College News Summer 2015

COLLEGE NEWS Summer 2015

Bringing the Periodic Table to life 3m wide interactive installation

Harmony and Reconciliation Third Form Headmaster’s Prize

Netball Festival Year 5 workshops and U17 Wales exhibition match

Spanish Exchange Modern Foreign Languages Skype Initiative

Showcasing Talent 10th Annual Variety Show 1

Education Conference In January College hosted its annual Education Conference for Prep and Senior Heads. Now an established event in the Spring Term calendar, this year’s conference was attended by over 60 delegates from feeder prep schools and senior schools in the South West and further afield.

Dr Alex Peterken Headmaster

Independent Learning & Technology

Ben Thomas, Principal of Thomas’s London Day Schools, spoke powerfully about trends in senior school admissions. His insight into the highly competitive London market gave a new perspective on the challenges facing parents and pupils when choosing senior schools. How schools in the South West can benefit from this market was of particular interest to the attendees, and our second speaker, Paul Kilvington, presented a range of possibilities. As founder of The School Branding Experts, Paul spoke broadly on the subject of bringing the brand to life, with a particular focus on the power of film. The event was brought to a thoughtful conclusion by Jonathan Whybrow, Headmaster, Cheltenham Prep.

Marie-Claire Byrne

Following a busy and productive Spring Term, it’s great to see a continued drive, commitment and energy being applied to independent learning and Information Technology across College.

College encourages pupils of all ages to identify topics of interest, develop a knowledge and understanding beyond the curriculum and take responsibility for their own learning. This ability to be proactive, committed and engaged in any given topic really sets pupils in good stead for the future, giving them confidence to form, present and convey their own thoughts and opinions, often in a public arena. Evidence of this can be seen in the breadth of debates and societies on display in this Summer edition of College News. I am also encouraged to see the application of technology to further enhance the curriculum and engage pupils. For example, Skype has been utilised to the full this term to communicate with pupils in other countries and practise dialogue as well as building relationships with international schools and institutions further afield.

Finally, having just returned from the official opening of the Science Centre, attended by staff, Old Cheltonians, donors and those involved in the development of this project, I must thank all who made this event possible. Following an investment of just over £2.5 million, College managed to achieve a full refurbishment over a 9-week period in the summer. We now have a Science Centre that we can be proud of, providing cutting-edge provision, teaching and laboratory facilities. The building was officially opened by Dr Max Whitby who designed the three metre wide interactive periodic table installed in the entrance foyer.

This is a fitting centrepiece and something that can be enjoyed by visitors, teaching staff and pupils for years to come.

Dr Alex Peterken, Headmaster 2

College News Summer 2015

Academic Awards Academic awards given since the Spring Term 2015 edition of College News:

Pippy Kohler (L6, Q), Kate Onslow (U6, Ch), Patrick Payne (L6, S) and William Wong (U6, S).

Headmaster’s Distinctions

Half Academic Colours

James Wheeler (3rd, S) ‘Mein Haus’ (Multimedia presentation in German)

Georgina Gardner (U6, Q), Aiim Kopbayeva (L6, W), Harriet Lacey (U6, A), Karina Lai (L6, Ch), Okker Leenart (L6, NH), Harry Byrne (5th, Xt), Kirsten Parry (5th, Q), Serena Reeve-Tucker (5th, A), Zoe Robbins (5th, A), Leo Shen (5th, BH), George Symes-Thompson (5th, BH) and Georgina Rigg (5th, Q).

Lucas Tanir (3rd, S) ‘The Rise of the Red Blood Cell’ (Biology video)

Full Academic Colours

Congratulations to the following students, who have gained Full Academic Colours.

Cameron Campbell (U6, L), William Hardy (5th, S),

Congratulations to the following students, who have gained Half Academic Colours.

Headmaster’s Prize 2015 This year the Third Form once again embarked on an independent project during the Christmas holiday to encourage independent research and learning. The theme this year was 'Harmony and Reconciliation'. Heads of Department gave all of the pupils an introduction to the theme and all pupils submitted their completed project at the beginning of the Spring Term.

Once again, the array of projects and ideas on show was staggering, including board games, books, dresses, essays, documentaries, mobiles, models, paintings, poems, presentations and woodwork projects.

The winner was James Wheeler (3rd, S) with a fantastically crafted film entitled 'Our Harmony with Nature'.

Many congratulations to all those that took part.

Overall winner of the Headmaster's Prize James Wheeler (3rd, S)

Runners up

Abigail Aitken (3rd, Ch) Benjamin Southall (3rd, BH) India Deakin (3rd, W) Isabelle Kemp (3rd, A) Thomas Ladds (3rd, Xt)

Group winners Best 3-Dimensional Artwork William Dyke (3rd, NH)

Best Animation Ing-Tarn Ruckpanich (3rd, Ch) Best Artistic Composition Eleanor Davies (3rd, Q) Best Cross-Curricular Molly Lyle (3rd, Q) Best Evaluation Finbar McConnell (3rd, Xt) Best Historical Analysis Taliesin Kauffmann (3rd, S) Best Journalism Hugo Bailey (3rd, BH) Best Mixed Media Sima Kheyfits (3rd, Ch) Most Original Idea Christian Campbell (3rd, BH) Best Painting Georgia Rattigan (3rd, Q) Best Poem Tilly Fletcher (3rd, W) Best Polemical Project Zac Robertson (3rd, NH) Best Textiles Project Annabelle Rigg (3rd, Q) Best Video Charles Meecham-Jones (3rd, Xt) Best Website Gemma Taylor-Baggs (3rd, Q) Most Striking Victoria Edwards (3rd, Q)

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Not for the faint hearted…

During the February Half Term, essential maintenance took place on the Chapel Spire.

This isn’t work for the faint hearted, and using specially placed ladders and ropes, specialists from High Line Access were able to access the very top of the spire and repair damage caused by a series of hard winters.

Inter-school MFL Skype Project

Ana Lopez Reyes, Spanish teacher and project co-ordinator, commented: “It is very exciting ‘to bring Spain into the classroom’ and a real inspiration to see the pupils so motivated to use the target language.”

Cheltenham College has launched an inter-school MFL Skype project with a Spanish school.

During the Spring Term College hosted a Day of Code for the entire Third Form.

This was an opportunity for pupils to get a taste of the creative, computational and logical demands of key software development tools. There were eight sessions throughout the day, led by experts from industry, College staff and, in some cases, pupils themselves.

Alex Isaachsen, Director of ICT at Cheltenham College commented: “We wanted to do something different. Lots of schools in Britain, and around the world, are trying an Hour of Code, however we wanted to be ambitious. An Hour of Code is fine if you want to show people what a code is, but if you want it to get 'under their skin', you have to offer more. We arranged for our own teachers and experts from industry to come and share their skills and their experiences with the pupils; they learned what work is like for a coder too. It really was a great opportunity for them.

The pupils were fortunate enough to have the support of developers from GCHQ, Raytheon UK and RedPixie.

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On Tuesday 27 January, a linguist (her name must remain top secret!) from GCHQ visited Cheltenham College to talk to the Fifth Form, along with pupils from Cheltenham Ladies College and Dean Close, about possible career paths for linguists.

As part of the GCHQ outreach programme, our guest speaker discussed the personal and careers benefits of languages, and pupils gained a real insight into the language work of the intelligence services.

Following the visit, GCHQ commented: “Thank you very much for welcoming us to Cheltenham College. We were delighted at how attentive the pupils are and our speaker left impressed with how thoughtful the questions that were raised were.”

5th Form MFL lec ture given by a GCHQ linguist! If we told you her nam e we’d have to kill you...... ! !

To date, the sessions have been a real success for pupils from Fourth Form through to Sixth Form.

The Fourth Form have gained a new, fun way of practising Spanish with an audience that they really want to communicate with, while the Sixth Form has been preparing key questions in advance and then practising dialogue with their Spanish counterparts over a series of sessions. Sessions are both in English and Spanish so that all of the students, whether based at College or in Spain, get a chance to benefit from the experience.

Day of Code

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Sessions included:

Programming in Java – a workshop in creating a clone of a popular game with an industry standard programming language.

Programming in Python – investigating Rapid Application Development, using the world’s most popular programming languages for beginners.

Programming with Scratch – entry level coding using a drag and drop interface and using the latest well known webtool from MIT. Designing in 3D with AutoDesk – pupils designed 3D models on iPads and then arranged, laser-cut and assembled their creations.

Web App Prototyping using Balsamiq – using industry standard software to develop templates for their own website and app ideas.

Non-linear Stories using Twine - Twine is a tool for writing stories with multiple viewpoints and multiple endings; it uses simple markup language (like HTML) to format and publish the work as a webpage. Twine is in the press for disrupting traditional video game models and for empowering female voices in the gaming industry.

Soundtrack Design – using the latest Apple music recording software pupils recorded multi-track soundtracks to accompany popular video games.

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Interface Design using Makey Makey – using a series of simple tools pupils planned and designed new ways for people to interact with and control their computers.

Bringing the Periodic Table to Life In 1869 Russian chemist, Dmitri Mendeleev, started the development of the periodic table, arranging chemical elements by atomic mass. Since then there have been many different iterations of this famous arrangement of chemical elements, organised on the basis of their atomic numbers, electron configurations and recurring chemical properties. However, few have aimed to bring the teaching of the periodic table to life.

Specially commissioned for the newly renovated Science Centre, and inspired by Theodore Gray, international selling author, the new College interactive periodic table is the first large-scale installation of its kind in Europe. The display presents hundreds of carefully curated objects,

Science Centre Opening On Monday 13 April, College welcomed Dr Max Whitby to officially open the newly renovated Science Centre.

Dr Whitby is founder of The Red, Green & Blue (RGB) Company and in the 1990s produced documentaries for the BBC’s flagship science series Horizon.

Over the last decade, RGB has worked in close partnership with Theodore Gray to develop a series of projects around science education, chemistry and particularly the periodic table

showing how elements are used in civilisation, as well as an interactive video display featuring experiments and demonstrations.

inspiring to see and hear students discussing various examples of elements and having thought-provoking conversations with each other.”

Isabella Mech, Head of Science, commented “This will be an invaluable teaching resource for all three sciences and highlights the links between Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Staff and students alike have been spending time peering into the boxes and one is constantly compelled to go back for another look."

Members of the College community, as well as members of the general public, have had the opportunity to be involved in the project by sponsoring an element and placing items of personal significance within each display cabinet.

Current examples include an Oxygen meter from a military aircraft, aluminium bicycle brakes, and a piece of iron barbed wire from WW2 trenches.

Elements are still available; for more information and to sponsor an element, please visit: www.cheltenhamcollege.org/ Sponsor-An-Element

When asked which was her favourite element, Isabella replied "My favourite element is Carbon; being a biologist this particular element is the basis of all life. This element has particular significance to College as the piece of exhibited coal has been taken from Christowe and is thought to be in excess of 40 years old. Coal's versatility allows for a huge array of organic molecules to be built with the addition of other elements and numerous bonds. The pupils' reaction has been overwhelmingly positive and it has been of elements. This fruitful collaboration has led to the formation of two new companies: in 2010 the app developer and publisher Touchpress Ltd and in 2014 RGB Research Ltd, which is dedicated to the creation of the world’s most beautiful periodic table displays, the Cheltenham College Periodic Table being a fine example of this. RGB projects have received four BAFTA nominations and the company has won two BAFTA Awards (for birdguides.com and for DNA Interactive).

During this well-attended opening event, guests had the chance to explore the new facilities and observe pupil-led demonstrations and experiments. Following the tours Dr Whitby gave a modest address, explaining a little about the landmark periodic table situated in the foyer of the Science Centre, before declaring

the Science Centre officially open, much to the delight of all involved.

Speaking after the event, Dr Max Whitby said: “It was an honour and a pleasure to open the new science centre at Cheltenham College. We are delighted to have created the periodic table that will welcome generations of students passing through this beautifully refurbished building. The spectacular display combines art with science, presenting the greatest organising principle of Chemistry; I hope it will inspire many future scientists.”

We would like to thank Dr Whitby for, not only opening the Science Centre, but providing College with a truly inspirational periodic table that will evolve as technologies progress.

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Ou r Day Out This Spring Westal and Southwood came together to perform the well-known play by Willy Russell entitled 'Our Day Out'. It is a comedi c play about two teachers with conflicting views about the way educati on works, who decide to embark on a day out with the children from their school.

I took part in the play and played the role of Mrs Kay, who is the education al 'enemy’ of Mr Briggs, played by Sixth Form student Eric Robinson (U6, S). The directors of the play, Aiim Kopbayeva (L6, W) and Louis Taylor-Baggs (U6, S) were both amazingl y dedicated to the production. The play was a great success with Amy Small (5th, W) describing it as 'refreshingly humorous with great actors and actresses that made the play enjoyable for people of all ages'. The cast was incredibly dedicated and, miraculou sly, we all managed to remember our lines!

I am really proud to have been a part of such a great play that was put together in only three weeks. Overall this has been such a great experience; one that I will never forget!

Ankita Mediratta (5th, W)

DID YOU KNOW?

At the start of World War 2, College had to move to Shrewsb ury School. The bo ys of one school had lessons in the morni ng and games in the aft ernoon while the others worked the other way round.

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During the Spring Term, Cheltenham College hosted their 10th Annual Variety Show in aid of the Bradet Residential School in Romania, the Gogar Primary School in Kenya and The Shamrock School in Nepal.

The cast featured over 40 very talented students, from every year group, showcasing a diverse range of skills, from dance to music, comedy to magic. Pupils were superbly led by presenters and directors, Darcey Edwards (U6, Q) and Boo Bruce-Smith (U6, Q), who both were delighted to finally take the helm after performing in the show for the last four years. A particular highlight of the evening was the vast array of dance acts on show, including contemporary, hip hop and ballet.

Sian McBride, Director of Drama commented: “The show offers an amazing opportunity for pupils of all ages to showcase their skills, whilst raising money for great causes. Many of our acts have been to the Bradet School and have seen the amazing work their efforts support ”.

The show was performed over three nights to a combined audience of nearly 800, pupils, staff and parents. All money raised will help to support the children in the three wonderful schools. This year College hope the money raised will buy flood-lights for the grounds at Bradet and raincoats and shoes for every child there.

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College Rowers meet Olympic Hero Katherine Grainger On the last day of a very successful Easter training camp at Eton Dorney the Girls’ 1st IV had the pleasure of meeting, for many their hero, Olympian Katherine Grainger. Katherine very kindly spent some time talking to the rowers about her achievements and discussed the girls’ aims for the coming summer season.

Girls’ Captain of Rowing Georgina O’Reilly (U6, Ch) said “It was amazing to meet Katherine, she is a hero of mine and an inspiration to all of us in the Boat Club.

She was so friendly and it was incredible to hear her talk about her experiences at London 2012.”

Photo left to right - Bea Martin-Harrington (U6, Q), Georgina O’Reilly (U6, Ch), Amalie Dons (5th, Q), Katherine Grainger, Freddie White (4th, BH), Ms Gordon (Rowing Coach).

Netball Festival This Spring Term, College hosted the first Netball Festival for Year 5 prep school pupils. Four schools took part: Abberley Hall, Cheltenham Prep, Richard Pates and St Hugh's. The girls participated in four workshops focusing on shooting, defence, passing and SAQ (Speed, Agility and Quickness). The workshops consisted of a number of coaching styles and each school was accompanied by one of College’s 1st VII netball players. The schools finished the morning taking part in some fun invasion games before ending with mixed-school matches.

In the afternoon the prep schools were back in the Sports Hall to watch the Cheltenham College 1st VII play Wales U17 in a very competitive match.

Poppy Hoskins, Head of Netball at College commented: “College played some of their best netball to date with some exceptional turnovers from Anne-Marie Bowring (L6, Q) and the defensive circle duo of Charlotte Woodman (U6, Q) and Fran Ball (U6, Ch). Our attacking players had a tough game with strong defence from Wales taking the ball from us as we tried to penetrate the attacking circle. This meant that we struggled to convert our chances at goal and allowed Wales to take the lead. A fantastic experience for all who played and a performance which was not represented by the final score of 44-14 to Wales.”

Boo Bruce-Smith (U6, Q) said: “The whole day was a great success. I loved spending time with the younger netball girls teaching them skills that I’ve learnt. Playing against Wales is a definite highlight of my time at College and I think the whole team really came together.”

Making History On Tuesday 26 February the Cheltenham College Rackets Club held their inaugural Girls' Rackets fixture against Haileybury College, featuring three girls: Bella Perry (U6, A), Charlotte Woodman (U6, Q) and Catch Brown (U6, Q).

Not only did this represent the first girls' match in the history of College but also showed how committed to the sport they have been over the two terms.

Although the match resulted in a 2-1 defeat (8-15, 15-12, 10-15) against Haileybury who had more match experience, this was a great start and something the Club will look to build upon in future seasons.

I'm very proud of the U6 girls not only for their efforts and enthusiasm but also their attitude and I hope this will encourage other girls alike to keep playing.

Mark Briers, Rackets Professional

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National Public Schools Singles The Value of Nutrition Competitions, Queen’s Club Eighteen of College’s Rackets players were selected to compete in the National Public Schools Singles Competitions at Queen’s Club at the end of a busy term of rackets.

the game; however, the dogged Harrovian battled and secured the second game 15-12. The third game was a scrappier affair and was won by Jamie Jordache (Harrow) 15-10. It was a super effort by Jamie, and he is our first Singles finalist at Queen’s since Alex Duncliffe and Lily Owen in 2012.

Unseeded Jamie Jamieson-Black (U6, H) reached the final of The Renny Cup - the senior Singles competition - knocking out a number of seeds on the way, including the number one seed George Key (U6, H) in the quarter-finals. The competition, open to 70 of the country’s senior schoolboy rackets players, was a close one, and Jamie’s game in the final was no exception.

A very close first game, with both boys rallying patiently and it consistently came down to serving in the end. Despite having game point, Jamie unfortunately lost out 16-17. The second game was also close, and Jamie, at his best, was dominating

Karl Cook, Head of Sport

Continuing a strong reputation for inspirational and informative sports lectures, this term College welcomed James Hudson, current Gloucester Rugby player and Sports Nutritionist.

James spoke to our Talented Athlete Programme (TAP) members, Sports Scholars and Exhibitioners as well as the Sports Science group, with a particular focus on Sports Nutrition.

Topics covered included preparation and recovery; he also dispelled a number of myths regarding diet and fluids. James spoke at length regarding the value of nutrition for children and particularly focused on foods to ensure healthy growth and development as young teens.

Gloucestershire School Games This Spring Cheltenham College hosted the launch of the Gloucestershire School Games in the Sports Hall and welcomed Rio 2016 Paralympic hopeful Andy Lewis. Thanks must go to Andy, who gave a fantastic motivational speech to the primary and secondary school children in attendance.

British GT Championships U15 Lady Taverners Cheltenham College Ladies U15 cricket squad win The Lady Taverners Indoor County Cup Final.

Cheltenham College hosted the U15 Lady Taverners County Cup on Thursday 19 March.

The competition included 6 teams, all competing to become County Champions and earn the right to move forward to the South West Regional Final.

College’s U15 Ladies squad put in two strong performances in their pool games ensuring wins in both matches thus securing a place in the Final against Stroud High School. College fielded first in the final and restricted Stroud to 65 runs from their seven overs, this was largely due to an outstanding display of bowling and fielding. In return, College timed their innings to perfection and reached their target with three balls to spare.

Winning the competition was well deserved for this talented squad of players who have trained hard all winter and have shown a great deal of effort and commitment to improving their skills.

Each player made a valuable contribution at some point during the tournament but it was their strength as a team that brought them success. Well done and good luck for the Regional Final in April.

Matthew Walton, Cricket Coach

Jamie Chadwick (L6, Ch) has confirmed that she will be competing in the British GT Championships in an Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 car with Beechedean Aston Martin Racing this season.

Jamie has been working on this since she tested the car at Donington in November.

Jamie commented, “The Aston Martin is a really beautiful car and it’s really nice to drive too - very smooth and even quite comfortable, which suits my driving style.”

This is the car and team combination that won last year’s CT4 Championships, so there are definitely high expectations for Jamie this year.

The season started at Oulton Park in Cheshire on the Easter weekend.

We wish Jamie well and will follow her progress during the season.

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Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens

The second day saw College drawn in a pool with Bedford Modern School and King Edward's School, (KES) Bath; with the winners of each pool, plus the best runner-up progressing to the semi-final pools.

On the first day of the Annual Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens tournament, College topped their group beating Worksop 28-26 with the last kick of the game. They also beat Ardingly and RGS Guildford with relative ease to set up a 'winner takes all' game, against Royal Hospital School (RHS).

In a close game, RHS looked very strong in the first half. College didn’t roll over and hit back in a sublime second half display to top the group 31-15.

A tough first game was in store against Bedford, who had already had a convincing win over KES Bath. A couple of key decisions against College meant Bedford won 17-5. During the game against KES Bath, Ludo Millar (U6, BH) had his best game of the tournament and Christian Johnson (U6, L) provided power in the middle. The dynamic duo of George Key (U6, H) and Dan Beachus (L6, BH) tormented KES Bath with their pace and incredible footwork, and were the main reason College ran out 41-0 winners.

The qualifying game, to determine whether College competed in the Cup or Plate, was against Felsted School. College was in control throughout, eventually running out 38-12 winners.

Head of the River Four College crews competed at this year's Schools’ Head race in late March.

The 1st VIII had a good row despite limited practice time in the build up to the race and got the best out of themselves enjoying a long tussle with Kingston Grammar School around the Hammersmith bend to finish 15th in the 1st VIIIs category.

From beginning to end, the squad played superbly, managing to take College to our first semi final since winning the tournament in 2004. George Key was awarded full colours, and Ludo Millar was awarded half colours for outstanding performances over the two days.

In the semi-final pools Tonbridge beat Seaford 33-17 so College’s game was effectively a mini final.

College started stronger but Tonbridge took an unassailable lead. As Tonbridge were in the final, Seaford and College approached the next game in a relaxed fashion. It was a high scoring affair with Seaford eventually winning 31-26.

a place in the final (top 6) at the National Schools' Regatta in May. The 2nd VIII came together late as a crew but showed good technical improvement and

produced a solid performance in a tough category.

Finally the J15 A VIII finished 15th in their event and despite their inexperience show considerable promise for the future.

The girls' top crew this year was a IV+. They continued their progress through the season to finish 11th in their event and now aim to achieve

SUPA Girls' Arena Polo Championships This Spring Term College took part in the SUPA Girls’ Arena Polo Championships at Longdole Polo Club.

College entered one team in each of the three divisions. The Novice team of Isabella Firth (L6, W) and Ginny Hamilton Barns (U6, W) was joined by Pip Froud (OC) after a last minute drop-out. The team played well drawing their first two chukkas against St Swithun’s and narrowly losing the final chukka 2-1 to come runners-up.

The intermediate division was extremely strong with the College team of Alicia Williams (L6, Ch), Harriet White (5th, Ch) and Joanna White (5th, Ch) getting off to a flying start against Wellington B with a 4-1 victory. A second win improved their chances and the girls were stretched in the final chukka against Marlborough losing by one goal; however, they won the division on superior goal difference.

Minty Lawson-Smith (L6, Ch) was joined in the Open section by Tamara Gibbons (Cheltenham Ladies College) and Rosanna Turk - sister of Charlie Turk (4th, NH). The first game was against eventual champions Wellington who played very skilfully and won the chukka. The team upped their game to win the next two and finished the tournament as runners-up.

U16 Boys Gloucestershire Schools’ Golf Championship Harrison Ottley-Woodd (4th, L) has won the U16 Boys Gloucestershire Schools’ Golf Championship at Tewkesbury Park. He will now go through to represent Gloucestershire for College at the U16 National Finals in July.

Harrison was also third overall in the U18 division, just one shot behind the winner and has qualified to represent Gloucestershire in the South West Regional Championships for College on 25 May; he hopes to progress to the U18 National Schools’ Championships to be held in June.

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Reverend Richard Coles On Sunday 15 March Reverend Richard Coles visited Chapel, delivering an insightful extended interview interspersed with hymns and prayers.

The evening concluded with pupils having the opportunity to ask questions in an informal Q&A session.

Richard Coles was part of the pop group The Communards in the 1980s. More recently he is better known as the voice of Radio 4’s Saturday morning show, Saturday Live.

The Davies & Partners Solicitors InterSchool Debating Competition On Tuesday 3 February, Cheltenham College hosted the opening round of The Davies & Partners’ Gloucestershire Inter-School Debating Competition. Three motions were debated.

1. This House believes that the UK should follow Scotland and vote to stay in the European Union to continue to enjoy all the benefits the European Union brings.

2. This House believes that freedom of speech must be qualified by legislation and the courts, if it is to be justified within our society.

Bach’s St John Passion On Sunday 1 March, College’s Chamber Choir, College teachers, professional soloists, and an orchestra made up of College pupils and professional instrumentalists came together to perform Bach’s St John Passion in Chapel.

St John Passion tells the story of the journey that led to the crucifixion of Jesus, an inspirational new perspective on this well-known story.

Lasting 2.5 hours, the performance required a great deal of commitment from everyone involved.

We are especially proud of our two main College

12 Angry Men On Thursday 5 March, Christowe Fourth Form travelled to the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham to watch the evening performance of Reginald Rose’s teleplay, 12 Angry Men. The stage version, which had formerly been running until June 2014 in the Garrick Theatre in London’s West End graced the stage in Cheltenham, running for just one week.

One of the show’s main attractions was the actor Tom Conti, best known, perhaps, for his performances in Shirley Valentine, Merry Christmas,

soloists Freddie Foster (5th, NH), who played the role of Jesus, and Matt Finan (U6, S), who played the role of Pontius Pilate. Preparing and performing with immense dedication, they both did amazingly well and could not be distinguished from the professionals.

Many congratulations must go to Mr McKee for his dedication in directing this challenging piece; it was a wonderful and challenging opportunity for College musicians - a night to be remembered.

Ankita Mediratta (5th, W)

3. And featuring a College Team for the Opposition … This House believes that if you are old enough at 16 to marry and join the army, you should have the right to vote at 16 as well.

Cheltenham College was represented by Harry Ferris (L6, N) and Anne-Marie Bowring (L6, Q). Despite a compelling argument put forth by Harry, and a riveting rebuttal and summary speech by Anne-Marie, it was not quite enough in the face of stiff opposition, and the College team narrowly missed out on progressing to the next round.

The event was hosted, chaired and timed entirely by members of the College’s own Debating Society: Antonia Stuckey (L6, Q), Matthew Chye (L6, N) and Jack McClure (4th, L). It was a night of enthralling back-and -forth debating between the teams who all performed admirably.

Mr Lawrence, Reuben, Reuben and Whose Life is it Anyway?

The show is pretty electric, charged with tension and twists from the off, as 12 cantankerous and disparate jurors are brought together to decide the fate of a youth charged with the murder of his father. Set in the United States and in one claustrophobic interior, the alleged assailant’s sentence hangs in the balance as the jurors’ opinions oscillate, reaching fever pitch in the final denouement.

Due to a personal affinity with the actor, Mr Nelson and the Christowe Fourth Form were able to meet Tom Conti after the show. It was a super experience for the students and one I imagine they won’t forget in a hurry.

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Impressions - College Print Exhibition Following the success of this year’s Cheltenham Prep Print Workshop, Cheltenham College combined with The Prep, local schools and IMPRESS Gloucester to host an annual print exhibition showcasing artistic talent.

Held in the White Gallery, Juliet Wallace-Mason, Head of Art commented: “This is a fantastic event.

It provides the opportunity for pupils of all ages, across College and The Prep to exhibit in an inspiring, modern space alongside talented professional artists. The quality and variety of the work has been really impressive and brought the space to life. This presents a wonderful opportunity to invite local schools, as well as the local community, to The White Gallery, many visiting for the first time.”

DID YOU KNOW?

College boys wore ‘collegers’ (mortar boards with cerise tassels) until 1965.

Thomas Pickernell (OC) rode in the Gr and National 16 times an d won it 3 times.

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Annual Staff Exhibition On Thursday 15 January, College hosted the 2nd Annual Staff Exhibition, celebrating the diversity of creative talent from within the staff body at Cheltenham Prep and Cheltenham College. Nearly all departments were represented exhibiting work covering a variety of media from photography to print, textiles to sculpture.

The exhibition taking place in The White Gallery also featured the wonderful work of John Baker, recent retiree from The Prep and talented watercolour artist.

Juliet added “John’s expressive watercolour scenes are truly captivating and proved to be a fitting centrepiece.”

Juliet Wallace-Mason, Head of Art commented: “The standard of work and support has been amazing. I think everyone really enjoyed taking part, some enthused from last years exhibition and others exhibiting for the first time.”

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The ARTiculation Prize Rhetoric is, historically, one of the artes liberale, and has formerly been recognised as a subject or skill that in classical antiquity was considered essential for a free person to know in order to take an active part in civic life.

Similarly, under the auspices of the studia humanitatis, 15th century Italian Humanists cite the skill of rhetoric to denote secular literary and scholarly activity. It is almost a prerequisite art form in the eyes of employers these days; confident presentation skills instil a sense of belief in the employee.

The ARTiculation Prize is a nationally acclaimed annual event established by The Roche Court Educational Trust (Salisbury) designed to promote the appreciation and discussion of art. The competition seeks to engage Sixth Form students with art and to develop their confidence and ability to express their opinions, thoughts and conclusions. Each student is invited to deliver a presentation on a work of art of their choice. Adjudicators are asked to assess each presentation as a whole, looking at content, structure and delivery. This year, Dan Lee (U6, NH) gained second place in the competition in Bristol with his presentation on the extent to which Boccioni’s Unique Forms of Continuity in Space reflects the ideologies and beliefs of the Futurist movement. Olympia Olympitis (U6, Ch) was awarded third place in the competition for her presentation entitled ‘Mythology and Metamorphosis’ based on Bernini’s Apollo and Daphne sculpture. This served to showcase how adept our students are at communicating

effectively in public and within the confines of an academic setting.

In omnibus negotiis prius quam aggrediare, adhibenda est præparatio diligens.

In all matters before beginning a diligent preparation should be made.

From ‘The Art of Public Speaking’

by Marcus Tullius Cicero.

Similarly, in early March, our Classicists excelled at the annual Gloucestershire Classical Speaking Competition at Cheltenham Ladies’ College.

College won second and third places in the Junior Competition, with James Wheeler (3rd, S) and Evelyn Webb (3rd, Ch) coming third, and Robert Caesar (3rd, S) and Max Pemberton (3rd, H) in second place and a very respectable third place for Lurii Kovalev (L6, Xt) in the Senior Competition.

On the same day, many of us were then exposed to fascinating student-led talks on many Classical topics at the Classics Society. This illustrated just what secondary school education should be about: independent learning, presenting in front of peers, providing interesting intellectual stimulus and discussing academic matters with experienced subject specialists.

Nick Nelson, Head of History of Art

“My Inspiration” Lower Sixth Leadership Presentation Evening Strictly Come Dancing moved from Sunday evenings on BBC1 to the night of Friday 6 March at Cheltenham College.

Eight Lower Sixth students participated in the finals of the Leadership Programmes Public Speaking competition: My Inspiration.

Hosted by Sophie Caws (U6, Q), and judged

by Miss Brodigan, Mr Faulkner and Heads of School, Fran Ball (U6, Ch), and Ed Robbins (U6, L), the finalists delivered their presentation to a Third Form audience and fellow friends.

The wide variety of inspirations ranged from ‘Simplicity,’ to the jockey AP McCoy, and a family who survived the 2004 Indonesian Tsunami.

The prizes for best public speakers were announced as follows: first prize went to Isabelle Winstanley (L6, Q) for speaking on her grandfather’s inspirational rise from the arduous struggle of being a “Pit Boy”; Ashley Yu (L6, W) took second prize for her speech on Rosa Parks’ personal struggle to overcome racism; and third prize went to Katie Stanton (L6, A) for her original talk on the poem “You Can’t Be That”

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by Brian Patten and how it has inspired her to take a winding path to her future.

Despite some trembling hands and nervous stutters, the confidence and passion of all the

Lower Sixth students was incredibly admirable and certainly stirred the hearts of many others who will one day have to do the same.

Ashley Yu (L6, W)

Big Garden Birdwatch From the famous Antarctic explorer and ornithologist of our past, Old Cheltonian Edward Adrian Wilson (Day Boy, 1886-1891), to those of the present in the form of Mr Nelson, Housemaster of Christowe, and current pupil, Philip Edwards (5th, S), whose lovely pictures of birds are featured here, birds and birdlife are very important to College in many different ways.

College is therefore very happy to participate in the annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. In addition to the owl flying and falconry activities run by Mr Nelson as House activities, during the weekend 24-25 January, pupils charted the number and types of birds that they spotted and submitted their results.

In addition, pupils have also installed two nest boxes, one of which has been fitted with an infrared camera with a TV link-up so that pupils can follow family life inside the box first hand! Their results will be submitted with the help of the RSPB App.

Karina Lai (L6, Ch)

Meet the Head Gardener, Christine Croton Isabelle Winstanley (L6, Q) meets the new Head Gardener, Christine Croton and discusses her plans: Tell me a little about yourself and your experience.

I grew up near Stroud and memories of my early years are dominated by experiences of life in

the Cotswolds. One of my earliest recollections is of planting cabbages with my Grandfather, who, funnily enough, was the Head Gardener at Marling School. I have always loved the natural world, and went to university to study in ecology.

Ten years ago, I emigrated to Canada with my husband, where I decided to pick up a career in horticulture. I was lucky enough to get a job with a company called Paraspace Landscaping, which allowed me to learn numerous skills and earn at the same time! I returned to the UK in August 2014. As much as I liked Vancouver, England is my home, and my family are in the West Country.

What attracted you to the job of Head Gardener here at College?

Essentially, the job simply felt like a good fit for me. Every time I came into Cheltenham, and every time I passed College, I thought how wonderful the buildings and grounds are. Whilst in Vancouver, I would mention that I was from Gloucestershire and clients would ask me if I knew Cheltenham College. It is indeed a prestigious College, with lovely grounds; I see it as a landmark of Gloucestershire.

Give us an idea of your role within College.

At the moment I am working with apprentices and developing their skills. My team and I are devising work programmes for the maintenance of buildings. We have to account for variables such as the changing of the seasons and the weather. We are also coming up with ideas

for making College look beautiful, including updating a few of the older features of the grounds.

What plans do you have for the College grounds?

We have some very exciting plans for the lawn in front of Thirlestaine Long Gallery, we are looking to landscape the area into a place where students can study and relax outside during the summer months. At the moment, I’m getting a feel for College; any new developments have to be in keeping with the formality of the College architecture.

How do you balance caring for the environment with improving the look of the grounds?

Coming from an ecological background I do try to find ways of caring for the environment.

Overall, I think College does a pretty good job!

On my arrival, I was amazed to see jays in the College grounds, despite our urban location.

To be honest, if you have green space at all, that is of huge benefit to the environment.

On the whole, I try keep within the framework of formal gardens, but try to conserve nature where we can. For example, we have left some ivy growing in the Science Centre garden.

Throughout College, I believe that there are areas to be left for nature, just as there are areas to kept formal; it’s about getting a balance.

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Pedal Power Cheltenham College is delighted to team up with Cheltenham-based travel company, Abercrombie & Kent and international charity ‘Wheels for Change’ to support a life-changing community-based bike project in Zambia.

During the Easter break a shipping container was delivered to The Sports Centre and, with the generosity of the College Community as well as the local community, it was filled to the top with over 400 donated bikes ready to be shipped to Zambia, along with valuable tools, collapsible benches and folding chairs.

On arrival, in the village of Nakatindi, the container will be converted into a bike shop and repair facility, with local members of the community being trained in bicycle maintenance, business management and bookkeeping.

While for most of us in the UK, cycling is a leisure activity, in Zambia bikes can transform lives. A bike enables a healthcare worker to visit four times the number of patients in a day; it helps a mother to transport water from the well and get produce to market. With many students currently walking over 10km each way to get to school, bikes will not only enable them to spend more time on their studies, but also allow them to arrive with more energy for their school work.

For more information, visit: www.wheelsforchange.com

International Connection in Kerala, South India College has established a new and exciting partnership with a school in Kerala, South India. This project has been realised due to the work of Mr John Bland, parent of OC Dominic Bland (Hazelwell, 2005) and Vice Principal of Brook International School in Kerala. We have established a healthy dialogue with both the staff and students of this international establishment via Skype conferences and email interchange.

Blogs, video diaries and other means of social media will ensure this dialogue thrives, until such time as our students and I can visit Brook International. This will mark the beginning of a series of reciprocal exchange programmes, opening the door for, potentially, pupils, staff, gap students and postgraduates to sample what the Vice Principal hails as 'paradise'.

Nick Nelson, Christowe Housemaster

DID YOU KNOW?

An earthquake soon after the opening of College Chapel lef t cracks between the wall and the ce iling which are still visible – but no wo rse.

Shamrock School, Biology Nepal Olympiad This Spring Term College donated £5,500 to the Shamrock School in Nepal, in addition to an earlier donation of £2,500. The total of £8,000 (all made from our Cheltenham College Humanitarian Aid Projects fund) is enough to support staffing costs for an entire year and ensure the school remains open. College will also be sending representatives later in the year to assist with teaching and support.

Speaking following his initial tenure at the School, Gordon Busbridge (former member of staff) commented: “Everyone at The Shamrock School is so grateful for the wonderful donation, which will secure Shamrock for the next academic year, starting in May. The role of College and other donors is vital to the longer-term continuation of the school. The dedication of the children is incredible and it is vital that they get the right care and support to secure a brighter future.”

Competition

Twenty-six Cheltenham College pupils took part in the annual British Biology Olympiad Competition during the Spring Term, organised by the Society of Biology.

More than 6,000 students from schools and colleges across the UK take part in the competition. The competition consists of two very challenging papers that stretch participants beyond the A Level syllabus.

Students who achieve highly are awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze medals.

This year Hattie Bevan (U6, A) was awarded a Gold medal, scoring within the top 7% of the UK, and Marketa Stibalova (U6, Ch) came in the top 11% and was awarded a Silver medal; both fantastic achievements.

In addition, Matthew Finan (U6, S) and AnneMarie Bowring (L6, Q) were Highly Commended, and William Wong (U6, S) and Ethan DowlingMembrado (L6, L) were Commended.

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Upper College Society Have I Got News For You

On a dark evening in early March, students and teachers gathered to witness the coupling of three excellent academic papers on the topic of 'error' with an exclusive edition of Have I Got News For You. It proved a winning combination.

The papers by Antonia Stuckey (L6, Q), Bella Perry (U6, A) and Ashley Yu (L6, W) were informative and the speakers thoroughly engaging. Whilst all focused on ‘error’ as their main theme, topics ranged from the use of cannabis to the ‘craziness’ of great artists! The prize for best paper was awarded to Antonia, whose paper was entitled ‘Political Error’. She provided us with a great insight into the problem of growing voter disillusionment and was indeed a very worthy winner.

Solar Eclipse On Friday 20 March many parts of Northern Europe and the Arctic witnessed a total solar eclipse, a memorable and rare experience.

However, for College pupils sitting in Chapel during the Passiontide Service it was particularly dramatic as the light faded.

A film containing the full 40 minute service, condensed into 30 seconds, can be viewed on the College website, highlighting the full effect of the eclipse. Pease visit: http://www.cheltenhamcollege.org/ Passiontide-Service-Solar-Eclipse Following the service pupils made a prompt exit and, with the aid of pinhole projectors, were able to witness this great phenomenon. Despite cloudy skies, the eclipse was clear for all to see.

Although all three papers prompted a lively storm of questions from the floor, the winning question addressed voting online. In the second half of the evening, Ed Robbins (U6, L) hosted Have I Got News For You? It triggered a riot of laughter and applause. Special mention must go to Cameron Campbell (U6, L) and Eric Robinson (U6, S), who were voted the funniest team. Their quips regarding Ed Miliband, Vladimir Putin and Boris Johnson were indeed hilarious. Thanks must also go to Dr Samuel, who organised the meeting, and Dr Plint, our judge for the evening.

Isabelle Winstanley (L6, Q)

Gloucestershire Nightstop During the end of term Headmaster's Assembly, Bethan Morris (U6, Q) presented a cheque for £4,500 to Christopher Doran and Ciaran Murphy from Gloucestershire Nightstop. This donation was raised in addition to £12,000 raised during the Prefects' 24 Hour event through sales of t-shirts and the Sunday Fair.

Speaking after the assembly, Ciaran Murphy from Gloucestershire Nightstop commented: “We were delighted when Cheltenham College selected us as their chosen charity. When we heard of the plans for a sleep out and 24-hour marathon we were impressed. We know there are many good causes out there and it means a great deal for us to be chosen. When the donations started to come in our delight turned to amazement; this is by far the largest donation we have ever received. Your money will make a huge difference and will be used for the installation of showering facilities in the main offices, allowing young homeless people to wash and change in comfort and will also provide an education and information project, delivering sessions in clubs, groups and schools around homelessness and

particularly homelessness prevention. Your welcome support will not only be a significant contribution to those in the throes of homelessness, it will also help some young people to avoid homelessness. On behalf of everyone associated with Gloucestershire Nightstop and the Gloucestershire Community Foundation that brought us together, we offer our sincere thanks for your amazing donation.”

World Book Day After a hard fought battle the Chandos Third Form team triumphed over a Boyne House team James Burden, Alfie Weston, Henry Parsons and Captain Nick Hill courtesy of Chloe Degnan, Jilly Woodward, Kaelan O’Toole and Captain Abigail Aitken.

They won by 185 points to 160, the equivalent of one question (a starter and the subsequent 3 bonus questions). Hugo Bailey (3rd, BH) won the fancy dress competition, wearing a robber's outfit inspired by Allan Ahlberg's best-selling picture book 'Cops and Robbers'. Many thanks to our Quizmaster Tom Dowley (U6, L), Mr Gibson for the buzzers and Mr Dawson and Mr Conner for presenting the prizes.

Ginette Doyle, College Librarian

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Fishing for Forces On Tuesday 10 March sixteen staff and students were fortunate enough to enjoy a glorious afternoon of fly-fishing at Manningford Lake with the charity Fishing For Forces.

In November 2009 Lt Will Davies wrote ‘A Letter From Helmand’ to Trout & Salmon magazine, wonderfully articulating his thoughts that days on the riverbank were a great mental restorer in the somewhat fraught circumstances he was dealing with. Bill Howells subsequently established the charity and uses fly-fishing as a vehicle for helping soldiers suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

The College teams were treated to three hours of one-to-one fly fishing tuition, a fly tying demonstration and a total of 31 trout returned to the boarding houses, ready for a BBQ later in the year.

Everyone successfully hooked at least one fish, however particular mention must go to Willie Weston (U6, BH) for the biggest catch of the day and to Beth Adams (5th, A) for the largest bag.

Fly-fishing guru Charles Jardine, who supports the Countryside Alliance’s Fishing For Schools campaign, awarded their prizes.

Huge thanks must go to Lt-Col Richard Thorpe, Chairman of Army Angling, for organising the day and for enthusing the next generation of anglers, and Bill Howells, Charles Jardine and all of the instructors who gave so willingly their time, patience and humour.

Richard Penny, Boyne House Housemaster

STEM Day On Saturday 7 March, all Fourth Form pupils were given a valuable opportunity to gain an insight into several STEM Professions. Each pupil was asked to choose three STEM Professions of potential career interest.

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valuable time - a Paramedic, Vet, Veterinary Nurse, Dentist, Sports Scientist, Biochemist, Occupational Therapist, Eye Surgeon, Medical Student, Engineer and GP. Each 35 minute talk focused on a-day-in-thelife of their work, discussing relevant qualifications, work experience required and the general personal attributes required to be happy and successful in their chosen workplace.

The morning began with a presentation from Jim Elliot (OC), a Marine Engineer, who talked about the tremendous ongoing advances in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and the current career paths available within the world of Science, encouraging us all to use this opportunity.

Each speaker was an excellent ambassador for their career and the talks were extremely informative. There was every chance for questions to be answered by the speakers and many of us felt inspired and motivated to keep our potential STEM careers as an exciting possibility.

It was particularly helpful to be given this opportunity to hear about such a variety of rewarding careers, all in one morning.

We would all like to thank each STEM professional very much indeed for their purposeful and enthusiastic introduction to their careers and working life. Also, many thanks to the College Science Department for organising this very useful and interesting morning for us.

Olivia Talbot Rice (4th, A)

Sword of Honour Parade On Wednesday 11 March over 250 cadets from Cheltenham College CCF were on show for the annual Sword of Honour Parade, where prizes are awarded to those who have contributed the most over the preceding year.

The Inspecting Officer this year was Col Hugh Bodington LVO MBE (late Welsh Guards) who is Chief of Staff London District.

The cadets were fantastically smart and disciplined and for many it was their first parade.

The College Colours and prizes were awarded as follows:

The Adjutant's Cup

Cadet Will Jury-Simpson (5th, BH)

The Nelson Bust Cadet Petty Officer Jack Forrester (U6, BH)

Anthony Nash Sword of Honour Cadet Coxwain Phoebe Mathews (U6, A)

Rifles Silver Bugle Cadet Warrant Officer Class 2 Humphrey Bodington (U6, BH)

Rifles Sword of Honour

The Band of the Royal Logistic Corps throughout the evening entertained the cadets, staff and parents, and special thanks must go to the College Catering team and the L6 cadets who gave up their evening to help wait on our guests.

Richard Penny, Contingent Commander CCF

Cadet Colour Serjeant Freddie Watson (U6, H)

Battle of Britain Trophy Cadet Corporal Alex Grutter (L6, Xt)

The RGBW Sword of Honour Cadet Warrant Officer Class 1 Jack Grimwade (U6, NH) The Sword of Honour and Leavers’ Dinner Night followed the presentation of the awards, where Colonel Hugh Bodington and WO1 Jack Grimwade made entertaining and thoughtful speeches reflecting on service and sacrifice.

DID YOU KNOW?

Cheltenham College Rifle Corps was enrolled in 1862 an d the boys designe d their own uniform.

The first College rug by teams had 20 pla yers and every school ha d its own rules.

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Update from the Development Office This Summer Term, we continue our phased improvement of facilities in College, not to spend money for the sake of it, but to enable us to provide the best education we can, with pupil-orientated gains always at the heart of what we are trying to achieve.

Over the last 5 years, College has invested over £11 million to improve and develop its estate. Over £4 million of that investment has been made possible through generous donations from Old Cheltonians and parents and we are very grateful for all the support received.

Please contact Christiane Dickens, Development Director, on 01242 706815 or email c.dickens@cheltenhamcollege.org if you would like to get involved.

We are also always keen to show some of our recent developments to parents so please contact Christiane to arrange a tour.

We have now turned our focus towards improving our Sports facilities and have resurfaced Linton Astro, as well as the tennis courts, during the Easter break. Cotswold Astro will be resurfaced during the Summer Term. We are grateful for any support received and are also still fundraising to improve Rowing facilities at College and the Sports Hall extension.

We still have just over £300,000 left in our matching fund, enabling us to match any gift received £ for £ up to a total value of £300,000.

School Archivists’ Training Day “An informative, relevant and enjoyable Training Day.” Those are the words of a delegate attending the Regional School Archivists’ Group Training

Day organised annually by College Archives. This year 23 people attended representing schools from Birmingham to Cardiff and Reading to Sherborne, as well as our neighbours at Dean Close School and The Cheltenham Ladies’ College. The format alternates between an expert speaker to lead the day on a particular subject, and self-help discussions on relevant topics, as was the case this year.

Various members had faced some sort of crisis so we considered ‘Crisis Management’. Not just fire and flood (though they were included), but how to cope with more likely scenarios such us being told there is no longer any money for archives, archives are to be subsumed into school departments not understanding the role of archives, or storage rooms being needed for something else.

Dates of Summer Term 2015 Start of Term: 20.00 Monday 13 April Exeat: 12.10 Saturday 2 May - (between 18.00 - 21.00) Monday 4 May Half Term: 16.30 Saturday 23 May - (between 18.00 - 21.00) Monday 1 June

People found it very encouraging to share problems and learn from each other, realising that, although we work on our own, we are not alone, we all face similar problems. As another delegate said “I came away with lots to think about”.

If you would like to find out more about archives and their role in this pivotal centenary period, please contact Christine Leighton, College Archivist at c.leighton@cheltenhamcollege.org.

Christine Leighton, College Archivist

DID YOU KNOW?

There was once a san dcastle room at College where budd ing military enginee rs could learn to build for tifications.

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End of Term: 12.30 Saturday 27 June

Andrew Hussey, Editor

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