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Our Policies & Procedures

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EMAIL DISCLAIMER Navigation Subjects Offered at Form 1 & 2 Level Subjects Offered at IGCSE Level (Form 3 & 4) Subjects Offered at A Level (Lower & Upper6) St George’s College and Hartmann House will not be responsible for, and disclaims all liability for loss, liability, expense or damage (whether direct or consequential) of any nature whatsoever which may be suffered as a result of or which may be attributable, directly or indirectly, to the use of or reliance upon any information, links and files sent through the College e-mail system.Any opinions or statements contained within e-mails sent through the College e-mail system are expressly those of the individual and not necessarily those of St George’s College and Hartmann House. E-mails and files transmitted therein are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the named addressee of any email you should not disseminate, distribute or copy the e-mail.

Our Culture

OUR CULTURE Navigation As a College, we believe that the personal development of each students in all aspects of his/her life is the most important function of the school. We believe that this will only be fully possible where all who share responsibility for the student’s development – family, church and school, but especially teachers and colleagues – have the closest possible contact and co-operate together. We strongly believe that this is most likely to occur in a day school where students, their families and teachers interact with each other on a regular basis in school, sport, community and Church. Our Christian values are the starting point for the whole enterprise, and we believe that our Catholicity is our most powerful aid in achieving this goal. We are both open to and critical of the values around us and are outward-looking and in­volved in issues of justice and concern for the needy. The spirit of service to the community is the hallmark of all in the College family.

Our Boarding Structure

OUR BOARDING STRUCTURE Navigation St George’s College has its own boarding facilities, accommodating up to +/- 120 students (male) from Forms 1-6. The boarding programme adopts all St George’s College policies and procedures with specific policies and procedures for boarding where applicable. The general principles which apply in boarding relate to the care, welfare, development and safety of the students. Boarding Mission Statement We believe in and strive for: Independence, Responsibility, Respect, Tolerance, Progress and Achievement. This will be achieved through: Creating a sense of belonging, where everyone feels a valued member of the community; Developing role models to whom we can admire, respect, relate to and seek out for guidance; Promoting a sense of accomplishment through recognition for doing our best, whatever it is,on personal, social and academic levels; Generating fun and excitement, curiosity and creativity on the trail to learning; Encouraging the spirit of adventure, understanding and appreciating what it means to take arisk and be successful, or to fail and try again; Promoting opportunities for leadership and responsibility, by expressing our ideas and acceptingthe consequences of our actions. Target Population The boarding element of St George’s College aims to attract students from the following sources: 1. Students who live outside Harare city environs;2. Day scholars currently attending St George’s College, whose home circumstances have changed and for whom boarding will maintain continuity of schooling; 3. Students with an identified ‘boarding need’. Ethos To identify and develop the potential of each student through a rich and vibrant boarding experience, enabling them to flourish and become independent people ready to face the challenges of a global community. The Boarding staff and students should actively foster the principle of respect for each individual, including his property and opinions. Positive behaviour and inter-personal relationships will emanate from this basic principle, and will be encouraged by rewards, privileges and sanctions, as appropriate. Behaviour and Discipline All boarders are made aware of the standards of behaviour expected of them. This includes an expectation of honesty and reliability, and a general consideration of the needs of others. If this is the broad expectation, we believe most aspects of good behaviour will follow. Poor behaviour or disobedience is primarily dealt with by discussion, reinforcing expectations,and further misdemeanours are dealt with by loss of privileges, or additional sanctions, such as exclusion from activities or other restrictions. Aims 1. To provide a supportive base, where everyone feels a valued member of the community; 2. To provide a disciplined and caring environment that gives stability and continuity of care; 3. To provide and maintain surroundings which meets the needs of boarders; 2.  To promote the social, moral, spiritual and cultural development of the boarders, developing role models whom we can admire and respect. Staffing There is a commitment to providing quality training and staff support, appropriate to the needs of both staff and students. Training needs are assessed and suitable courses or in-house training is available. The aim is to keep the staff up-to-date with current practice and to help individual enthusiasm for their work to be maintained. The Headmaster carries overall responsibility for boarding, whilst delegating management to the Head of Boarding. The Head of Boarding is responsible for all aspects of pastoral care, including: 1. Establishment of boarding policy and management principles;2. Promoting and sustaining the boarding facilities/environment within the school and beyond; 3. Progressing staff training and evaluation;4. Promotion of boarding and the recruitment of students and staff;5. Oversight of the safety, welfare, health and progress of all boarders;6. Liaison with parents/guardians, schools and; agencies;7. Implementation of policies in force and legal requirements;8. Keeping all records and maintaining administrative systems; Boarding Management Team The Boarding Management Team meets formally once per half term in order to ensure appropriate monitoring and supervision of the boarding provision. The team consists of the following staff: The Headmaster  of St Georges is Mr John FarrellyHead of Boarding is Mr Tapiwa Mungate. The team ensures effective management of boarding and organisation between the day school, boarding and other parts of the school administration.

Our History and Culture

OUR HISTORY AND CULTURE Navigation In 1896, a French Jesuit Priest Fr. Marc Barthelemy opened the door of a small corrugated – iron, two- windowed hut to admit the first six students to Bulawayo Boys’ School. The date was January 13th, and the boys were Leonard and Lancelot Makin, Hubert and William Halder, Edgar Rorke and Otto Cooper. The first assistant teacher was Fr. Victor Nicot. In 1898, a new purpose-built brick building was erected, and Fr. James Nesser joined the staff. In December, at the first Prize -Giving, the school assumed the title “St George’s Boys’ Public School”. In 1898 Fr. Francis Johanny joined the staff, and the Cadet Corps was established. In 1902, the first English Jesuit, Fr. Thomas Gardner, joined the staff. He was instrumental in establishing organised games like cricket and soccer, as well as assisting in running the Cadet Corps. It was also the year that the first Rhodes Scholarships were awarded in Rhodesia and they went to St George’s boys, Albert Bisset and Woodford Gilbert. In 1912, the erection of a much larger two-story building on the same site was completed and opened by Earl Grey, the former Administrator of the country. During the First World War, 198 Old Georgians (OGs) volunteered and 26 were killed. In 1921, the Old Georgians’ Association was founded with its first President, Mr. D. Blackbeard. In the meantime, Hartmann Hill in Salisbury (Harare) had been given to Fr. Andrew Hartmann SJ, Chaplain to the “Pioneers” – the first formal settler force to arrive in the country. In 1925, because the school had become too large for the property in Bulawayo, it was decided to relocate to Salisbury in January 1927. The architect of the new buildings was Fr. Louis Leboeuf and the principal builder and carpenter was Br. John Conway SJ. In 1931, the new College crest was approved, and, in 1933, the first issue of the College Chronicle was published. Saved for the period 1940 to 1948, when publication was prevented by war and immediate post- war shortages, the Chronicle has appeared every year since. The Beit Hall was opened in 1935 by the Governor, Sir Herbert Stanley. During the Second World War, 438 OGs served and 58 were killed. As time passed in the 1940s and 1950s, and finances allowed, various building projects were undertaken, including the Library wing in 1942, then the “Monastery” and later the “Priory”. In 1955, the new Dormitory Wing and the new Laboratories were completed. Then, in 1956, it was decided that both St. Michael’s, which had been established as a preparatory school in 1951, and St. George’s could no longer cope with the substantial increase in pupil numbers and construction work commenced on Hartmann House: it opened its doors in January 1957. In 1966 the amenities block (now the Geography and Arts classrooms) was built, followed two years later by a new swimming pool. In 1970, to mark the approaching 75th anniversary of the College, the Trident Development Project was launched. Its principal focus was upon the construction of the Chapel, completed in 1973, as well as the laboratory block extension which adjoined the “Monastery” and “Priory”, a new cricket pavilion in 1971, and two, out of the planned four, squash courts were completed in 1972. In 1984, the Bulawayo Wing was opened. Aside from the steady growth of the College in the 1950s and 1960s, both in student enrolments and in building infrastructure, another very significant development was the admission of the first black student, Titus Munyaradzi, in 1964. This was despite strong and prolonged opposition from the government of the day, but, having stood its ground, the College then proceeded to enrol students of all races and creeds who could satisfy the entry criteria. The current student number at the College now stands at 750. Post National Independence in 1980, the next significant development was the appointment of the first lay Headmaster of the College in January 1992, together with two lay Deputy Headmasters. They ran all aspects of the school, under the overall spiritual and strategic guidance of the Rector and this situation had prevailed until 2016, when, following a further reconstructing, the two deputy positions were replaced by a single Deputy Headmaster and three Divisional Heads. A College Administrator was also appointed, who directly reports to the Rector. Three other significant events in the history of the College thus far have been the buildings programme initiated to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the College in 1996, the opening in 2017 of a new primary school wing at Hartmann House, and the building of a completely new science block commencing in 2016. The Centennial Appeal Fund raised sufficient funds in the early 1990s to construct 10 new staff houses on the College property, essential at a time when the number of Jesuits on the staff had dwindled and on site accommodation was required for the growing complement of lay staff. The opening of the Paul Miki ECD Centre at Hartmann House, on its 60th Anniversary, was an important element of a new Strategic Plan that will see Hartmann House catering for the full range of primary school grades from 0-7. A boy entering the primary school at aged 5 will most likely spend his entire school career on the Hartmann Hill site. Incidentally, Hartmann House also opened the Jubilee Hall in 2013, an essential facility for a junior school that has grown to around 430 students. In November 2018, the Fr. Michael Ross SJ Science Centre was opened. This impressive building has 11 fully fitted modern laboratories, 3 preparation rooms and offices. The additional teaching space created has allowed for the reallocation, as well as the revamping and modernization of the older classrooms, thus facilitating an increase in Sixth Form numbers. In 2020, the Lower 6 intake included Female students, bringing St George’s College in line with the 2019 Jesuit Universal Apostolic Preferences. With the current student number at the College standing at around 840, and

Inclusion of Girls in Sixth Form Explained

INCLUSION OF GIRLS IN SIXTH FORM: EXPLAINED Navigation In line with the College’s Quasquicentennial (125th Anniversary) in 2021 and alongside the 2019 Jesuit Universal Apostolic Preferences (for more info) , the school made the strategic decision to walk with the excluded and are proud that 2021 marked the second year of the College enrolling female students in Sixth Form. Back in 2020, when our first intake of girls made their debut as St George’s College students:

Our Student Life

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