Visage – Spring/Summer 2023

SPRING/SUMMER 2023
View across the River Thames from the
City of London School.
eyla at the City of
London School
City of London School has been hosting our Senior Saturday
masterclasses since September 2021, although we previously
used the premises as far back as 2014.
Anne Collard
‘Hosting’ isn’t just about letting
space, it includes help from teachers
on subjects such as English, Maths,
Classics, History of Art and the
sciences. We also have the benefit of
access to a drama theatre and studio
as well as an outdoor courtyard and
stunning views of the river and city.
In August 2021 we held our summer
graduation in the impressive Great
Hall which we also used for our Inter-
YLA talent show last July. Four Young
Leaders’ Academies (Eastside, Westside,
Lewisham and Milton Keynes)
came together to showcase their creative
skills in an afternoon of moving,
inspiring and hilarious entertainment.
The Great Hall was packed out with
young leaders and their parents. It
was a perfect venue for the occasion.
The school itself is in a prestigious
building on the north side of the River
Thames, next to the Millennium Bridge
and opposite the Tate Modern with
views of the Globe and other iconic
London landmarks.
The history of the school dates
back to 1442 although it was formally
established as a school in 1834
moving to its present site in 1986. It
gained the title of ‘London Independent
Secondary School of the Year’ in
2020, being recognised as a beacon
for social mobility, “… its students
recruited from across the capital
and reflective of its social and racial
diversity.”
City of London School is part of a
family of schools, which includes a
girls’ school and Freemen’s, one of
our boarding partners which has supported
six of our scholars in the 6th
form, with a seventh due to join this
year.
Above: Anne Collard speaking at the City of
London School during the 2021 EYLA graduation
ceremony. Below: seniors attend a lecture at the
school.
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