The RGS Philosophy: Education Is the Whole Person
Reigate Grammar School has always understood that education cannot be reduced to what happens in a classroom. The student who excels academically but has never been part of a team, never performed on a stage, never led a project or served their community, is only half educated. The RGS tradition has always insisted on the whole person, the scholar-athlete, the musician-scientist, the debater-artist, and that insistence will be as strong at RGS Istanbul as it has always been in Reigate Grammar Schools in the UK and around the world.
“For 350 years, RGS has known that the qualities that make a great student, discipline, resilience, creativity, teamwork, are built as much on the sports field and the stage as they are in the classroom.”
Sport at RGS Istanbul: The Character Building Tradition
Sport has been central to the RGS tradition for generations. The values it teaches, resilience in defeat, grace in victory, commitment to the team, the satisfaction of sustained effort, are values that Reigate Grammar School has always sought to cultivate alongside academic achievement.
At RGS Istanbul, we will field competitive teams in a wide range of sports, competing against international schools across Istanbul and Turkiye, regionally and internationally. We will also offer a broad range of individual activities, ensuring that every student finds a form of physical engagement they love.
The Performing Arts: Creativity in the Reigate Grammar School Tradition
The arts have always held an important place in RGS tradition. The belief that creativity, expression and aesthetic sensibility are marks of a fully educated person is as old as the school itself. At RGS Istanbul, our performing arts programme will encompass drama, music and dance at the highest level, with major annual productions that will showcase the extraordinary talent within our student community.
Individual music tuition will be available in a wide range of instruments, and our school ensembles, orchestras, jazz bands, choirs, will give students the opportunity to perform, collaborate and develop the discipline and sensitivity that musical training builds.
Debate, Leadership and Public Life
The Reigate Grammar School has a long tradition of producing confident, articulate and effective communicators. At RGS Istanbul, our debate and Model United Nations programmes will carry that tradition forward, building the public speaking and analytical skills that universities and employers consistently rank among the most valuable a young person can possess.
Community Service: The RGS Commitment to Others
Service to the community has been part of the RGS ethos since the school’s earliest days. The belief that privilege, of talent, of education, or of opportunity, carries with it an obligation to others is one of the values that has defined the RGS character across 350 years. Our community service programme will connect RGS Istanbul students with the wider Istanbul community, giving them meaningful opportunities to contribute, to develop empathy and to live out the values their education has given them.
Contact our admissions team to discover the full range of co-curricular opportunities at RGS Istanbul.
