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Merit System
Left to right: Anna Kempe, Alys Marr, Charlie Barnfather, Maitie Wright (all of No.3)
“There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise,” said Roger Ascham. Our experience at Malvern is just this, that praise is vital in encouraging pupils to want to make the effort to meet the targets they set for themselves both academically and in many other areas. A new reward system at Malvern now officially acknowledges nonacademic as well as academic positive behaviour. The former can be for effort, team spirit, foresight, helpfulness, or in consideration for others or, for example, contributing to the community in general, and the latter is acknowledged by the awarding of Commendations or Merits at the appropriate level of academic achievement. A pupil may gain Merits alone to gain a reward, or can be rewarded for a combination of Merits and Commendations. At the end of the academic year, the Headmaster hosts a Cena Meritorium for the fifty pupils who have achieved the highest number of merits over the year. Pupils in all year groups have received the new rewards system warmly and staff enjoy having the opportunity to officially acknowledge their good behaviour. A good outcome for all.
Left to right: George Eldridge (No.9) and Julien Weiss (No.9) with Henry
Sarah Angus, Deputy Head: Pastoral
Vincent Hoursch – a young man with a bright future!
When Vincent first arrived at Malvern College he felt that his future might lie in Finance Management. Everything seemed to be going to plan but when he started working on a few ideas for his Design and Technology IB course the proverbial spanner was cast into the works. His major contemporary design project was to combine light and message making to convey conceptual puns. This has enormous potential for future applications and he has already been approached to reproduce his design. Vincent’s passion for design was well and truly ignited at Malvern and, it seems, there is no stopping him. He is now studying Product Design at St Martin’s College, University of the Arts, London and we expect great things of him in the future. Darren Stokes, Head of Design & Technology
Joanna’s well
Sixth Form pupil Joanna Gibb (No.3) has relocated a lost water feature for the Malvern Spa Association. She remembered that the well was in the grounds of Hillstone, her old school. “We all knew it was there”, says Joanna, “but we were forbidden from going near it as it posed a danger to us. Now it is very nice to know that we have preserved a piece of Malvern’s history in re-establishing this well on the lists held by the Association.” The water feature will be restored and will be named in Joanna’s honour.