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School Council & Parliament

Welcome Letter from the Former Chairman

Primary School Council

Letter from the Chairman

Secondary School Parliament

Meet the Board of Governors Letter from the Principal

10-15 School Highlights Primary School Highlights Secondary School Highlights

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18-26 Celebrating our Community Student Diversity Staff Appreciation Learning Through Giving Friends of St George’s

27-43 Student Achievement Primary Academic Achievement Secondary Academic Achievement The Graduates of 2019 University Destinations Our Alumni Association Where in the World are They Studying Extra-curricular Activities The Arts PA COBIS Conference EYFS Masterclasses

50-54 Finance

44-49 School Development

Income and Expenditure Accounts Balance Sheet as of December Luxembourg Government Subsidy Law Stability and Building Fund Accounts Budget

Wellbeing at St George’s Parent Feedback School Services Technology Transforming Learning Annual Report 2018-2019

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Graduation, June 2019

Welcome to Established in 1990, St George’s International School is an inclusive, vibrant international community of over 800 students aged from 3 to 18+ years. The School prides itself on being the premier British international school in Luxembourg, providing an outstanding education to all its students, enabling them to access top universities worldwide.

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Meet

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Board

Mr P. Charlton, Vice Chair

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Governors

Mr C. Cheesman, Chairman

Mr R. Feiereisen, Vice Chair

Mr M. Amorim

Mr F. Morvilli

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Mrs S. Shtayyeh

Mr P. Schon

Mr D. McGahey

Ms H. Montague

Mrs L. Munari

Mrs D. Ries

Mr G. Sardelli

Mr P. Schonenberg

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Dr C. Thompson

Mr S. Ziegenhagen

Letter from the Former Chairman Christopher Cheesman Former Chairman of the Board of Governors Dear Members of St George’s International School Community, Welcome once again to the Annual Report of St George’s International School. As many of you may have heard, I completed my time as a Governor of the School at the Annual General Meeting in June 2019 so will only offer a short message. I will leave the detailed introduction to this report to my very worthy successor.

It has been an honour, privilege and complete pleasure to have served as the Chair of Governors for the School as well as my time as a Governor before that. I joined the Board in 2010 while my daughter was at the school, in that time I have seen the School develop from a single building hosting both parts of the school to its current state where we have a comprehensive suite of buildings and are almost bursting at the seams. Throughout that time, the character of the school has remained student focused and family friendly. It has always been a delight to visit St George’s and mix with students and to hear them explain how good the school is rather than adults telling me. My only regret is that we do not yet have a Secondary gymnasium, but that is top of the list of actions for the governors.

Looking at the overall results, there are students who attend or have attended many very prestigious universities worldwide. Exam results continue to be better than those in the UK and, more importantly, our students seem to turn out as caring and responsible young adults when they leave St George’s.

My final word relates to the governing body, which is made up of volunteers from across professions within Luxembourg, some advisors from the UK and from the parent body, ably supported by the Senior Management Team of the School. In particular, I would like to thank Mr Roger Feiereisen for his considerable support as chair of the finance committee. He also completed nine years in the governing body and stood down in the summer.

He did a sterling job overseeing the finances of the School and used his local knowledge and experience to help us with the Luxembourg authorities. The governors and committee members give up a good quantity of their free time to benefit St George’s. I could not have wished for a more dedicated group of people who take their responsibilities in overseeing the school very seriously. I am very confident that this good work will continue and wish Mr Phillip Charlton and his team every success in the future.

Chair of Governors (retired)

Mr Christopher Cheesman Chairman, Board of Governors

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Letter from the Chairman Phillip Charlton Chairman of the Board of Governors Dear Members of the St George’s International School Community, As the incoming Chair of the Governors for the 2019-2020 school year I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all new school members, be they staff or students.

In particular, I offer a very resounding thank you to Mr Cheesman and Mr Feiereisen for the outstanding work that they have done over the years and their commitment to the Governing Body. The pace of growth and change at St George’s has been incredible over their period of office and this has been down to their dedication and leadership both as Chair and Vice Chair.

Looking towards the future, I hope that the pace of change for the School will be manageable and that some stability will exist, at least in the short term. We have an amazing school community with an ideal student population for us to be big enough but at the same time to remain personal. There is also the recognition that we must look after the physical wellbeing of all students so there are still areas for St George’s to develop to meet our future needs.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Governing Body, the Senior Management Team and all the staff for the tireless work they do to enable our students to have access to a high-quality education, and to reach their full potential.

I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible through my new role supporting the School and its community in the delivery of outstanding education opportunities for our students wherever I can.

With best wishes to you all and for another successful year at St George’s,

Mr Phillip Charlton

Chairman, Board of Governors

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Letter from the Principal Dr Christian Barkei Principal Dear Parents and Friends of the School, Welcome to the Annual Report for 2018-2019 of St George’s International School, Luxembourg. This Report serves as our formal report to our parents and wider community on the activities of the School during the past year.

This school year has been filled with quite an astounding number of activities and events both at school and on trips and visits. In reviewing them, I am struck again and again by the tremendously friendly, supportive and giving nature of our students – whether interacting with each other day to day at school or when they are travelling or performing away from school.

Our school community of students, staff and parents has actively and enthusiastically supported both local and international charities and I thank everyone who so willingly and generously gives up their time to help those less fortunate than themselves.

We believe at St George’s that learning should be accessible to everyone, with every student able to achieve his or her full potential within an environment that is positive and supportive. As the school continues to grow this philosophy must remain at the heart of everything that we do and is clearly exemplified in our motto ‘achieving potential through challenge and care.’

The achievements and progress documented in this Report would simply not be possible without the enthusiastic support of all the members of the Governing Body. I would like to thank Mr Cheesman and Mr Feiereisen in particular for their service to the school as they retire and we welcome Mr Charlton as our new Chair of Governors.

A sincere thank you must also go to all our teaching and support staff who work very hard indeed to make the school a truly welcoming and supportive environment, and the genuine and sustained support of our parents in turn allows our students to learn and thrive at school.

With my best regards,

Dr Christian Barkei Principal

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The vast amounts of opportunities and experiences the school offered was a major highlight, ranging from the excellent school trips to being given the chance to participate in World challenge, but also being able to meet students from all around the world and make lifelong friendships.

- Year 13 Leavers Survey, 2019

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World Challenge, Madagascar, June 2019

Highlights

in Primary

Ms Claire Nuttall

Head Teacher (Primary) Every year I wonder where the time has gone. It seems just a moment since the year began, and yet we have worked so hard and achieved so much.

This year the children have focused on acts of kindness, looking at how they can give back to others. We have heard from wonderful speakers, who have shared their life stories, and inspired the children to think of how they can help others. It is one of the joys of working in St George’s, that the children are so willing and motivated to support others. It is impossible to name all the highlights, but here are a few favourites:

Darwin Rocks!

Stella the Star fish

Students Selected for the Bayard Milan Belgium «Grand Concours»

Sowing Selfless Seeds, Charity Event

Year 6 students put on a captivating production of ‘Darwin Rocks’. It was clear from all the laughter in the audience that friends and family thoroughly enjoyed the show! ‘Darwin Rocks’ is not only funny but also educational, drawing links to the national curriculum.

The Year 6 Advanced French Group were selected by Bayard Milan Belgium «Grand Concours» for the creation of their magazine about ‘The Ocean’. They were the winners out of 20 other finalists - a fantastic achievement!

Summer School

St George’s launched its first Summer School this year, giving students the opportunity to perform a musical in a week.

There were two options, Disney’s Jungle Book for younger students and Disney’s The High School Musical for older students.

Both shows received fantastic reviews.

Year 1 students put on a fantastic performance of Stella the Star fish!

The singing, acting, costumes and stage design was very impressive. Stella the Starfish explores the theme of being helpful to others.

St George’s hosted its very first ‘Sowing Selfless Seeds’ event, a charitable occasion that inspired acts of kindness.

Four inspirational guest speakers took to the stage; Nimesh Patel better known as Nimo, Princess Tessy of Luxembourg, Educational & Positive Coach, Angie Robinson and children’s author, Natalie Savvides.

St George’s Primary Radio Show

Primary students launched their own radio show, their show is live on air every Friday afternoon.

Students at St George’s have the opportunity to go on many school trips throughout the year, enriching experiences outside of the classroom. There were simply too many trips to mention them all, but here are a couple that stood out:

Euro Space Center Trip

Primary students had a great time at the Euro Space Center, they undertook loads of activities which included the moonwalk, disorientation chair, the rotational chair challenge and so much more. Students came away from this trip having learnt a great deal about space!

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Dinant Residential (Belgium)

Year 6 travelled to Dinant, Belgium, to enjoy an action-packed week of team building activities for their annual residential trip. The students went mountain biking, orienteering and had great fun on a boat cruise. They also spent two days at an adventure park where they challenged themselves with a high-ropes course, rock climbing and ziplining!

COBIS Music Festival in The Hague

Year 6 and 7 students demonstrated excellent commitment in their first attempt at the COBIS Music competition. One student achieved second place in both the piano and instrumental categories and another two students achieved second place in the instrumental ensemble category. Our Year 6 Choir and our Rock Band both gained third place in their respective categories. Such a fantastic achievement!

ECIS Maths Quest 2019

Maths Quest is a Mathematics challenge for Primary school students and a fantastic opportunity for students to demonstrate their strong ability to work as a team. Two teams of expert mathematicians from Year 6 travelled to Enka School in Istanbul to compete in the 22nd international Maths Quest competition, against students from other international schools across the globe. St George’s will host Maths Quest in 2020.

Valerie Bloom & Trish Cooke

The Primary students welcomed two extremely talented authors; Valerie Bloom and Trish Cooke.

Valerie Bloom is a performance poet, originally from Jamaica. Her published work includes ‘Hot Like Fire’ and the award winning picture book ‘Fruits’. Trish Cooke has won many awards for her picture books, including the Smarties Book Prize and the Kurt Maschler Award these include ‘So Much!’, ‘Full, Full, Full of Love’, ‘Look Back’ and ‘When I Grow Bigger’.

Masterclasses with Dr Laevers & Early Excellence

St George’s hosted its first EYFS masterclasses this year. Delegates had the opportunity to learn first hand from the inventor of the Leaven Scales, world-renowned Professor Ferre Laevers. There were inspiring workshops also conducted by Early Excellence. Topics covered included ‘children well-being and involvement’, ‘developing a powerful learning environment’, ‘mental health’, ‘the real outdoors’ and ‘monitoring & ensuring quality’.

The feedback from this event was extremely positive, staff worked together seamlessly making the event an absolute success.

Primary Maths Workshop

The Maths Workshop was set up for the second time running, it’s always a great success; parents and their children had a chance to play fun, educational games together and take lots of creative ideas home with them to help improve Maths.

Will Ryan Gives Inspirational Workshops to Staff and Students

St George’s was delighted to welcome Mr Will Ryan into School, he is an inspiring and thought-provoking speaker with expertise in Primary leadership, student creativity and curriculum design. He provided inspirational Maths workshops helping students to find a greater love of Maths.

Whilst the staff were friendly and embraced the ideas really well, the most striking feature was just how quick they were to support and work with the children as we moved into the various activities. They helped the children to be successful, created a ‘can-do’ culture and then helped to celebrate the learner’s successes.

- Will Ryan, Expertise in Primary Leadership

I would like to extend my special thanks to the staff, students and parents of St George’s, without whom the school wouldn’t be the friendly, positive and welcoming community we are all so proud to be a part of.

Best wishes,

Ms Claire Nuttall

Head Teacher (Primary)

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Highlights in Secondary Mr Mark Fleet

Head Teacher (Secondary) It has been another highly successful, productive and eventful year in the Secondary section of the school. Again, we have started the new academic year with another set of excellent examination results, where our A Level results were not only significantly higher than the UK average but also better than the Independent Schools Council averages in many categories.

The past year has seen an abundance of day trips, residentials, guest speakers, conferences, concerts, workshops, performances, shows and competitions that the students have engaged with; organised by our committed staff and here are a few highlights of the year:

FAME end of Year Show

Year 9 and Year 10 GCSE drama students were set the task of working together to write and stage the show, Fame. Their hard work paid off, the comments from the audience who attended were phenomenal.

Media Students going Gaga for Radio

GCSE and A-Level Media students received a tour of the Radio Ara studios, watched a live broadcast in action and had a go at recording and editing a show.

An invaluable experience.

Year 10 Trip to Russia

June 2019 saw the Year 10 students heading off on their Key Stage 4 residential trip, on this occasion to Russia. Students had a great time experiencing a completely new culture in Moscow and St Petersburg.

History Visit to Hinzert

Year 10 students visited the KZ Hinzert Gedenkstätte near Trier. This was the principal concentration camp used in the Second World War to incarcerate the members of the Luxembourg resistance movement between 1940-1945.

Students and staff were able to pay their respects at the official memorial as well as marking an important chapter in the history of Luxembourg.

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GCSE & A level Light painting workshops

GCSE Year 11 and A-level Art students had a photography workshop with Scottish photographer David Gilliver. David taught the students how to paint with light. The work was so good that students used it as part of their Reflections GCSE exam preparation and A level coursework.

The Lost Bear by BTEC students

St George’s Empty Space Theatre presented a BTEC performance of a new piece of children’s theatre called ‘The Lost Bear’, entirely written and produced by the students.

Drama Trip to New York

Drama Secondary Students had a fantastic time in NYC. Such a vibrant and exciting city for budding actors! During the School trip to NYC, Drama students had the opportunity to attend a workshop at the world famous Lee Strasberg Institute

World War One Battlefield of Verdun

The English Faculty took students in Year 9 to the World War One Battlefield of Verdun. Students visited the new museum commemorating the history, not only of Verdun, but also the First World War as a whole. Year 9 studied the First World War in History as well as examining war poetry in English, so they were able to fully appreciate the tremendous sacrifices made by so many and comprehend what life in the trenches was like during the Battle of Verdun.

AMIS Middle School Honor Girls Choir Festival

Our St George’s Girls Choir attended the AMIS Middle School Honor Girls Choir festival in Zurich. A fantastic opportunity to perform and meet like-minded students from all over the world.

Top of the Bench

St George’s Chemistry students performed like super scientists during this year’s ‘Top of the Bench’ Chemistry competition at The British School of Brussels. The competition is divided into two separate parts: An Individual exam followed by a practical exam in groups of 4 students. St George’s submitted 2 teams, each comprised of 2 Year 9, 1 Year 10 and 1 Year 11 student.

It was an extremely tight competition, the group missed out on first place by just one point!

Nevertheless, a great attempt and we are sure that St George’s Science students will be back fighting next year. Well done team!

Jesse Smith, Dancer

Dancer for the stars Jesse Smith lead the Global Youth Initiative that took place in schools and youth centres in Luxembourg from 15th to 21st October 2018. Jesse has danced with Rihanna and Justin Timberlake and shared the message of self-belief with the students.

UKMT Junior Mathematics Challenge 2019

This year students in Years 8 and 7 took part in the Junior Mathematical Challenge; a 60 minute paper that tests problem solving and logic skills. Over 250,000 students from schools across the UK and internationally returned scripts for the Challenge with the top 6% receiving a gold certificate, the next 13% silver and the next 21% bronze. From St George’s 35 students were successful in achieving certificates.

Global Issues Network Conference

Year 12 represented St George’s at the 14th GIN conference on ‘Committing to our world’s most vulnerable People, Places and Resources’. There was a range of workshops held by the students on ‘Poverty is like punishment for a crime you did not commit’ and ‘The Paradox of Politics’.

Karl Nova, Hip-hop artist + poet

Secondary students had the privilege of working with one of the UK’s leading poets and hip hop artists, Karl Nova. Karl delivered his creative writing and literary workshops in a charismatic and energetic style, students were inspired and entertained at the same time.

The steadfast dedication and professionalism of the Secondary staff, coupled with the vitality and drive of the students here at St George’s is what makes this school so unique. It is a privilege to regularly witness and be involved in these events within this exceptional learning community.

My gratitude must go to staff for providing and being actively involved in these wonderful opportunities, to students for always fully engaging with them, and parents for their active support.

Best regards,

Mr Mark Fleet

Head Teacher (Secondary)

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Primary

School Council

Primary School Council implemented the Buddy Bench in 2019

Sponge the Teacher at the Summer Fayre 2019

Overview

The Primary School Council is a student body that is authorised to put forward initiatives throughout the Primary school.

The exciting thing about the Council is the independence that the students have to drive forward their ideas and promote change within their surroundings. This independence has an extremely positive impact upon the whole school.

Fundraising Activities & Events

Similar to previous years the School Council has been busy coming up with new fundraising initiatives; this year they hosted several successful dress-up days, cake sales and raffles.

To top off a busy year, the students organised a ‘Sponge the Teacher’ stand at the Annual Summer Fayre, they also sold custom-made aprons featuring students and staff from each Milepost.

Sponsored Charity

During the 2018-2019 school year the School Council’s chosen charity was Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner (Aide aux Enfants Atteints d’un Cancer) a local organisation that helps children and their families to beat cancer or a rare lifethreatening disease.

Inspiring Change

The School Council took a trip to SuperDrecksKëscht, where they participated in recycling activities and had a tour of the recycling plant.

This trip resulted in more effective recycling bins in the staff rooms and St George’s is now collecting used glue sticks. Looking to the future, there is the possibility that students will investigate the opportunity to recycle board pens and other stationary that the School uses frequently.

The idea is simple - if a child feels lonely, they can go to the bench as a signal that they need someone to play with. Another child will see them, go and talk to them and include them in their games.

- BBC News ‘How Buddy Benches are making playtime less lonely’

The School Council Launch Buddy Benches

The Primary School Council launched Buddy Benches in the playground to improve the mental health of all students in school. The aim of the Buddy Bench is to create friendships, encourage inclusion and combat loneliness.

Students in the School Council will continue to put ideas forward that they believe will help change the School for the better and improve the lives of those in the wider community. There are many more initiatives in the pipeline that the students will aim to realise next academic year.

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School Parliament

Secondary School Parliament, 2019

Overview

The Secondary School Parliament is a student body at St George’s that allows students to contribute to the running of the School by organising a wide range of activities and initiatives. Thirty committed students are allocated in five different Ministries:

The Ministry of Culture

The Ministry of Education & Wellbeing

The Ministry of the Environment

The Ministry of Charities

The Ministry of Sports & Arts

Fundraising Activities & Events

During the academic year 2018-19 the Student Parliament organised many fundraising events such as; Halloween Fancy Dress Competition, a Parent Teacher Student cake sale, Movember, a inter-house Danish Longball competition for students in Key Stage 3 & 4, a Secondary school Easter Egg Hunt and a cake sale to celebrate the International Day of Happiness.

To top off a very successful year, the Parliament organised an origami workshop and a very successful clothes collection for refugees in Luxembourg (Red Cross), as well as running a stall at the Summer Fayre.

Sponsored Charities

Over 1000 euros was raised and sent to this year’s selected charities; Save The Children, Greenpeace Luxembourg and Kanner Wonsch, as well as an annual donation to the Ilula Orphan Program, where the students continue to sponsor a child in Tanzania.

We loved being part of the School Parliament because you can be a small part in helping the world, help the school to change and find ways to give students a voice. In the Student Parliament you learn how to handle responsibility by working with students and staff to organise events.

- Year 8 Members of the Parliament

Inspiring Change

The Parliament students along with the Primary Student Council visited SuperDrecksKëscht to learn more about reducing, recycling and disposing of waste in an environmentally-friendly way. This inspired the School Parliament’s recycling video which explains how St George’s can recycle more effectively.

This year the Parliament focused on increasing Student voice and addressing fellow students’ suggestions for the School. The Parliament continue their commitment of making the School a place where everybody feels comfortable to express their ideas and opinions.

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Annual Summer Fayre, June 2019

Student Diversity

St George’s offers a world class international education to over 800 students aged 3 years to 18+ years from 60 different countries. The figures below reflect the different countries of the world represented at St George’s. It is this internationalism that plays an integral part of making St George’s an exceptional place to learn.

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7

3

1

4

2

4

7

Canada

Finland

7

22

Algeria

Argentina

Brazil

17

Ireland

11

6

China

74

France

102

1

4

Columbia

19

Germany

1

1

1

15

4

Belarus

Croatia

Greece

Japan

40

2

Czech Republic

Hungary

Kazakhstan

1

19

2

2

Bhutan

Denmark

Iceland

Lithuania

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belgium

New nationalities that joined St George’s in 2018-19.

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India

Estonia

Australia

Bulgaria

Egypt

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Israel

Italy

Jamaica

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My daughter had an enriching and enjoyable experience at St George’s. I felt she was nurtured and encouraged to become the best version of herself, she leaves as a confident young woman ready to take on Further Education with enthusiasm.

She has made friends from all over the world and had her eyes open to people from different cultures and backgrounds. We will all miss her involvement with St George’s going forward.

St George’s has families from

60 different

countries

- Parent Leavers Questionnaire, 2019

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2

2

2

1

55

162

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17

3

44

2

5

8

2

1

11

4

23

12

2

Netherlands

Russian Federation

Thailand

1

1

1

1

2

3

Norway

Slovenia

Ukraine

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Malta

Mauritius

Mexico

New Zealand

Pakistan

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Uruguay

United Kingdom

United States

Zimbabwe

Switzerland

Turkey

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Staff Appreciation 27

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Nationalities Represented

St George’s Staff

8:1

Student-Adult Ratio

Staff Seniority Awards (September 2018)

We just want to say what a fantastic teacher Ms Mythen is. She goes above and beyond what I am sure is required of teachers and puts her heart and soul into the children. She is a really tremendous teacher. Thank you!

Gold (10 Years) +

Mrs Griffiths Mrs Haggart

Mr Moore Mrs Mirgain Mrs Pearce

Silver (5 Years)

Mr Bargache Dr Barkei Mrs Cooper Mr Dewhurst Mrs Delahunty

Mrs Fleet Mrs Fitzpatrick Mr Heinz Mrs Lang Mr Shaw

Bronze (3 Years)

Mr Burrowes Mr Cheer Mr Forsythe Miss Karavokyrakos 22

- Parent Feedback Survey, 2019

Ms Stone Mr Todd Ms Trono Mrs A White Mr Wilson

Mrs Millington-White Ms Mythen Mrs Roe

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Mr Wolf Mr Xavier

Learning Through Giving St George’s is a caring and supportive community committed to helping others. Students of all ages were encouraged to get involved in fundraising activities for their selected charities throughout the 2018-2019 school year.

The School’s charitable contributions during this academic year 2018-19 totalled €18,127.22, almost double the amount raised last year, for the following causes:

Save the Children

Movember

Champion the rights and interests of children worldwide, putting the most vulnerable children first.

Ilula Orphan Program

Community-based service organisation that is changing the lives of children and their families in Tanzania.

Supporting men’s health issues.

Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner

Supporting children with cancer and terminal illnesses in Luxembourg.

Relais pour la Vie Support for those suffering from cancer.

Kanner Wonsch

Grant the wishes of children with lifethreatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

Darkness Into Light

Walk with us, talk with us, so that together we can create a world where suicide, self-harm and stigma have been replaced by hope, selfcare and acceptance.

World Food Programme

The United Nations World Food Programme works towards a world of Zero Hunger.

Suubi Community Projects - Uganda

Is all about giving hope.

Their motto is ‘helping communities to help themselves’.

Empty Hands Music

is to spread seeds of goodness in the world through selfless service, music, and love.

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Professors without borders

Create a global community of academics / professionals who want to share their passion for knowledge with students around the world.

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Friends of t S George’s The Friends of St George’s, also known as the ‘Friends’, was established in 2014 as a parent organisation within the School community. The Friends of St George’s are an active, warm and inviting organisation made up of St George’s parents. This organisation helps organise events and its members serve as ambassadors to new and existing families.

to match each of their fundraising efforts, making a huge impact on the School’s chosen charity, The Lauren Patterson School in Uganda, a school named in honour of our former colleague who tragically died in Qatar. This year, the Friends of St George’s raised over €12,000, over double the amount they raised last year thanks to the Awesome Cause Foundation.

The Friends of St George’s works in partnership with the Awesome Cause Foundation, who offered

The Friends fundraising events included:

Freshers & Followers An information day to help families integrate into the School and Luxembourg. Clubs’ and associations’ representatives from the Luxembourg community gathered at St George’s to provide more information about their services.

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Christmas Quiz An adult team quiz night with a member of the board of governors as the quiz-master. The amount raised was €638 which was donated towards Relais pour la vie.

Summer Fayre The Summer Fayre is a fun community event for everyone to enjoy. Stands of all different nationalities are set up selling traditional food and goodies.

Overall this event raised an incredible €6,300 for Greenpeace, Foundatioun Kriibskrank Kanner and The Lauren Patterson School in Uganda.

Summer Fayre, 2019

Summer Fayre, 2019

Christmas Quiz Night, 2018

Social Gatherings:

A Walking group meets on a regular basis to walk in the region of Luxembourg City and surrounding areas.

Coffee mornings are available at the start of a new half term, as a small get together to touch base and set the next term’s activities in motion.

Informal Fundraising Events:

Gingerbread House Making Workshop Afternoon Tea and Hat Party Metz Cultural Tour Wenzel Walk in the City Second Hand Ski Gear, PE Kits and Halloween Costume sales where the money raised was donated towards the Arts Scholarship or The Lauren Patterson School in Uganda

Afternoon Tea and Hat Party, 2019

Freshers & Followers, 2018

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I would like to truly thank you (so much) for your kind and professional advice when I first called you last year enquiring about a possible place for Raphael. His progress is outstanding and it’s been only a few months since he started at St George’s! His teachers are brilliant.

He is so happy to go to school every day - he actually begs me in the morning to hurry up because he wants to go to school - How amazing is this?

- Current St George’s Parent, 2019

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Primary School Academic Achievement

Aside from the termly assessments in English, Mathematics and Science, students are also evaluated using standardised assessments on an annual basis. St George’s conducts the Progress Test in English (PTE) and the Progress Test in Mathematics (PTM).

What is the Progress Test in English (PTE)?

The Progress Test in English is a series of tests of English for students from age 5 to 14.

The tests are differentiated according to age and students are tested from Year 1 to Year 6.

The test for the youngest children comprises a short section that tests phonic knowledge and skills with a reading comprehension exercise based on a single passage.

Children aged six and seven are tested on their English skills and comprehension.

The older Primary students are tested on their English skills (spelling, grammar and punctuation) with a test of reading comprehension based on a narrative and linked non-narrative text.

English, Year 6 (ages 10-11)

May 2019

% of questions answered correctly by St George’s students compared with the average drawn from 35,000 peers.

English Skills: Grammar & Punctuation St George’s

63%

Test Average

Authorial Technique

73%

Reading Comprehension: Narrative

48%

Retrieval

82%

52%

62%

76%

59%

Simple Inference

79%

64%

English Skills: Spelling

79%

57%

Reading Comprehension: Non-Narrative

78%

54%

Complex Inference

73%

47%

As you can see from the above results students at St George’s scored significantly higher than the standard average, despite our large percentage of non-native English speakers.

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What is the Progress Test in Mathematics (PTM)?

The Progress Test in Mathematics (PTM) is a series of age-appropriate tests to ensure that students are making and maintaining good progress in mathematics. Each test assesses aspects of mathematical skills and knowledge, together with the key process skills of fluency, mathematical reasoning and problem-solving.

The PTM series consists of eleven tests: 10 tests covering the age range 5 to 14+ years (Progress Test in Mathematics 5 to 14), plus an additional test for students aged between 11 and 12 years, which can be used as a transition test for entry to secondary education (Progress Test in Maths 11T).

For the youngest children (PTM5, PTM6, PTM7 and PTM8) the teacher reads the questions and the answer options aloud so that the need to read is minimal.

PTM8 to PTM14 tests are in two parts: Mental Maths, and Applying and Understanding Maths.

Mental Maths questions are timed and played from an audio file (or read by the teacher).

Mathematics, Year 6 (ages 10-11)

May 2019

% of questions answered correctly by St George’s students compared with the average drawn from 35,000 peers.

Fluency in Conceptual Understanding

Fluency in Facts & Procedures

Numbers

St George’s Test Average

Geometry

79%

62%

Statistics

72%

54%

76%

62%

Mathematical Reasoning

72%

56%

Problem Solving

71%

55%

83%

80%

Measurement

67%

59%

77%

65%

Ratio and Proportion

46%

66%

Algebra

78%

52%

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Secondary School Academic Achievement Overview

St George’s Secondary school is a caring and supportive learning environment where there are high expectations of all students. The Secondary school has over 300 students, small enough to be able to focus on the individual needs of the student, but large enough to offer a broad and balanced academic curriculum.

St George’s Curriculum

St George’s International School is proud to offer the National Curriculum for England and Wales. This curriculum prepares our students for their role in an increasingly challenging and rapidly changing world. Students learn in a stimulating, caring and supportive environment where academic excellence is balanced with opportunities for personal development. The National Curriculum leads to IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) examinations which are taken at the age of 16 and then later A Level examinations taken at the age of 18, qualifications recognised and highly valued by universities worldwide.

I always felt comfortable being able to ask the teachers for help if I needed anything, or had any questions. I feel like I have been really pushed in my two years at St George's to reach my full potential, and hopefully get the grades I am striving for at the end of the year.

- Student Feedback Survey

Results 2019

Students at St George’s perform consistently above the UK average. To establish individual learning targets, St George’s also conducts standardised testing.

I loved my time at school. I had amazing teachers which have helped me find my passion and supported me throughout my years.

- Student Feedback Survey

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IGCSE

A/S Level

A2 Level

329 exams taken

146 exams taken

104 exams taken

17 subjects

15 subjects

17 subjects

94% A*-C Grades

84% A-C grades

90% A*-C grades

Overview of the Results 2019 IGCSE

Pass Rate

5 + A*- C Grades

C or above

A*/A Grades

2019

100%

94%

95%

46%

2018

100%

92%

93%

58%

2017

100%

89%

88%

47%

A/S Level

Pass Rate

C or above

A/B grades1

2019

97%

84%

66%

2018

98%

81%

66%

2017

97%

75%

67%

A2 Level

1

Pass Rate

C or above

A*/B grades

2019

100%

90%

78%

2018

100%

95%

88%

2017

99%

88%

74%

There is no A* grade available at A/S Level. Therefore the percentages shown represent A/B grades for A/S level exams.

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The Graduates of the Class of 2019

Biology with Mr Roberts was amazing. I’ve never had a Teacher that was able to teach in such a friendly and fun way. I looked forward to class every week, not only for the interesting content, but for the great class atmosphere.

Isabelle

University: Portsmouth University Course: Adult Nursing

Robert

University: University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia Course: Aviation Management & Commerce

Overall St George’s definitely succeeds in providing highquality teaching and academic support while also organising memorable school trips. All of my teachers have been very helpful in aiding me to be prepared for my IGCSE, AS and A2 examinations.

St George’s has undoubtedly been invaluable in developing my current level of academic ability.

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Pepijn

University: Tule (Technical University Eindhoven) Course: Architecture

St George’s provided a quality education and plenty of experiences.

I’ll never forget hanging out in the common room with the rest of Sixth Form!

At St George’s I was able to take my favourite subjects in my A levels and IGCSE. With the help and support of my teachers I am now going to the University of Cambridge to study Natural Sciences!

Yi Hua

University: University of Cambridge Course: Natural Sciences

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Students will be attending UK Russell Group1 universities

46%

78%

of all I/GCSE were

of all A-levels were

A* - A Grades

A* - B Grades

* Russell Group universities have huge social, economic and cultural impact locally, across the UK and worldwide (see page 35).

University Destinations The graduating class of 2019 secured places at the following universities: University

Degree Course

Aarhus University (Denmark) Abertay University, Dundee BIMM, Brighton Cambridge University Cardiff University DBS Music Studios Durham University Eindhoven University of Technology ESCP Business School Geneva Business School Ghent University Groningen Lancaster University Leiden University Liverpool John Moores University Royal Holloway, University of London University College London (UCL) University for the Creative Arts University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen University of Bath University of NSW, Sydney University of Portsmouth University of Southampton University of Southampton University of Sussex University of Warwick VIA University College (Horsens, Denmark)

History Biomedicine Music Business Natural Sciences Civil Engineering Sound Engineering Mathematics Architecture Business Management Business with International Relations Veterinary Science Applied Mathematics Biomedical Sciences Political Science Business Management Law Int. Social & Political Studies Fashion Textiles Biomedicine Biochemistry Computer Science Commerce & Aviation Management Nursing Criminology & Psychology Law Business Economics Politics Mechanical Engineering Annual Report 2018-2019

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Our Alumni Association At St George’s we believe that the achievements of our alumni are a tangible reflection of our School.

This year, the St George’s alumni association were invited to several events at School, a fantastic opportunity to catch up with their former classmates, teachers and meet the current Sixth Form students. Our Facebook community has grown to over 320 members, this interactive group enables the School to send frequent updates, communicate upcoming events and publish ‘throwback’ photos. It is also a great platform for Alumni to network with each other and keep in touch.

Yi-Wen Graduated: 2011 University: University of Bath Course: PHD in Plant Molecular Biology

St George’s is a friendly and accepting environment.

My advice to current Year 12 and 13 students would be - don’t worry too much, just do your best and enjoy yourselves.

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Mykola Graduated: 2018 University: University of Cambridge Course: Architecture

I’ll never forget the family atmosphere at St George’s. I was well prepared for university when I left St George’s.

Sophia Graduated: 2017 University: King’s College London Course: Philosophy, Politics and Economics

St George’s has been part of my life for 14 years and I look back at my school time very fondly. I learned how to get along with different people and be kind to everyone, a skill greatly valued especially when starting university.

Although I was very sad to leave St George’s, I had such amazing support from the teachers and felt ready to take on the next step in life.

S George’s Alumni t

Where in the world are they studying?

Oxbridge University of Oxford (4)* University of Cambridge (2) Russell Group Members University of Cardiff University of Durham (3) University of Edinburgh (4) University of Exeter (3) Imperial College London (2) Kings College London (4) University of Liverpool (2) University of Manchester Newcastle University (2) University of Sheffield (2) University of Southampton (3) University College London (4) University of Warwick (2) University of York (4) Other Universities in the UK & Ireland Aberystwyth University Aston University British & Irish Modern Music Institute (2) Bournemouth University Court Theatre Training Company ESCP Europe Lancaster University (3) Liverpool University Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

London Academy of Freelance Make Up London School of Journalism (online) Northumbria University Norwich University of the Arts Plymouth University Queen Mary University of London Royal Holloway, University of London (4) Southampton Solent University Swansea University (2) Trinity College Dublin UCA Rochester University for the Creative Arts University of Aberdeen (2) University of Bath (3) University of Glasgow University of Hull (2) University of Kent (2) University of Leeds University of Loughborough (2) University of Portsmouth (2) University of St Andrews University of Surrey University of Sussex University of the Arts London (2) University of Winchester (3) UWE Bristol Universites in the Netherlands Delft University of Technology Eindhoven University of Technology Erasmus University (4) Hotelschool The Hague (2)

InHolland University of Applied Sciences Leiden University (2) Maastricht University (4) University of The Hague University of Amsterdam (2) University of Gent University of Groningen (4) VHL University of Applied Sciences Universites in Luxembourg Lunex University Luxembourg University (2) Universities in Belgium Brussels Business Institute International College of Advertising & Design KU Leuven Universities in Scandinavia Haugetun Folkehøyskole, Norway International People’s College Copenhagen, Denmark University of Copenhagen, Denmark Aarhus University, Denmark (2) VIA University College

Universities in the USA Brigham Young University in Rexburg, Idaho Hofstra University, New York Florida International University (2) Universities in Germany dBs Music Berlin Trier University Universities in Switzerland Geneva Business School (2) Universities in Korea Yonsei University, South Korea Universities in the Czech Republic Charles University Universities in Australia University of New South Wales, Sydney

Universities in Italy Accademia Italiana University of Genoa University of Milan

* Number of students since 2010 who are attending or who have attended courses at the above universities

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St George’s Football Club Team Photo

Basketball Competition - St George’s and Hesper beweegt Sech

Extra-curricular Activities

St George’s provides each and every child of any age the opportunity to develop skills, talents and sportsmanship.

Students throughout Primary and Secondary have the chance to compete locally, nationally and internationally in a variety of disciplines.

During the academic year 2018-19 St George’s continued to offer extra-curricular activities, the most popular clubs being the Arts and Sport. This year 72 clubs were offered for Primary and Secondary students.

Primary Clubs (51 clubs)

Sport 39%

Sport

St George’s offered Primary students 19 Sporting options and 10 in Secondary, these clubs included Football, Basketball, Ballroom Dancing, Mixed Martial Arts, Athletics, Rugby, Scooter and Yoga.

Art

Primary students were offered 25 Art related clubs and Secondary students had 12 Art related clubs to chose from.

20 of these clubs offered were Music based, Music is a big part of St George’s and each year it continues to gain more popularity.

Languages 12%

Secondary Clubs (26 clubs) Languages 4%

Languages & Academic

The School provides options to learn a new language or brush up on one you already know; this year St George’s offered Mandarin, Italian and French lessons.

St George’s also offered clubs for Secondary students that were academically challenging these included; Further Maths, IGCSE Maths and Debate club.

Sport 39%

Arts 46%

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Arts Arts 49% 49%

Basketball/Floorball Tournament, Graz

Mediterranean Football Trip, The girls’ team

Dance: Ballroom, Latin, Ballet

Dance has proven to be extremely popular over the past years.

St George’s has 6 Dance Clubs all teaching students new technical skills.

At the end of each year the Dance Clubs put on a show demonstrating their newly learnt talents.

Mediterranean Cup 2019

This was the first year students entered the Mediterranean Cup in Verona. Both teams did extremely well; the boys’ team put on a fantastic performance and ended up qualifying for the Championship finals. The girls’ team equally did a brilliant job, they got all the way to the final beating some excellent teams along the way and finished 2nd out of 25 teams. A brilliant result!

Football and Basketball Club Competitions

During the 2018-2019 School year St George’s Football Club and Basketball Club took part in external competitions with local schools in Luxembourg. This was a fantastic opportunity for the students to improve their skills, learn the importance of fair play and mix with the local community.

COBIS Debating World Championships, Bucharest

Sixteen schools from all over the world competed in 2 days of intense debate covering a multitude of topics including The Future of Artificial Intelligence, Nature verses Nurture and Should Mankind Continue to Explore Outer Space?

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

St George’s team excelled in the competition reaching the semi-finals of the Plate Competition only to be eliminated by the eventual Plate winners from Mexico.

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Shakespeare’s Macbeth

The Arts

St George’s Art Exhibition 2019

From Nursery up to Year 13, students are given an abundance of creative freedom across the Arts.

Older students are involved in projects which allow them to express their own individual creativity, while the younger students are free to explore and experiment with their creativity through curiosity and individual interests.

Art

The St George’s Annual Art exhibition is evidence of the creativity and artistic talent students have cultivated throughout the academic year. This event is very popular and provides an ideal occasion for students, staff, parents and friends to admire and discuss the creative arts in a supportive and positive environment.

Media

The media students finished the year with a major screening event showcasing all their hard work achieved throughout the year.

Music

Music is an important part of school life at St George’s – it provides younger students with opportunities to practise and perform to a high standard. The level of musical talent at St George’s is exceptional and it continues to grow each year.

This year music remained extremely popular with 254 students participating in individual music lessons. St George’s provided 3,000 music lessons per term.

Out of the top three instruments played, 104 students attended piano lessons, 32 students participated in guitar lessons and 18 students went to singing lessons.

An Additional Choir Each year the School’s Choirs have grown considerably, students now have the opportunity to join a lower Primary Choir, the Primary choir or the Secondary Choir depending on their age.

New Junior Jazz Ensemble

After two years of our older students working in a Jazz Combo, St George’s had a surge of interest from younger students resulting in enough musicians to start a second ensemble. They performed at all three ensembles concerts as well as at the UNESCO Jazz Brunch at the Conterstuff.

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St George’s Drama Trip to NYC

Drama BTEC Performing Arts Qualification

The academic year 2018-19 was the first year that the BTEC performing Arts students completed their qualification.

The Golden Stars

(Written by the students and Mrs Ni) This show featured our Key Stage 4 & 5 Jazz Combo and BTEC drama students.

The musical is based on the life of Marcel di Prospero, a Luxembourgish drummer.

The students wrote a fictionalised account of how as an 11 year old he was taught to play jazz drums by American GIs stationed in Wiltz during WWII.

COBIS Music Festival in The Hague

18 students from Year 6 and 7 competed in a variety of music categories at the COBIS Music Festival in The Hague.

They won second place in solo piano, solo instrumental, instrumental ensemble, and achieved third place overall in choir and the rock band.

Christmas Primary Ensembles Concert

The Christmas Primary Ensemble is a fun event where over one hundred students showcase all the different ensembles St George’s has to offer, this comprises of: two choirs, two string ensembles, a guitar ensemble, a recorder ensemble, ukulele group and African drumming.

Summer Stage School 2019

For the first time, St George’s offered a week-long Summer school giving Primary and Secondary students the opportunity to perform one of two Disney musicals in a week.

The Summer School received 100% positive feedback from the parents of the students who took part.

Specials Guests

Photo credit: Paul Marc Mitchell

Joseph Moog, concert pianist: Mr Moog put on a fantastic performance for students in the Auditorium, they also discussed the progression of piano music through time.

Photo credit: Kaupa Kikkas

Peter Moore and Jonathan Ware: Principal trombone of the London Symphony and collaborative piano specialist were special guests that students were extremely lucky to see perform in School.

Cellotonica Primary and Secondary students had the privilege to attend a performance from Cellotonica; two cellists and a pianist featuring one of our cello teachers, Ms Chen.

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PA COBIS Conference t Hosted by S George’s

St George’s hosted its first COBIS Conference for PAs and School Secretaries in 2019. St George’s welcomed 47 delegates from over 30 different countries. This two day invigorating conference was an excellent opportunity for PAs, EAs, school secretaries and office assistants to share their expertise, enhance their skills and meet like-minded people. Our guest speakers delivered inspirational talks and informative workshops on Microsoft Top Tips, How To Have Difficult Conversations Successfully, Mental Health and Project Management to name but a few. Overall, the feedback was extremely positive and St George’s is delighted to have hosted its first COBIS conference. We look forward to hosting more in the future.

I enjoyed the opportunity to meet other people in the same job position and learn about how others solve similar problems. I enjoyed feeling that I was treated as a professional by the conference organisers.

- A Delegate from COBIS Conference for PAs and School Secretaries

It was fantastic meeting so many different people, the whole thing was very well organised, the school was lovely and the food at school was amazing! I especially liked the talks on Successful Difficult Conversations and Time Management.

- A Delegate from COBIS Conference for PAs and School Secretaries

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EYFS Masterclasses t Hosted by S George’s

In March 2019, St George’s hosted a series of Masterclasses by Dr Ferre Laevers, the inventor of the Leuven scales, globally recognised as the most accurate measure of learning in the Early Years. Furthermore the School had two experts from Early Excellence as well as several members of staff lead extremely inspiring workshops. St George’s welcomed over 30 delegates from around Europe and many members of staff to this powerful event.

Valuable advice on the Early Years practice, great suggestions from the participants, such an inspiring day at St George’s working with excellent EYFS practitioners.

Thank you.

- A Delegate who at-

tended the Masterclasses

Topics Included: Children’s well-being and involvement Developing a powerful learning environment Mental health and social competence Exploration of the processes of learning Monitoring & ensuring quality The real outdoors

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Wellbeing t at S George’s During the academic year 2018-19 St George’s took on the Wellbeing Award for Schools (WAS) a brilliant opportunity for St George’s to develop the School’s overall contribution to general wellbeing.

St George’s introduced a Change Team, made up of 16 members; a member of the Board of Governors, a parent, 12 members of staff and 2 secondary students. All these members are actively involved in creating change.

It is widely recognised that a child’s emotional health and • The School has sent out several surveys to staff, parents wellbeing influences their cognitive development and and students to evaluate their opinion on how the school learning, therefore promoting psychological wellbeing and addresses wellbeing and their overall knowledge on mental protecting children from adverse risk factors which might health. impact on their potential to thrive. This is not only critical for their wellbeing during childhood and Posters on student wellbeing adolescence, but also for their physical “Mental health is a state of were placed around school well-being in which every and mental health in adulthood. promoting a healthy, balanced life individual realises his or her style.

In order to support emotional/mental own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, health and general wellbeing, St A wellbeing motto was can work productively and implemented called SMILE (Sleep, George’s has introduced the following fruitfully, and is able to make Move, Interact, Learn and Eat). measures to ensure that students, staff a contribution to her or his and the wider community feel valued The logo was inspired by the community.” and included. expression ‘the elephant in the - WHO 2014 room’ as quite often problems with personal wellbeing are rarely addressed or discussed openly, this is the challenge The Change team are currently taking on board.

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Parent Feedback 99%

Special thanks to the Sixth Form teachers who took care of the university applications and followed my child step by step throughout the final enrolment for this academic year. They have been fantastic!

of leavers agree their child was happy at St George’s

- Former Parent, Leaving Questionnaire

Leavers Survey 2018-2019 I feel the school encourages parent participation I found it easy to approach class teachers if I had a concern or question I felt I was well informed about my child/rens progress in school The school and staff enabled my child/ren to achieve high academic standards in their work I feel the level of work to be completed at home was age appropriate School Management handled any complaints that I voiced well The school encourages and achieves high standards of student behaviour I feel that there is a high level of care given to students I feel that we gave a good level of support to our child/ren and to the staff through participation in school life, parent teacher meetings, information meetings I would be happy to recommend St George’s to friends or colleagues My child/ren have been happy at St George’s Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Neither

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School Services School Canteen

The School offers a daily canteen service to all its students and staff. The meals are freshly prepared on-site offering a wide range of healthy dishes that suit a variety of tastes.

Desserts consist of fruit and yogurt with the occasional delicious treat thrown in as a surprise. The self-service salad bar is very popular amongst all the year groups.

In addition, the School’s caterer offers sandwiches as an alternative option for students, with orders possible on a weekly or daily basis.

As the number of students grows, so does the number of lunches served – the canteen served 99,686 hot lunches to hungry students, approximately 10,885 more than the previous year.

After-school Care/Homework Club

After-school care remains extremely popular and the School tries its utmost to accommodate children in Reception up to Year 6. Five extremely popular ‘After-school Care’ Clubs were offered to 95 students during the 2018-2019 school year.

Secondary Homework Club was very well utilised by students in Secondary.

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School Buses

The School continues to offer a free bus service to the following areas: Bertrange, Canach / Moutfort / Sandweiler, Kirchberg, Hesperange / Bonnevoie and Niederanven.

An average of 170 students take the bus on a given morning and 151 students take the bus in the afternoon.

Students leaving by school bus on an average afternoon

151

Technology Transforming Learning

The use of technology in the classroom has made teaching and learning more effective. The use of iPads, tablets, laptops, whiteboards and interactive table tops continue to support learning, making learning more interesting and enjoyable for students, and thus improving knowledge retention.

The Primary school launched their first edition of Coding week. Over 15 volunteers and 6 coaches came to School to offer students 30 workshops that consisted of Lego robotics, Digital clocks, Minecraft, Computer assembly, Kniwelino, Lightpainting and so much more. These workshops helped our students engage with technology in ways they have never experienced before.

In Secondary, students continue to learn useful skills with the use of technology. Teachers are excelling in engaging students through the implementation of technology in their lessons. A good example of this is in Mathematics where students have been using a software on their iPads to solve problems by creating graphs. This proved to be more time-effective and engaging than using traditional pen and paper.

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Finance January - December 2018 Other 1.3%

Income Government Subsidies 28.6% Tuition & Fees 70.1%

Like all international schools, St George’s relies on tuition fees as its main source of income.

However, the School also benefits from the generous support of the Luxembourg Ministry of Education. The amount of assistance received for operating costs varies each year and is proportionate to the number of students in the School.

Further details on the amount of subsidy received can be found on page 53 of this report.

Furniture, Equipment 5%

Other 3.4%

Buildings 7.9% Educational Expenses 7.1%

Expenditure

Great staff make for a great school – that is why salaries and related personnel costs account for the main expenditures of the School.

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Salaries 76.6%

1.

Summary of Income and Expenditure Accounts (January - December 2018 (EUR)) Jan-Dec 2018

Jan-Dec 2017

Jan-Dec 2016

Net Tuition/Application Fees + Ancillary Activities

8,801,452

8,351,842

7,839,211

Frais de Scolarité/Admission et Activités Annexes

Subsidies from the Luxembourg Ministry of Education

3,591,362

3,142,649

3,130,767

Subventions du Ministère de l’Education Luxembourg

Parents Fundraising - Net (1)

83

3,501

1,223

Fonds levés par les parents

161,556

194,100

90,040

Transfert du Fonds de Roulement

2,754

-8,330

12,691

Autres Produits

12,557,207

13% 11,683,762

18% 11,073,932

Jan-Dec 2018

Jan-Dec 2017

Jan-Dec 2016

CHARGES

9,622,643

9,129,262

8,352,134

Salaires et Frais Liés

Educational Expenses

886,325

766,797

Buildings (Utilities, Maintenance, Sports Facilities, etc)

995,762

1,041,521

961,324

Immeubles (Entretien, etc)

Furniture + Equipment (including IT)

628,625

334,828

603,096

Mobilier et Equipement (y compris Informatique)

Other Expenses

423,852

411,354

361,887

Autres Charges

11,683,762

18% 11,073,932

INCOME

Transfer from Stability Fund Other Income (2) TOTAL INCOME

EXPENDITURE

Salaries + Related Expenses

TOTAL EXPENDITURE

12,557,207 13%

PRODUITS

12%

TOTAL PRODUITS

Matériel Didactique

795,492

12%

TOTAL CHARGES

Notes : The School’s 2018 accounts were audited and approved by Luxembourg Government in February 2019.

(1)

The accumulated net amount raised by parents (5,439.22 Eur) is ring-fenced and planned to be used in 2019.

(2)

The Other Income includes both the Income and the Expenses linked with the Erasmus project

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2.

Balance Sheet as of December 31st, 2018 (EUR) 31st Dec 2018

ASSETS

31st Dec 2017

31st Dec 2016

FIXED ASSETS Land

ACTIF IMMOBILISATIONS

264,999

264,999

264,999

Terrain

Buildings and Equipment (Net Cost)

1,932,420

2,774,684

4,637,490

Bâtiments et Equipement (Coût Net)

Total

2,197,419

3,039,683

4,902,489

Total

CURRENT ASSETS Subsidy Receivable

ACTIF CIRCULANT 8,454

6,592

6,592

Subventions à Recevoir

15,537

24,341

0

Autres Créances

Bank - Stability Fund Accounts

2,518,932

2,275,546

1,199,416

Banque - “Fonds de Réserve”

Bank - Building Fund Accounts

104,816

32,407

see below

Banque - Comptes “Building Fund”

see below

see below

385,497

Banque - Comptes d’Epargne et Courants

12,660

12,307

9,202

Caisse

Total

2,660,399

2,351,193

1,600,707

Total

TOTAL ASSETS

4,857,818

5,390,876

6,503,196

TOTAL ACTIF

Other Current Assets

Bank - Current Accounts Petty Cash

LIABILITIES

PASSIF

EQUITY Retained Earnings

- 151,506

- 151,506

- 151,506

Report à Nouveau

0

0

0

Résultat Exercice

Stability Fund

2,357,320

2,093,955

1,854,415

Fonds de Réserve

Total

2,205,814

1,942,449

1,702,909

Total

2,271,109

2,486,355

2,705,569

355,421

342,513

329,593

Cautions Remboursables

494

118,296

713,087

Comptes Fournisseurs

1,625

0

123,452

Autres Charges à Payer

see above

see above

928,587

Banque - Comptes “Building Fund”

23,355

501,263

see above

Banque - Comptes d'Epargne et Courants

380,895

962,072

2,094,718

Total

4,857,818

5,390,876

6,503,196

TOTAL ACTIF

Current Year Profit/(Loss)

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES BCEE Loans

Prêts à Long-terme

CURRENT LIABILITIES Refundable Deposits Accounts Payable Other Current Liabilities Bank - Building Fund Accounts Bank - Current/Savings Accounts Total TOTAL LIABILITIES

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Luxembourg Government Subsidy Law

The School receives three types of subsidy that have been in force since January 1st, 2004: 1. Per student subsidy to support annual operating expenditure for all students age 3+ on September 1st.

These amounts for 2018 were: Primary students €3,497

Secondary students €7,200 The law does not allow for the subsidy to permit the School to make a surplus, and if a loss is made, the Government does not provide any further support. However, negotiations with the Government have resulted in approval for a Stability Fund.

Contributions to this Stability Fund are invoiced as a separate item to parents and the amounts received are held in a separate bank account. If the school suffers a loss, the amount of the loss can be recovered from this Stability Fund.

The Stability Fund is now capped by the law to 50% of the salaries and related charges in 2012.

2. Maintenance subsidy up to a % of the standard government cost per m³ for school buildings. For maintenance of building infrastructure only. The School started to receive this Subsidy in 2010.

Since 2014, the maintenance subsidy has amounted to 1% of the standard cost per m³ for school buildings.

3. Building subsidy covering up to 80% of Government-approved quotes for buildings.

4.

Stability Fund Bank Accounts

Transfers into, and out of, the account (EUR): Year

Amounts In

Out

Balance

2006

130,485

0

130,485

2007

216,581

-65,164

281,902

2008

294,557

-384,595

191,864

2009

366,495

0

558,359

2010

121,480

0

679,839

2011

114,078

-77,319

716,598

2012

5,545

-59,792

662,351

2013

211,922

0

874,273

2014

115,701

-94,892

895,082

2015

774,472

-450,982

1,218,572

2016

1,567

-20,723

1,199,416

2017

1,166,170

-90,040

2,275,546

2018

437,486

-194,100

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5.

Building Fund Bank Accounts

Building Fund contributions have been in operation since 2003.

The accounts have two principal uses. First, they provide a short-term credit facility for the financing of any building. Once the total cost of the new building, net of government subsidy payments, has been finalised, the net cost of the building may be transferred to a long-term loan. The repayments on this loan are then financed by drawings on the Building Fund.

Transfers into, and out of, the account (EUR):

6.

EUR

Amounts In

Paid for Constructions

Loans

Balance

2003-2007

682,307

-1,915,057

1,645,530

412,780

2008-2010

1,498,286

-3,552,401

1,134,990

-506,345

2011

689,629

-728,087

-169,819

-714,622

2012

1,000,000

-769,985

607,502

122,895

2013

750,000

183,228

-227,247

828,876

2014

1,147,334

-150,968

-227,688

1,597,554

2015

132,120

- 3,819,857

- 223,863

- 2,314,047

2016

930,916

675,307

-220,763

-928,587

2017

3,082,067

-1,893,158

-227,915

32,407

2018

503,398

-208,331

-222,659

104,816

Budget Jan-Dec 2019 (EUR)

INCOME

Jan-Dec 2019

PRODUITS

Net Tuition/Application Fees + Ancillary Activities

9,177,157

Frais de Scolarité/Admission et Activités Annexes

Subsidies from the Luxembourg Ministry of Education

3,763,925

Subventions du Ministère de l’Education Luxembourg

12,941,082

TOTAL PRODUITS

TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE Salaries + Related Expenses

CHARGES 10,106,561

Salaires et Frais Liés

865,294

Matériel Didactique

1,042,415

Immeubles (Entretien, etc)

Furniture + Equipment (including IT)

437,415

Mobilier et Equipement (y compris Informatique)

Other Expenses

465,998

Autres Charges

12,917,683

TOTAL CHARGES

23,399

RESULTAT

Educational Expenses Buildings (Utilities, Maintenance, Sports Facilities, etc)

TOTAL EXPENDITURE NET RESULT

Christopher Cheesman, Chairman of the Board of Governors Annual General Meeting, June 21st, 2018

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