Page 11 - Gonzaga in the 1970s
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Saturday school, it seems, was a part of every
student’s experience in the early years (the school’s
Timetable Return (Fifth Year) to the Department for
1963 lists a full morning programme of classes in
mainstream curriculum subjects) By theˋ70s it has
taken on an extra-curricular appearance:-
After a moratorium in 1975 it was decided that
‘although the idea behind Saturday school is
excellent, the actuality leaves much to be desired . . .
in regard to continuity and development’. Drama, art
and guitar lessons would now be offered after school
on weekday afternoons, while German would be on
offer on Saturday mornings, testing ‘the devotion of
those who wish to learn German’.
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student’s experience in the early years (the school’s
Timetable Return (Fifth Year) to the Department for
1963 lists a full morning programme of classes in
mainstream curriculum subjects) By theˋ70s it has
taken on an extra-curricular appearance:-
After a moratorium in 1975 it was decided that
‘although the idea behind Saturday school is
excellent, the actuality leaves much to be desired . . .
in regard to continuity and development’. Drama, art
and guitar lessons would now be offered after school
on weekday afternoons, while German would be on
offer on Saturday mornings, testing ‘the devotion of
those who wish to learn German’.
10
