Gordonstoun to open new school in Canada
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GORDONSTOUN has announced a franchise school is to be created in Nova Scotia.
A consortium led by Canadian businessman Edward Farren, with the cooperation of the local government, will build a 250-acre campus in Annapolis County, where pupils will benefit from an education based on the Moray school's unique approach.
Last year, the school announced a long-term multi-school agreement to open Gordonstoun Schools in China, and this announcement is the next phase of its plan to develop a small network of franchise schools around the globe.
Principal Lisa Kerr said: "This agreement will pave the way for more children to benefit from an education based on Gordonstoun's unique ethos, which combines high academic achievement with exhilarating outdoor experiences and a strong commitment to service to the community.
"From our first meeting, we have been struck by how everyone involved in this exciting project shares our commitment to growing the reach and impact of Gordonstoun’s educational values.
"Edward Farren and other members of the project team have visited Gordonstoun many times and we were also delighted to welcome Stephen McNeil, Premier of Nova Scotia (who was born in Annapolis County), to Gordonstoun.
"The Nova Scotia campus will have the Kurt Hahn philosophy at its core. Gordonstoun’s founder and visionary educationalist believed that young people flourish when their horizons are broadened beyond their academic potential.
"He set out to develop qualities of compassion, honesty, initiative, and a thirst for adventure and a sense of service to others in them.”
It is planned that Gordonstoun Nova Scotia will open in the Autumn of 2021.
Annapolis County Warden Timothy Habinski said: "Gordonstoun Nova Scotia promises to bring the world to our doorstep, and, in turn, to share the values of our county – compassion, volunteerism, creativity and persistence – with communities around the globe.
"That one of the most beautiful sites in Nova Scotia can be redeveloped for this project as a community anchor institution is a real cause for celebration."
Gordonstoun will work with project managers to develop the school on the site, which lies between the sea and the hills mirroring its setting in Moray.
Mr Farren said: "We are excited to know as project developer and operator of Gordonstoun Nova Scotia, that through its oceanfront campus, caring teachers, outstanding classroom education, and Gordonstoun broad curriculum of challenge and service, that Gordonstoun Nova Scotia will create in young lives the belief that "Plus Est En Vous – there is more is in you than you think” to develop fascinating lives for themselves, their families, and communities.”
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