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暑假即将进入尾声，新学期在招手，此刻心情如下图……

Like children everywhere, Prince George will soon be heading back to school for the start of the new term.

和世界各地的孩子们一样，乔治小王子很快就要回到学校开始新学期。

我准备好去上学了哟

去年9月7日，乔治正式开始就读于伦敦著名的私立学校托马斯巴特西学校（Thomas's Battersea）。这所学校位于伦敦西南部，距离威廉王子夫妇的住宅肯辛顿宫（Kensington Palace）仅有20分钟车程。

托马斯巴特西学校是一所男女同校的私立学校，招收年龄4岁到13岁的学生，现有560名学生，每班约有20人。同时，学费价格也不菲，每年的学费高达2万英镑（约合人民币17.7万元）。

托马斯巴特西学校

虽然乔治小王子还没开始新学期，媒体们却通过学校的官网了解到了他的课业内容。这就带大家一睹为快。

据《每日邮报》报道，新学期里，小王子会换个教室，迎接一位新老师，还有不少课程要学：

Not only will George be settling into a new classroom and meeting a new teacher, he will also be taking on new subjects such as Science, History and Geography, as the curriculum becomes more challenging.

乔治不仅会换一个新教室、见到一位新老师，还会学习包括科学、历史、地理等在内的诸多科目，同时课程也更具挑战性。

According to the school's website, Year One pupils will build on what they learned in reception and develop key skills including joined-up handwriting, fluent speech and a greater understanding of Maths.

根据学校网站的介绍，一年级的学生将在学前班的基础上，培养更重要的能力，包括连笔书写、流利地演讲，对数学也要有更好的理解。

joined-up 成熟老练的、（书写）连笔的

除了刚刚说的科学、历史、地理等常规课程，小王子还有这些课程要学习：

课外活动更是丰富多彩，涵盖戏剧、艺术和芭蕾。

其中最值得一提的是芭蕾课。

Ballet is taught to all pupils in Year One by a specialist teacher in one 35-minute lesson per week and each class is accompanied by a live pianist. The curriculum follows the Royal Academy of Dance Pre-Primary in Dance syllabus.

所有一年级的学生由一名专业教师带领，每周上一节35分钟的芭蕾课。每节课都有一名钢琴师现场伴奏。课程是按照英国皇家舞蹈学院的学前舞蹈教学大纲制定的。

syllabus: /ˈsɪləbəs/ 教学大纲

许多网友表示，没想到乔治小王子也要学习芭蕾啊！

脑补一下萌萌的小王子跳芭蕾的样子，主页君露出了“嘻嘻嘻”的姨母笑……

踮起脚尖，我就是可爱本人

Meanwhile PE lessons cover topics including Games, Gymnastics and Swimming. 

与此同时，体育课程涵盖了游戏、体操和游泳等项目。

此外，托马斯巴特西学校有超过24个课外俱乐部。

乔治小王子，社团活动了解一下？

Don't assume George will be merely moulding Plasticine or painting papier-mache models. George has the chance to join a debating club — it's never too early to train for the Oxbridge societies — study philosophy, learn Italian or try his hand at songwriting, fencing, golf or pottery.

不要以为乔治只会捏橡皮泥或画纸模型。乔治还有机会加入辩论俱乐部，以便早日加入牛津剑桥的社团，为此他们将进行哲学、意大利语的学习，尝试作曲、击剑、高尔夫或陶艺。

看了乔治小王子要学的课程，不得不感叹英国王室的精英教育真是从娃娃抓起呀。

下面，来一起围观英国王室成员就读过的学校，看看他们成绩如何吧！

2016年1月，两岁半的乔治小王子开始就读于位于英格兰东部诺福克郡的韦斯泰克·蒙泰索里学校幼儿园（Westacre Montessori School）。这家幼儿园平均每天收费33英镑。

按照英国王室先前的传统，王室成员小时候一般不上幼儿园，而是接受私人教育和辅导。据英媒评论，威廉夫妇安排乔治小王子上平价幼儿园，似乎是在践行他们自己的理念，即应该让小王子尽可能像普通孩子一样成长。

英国王室为夏洛特小公主选择的则是威尔科克斯幼儿园（Willcocks Nursery）。

At her nursery school, the little Princess will enjoy pottery and poetry classes at the sought-after nursery, which is rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted and located next to the Royal Albert Hall.

小公主将会在这所热门幼儿园里学习陶艺和诗歌，这所幼儿园被英国教育标准局评为最高等级，位于皇家阿尔伯特音乐厅旁边。

William was the first future monarch to attend nursery beyond palace walls and was a pupil at Mrs. Mynor's near his home of Kensington Palace from the age of 3. He then attended nearby Wetherby School from the ages of 4-8.

威廉王子是第一位在宫墙之外上幼儿园的未来君主，从3岁开始在他家肯辛顿宫附近的Mrs. Mynor's上幼儿园，4到8岁时就读于附近的韦瑟比预备小学。

From the age of 8, William was a boarder at Ludgrove School in the middle of the Berkshire countryside. There, boys were encouraged to build dens and camps in the woodland and grow their own flowers and vegetables in the shared gardens. 

从8岁开始，威廉王子在伯克郡郊外的拉德格罗夫小学当寄宿生。在那里，学校鼓励男孩们在林地搭建营地，在公共花园种植自己的花草和蔬菜。

13岁起，威廉王子开始就读于著名的伊顿公学。

伊顿公学

William was in a prestigious prefect society called Pop and left with three A levels: an A in geography, B in history of art, and C in biology.

威廉王子那时在一个有声望的名为“Pop”的高年级学生社团中，并参加了3门A-level考试：在地理学考试中取得了A，艺术史取得了B，生物学取得了C。

William started out at St. Andrew's University studying history of art (like his future wife, Kate Middleton), but at the end of his first term, he switched to geography and left with a 2:2 degree (Kate did better with a 2:1).

威廉王子在圣安德鲁大学学习艺术史，与他的妻子凯特王妃一样，但在第一学期结束时，他转修了地理学，以2:2（二等二级）的成绩毕业（凯特的成绩更好，是2:1，即二等一级）。

2005年6月23日，威廉和凯特在圣安德鲁斯大学参加他们的毕业典礼

与哥哥一样，哈里王子同样就读于Mrs. Mynor's幼儿园、韦瑟比预备小学、拉德格罗夫小学和伊顿公学。

哈里王子在伊顿公学

Less academic than his big brother, Harry left school with two A levels — a B in art and D in geography — after dropping art history the previous year.

哈里王子没有哥哥学习好，毕业时参加了两门A-level考试：艺术取得了B，地理学取得了D，而且在前一年放弃了艺术史。

Harry is the only one among his cousins so far who hasn't gone to university. He had never been academic and followed in the footsteps of his uncle and godfather Prince Andrew by going straight into the military.

哈里王子是迄今为止他的表兄弟姐妹中唯一没有上过大学的人。他从不擅长学术，跟随叔叔和教父安德鲁王子的步伐，直接进入了军队。

比阿特丽斯公主是英国女王伊丽莎白二世的孙女、约克公爵安德鲁王子和前妻莎拉·弗格森的长女，在英国王位继承人顺序中排名第7。

Princess Beatrice attended Upton House School nursery from the age of 3, followed by Coworth Park School in Berkshire and St. George's School in Windsor. She was diagnosed with dyslexia as a teenager and delayed taking her GCSEs for a year but was later head girl in her final year.

比阿特丽斯公主从三岁开始进入Upton House预备学校，后来去了伯克郡的Coworth Park小学和温莎的圣乔治中学。她在青少年时被诊断出阅读困难症，将GCSE考试推迟了一年，但中学的最后一年里当上了女生代表。

Beatrice studied history and the history of ideas at Goldsmiths University in London, graduating with a 2:1.

比阿特丽斯公主在伦敦大学金史密斯学院学习历史及思想史，以2:1（二等一级）的成绩毕业。

尤金妮公主是英国女王伊丽莎白二世的孙女、约克公爵安德鲁王子和前妻莎拉·弗格森的次女，比阿特丽斯公主的妹妹。

Eugenie followed her big sister to Upton House School, Coworth Park, and St. George's, before moving on to Marlborough College, where Kate Middleton had been a pupil. It's been said of Marlborough that it "Spits out girls who are Able All Areas: the City, music, business, fashion, politics. They're bright, they do sport, drama, art. They're also very glossy." 

尤金妮公主跟随姐姐就读于Upton House预备学校、Coworth Park小学和圣乔治中学，后来去了凯特王妃小学时就读的马尔堡学院。据说马尔堡学院“培养出的女孩能够驾驭所有领域：金融、音乐、商业、时尚、政治。她们聪明，擅长运动、戏剧、艺术，还长得很漂亮”。

Eugenie fit the bill and left with an A in art, an A in English literature, and a B in history of art. Eugenie then went on to study art history, politics, and English literature at Newcastle University, graduating with a 2:1.

尤金妮公主印证了这个说法，在英国文学和艺术考试中都取得了A等成绩，在艺术史考试中取得了B等成绩。后来尤金妮公主进入了英国纽卡斯尔大学学习艺术史、政治和英国文学，以2:1（二等一级）的成绩毕业。

The prince received private tuition in the Buckingham Palace nursery before attending Hill House in West London — a mixed-gender school that specialises in educating children to be in a world community. At the age of 8, Charles took after his father, Prince Philip, by going to Cheam in Berkshire, a mixed school with a fishing lake, shooting range, and sensory garden.

查尔斯王子在白金汉宫接受私人教育，后来进入伦敦西部的希尔豪斯学校——一所男女同校、专门教育儿童适应国际社会的学校。8岁时，查尔斯王子像父亲菲利普亲王一样去了伯克郡的契姆预备小学，一所有钓鱼湖、射击场和感官花园的男女混合学校。

At 13, the prince went to Gordounston in Scotland, as his father had, but hated the experience and has said he felt lonely and isolated. Charles then headed to Trinity College, Cambridge, studying archaeology and anthropology, but as his son was to do many years later, he changed his mind during his course and graduated with a 2:2 in history.

13岁时，查尔斯王子去了苏格兰的戈登斯敦学校，但是他讨厌那段经历，曾说自己感到寂寞和孤立。后来查尔斯王子前往剑桥大学三一学院学习考古学和人类学，但像他的儿子多年后所做的那样，上学时他改变了主意去学历史，以2:2的成绩毕业。

The Queen was schooled at home in Buckingham Palace by tutors, alongside her sister, Margaret. Their governess was Marion Crawford, and private tutors included the provost (senior academic) of Eton, Henry Marten.

女王和妹妹玛格丽特公主在白金汉宫接受家庭教师教育。她们的女家庭教师是Marion Crawford，她的私人家庭教师还包括伊顿公学的教务长Henry Marten。