At GMS our ethos is to provide young people with the learning tools to face the challenges of this complex world. The strength of personality required to face and surmount uncertainty and insecurity is embedded in our 7Rs: being ready, being resilient, being resourceful, being reflective, being responsible and having respect. The seventh R is reading. Our annual Celebration of Success positively celebrates the students who have embraced the 7Rs throughout the year.
“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity” Albert Einstein.
Responsibility
Our students are encouraged to accept responsibility. Being responsible means being truthful and honest both to oneself and to others. It requires owning an action and consenting to the consequences of that action because it is the right thing to do.
Resourcefulness
Resourcefulness is about finding pathways to success, even when barriers seem difficult or insurmountable.
Reflection
Reflection is a life skill; it’s learning from being reflective. Reflecting upon our actions, behaviour and work leads to a deeper understanding and knowledge of oneself. Success grows from this.
Respect
Mutual respect is the cornerstone of GMS’s ethos. We expect members of our community to treat each other with dignity and respect; this involves listening to each other’s viewpoints and recognising there may be disagreement.
Readiness
Being ready and prepared for learning helps our students thrive on the educational and extra-curricular opportunities they are offered.
Resilience
Resilience requires finding an inner strength to forge a way forward after experiencing a setback, mishap or upheaval.
Our 7th R is Reading
GMS’s ‘Seventh R is Reading’. Reading entertains, informs, educates and empowers. Reading materials are wide and broad. In reading a book, newspaper, magazine, play or poetry anthology an insight into other times, other worlds and other cultures is found. There is something for everyone win reading, be it fictional, historical, scientific, geographical, mathematical or in the world of sport. The Seventh R brings pleasure.