11 Jul 2025

St George’s School Windsor Castle shortlisted for national award

St George’s School Windsor Castle, an award-winning school for children aged three to 13, has been shortlisted in the category of Independent Prep School of the Year at the 2025 Independent Schools of the Year Awards.

Recognised by the awarding body for the fourth consecutive year, the school’s shortlisting this year focuses on an exciting project undertaken by the school’s students to bring their learning goals to life.

Each class from Years 2 to 6 worked collaboratively to create a character which embodied one of the ten skills acquired through the school’s pioneering International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum. In addition to visualising and naming their character, they were tasked with describing how they might think and act. The resulting drawings were then given to a professional illustrator, who created a family of characters inspired entirely by the children’s work.

“These characters - created for children, by children - have brought the students a far deeper understanding of the attributes vital for later life success which we prioritise developing at St George’s,” commented Emma Adriano, IB curriculum lead at the school. “Learner-centred, collaborative, hands-on and action-oriented, the journey of creating the new characters also perfectly embodies the school’s ethos and IB spirit.”

In addition to deep subject knowledge, the International Baccalaureate places significant emphasis on students acquiring a range of skills which both prepare them for life beyond school, as well as instil the value of becoming a responsible member of global society. These include becoming reflective, caring, open-minded, balanced and comfortable taking risks.

In line with the school’s vision for students to be ‘Real World Ready’, this development of the whole child prepares students not only for the next phase in their educational journey but also for the wider world beyond. An approach clearly appreciated by parents as 100 per cent of those surveyed during the school’s most recent inspection agreed that “the school equips my child with the team working, collaborative and research skills they need in later life”.

The schools shortlisted in the 2025 Independent Schools of the Year Awards will now be subjected to a further round of judging before the winners are announced in October.

"With a record number of entries received, it has been harder than ever to reach a decision on which schools to shortlist," said award organisers Independent School Parent magazine, in a statement on their website. “Independent schools across the world, it is clear, are working harder than ever to ensure that their students – and the whole community – will develop into well-rounded global citizens who are able to make the most of their own skills, in order to contribute positively to humanity.”

Further information about St George’s School Windsor Castle can be found at www.stgwindsor.org or by registering for the school’s next open morning, which will be held on Saturday 4 October.

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11 Nov 2024

St George’s students attend unveiling of new community defibrillator

Students from St George’s School Windsor Castle and Windsor Girls’ School today attended the unveiling of a new community defibrillator, financed through joint fundraising activities by the two schools, including a ‘Three Peaks Challenge’ within the private grounds of Windsor Castle.

Collectively travelling 70,000 metres (43.5 miles) in 45 minutes using a variety of means, including cycling, hopping, skateboarding and dancing, the participating children and their teachers, in addition to Mike Sells from Windsor Lions and local Police Community Support Officer, David Bullock, covered the combined distance of the three highest mountains in the world twice over.

The resulting defibrillator, located at the Royal Adelaide hotel on Windsor’s Adelaide Square, is the latest of 25 devices already installed across the town through the Windsor Community Defibrillator Partnership (WCDP), a Windsor-based group comprising representatives from Windsor and Eton Rotary Club, Windsor Street Angels, Windsor Town Centre Management and Windsor Lions.

“WCDP thank the students of St George’s School Windsor Castle and Windsor Girls’ School for their great work and important fundraising to buy a publicly accessible defibrillator at the Royal Adelaide Hotel,” commented Mike Sells, representing Windsor Lions and the WCDP. “This adds yet another potentially lifesaving device to Windsor town centre.”

The children present at the launch from St George’s School Windsor Castle were all recent attendees of the school’s ‘Junior Medics’ club, which, in line with the school’s mission to ensure students become ‘Real World Ready’, offers the opportunity to learn basic practical first aid skills. In addition to gaining knowledge of the recovery position and ways in which to handle various medical emergencies, the Junior Medics had the chance to experience using a practice defibrillator as part of the sessions.

“The unveiling of the town’s newest defibrillator offered an excellent opportunity for our Junior Medics to see a real device up close,” explained Ally Onions, Junior Medics leader and Head of Safeguarding and Mental Health at St George’s School Windsor Castle. “That this critical piece of equipment exists due to the amazing fundraising efforts of St George’s and Windsor Girls’ School students, in addition to the incredible work of the WCDP to bring this to fruition, is incredibly touching.”

Waqas Arbi, Assistant Headteacher at Windsor Girls’ School, added: “Windsor Girls’ School is delighted to be a part of the successful installation of a lifesaving defibrillator, through our fundraising work with St George’s. The defibrillator is live and now accessible to members of the public who may need this vital facility.”

All WCDP-installed defibrillators are monitored and registered with the blue light emergency services for rapid response. In addition to installing devices throughout the town, the WCDP has also provided essential Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) awareness within the community.

More details about the WCDP can be found at www.windsorlions.co.uk/defib. Further information about St George’s School Windsor Castle can be found at www.stgwindsor.org and for Windsor Girls' School, see www.windsorgirls.net.

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23 Sep 2024

St George’s receives prestigious environmental award

St George’s School Windsor Castle students have once again received international accreditation for their exceptional work in promoting sustainability and raising environmental awareness amongst their peers. For the second year running, they have been awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag with Distinction.

The Eco-Schools programme, established in 1994, is now implemented in over 70 countries worldwide. It encourages young people to explore a variety of environmental issues before spearheading environmental action in their school and local community.

This year the St George’s Eco Club built on last year’s achievements by delivering a diverse range of activities including battery collection, litter picking, an electricity saving day, various recycling crafts and lessons across the school aimed at environmental action.

Emily Ralfe, teacher and Eco Club lead, said: “It means so much to have received the Green Flag Award for the second time. It not only recognises the dedication and hard work of our Eco Club students, but also the school’s commitment to the future of our planet and developing responsible global citizens.”

Eco-Schools England Manager, Adam Flint, said: “The Eco-Schools’ Green Flag is an international benchmark that demonstrates a commitment to fighting climate change and high standard of sustainable practice. Students and staff who earn this award deserve recognition for their dedication toward protecting our planet. Every day, they demonstrate that each of us can contribute to making our planet a better, more sustainable, place.”

To learn more about Eco-Schools head to www.eco-schools.org.uk. Further information about St George’s School Windsor Castle, including details of the school’s upcoming open morning on Saturday 5 October, can be found at www.stgwindsor.org.

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