One of Britain’s oldest independent schools, the Royal Grammar School Guildford celebrates official opening ceremony in Dubai
Bringing over 500 years of heritage and innovation to Dubai's education sector
Published on 01 September 2021
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Today, one of the most prestigious independent British Curriculum schools in the UK, the Royal Grammar School Guildford (RGS Guildford), held a ceremony to celebrate the official opening of its new school in Dubai.
Exactly 512 years after the founding of the first Royal Grammar School in Guildford in the United Kingdom, the school’s UAE campus was officially opened with a plaque unveiling ceremony in the presence of Dr. Abdulla Al Karam, Director General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), Craig Lamshed, Founding Principal RGS Guildford Dubai and Dr. Jon Cox, Headmaster RGS Guildford UK, as well as; Clare Turnbull, RGS Guildford Dubai’s Head of Prep, Chris Jansen, CEO Cognita and David Baldwin, Managing Director, Middle East, Cognita.