While 2021 was a rather difficult year due to disruptions of face to face teaching and learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Goldridge family is proud of the results attained at various levels.
(a) FORM TWO CHECKPOINT
The Cambridge Checkpoint report for 2021 shows that our learners have a good understanding of the curriculum content. We highly commend the following learners who showed an excellent understanding of the curriculum content:
We are going to start Online lessons on Monday, 17 January 2022 if schools do not open earlier for face to face learning. Our lessons will run from 7.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. with a five-minute break after every lesson in order to rest the eyes or take a snack break. The timetable is as follows:
Form Tutor’s Period 7.30 – 7.45 a.m.
Period 1 7.45 – 8.15 a.m.
Period 2 8.20 – 8.50 a.m.
Period 3 8.55 – 9.25 a.m.
Period 4 9.30 – 10.00 a.m.
Period 5 10.05 – 10.35 a.m.
Period 6 10.40 – 11.10 a.m.
Period 7 11.15 – 11.45 a.m.
In the midst of the gloomy circumstances that we currently face in the country, we happily received our very pleasing results for the 2020 Cambridge Examinations. The results of all the levels; Checkpoint (Form 2), IGCSE / O level and ‘A’ level were impressive.
(a) Form Two Checkpoint
97% of our students passed the Cambridge Checkpoint Examinations. The following students had excellent average scores out of the maximum grade of six.
There is no doubt that education is one of the most important and precious gifts that one can give to a child. This is why under the current coronavirus pandemic there has been an eLearning wave in education, that our staff had to quickly adapt to, in order not to disadvantage our children. One of the experiences is that teaching children physically in a classroom, cannot be compared with the effort that teachers had to put in providing online lessons. The switch from the traditional classroom to the computer-based learning in a virtual classroom has not been easy.
Schools are expected to reopen for the exam writing classes (Forms 4 and 6) on Tuesday, 28 July 2020. There will be a staggered return of the other Forms and you will be advised accordingly. This implies that Online Distance Teaching and Learning will continue for the rest of the Forms. The pandemic has had a negative effect on our school finances and we, therefore, expect all fees payments to be complete before 28 July 2020. Reports from all over the world show that some parents have reservations about sending children back to school.
1st team:
Goldridge batted first and scored 145 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 7 wickets.
Watershed managed to score 106 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 7 wickets.
RESULT: Goldridge College won by 39 runs.
U16 team:
Goldridge batted first and scored 86 runs in 12 overs for the loss of 6 wickets.
Watershed managed to score 73 runs in 12 overs for the loss of 4 wickets.
RESULT: Goldridge College won by 13 runs
U15 team:
The Cambridge results for 2019 were released in January this year.
(a) FORM TWO CHECKPOINT
More than 85% of our students have a sound understanding of the curriculum content in Mathematics, Science and English according to the report we received. The following students achieved scores that showed that they have an excellent understanding of the curriculum content:
We have started on a hectic note sports wise. We are proud of the achievements and progress registered by some of our teams.
CRICKET
We are very proud of our cricket first team which is unbeaten so far. Results for matches played so far are as follows:
Cricket Vs Wise Owl
1st team:
Wise Owl batted first and had 102 runs for the fall of 10 wickets in 22.2 overs.
Goldridge College managed to reach 103 runs for the fall of 6 wickets in 23.1 overs.
Group Stage
Goldridge vs Falcon – Goldridge won by 125 runs
GC 280/5 (20 overs)
Tadiwa 47 runs
Sean Lunga 57 runs
Mufaro Mangure 83 not out
Man of the Match (Mufaro Mangure)
CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS OUTSTANDING LEARNER AWARDS FOR 2018 EXAMINATIONS
Every year Cambridge Assessment International Examinations holds a prize giving ceremony to honour the best students in Zimbabwe in various categories. We are proud yet again to be part of the big day as three students did us proud by becoming the best learners in their respective subjects as follows: