The two minute silence will be observed across the school site at 11am this morning. On Sunday the Remembrance Parade and Service will take place at Gordon's from 10.45am, to which all are invited.
The Gordon’s Boys’ Choir has recorded a special version of the poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ by John McCrae, which was inspired by the WW1 Battle of Ypres. The poem is said to have led to the adoption of the poppy as a symbol of respect for the war dead a century ago.
Reading for pleasure and a good cause! Our Year 7 students have their heads buried in their favourite books for the next two weeks in a readathon to raise money for Read for Good, a charity which sends books and storytellers in to hospitals to brighten up the days of sick children. Each of them have set themselves targets of either the number of books or chapters or pages. They also have the opportunity to read to Sixth Form volunteers.
The Intelligence Guiding the Future of Work is this week's Virtual Insight into Careers Talk, given by Rob McCargow Director of AI at PwC. Mr McCargow is responsible for the adoption of Aritician Intelligence and advises organisations on harnessing the opportunities of emerging technology to drive innovation. To book your front row seat, click here.
TV's Shaun Wallace turned the tables last night, becoming quiz master for the Sixth Form annual quiz. The barrister and 2014 Mastermind winner, one of six chasers on The Chase and affectionately known as the Dark Destroyer ensured the students were put through their paces in the battle of the brains.
Commuters at London's Canon Street Tube Station, were treated to a display by the Pipes and Drums as they made their way home. The band were joining a huge fundraising effort across the capital to raise money for the Royal British Legion's London Poppy Day. Poppies are available to buy in School in Houses and the Reception.
Stunning colours and effects being created by students in Year 10, who are enjoying a workshop today on silk painting by the renowned textile artist Andrew Wynne.
For her poem 'Aesthetic', Zoe Legge was placed in the top 100 entrants, from across the world, for the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award. Over 14,000 poems were submitted from children aged between 11 and 17 from 109 different countries. Selecting the top 100 were Clare Pollard and Yomi Sode. Zoe's poem will now be included in an online anthology. Congratulations Zoe!
Aesthetic by Zoe Legge
Fire in my lungs
heels hitting tarmac
paint cans that go rattle-rattle-rattle
performative friendship
vodka stolen and borrowed
‘unpopular’, but never alone
a transparent crowd
am i cool yet?
We welcomed over 100 talented rugby players from all over England to the school on Sunday. The prospective students were attending the Harlequins Academy Recruitment Day for a place on the Harlequins/Gordon’s DiSE (Diploma in Sporting Excellence) Programme, offering a pathway to a career in professional rugby along with an excellent education.
Their first public Parade and there was only one way to celebrate - by the statue on the Front Field by throwing their Glengarry caps in the air! Each Year 7 contingent had earlier marched together in their Houses along the Parade Square during the Harvest Festival Parade, while their peers, friends and families applauded them.
From her humble beginnings as a member of the school’s Eco Society, Rishitha Sali is now representing students from all over the UK at the UN’s COP26. Rishitha, an A Level student at Gordon’s, will travel to Glasgow for the global climate summit with two others from Surrey Environmental Action Schools as part of the UK Schools Sustainability Network. There she will be giving public demonstrations on hydrogen fuel cells and battery storage and raising awareness about climate action.
More than 190 world leaders are expected at the summit, which is working towards accelerating action to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
“I joined the Eco Society as I thought it would be really nice to meet people and discuss topics I am passionate about. But I never thought that this would happen!” said Rishitha.
Hailed as junior golf’s ‘major’ two of our students made the leaderboards in the Justin Rose Telegraph Junior Golf Championship with Alex Phelps finishing third and Millie Cottrell 8th. Their incredible performances at Walton Heath Golf Club saw Alex shoot two -4 rounds in a row to recover from six over par to finish 2 under and 3 shots off the Championship lead. Millie Cottrell had a great first round -4 and led the competition after day one. Six over and 2 over final rounds resulted in her finishing in a commendable 8th place in this outstanding field of young U18 golfers. Many congratulations to both girls, who look set to continue an outstanding period for golf at Gordon's.
Delighted to welcome back Paralympian Hannah Russell MBE to school today. The inspirational Hannah, who left Gordon's in 2012 now has six Paralympic medals - three of which are Gold! Today she brought in her most recent one from Tokyo where she retained her title from Rio in the Women's S12 100 metre backstroke. Congratulating her are her former PE teachers Paul King and Jamie Harrison.
