School Calendar
Chapel Centenary Celebration - June 2014 Commemorative service for World War volunteers. JANUARY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JANUARY 2015
1975: 40 years ago - the first group of girls in school. FEBRUARY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 SMT Meeting 10.00-12.30 13.00 Welcome lunch for New Staff 15.00-16.30 Induction New College Staff Staff Return 16.30 Welcome Tea for All Staff Orientation Exams 8.00-13.00 Staff Development Regular & Previas Exams (until 20/02) Staff Development Staff Development 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Carnaval Carnaval Staff Development Staff Development EP1 Informative Meeting Staff Development CMT Meeting with Prefects Kindergarten Informative Meeting for New Parents 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 18.00 hs Welcome Tea for all Boarders and their Parents Classes Start 8.00 College Assembly 9.00 Prep Assembly Induction Programme for all New & ES1 Students Swimming Season Begins 8.30 ES1 Parents Meeting and Tour of College with Prefects CAS Campaña Solidaria Vuelta al Cole (until 06/03) 8.30 ES2 & ES3 Parents Meeting Whole School Assembly 1st XV & 1st XI Training FEBRUARY 2015
Swimming season MARCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 Recuperatorio Exams for 3 Subjects (until 06/03) 8.30 ES4 Parents Meeting 8.30 ES5 Parents Meeting Non Uniform Day Vuelta al Cole 7 1st XV & 1st XI Training 8 9 10 11 12 13 ES6 Parents Meeting Welcome Breakfast for New Prep & College Parents Prep Workshops start Swimming Heats & Final House Practice Swimming Heats and 200m freestyle final Prep Parents Informative Meetings (EP2 & EP3) Prep Swimming Heats 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Infant Swimming Gala Prep Parents Informative Meetings (EP4) Swimming Heats Junior Swimming Heats Prep Parents Informative Meetings (EP5) Swimming House Practice Junior Swimming Gala Swimming House Practice College Swimming Gala Prep Parents Informative Meetings (EP6) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Feriado Puente Día de la Memoria Rugby, Hockey, Handball & Basket Season start EP3 Camp (until 26/03) Previas Exams ES1 to ES6 (until 01/04) IAYP Gold Trip (until 31/03) IAYP Bronze Trip (until 30/03) Caminata por la salud Kinder Family Day 1st XV & 1st XI Training 29 30 31 MARCH 2015
Field Day (annual sports day OGs vs our students) APRIL 1 2 3 4 Acto Día de Malvinas Caminata por la salud (alt) 19.00 Easter Chapel Service Easter Holiday Dia del Veterano de Malvinas Easter Holiday 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Online Issue of Progress Reports (C) EP4 Camp (until 10/04) (TBC) College Trimester 1 Tests (until 16/04) College Parent/ Teacher Meetings Hockey & Rugby I, S vs FDS (H) Whole School Assembly - St George s Day Hockey & Rugby EP5 & EP6 vs Newlands (H) St George s North Founders Day 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Book Week (until 17/04) International Qualifications Awards Ceremony Hockey vs QHS ES1 & J Book Week Assembly for Prep & ES1 & 2 IB Play Field Day & Chaco Cup 19 20 21 22 23 IB Play Kinder Parent/ Teachers Meetings Rugby vs Bosques del Plata I, S (H) College Acto Día del Trabajador LAHC Heads Conference in Lima (until 25/4) Hockey & Rugby ES1 & J vs St Alban s (A) Berlin IB Theatre Tour (until 02/05) Kinder Parent/ Teacher Meetings Hockey & Rugby I & S vs St Alban s (A) 24 25 CAS Mediapila Stand in Theatre Rugby & Hockey vs Bosques del Plata EP4 to EP6 (H) 26 27 28 Exeat Begins (until 01/05) 29 30 APRIL 2015
Acto 25 de mayo MAY 1 2 Día del Trabajador 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CAS Campaña Un Abrigo Solidario (until 22/05) Hockey EP3 vs QHS (H) ADE Cross country EP4 to EP6 & ES1 (A) Rugby & Hockey ES1 (A) - J (H) Hockey & Rugby EP6 vs St Luke s (A) Rugby & Hockey I, S vs FDS (H) Handball vs Providencia (H) End of Trimester 1 for Prep & College ES6 Extended Essay 1st Draft Deadline OG Dinner in SGQ ADE Hockey & Rugby Festival (A) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 EP5 Camp (until 14/05) Rugby & Hockey EP3 & EP4 vs St Alban s (H) Control Tests start (except for EP5) (until 15/05) IGCSE May Session Exams (tbc) Hockey EP4 vs Sagrado Corazón (H) Hockey & Rugby ES1 & J vs St Luke s (H) Hockey & Rugby I & S vs St Luke s (H) Basket vs Lincoln (A) Rugby & Hockey EP3 & EP4 vs Balmoral (H) Rugby & Hockey Clinics at SGN (ES1 & ES2) St George s Sports Day (at SGN) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Hockey & Rugby ES1 & J vs BDS (A) (Depart at Lunch Time) Control Tests for EP5 (until 22/05) F.E.S.J. Golf Tournament (tbc) Acto College 25 de Mayo Hockey vs QHS ES1 (H) - J (A) 09.00-11.00 Science Fair (EP6 & ES1) ADE N-S Training (A) Basquet vs SASS (A) Hockey & Rugby I, S vs Newlands (H) Handball vs QHS (A) ES6 Extended Essay 2nd Draft Deadline Acto Prep 25/05 Acto Kinder 25/05 ES6 Extended Essay Oral Exams 24 25 26 31 Día de la Revolución de Mayo Previas Exams (until 29/05) Online Issue of 1st Trimester Reports 11.00 Careers Fair (ES4 to ES6) 27 28 29 30 ADE Rugby & Hockey (S) Tournament (A) Parent/Teacher Meetings for College Basket vs SGN (H) Rugby & Hockey EP6 vs Balmoral (A) Hockey EP3 vs Sagrado Corazón (H) ES6 Extended Essay Oral Exams MAY 2015
Fundraising Gala: XXI Century Learning. JUNE 1 2 3 4 5 6 IB Spanish Orals (until 05/06) Hockey & Rugby vs SASS ES1 (A) - J (H) Hockey, Basket & Rugby I & S vs SASS (H) Handball vs QHS (H) Hockey & Rugby ES4 & EP5 vs St Luke s (A) Dance Showcase 3Way Conferences All Prep Dance Showcase 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 IB English B Orals (until 12/6) Hockey & Rugby EP3 & EP4 vs St Alban s (H) College Music Showcase (Music Room) Hockey & Rugby ES1 & J vs VDS (H) Hockey & Rugby I & S vs St Matthew s (H) Handball vs Colegio República (H) CAS Jornada AUDELA (tbc) Hockey EP3 vs Sagrado Corazón (A) ADE N-S Event Hockey & Rugby (A) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 IB English A Literature Orals (until 18/06) Hockey & Rugby EP3 & EP4 vs Newlands (H) InterSchool Golf Tournament Hockey & Rugby EP4 & EP6 vs Barker (H) Acto Día de la Bandera Hockey & Rugby ES1 & J vs Barker (H) Prep Acto Día de la Bandera Rugby & Hockey S vs Balmoral (H) Handball vs Providencia (H) Fundraising Gala Dinner Día de la Bandera ADE N-S Event Alternative Date 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 IB English A Lit & Lang Orals Hockey & Rugby EP3 & EP4 vs SASS (A) Hockey & Rugby EP5 & EP6 vs Euskal Echea (H) Prep Musical Dress Rehearsal (EP4 to EP6) Hockey & Rugby J vs Sagrado Corazón (H) Previas Exams (until 03/07) 19.00 Prep Musical (EP4 to EP6) Basket vs SASS (A) EMUN Conference at St Alban's College 19.00 Prep Musical (EP4 to EP6) EMUN Conference at St Alban's College ADE 7 a Side Rugby & Hockey Tournament (H) 28 29 30 Hockey ES2 vs Sagrado Corazón (A) Hockey EP5 & EP6 vs QHS (H) ADE 7 a Side Alt. Date JUNE 2015
Boarding life after school hours. JULY 1 2 3 4 ADE 7 a Side Hockey Tournament J (A) - 7.00-18.30 ADE 7 a Side Hockey Tournament I (A) - 7.00-18.30 Creative Arts Showcase in Theatre Whole School Assembly Día de la Independencia 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Hockey, Rugby, Basket & Handball Interhouse The Big Sing Hockey, Rugby, Basket & Handball Interhouse Hockey, Rugby, Basket & Handball Interhouse Día de la Independencia Winter Holidays Begin (until 31/07) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JULY 2015
Music AUGUST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Classes Resume CAS Campaign Un juguete por una sonrisa (until 21/08) Hockey & Rugby EP3 & EP4 vs Euskal Echea (A) College T rimester 2 Exams (until 13/8) Invitation Rugby & Hockey Tournament 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 CAS Party - Día del Niño Hockey & Rugby ES1 & J vs BDS (A) Depart at lunch time Control Tests for all Prep (until 13/08) Acto Día de San Martín Holiday Quilmes Day 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Día de San Martín ES3 Sports Tour to Chile Athletics Season Starts Junior College Play - Dress Rehearsal Junior College Play Cross Country at Euskal Echea EP4 to ES1 10.00-16.30 Junior College Play End of Trimester 2 for Prep & College 23 24 25 30 31 Previas Exams (until 28/8) Visit from St Margaret s Chile (until 02/09) ES2 Trip to Mendoza (until 04/09) ES5 Geography Field Trip to Salta (until 04/09) 26 27 28 29 Start of Mock Exams for ES4 & ES6 (until 10/09) SGN Golf Tournament ESSARP Teachers Conference (until 06/09) AUGUST 2015
School Plays SEPTEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 ADE Athletics Pentathlon J (A) 3Way Conferences for All Prep 10.30 Prep Cross Country 11.45 College Steeplechase 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ADE Athletics Tournament ES1 (A) Online Issue of Trimester 2 Reports Acto Día del Maestro 16.00 Kinder 2016 Applicants are informed of Results Parent/Teacher Meetings for College 8.30 Prep Acto Día del Maestro Exeat Starts (until 18/09) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Classes Resume Previas Exams (until 25/09) CAS Campaign Un Techo para mi País (until 25/09) 27 28 29 30 Canon Stevenson EP6 (Maths Exams) Non Uniform Day Un Techo para mi País ADE ESSARP Athletics Tournament ES2 to ES6 (A) (Not for EP6) 9.00 Canon Stevenson Scholarships Exams for EP6 (Spanish & English) and ES3 Sir Robert Malpas Scholarship Exam for ES4 9.00 Common Entrance Exams for Prep & College Pre Founders Day Athletics (P/C) Pre Founders Day Athletics (P/C) Pre Founders Day Athletics (P/C) Welcome For ES6 Parents at OG Club SEPTEMBER 2015
Founders Day OCTOBER 1 2 3 Book Fair in Kinder (until 03/10) Field & Track Standards Tournament Pre Founders Day Athletics P/C Whole School Founders Day Assembly St George s Golf Tournament Founders Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Field & Track Standards Tournament Field & Track Standards Tournament Founders Day Alt Date Prep Musical Dress Rehearsal (EP1 to EP3) Field & Track Standards Tournament College Acto Día de la Diversidad 19.00 Prep Musical (EP1 to EP3) Invitation Athletics Tournament (H) 19.00 Prep Musical (EP1 to EP3) Invitation Athletics Tournament (H) Alt D ES6 Leavers Lunch at OG Club 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Día de la Diversidad Cultural EP6 trip to Córdoba (until 16/10) IGCSE Exams Start (until 23/11) PSAT Exams (ES5) Retreat for 1st Communions EP2 Camp (until 17/10) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 IAYP CEAL Gold Trip to Chile (ES5) until 24/10 Football EP3 vs QHS (H) Football Interhouse Football EP5 & EP6 vs Sagrado Corazón (H) Football vs SGN ES1 (A) - J (H) Football EP5 & EP6 vs SGN (H) EP1 Camp (until 31/10) 1st Communion Ceremonies 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Football I & S vs QHS (H) Confirmation Ceremony ADE Football I & S Tournament (H) Invitation Girls Football Tournament OCTOBER 2015
Prep School NOVEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 CAS Campaign Una Navidad Solidaria (until 20/11) Football EP5 & EP6 vs QHS (H) IB Exams Start (until 24/11) Football ES1 & J vs QHS (H) Football EP3 & EP4 vs SGN (A) 7 ADE Football ES1 & Junior Tournament (A) 8 9 10 11 12 13 End of Year Exams start for ES1, ES2, ES3 & ES5 (until 20/11) Football EP6 vs Sagrado Corazón (H) Football ES1 & J vs Sagrado Corazón (H) Boys & Girls Tour to MdP (until 15/11) Football EP3 vs Sagrado Corazón (H) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Control Tests for EP1 to EP3 (until 20/11) Prep GL Online Assessment ES6 End of Trimester 3 & Orientation Period (until 20/11) EP6 PYP Exhibition Non Uniform Day Una Navidad Solidaria 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Día de la Soberanía Nacional ES6 Regular Exams & Previas (until 03/12) IAYP Bronze & Silver Trips (until 28/11) Control Tests for EP4 to EP6 (until 27/11) Prep GL Online Assessment Music Showcase in Music Room MUN Event with SGN End of Trimester 3 for Prep & College ES1 to ES5 Kinder Play OG Club 7 a side Tournament 29 30 15.00 hs Carol Service for Prep & College NOVEMBER 2015
Creatividad, Acción y Servicio Un techo para mi país. DECEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 University of Cambridge PET Exam (EP6) Football Interhouse Orientation Period ES1 to ES6 Football Interhouse Trinity Music Exams EP5 & EP6 and College 8.30 ES6 Graduation Ceremony Football Interhouse Prep Leavers Party ES6 Graduation Dinner Prep House Asados 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Feriado Puente Día de la Inmaculada Concepción Kinder Speech Day Regular Exams & Previas Prep Medals Ceremony College Final Assembly & House Asados Farewell Tea for all Boarders and their Parents St George s North Speech Day Prep Speech Day Practice (pm) 8.30 Prep Speech Day 11.00 College Speech Day Prefects Camp starts 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Summer Camp (until 30/12) Last Day for Teachers Staff Party 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Navidad 27 28 29 30 31 DECEMBER 2015
Headmaster Mr Derek Pringle ext 212 nataliak@stgeorges.edu.ar College Head of College Director Nacional Deputy Head Head of Pastoral Ms Ruth Percival Mr Oscar Piersanti Mr Stephen Kay Mr Javier Marvaldi ext 118 ext 121 ext 119 ext 119 rpercival@stgeorges.edu.ar maria@stgeorges.edu.ar college@stgeorges.edu.ar college@stgeorges.edu.ar Prep School Head of Prep Directora Nacional Mr Mark Duggan Mrs Mabel Podmokly ext 134/135 ext 134/135 prep@stgeorges.edu.ar prep@stgeorges.edu.ar Kindergarten Head of Kinder Mrs Trixie Burgermeister ext 123/125 kinder@stgeorges.edu.ar Boarding Houses Boys Boarding Masters Girls Boarding Mistress Mr Gastón Antozzi Mr Andrés López Miss Viviana Pérez ext 162 ext 163 ext 148 gaston@stgeorges.edu.ar alopez@stgeorges.edu.ar girlsboarding@stgeorges.edu.ar Sanatorium Dra Fernanda Blanco ext 149 sanatorio@stgeorges.edu.ar School Shop Miss Laura Sánchez ext 147 shop@stgeorges.edu.ar Admissions Miss Viviana Pérez ext 146 info@stgeorges.edu.ar Development Office Alumni / Promotions Fundraising Miss Julia Blanco Miss Nina Dodds ext 362 ext 539 alumni@stgeorges.edu.ar fundraising@stgeorges.edu.ar Administration Bursar Accounts Mrs Lally Barr Mr Víctor Milana ext 106 ext 109 monica@stgeorges.edu.ar admin@stgeorges.edu.ar Acknowledgements Our thanks to Marisa Faragó, Julia Blanco and Nina Dodds for the selection and organization of the photographs.