Private School News

WARM WELCOME FOR NIGERIAN TEACHERS

Two teachers from Nigeria have been swapping stories with pupils and staff at Windlesham House School in Washington after an enlightening two-day visit.

Adegoke Ayansola and Olumide Oniyide teach at the Day Waterman College – a co-educational boarding school for 11-18 year olds set in a 25 hectare site in Asu near Abeokuta in Ogun State.

They visited Windlesham on Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd November in a bid to gain experience of English boarding schools, on their first visit to the UK.

During their stay, they observed lessons as well as gave a presentation to the pupils about school life in Nigeria and the diversity of social groups in the country.

Headmaster of Windlesham House School, Richard Foster, said: “My wife Rachel and I have plenty of ties with Africa and it was a pleasure to welcome the two teachers who, I hope, gained much from their visit to Windlesham.”

Lancing College announces The ‘Evelyn Waugh’ Lecture Thursday 19 November 2009

Lancing College announces

The ‘Evelyn Waugh’ Lecture 2009

to be given by

Alexander Waugh

author; musician; record-producer; critic and film-maker

Thursday 19 November 2009

Great School, 6.30pm

Lancing Foundation Dinner 8.15pm

The annual Evelyn Waugh lecture commemorates one of our greatest 20th century novelists, a distinguished OL (Old Boy) of Lancing College.

This year’s lecture will be given by Alexander Waugh, his grandson. Parents, pupils and members of the Lancing Foundation are invited to hear him lecture on his grandfather’s school days at Lancing.

Evelyn Waugh’s school debating book, one of the most treasured possessions in the Lancing College archives, together with his school photographs, will be on display.

After reading Music at Manchester University, Alexander Waugh was an impresario and concert agent, before becoming Chief Opera Critic of the Mail on Sunday and the Evening Standard. He has written many best-selling books on music and regularly reviews books for major British newspapers. He has contributed cartoons to the Literary Review and the Daily Telegraph. Alexander Waugh’s biography Fathers and Sons (2004) a portrait of the male relations in his own family, was made into 90-minute documentary film by BBC 4. As a publisher of the innovative fold-up Travelman Short Stories he won the Design Council Millennium Award for 2000. His latest book, The House of Wittgenstein, was published in England in 2008.

Sir Tim Rice OL, Chairman of the Development Council, members and supporters of the Lancing Foundation will be present at this special lecture.

CELEBRATING THE NEW ART SCHOOL AT LANCING COLLEGE – A special Art Day in the Reeve Art School, one year on

ART AT LANCING
The art tuition at Lancing College, under the direction of Caroline Pringle, is exceptional. This year’s A Level results included 11 A grades. Lancing’s Art Department has an impressive record of producing students who become designers, photographers, architects, art historians and painters. In 2009, five students went on to study architecture, and two to art school Foundation.

The art teaching at Lancing has an emphasis on drawing and painting from observation. The subject may be the model in the studio, or a location, from decaying houseboats along the Adur to elegant Palazzos in Venice. With the new Art School building perched on the edge of the Downs, landscape is becoming another source of inspiration.

Art plays an important part in school life and Caroline Pringle explains: “As Lancing has a flexible time-table, many pupils can carry on with art to A Level, whether they intend to pursue an arts career or not. Many combine art with maths and physics, others with the humanities.” This is important because engineers and geographers are involved in the environmental and aesthetic issues that arise in their professions; surgeons and vets need to be able to recognise, interpret and convey the complexities of anatomy. And, of course, art is also a wonderful recreational activity that many pupils can continue enjoying throughout their lives.

THE AWARD-WINNING REEVE ART SCHOOL: FIRST ANNIVERSARY
In recognition of the outstanding achievements of the Art Department, Lancing College commissioned the highly regarded LCE ARCHITECTS to design a stunning new Art School. As the new building has extensive studio spaces and all artistic disciplines are under one roof, pupils can undertake multidisciplinary projects on a large scale and do not have to put away work in progress. The building has won The Sussex Heritage Trust Architectural Award. It is a contemporary, energy-efficient structure that is in harmony with its unique surroundings – a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY
Work by students will be on display throughout the Art School. This will include an impressive range of paintings in oil, acrylic and water-colour, as well as prints, photographs and sculpture.

Tours will include the major studio/exhibition areas, with floor to ceiling windows, offering unrivalled views over the Downs to the sea, and also the printing studio, sculpture room, photography studio, dark room, library and resources centre, lecture room and technicians’ workshop. Guides will demonstrate how the building complements the school’s original Victorian buildings.

In the morning the Duke of Gloucester, an architect himself, will tour the building.

12 noon. Lunch for VIP guests and senior personnel associated with Lancing College.

1.30 pm. Tour of Art School for press. Work by pupils will be on display and pupils will be around to discuss their work.

Paul Cox, a leading architectural artist, will be working with pupils in the school Chapel and talking about his work in the new Art School. He will give demonstrations and tuition, using the building as his inspiration. Students from Lancing will be joined by pupils from local preparatory schools, who have been offered the experience of working for the afternoon in a leading Art Department.

Record GCSE results for Lancing College

Record results for Lancing College – another year of academic success at GCSE:

625 of the 982 (63.6%) GCSEs taken by 92 pupils were graded A* or A. 
29.4% of GCSEs taken were awarded A* grade. 
87.7% of GCSEs taken were awarded A*, A or B grades.

“I heartily congratulate our GCSE candidates on their excellent results. This has been an outstanding year, and these splendid achievements reinforce Lancing’s reputation for academic excellence at the centre of high-quality, all-round education. Our pupils are very well prepared academically to embark on their chosen A Levels, and will continue to profit from many opportunities to develop important life skills, which will be crucial to their future success.”

Jonathan Gillespie, Head Master, Lancing College

LANCING COLLEGE A LEVEL RESULTS Another year of outstanding results

·85.3% of A Levels taken have been graded A or B, further reinforcing Lancing’s reputation for consistent high achievement.

·Lancing’s average of A-B grades for the last six years is 83.4%.

·For the sixth year running, Lancing’s percentage of A-B grades is above 80%.

·40.1% of all candidates achieved at least 3 A grades.

·18 candidates achieved at least 4 A grades, and three achieved 5 A grades.

·209 A grades have been achieved out of the 367 A Levels that were sat by 107 pupils. This represents 56.9% of the A levels taken.

Lancing College has again produced excellent A Level results, with high grades across the board, notably in a wide range of the more challenging subjects.

“I congratulate our A Level students, who have studied diligently to attain excellent grades. These achievements will enable them to embark with confidence on their future paths.

At Lancing, we take a holistic view of each pupil’s education with a curriculum that enables all students to fulfil their individual potential. Academic studies are of primary importance, but outside the classroom they are encouraged to develop many other skills and talents. This has culminated in exciting results, with many pupils gaining places at top universities whilst pursuing activities such as sport, music and drama to the highest levels.”

Jonathan Gillespie, Head Master of Lancing College

Lancing Excels

Pupils at Lancing College enjoy a wide range of experiences beyond the national curriculum and are encouraged to embrace new interests in the spirit of self discovery. Cultural, sporting, and practical activities all feature in the weekly timetable. Here are a few of the pupils’ impressive recent achievements:

Charity Fashion Show

Saskia Greenhalgh and Lauren Mendes, two Sixth Form students, organised an exciting charity fashion show, raising over £2,500 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Students were given the opportunity to model the high profile designs, including pieces by Anna Valentine, known for her work on the Duchess of Cornwall’s wedding dress, and the very popular young designer, Jade Holland-Cooper. Menswear was supplied by Andrew McDowall, from Chichester.

Lunchtime Concert at Chichester Cathedral

On Tuesday 16 June, young musicians from Lancing College gave a lunchtime concert at Chichester Cathedral. Performers included the String Orchestra, Choral Scholars and soloists, and the programme covered a repertoire spanning 400 years. Neil Cox, Head of Chapel Music at Lancing College said,

“It was a real privilege for the Lancing College students to perform in such an ancient and beautiful cathedral, and in front of such a large and enthusiastic audience. Our musicians enjoyed themselves tremendously from beginning to end!”

River Relay

Despite starting and finishing in bright sunshine, this year’s Interhouse River Relay was heavily rained upon and the spectators got as wet as the competitors! The competition comprised four parts – sailing, canoeing, wind-surfing and building and manoeuvring a raft across the River Adur and back. This year, Second’s House came first, with Gibbs’ as runners up. Dan Connolly, Housemaster of Second’s said,

“Second’s House is known for its prowess at sports, but this is the first time in many, many years that we have managed to win the River Relay, which is a wonderful institution at Lancing College and one of the highlights of the calendar. It’s a typically Lancing event: competitive, highly individualistic and, above all, great fun!”

Duke of Edinburgh Award

Two students at Lancing College recently received their gold Duke of Edinburgh award at Buckingham Palace. Alice Lyle, from Crawley, and Georgie Nightingall, from Horsham, were presented with their certificates by the Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex in the presence of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. Lancing College is one of the few independent schools to have its own operating licence for the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Photo: Lancing College Sixth Form Students modelling designs by Jade Holland-Cooper and Andrew McDowall at the Charity Fashion Show

SLINDON COLLEGE RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD FOR GCSE RESULTS

Slindon College has been awarded The Good Schools Guide GCSE results accolade for its consistently high GCSE grades in Art & Design (Graphics).
The Good Schools Guide is a publication aimed at highlighting the best independent schools in the UK and entry into it is by invitation only.
The award has been made on the basis of their Key Stage 4 results for the three years 2006-2008, and in particular on the basis of the popularity of each subject relative to similar schools, and of the success that pupils achieve relative to the other GCSE subjects they take. The aim of the Good Schools Guide Awards is to highlight excellent teaching in individual subjects.
Mr Peter Saysell, Head of Art & Design at Slindon said “I am delighted that we have been selected for this prestigious award. We have a flourishing Art & Design department which is equipped to the highest specification, enabling our pupils to achieve very high standards of work”.

Photo: Year 10 GCSE Graphics Students L-R: Tim Oakley; Alex Eastwood; Adam Tjomas; George Chapman; Peter Saysell (Head of Department); Will Pegley; James Strivens.

Lancing College: Open Farm Sunday 7th June

Sunday 7th June, 1.00 – 3.00pm

A rare opportunity for members of the public to take a tour of the Lancing College Farm Project

Lancing College is one of the few schools in this country to include a working farm on its estate. Derek Cleaver, the Farm Manager, a farmer with forty years experience, is on the board of the Sussex Farmers Association. He also runs the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at Lancing. The farm is integral to this: vet work is used to teach skills and conservation and general farm work provides students with service. The Duke of Edinburgh himself considers this farm project to be unique.

On Open Farm Sunday Derek Cleaver will personally guide visitors round the Lancing College Farm, explaining in detail how it is run. They will see how food that we eat is grown and produced, as well as learning about pupil involvement in this scheme.

The Lancing College Farm is set on 40 acres of the estate, in countryside designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There are chickens, sheep, pigs, ducks, rabbits and goats – and even alpacas.

The Lancing College Farm Project gives students a unique opportunity to take subjects such as Biology, Geography and Business Studies out of the classroom, and offers real ‘hands-on’ experience of a working farm. Students can broaden their interests within agriculture, ecology and veterinary science and learn about food sourcing, animal care and sustainability.

Students are also taught about wild life, their habitats and conservation as well as the importance of recycling. Paths, animal bedding and farm buildings have been created from disused materials from the College, including shredded paper, pallets and wood scraps.

As well as supplementing students’ studies, the farm presents exciting opportunities beyond the national curriculum. Lancing College runs an outreach programme in partnership with two special needs schools. Lancing sixth form students pass on their knowledge of animal care by assisting pupils from the special needs schools with simple tasks on the farm in weekly sessions.

Tim Loughton, MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, who has a particular interest in agriculture, will launch the occasion at 1.00pm.

Open Farm Sunday at Lancing College is part of a national initiative, organised by LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming).

Advance booking is essential for your visit on 7th June. Please contact Derek Cleaver, Farm Manager on 01273 465947 or 07979522638 to book your place.

Lambing
There are about 50 lambs this year. During lambing, Derek stays on site around the clock and he involves as many pupils as possible. The lambs grow strong from milk produced by grass rather than artificial food.

Rabbits
Lancing’s first rabbits came from the Rabbit Rescue Centre in Crowborough. The farm now gives its many baby rabbits to the Rabbit Rescue Centre, who sell them on, either as show rabbits or as pets. The money raised from these sales goes directly into rescuing more rabbits. Lancing College now boasts some magnificent breeds including Continental Giants, Lionheads, Lionhead Lops, Dutch and the rare Sussex breed.

Alpacas
There are currently seven alpacas on the farm. The fleece is sold to various spinning guilds all over the country, and the money raised goes back into the upkeep of the farm.

Sustainability and Conservation
Sustainability and conservation are key to Derek’s farm management. In a recent study, 43 species of plant life were found on a square metre untreated with chemicals on the Lancing College estate. This compares with 3 species found on a square metre of the same type of soil which has been treated.

Through the conservation of the Lancing estate, many species of wildlife are returning and flourishing.

Lancing College hosts Science Challenge for Preparatory Schools

Lancing College has an outstanding Science Department, which gains excellent academic results and fosters links with major engineering companies and industry in the locality. It also hosts, annually, the very popular Science Challenge for Preparatory Schools. This year, 130 children, aged 10 – 11, from 11 preparatory schools will take part. The project is being masterminded by Dr Giles Preston, Head of Science at Lancing.

On arrival, the pupils will be welcomed by Jonathan Gillespie, Head Master, in Great School. They will then be divided into three groups to specialise in Biology, Physics and Chemistry. To make the venture more exciting, children from different schools will make up each team, so that the afternoon will involve both teamwork and individual effort.

The activities, which cannot be revealed at present, will challenge and entertain the pupils as well as encourage them to work together in solving spatial, analytical and communication problems.

After an hour, the teams’ results will be compiled by the Science department in order to come up with a winning team from each discipline. Each individual will also be graded and, by totalling these results, Dr Preston can also ascertain which school has produced the best budding scientists. The Science Challenge Shield will be presented to the winning school.

As a finale to the occasion, Dr Wendy Swarbrick, who teaches Physics and Chemistry at Lancing, will give the children a lecture on ‘Cool Science’ in Great School, ending with the creation of ice cream with liquid nitrogen. At the end of a very busy and memorable afternoon, the young scientists will be able to tuck in!

The preparatory schools taking part this year are Lancing Prep, Brambletye, Broadwater Manor, Dorset House, Feltonfleet, Great Walstead, Pennthorpe, St Aubyns, St Christophers, Sompting Abbotts and Vinehall schools.

Poppy Ewence: Award-winning musician at Lancing College

Poppy Ewence, who is 17, plays the oboe, and is noted for her beautiful singing voice. She is currently in the Lower VI at Lancing College, where she has been given outstanding opportunities and encouragement, which have enabled her to excel in music and reach her full potential.

Poppy has just won two competitions at Springboard – the Baroque Concerto Class and the Woodwind Recital Class, for musicians under 23 years of age. In fact, Poppy won the cup for the highest mark in all the woodwind and brass classes in this competition. Springboard is a Youth Performing Arts Festival, an invaluable platform for young performers from all over Sussex.

Poppy, who plans to study music when she leaves Lancing, was formerly at the Prebendal School, Chichester. She is a terrific all-rounder, and is involved in many other aspects of school life, including tennis and school teams. Poppy was one of the pupils who visited Malawi last summer, when pupils from the College helped in the orphanage there.

Thanks from the Palace for A Special Poem

It was in 1924, first in the pages of Punch magazine, then by the end of the year with the publication of “When We Were Very Young” that local writer A.A.Milne achieved literary immortality with poems such as “The King’s Breakfast”, “If I were King” and “Buckingham Palace”. The latter with the memorable lines:“Do you think the King knows all about me?”
“Sure to, dear, but it’s time for tea”.

Now nine-year-old Harriet Miller has made sure the Queen knows all about her. The Stoke Brunswick school pupil has written her own poem about the monarch and sent it to the Queen together with a handmade card. In response she has received a grateful letter of thanks from Lady Richenda Elton, the Queen’s Lady-in-Waiting. One presumes the Queen is “much too busy a-signing things” to write herself.

Harriett’s poem focuses on the Queen constantly being in the public eye and being photographed continuously. It echoes Milne’s line:“I wouldn’t be King for a hundred pounds,”
as it begins:
“Some times I just would not like to be queen,
All the time people with their cameras staring over me,
I would say if I am the queen
‘You have to obey, go away’”

Someone may pip her to the post but Harriet is well on course to become our first Lady Poet Laureat

SLINDON COLLEGE – STAR PERFORMANCE AT THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA

Ashleigh Blackledge from Bognor Regis, a Year 11 pupil at Slindon College performed at the inaugural Annual Musical Extravaganza organised by the Independent Schools Association at Fairfield Halls in Croydon last week.
Over 500 young people from Independent Schools in London and the Home Counties performed to a full house of 1600 people. The music included various solos, classical choirs and a Beatles Medley.
Ashleigh, a very talented pianist, played two solo piano pieces and received a standing ovation from the assembled audience. Ian Graham, Chairman of the Independent Schools Association and Headmaster of Slindon College said “This was a most inspiring evening and as Chairman of the ISA I was particularly proud that a member of my school was invited to participate. Ashleigh is an outstanding musician and I am sure he will enjoy a very successful musical career in future years.”

COTTESMORE School is top of its class after inspection

COTTESMORE School in Pease Pottage, near Horsham, is top of its class after being rated as ‘outstanding’ for the second time in 11 months.

Gaining top marks at an Ofsted inspection, which took place on January 19 and 20, was a particularly sweet reward for new headmaster Tom Rogerson for whom running the school is a family tradition.

When Tom took over the IAPS day and boarding prep school with his wife Lottie in September last year, he was following in the footsteps of his father Mark, who was also headmaster as was his grandfather before that.

Tom said: “Lottie and I are so thrilled with this major endorsement from the school inspectors Ofsted. In our ISI inspection in February 2008 we were graded outstanding, but that inspection was outside our tenure, whereas this is especially great because it endorses what we are doing now.”

The couple’s consummate commitment to the school came to fruition in a ‘very positive and relaxing inspection’ at which the visiting team of inspectors judged the school to be outstanding overall and outstanding in almost every category including important areas such as health, food, boarders’ welfare and risk assessment.

Inspectors eulogized the school food, describing the chef as ‘excellent’; called the sick bay ‘a warm and friendly environment in which to recuperate’; and praised the ‘nurturing and supportive processes in place’ in the boarding facilities, where each child is treated as an individual.

The good community spirit amongst the children and very good relationships between children and staff were also lauded by inspectors.

Cottesmore, one of the UK’s leading IAPS day, weekly and full boarding preps, has been preparing 7-13-year-old children for the major public schools since its establishment in 1894.

Tom, who has high hopes for the future, added: “What is exciting is that the overall judgment of ‘outstanding’ validates us as the new team and has given us an extra boost of confidence to take the school to new levels.”

To visit Cottesmore at Buchan Hill, Pease Pottage, West Sussex, call
01293 520648, e-mail schooloffice@cottesmoreschool.com or visit www.cottesmoreschool.com

LANCING FOOTBALL TEAM WINS SOUTHERN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS LEAGUE

The 1st XI Football Team at Lancing College have won the final of the Southern Independent Schools League. This impressive win makes Lancing arguably the best independent schools team in the south! Their tough opponents were Highgate School, winners of the Northern section of this competition. After absorbing some pressure early in the game, Lancing took the lead through a sweet volley from John Symons, which set them ‘en route’ for victory.

In the first half of term, Lancing has won eight consecutive victories against other school sides, scoring 22 goals, and conceding only 3. These include a 1-0 victory in Southern Public Schools League and a 3-0 victory in the Boodle’s Cup. Lancing has beaten Charterhouse, St. Bede’s, Hailsham and Bexhill.

The Team has also reached the semi-finals of the Sussex Cup and showed its true ability, with a narrow 2-1 defeat against Brighton and Hove Albion Youth.

All players have contributed to the success of the Team, but deserving of special mention are top scorer Piers Knight, Captain Nick Hatcher and winger Max Barnard. The impressive run of form by Max has resulted in his being selected for the ISFA England team. Lancing players are encouraged to join other club sides of a good standard. Max is on the books of the Blue Square Premier for Eastbourne Borough, Nick Hatcher is with Horsham and forward Vince Cacioppo represents Worthing.

Lancing is currently enjoying a particularly strong period for sport. Participation in competitive sports is high in both junior and senior age groups. The Hockey Team has scored 25 goals in their last three matches, and the 1st XI face St Bede’s in the County Cup semi final on 23rd February. Lancing has won the Independent Schools Squash Title, and the U15 Squash Team reached the last 16 of the national competition.

National success has also been achieved in more unusual sports such as Fencing and Biathlon. The school prides itself on the diversity of sport and activity that is provided – giving all pupils a chance to realise their potential, whether it be at national level or for recreation.

Sports scholarships are available at Lancing. For further details please contact Gilly Prichard on 01273 465805.

The Choir of Lancing College, directed by Neil Cox, present: SURREXIT 500 Years of Choral Music for the Church’s Year

Lancing College Choir:
There is a long tradition of excellence in choral singing at Lancing College. Major composers have written music for the choir: Benjamin Britten composed his cantata Saint Nicolas for Lancing’s centenary in 1948, and the College celebrated its 150th anniversary by commissioning Arvo Pärt to write a piece marking the event. The Choir gave the first performance of this new work, Triodion, in Westminster Abbey in April 1998.

Lancing College Choir, which consists of around fifty boys and girls, includes former cathedral choristers in its ranks. A number of young singers have been trained in the choirs of St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, St George’s Chapel, Salisbury Cathedral and Chichester Cathedral. The Choir has sung in concerts and services in major continental churches and cathedrals. In Italy, for example, they sang in St. Mark’s Basilica (Venice), and the Frari Church and St Anthony’s Basilica (Padua).

Many young musicians from Lancing have gone on to take up choral and organ scholarships at the universities of Cambridge (King’s College and St John’s College), Oxford (Magdalen College and Merton College) and London (Royal Holloway College and King’s College), as well as Gloucester Cathedral and Truro Cathedral.

The Chapel:
The famous Chapel at Lancing, the largest and one of the finest school chapels in the world, is home to the Choir. It is a magnificent neo-Gothic, Grade I listed building and is an impressive Sussex landmark. Over 90 foot in height, its internal vaults are matched in England only by those at Westminster Abbey and York Minster. It houses three fine organs, the Elliott chamber organ, the “two manual” Frobenius organ and the “four manual” Walker organ. Neil Cox oversaw the design and installation of the Walker and Frobenius organs in the Chapel in 1986.

Neil Cox, Director of Music of Lancing College Chapel:
Neil Cox has been Director of Music of Lancing College Chapel since 1978, and is responsible for the exceptional standard of the Choir today. Neil is also a composer and his compositions for O Maria, vernans rosa and Magnificat are featured on this CD.

The CD includes 50 minutes of unaccompanied choral singing – a feat rarely achieved by a school choir. This is a tribute to the students, to their previous training (many have been members of cathedral choirs from the age of and, of course, to the inspiration and dedication of Neil Cox.

Neil Cox is supported in his work by colleagues Nikki Dragonetti (a former chorister of Salisbury Cathedral), Damian Kerney (a former Head Chorister of St Paul’s Cathedral) and by singing teacher Martin Elliot (Westminster Abbey and Christ Church Oxford).

The CD: SURREXIT 500 Years of Choral Music for the Church’s Year:
The tracks on this CD represent the music that is sung in the College Chapel through the Church’s year. It features works by Tallis, Pratorius, Guerrero, Morales, Victoria and Michael Haller, and 20th century composers Vaughan Williams, Durufle, Elizabeth Poston, John Joubert, Richard Lloyd and Neil Cox.

The selection focuses on the wealth of a cappella, or unaccompanied music, from the great flowering of European sacred polyphony in the 16th century and on up, to present day. Interspersed are chorale preludes based on seasonal hymns, played on the Chapel’s Frobenius organ by Neil Cox, Edward Dean (Upper VI form, Organ Scholar) and Joseph Wicks (a 4th form Music Scholar).

Twenty students in the Choir on this recording have passed Grade 8 in singing. Edward Dean will take up a place at the Royal College of Music and Joseph Wicks, who is just 14 years old, was a ‘boy bishop’ at Salisbury Cathedral. Singers Tom Stockwell (Bass)and Ewan Stockwell (Tenor) are now singing at Truro and Gloucester Cathedrals.

The recordings on this CD were made in Lancing College Chapel and Boxgrove Priory, West Sussex.

Copies of the CD may be purchased from the Lancing College website, http://www.lancingcollege.co.uk at a cost of £.. (postage and packing)

Music at Lancing College:
At Lancing, all pupils enjoy a wide range of experiences and opportunities beyond the national curriculum. They are encouraged to embrace new interests in the spirit of self discovery: cultural, sporting, and practical activities all feature in the weekly timetable.

The Choir is one of these opportunities. Many youngsters at Lancing are very “contemporary” and a number of enthusiastic members of the Choir combine it with a range of very different activities, such as football or drama.

Music and Organ Scholarships:
Scholarships are available for new entrants to the Third and Sixth Forms, with special proficiency in music. In addition, Lancing College is keen to encourage talented young organists and there is one organ scholarship for the Sixth Form.

For further information on these scholarships, please contact Beverley Allen:baa@lancing.org.uk 01273 465968

U13 Netball Champions Again

The U13 netball players at Windlesham took full advantage of their home soil after winning the tournament for the second year running. Approximately 26 teams took part in the annual event on Saturday 17th January.

Windlesham’s U13 A squad got off to a great start with a 11-1 win over Feltonfleet School. The team then went on to further victories over Broadwater, St Bede’s, Portsmouth Grammar School, Farlington and Belmont School.

The defending champions won their semi-final against Sion 8-1 and came out the overall winners after a nail-biting victory against Holmewood House in the final, 8-7, with the deciding goal into the net in the last minute of the game.

Overall, they played for a total of one hour and 26 minutes, scoring 42 goals and conceding 24.

Coach, Helen Carson, said: “The team worked so hard throughout the day showing real command on court. The passing was controlled and accurate, the pace was fast and they were using the width of the court well. I am so proud of them.”

Team: Miyu Tarumi (Captain), Bea Barclay, Rebecca Powell, Georgie Windus, Lucy Poffley, Jess Radford, Eloise Rouse and Sammi Enderby.

Poet Inspires Windlesham

The energetic and exuberant poet, Neil Stevens, burst into our classrooms on 13th and 14th January in an effort to inspire the children to read and write poetry.

His sessions were interactive where he covered the basics of writing poetry but, most importantly, allayed the fear of crossing out and changing things if you don’t like them anymore!

He then shared some of his own work to the sound of drums and the children demonstrating the actions.

All in all, he was a huge hit and there are now a number of budding poets scribbling down their thoughts and feelings – mission accomplished!

LORD LUCE TALKS TO LANCING COLLEGE ‘A’ LEVEL STUDENTS

Lord Luce, formerly Richard Luce, MP for Arundel and Shoreham, made a special visit to Lancing College on Friday 28 November. He talked about government, politics and his distinguished career in Parliament, where his offices included Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Minister for the Arts. More recently, he has been Lord Chamberlain to the Queen and, this year, was appointed Knight of the Order of the Garter. After his talk, there was a lively discussion and he particularly enjoyed answering the students’ interesting range of questions.

Government and Politics is a new ‘A’ Level at Lancing College, introduced this September. At AS level, the course is examining the political world in the UK, drawing comparisons with a range of other political systems. This course will enable students to develop their capacity for analysing the actions of Government and to apply their knowledge to current political events. At A2 level, students will study American government and politics over the past 10 years, enabling them to compare the UK and US political systems.

The LVI group has recently visited the Houses of Parliament and, in 2009, the UVI will visit Washington. Lord Luce is the first of a number of guest speakers engaged to talk to the politics students this year.

Photo: (l – r) Julia Onnasch, Mr Dan Connolly (Lancing’s A Level Politics master), Lord Luce, Calum Bowie, Saskia Greenhalgh.

OH WHAT A FEELING – TO BE DANCING ON THE CEILING!

Pupils at Slindon College were recently treated to a professional Hip Hop/Street Dancing workshop. West Sussex County Council has joined forces with Dance group T21 to run a project called “True Styles” – hip-hop and street dance classes for 12-19s. Hip Hop dance is an original and creative form of expression and includes many elements such as break dancing, street dancing and funk based dance styles. The class was conducted by a professional hip hop street dancer and choreographer and the boys soon realised that the street based dance techniques provided strenuous exercise and a lot of fun!
Ian Graham, Headmaster said “Despite initial reluctance by some to take part in this “dancing class” all the boys were soon thoroughly engaged in the various skills of Hip-Hop and a good time was had by all! I can thoroughly recommend this project to other schools”.

Five former Lancing pupils featured on four separate programmes on Radio 3 in a matter of weeks!

The Music Department at Lancing College is flourishing in all areas, and choral music is a particular strength.

We thought you would be interested to know that past pupils continue to do outstandingly well in choral work. Five former Lancing students will be heard on Radio 3 in a matter of a few weeks!

Wed 22nd October – Live Choral Evensong from Gloucester Cathedral
Featuring the Founder Member of the Lancing College ‘Choral Evensong Club’, Ewan Stockwell, tenor.

Wed 7th January – Live Choral Evensong from King’s College, London
Featuring Claire Bradder, from West Sussex.

Wed 28th January – Live Choral Evensong from Truro Cathedral
Featuring Tom Stockwell.

Wed 18th February – Live Choral Evensong from Royal Holloway College, University of London
Featuring Sam Hancock and Tom Robson from West Sussex.

This outstanding success if due to the inspirational tuition and leadership of Neil Cox, a composer and performer himself, who has been responsible for the Lancing Choir for many years.