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Since 1999, over 39,500 students and teachers have taken part in the Holocaust Educational Trust's Lessons from Auschwitz project. Based on the premise that 'hearing is not like seeing', this course explores the universal lessons of the Holocaust and its relevance for today and aims to clearly highlight what can happen if prejudice and racism become acceptable. Saffron (Upper 6) and Isobel (Lower 6) are representing St. George’s this year and have completed their orientation seminar, which included discussion with a Holocaust survivor, and made a one-day visit to the former Nazi concentration and death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Saffron has talked about what she hopes to do with the knowledge and understanding she will gain from her participation:
‘Hearing is not like seeing.” My knowledge of the Holocaust comes from listening to teachers, reading and watching endless documentaries and YouTube videos. All allow the reader or viewer to hide behind the pages or screen. By experiencing the shocking reality, I will witness and begin to understand how tragic this time in history was. Those who have visited say that they could never find the words to describe their experience of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Having heard the moving testimony of a Holocaust survivor, I have already gained insight into its reality. Soon there will be no more Holocaust survivors and as this project aims to keep the Holocaust permanent in our memories; it is my duty to share experiences which have left a stamp on mine to let that memory live on.
Isobel also aims to keep those memories alive and to raise awareness of more recent examples of ethnic cleansing and draw attention to the failure of the international community to act quickly enough to prevent abuses:
It took more than just an insane anti-Semite to facilitate this genocide; inherently good people were doubtless involved. I know that visiting Auschwitz will enrich my perception of the entirety of history, which is, sadly, rife with subjugation. I can write passionately about topics that mean a great deal to me and aim to use Independent Women and to create a display containing artwork, writing and photography to enable the whole school to explore the Holocaust’s impact and some of the chilling resemblances it has to events like the 2016 Rohingya persecution in Myanmar. I hope I will be able to inspire my peers, handle sensitive topics with maturity and above all, speak for those who have lost their voices so future generations will have theirs heard.
January
Looking to the Future: e-learning at St George’s
Primary 1 Learn the 'ng' Digraph
Primary 3 Rainforest Explorers
U6 Enrichment Programme – 13 January 2021
U6 Enrichment Programme - 20 January 2021
February
Start of Spring Term in Nursery
St George’s School & Shree Bhagawati Basic School, Nepal
P1 learn the ‘ou’ and ‘wh’ digraphs
A Change to the Entry Age to St George's Nursery
Final School Kilometre Challenge Results
Anna James Virtual Author Visit
Preventing Mental Health Problems in Children: Webinar with Dr Aric Sigman
Careers Newsletter February 2021
March
U6 Enrichment Programme - 17 February 2021
U6 Enrichment Programme - Cooking on a Student Budget
Shree Bhagawati Basic School Fundraising - £1000 raised!
Primary 2: Spring Walk and More!
Neurodiversity - It Takes all Kinds of Different Minds
Distance Learning... 8000 Miles Away!
Primary 3’s First Week Back at School
#BeYou House Challenge in Junior School
St George's School Extends Provision for Boys in Younger Primary Years
U6 Enrichment Programme - Blood Transfusion Service
U6 Enrichment Programme - Mercy Corps
The Great St George's Bake Off
Celebrating Red Nose Day in Junior School
April
May
Learning about the Digestive System
U6 Enrichment - Looking Ahead to June
Update from Shree Bhagawati School, Nepal
Join us at Scotland's Virtual Boarding Schools Fair
Houldsworth's Weekend, 8 & 9 May
P2 investigate ‘Can seeds germinate without any soil?’
A Day in the Life of a Victorian School Girl
June
Careers Newsletter - June 2021
Women of the Future Conference
St George’s School, Edinburgh Model UN Conference
Highland Dancing for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Sport Leaders and Judy Murray Team up to Coach Junior School Students
Houldsworth Weekend 19 & 20 June
Primary 3 Visit Murrayfield Church
Reduced Nursery Fees from August 2021
Senior Netball v George Watson’s College
P4 Tennis Activities with Judy Murray
Netball Scotland launches Academic Partnership with St George’s School
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