Kensington Palace
announced with a Twitter post that Prince George will attend Thomas's Battersea
School in London from September 2017. One of the rules set down by the school
is for pupils to be kind and another discourages them from picking a best
friend to avoid possessive and hurt feelings.
The Prince will attend the mixed-sex day school, which costs £5,653 a
term and has a particular focus on the arts, sports and the importance of
outdoor activities. Prince George, aged three, will be blazing a different
trail by attending a mixed school, unlike his father and grandfather before him
who all attended all-boys school.
The Royals and upper-class families favour all-boys schools and Prince George was previously expected to attend Wetherby School, his father’s alma mater, but Prince William and Kate Middleton are deciding to try something different. At the moment, the young Prince attends a £33-a-day Montessori nursery in Westacre, Norfolk, close to the Cambridges’ Anmer Hall home.
The Royals and upper-class families favour all-boys schools and Prince George was previously expected to attend Wetherby School, his father’s alma mater, but Prince William and Kate Middleton are deciding to try something different. At the moment, the young Prince attends a £33-a-day Montessori nursery in Westacre, Norfolk, close to the Cambridges’ Anmer Hall home.
Thomas's school, in south London, has 540 day pupils and is considered
one of the best in the capital, boasting a new music school and sports
facilities.The school said it was honoured that the Royals chose the school for
their son and that its aims and values “reflect those that Their Royal
Highnesses would like for Prince George’s education”. The principals of the
school, Ben and Tobyn Thomas also informed parents of the school that the
Prince will be joining them but pledged not to let anything change as a result
of Prince George's presence.
“The Duke and Duchess
have made it clear that they do not wish Prince George's attendance at Thomas's
to change its aims, values or ethos in any way," the message said.
"They would like, as far as is possible, for him to enjoy the same
education that all of our pupils receive and for them to join the school
community as all of our new parents do."
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