Basketball/Floorball Tournament, Graz
COBIS Secondary Games, Sheffield
Unified Basketball / Floorball Tournament
Students in Year 6 to Year 8 travelled to Graz, Austria to represent St George’s in a Basketball and Floorball tournament against unified international teams from Slovakia, Italy, Germany and Austria. They made the School proud by bringing home Bronze and Silver medals.
COBIS Secondary Games
The Secondary COBIS games were hosted yet again in Sheffield. Twenty-three schools from around the world came together for three days of intense sport consisting of Swimming, Athletics and Football. St George’s demonstrated a strong sense of sportsmanship throughout the competitions, they came 9th overall - a brilliant achievement. Taking part in the COBIS games is a privilege for students giving them an excellent opportunity to compete against and build strong bonds with students across the world.
Mérite Jeunesse
The Mérite Jeunesse, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, is the world’s leading youth achievement award offered to students from Year 9 to 13. There are 3 levels: Bronze Award, Silver Award and Gold Award and each award is comprised of four sections in the areas of Community Service, Skill Development, Physical Recreation, Expeditions and, for the Gold Award only, a Residential Project.
The kids really enjoyed attending St George’s and it certainly made our time in Luxembourg more rewarding. We hope the kids can maintain their friendships into the future. - A former St George’s Secondary Parent
Expeditions this year have included Bronze expeditions in Echternach and Clervaux, a Silver expedition in Troisvierges and a Gold expedition in the Interlaken region of Switzerland. In these expeditions students work together in small groups, demonstrating their teamwork, communication, campcraft and navigation skills.
Annual Report 2017-2018
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