Geography introduces students to the interplay between humans and their environment, and encompasses scientific, mathematical and language skills. As a subject, it provides our boys with knowledge that help them understand our complex world by covering topics such as where people live and why; how and why changes take place in water, land and air; the reasons for differences and similarities in environments and lifestyles in the world today and the interdependence between climate, wildlife, vegetation and human activity within a particular area.

We aim to promote and nurture our boys’ intellectual curiosity by discussing topical subjects. This helps them develop an understanding of the world as a set of related systems and an appreciation of the sustainable use of their environment.

History enables students to understand how society changes and develops over time and to evaluate how past human action has an impact on the present and how it influences the future. We encourage questions about the past — what happened, when and why — and encourage boys to think analytically about the past.

The boys will be introduced to a variety of sources to illustrate past events such as cartoons, photographs, direct quotations, poems and maps and will be required to critically analyse and interpret this content. Language and writing skills are enhanced through the study of history. Students develop excellent questioning skills. We aim to engender not only a good understanding of history, but an appreciation of the interesting and challenging subject that it is.