot
20. DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD
21. SHOWJUMPING SUCCESS
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ART
3. TEXTILES WORKSHOP WITH JANET 5. HOUSE ART COMPETITION Darwin House wanted to create a
EDMONDS WRITTEN BY RUBY, IMOGEN, EVE AND painting that conveys a sense of hope
Selected GCSE and A Level Textiles JUNE for the future,
pupils had the wonderful opportunity exploring what the world would look
to meet and work with the Textiles like if we continued to use the forces
artist, Janet Edmonds in the Autumn In response to the theme, ‘Weather’, of weather to fuel our planet. Inspired
term. They were shown an array of the Alexander House painting depicts by recent developments of climate-
exciting samples and then advised a turbulent marine scene with extreme friendly agriculture in South-East and
on what to create. The girls learned lightning and rain. We used a range of
different media, including acrylic paint, East Asia, we wanted to portray the
new techniques, exploring different integration of modern weather-fuelled
materials and creating work that texture paste and acrylic ink to create
different effects, as well as a multitude technology and the preservation of
involved repetition and exploration of traditional farming. This integration
fabrics. of techniques such as dry brush
and splatter effects. Before starting is symbolised by our incorporation
our painting, we researched several of traditional Shan-Shui Chinese
different artists to use for inspiration, landscape painting, which can be seen
such as William Turner, Ivan Aivazovsky in our fairly muted
and Alex Dzigurski. Overall, we are mountains with many thin black lines
happy with the finished painting and going down their unrealistic jagged
the turbulent effect it gives. (Ruby) forms. We used the work of painter Wu
Hufan and photographer King Wuas
reference, whose dramatic paintings
Becket House’s interpretation of and photos of misty Chinese mountains
the theme ‘Weather’ speaks to the left a strong impression on us all. (June)
devastating impact that climate
change is having on the environment.
We wanted to create a snowy arctic The Churchill House artwork is
scene, showing the beauty of the place inspired by the Australian Wildfires.
through the northern lights whilst We, therefore, looked at the impact of
also having an emotional impact on weather rather than the weather itself.
the viewer, depicting the separation Our house believes that climate change
of the mother and baby polar bears is an important and current topic
due to the melting ice caps. Our main and wanted to raise awareness of this The winners of the House Art
inspiration for the piece was from Zaria pressing issue. We chose to represent competition 2020 were Darwin House!
4. CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION Forman who is a fine art, large-scale, the fire and smoke from the wildfires in Well done to all of the participants. The
2019 landscape artist. Her drawings show the background, with black, stark trees level of work produced by each House
the fragility and beauty of Earth and placed throughout the landscape to was excellent. The final pieces were
Congratulations to all the talented she aims, “to celebrate what is still here; show the devastation the fires caused. displayed in the SLR.
Georgians who entered our 2019 to give viewers the sense that it is still At the forefront are the firemen, given
Christmas card competition. As always, possible to do something to protect a prominent position to highlight
the bar was high and the winning this Earth that sustains us.” This inspired their role and the risks they took to
design certainly did not disappoint. us to create a piece that suggests both stop the fires from spreading. We have
hope and urgency, to draw attention to also raised the word FIRE to create a
First place went to Nicole in the Third the impact that the weather and global visual impact. We wanted to interpret
Year with her stunning Madonna and warming is having on Earth. Jonathan this tragedy for ourselves and create
Child design. Highly commended Shearer contributed to our inspiration something unique. We looked at news
entries were also received from June in for the mountains as he uses dabs of articles and media coverage rather than
the Lower Sixth and Sofya in the First white, grey and black paint building other artists’ interpretations.
Year. layers to build a 3D image. We also used (Eve)
Shearer’s technique when we painted
the polar bears with white, grey and
beige acrylic paint.
(Immy)
HOUSE ART WINNERS
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ART MUSIC
6. ART WORKSHOP WITH 7. OPEN MIC NIGHT -
SORAYA FRENCH AUTUMN TERM 2019
Inspired by her books on contemporary
landscapes in mixed media, the Art
department invited artist Soraya French
into school in January to talk about
her work and the materials she uses
to create her paintings. The girls were
given a brief history of the origins of
acrylic paint and learned about the
many different types now on offer. It
was fascinating to find that many of the
acrylic paints, paste and gels that exist
were requested by artists who had not
been successful in creating the effect
they wanted in their work.
One of the GCSE pupils, Isabel,
commented: “Her work was very
inspiring and it was interesting to see
how she used the paint in different
ways to create different textures. I had
never considered how acrylic paint
could have so many different qualities.”
Another GCSE pupil, Lucy, said: “It was
interesting to see how the artist showed
texture in her work and experimented
with mixed media. We feel inspired to
use more materials and textures in our
work now.”
The Art Department is looking forward
to seeing how this visit will inspire the
girls in their future artistic endeavours,
particularly in their use of mixed media.
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