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DIALOGUE Issue #6 2021
2021 continued to be a busy year at the RGS, notwithstanding the restrictions of the pandemic, and new ways were found to rise to the challenges and opportunities this created both in the classroom and beyond. School academic events such as the Independent Learning Assignment, Model United Nations and the Scholarship Conference continued to flourish and there were also individual and group achievements across an eclectic range of activities. Here are a few highlights:
SCHOOL NEWS Firefly Technology were crowned 2021 Young Enterprise (YE) UK winners! Mentored by their business advisor Max Beech OG 2015 and YE Ambassador, and beating over 720 teams from around the UK, Firefly are the first Surrey team to take the title in 17 years, and the first RGS team ever. They went on to represent the UK at the European YE Finals, against the best teams from 40 other European
nations. Firefly Technology designed and manufactured a range of technically complex ‘smart signs’ – such as Do not Deskturb – from scratch, which automatically light up when you are in a meeting to prevent interruptions. Matt, MD of the team, won one of the five leadership awards from 40 nominations across Europe in recognition of his extra initiative and leadership. Team Firefly Technology
