{"id":11637,"date":"2020-02-10T11:09:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T11:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-317307-1116343.cloudwaysapps.com\/?post_type=bursary_testimonials&#038;p=11637"},"modified":"2020-02-18T16:24:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T16:24:37","slug":"rowan","status":"publish","type":"bursary_testimonials","link":"https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/testimonial\/croydon\/rowan\/","title":{"rendered":"Rowan Musgrave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fusce egestas elit eget lorem. Vivamus laoreet. Phasellus viverra nulla ut metus varius laoreet. Sed lectus. Nunc interdum lacus sit amet orci.<\/p>\n<p>Vivamus in erat ut urna cursus vestibulum. Praesent venenatis metus at tortor pulvinar varius. Praesent venenatis metus at tortor pulvinar varius. Mauris sollicitudin fermentum libero. In hac habitasse platea dictumst.<\/p>\n<p>Morbi nec metus. Aenean leo ligula, porttitor eu, consequat vitae, eleifend ac, enim. Morbi mollis tellus ac sapien. In ac felis quis tortor malesuada pretium. 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Curabitur vestibulum aliquam leo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Class Teacher for E21C Multi-Academy Trust<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11847,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[339],"tags":[349],"schools_taxonomy":[357],"acf":{"page_title_override":"","background-image-id":false,"relationship_to_school":[{"ID":3910,"post_author":"22","post_date":"2019-07-22 08:16:31","post_date_gmt":"2019-07-22 08:16:31","post_content":"Croydon High is an exceptional school with a strong sense of community where achievement and aspiration are celebrated in equal measure.\r\n\r\nOur school mantra is \u2018every girl, every day\u2019, meaning staff strive to bring something new and memorable to every learning experience.\r\n\r\nInspirational teachers and motivated girls relish challenge and opportunity, making Croydon High an exciting and hugely supportive environment.\r\n\r\nGirls are encouraged to be themselves and to work together with their teachers in an atmosphere of mutual respect.\r\n\r\n[button title=\"Make an enquiry\" url=\"\/info-request\/\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Key information<\/h2>\r\n[rich-list]\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Age range: 3-18 years<\/li>\r\n \t<li>745 pupils<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Day only (no boarding)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.croydonhigh.gdst.net\/facility-hire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facilities hire available<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Scholarships available<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/rich-list]\r\n[accordion_wrapper][accordion_item title=\"Fees\"]\r\n\r\nThe fees cover the regular curriculum, school books, stationery and other materials, choral music, games, swimming and careers guidance, but not additional extras such as public examination fees, optional extra subjects or school meals. The latter are charged separately.\r\n\r\n[table id=4 \/]\r\n\r\n[\/accordion_item][accordion_item title=\"Map\"]\r\n<div class=\"responsive-embed\"><iframe style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d9969.441757293827!2d-0.061603!3d51.3412824!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x753d4596cc0cd522!2sCroydon+High+School!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1563784211408!5m2!1sen!2suk\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n[\/accordion_item][\/accordion_wrapper]","post_title":"Croydon High School","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"croydon-high-school","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-07-17 10:04:09","post_modified_gmt":"2023-07-17 10:04:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/gdst.wp.local\/?post_type=school&#038;p=3910","menu_order":0,"post_type":"school","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content-layout","title":"","content":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;My time at Croydon High taught me to grasp as many different opportunities as I could, to try things and to not judge people on first impressions.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rowan-Musgrave-croydon-gdst.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rowan-Musgrave-croydon-gdst.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rowan-Musgrave-croydon-gdst-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rowan-Musgrave-croydon-gdst-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rowan-Musgrave-croydon-gdst-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rowan-Musgrave-croydon-gdst-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of my earliest memories of being at Croydon High is the feeling that it was quite overwhelming. My primary school was quite a small one and quite a lot of the girls I was put with had been to the junior school. It was strange to come into an environment where everybody already knows each other. One of the most exciting things was having your own little desk &#8211; there was a particular smell and you could still see the graffiti and everything that was drawn over it. I really like history, so I quite liked the almost-Victorian style of the desks with the little old ink wells, and I found it fascinating to think about how many people had used this desk before me. I really do remember the teachers &#8211; I can remember every single one of them. They have a big impact on you, because they all have got such varying different interests and bring their own ideas about things, which pulls you in different directions so you get a much wider experience. The music department was the most important one for me and the music teachers were just brilliant! I ended up being music prefect when I was in Sixth Form\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Obviously to me, going to Croydon High felt completely normal, as did the people I encountered, but then when you went round to your Croydon friends\u2019 houses you could see the difference. I didn\u2019t feel like I was from a particularly poor family, I think we were fairly comfortable as such, but I didn\u2019t get the big expensive toys and things. I knew, just in that innate way that children know, that we weren\u2019t the richest people in the world and I know that I would not have been able to go to Croydon without the financial assistance. Being a recipient of financial assistance wasn&#8217;t a help or hindrance; it simply wasn&#8217;t mentioned &#8211; but I think if I hadn\u2019t received it then it would certainly have been harder for me to access the kind of opportunities on offer and so my passions may have been directed elsewhere. I loved Croydon High, I absolutely loved it, I couldn\u2019t have gone to a better place. As soon as anyone mentions the GDST, I think, \u201cOooh that\u2019s me!\u201d It\u2019s just always there at the back of your mind that you belong to this, you are a part of this.<\/p>\n<p>My time at Croydon High taught me to grasp everything that you can; all the various different opportunities, to try all the various different things out and to not judge people on first impressions. I always knew I would be a teacher when I started at Croydon High, but I think it really has affected the ethos that I bring to teaching, in that I really enjoyed learning and I still do. That\u2019s what I want to bring to the children that I\u2019m teaching now &#8211; I want them to enjoy learning just as much as I did. I had so much fun at Croydon High and I want everyone else to have that too \u2013 especially the extracurricular activities. To be honest, in the Sixth Form, I probably didn\u2019t work as hard as I could have done because I was busy doing extracurricular activities. My teachers did suggest that I gave up a few things, just while I got through my A Levels, and I didn\u2019t take any notice! But they let me continue &#8211; there was freedom in that you had to be able to follow what you wanted, and so I am still extracurricular activity mad and want to give that to the children I teach. I really love putting drama into my lessons. I\u2019ve got that experience to write Christmas productions and stuff like that, through opportunities I had at school. It\u2019s all those possibilities and variety that enable you to find out that actually you quite like those things. That kind of environment gives you the confidence to stand up for yourself a little bit. The music teachers were absolutely lovely, and when I got to Sixth Form they would ask me to help set something up. If I thought I had a better idea, I was comfortable enough and confident enough to make my feelings known, and actually they did listen to me quite often.<\/p>\n<p>Funding bursaries is such a good idea. The recipients get access to a wider range of opportunities which will aid them in the future. It also allows the school to be more diverse in that the pupils can mix with people from a wider range of backgrounds and experiences, which can only enrich the whole community and school experience &#8211; it totally works both ways. You have enough segregation in life and society without enabling it further by having it through education as well \u2013 hopefully people learned something from me when I was at Croydon High&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Rowan Musgrave<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Class Teacher for E21C Multi-Academy Trust<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alumna, Croydon High School<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Class of 2000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4937 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-317307-1116343.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Croydon-Crest-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Croydon-Crest-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Croydon-Crest-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Croydon-Crest-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Croydon-Crest.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","button":null,"container_class":[]},{"acf_fc_layout":"call-to-action-layout","call_to_action_flexible_content_choices":[{"cta_preset_to_display":"Donate - Dark Grey"},{"cta_preset_to_display":"How to give"}]}],"background-image-position-x":"50","background-image-position-y":"25","entry-title-invert":true,"entry-title-hide":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rowan Musgrave - Girls&#039; 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