The new school year Prince George started September 6th. What awaits a student of a prestigious private school and with what other celebrities first-born Kate Middleton attending classes?
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The young prince began school at the age of four. The first-born Kate Middleton is a student at Thomas's Battersea private school in southwest London. Note that in the UK, children attend kindergarten until they are 4-5 years old, then they go to primary school. million rubles).
Everyone dances!
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According to the British media, at the school where Prince George studies, active extracurricular activities are provided. And there is special, increased attention to choreography lessons at school. For two years, children master the art of dancing, and then take exams at the Royal Academy of Dance. The training course program consists of three dance disciplines:
- ballet is the foundation and most important part of the curriculum;
- free dance - a mix course that incorporates movements from many popular dance styles, including jazz and contemporary;
- character dance - a theatrical presentation of a national dance using original ethnic music. In three styles: Hungarian, Russian and Polish, chosen for their historical significance in the development of classical ballet in the 19th century.
Schedule changes
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Having become a class older, Prince George will study history, geography, master calligraphy and learn how to draw. There is a place for Bible study in the curriculum. Note that Thomas's Battersea School pays special attention to information technology. Therefore, Prince George will begin to learn the basics of computer literacy: working with text and applications.
In a healthy body healthy mind!
Particular attention is paid to physical education in school. Students will participate in team and individual competitions.
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Lessons on a delicate topic
Prince George's school schedule includes PSHE (Health Education) classes, which deal with the topic of sexual education and are mandatory - as part of the national curriculum in England.
Now at home: one study
This year, not only the boy's school curriculum has changed, but homework has also been added.
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Bon appetit!
What students are fed: turkey and ham pie, steamed broccoli and cauliflower, potatoes. For fans of fish dishes, chefs prepare mackerel with lentils. There is also a vegetarian menu: chickpeas, spinach and sweet potato curry.
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Children love sweets, so desserts include Portuguese tart, fresh fruit, oatmeal and raisin cookies served with a banana milkshake or tropical fruit smoothie.
Parlay vu france?
Kate Middleton and Prince William chose Thomas's Battersea private school for their son for the reason that its curriculum provides for the study of the French language and art.
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The right to privacy is important
The Cambridges have decided not to share Prince George's school photos this year. Recall that last year there were official photos on this topic. The reluctance to demonstrate the school life of the first-born Kate Middleton is due to the fact that the spouses consider this a private history of their family. After all, as you know, the eminent parents of the boy are trying to protect him from the increased attention of the press.
Two royals in one class
In the same class as Prince George, his relative, Maud Windsor, is studying. The girl's father is a second cousin Prince Charles.
Contrary to popular expectations, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge decided to continue the tradition of ignoring all the typical "royal" educational institutions (as was the case with kindergarten) and send their eldest son to study not at Wetherby Prep School, where his father and uncle went, but hitherto there are few who knows the Thomas's Battersea family private school (for more information on where else the heir could study, read: Schools for future kings: where Prince George would and could study). Now the road from Kensington Palace to the prince's school will not take three minutes by car, as in the case of Wetherby Prep School, and all twenty. At the same time, William and Katherine have already stated that they will try to give their son a lift on their own and in no way contribute to George's presence in any way "contradicting Thomas's values Battersea.
What are these values and how little George's life will change with the advent of lessons and homework, we tried to find out.
School Honor
So, in September, Prince George of Cambridge will have the first day of school at Thomas's Battersea school, one year in which his parents will cost $ 23,000. The news about William and Kate's decision became known to the UK in the spring, and, I must say, since then The popularity of the school is only growing.Thus, the authoritative portal Good Schools Guide, which provides detailed reviews of British educational institutions, has already stated that the popularity of the educational institution is growing with such a progression that some parents book places for their children in it even before they are born.
Meanwhile, not everyone can get into the same school with the heir to the British Crown - in Thomas's Battersea there is a competition of 3 people per place, and the selection is carried out according to such criteria as "self-confidence, responsiveness, sociability and light in the eyes."
The motto of the school - "Be kind" ("Be Kind") - capaciously reflects the main value of the educational institution: tolerance. Representatives of at least 19 nationalities study at Thomas's Battersea, for which the institution has already received the reputation of "a large, active and slightly chaotic school, choosing which cosmopolitan parents will give their children the best education that money can get." School deliberately develops in children the need to communicate and be friends with all classmates - so much so that the very concept of "best friend" in this institution is considered taboo.
And although, according to the guide, some particularly "closed" persons may find Thomas's Battersea's teaching style too "oppressive", the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge obviously liked the school's values. George will go to the lowest grade (the institution accepts children from 4 to 13 years old), after which he will go to high school - most likely, to the elite Eton or Westminster (unless, of course, Kate's democracy takes over here too). Well, for now, the next nine years of his life will go something like this.
What will be taught
“In each school, we strive to provide students with a program that meets the highest academic standards, as well as a rich and wide-ranging schedule aimed at quality learning, enjoyment and achievement of goals,” Thomas's Battersea, which has several branches around London, describes herself What is behind this beautiful phrase can be understood by looking at the list of disciplines that Prince George and his classmates will study.
In the first year, students mostly explore the world in a playful way. Their schedule will include physical education, the world around them, as well as a subject called "personal, social and emotional development." There will be more serious disciplines (for example, the basics of mathematics, spelling, native language and even French), and “for the soul” (ballroom dancing, art, music and ICT).
For sports competitions (including rowing), students will be transported by their own buses, and students will spend winter holidays in the branch of the institution in Austria, skiing.
School uniform
And here is the form of the future first grader. If his father and uncle wore gray woolen uniforms with red piping, then George will go to school in a navy blue jumper, matching trousers, a blue shirt, red socks, black boots, and a scarlet print tie (red piping, By the way, there is also here). The form with the symbol of the institution - a unicorn with a book - has been sewn for Thomas's Battersea by the British company John Lewis for many years. The average price of one item is £30.
In addition, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will have to purchase a sports uniform for their son (including a pool cap and ballet shoes), as well as a special apron for drawing.
In total, William and Kate will pay about £365 for the winter and summer uniforms, as well as dance and physical education costumes. And this does not include a satchel, stationery and “own” additional items of outerwear (for example, a winter hat, gloves and a scarf).
diet
Future luminaries of British science in the early years will study until lunch and eat twice a day. In the morning, as a snack, students will be offered natural organic milk, a fresh bun with raisins, as well as Italian bread sticks - grissini.
For lunch, schoolchildren will rest on freshly prepared (but without any frills) dishes: natural meat, vegetables, and dairy products. It seems that Thomas's Battersea diet will especially appeal to George's grandfather Prince Charles, a fan of everything organic.
What is Prince George's last name?
Finally, when almost all the cards regarding the future studies of the heir have been revealed, the last intrigue remains: how will teachers and classmates address the famous student? The fact is that members of the royal family who are close in line for the throne are not supposed to have a surname: according to the protocol, they should be addressed by their title - for example, “Prince of Wales”, “Duchess of Cornwall”, “Earl of Wessex” and so on. . However, in Thomas's Battersea, little George is given away, including in order to avoid special treatment of the heir as much as possible, so the appeal "Prince of Cambridge" is excluded here.
The public is still wondering how the student will be called. According to one version, the prince's surname will simply be "Cambridge", by analogy with how his father and uncle were called "Welsh" at school. According to another, George will be called by the name of the dynasty - Mountbatten-Windsor. However, even here there are some ambiguities. The fact is that only the younger sons of Elizabeth, Andrew and Edward, have a double surname. This story dates back to the middle of the last century, when the family of Prince Philip and the Duke of Edinburgh himself demanded from the monarch that the surname and their dynasty - Mountbatten - be included in the glorious family of Windsors. And Elizabeth herself, madly in love with her husband, might have gone for it, if not for a categorical “no” from Parliament. The first children of Elizabeth - the heir Charles and the "reserve" Princess Anne - were strictly forbidden to give their father's surname, but the third and fourth sons were still allowed to take a double surname. Since then, the descendants of Andrew and Edward, in exceptional cases, bear the surname Windsor-Mountbatten.
The news that Prince George has started school was a real highlight this week. The photographs, in which William of Cambridge leads the first-born by the hand, caused a smile of emotion in many: the child in school uniform looks very touching. In order for George to get a good education, William and Katherine chose the school for a long time and responsibly. As a result, London's Thomas's Battersea preparatory school was chosen, costing about 18 thousand pounds a year, and, judging by the information on how the training is going, such a price seems to be quite justified.
Prince George gets nervous on his way to school.
George of Cambridge is third in line to the British throne. Parents - William and Catherine of Cambridge - do not hide their joy that their baby became a student this year. Four-year-old George was sent to a preparatory school. On the first day of school, William personally led his son to the school building, where he was met by director Helen Haslem. The father and son arrived at school in their personal Range Rover car ten minutes before the start of the lesson. George was wearing a school uniform: jumper, blue shirt and shorts. In his hands, William carried a satchel with a George Cambridge patch. 
Prince George, accompanied by Father William of Cambridge and Headmaster Helen Haslem.
Unfortunately, Katherine could not be with her son at this crucial moment due to poor health. Expecting a third child, the duchess suffers from toxicosis. 
Prince George on his first day of school.
The photographs show that George was confused: after shaking hands with Helen, he immediately ran to his father. However, just a few minutes later the boy calmed down and began to get acquainted with classmates. There will be 20 students in the Prince's class. In addition to general education disciplines, children will be taught the basics of ballet, French, art, drama and music. 
First encounter with the school.
William and Catherine took a long time to choose a school. As children, they studied in traditional schools, but for their first son they wanted to find an educational institution where learning would be more interesting and effective. Thomas" Battersea is said to be "a large, busy and somewhat chaotic school for cosmopolitan parents who want their children to receive the best education in England that money can buy." 
Local residents are waiting for the arrival of the prince to the school.
Prince George with mother Catherine of Cambridge.
William and Katherine are waiting for replenishment in the family.
Prince George became a prep school student.
Prince George is returning to Thomas Battersea this week. Let's see what the future king is going to learn in this upcoming school year.
The private school, with a tuition fee of £6,110, caters to both boys and girls aged 4 to 13. In addition to learning, the focus is on arts, sports and outdoor activities, so it's no surprise that George will be busier at school compared to his last year.
On the first day, he will be a little scared to meet a new teacher and get into a new class, but some things will remain the same, like his school uniform, his classmates and his friends.
In his first year, George studied French, computer, art, music, drama and ballet, but the new academic year will introduce him to new subjects such as history and geography. Children will also be taught mathematics and English. George will even get homework - ten minutes of reading every evening.
George and his classmates will also learn the days of the week, months of the year, numbers up to twenty, colors, names and addresses, and the name and address of the school.
While still young, George will be studying Religious Studies, in which he will develop an awareness of "spiritual and moral problems in life experience." He will be taught the key features of Christianity as well as other major world religions. The curriculum here will focus on an introduction to the Bible and the New Testament throughout the year.
Surprisingly, George already knows some French, having learned to say hello and count from one to ten. He will now study the days of the week, class subjects and traditional French songs. There will also be an emphasis on simple stories and storytelling that will help children “develop accurate pronunciation and fluency.”
George and his friends will also receive a 40-minute lesson in computing. They will learn how to turn their computers on and off as well as open and close programs, recognize and use tools in Word, save and load their work in different folders, and use the mouse with “increased precision and confidence.” These lessons will not be held in their classroom, but in a room that has 22 networked computers.
Prince George will also have Drama - one 40-minute lesson per week. In the classroom, children will be taught skills in communication, confidence, teamwork, physical awareness and observation. In addition to the Drama, there will be a music lesson, which is described as "an integral part of the curriculum." The school called singing "a very important feature of a child's musical development and experience." First year students can also join the choir. It works on a “come and sing” basis without listening, with the hope that the child will develop love and enjoyment in singing from within. Meanwhile, if the child wants, he can have individual or group instrumental lessons at school.
The school year began not only for millions of schoolchildren and students around the world, but also for a four-year-old: the heir to the British crown today, September 7, went to London. The boy was accompanied by his father, Prince William, who led George by the hand to Thomas's Battersea school and introduced him to its director, Helen Haslem. A video of the touching moment has already appeared on the official page of Kensington Palace on Instagram:
This morning, the Duke of Cambridge took Prince George to Thomas's Battersea School in London. The Headmaster met Their Royal Highnesses at the entrance and escorted the Duke of Cambridge and Prince George to class. This is Prince George's first day at the new school,
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The footage shows that little George is a little worried, getting to know the headmaster. Perhaps the prince didn’t have enough mom that day: she missed her son’s first line at the new school, as she suffers from morning sickness due to.
But Kate had time with her son's teachers: shortly before the start of the school year, the Dukes of Cambridge went to a parent meeting, where they met the teaching staff of the school, George's classmates and their parents. Thomas "s Battersea is a new educational institution for the prince. Since January 2016, the son of Kate and William attended the Westacre Montessori School Nursery in Norfolk, where the family lived for three years. Kensington Palace led to the search for a new school for George. The boy's parents Thomas "s School, a year of study in which costs 23 thousand dollars.
