On Friday last week Corpus Christi House led the way with
the fourth charity day of the year. A
number of fun activities took place around the school including dodgeball,
soaking a teacher, and completing a challenging assault course on the
all-weather pitch. Lots of money has
been raised for Maidstone Mind, a charity that provides wellbeing support for
the people of Maidstone. Thank you to
the staff and students who helped organise the day.
On Saturday a large number of MGS football squads took part in a weekend fixture against Colfe’s School. It is unusual to have so many football fixtures on a Saturday morning, so it was really good to welcome players and families outside of the usual rugby community to enjoy a few hours of competition.
A couple of weekends ago a number of our students took part in the Schools’ District Cross Country competition. The year 7 boys came 3rd place, the junior boys came 4th, and the intermediate boys came 6th. Congratulations to Freddie of Year 7 who came 1st in his race, and Theo of Year 9 who came 6th.
Today marks the beginning of LGBTQ+ History Month, and I am delighted that Maidstone Grammar School for the first time ever in its history is acknowledging it. In the School's 473-year history we have never really spoken about LGBTQ+ matters in such a public and open way and we have never flown the rainbow flag on top of the gatehouse. As headmaster, I am extremely proud to be a part of something that is now looking forward and embracing such a key aspect of diversity. To acknowledge the month, I will be addressing the entire school community in a live broadcast providing some history and context about the journey the LGBTQ+ community has been on. As well as this we will be flying the rainbow flag, displaying numerous posters around the school acknowledging key LGBTQ+ role models, displaying LGBTQ+ literature in the school library, and putting together a bank of resources for form tutors to use during our weekly form time programme. Thank you to the staff and students who have helped prepare for this important event. Maidstone Grammar School goes on being a kind and tolerant school.
