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Our Ethos

Elizabeth College

The College Ethos

Ethos

Elizabeth College provides a rich, diverse and exciting experience for all its pupils, enabling them to flourish and make the very most of themselves.

I do think that it is vital that our pupils enjoy their schooling: therefore, we have a role to make education as pleasurable, rewarding and stimulating as possible. With so many subjects to choose from, great facilities, excellent teaching and such a huge variety of sport and extra-curricular activities, it is no surprise that most of our pupils love their time at College and remember their days here extremely fondly.

Aims

• To instil traditional Christian values, manners and a strong sense of service to others to enable our pupils to live lives that matter;

We unashamedly put much emphasis on good manners, self-discipline and high moral standards at the College. If we are to produce happy, courteous and well-respected leaders, I see these attributes as pre-requisites. We also strongly believe in the altruistic notion of service to others. Whether it be within one’s family, at school, in the island community or as global citizens, we all have a duty to contribute positively.

• To encourage a love of learning so that all our pupils can achieve, or even exceed, academic expectations;

Whilst our excellent GCSE and A level results speak for themselves, we do not just take pride in our top students with their garlands of straight A*s; we also strive to ensure all our pupils do better than expected, at whatever level that may be. Our reporting and assessment system ensures all pupils are continuously monitored according to their own abilities. Doing well at school, however, is not just about ticking boxes and accumulating certificates: we put a real emphasis on our students taking genuine pleasure in their learning and relishing scholarship. 

• To provide a wide variety of extra-curricular activities and sports so that all pupils can find their niche;

We strongly believe in the merits of a broad education and therefore encourage all our pupils to be involved in extra-curricular activities. Whether it be sport, music, drama, CCF, outdoor pursuits or any one of a multitude of other activities available, pupils derive great pleasure from such involvement. They also develop essential life skills such as confidence, teamwork, leadership and perseverance. Such skills and character traits cannot be easily taught in classrooms!

• To present opportunities for the broadening of horizons and the development of future leaders in all walks of life;

Whilst we love Guernsey and all it has to offer, we also recognise the value and importance of getting our pupils off the island to enjoy experiences in the UK and wider world. With more than 100 off-island trips and expeditions every year, all our pupils have ample opportunity to make the most of such wider educational experiences. We expect that the majority of our leavers will head off to the UK for university and their early careers, with many likely to return as Guernsey’s future leaders.