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English at St Columba’s
It is said that “a reader lives a thousand lives before he dies… the man who never reads lives only one”. Here at St Columba’s, we relish the opportunity to expand our students’ understanding of the world, enjoying a wide variety of novels, drama and poetry that cover different cultures, times, perspectives and ideas. We also encourage our students to develop their own creativity through reading, writing and speaking. Our vision for Forms 1-3 is to develop insightful and confident readers, assured speakers, sensitive listeners and creative and versatile writers. We read a range of great world literature from Shakespeare to Armitage, from plays to poetry to novels. We are supported in this by our fantastic library, with knowledgeable staff who are on hand to encourage and make informed recommendations to all our students.
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Public speaking competition - Grant, Form 3
I really enjoy how we can all share our ideas, listen to other people’s ideas and develop other people’s ideas in group discussions without anyone judging you. - Ben Edwards, Form 3 Every Friday, the school takes part in ‘Drop Everything and Read’. Students are encouraged to develop their own narrative voice through creative writing and become confident speakers, which culminates in a House public speaking competition for each year group. Forms 1-3 took part in the Inter-House Public Speaking Competition virtually this year - Josh, Form 3
In Forms 4 and 5 for the Language and Literature iGCSEs we carefully choose texts that are accessible and engaging, but also offer a suitable degree of challenge. We are very proud of the All English teachers are kind results our students and good listeners. achieve, but more - Lorenzo Delcore, Form 1 importantly of the knowledge and passion for English they have acquired by the time they finish Form 5. English Literature A Level offers the chance to read some of the greatest works of the literary canon. They visit other worlds vicariously, live other lives, and experience and debate the struggles of humanity. By the end of the course students have developed a range of transferable skills, such as the ability to research, analyse critically, craft an argument and to communicate persuasively and clearly. No wonder English Literature A level is looked on
so favourably by universities!
Studying GCSE and A Level English has nurtured my passion for literature, developing my critical thinking skills which has encouraged deep analytical thought on every word I read and write. - Alistaire Welch, A Level English Literature student
Drama
We are very pleased to have Mr Dameon Garnett join St Columba’s College this year as our new subject leader for Drama. He is an experienced Drama teacher and playwright, and has exciting ideas for both curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for our students. We are very proud of Form 3 student Ben Edwards, who performed as Friedrich Von Trap in Bill Kenwright’s UK and Ireland tour of ‘The Sound of Music’ earlier this year. Although the tour was sadly cut short in March due to the Coronavirus, Ben should be commended for juggling schoolwork, rehearsing and performing at numerous national theatres alongside West End professionals.
Form 3 student Ben Edwards performed in ‘The Sound of Music’
Beyond the Classroom
The department supports many opportunities for extra-curricular activities, whether it is theatre trips, author visits, lecture days, LAMDA lessons, public speaking workshops or creative writing club, we encourage our students to appreciate how English fits into the wider world and broaden their perspectives.
Author Ali Sparkes gave a talk to Forms 1 and 2 St Columba’s hosted the St Albans Schools Book Awards, where author Susan Nielson visited the school
In March, we had Talk the Talk come in to help us develop our presentation skills. It gave everyone a variety of new or improved skills and helped to build our confidence. We participated in many fun, skill-building activities which helped us all to feel relaxed in a ‘scary’ setting of having to speak in front of others. It was a brilliant day! - Louis Williams, Form 3
Exploring the World
The Geography Department is a busy and thriving hub within the College. We study a range of traditional topics such as glaciation and settlement, whilst including more contemporary units such as plastic pollution and climate change. Students learn key analytical skills and are introduced to GIS in Form 1, which they refine and become experts at throughout their time at St Columba’s.
Experiencing Geography in the Field
Form 5 studied Urban Regeneration and the global impact of TNCs whilst visiting Barclay’s Bank in Canary Wharf and carried out fieldwork to compare it with the environment at Canning Town. Form 5 students carried out a river study in Epping Forest. Fieldwork is an integral part of the Geography curriculum, and we incorporate local fieldwork as well as residential fieldtrips further afield to enhance students’
understanding.
The Upper Sixth trip to north Devon strengthened their understanding of the units we study whilst at different field sites, for example kayaking down the River Torridge and traversing the coastal landforms at Hartland Quay focussing on the effects the coast is having on the local geology. International trips have included The Azores in October 2018 and Iceland in October 2019. In Iceland, students climbed Solheimajökull, an outlet glacier which was
covered in ash from the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption.
Climate Change Conference
Form 3 students were invited to the annual Haberdashers’ Climate Change Conference, where they heard from climate scientists who highlighted the importance of making local changes to make positive impacts against climate change. St Columba’s achieved second place in the Model United Nations after an excellent speech by Louis Williams for Team Nigeria.
Visits from the Royal Geographical Society
We invite ambassadors from the Royal Geographical Society into our lessons, who run seminar style sessions and discuss their experience of studying Geography at university.
Geography is a great transferable subject that is well-respected and allows you to further yourself in all fields, whether towards university or career placements. Euan Chisholm, A Level Geography student
Geography in Lockdown
Since the Covid-19 lockdown, fieldwork has continued with students carrying out infiltration rates in their gardens and using GIS to map where clothing items at home are made. Online tutorials and getting the students safely outside experiencing the geography of their limited environment has been an important part of keeping their passion for the subject alive.
St Columba’s is an Eco School!
In 2019, St Columba’s joined the International Eco Schools Green Flag Award. Through this we are raising environmental awareness at the College and have implemented significant changes.
Form 3 Eco Schools students have been attempting to increase our biodiversity through the allotment; and planted vegetables kindly donated by Mr Loughrey before the lockdown began. Each student has been supplied with a reusable water bottle; preventing almost 12,000 bottles being sold every academic year in the canteen and reducing our impact on the environment. Sixth Formers and staff are encouraged to bring in re-usable lunch boxes; preventing the use of sugar cane take away boxes being used and reducing our carbon footprint.
We are encouraging parents who collect their sons from school to help us create an Idle-Free Zone. Not only is this reducing their own fuel usage but also allows us to create a healthier environment for the students by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We hope to progress through the Eco Schools Award, installing a passion for our students to care for and nurture our environment.
Miss. E. Brown - Subject Leader of Geography Twitter: @StColumbasGeo
Senior School Music
The Power of Music
Music – “it’s transporting … it’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening”. This quote from Aretha Franklin aptly summarises the power of music and its potential to inspire the development of musicianship in our students. The Music Department continues to offer a multitude of opportunities through solo and ensemble performance, through rigorous academic music study at GCSE and A Level as well as through trips to live performances by professional musicians and orchestras in London.
Barbershop Ensemble
The Barbershop Ensemble, directed by Mr Brown, has had a busy year entertaining both in and out of school. Their first gigs of the year involved provision of entertainment at the Lions Club Senior Citizens’ Supper at Homewood Road URC, followed by the annual performance as part of the Jingle Ball in November 2019. Then there were the usual performances at the Michaelmas Concert in November and the Gin & Jazz evening in March. A great supporter of the Barbershop Ensemble over the years, Jim Lewis, retired from his post at SCC; so to salute him in his work Mr Brown arranged for the boys to present him with a private performance in honour of his years of service and support for the Music Department. The final performance of the year was recorded for the Headmaster’s final Trinity Term Assembly broadcast, singing Three Times a Lady by Lionel Richie.
Big Performances
The Prep-Senior Michaelmas Concert, Carol Service and Gin & Jazz evening all went ahead as planned, though sadly we had to put plans on hold to run a joint concert with Thornton College. We are hoping to reschedule our joint performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria for Spring 2021.
Final live performance before Lockdown
The Schola managed to squeeze in one final performance before lockdown, singing Evensong at St Alban’s Cathedral. Mr Brown directed the choir, singing music by Ayleward, Dyson and Wood. It is always a pleasure to sing at the Cathedral and it was particularly poignant this time, as it turned out to be the final sung service before the Cathedral closed.
Solo Performance
We continue to cultivate the musical talents of all our solo performers whilst arranging additional opportunities for our top performers to challenge their musicianship. We were able to hold two Scholars’ Recitals, a combined Prep-Senior Recital as well as a GCSE-A Level Recital by the time we reached early March. Three of our top Music Scholars also got through to the final of the St Albans’ Young Musician Festival in February, performing in the St Albans Cathedral. The three performers, Samuel Balchin on piano (F5), Cameron Magson on drum kit (F4) and Henry Mauldridge with voice (F4) performed brilliantly. Sam won his category performing Chopin’s Nocturne in E flat major on piano.
Concert Experience Series
New to the Music Department’s offering this year were organised trips to concerts in various venues in London. Though four were planned we managed to achieve two before performance venues were closed due to the pandemic. Twenty students together with Music Department staff had a great time at the Barbican Centre in January listening to the London Symphony Orchestra perform Prokofiev and Shostakovich. The second trip in the series was to see Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s on Haymarket. Once performance venues are fully reopened we look forward to offering more trips to professional performances in London, to engage students in wider musical experiences.
It’s Academic
Summer 2018 and 2019 saw our A Level musicians go off to study music at university or conservatoire. The Music Department continues year-on-year to inspire it’s A Level musicians to take music further, with the 2020 cohort being no different: Neel Anand goes off to Royal Holloway to study Joint Honours Mathematics and Music while Luca Ellis will study Creative Music Technology at the University of Surrey. Congratulations must also go to Form 5 student, Samuel Balchin, who has been offered a place at the prestigious Royal College of Music Junior Department. Samuel commenced the programme in September 2020, which takes place every Saturday.
Moving forward
Whilst we have had to make some adjustments to plans, we are ready after this lengthy pandemic period, to re-start our Music Programme with increased energy and purpose to transport, uplift, encourage and strengthen our students through musical success.
Mr. S. McCall Director of Music
Sport for All
Below is a set of reports from each of the sports played as well as an overview of the unique situation we all faced during the later stages of the school year.
The season comprised of over 100 fixtures played across 14 teams from the U12Ds to the 1st XV, with over 250 students representing St Columba’s. The enthusiasm and commitment of the Form 1 and 2 teams, and their ability to adapt to situations and scenarios, enabled them to develop at a great rate. Their performances in matches were brilliant and they won many games, whilst Forms 3 and 4 also had great success. Of the senior teams, the U16As finished the season with only one defeat with the highlight being a 38-27 win over St Albans School, whilst the 1st XV best performances came against Roundwood Park in the National Vase and a 27-5 win over Haberdashers. Captain of Rugby, Daniel Twigg, should be commended on his drive and commitment. The Senior rugby boys also made an appearance on BT Sport’s ‘Rugby Tonight’ in November and performed a demo with rugby legends, Stuart Lancaster and Brian O’Driscoll, on live TV.
The U15A team finished the season with the strongest competitive record. Notable performances included results against Bishop’s Stortford HS, Bedford Modern and Latymer Upper. They also reached the District Cup semi-final before the season was curtailed. Both the 1st XI and U16s awaited opponents in the final stages of the District Cup before the season was suspended. Lower down the College, the commitment and success of the junior teams should be commended too.
The school entered the normal county competitions at all age groups, alongside the national games at U14-U19, but this year the U12s and U13s also played national matches in the JrNBA leagues. These competitions were just about to happen when COVID-19 hit so we were sitting waiting to play county finals, national semi-finals and JrNBA finals games. Despite this disappointment, we reflect on another successful season with a win ratio of 73% across all age groups.
St Columba’s came 4th out of a possible 12 in the Senior division and 5th out of a possible 12 in the Junior and Intermediate division. They should all be extremely proud of their efforts. A special mention goes to Louis Robson in Prep 6 who swam two years above his age group and held his own against some fantastic swimmers. I would also like to congratulate Owen Strakosch who has been a brilliant swim captain and a great role model for the younger years.
Golf
The golf season was set to be one of the crowning jewels in St Columba’s competitive sport schedule. The season started off with a narrow loss to Haileybury at Verulam Golf Club in the National Cup which then placed us in the plate competition, where we beat New Hall School at Porters Park GC. Oliver Ball, James Hanna and Joshua Lim also won the Arkley Golf Club Senior School’s Challenge against strong competition.
Remote PE & Sport
During lockdown the importance of physical activity and mental wellbeing was magnified as everyone became accustomed to the new ‘normal’. The PE programme provided a variety of challenges and tasks that engaged a large number of the Columban community, using great imagination and ingenuity to keep active and take a break from academics. A highlight of lockdown was the SCC Virtual Decathlon! With ten challenges - plus a bonus challenge - the Columban community was encouraged to submit scores and distances to earn points for their House. Back gardens turned into makeshift gyms and the parks and roads of Hertfordshire and beyond became popular with Columban runners and cyclists! It was Martin who finished on top of the virtual podium but the most positive thing to report is the level of participation and engagement. Over 2000 scores were submitted, galvanising and igniting House spirit as well as challenging individuals during this unique situation.
Gaelic Football
Congratulations to the Form 1 and 2 team who came second in the Hertfordshire Gaelic Football county bowl competition, demonstrating their excellent skill level.
Table Tennis
Well done to our Junior and Senior table tennis teams who finished 3rd and 4th in the District competition this year.
Fencing
It is great to see so many students represent St Columba’s as part of the PDFA programme. The Lent term saw the
SCC Virtual Decathlon
inaugural fixture with a victory over Caldicott Prep School.
Mr. E. Lowe Director of Sport Twitter: @StColumbasSport Leaderboard
Martin - 21846 Guertin - 21712 Stanislaus - 18894 Charles - 18416 Joseph - 15675 McClancy – 14196
Beyond the National Curriculum
St Columba’s prides itself on its diverse and challenging co-curricular programme and all students are encouraged to participate in a wide range of SHAPE activities. Last year, we introduced the SHAPE Award for lower school students, with many achieving awards in all five aspects to achieve the overall award, despite the challenge of lockdown. In this article we provide a snapshot of three specific areas of college life beyond the curriculum: CCF, DofE and Careers.
Art Club
Astronomy Barbershop Basketball Bell Choirs Biology Brass Ensemble Business Chemistry Chess Club
BBC News Reporter Bell Choir Careers Guidance Combined Cadet Force Computer Science Cooking Cricket
Cross Country Design and Technology Drama Club Duke of Edinburgh Award Economics Engineering Club English Club Fencing Film Club Financial Studies Fitness Suite Football Gaelic Football
Mr. J. Tatham Assistant Head – Student Formation
Geography Clinic Golf Guild of St Stephen Jazz Band Junior Leadership Programme Kickboxing Library Mentors Maths Challenge Maths Club MFL Clinic Mindfulness Politics Club Public Speaking Recycling Rugby Sciences Clinic Scrabble Club Senior Choir Senior Orchestra Shooting Sociology Club Stretch & Challenge Strings Student Voice Swimming Tennis Warhammer Wind Band
Yoga
Duke of Edinburgh
St Columba’s College is a leading independent school for the DofE Award in Hertfordshire, and we are proud of our students’ success rates. Form 4 participate in the Bronze Award, whilst the Gold is very popular among Sixth Form students. The DofE awards are greatly beneficial to students, enabling them to develop key life skills to become wellrounded and confident young people. The CCF is one of the great pillars of the College, providing students with a range of life skills. Alongside weekly trainings and weekend training camps, the CCF led the Remembrance Sunday parade in Park Street, celebrated the growing success of the CCF at the annual Regimental Dinner and virtually honoured the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
The St Columba’s CCF led a Remembrance Sunday parade. CCF’s Regimental Dinner with awards presented to students, including Sgt Ben Hopkinson who was awarded the Philippson Cup.
Careers
This year’s Careers Week included a thought-provoking presentation to Form 5 by the University of Leicester on making an “Informed A-Level Choice” complementing an earlier talk by Old Columban, Luke Houghton, on his experiences as an apprentice at AECOM. Form 3 undertook the Morrisby Aspirations assessment to help them make appropriate GCSE choices, and Form 5 completed Morrisby Aptitude assessments and individual interviews on post-16 choices.
Nigel Futter from EDT inspires future engineers Form 3 completing their Morrisby Aspirations assessments
of career roles within their organisations. Columbans were particularly drawn to the Renault Sport Racing and SportPesa F1 Team stands, although the “major flex” possibilities of the latest Tesla vehicle model stole the show. The companies included: AECOM, Aon, BP, BT, HMGCC, ICAEW, Network Rail, PwC, Renault Sport Racing, SportPesa F1 Team, Tesla and Unilever.
St Columba’s is a sponsor of the respected EDT educational STEM charity and they inspired students with the possibilities of engineering, and the opportunity to apply for the excellent Headstart Summer courses run at universities throughout the country. Students also participated in a STEM careers evening at Thornton College in January, which included two workshops. One run by AECOM focused on civil engineering, with bridge building and retaining wall challenges. The second by PwC presented on how technology is employed in their sector as well as interactive group activities. Following this, students visited eighteen companies’ display stands showcasing the wealth Students taking part in a STEM workshop evening with Thornton College.
Welcome from Head of Sixth Form
It is a real privilege to be leading the Sixth Form at St Columba’s. The College is a place of sanctuary, calm and vitality. We have very much enjoyed welcoming students back to study this Autumn term as we share their journey with them at the top of the College. It is a journey of academic and personal challenge as well as enrichment, with a range of extended leadership opportunities available. My role is to nurture the students’ development, as they travel that journey, providing reassurance and guidance, and making sure they stay on track! We are blessed with a fantastic team of tutors and specialist staff in the Sixth Form, who can inspire the students and lend their expertise to ensure they can flourish. The Sixth Form at St Columba’s is, in many ways, a College within a College. It is renowned as a place where we develop young men of character, and of course, from 2021, young women too. Like many of my colleagues at St Columba’s, I have extensive experience of co-education, and am excited by all of the potentialities that this strategic change will bring. It is a time of dynamic change, yet of course, a time of continuity. In the Sixth Form, learning environments, teaching approaches and the curriculum will all inevitably become enhanced, but the College will remain true to its values and foundations. In the Sixth Form, we will continue to equip all of the young adults in our care with the resilience and skills needed to thrive in the changing world we face.
Mr. D. Waters Head of Sixth Form
Life in Sixth Form
During this unprecedented year, our Sixth Form students adapted extraordinarily well and attended all of their lessons remotely as they continued their A Level studies. Prior to lockdown, our students enjoyed a variety of extra-curricular activities. Here are some highlights from the year:
The Sixth Form were involved in a wide range of events that have developed their leadership skills. Lower Sixth attended Watling View on Wednesday afternoons, and a new initiative saw students work on the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership, helping to decorate and maintain platforms.
Mock Election
The snap general election in December 2019 meant a mock election for SCC. Lower Sixth students participated in hustings and campaigning throughout the school. The debates showed how well informed the Sixth Formers were with the issues of today. In December 2019, the Sixth Form Boat Social took place along the River Thames. The journey commenced from Bankside Pier, overlooked by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, before making its way west and then east past Canary Wharf and the O2. The views, entertainment and company made for a night to remember for all.
Guest Speakers
We feel it is vital to expose students to a wide-range of issues and causes which exist in society today, and our eclectic range of speakers is designed to do just that. Guest speakers this year have ranged from ‘Snake Dave’, through to John Levy from the Friends of Israel organisation.
Professor Malcolm Murfett from Kings College London Abbie Sheppard, COO at Cameo
Prefects
At Easter we remotely thanked the outgoing Prefect team for their hard work over the year, and welcomed in the team for the upcoming year. Despite the challenges faced by remote learning and social distancing, the new Prefect team have hit the ground running, including organising the Columba’s Got Talent competition and helping to set up Student Voice.
James, Deputy Head Boy Ahmad, Head Boy
Thank You Mr McCann
Mr McCann left his role as Head of Sixth Form at the end of the academic year to take up his new role as Head of Prep. Mr McCann is a stalwart of the College, having been a member of staff for 18 years and counting. I can tell you from first-hand experience of the warmth and compassion with which he treats every student, and the fondness with which many Old Columbans remember him. His overriding mantra is that, as a College, we must do what is best for the students, and I am confident in saying that through his many years of Head of Sixth Form, and in his previous role as Head of Guertin House, he has done just that. As a Sixth Form we wish him well in his new role in the Prep School.
Mr. C. Sheils Deputy Head of Sixth Form Twitter: @StColumbasSixth Instagram: @stcolumbassixth
Harry, Deputy Head Boy
Careers The main focus of the Careers Department is to help our Sixth Form students make the most appropriate and well thought out individual school leaving choice.
Careers Events
The 2019/20 programme began with an Upper Sixth EECA day in October with our partners at Thornton College imitating the demands of an assessment day centre. Tom Toumazis MBE opened the proceedings urging students to be evangelists for the word “yes” and to seize every opportunity life can give them. To the amazement and delight of student and staff supporters of Arsenal, he illustrated the point by bringing along his friend, David Dein MBE, who he had met through a shared enthusiasm for film. Old Columban Neil Gregory gave valuable CV
UCAS and University
The Upper Sixth completed their UCAS applications in the Michaelmas term, taking advantage of the support available and the dedication of their reference writers. All Columbans secured university offers including from the universities of Oxford, UCL and the ever-popular Nottingham and Nottingham Trent. A determined, talented, commercial music student impressed with his audition at the prestigious Academy of Contemporary Music. Another student turned his offer into an unconditional place from the renowned Oxford Brookes Real Estate course after enthusiastically discussing his successful property work experience at interview. tips to the students and Cassie Hicks demonstrated some inspirational LinkedIn profiles before the students embarked upon some assessment exercises with Network Rail. Their EECA day in early March, with Thornton College’s Lower Sixth, provided opportunities to experience master classes and taster sessions exploring Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences options at Nottingham and Social Science degrees at Leeds.
Marrily from Network Rail gave students an insight into assessment centre exercises. Tom Toumazis MBE and David Dein MBE inspired students to seize every opportunity. Students taking part in a workshop with Thornton Students putting valuable CV tips into practice.
College. The Lower Sixth students began their detailed introduction to post-18 applications in the new year as usual with a visit to the UCAS Exhibition at Surrey University with over 100 universities and employers present. Before this they had benefited from two very inspired talks, one from Abbie Sheppard of Cameo, an intriguing American internet StartUp, showed how to effectively use sandwich year opportunities regardless of the university you attend. In the second talk from the University of Sheffield, they were invited to play the role of careers advisers themselves. After the abrupt school closure on 20th March, it became clear that the move to online provision did offer certain advantages. The rescheduling of events allowed the Careers Department to hold a virtual post-18 application day in May. Speakers from the University of East Anglia ran workshops on personal statements, Lancaster shared STAR technique interview advice, whilst City and Dundee Universities discussed choosing degree courses, Bath and Newcastle explained student life and placement prospects. Amazing Apprenticeships introduced the different demands of that path. A request was made to Old Columbans currently at university to make short films about their courses and experiences. The response was overwhelming and the candid comprehensive responses from the old boys was touching. This year’s Lower Sixth now have a library of snapshots of universities and experiences to draw upon over the next twelve months which they can access again.
The Zoom evening talk with Paul Drinkwater from the University of Southampton was extremely useful. The chance to ask questions about the application process and the university experience to someone with specific expertise was a great opportunity.
Harry Preston-Jones, Sixth Form student The greater freedom and flexibility of the virtual world was also shown a few days later by a major Zoom presentation and questions held in the early evening. Paul Drinkwater from the University of Southampton was able to give an in-depth overview of the higher education sector and what it offers today to both students and parents, as well as taking their questions afterwards. Online provision has also enabled the Careers Department to organise several individual student Zooms with experts in fields to help them make more informed decisions and this bespoke support has greatly helped decision making despite the very real restrictions under which we have operated.
My Zoom meeting with Professor Karagiannis allowed me to recognise that there is a plethora of diverse routes that one can take with a medical degree. This meeting made me realise that as a doctor you can get the best of both patient level care as well as research for potential treatment
Ahmad Zargar, Sixth Form student
Mr. P. Kelly Head of Careers and Higher Education Twitter: @StColumbasCaree
Various universities took part in our virtual events, including:
Welcome to the Columban Network
Thank you to the members of the Columban Network for making me feel so welcome. I look forward to meeting more of you in person when we are able to. As you will see from this year’s edition of The Columban, in 2020 we’ve found new ways of keeping in touch with each other and supporting St Columba’s. Hopefully in 2021 we will be able to resume our group events that have been the touchstone of the Old Columban community calendar for so many years. Thank you very much to all the Old Columbans who took the time to complete our alumni survey. We will be acting on the results over the coming months. This summer we bade farewell to Brother Clement as he returned to the USA for a well-earned retirement. I count myself extremely fortunate to been able to make his acquaintance, even for a short time, thanks to our socially distanced chats in the Archive. Since then many of you have told us what an enormous difference Brother Clement has made to your lives. I hope you will enjoy reading a selection of the OCs’ tributes. (And I hope he will forgive us for making a fuss!) Next year sees the Bicentennial of the Founding of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. Together with the alumni associations at our sister schools around the world, we are planning lots of activities for this landmark year. These will offer many opportunities to support St Columba’s and get together with friends so please do keep an eye out for updates via the Columban Network.
Catherine Lawson
Director of Communications, Admissions and Development
About the Columban Network
The Columban Network welcomes alumni, parents, staff and friends of St Columba’s College. When our students leave St Columba’s they automatically become part of this network as an Old Columban (OC), a lifelong member of a global community. More than 6,000 alumni across the world have stayed connected with St Columba’s and each other through The Columban Network. We offer friendship and support, plus excellent mentoring and business networking opportunities. There are Old Columbans forging successful and worthwhile lives in every field imaginable: we know, because they come back and tell us, passing on their experience and sharing their passions. They inspire and support our young people in many ways: as career and education role models, mentors, work experience providers, governors, donors and fundraisers. The Columban Network exists for both the Old Columbans and the College. We organise events and social occasions year-round including networking evenings, class reunions, formal dinners and sporting events. These are hosted at venues in central London as well as at St Columba’s.
Keep In Touch
Email: sccnetwork@stcolumbascollege.org Website: www.columbannetwork.org Facebook: @ColumbanNet Twitter: @ColumbanNetwork
Brother Clement
Brother Clement Pelletier and his fellow Founding Brothers, created the wonderful school we are all now a part of. We were lucky enough to share a final Mass with Brother Clement and Brother Daniel St Jacques just before they returned to the USA. Brother Nelson celebrated Mass outdoors, with the College’s academic and support staff gathered in the playground. It really was a very special event.
You and St Columba’s have had a positive impact on all our lives, and we are very grateful. What a wonderful legacy you and the school have on young lives preparing them for life. … I just wanted to say,
Thank You, and wish you well in retirement.
Every day I carry my education from SCC and the guidance from Brother Clement as my headmaster dear in my heart. In these times, more than ever, I feel thankful for having been brought up in their love and stewardship.
Brother Clement is a truly inspirational leader and a lovely man.
I was so privileged to have been taught by and cared for by so many good people. And Brother Clement was up there in the front row of exemplary teachers and more importantly exemplary human beings. He will always be in my prayers – prayers of gratitude. And I wish him every good thing in his well-earned retirement.
Here are just a few of your tributes.
Students from the Prep and Senior schools provided a socially distanced Guard of Honour for the Brothers as they departed. Since then we have received many messages of thanks and affection for Brother Clement from Old Columbans of every age. We passed all of them to Brother Clement,
and he was very touched.
Brother Clement is a truly outstanding character who has given so much for so long to the College and the wider community. … What an incredible and outstanding legacy the founding and subsequent
Brothers as well as the lay staff have all left or leave
behind them. Thank you for making me who I am today.
I didn’t come out with straight ‘A’s but the life lessons of respect for others and knowing good from bad have been the cornerstone of my whole life. ... On behalf of so many boys, now and then I say, enjoy
your retirement Brother Clement, it’s truly deserved. Thank you so much Brother Clement for being one of my teachers. I have never forgotten your excellent teaching skills, kindness and wisdom which we received from you as pupils. All of these things are such wonderful gifts.
Brother Clement’s Farewell Letter
It is with a heavy heart and deep regret that I must come to you, for probably the very last time, to share a rather personal dramatic circumstance in my life. My superiors have decided to reassign me to our retiring and fully accredited nursing home in Rhode Island, USA for serious health reasons. I am now obliged to leave my beloved adopted country, where I have had the tremendous privilege to serve, to the best of my limited abilities, for some 65 years. Age and the deterioration of my health have forced me to face this daunting reality. From the very start, in September 1955, I and three of my colleagues were received with open arms and given constant support taking over the existing college of St Columba which had been founded in St Albans by a valiant and courageous Irishman, Philip O’Neill. This was a considerable challenge to say the least. It was a new country, practically a new language, a differing currency, and more importantly another system of education. Allow me to relate a first experience upon arrival. Mr O’Neill proudly paraded us with great pride to the nearby King Harry pub. Just imagine the amazement of the usual faithful being treated to the spectacle of four Catholic blackrobed Americans, introduced as the Brothers of the Sacred Heart coming to run the school. The story moves on to how we managed to be accepted and succeeded to build on the original foundations and managed to develop the school to its present achievements beginning with some 70 students in our first year with four masters to over 800 pupils and some 140 staff. Someone asked me recently how I was able to carry on as part of this fine institution for such a length of time. As so many in our profession eventually suffer from an alignment called ‘burn out’. Well, truth to tell, I had the wonderful opportunity to be given varied tasks over all this time. I started by becoming responsible to what was then the whole Prep Department of 24 boys aged 5 to 11 and wonderful they were…teaching me as much as I taught them. Several now quite elderly and remaining in touch to my great happiness. I soon moved on to establish the French Department and became Head of Sixth Form for 10 years. This was followed by ten years as Deputy Head of the school followed by Headship until 1989. After a short gap in Australia, I returned to look after Careers Guidance to be followed by my more recent responsibilities in Archives, Old Boys’ Association and joining the College Development Team. Each of these tasks brought their differing challenges and satisfaction. I must also note that in my semi-retirement since 1993, I took on a precious affiliation to our great Abbey of St Albans. First as a ‘Welcomer’ and then a Guide followed by Friday Chaplain being honoured by being installed as the first Roman Catholic Canon in the year 2000 and finally and presently Canon Emeritus. My 25 years with the Abbey have been a value-added to my ecumenical faith. May I share another anecdote? Upon the announcement that I was appointed a Canon, one of our retired Brothers in America exclaimed: “What is this…Clement has became an Anglican. I knew that would happen if we sent Brothers to England”. This did the rounds throughout our congregation. To look back upon our arrival, we were surprised to be informed about this noted original building whose name had been changed to Iona in honour of St Columba. It had been secretly affiliated to Winston Churchill who had been sheltered on this estate which was controlled at the time by the Ministry of Defence during the severe bombing of central London. Little wonder that the property still had several pillboxes and had a substantial reinforced shelter. This was proudly boasted about by locals. At this stage, I wish to pay due tribute to so many who have been my help and sturdy support throughout and often prepared to turn a blind eye on my mistakes. Be they, Brothers, colleagues, parents, students and friends. I cannot be silent about the overwhelming affirmation received over my recent 90th birthday, which coincided with my 70th anniversary of Brotherhood and 65 years of service to the school. I shall ever carry with me the great affection and love given to me by so many who rallied around me for the occasion. I was able to invite representatives from every aspect of my years as a Columban. I express my sincere gratitude to those who worked so tirelessly to organise these celebrations. They could not have been more successful. Finally, I must extend apologies for the length of this extensive message. I felt the need to open my heart and soul upon the proposed departure. I leave you thanking you and asking forgiveness if ever I have wronged you by word or deed but never intentionally, however. I expose my sentimentality by these words but that is me to the core. I had the grace of God in loving you and being loved by you. You will ever remain in my esteem and more importantly, in my prayers.
Brother Clement Founding Brother
Thank You Brother Clement
Tuesday 8th September 2020 is the day when Brother benefit from it? We made a certain amount of progress Clement (‘Clem’ to many of us) checks out from the as we advanced upwards towards “O” levels in the Fifth Watling Hotel (AKA Watling House) to return to the Form and “A” levels in the Sixth Form. This is where US and take up residence with a community of elderly my memories of Bro Clem start. “O” level French was a Brothers at Provincial House, Rhode Island, USA. Still success but “A” level French was a disaster. In fact, I am of sound mind and with good mobility for his 91 years rather surprised the “O” level was a success when I look Bro Clem will check out on “the dreaded day” with a back on that time and recall a French lesson one Monday heavy heart but with fond morning. Monday’s French memories of all that has lessons usually began with happened before, and since a recital in French of what his arrival at St Columba’s in we did over the weekend. 1955 – 65 years ago. “Nouvelle, Monsieur Jones”, “What do you Americans was the usual brief request think you can teach us?” was to start the conversation. apparently the retort made Awkwardly, but with a by the immigration officer great deal of feigned when Brother declared the panache, I blurted out, purpose of his visit to the “Samedi j’ai visite mon oncle UK back in 1955. They were en Sudfin” – (English: On not the friendly words of Saturday I visited my uncle encouragement sought in Southend). This raised by a young Brother with eyebrows from Bro Clem but overwhelming feelings of trepidation and anxiety at the prospect of teaching Chris Jones C71 sits on the right-hand side of Brother Clement at the ‘Over 65s Afternoon Tea’ in 2019. laughter from the rest of the class. As did an admission that my aunt and cousins upwards of 78 boys. had been excluded from Regardless, those feelings were matched by anticipation the conversation because the French vocabulary didn’t and hope for the start of a new career in a new country extend that far! But, as I say, I got my “O” level in French and in what was to become a new school, living out the and thank you Brother for that; we will forget about the “A” charism and ethos of Andre Coindre, the founding member level. But you were lucky with others, including with an old of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. Despite set-backs and colleague Tom Brialey who you met not so long ago and opposition from some quarters over the development of who remarked that there can’t be many people of 65+ who an “upstart college”, the school flourished under Brother still have the opportunity to meet their old French teacher. Eugene’s headship and soon after my brother and I arrived So, here we are 50 years on and still meeting and chatting as Prep school new boys following the dedication and which does say something about the special nature of the blessing of the college by Cardinal Godfrey in May 1961. Columban community and the spirit of Fr Andre Coindre I have no recollections of Bro Clem in those early days that lives on in the community and doubtless will continue probably because his subject “French” was not on the to do so. The American Brothers that arrived in 1955 – Prep School curriculum. However, I have since discovered yourself and Brothers Eugene, Victor and Peter – have he also taught maths under the guidance of the Mercy taught us so much the immigration officer should recoil Sisters of Maryland who gave him special lessons to from his words. But now you return to the US on your own overcome his bewilderment with pounds, shillings and – the last of “the few” – and on behalf of myself and my pence! But he was much enamoured by the use of brother, Simon, who, incidentally, is fluent in French and “guineas” and welcomed the advice the school was given has been living in Paris these past 12 years, may I wish you by the Cardinal not to restrict term fees to £15.00 but all the very best and conclude by saying “Good-bye” or rather 15 guineas! So that is what my parents were paying better still, “Au revoir”. for my education and a similar sum for my brother. Did we Chris Jones C71
Your Columban Community
Columban Golf Day
The Columban community had a great day out playing golf at the Old Fold Manor in October 2019.
OC Football
The OCs Football team were promoted for the third consecutive season to Division 2 of the Arthurian League!
Columban City Drinks
Our Columban community of parents, alumni and staff had a wonderful social evening in the city.
Class of 2019 Reunion
It was fantastic to catch up with the Class of 2019 at The Beech House in St Albans and hear about life at university.
Old Columbans ‘Over 65s’ Lunch
The ‘Over 65s’ gathered together for a tour of the College followed by a wonderful performance from the Barbershop Ensemble and threecourse lunch, catching up with
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Basketball Tournament
The annual Basketball Tournament was a great afternoon with students and Old Columbans. We were delighted to welcome back fourteen OCs from a range of years.
Columban Requiem Mass
The Columban community gathered in November to remember friends and family who are sadly no longer with us.
Columban Ramblers
The Columban Ramblers meet once a month, either on a Wednesday or Sunday morning at 10am. All members of the Columban community are welcome! Sign up to the email newsletter by contacting Giles Harrison at gpharrison13@gmail.com.
Columban Fayre 2019
Always a highlight of the year, the community gathered for the Columban Fayre, where we raised £25,059.14 for charities and the school.
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Virtual Careers Event with Old Columbans
Old Columbans at university filmed short videos for the Lower Sixth, providing insight to life at university and careers advice.
Columban Doctor on the Frontlines
One’s health is often said to be one’s greatest asset. Thus, by taking care of your body - you’re building on the only place you have to live. An age-old proverb but one that resonates deeply amongst all healthcare professionals who experience the highs and lows of life and death on a daily basis. Throughout my education, I was always drawn to the intricacies of how the human body functioned and whilst studying the science behind it all; I dreamt of somehow being able to have an impact on making sure the body was restored to its optimum when health was compromised. “I solemnly pledge that I will do my best to serve humanity - caring for the sick, promoting good health and alleviating pain and suffering”, the opening words of the declaration I made during my graduation ceremony in finally becoming a Doctor. Fast forward a few years, I find myself working in one of the busiest A&E departments in the UK. The work is fast paced, the patients ever demanding and the satisfaction level high. Day-to-day my role consists of assessing and examining patients who are acutely unwell and providing them with treatment to stabilise their condition. Being able to give the best possible patient care is the goal and is something that can only be achieved by working in unison with nurses, healthcare assistants, porters, admin staff and many more. A global pandemic is a term we heard often during our studies – a worldwide outbreak of a highly infectious disease – but was considered so rare it was almost an urban myth! So, when the first whispers of Coronavirus were heard there was a mild interest in how it would progress. When the scenes from Italy surfaced, the department began to prepare for the virus’ arrival - it was a case of when, not if. Every day we were receiving new information regarding how it could present and what to look out for and a COVID zone was created for patients with suspected symptoms. The cases began to ramp up and we began to understand the full scope of the deadly virus - although the majority of cases were in those with existing health conditions and the elderly, it was the completely fit and well patients who would go from speaking fine to requiring intubation and assisted breathing that was concerning. Ongoing PPE struggles were prevalent, especially at the start, and often the conflicting advice from the Government and local bodies left hospital staff only donning PPE for patients with suspected COVID - when the larger majority of COVID possible patients were attending the department with no symptoms! In layman’s terms - it was the equivalent of sending military troops out to war with no weapons or armour - except our enemy was an invisible killer we knew very little about. Despite these initial concerns, our mindset never wavered or feared. At the end of the day, this is what we had trained for; dealing with anything that comes through the doors of the hospital no matter the circumstance. The routine of going into work, understanding the new protocols, treating patients and working with my colleagues in order to reassure the public that this was a battle that could be won, was something that filled me with pride. Every day the numbers would increase, staff members would also contract the virus, yet the team always found a way to make up the numbers to provide the care required. The challenges of wearing PPE (including visors and masks) meant non-verbal cues, which we took for granted, were no longer an option. The comforting smile or face of empathy to make a patient feel at ease became redundant - thus we were forced to adapt to try and assure patients that behind the hazmat suit was another human! The pandemic has improved some of the interpersonal skills that often can get lost with the relentless strain of a pre-COVID NHS. With the public going into lockdown, the main aim was to reduce the strain on the NHS to allow a focus of resource towards fighting the pandemic; and it was a great success. Our busy A&E numbers had massively dwindled; allowing us more time on potential COVID patients, ensuring we treated and then provided better levels of communication with family members – who were no longer allowed into the hospital with their loved ones. The introduction of the Clap for NHS/ Keyworkers was great in boosting morale - hospital staff were greeted by flashing lights of the Police, Firetrucks and claps of the public every Thursday night. This was supplemented with daily food packages from local outlets to ensure we were getting the adequate nutrition during shifts. The staff were extremely grateful for the public’s efforts and we will greatly cherish the moments of appreciation going forward in life. Lockdown itself has put many things into perspective – with family and health awareness at the forefront. We have seen mental health cases rise exponentially due to a lack of community support throughout the pandemic for these vulnerable people, as well as the economy taking a turn for the worst for the longest time. Our current stage is one in limbo – with lockdown restrictions lifted for the most part, schools due to restart and initiatives to encourage the public to invest back into society – the road to recovery is one that will have to work alongside dealing with the pandemic but one I am sure we will be successful in. After being able to visit my family for the first time in over 6 months, it was a much-needed time of reflection. Thinking about the tough scenarios and recharging the batteries after spending almost 4 out of the last 8 months being nocturnal was a welcomed break! After some rest and relaxation, I plan to continue working in A&E over the next few years and hopefully continue to stem the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Again, thank you to the public for your ongoing efforts and sacrifice – the support has been immense and may it continue!
Nader Khan C09
Managing a Care Home during COVID-19
Working in the family care business was something I had a keen interest in from a young age. Following 7 years in the Police, it finally became a reality in 2016 when we took over an existing care home in Norwich. The home was formerly part of a large group and was somewhat neglected. Over the past 4 years, huge amounts of time and effort have been put into developing the facilities and overall appearance of the home that benefit both residents and staff. Extensive refurbishments have been completed both inside and out and continue to take place, creating a better environment for all. The learning curve has been steep and the challenges many, but none more than the past 6 months. On Friday 13th March 2020, it seemed obvious that COVID-19 was well and truly here and unless we took swift action it would decimate the home in no time at all. Closing the doors to the home some 11 days before the national lockdown began seemed like a big step and one that was understandably difficult for families to fully understand when guidance from the government was different at the time. With hindsight, it was without a doubt one of the biggest steps we took to minimise the tragic effects that COVID-19 could have had on the home. Whilst the rest of the country came to a standstill, day-to-day life inside Carleton House Care Home continued albeit with new rules in place. Enhanced PPE was now standard practice along with temperature checks, weekly testing and heightened infection control measures. The challenges faced by the staff and residents have been huge, ranging from communication difficulties for those who lip read to the mental effects of being isolated and without loved ones visiting. Staff have had to cope with the ever-real threat that they could unwittingly bring COVID-19 into the building and the obvious consequences of that. All the staff, without thought for themselves have continued throughout and delivered exceptional levels of care whilst managing their own lives throughout the pandemic. Stress has been at an all-time high for many and even when some form of normality did begin to resume, the challenges faced by the staff remained. With that said, we have kept spirits high with regular video calls during lockdown as well as activities including our VE Day celebrations and traditional programme of events led by our activities co-ordinator. Much to the delight of all, a purpose-built area has recently been completed which allows indoor visits between families and residents. This sealed and divided room will be a huge step forward in giving both our residents and their families time together in a safe environment without the need for PPE. The last 6 months have been full of lessons for us all. Working in a care environment has been more challenging than ever but with foresight, planning and attention to detail we have minimised the effects of the virus on the home. We are well aware of the challenges ahead but remain positive for the coming months.
Ben Jourdan C06
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OC Completes Nepalese Marathon and Expedition
I stumbled into my Mumbai hostel after completing a gruelling 30km run in 35°C heat. Every step was agony, and I collapsed onto my bunk dehydrated and drenched in sweat. This was the culmination of my training, and now I just had the wind-down to look forward to. I had been travelling around Asia for five months now, with my trail runners also having touched ground in the countries of Malaysia, Vietnam and Japan, among others. Until two years ago I had been on about a dozen runs in my life when I accepted the challenge of a high-altitude marathon in Kenya. Now I had foolishly agreed to do it all again, this time in Nepal, and this time it was to be followed by a two-week trek to Everest Base Camp. Two weeks later I found myself in Kathmandu visiting the two charities I and the few dozen or so other runners would be raising money for; Childreach Nepal and Burns Violence Survivors. The former aims to combat child trafficking and abuse by keeping kids in school through sport, and the latter helps victims of domestic abuse and acid attacks in a country with only one burns unit, which we were able to visit. These few days really helped me to grasp the impact we would be able to make, and I’m eternally grateful for the donors that contributed to the £2,500 I was able to raise. Shortly after this, we made our way to the rural village of Kakani, where we spent a few days enjoying the Himilayan vistas, repairing a local road, and acclimatising to the thin air at 2,000m. Race day snuck up on me, and before I knew it I was on the start line ready to set out on what would be an eight hour journey. But today wasn’t about speed, there was no timekeeping whatsoever, it was about having fun, running through incredible scenery, and making an impact. With 2,000m of altitude gained throughout the race, the real test for me was abating the cramps and blisters which were constantly trying to hamper my progress, but they were no match for my running playlist filled with bangers ranging from Vengaboys to Mulan to Hamilton. I was able to power through the final 5km, which included a 600m altitude climb, and finished with a final 200m sprint to the cheers of onlookers and those who had already finished, the sense of accomplishment that comes with finishing a marathon is like nothing else, and I hope it won’t be my last. The hardest was yet to come, however. Back to Kathmandu we went, before six of us boarded a small plane to fly into Lukla, the most dangerous airport in the world. A short time later we commenced our two week trip to Everest Base Camp, which sits at an altitude of 5,364m. Highlights of the fortnight include 8 hours of trekking per day, 2 hot showers (at a cost of £5 each), and balmy days followed by nights spent in unheated guesthouses with temperatures as low as -12°C. Despite the harsh effects of the thin air at these altitudes, we all made it to Base Camp and celebrated by dancing on the ice, a day I’ll never forget. Looking out the window across the Himalayas on the flight back to Kathmandu I thought back to who I was when I left SCC, someone who had never been on a run or stepped foot in a gym, and how far I’d come since then.
Kit Garnett C12
Announcements Marriages
Congratulations to Simon Fraser C04 and Rosie McMullen on their marriage on Sunday 27th October at All Saints Church, Hertford. Congratulations to Stephen Mears C14 and Louise Crabtree on their marriage on Saturday 28th September at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Harpenden. Congratulations to Jordan Sandford C10 and Chantelle Thomas on their marriage on Sunday 22nd September at Hotel Corrijo Brava in Nerja, Spain. Congratulations to SCC staff member Sam Moore and Agne Gvozdeviate on their marriage on Friday 17th July in Oxford.
Congratulations to Nick Lyes C01 and Liam Chapman on their marriage on Friday 6th September at The Woburn Hotel. Congratulations to Toby Schogger C08 and Simone Aline Alves Nunes on their marriage on Friday 11th October at Nutfield Priory. Congratulations to Jonathan Valentine C98 and Ros Kings on their marriage on Saturday 30th November at St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb. To the left of Jonathan is Christopher Bass C98, who was one of two best men (the boy in front of Chris is Chris’s son, who was a page boy).
Congratulations to Jim Heatley C02 and his wife Charlotte on the birth of their daughter Ada Laura Heatley born on 9th October 2019, weighing 7lb 6oz. Congratulations to Michael MacCarron C04 and wife Lauren on the birth of their daughter Mia Grace MacCarron born on 21st November 2019, weighing 6lb 9oz.
Congratulations to Odili Cliffe C04 and his partner Charline on the birth of their daughter Jasmine Cliffe born on 25th February 2020, weighing 7lb 2oz. Congratulations to Paul Grainger C04 and wife Rosie on the birth of their son Edward David Grainger born on 3rd January 2020, weighing 7lbs 13oz.
Congratulations to Robert Hare C05 and his fiancée Catherine on the birth of their son Alfie James Hare born on 20th April 2020, weighing 6lbs 15oz. Congratulations to SCC staff members Nick and Charlotte Batten on the birth of their son Francis Laurence Batten born on 20th January 2020, weighing 5lb 9oz. Congratulations to Riccardo Timanti C05 and his wife Chloe on the birth of their daughter Mila Luna Timanti born 4th February 2020, weighing 6lb 10oz.
Congratulations to George Moore C08 and his wife Hannah on the birth of their son Leo Moore born on 29th July 2020, weighing 7lbs 4oz. Congratulations to Seb Croft C05 and his partner Anna on the birth of their daughter Maizie McKechnie-Croft born on 19th July 2020, weighing 6lbs 9oz. Congratulations to Keith Cotter C96 and his wife Artemis on the birth of their daughter Olivia Rose Cotter born on 22nd March 2020, weighing 9lbs 5oz. Congratulations to SCC staff member Anna Rowe and her husband Ali on the birth of their daughter Jasmine Amber Rowe born on 28th April 2020, weighing 8lbs 10oz.
Congratulations to Rob McLellan C04 and his wife Polly on the birth of their son James Thomas Maxwell McLellan born on 20th December 2019, weighing 8lb 4oz. James is pictured with his older brother Henry Gordon Robin McLellan, born on 28th June 2017, weighing 6lb 11oz. Congratulations to Jack Sotiriou C07 and wife Kat on the birth of their daughter India Rose Sotiriou born on 28th August 2020, weighing 4lbs 4oz.
Congratulations to Kevin Burke C86 and his wife Carrie on the birth of their son Edward “Eddie” Jun Burke born on 26th November 2019, weighing 7lb.
Dates for your Diary
Tuesday 2nd March 2021 Prep School Open Afternoon
Tuesday 8th June 2021 Prep School Open Evening
Friday 18th June 2021 Senior School Prize Giving
Saturday 2nd October 2021 (Provisional) Whole College Open Morning
Tuesday 9th November 2021 (Provisional) Sixth Form Preview Evening
