Rosie won the award for the Highest Place at 90cm, at the Under 18's National Championship for British Eventing (equestrian) Scotland. She represented Scotland for Eventing in the Summer
Deepti is ranked top nationally in Badminton in the juniors and has been selected to represent Scotland at the European Championships
Molly has been selected to play for Scotland in the Woman's U19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa in January.
Fantastic achievement by Evie on her selection for the Scottish National girls golf performance squad. They will be competing in 2023.
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Alexia won Bronze Medal at the Manchester Youth Foil Fencing Series, followed by a Gold medal in the Under 14 Girls Foil in Wetherby for the “Northern Youth Challenge”
Kate and Honor are playing in the Scottish Hockey Brave Academy. The Brave Academy is an additional tier in the talent pathway between District and International levels.
Isla (l6) Charlotte (l6) and robyn (u6)
Isla, Charlotte and Robyn have been training hard with the U20 Scotland Lacrosse team. They've had regular training session and look forward to competing against Finland and Sweden in March. The 3 students will be looking towards their selection for Home Internationals and the European Championships next year.
1st XI Scottish Cup Hockey In September, the 1st XI played away against Fettes College in the first round of the Scottish Cup and won on penalty strokes after a memorable 4-4 draw. The team were 1-0 down at half time, before falling 3-0 and 4-1 behind in the second half The girls produced a superb fight-back in the last 20 minutes, scoring three goals including the equaliser with just two minutes left. Kitty then made some great saves in the shoot-out while we scored four out of five penalties, showing nerves of steel!
The Quarter-Final brought a home game against George Watson’s College. The players were delighted to see a strong home support made up of parents, peers and teachers alike, but within the first three minutes GWC had been awarded a penalty corner which they successfully scored. The team did well to show resilience throughout this game and remained composed on the ball which allowed them to win a penalty corner of their own in the last five minutes of the match The ball was forced into the goal leaving the final score at 1-1 and penalty strokes to decide the winners. Once again Kitty made some great saves, allowing Honor to score the winning goal and start our celebrations!
The team will now play The Mary Erskine School in the Semi-Final in the New Year and once again all support would be greatly appreciated!
The U15 girls progress into the semi-finals of the Scottish Plate, following a great win against Glenalmond. After a nail-biting match, we scored in the final 3 minutes to draw 2-2 draw and went on to win in penalty strokes. We face Edinburgh Academy away, following the Christmas holidays.
What an exciting Scottish Cup campaign the teams have had so far. The Lower 4 team had a nervous start to their first Scottish Cup. They narrowly missed on progressing to the next round, by two points goal difference. The
All the best with the next matches!
Vibha and Deepti were selected for the Edinburgh Schools Under-16 badminton team to compete in the Scottish Schools Intermediate Inter-Area Team Competition
In Glasgow the St George's pair won their individual matches and came out on top after a really close, exciting and strongly contested final. Well done, everybody! And thanks to the parents who brought them through and gave their support The Scottish Schools Road Relay Primary and Secondary competitions were both held at Pittencrieff Park in Dunfermline The primary team of Nora, Bess and Grace placed 11th, whilst the Lower 4 team of Sophia, Beth, Bridget and Paige finished 8th. The Cross-Country club runners have also been running in the Lothian League. At the halfway point of the League both the Primary team and Junior team are sitting in 2nd position
Lacrosse club this first term has continued developing since last year, with a wall ball session taking placeon Tuesday morningwhich so far has been student led by our captain Robyn and an after-school sessionon Friday Recently we have been given the opportunity to go to the Nationals competition next year in March where the 1st X will head down to Aldershot over the weekend and spend two days competing in the tournament With matches planned fo focus for this seaso fluidity as a team. Remove, Lower 4 an working hard on the in preparation for th games after Christm They have worked b inside and outside in challenging weather look forward to seei rewards next term
The Primary 3 gymnasts had a fantastic 1st term, learning all about vaulting. Students have been developing the skills required to perform a successful vault and land, including the progressive practices for handsprings All students have enjoyed pushing themselves to try a variety of challenging activities. We look forward to continuing this after the Christmas break
This term saw the return of the Moyra Rushworth Ski Race. This is open to students from P6-U6. The race was won by Isla (U6) and Lucy (L4) was runner up. It was great have the return of the time trial that was dominated by L4 and U4 entries, the future in bright for Ski Racing at St George’s.
A S1-S3 team and a Senior Ski team competed in the Scottish Schools Snowsport Association D Slalom Qualifying event at Hillend
The teams performed well, with many representing the school for the first time, it was great experience for the team. The team now looking forward to the Alpine season next term.
The first gala of the session was the G competition hosted by MES. The swimmers raced well and gained som great competitive experience and the team finished in 3rd place Caoimhe, Carolina and Bella represent St George’s at the Scottish Schools Swimming Championships Time Trials three swimmers raced well, with Bella 100m Butterfly time being sent on for consideration for the Scottish Schools Swimming Championships virtual final.
Dance club has been busy this term with many Lower School students attending Dancers have been working on their group performances ahead of our Dance Show, which is next term in March. Each group has been working on their own choreography which they have really enjoyed doing. Students are gaining more and more confidence as a result of performing in front of others and are enjoying learning ways to choreograph large group dances whilst cooperating with each other. We look forward to starting back dance club after the Christmas break.
MYFIT club has had another successful term with high numbers, with lower school students now joining this term. They have been participating in a range of different fitness class styles, from HIIT, boxing, blaze, tabata and team challenges. We look forward to another active term next session!
Senior rugby started this term.
The club saw a number of Upper School students turning their hand to the sport for the first time. Students under the guidance of Mr Fowles and Mille (U6) enjoyed learning the basic skills.
The club will continue next term with the aim of increasing numbers and building on the skills learnt this term.
Building off the success of the Lionesses in the summer at the Women's Euro’s, a new club this term, the football club saw 53 students sign up. Students ranged from complete beginners to regular club players. Led by expert coaches it was great to see the student work hard, develop skills and enjoy the sport. The club will continue next term with the aim to compete in fixtures.
Hockey Goalkeepers’ Club has been a new addition to our CoCurricular Programme this session, with 8 students from a range of year groups between Lower 4 and Lower 6 attending on Monday afternoons. The goalkeepers have enjoyed a variety of one-to-one and small group coaching, as well as some fun games as a group. Well done on a great first term!
As part of the L5 National 5 PE course students have been learning about the menstrual cycle and how this impacts sporting performance, using period tracker apps and listening to podcasts. We have combined this with a fitness block at Synergy and learning how to fuel our bodie
To enhance the variety of core PE options offered to our L5-U6 classes, we partnered with Edinburgh Dance Academy who led a 3-week taster block on a variety of dance styles. The students enjoyed workshops in ballet, contemporary and commercial styles of dance. They learned new skills which they then put together to create a short dance in each style. They enjoyed trying something new and were inspired by experts in their field. We are looking forward to offering more taster blocks in core PE next term.
In September our U5 National 5 and Advanced Higher pupils h go to to Inverclyde National Sports Centre. On day one the U5 and Advanced Higher students took part in a movement class, focussed on different strength building exercises followed by a pilates class. During the night time activity the Advanced Higher pupils were lucky enough to listen to a lecture from a psychologist from the University of the West of Scotland and the U5 pupils had a talk about Internat Miss Campbell.
On day 2 the U5’s competed in their triathlon where they ran a completed a 45minute spin class and then swam continuously for 20 minutes, this was gruelling but all pupils took part and showed amazing grit and determination. Whilst the U5’s participated in the triathlon the Adv collected data for their programmes in order to best inform their final projects.
On the last day both classes completed fitness testing during the morning before leaving to get back to school in the afternoon.
We are delighted to bring orienteering back into the curriculum this year after a break due to COVID19 with our Primary 6s and certificate classes. So far P6P have enjoyed learning the basics of orienteering on site such as map orientation, learning map symbols and pacing. They have then applied their skills off site at courses at Davidson Mains and Ravelston Park. We look forward to getting the rest of the P6s and certificate classes out in the New Year.
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Sports leaders is a really great opportunity to get a well-regarded qualification that has numerous of benefits. It is a great thing to have achieved if you are ever wanting to work with children or show that you can be a leader. We recently led the S3 East District Tournament where we worked together throughout the day. We split into differe roles such as time keeper, welcome person, score board changer, runners and score keepers. Despite a few hiccups we managed to get the day completed without any major issues. It was challenging but enjoyable and it taught every sports leader valuable lessons about leading and organisation.
The team has really come together this term playing better and better as the weeks have gone on. We have had some fantastic wins against Dollar, Glenalmond, Kilgraston and the team had a very good day at the S3 East District tournament, progressing to the semi-finals, and narrowly losing out on sudden death penalties to Heriots.
One of our best performances was in the cup game against Edinburgh Academy where we had all the pressure but ended up losing against the run of play. Special mention should go to our goalie Mary who has had some outstanding performances and has saved the team so many times.
Looking forward to seeing what we can do in the next part of the season Izzy (L5)
This is always a very competitive tournam and it is good to play a mix of different schools. This year we were placed in a po with five other teams. The group stages a traditionally close, and this year was no different. We managed to beat Strathallan, Fettes and Loretto scoring a total of 5 goals. We had one 0-0 draw against Cargilfield and a 1-0 loss to George Watsons. The group was incredibly tight with three teams tied with 13 points, as we had scored 5 and only conceded 1, we were placed winners of the section. We then faced Dollar in the semi-final. We started brightly, controlling play well and opening up space on the right, where our first goal game from. Not long after we used the right again and finished strongly with a lovely accurate shot. Winning 20 meant we faced MES in the final, an exact copy of last year's tournament. We knew how strong this team were so everyone was focused on limiting any unforced errors and denying them time on the ball. The first half was 0-0 and still all to play for in the final half, unfortunately we conceded late on in the half after a scramble in front of goal. We lost the final 1-0. Runners-up for the second year was a great achievement a great end to a busy afternoon.
The Remove hockey team had a successful tournament at MES last month. They finished second in their group and progressed through to the semi-finals of the plate losing 2-1 to Heriots. The girls finished with a win against Dollar to finish 3rd overall in the plate competition.
Congratulations to the Remove Netball team, winning the EPSSA P7 Netball Winter Cup Competition. They finished top of their pool after beating Cramond Primary, Corstorphine Primary and St Ninian’s Primary. Next up was the semi-final where we faced Erskine Stewarts Melville Schools. With fast play and outstanding teamwork, we won 9-1. We were happy to reach the final but had to maintain our concentration against a particularly good Edinburgh Academy team. After 6 minutes of play we settled our nerves and scored two goals in quick succession. We were all relieved to hear the final whistle and enjoyed celebrating the final win. Well done to all the players!
This term we were very excited to have three touring schools visiting St George's. Repton School all the way from Dubai, played netball against our L5 and L4 teams. Afterwards we enjoyed pizza and chatted about life in Scotland and Dubai. Next to visit was Ashville College, playing against our P6, Remove and L4 Hockey clubs.
A few weeks later, Lower 4 hockey team hosted Giggleswick School. After a great competitive match the two teams enjoyed a lovely meal and stacks in the pavilion. The players enjoyed playing against different schools and made new friends. Haste Ye Back!
GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL - ENGLAND ASHVILLE COLLEGE - ENGLAND
REPTON SCHOOL - DUBAI
During October half-term the 1st and 2nd XI Hockey squads went on a much-anticipated hockey tour to Utrecht in the Netherlands. We played fixtures against 3 local teams and had 2 training sessions with the coaches of Kampong Hockey Club. It was an amazing experience that we all will treasure forever. The playing standard was so high pushing us to play our best hockey.
On our first day we played a game straight away against Beverwijk Hockey Club, Overbos. For many of the girls it was a first experience of playing a full 70-minute match in a different country. After the game, the team enjoyed a meal with the opposition, before checking in to our lovely hostel in the centre of Utrecht. On the first night we got the chance to eat out at a local restaurant and some free time to explore. It was such a great location and allowed us to have visits to the ice cream shop, vintage clothes stores and walks along the canal during our stay.
On our second day we had our first training session at Kampong Hockey Club. It was such an amazing campus with a total of 8 hockey pitches and many football pitches as well. The coaches were so encouraging and enthusiastic - we were all so amazed and energised with how passionate they were about coaching hockey. In the afternoon we played our second matches against Spitsbergen Veenendaal. These games were tough after our morning session but both teams stayed positive and played with intensity and drive.
On our third day we had a second session with Kampong Hockey Club. This training session was one of the best sessions a lot of us had ever done and we took what we learnt into all future hockey training and matches. After the session we had lunch at the hockey club and were surrounded by the Dutch National Team which was really cool. Later on that day we played our final fixtures against Fletiomare Hockey Club. Despite two more losses against strong opposition, we played some of our best hockey and had the unusual highlight of an escaped, friendly dog stopping play in the 1st XI game. After the match we sat down and had dinner with our hosts. They were all so nice and we made some really good friends in the short time we spent with them.
On the way back to the airport we stopped off at Amsterdam city centre to have a quick look around, allowing us to shop, get traditional pancakes and walk around the city centre freely. It was so nice seeing Amsterdam before travelling back home!
Overall the trip was a major success. Both the 1st and 2nd XI had some great team bonding and played some high-level hockey against very good teams. It was amazing to experience a trip like this having missed out on other opportunities due to Covid-19, especially for Upper 6. The whole trip allowed us to experience a different playing style, longer games and a look into how big Hockey is in highlights from 2022.
Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week 2022 took place Monday 3 to Sunday 9 October. 2022.
This year marked the sixth year we have celebrated this event, with this year's theme being 'Visibility and Partnerships.
This year we celebrated Scottish Woman and Girls in Sport week by identifying opportunities to coincide with the key messages.
During Core PE we targeted messages 1 and 2 by engaging in conversations about barriers and how to support and encourage our students.
We also played several house hockey tournaments. More fixtures was played to put a spotlight on key message 2. Remove and P6 visited Kilgraston to play friendly hockey games.
The L5 hockey team starting their Scottish Cup Campaign against Watsons and the L5B and U4B teams played a friendly hockey fixture against Fettes.
On the Tuesday we hosted a tour group from Dubai, Repton School. We played several netball fixtures followed by pizza in the centre. Here the girls touched on key message 1 and discussed the some the barriers they face.
During the week we also invited Roseburn Primary's P4's to join us for PE. All the students had the best time, playing hockey, cricket, football, netball but the highlight was Lacrosse. Some students thought it was like a scene in Harry Potter!
On the Thursday we hosted a ministerial engagement in partnership with Netball Scotland. Christina McKelvie (Minister for Equalities & Older People) visited and discussed how Netball Scotland are developing walking netball for women of all ages across Scotland.
We ended the week on a high with talk by our very own international athlete, Senior Scottish Hockey Player, and founder of Building Better Athletes , Miss Campbell. She shared the incredible story of her life and training as an international athlete.
1 Importance of increasing visibility to remove barriers, support and encourage our girls’ participation in sport and physical activity.
2 Increased visibility of our girls in sport and physical activity so that more students are inspired to be more active.
3 Value in partnership working to bring together expertise, share knowledge and resources to support women and girls to engage in sport and physical activity
Date Sport Team Opposition
Sat 14 Jan 2023
Hockey ALL Dollar Academy
Mon 16 Jan 2023 Netball P6 EPSSA P6 Winter Competition
Wed 18 Jan 2023 Swimming L4 - L5 ESMS Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools
Hockey SOME St Aloysius' College Hockey P6 TEAMS ESMS Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools
Sat 21 Jan 2023
Lacrosse Seniors St Leonards School Lacrosse U4 St Leonards School
Mon 23 Jan 2023 Netball First Strathallan School
Sat 28 Jan 2023 Hockey ALL George Watson's College
Mon 30 Jan 2023 Netball 2nd VII Strathallan School
Tue 31 Jan 2023 Lacrosse Senior and U4 Loretto School
Wed 01 Feb 2023 Netball L4 ALL Fettes College Skiing S1-S3 SSSA Alpine Ski Race
Thu 02 Feb 2023 Skiing Secondary Open SSSA Alpine Ski Race
Sat 04 Feb 2023
Tue 07 Feb 2023
Hockey ALL Hutchesons' Grammar School Netball First and 2nd VII Scottish Independent Schools Netball Tournament
Lacrosse U4 A and B Glenalmond College Netball L5 Strathallan School
Wed 08 Feb 2023 Netball L4 and P6 Cargilfield School
Thu 09 Feb 2023 Hockey L5A The Edinburgh Academy
Fri 24 Feb 2023 Hockey L4A
Sat 25 Feb 2023
East District S1 Tournament
Hockey SOME High School of Dundee
Mon 27 Feb 2023 Netball Remove and P6 EPSSA P6/P7 Mix Competition
Tue 28 Feb 2023 Lacrosse Senior and L5 Glenalmond College
This season the sport at St Georges has been amazing! Everyone has thoroughly enjoyed training and matches, with many successes to go with it. But it is not just the pupils that we should be celebrating, there is so much work that goes on behind the scenes that allow the sport to run smoothly and successfully Tony and the Kitchen staff have kept us all fuelled, from providing packed lunches and snacks to muchappreciated bacon rolls every Saturday morning. The facilities team have made sure that we all get to our matches on time and safely in the minibus, putting up with our awful music and getting everyone to where they need to be. Not to mention getting up every morning to fix the pitches after the badgers dig holes all night. And Ms Patterson, who washes the bibs every week making sure they are fresh and odour-free, so we can focus on training hard So much work goes in behind the scenes, and from all of the pupils, we say a big thank you for making everything happen. We also want to say a huge thank you to all of the PE Staff and external coaches who have stayed out through snow, wind and rain to allow us to train and reach our maximum potential and teams and individuals, and to the parents, who drive us to train and give up there Saturday mornings to watch us play. THANK YOU!
