LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN
An all-girls’ education at St George’s School, Ascot gives its pupils the opportunity to stand out and truly shine
St George’s School, Ascot provides young women with an education in which they’re the centre of their own story. In a world which so o en remains prejudicial in both gender opportunity and design, its all-girls’ learning environment prepares our pupils to enter that world, determined and equipped to redress the balance. e girls are able to develop an enviable self-con dence; they populate every council, committee and leadership position, they take the main roles in school productions, they’re innovators, setting up co-curricular clubs and organising charitable initiatives, they’re vocal debaters and modern feminists and they’re focused and determined in their aspirations.
ere’s an absence of ego that can sometimes be evident in mixed schools. St George’s girls celebrate one another’s successes and laud one another’s individuality. Relationships between Georgians and their teachers are strong, and that network of support helps de ne and protect the girls’ wonderfully wide-ranging plans for the future. As one upper sixth pupil explained, “No one is pushing you to be someone you aren’t, or apply to somewhere you don’t want to go. e mantra is ‘you tell us what you want and we’ll help you to get there,’ which I love.”
Recent alumnae have re ected on this legacy of con dence, o en surprised by the reticence of girls who have attended mixed schools. One commented that a lot of the young women (at university) were timid in answering questions in public and it was the male voices that were heard. “I didn’t mind putting my hand up because I’d grown up in the St George’s environment where everyone is encouraged to be involved in everything.” Another re ected on her rst year at Oxford University, “ere are a million opportunities and St George’s has given me the con dence to try new things, which is something that I’m extremely grateful for.” Developing that con dence to push personal boundaries, and promoting and enabling a whole-hearted involvement sets an all-girls’ education aside from its alternatives and, St George’s teachers would argue, o ers a superior preparation for the world which young women are looking to in uence and transform. stgeorges-ascot.org.uk