Nurturing Individual Talent

Jennifer Yang (N L6) was invited to Oxford following submission of her essay to the John Locke Essay Competition: ‘Should we judge those from the past using standards of today? How would future historians judge us?’ She was also named as the Junior Winner of the 2021 Orwell Youth Prize from the Orwell Foundation, with her creative writing essay ‘On Keeping a Time Capsule’ described by the judges as ‘an incredibly memorable and thought-provoking piece’. As part of her prize, Jennifer was invited to attend the Orwell Lecture, delivered by Ian McEwan, and to collaborate with the Orwell Foundation on a new creative writing e-magazine.

Robert Tombs (Sc U6) achieved a Gold Award in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Chemistry Olympiad. He and Rory Millard (B U6) qualified for Round 2 of the British Physics Olympiad, only the second time this has happened at Oundle in the past decade.

Aditi Kailas (D U6) was awarded runnerup of the Professor Oriana Bandiera Prize in the 2021 LSE SU Economics Essay Competition for her response to ‘Who if anyone do you think within society should be responsible for improving inequalities?’

Paul D’Souza (Sc U6) qualified for the elite age group in the Oxford University Coding Challenge, open only to the top 10% of the Bebras Challenge. Paul was one of only 19 across the UK to score top marks.

Iona Morgan (D 5) as Chair, George Fothergill (B 5) as Speaker, and Robert Foskett (L 5) as Questioner were the first ever Oundle team to win the 2022 Grand Final of the English Speaking Union (ESU), hosted by Churchill College, Cambridge.

Charlotte Finney (D U6) was awarded the Sandi Russell Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship to St Chad’s College, Durham where she has a place to read Combined Honours in Social Sciences.

Rory Millard (B U6) was awarded the prestigious Nicholson Engineering Award for his self-initiated ambitious project of ‘Implementing a Method for SelfStabilising Bodies in a Model Rocket’.

Trivium

Timetabled for all Third Formers, Trivium expands pupils’ horizons by introducing them to areas of academic interest beyond the curriculum. It is also a chance for teachers to share their own specialisms, with pupils rotating through topics over the year. Supplementary day trips to museums, art galleries, botanical gardens and historical sites mirror the eclectic mix of lessons. This year, an inaugural Connections Projects Evening gave pupils a chance to showcase their most creative work.

Courses included:

● Memory

● Genius

● Protest songs

● Impressionism

● Chinese architecture

● The Olympic Games.