St. George's School

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Aram

Being a fairly new student at St. George’s British International School, I have not yet quite adapted to the broad spectrum of assemblies and activities at the school, nor have I memorised my timetable. But, my two months as a student here have given me enough experience to reflect upon a day at St. George’s.

Upon entering St. George’s at 8:30 or so in the morning and going to his/her registration room, one immediately encounters the lively hubbub of an international community – accusations for not scoring a goal in Italian, questions about parabolas in Indian, discussions about music in English and conversation in languages from every inhabited continent in the world.
Within what seems like minutes though, the bell rings and one is off to his/her classes, maneuvering around spiral marble staircases surrounded by the impressive art work of school pupils, or calmly walking across vast corridors flooded with light from the school’s arched windows. Several minutes after, the bells ring again and class begins.

For those with English class, a rapid discussion on the seven commandments of Animal Farm begins, or perhaps one about Macbeth’s soliloquy, or about the microcosm of Lord of the Flies. At the same time pupils investigate the Cultural Revolution of Mao Tse Tung or the Treaty of Versailles in History, and view population statistics in Geography. Others may be involved in class discussions in German, French, Spanish or Italian class.

Meanwhile, whiteboards are covered with hperbolas, sine graphs, and an assortment of Sigmas, Deltas and integral signs on the D-floor Maths rooms. Just one floor above, students observe white sparks emitted by burning magnesium chloroplasts under microscopes in Biology. Even higher up, from where the Mare Tirreno (Tirrenian Sea) is faintly visible, canvases are stretched out in Art class and levers are constructed in Design and Technology.

Music class must not be forgotten as well, where students listen to extracts of symphonies and compose their own variations and arrangements to pieces that will be performed by St. George’s orchestra. Various music lessons are also offered to puils, ranging from instruments such as the piano to the bassoon.

During all these classes, students can also be found outside returning a backhand, setting a volleyball, kicking a football, shooting a basketball, playing rugby, swinging a hockey stick, or running cross-country on the beautifully manicured grounds of the school.

Following classes, students’ work is complemented by a break period in which they can refresh themsleves as the tuck shop, play various sports, or study in the school’s comprehensive library. There is certainly a great deal of independence given to the pupils at St. George’s which allows people to take responsibility for their actions and develop into men and women with more understanding – an aspect of the school that to many is equally important as the learning experience.

Every other day, after breaktime, there is a twenty minute ‘assembly’ period during which either the entire school meets for the awarding of trophies, for orchestra performances, or for notices relevant to everyone. There are keystage, house and year assemblies as well, similar to the school assemblies in which charity announcements are made, performances are seen and issues concerning a particualr age-group in the school are spoken about.