Ethos
and Community
The school
is a Church of England foundation. Girls of all
denominations and faiths are welcomed and are expected
to take part in the Chapel services.
Sunday preachers to the boarders have included a nun, a monk, a rabbi and
a bishop, as well as the Headmaster and College Chaplain. Parents, relatives
and friends are always most welcome to these weekly services, as well as
the large traditional ones at Christmas, Easter and Commemoration (summer
term).
All girls are encouraged to consider
their part in a multi-cultural society through discussion
of social and moral issues. Above all, we want the girls
to be happy - not through being given anything, but through
personal effort, striving for the highest goals in all
they do, a satisfaction and confidence in their own ability
to make their mark in life, but never at the expense
of anyone else.
The working day extends for most until
4.30pm, and includes a timetable of academic subjects
balanced by the recreational. Day girls are encouraged
to stay for supervised 'prep' until 6.40pm, and afterwards
for societies and clubs (including the Duke of Edinburgh's
Award Scheme, bronze and gold). They are also most welcome
to take advantage of the opportunities for activities
and study on Saturdays and Sundays. It occasionally suits
parents of day girls for them to spend some nights in
House (flexi-boarding), and this the House Staff are
happy to arrange. Girls whose homes are abroad can be
looked after in College over the weekend breaks.
From 4.30 through till 9.00 there
are games fixtures (summer and winter, we have our own
palatial Sports Hall, Gymnasium and indoor Swimming Pool),
play rehearsals, societies and clubs, music lessons,
choirs and orchestras, email/internet and amateur radio,
self defence courses and ... Many girls find the day
too short to get in everything they want.
Sixth Form We
are very pleased to have a sixth form of over 120 girls.
It is a large part of our community and the breadth and
variety of courses we can offer attract and retain highly-qualified
staff. These “value-added” staff are then
available to teach lower down the school, and all girls
benefit from their expertise.
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Religious Studies assumes
no adherence to, or prior knowledge of, any religious
tradition. Religious, philosophical and moral ideas are
studied in a rational and questioning way, in order that
the girls develop independent, enquiring and analytical
minds. This often leads to lively and intellectually
provocative discussions which are greatly enjoyed by
students.
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Charity Matters Girls
are encouraged to recognise their responsibilities as
citizens in a world where many people live lives that
are much more challenging and demanding than our own
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HCU
(“Old
Girls”) The Community is much wider than
just the College pupils and staff. When they leave,
girls are encouraged to join the Harrogate College
Union and the HCU now has over 3,500 members. They
take a lively interest in College affairs and we are
pleased to host their biennial service and act as a
focus via email and newsletter.
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The Friends Current
parents make up a group called The Friends and help College
by arranging the summer sixth form ball and various social
gatherings for the girls amongst other activities. They
also fund and organise the fireworks display in November.
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