The House System helps develop team spirit and is a component to drive healthy competition in students. Each year we hold various competitions in a range of subjects (sports, art, maths, spelling and cooking), the winning house during each term is awarded a trophy, which comes not only with the glory but a team prize also.
On entry, all students are sorted into four houses: Shakespeare, Nightingale, Newton and Gagarin, with siblings being enrolled in the same house. The school hosts House events and students meet regularly in their House group.
William Shakespeare is widely renowned as the world’s most important writer. Responsible for 39 plays and hundreds of poems, many of them in the sonnet form, Shakespeare’s works have been translated into every living language. Almost five hundred years after his birth, he continues to remain the most influential writer in the English language.
Yuri Gagarin was born in Klushino in the USSR. A pilot and cosmonaut, he was the first human to travel into space aboard Vostok 1 in 1961. Returning safely to Earth, he became an international celebrity lauded across the globe, capturing the imagination of millions thanks to his 108 minutes spent orbiting the Earth.
Florence Nightingale, also known as “The Lady with the Lamp” due to her nightly ward visits, rose to fame as the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale trained nurses during the Crimean War and her understanding of the role of hygiene and bedside manner dramatically reduced the number deaths under her care. Nightingale became an icon of Victorian culture.
Sir Issac Newton was a polymath who excelled in many fields, including mathematics and astronomy. Newton’s most famous moment came when he was struck by an apple, the opportunistic occurrence giving rise to him formulating “Laws of Motion” and “Universal Gravitation”.
The House System promotes the development of the following qualities:
Independence – understanding that as a person, you make a difference.
Team spirit and leadership – participation in competitions, charity events and a sense of belonging to a team.
Self-discipline – diligence and proper management of behaviour around the school.
Participation – performance in competitions such as Mental maths, spellings and House Sport.
Conscientiousness – a desire to improve personally, as well as the community and the world around us.
Motivation – a feeling of strengthening confidence and determination.
A sense of pride and belonging to the House.
Students are awarded personal points for their work and conduct.
Assist with school events (including Christmas and Summer fairs).
Participate in various sports, musical, mathematical, scientific and creative competitions.
Take part in Charity Week to help orphanages around St Petersburg.
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