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  • 24 hour musical

    Published 06/10/22

    Twenty four hours and 35 students putting together a musical to an audience at the end! That’s what the Drama Department of staff and students have set themselves in order to raise money for King’s College Hospital Charity. Students will be told what musical they are performing when they arrive at school on Saturday. From then on it’s all systems go. Lighting, sound, dance, music, and rehearsals – all within 24 hours! Tickets are free and available from the school box office here but donations would be much appreciated via https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/olivia-bowring...

     

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  • Maths challenge

    Published 05/10/22

    Heads down for the UKMT (United Kingdom Mathematics Trust) Senior Maths Challenge as some of the School's best mathematicians from Years 11, 12 and 13 test themselves in the hope of achieving gold, silver or bronze certificates or perhaps to qualify in the British Mathematical Olympiad. The 90 minute, multiple choice challenge, seeks to inspire a love of problem solving and has been running for over 20 years.

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  • Home from Home

    Published 03/10/22

    Light, bright, contemporary and the perfect place to relax, Sandringham and Balmoral's new-look facilities for Residential Boarders are proving a great hit with staff and students. Bathrooms, bedrooms and living areas have all been transformed as part of a five year £1 million refurbishment of the school’s Residential Boarding Houses, coinciding with Gordon's TES Boarding School of the Year Award 2022. For more images of the refurbishment and information about further developments planned at Gordon's, please click here.

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  • TOP TALKERS

    Published 03/10/22

    A great start to this year's MUN (Model United Nations) with students coming away from Reigate Grammar School's 26th conference with six awards, including highly commended, highly distinguished, best delegate and best delegation! Representing the USA, Canada and Egypt, students debated topics such as the question of chemical and biological weapons, cryptocurrency, censorship and Taiwan. For further information on MUN at Gordon's, please click here.

     

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  • Football's coming home

    Published 30/09/22

    A great start on the road to the ESFA Finals with a 2-0 win against George Abbot for the U14 team. Gordon’s First XI U16 team made it to finals in the last academic year and the U18s First XI in 2019 and 2018. Is this the year that the boys will finally lift the ESFA trophy? Best of luck to all six teams in the competition.

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  • Team GB for Wakeboarder

    Published 30/09/22

    Introducing another type of boarder at Gordon's, Marley O'Toole, who has been selected for Team GB at the Cable Wakeboard World Championships in Thailand. The 12 year old only started wakeboarding four years ago and just this summer has competed in Denmark, Germany and Italy and World Championship events in both boat and cable wakeboarding in the U15s category. Wishing Marley all the best for the competition. 

    Here is Marley in action:

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  • introduction to study skills

    Published 27/09/22

    First in a series of workshops for Years 7, 8 and 9 to help students become more independent learners. A fantastic opportunity for students in these year groups to practise various techniques to help them learn more effectively and efficiently, improve their memory and find out how their brains work. Study Skills will return to Gordon’s every year to run these workshops. To find out more about how students are supported with learning and revision techniques at Gordon's, please click here.

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  • Vive La France!

    Published 26/09/22

    Devouring all that Paris has to offer, Years 11 and 13 have not only enjoyed visiting Le Musee d’Orsay; Sacre Coeur and l’Arc de Triomphe (to name but a few!) but walked along the Champs Elysees and taken a cruise on the Seine as well as savouring delicious French cuisine. Today they’re tackling the giddy heights of the Eiffel Tower followed by Le Louvres.

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  • Top Golfers

    Published 26/09/22

    Ace result for our U15 team golf team, who enjoyed a 3-2 victory against Reed’s School at Foxhills Country Club on Friday. A great start to the new sporting year. Congratulations all! For further information on the School's golf teams, please click here.

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  • racing in championship finals

    Published 23/09/22

    Tantalisingly close to a podium finish, Kanishk Rao missed out by just 0.4 seconds, coming in sixth at the IAME British Open Championship at the PF International Circuit in Grantham. However the 11 year old racer was awarded fastest lap of the race! This weekend sees Kanishk competing in the final round of the British National Kart Championships. Best of luck Kanishk!

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  • Tackling the Thames

    Published 22/09/22

    Four of the Gordon’s Boat Club team took part in the Scullers Head of the River race, competing against rowers from across the world in what has become the largest sculling race in the UK for a single class of racing shell. Immie, Emilia, James and James fought the notorious tides in the 6.8km course, which is the reverse course of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, running from Mortlake to Putney. A much enjoyed day for all, who tackled the course with immense maturity. Congratulations!

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  • Honouring our Patron HM Queen Elizabeth

    Published 21/09/22

    Gordon's whole school community joined on Sunday, to honour Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the School's Patron, dedicating the first parade of the academic year to her memory. The Memorial Parade saw students, staff and parents gathered around the Parade Square for a two minute silence and prayers led by the School Chaplain the Reverend Graham Wright. 

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