Manchester Grammar School: A word from the Captain

September 11, 2023 M&D team 0 Comments

Daniel Burns, MGS A-level student, has been named as the new school Captain for 2023-24. Here are his thoughts on life at MGS.

“As I come into my final year at MGS and having been at this outstanding institution and widespread community for over 6 years, never before have I felt so lucky and privileged to be a part of it as I do now. To represent this school as its Captain means being able to give back for all the opportunities that have been offered to me since the first time I walked through the gates at Old Hall Lane: from an endless abundance of clubs including podcasting and linguistics, to participation in national competitions run by the very top universities – MGS has guided me every step of the way. It’s been a set of incredible, wonderful and diverse experiences!

“The quality of teachers that the school has can only be summarised as exceptional, and the amount of effort and enthusiasm that they put into each lesson continues to amaze me and is the only reason that I’ve been able to get as far as I have academically. Outside the classroom, MGS has never failed to support my sporting ambitions, with the football, swimming, water-polo and now rowing coaches offering me every bit of help in achieving my goals, as well as setting up competitions and matches to provide chances at representing the school.

“One thing that I could not forget to include in my MGS experience is the languages department. Having previously studied Latin, I am now learning Chinese, Russian and Spanish at A-level, thoroughly enjoying both the challenges and rewards that come from taking on any language.

“For anyone considering MGS as a potential school – of course, you should go to the school which suits you best, but what I have noticed is that MGS manages to suit every kind of student: the pure academics, the sporting athletes, the talented programmers, and everything in between. Either way, from my perspective, I couldn’t have been more fortunate to go to the school I go to, and I owe MGS all the thanks in the world for that”.