THE REGISTER
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In the rapidly-changing, dynamic landscape of the 21st-century, our students need to be equipped with an array of transferable skills to allow them to tackle the unexpected and the unknown with equal confidence. In that light, embedding our bespoke Learning Habits throughout the School remains a focus. Every facet of school life – curricular and co-curricular alike – test, stretch and develop our students’ organisation, engagement, imagination, perseverance, aspiration and reflection. Whether this is in the classroom or on the sports pitches at Bradstone Brook or in a multitude of other locations and scenarios, this term’s The Register provides an insight into the rich diversity of opportunities afforded to our students –rarely seen without a broad smile on their faces!
500 university offers, on an inspiring and diverse range of courses, with 95% coming from Russell Group or a Times Top 20 institution, including 29 Oxbridge offers.
Upper Sixth Form students have already secured over
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success in the classroom starts with collaboration, teamwork and enjoyment.
Enrichment outside the classroom included the annual World Book Week which unashamedly promoted and celebrated the joy of reading.
RGS Musician of the Year was, as always, one of the highlights of the musical calendar as our talented musicians competed for The Steynor Prize.
Opportunities for public performance continued with concerts in intimate local venues, Evensong in inspiring settings, and jazz nights at The Boileroom.
Our junior artists produced a diverse range of pieces inspired by Wayne Thiebaud exploring bold colour and shadow, eyes inspired by Surrealism, as well as ceramic work.
The Lent Term traditionally provides four seasons in one term, and this year was certainly no different!
The innovative examined pieces showcased an eclectic range of genres and styles from a committed, talented cohort of drama students.
The joint RGS and GHS production of Oliver! was a feast of musicality and choreography, talent and energy, and certainly left the audience wanting more!
The whole-school photograph, which happens every four years, provided the opportunity to unite as a community with smiles aplenty!
The full and varied co-curricular life of the School provided stimulating and challenging opportunities outside the classroom.
Trips nationally and internationally, including ski racing in Wengen and the ski trip to Les Deux Alpes, provided stretch and challenge, and plenty of lasting memories.
Break times surrounded by friends. Simple pleasures.
Over 20 hockey teams of all age groups regularly competed with notable success on the local and national stages.
Rugby Sevens went from strength to strength with the RGS winning the Plate at our annual tournament and our seniors and Under 16s impressing at Rosslyn Park.
The growing reputation of RGS football was cemented as our players continued to impress on the circuit with their distinctive, fluent style of football.
Students threw themselves into a range of sports, catering to every interest and passion, as they embraced Sport for All at the RGS.
Charity and volunteering opportunities abounded, including The Great RGS Bake-Off with a theme of Childhood, as over £2,000 was raised for our school-nominated charities.
We were delighted to welcome students from our international schools in Dubai and Nanjing, with the Dubai students enjoying a traditional proper wet British welcome!
Old Guildfordians continued to maintain strong connections with the School in various areas of school life, as we regularly welcomed OGs back through our doors.
Collaboration also took the form of regular interaction with students from local girls’ schools in charity events as well as debate and discussion.
A spirit of fun and energy epitomised this term, as the House Captains prepared for the annual House Pancake race.
Thank you to every single individual – students and parents, staff and governors, and the wider community alike – who have contributed so much to this Lent Term, as inclusivity, kindness and collaboration remained very much at the heart of our ethos. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much #RGSTogether.