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1 The Cloister Issue number: #002 LENT TERM 2016/2017 Articles The scientific inquisition Royal visit music Newbie guide to rugby Ccf exercise or something more sinister? CNY Guide Reviews and more reviews 1 2 Things learned travelling, from someone who’s visited (nearly!) every continent Halle Ashworth Since I was born I’ve been fortunate noon. enough to go on holiday at least once eve- Something that changed my life was vis- ry year. At the age of seven I moved to the iting Bali for the first time in 2015. The Middle East, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab country is so cultured and beautiful; the Emirates to be specific. Growing up people are so kind but they live in severe abroad taught me a lot of valuable les- poverty. Whilst we were going place to sons. I was enrolled into an International place in taxis I looked out of the window School, where it was actually rare to be in and saw families of four on one single mo- a class with other British students. At my ped. A little girl looked over and waved at first school we had over 80 different na- me. This wasn’t uncommon; there were tionalities. That’s a lot of different cul- hundreds of families on mopeds, some tures! It taught me to be respectful and with helmets and some without. They just understanding. My friends were from all didn’t seem to have proper cars, maybe over the world, places I’d never heard of, they didn’t need them. They didn’t com- like Kazakhstan and Peru. I had friends plain. Everyone was willing to do anything from Germany, India, France, Brazil and for anyone. the USA. This was a lot for a seven-year- old to take in. My best friend was a local; The main point of this article is not to she’d lived in Abu Dhabi her whole life but show off but to teach. I want everyone to she was a real live princess, a Sheikha. Her travel, to learn, and to experience. To any uncle was the ruler of Abu Dhabi. one who thinks travelling is a waste of time, a waste of money, I promise it is not. My parents love travelling. My mother is When you travel, ask questions. Meet from St Vincent, in the Caribbean, so we people. Visit their landmarks, embrace visited the Caribbean islands a lot. By the their religion(s). Open your mind. Don’t age of six I’d already been to Paris, Florida, judge, don’t mock. Just watch, learn, ask, Spain and Portugal and a year later went and listen. It’s unbelievable the things you to Abu Dhabi. For a young child this didn’t can learn from someone from another cul- affect me too much but I got to see a lot ture. Maybe it will change your outlook on which impressed me. As I got older I un- life. derstood more and I took notice of how people behaved in these countries, their customs and culture. When I was 10 I got to play with cheetah cubs for an after- 2 3 The Royal Visit By Tom Rogers I’m sure it was a day of excitement and possible. Her Highness proceeded nervousness for Her Royal Highness, around the room, making polite conver- Princess Anne. The 17th January was the sation with each person before reaching day she was set to meet me, Tom Rogers. Chloe and me. We were introduced by After landing on the Big Side by helicop- the Headmaster and I gave my best ter, narrowly missing the all important bracey smile before bowing from the cricket square, the Princess was escorted neck. We talked about arbitrary matters into the new pool for a meet and greet, for a moment before I told her I played and a demonstration. I personally have cricket. Her response took me by sur- never seen the staff involved look quite prise. “Oh, they actually let you do that so fidgety before a visit. The swim here?” A one-liner, before moving on to squad’s show was conducted in front of interrogate the Head Boy and the Head an expressionless Princess Anne and all Girl of the Prep. It was over in a flash. went ‘swimmingly’, much to the relief of Robin Brew. I was shepherded back to In summary, meeting royalty is much like the foyer along with lots of excited indi- playing cricket: there’s a lot of standing viduals, to set up for the moment the around and occasionally a visitor turns Princess must have been waiting for. up and givesCENSORED you some abuse. People stood around anxiously, prac- tising their bows and frisking themselves, ensuring they were looking as sharp as 3 4 Music at Mount THE Band Kelly Issac day Tessa Hansford We are Isaac, Matt and Francis Have you ever asked yourself, what am I and we are a band from Mount missing? Well if you have, let me answer it Kelly. In case you don’t know, we for you: music. The lunchtime concerts like to entertain people with our have been a great success, showing the rock music. Our repertoire in- musical talent that we have at our school. cludes vocals, guitars and drums We not only hear incredible talent, we also and we like to play music such as get some interesting surprises, such as Green Day songs. We had a great hearing instruments that we might not success when we won the judges have known existed or seeing how fast vote in the Mount Kelly’s Got Tal- someone can move all ten fingers at once. ent competition last term and Sometimes we even find out that our best performed in this year‘s Un- friend is the next Whitney Houston! We plugged. Currently, we are work- have two more lunchtime concerts this ing on some new songs such as term on the 1st March and the 15th March Welcome to Paradise by Green both starting at 1:10 in the Chapel. If you Day and New York by Wombat are unfortunate enough not to be free at which we will play in our next this time, do not fear. Do you remember concerts. the ‘Mount Kelly Unplugged’ Concert? this was such a success, that next term we will Specifically, we will also be per- have more amazing concerts in the even- forming at the Bedford in April ing. Come and see what you’re missing. You 2017! So look out for us and won’t be disappointed! come to support! 4 5 MEET THE SCIENTIFIC INQUISITION compiled by Anna cox, Daniah Hagul and Alex Horkava Subject University Alma mater Sport affiliation City taught Course affiliation Mr Donnelly Biology Zoology UCL running Portsmouth Mrs Donnelly Biology - Microbiology - Kent kickbox Birmingham - Chemical - Birmingham Engineering Mr Kershaw Chemistry Applied Biology Nottingham cheering Southampton Mr Pearson Chemistry Geology Southampton sailing Horrabridge Mr Sandford Physics Physics Loughborough hockey Preston Mr Tailyour Physics Physics/ Exeter cycling London Educational Psychology Dr Chalk Physics Physics Hull diving the world Mr Bull Lab tech BTEC, HND, Plymouth :( Plymouth Applied Biology Which A-levels did you do? Mr Donnelly: Biology, Chemistry, Geography. My best was definitely Biology and the worst… the other two. For Geography, I didn‘t do the O-level (equivalent of GCSE), which didn‘t do me much good. It was a great subject; I just wasn‘t good at it. Mrs Donnelly: Maths which was my worst, Statistics, Chemistry and Biology, which was my best, and AS in Law. Mr Kershaw: Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Physics was my best, actually. And Chemistry the worst, ironically. Mr Pearson: Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Geology. Geology was my favourite; and they still do it! It made the reforms. Chemistry was my worst, from my 5 6 results. Maths is easy, Physics is… Physics but the course itself was really and Chemistry was (still is) a lot of disappointing. mechanisms to learn. I enjoyed it, but it Mrs Donnelly: I was the first from my needs lots of work. family to go to Uni, nobody else had been, Mr Sandford: Physics, Maths, DT. Best? so there was nobody else to judge what it Definitely Physics. Worst? DT. I had a bad would be like and so I thoroughly enjoyed teacher. I was clueless in my exam; had no it. Actually, I got a place to do pharmacy idea what the words meant. but I did a work experience at Boots and Mr Tailyour: Physics, Pure Maths, Applied the thought of counting pills for the next Maths. Physics was my best and Pure fifty years didn‘t really appeal to me. So I Maths probably the worst- but only went through Clearing. because there was a section where we had When I left university I got a job working to learn probability, which is something I for a laboratory and as part of that, I could not wrap my head around. signed up to do PhD., which was part time, Dr Chalk: Maths, Physics, which was my so whilst I was working in my first job I did favourite, and Economics. I hated all that my second degree. essay writing! Mr Kershaw: It was fantastic; university is Mr Bull: Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics. what you put in. I enjoyed the social things Biology was my best, together with and the liberation of being away from Chemistry, and I didn‘t really like Physics or home. I think that you should dedicate Maths.