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GNS Esports
GNS Esports
Our Esports program provides a welcoming space for students who enjoy gaming to connect, collaborate, and compete in a positive and supportive environment.
Open to all Middle and Senior School students, the program brings together players of all skill levels to share their passion for video games while building teamwork, communication, and collaboration skills.
We place a strong emphasis on maintaining a friendly, inclusive, and respectful culture, guided by a clear code of conduct that ensures every participant feels safe, valued, and supported. Whether students are experienced competitors or just beginning their journey, Esports offers a place to belong, grow, and have fun together.
Sponsor Contacts: Mr. Hamlin & Mr. Brown
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our code of conduct
our code of conduct
Esports are open to anybody at GNS. We pledge to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all students. Our Esports Code of Conduct is a key part of this pledge. It is focused on four fundamental values as outlined to the left.
Why Esports?
Why Esports?
As a spectator sport and as an industry, competitive gaming has become a billion-dollar business and is projected to continue to grow exponentially. The prevalence of esports in schools and at post-secondary is also rapidly expanding.
At GNS, 74% of our MYP students (grades 6-10) play video games in their free time. 59% of those students (146 total) expressed an interest in joining an esports club at the school.
Studies have definitely shown that students who are involved in extracurricular activities are more successful in a number of critical ways. While GNS has significant extracurricular offerings for more traditional sporting areas, we realize these do not appeal to all students.
Esports has grown exponentially over the past decade and esports tournaments now regularly attract more global viewers than traditional sports including the NFL and NBA.
By offering esports at GNS we are offering an additional opportunity for all students to find a pathway to engage with their school community.
When students can join a school esports team, their interest in gaming becomes a social experience as opposed to a solo-experience they have away from school. The feelings of acceptance gained through joining school activities can support and benefit a students’ physical as well as mental health and wellbeing. The sense of inclusion gained through participation in school activities can have far-reaching benefits that extend to the classroom and beyond.
eSports are team based and promote the same valuable skills learned in traditional team sports such as collaboration, social skills, strategic thinking and planning, time management, and managing success and failures.
Esports at GNS connects to our school core values around individuality and community and will provide additional opportunities for students to pursue their passions and follow their interests in a supportive and collaborative way.
esports on the rise
esports on the rise
In 2021, global esports income hit $1 billion, and by 2024, it is predicted to reach $1.6 billion
By 2024, 577.2 million people are predicted to follow esports around the world, up from 397.8 million in 2019.
Weekly Schedule
Weekly Schedule
Spring 2026 Season Runs every Thursday from April 9 - May 28 - 3:30 to 4:30pm in AT102
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