AUTUMN 2018 NEWS FROM CHIGWELL
CELEBRATING SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CHIGWELL SCHOOL COMMUNITY
In this Issue
02 Results Day
03 New Bus Routes
19 Duke of Edinburgh Awards and much more...
FIND A WAY OR MAKE A WAY ACADEMIA
Chigwell School sixth A Level Results form students and their teachers celebrated excellent A level results. 81% of results were at B grade or above with nearly half of all grades either A or A*, almost double the national average. A quarter of students achieved at least three A grades and the most common grade, across all the exams sat, was an A grade. Of the students who chose to take the Extended Project Qualification in addition to their three or four A levels, two thirds achieved an A or A* grade. For these students, top A level results enabled them to progress to some of the very best universities. Three quarters will be going to Russell Group universities including Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial College, Birmingham, Nottingham, and University College London. A small number of students will be taking up places overseas including one at Harvard. Headmaster, Mr Michael Punt, said: “We encourage all our students to work hard so that they fulfil their potential, and it was great to see so many, so pleased with their results and with the university places that they have secured. We are very proud of our sixth formers, some of whom have spent most of their school careers at Chigwell whilst others only arrived two years ago from local schools or from overseas as boarders. Together this makes for a really vibrant mix and a busy, happy and purposeful sixth form in which all have contributed a great deal. They now leave us for some of the most prestigious universities in the country but it has been a pleasure to work with these young people, to see them develop as individuals and achieve so much. We will miss them, we wish them every future success and happiness, and we hope they stay in touch with us.” n ACADEMIA News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
Mr Michael Punt, and we are very proud of all that achieved results which really are GCSE Results Headmaster, commented: they have achieved together. a reflection of their dedication. Chigwell pupils, teachers “We were delighted with the It was particularly pleasing to We look forward to working students who have worked really see so many grade 9s amongst with them and the new students and parents came hard and justly deserved their the results but there were also who will join them in the Sixth together once again to success. Likewise, their teachers some students who have made Form as they continue with celebrate the publication have supported them tirelessly tremendous progress and their education.” n of GCSE results. This year results were a mixture of number and letter grades, but both systems reflected remarkable success. Over 73% of all grades were the equivalent of grade 7 or above. Nearly a quarter of candidates averaged at least a grade 8 or the equivalent in each subject and a third of the year group achieved at least eight grade 7s or more. Ten candidates achieved nothing less than a grade 8.
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An expanded bus service is now transporting pupils to and from Chigwell School. There is one service on each route in the morning and an early and late return service after school. The aim is to reduce the number of pupils who travel to school by car, but also to make the lives of families easier. It is hoped that, subject to sufficient demand, routes will be added to other destinations. n
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ACADEMIA Speech Day 2018 The annual Chigwell On the Friday afternoon, there was a service of celebration Speech Day took in St Mary’s Church led by place with events Chaplain Rev. Gary Scott, for pupils in Reception to Year relating to all pupils 4 and this was followed by a in the School. garden party in the Pre Prep.
Saturday morning saw two Jeevan OC. Following a career in services for the remaining the City, Sharath founded STIR Juniors and Seniors, at which Education which seeks to support the preacher was Rev. Mark governments of less developed Christian, a former army countries to help teachers chaplain. improve their teaching so that pupils have a better start in life. Prize giving itself took place in the marquee on Top Field Later in the evening, the on Saturday afternoon and the annual Chigwell ball took place guest of honour was Sharath for leavers and parents. n Nuffield Research Placement Sixth Form student and paediatric basal epithelial Poppy Bradley was cells, which are found in the trachea. Poppy has carried out awarded a Nuffield a variety of experiments herself placement and bursary, involving cell culture, laser enabling her to work scanning confocal microscopy as part of a research and immunohistochemistry and she has also visited Great team at the Lungs for Ormond Street and University Living Research Centre College Hospitals to collect at University College samples in theatre for research. London over the She may also be named in a paper which is due to be summer. published on the work. Poppy Poppy’s supervisor is a said, “This has been both PhD scientist and together one of the most intellectually they have been characterising challenging and enjoyable the difference in the rate of things I have ever done and I proliferation between adult have had a wonderful time”. n
ACADEMIA News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
International Success for Adrianna Year 12 Chigwell results and to discuss different scientific methods. Adrianna’s student, Adrianna research, ‘Detection of bacteria Wojtyna, came second E.coli with biosynthesized in the 27th Dr İbrahim silver nanoparticles as SERS substrates’, gained an impressive Arikan International second place in the chemistry Research Projects category of the competition. Competition in Turkey. The distinguished jury was made up of representatives This is a competition from technological companies, organised annually by the visitors, and professors. MEF Educational Institutions Adrianna commented that in Istanbul. Every year, about the experience was a great thirty international teams are example of how broad the selected to present their results impact of science can be. Not at the finals, held at the MEF only does it allow us to discover University and young researchers the unknown, but also to learn from all over the world have about new cultures, as well as the opportunity to present their to become more open-minded projects, to talk about their people. n EPQ at LAE Tottenham Year 12 students from Some Chigwell and LAE students are beginning this Chigwell visited the well-regarded qualification London Academy of alongside their A levels and this Excellence, Tottenham was an opportunity for both sets of students to collaborate. for a joint afternoon LAE students visited Chigwell workshop at the start in September and this return visit formed part of the ongoing of the Extended Project relationship between the two Qualification. schools. n The Williams Project The Williams Project deepen their intellectual life. It encourages them to understand has now completed its that thought is not divided into tenth full year. This school subjects, and it urges them to gain such a realisation venture is named after of their own specialism that Sir Bernard Williams, they can explain its intricacies to one of the foremost others. Fortnightly meetings are held in two sections for Years 7 British philosophers of and 8, and Years 9-13; this offers the 20th century, and our younger members better access to our speakers. an Old Chigwellian. Old Chigwellian Charlie Laderman at The Williams Project Among the many speakers As part of the Learning+ who came to Chigwell were Old pupils how his phone app All meetings are written programme it provides Chigwellians Jonathan Burn and recognises birdsong, and Charlie up on our Archive. For more opportunities for pupils at Dr Charlie Laderman. Jonathan topically discussed American information please visit: www. Chigwell School to broaden and expertly taught the assembled Power and its new president. williamsproject.org.uk n 04 | 05 ACADEMIA
BBC School Report Chigwell joined more through growing food underground in London; than one thousand whether the UK is ready for schools across the a shift to electric cars; the country to be part of wisdom of investing in Bit BBC School Report Coins; the problem of illegal video streaming; the dangers News Day 2018. posed by laser pointers and Twenty Year 7 and 8 pupils how online methods have created a forty-minute news changed job recruitment in programme, linked from the the 21st century. Two hardy BBC School Report website: reporters climbed to the top https://gateway.chigwell-school. of the Olympic Park’s Orbit org/bbc-school-report/2018 to present a weather forecast The young, investigative with a difference. The project reporters devised their own co-ordinator, Mrs Pewsey stories; they researched, wrote, said, “This year’s programme edited and presented them revealed an underlying theme using the best equipment of technology and the pupils, available. Their stories covered like all good reporters, worked interest in sustainable living hard to find out more.” n
Chigwell sixth form government and politics students, Charlotte and Pavan discussed their views on whether 16 year-olds should be allowed to vote on ‘Breakfast with Ben and Sonia’ on BBC Radio Essex. n ACADEMIA News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
British Biology Olympiad 2018 Three Chigwell students with the results and wanted to have won medals in the pass on congratulations to all Biology Olympiad. who took part. Particular congratulations go The competition is an to Jerry Zheng who came in the increasingly popular online quiz run by the Society of top 6% of candidates and was Biology for Years 12 and 13. awarded a gold medal; Leah Over 7,800 students took part Redmond gained a silver medal this year including a team of because she was placed in the twelve from Chigwell. Mr top 10% and Leon Raj came Paul Eardley, Head of Biology, in the top 15% and achieved a commented that he was pleased bronze medal. n Biology Challenge 2018 Chigwell biologists three silver medals, two bronze medals and one highly from Years 9 and commended performance. 10 took part in the Connie Duggan, Hanna Johal Biology Challenge, an and Toby Jefferson won the silver medals, Matthew Punt online competition and Nayan Bhudia won the run by the Society of bronze medals and Benjamin Biology open to all Duffee was highly commended. Congratulations to all who schools in the UK. took part and well done for The team of six produced maintaining the school’s some impressive results for high level of success in this such a small group, achieving competition. n
Three Year 12 students Chigwell Chemists in the Royal Society worked extremely hard in the regional heat of Chemistry Analyst Competition of the RSC Analyst Competition, held at Queen Mary College, University of London. Along with teams from twenty three other schools, A level chemists Poppy Bradley, Catherine Liyanagama and Arjinder Hara took part in a three hour practical including the standardisation of a citric acid solution and its analysis via spectroscopy. Much of this work is degree level chemistry and the students worked extremely hard as a team. Mr Long, who accompanied the students, was hugely impressed by their professional approach and teamwork. n 06 | 07
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Civic Awards Annual Careers Convention Chigwell sixth former, welcome back Old Chigwellians Abigail Whelan, who have recently graduated won a prestigious and they could therefore share ‘Youth Council their experiences of both university and the competitive Commendation’ for world of employment. Thanks her contribution to go to all the representatives that the Epping Forest gave up their time to make the Youth Council’s Drug evening such a success and they Awareness Survey. in turn praised the politeness She co-ordinated the and focus of the students who n survey and led the asked them questions. analysis of the results. In addition, she presented the award for Pupils in Year 11 Parents, friends and Old ‘Team of the Year 2018’ Chigwellians represented a wide and the Sixth Form variety of career areas sharing to the Chigwell Riding attended the annual Trust Volunteers. n their expertise and experience. careers convention. It was particularly good to Festival of the Foreign Word The second annual and Governor, Mrs Isobel Peck. Julia Kortlaska represented Festival of the Foreign French, Tej Hindosa Word competition represented Spanish and Daniel took place in the Tricov represented German. The students were judged on Swallow Library. intonation, gesture, fluency A student was selected and delivery of the piece, in the to represent each modern particular language. language and each had to At the end of the event choose one piece of literature Daniel Tricov was announced to read in front of the student as the winner and received his audience, judges from the prize on Speech Day. n modern language department Rotary Youth Speaks Regional Final This year’s regional Intermediate team final of Rotary Youth made up of Year 8s: Speaks was held in the Avantika Bharadwaj Lord Ashcroft Building (chair), Nathan Mercer at the Anglia Ruskin (speaker) and Alex University in Chelmsford Scott (vote of thanks). and for the fourth time In the draw before the in eight years a team start, Chigwell won from Chigwell School the opportunity to be was participating in the first to speak and this prestigious event. they performed most This year it was an creditably. n
ART & DESIGN News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
Art+ Workshop Chigwell was very It highlights the most exciting paintings that have been made fortunate to have a by artists based in the UK visit from the artist, and as such, it is one of the Sneh Mehta. most prestigious art prizes and exhibitions of contemporary Sneh’s artwork was featured painting in the country. Sneh in John Moores 2016, an is a graduate of Goldsmith’s important painting competition College and her work has that takes place every two years. also been exhibited in The Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, the Jerwood Space London and the South London Gallery. At the Art+ session, Sneh gave an illustrated talk to the pupils about her work, explaining techniques and art materials to own. They embraced the whole what inspires and motivates create her paintings. Sneh uses a process enthusiastically and they her and how she goes about wide repertoire of mark-making were keen to take creative risks. creating her art pieces. The techniques to create her work, Art scholar Cayley Cochrane pupils were able to look closely layering colours, imagery and commented, “This was a at her sketchbooks and some textures in original ways. The different kind of art experience.” of her paintings. She then gave paintings mix figurative imagery Lively, colourful and original a practical demonstration, with abstract elements. The artwork was generated by the showing the pupils exactly pupils set about exploring these group and the session proved how she goes about building techniques and ideas in order to be a really enjoyable and up an image using a range of to generate artwork of their productive experience. n The 21st Open Junior Art, Design and Technology Exhibition Once again, Chigwell School hosted a primary schools’ art exhibition in which twenty six schools submitted work created by their pupils. The artwork was displayed in the Chigwell School Gallery and over three hundred visitors attended the opening of the exhibition. Mrs Claire Tilbrook, Head of Junior School Art, commented, “We were delighted that so many schools were part of this year’s exhibition with work which ranged from a huge flying tissue paper parrot, to some beautiful detailed close- ups of animal eyes in chalks and pastels. Pupils enjoyed seeing their work on display and we were very impressed by the quality of their art.” n 08 | 09 ART & DESIGN
Senior and Junior Art & Design and Design & Technology Speech Day Exhibition The Private View of the 2018 Senior and Junior Art & Design and Design & Technology Speech Day Exhibition took place in the school gallery just before Speech Day. The exhibition presented an amazing variety of topics and projects that had been created during the current academic year by our incredibly creative and talented pupils. Each and every one of the exhibits on display had been made with great amounts of skill, care and flair and the exhibition encompassed work from the youngest members of the Junior School to those pupils studying art and design or DT in the Sixth Form. It was wonderful to see so many staff, parents, of Art and Design, Mr Edwin highlighted the very meaningful continue to make to the life pupils and friends of the School Aitken, commented that it was and important contribution that of the school and the ongoing enjoying the exhibition. Head a brilliant evening which clearly creative subjects and activities development of our pupils. n More Art at Chigwell... ART & DESIGN News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
Chigwell Host ‘Fabulous Fish’ Art Teachers’ Workshop Twenty art teachers from passionate about everything teach the children about saving The aim of the day was to Essex, Hertfordshire to do with marine life. I have our oceans.” bring primary school teachers become more and more aware together to share expertise The artist and designer Emma and Suffolk came to the of the amount of plastic being and ideas that can be taken Collins came to run the course. Junior Art Room for a washed up on our beaches, back into the classroom for the She set up a demonstration table wonderful day making and eaten by our fish and sea benefit of pupils. with some wonderful recycled ‘Fabulous Fish’. creatures. So I was moved and inspired to have an plastic highly patterned painted One teacher said as she was Mrs Claire Tilbrook, Head environmental theme to this fish. However, only one half of leaving, ‘I can’t wait to get back of Junior Art, Design and year’s workshop. The teachers the fish were painted, which to school tomorrow and start Technology, commented, could then not only make some meant people could see exactly this inspirational and enjoyable “Having grown up in Sussex highly colourful fabulous fish how they were made on the project with my pupils’. n by the sea, I have always been out of recycled plastic, but also other side.
#ICanEngineer Competition 2018 Once again this year space for members of the public judges and other shortlisted this task and most importantly, Chigwell Year 8 pupils to enjoy. The Year 8 pupils candidates. The Chigwell all had an interesting, fun and responded extremely well to pupils did extremely well in educational day. n were shortlisted for the this brief and designed some annual I Can Engineer impressively innovative ideas, competition run by which resulted in six Chigwell the Institute of Civil teams being shortlisted for the competition. The pupils Engineers (ICE). in these teams were invited to The specified theme was spend a day at the Institute of ‘innovative underground spaces’ Civil Engineers in Westminster, and the pupils were set the where they engaged in practical challenge of transforming a engineering activities and disused tunnel into a creative presented their ideas to the 10 | 11 CHARITY
Pre Prep Big Dance for Charity The Pre Prep’s annual performed parents were invited Big Dance was a great also to enjoy a continental breakfast with friends at the success and thoroughly Pre Prep’s Charity Coffee enjoyed by both pupils Mornings. Mrs Gibbs and and parents. Mrs Punt said that they were All pupils participated delighted that the events were enthusiastically in a challenging extremely well supported and dance which included, to the that over £530 was raised for delight of pupils, the rather two worthy charities, Cancer peculiar ‘floss’ dance and a Research UK and the Chigwell special tribute to the England Riding Trust. The generosity of football team. On the two our parents, as always, is greatly mornings that the dance was appreciated by the School. n
Chigwell Contribute to Centrepoint In the Lent term, one of about the plight of the homeless. The fundraising activities drew What followed was one of the to a close with 8E wanting to the Year 8 classes read most successful individual raise awareness rather than Stone Cold by Robert charity fundraising initiatives just funds for this worthwhile Swindells which is in the school’s history. Two charity. So the class slept rough cake sales, one non-uniform day on the fields in school to try to partially narrated from and the inaugural sponsored understand some of the issues did a fantastic job with their the perspective of a readathon ‘The Big Chill’, faced by an increasing number fundraising activities. The homeless teenager. have raised over £4,600 and of people in the country. the pupils donated this money money they’ve raised can help As temperatures plummeted to Centrepoint who provide Reiko Murray, Events and us provide vital skills training to when the UK was preyed upon support, counselling, education Community Manager for sixty young people, empowering by the ‘beast from the east’, 8E and shelter to vulnerable Centrepoint said that the them to move on to living began to think more carefully teenagers and young adults. pupils of Chigwell School independently. n CHARITY News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
Chigwell Challenge All of the Year 7 One group visited the Chigwell Riding Trust, a pupils worked hard horseriding charity set up volunteering at local for riders with special needs. charities as part of their The physical and emotional benefits this centre offers the ‘Chigwell Challenge’. riders makes this a unique and important charity. They swept Stable windows – before and after! This programme ran out the courtyard, washed throughout their Activities and set up furniture and then couple of the pupils decided to tidied and cleared the outdoor Week. At Chigwell pupils are cleaned windows in the stable volunteer at the centre over the play areas. Other groups visited encouraged to consider ways in and prepared bedding for the summer holidays. A different local care homes to spend time which they can help their local horses. Deborah Hall from group visited ELHAP which with some of the residents. This community. They are required the Riding Trust commented is an adventure playground brought together the younger to give up a little of their time to that she was really pleased specially designed for people and older generations and both try and make a difference. and impressed, especially as a with disabilities. The pupils benefited from the experience. n
Year 7 pupils at ELHAP...... and at the Chigwell Riding Trust
Teams of Chigwell The teams’ combined London’s most famous sights. Team Chigwell hard work of running and In addition, there are more than parents, staff and Old fundraising paid off in style with one hundred Team Chigwell Fundraising Chigwellians united to over £8,000 raised for Cancer runners signed up for their next run in the British 10k Research UK. Both events outing at the Royal Parks Half took place on warm summer Marathon where last year they and Vitality London days and the stunning routes raised an amazing £83,000. n 10,000 races. took the runners past many of
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Sleeping Beauty: The Ugly Truth The Key Stage 2 production this year was Sleeping Beauty: The Ugly Truth, a modern version inspired by the traditional tale. The intention was to have the entire performance produced by the KS2 pupils themselves. From the lighting and sound effects, props, staging ideas, backstage and the cast on stage, almost every aspect was created and made by them. To make this all the more impressive, the entire group only had four and a half weeks together to put on the show. The plot followed four narrators who had moved away from the fairy tale kingdom of ‘Beverley Hill’ in order to tell the story of life in their former town. The celebrities were revered, and a famous life style of glitz and understood that true beauty greatly enjoyed the visual, fun Mr Gamwell commented glamour was idolised. However, lies within. and lively shows. Each child put that all the staff involved at the christening of the princess The performances themselves in their very best efforts and were extremely proud of the in the story, Wanda the witch were huge successes. Both nights produced some outstanding pupils’ commitment, effort and cursed the kingdom until they were sold out and the audience individual performances. endeavour throughout. n Cymbeline Undaunted by the internet claim that Cymbeline was of all Shakespeare’s plays, the ‘most difficult to read’, Year 7 and 8 pupils relished the challenge and brought the sprawling, ‘untidy’ play to life. The version was a shortened one of twenty-five scenes and flowed quickly from the opening bars of live music to the curtain call. The director, Roderick Lonsdale, considered the cast to be the most talented he had had the pleasure of directing. The audiences thought so too. n DRAMA News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
GCSE Scripted Drama Pieces Year 11 Drama pupils performed in an exceptional series of scripted pieces. The work included monologues and scenes that they had prepared for this year’s examinations. The Drama Centre was packed to see these excerpts and the pupils gave a series of outstanding and moving performances. There was a focus on Greek classical tragedy so the light-hearted excerpts from Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Two Gentleman of Verona, Neil Simon’s California Suite and Patrick Barlow’s zany take on The Thirty-Nine Steps came as a welcome relief from the succession of tragic heroines and the blind Oedipus. This is not to say that the audience weren’t moved and awed by the more serious pieces. n Scholars’ Play: California Suite In spite of the comparatively short rehearsal time the scholars’ play was a riot from start to finish. With expert direction from sixth former Becky Howarth, backed up with the set and costumes by Head of Drama, Joe Maingot, smooth lighting changes from Andy Lewis, plus a very talented cast, the Neil Simon farce was excellent entertainment. Comedies such as California Suite require great skill and a lot of physical acting to bring them off and the cast rose magnificently to the challenge. n
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Young Musician of the Year Competition The Young Musician of the Year Competition demonstrated that commitment, hard work and talent add up to stunning performances by our pupil musicians. Lucas Abrami-Gill attained the top award, followed by Edwin To and Georgia Reid, for ‘highly commendable.’ Adjudicator, Michael Howard, said “the quality of performance on the day from all musicians, not just those who made it to the final, was a wonderful spectacle and advertisement for Chigwell School and something to be proud of.” Thirty-seven pupils participated through the entire day, with a total of sixty-seven pieces played. Director of Music, instruments, each with its own Mr Ebden also noted that be proud of their own individual Howard Ebden, remarked that demands of time and skill to putting the competitive aspect performances. This is what we these events don’t even begin master, the tenacity required aside, the day enabled every pupil celebrated at the end, with all to reveal the capabilities of our for these young people, to be to demonstrate real success and participants receiving a certificate musicians. “The vast majority of so dedicated to their music was quality in their work. “To us, and acknowledgement from performers play three or more palpable on the night.” they are all winners who should adjudicator, Michael Howard.” n Choral Concert 2018 The annual choral in A. The detail in the classical concert took place in the architecture of this iconic work for clarinet was aptly mirrored in splendid setting of Christ the beauty of the Hawkesmoor Church Spitalfields and interior design of Christ Church. gave Chigwell pupils A quartet of students in as young as eight the their final year, Kate Hawes, chance to perform Maddie Lovett, Sarina Rattan and Yasmin Antoniou, sang alongside students in Schubert’s Gott ist mein Hirt, their final year, staff, accompanied by strings and parents and professionals. harps. Such was the sound coming out of the church during In addition, the evening the afternoon rehearsal that gives the winner of last year’s members of the public passing Chigwell Young Musician the doors returned in the of the Year competition the evening to buy tickets and see opportunity to present a full the concert. concerto and Rowan Jones, who is now studying clarinet The Finale was the final emotion, extremes of dynamic, Garziglia and Matthew Duncan, at the Royal Academy, gave a movement of Beethoven’s timbre and joy ‘freude’. It was were teachers of the school and beautifully poised performance tumultuous 9th Symphony, befitting that soloists Eleanor that their pupils were in the of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto powerfully charged with Janes, Daniela Thomas, Alex choir, singing alongside. n MUSIC News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
Rotary in London: ‘Youth Makes Music’ Rotary in London chose Chigwell School’s Chapel Choir to perform in their annual ‘Youth Makes Music’ concert at the Royal Festival Hall. Choir director, Howard Ebden, conducted the group through an extended set that included works by Charles Wood, James Curnow and John Rutter. The choir performed magnificently in the packed hall, to resounding applause. Even the stage sound technicians for the London Philharmonic Orchestra commented on how brilliant the choir sounded. Oliver Jackson’s solo permeated the Hall in Rutter’s Rise up Shepherd and Follow. Besides performing with the chapel choir, Year 8 chorister, Krish Gupta gave an exhilarating performance of as if he had been plucked out with the Redbridge Symphony tradition of music and these rock classics including Deep of the West End production of Orchestra, including Yasmin young musicians made the most Purple’s Smoke on the Water. School of Rock. In addition to Antoniou as principal violinist, of this opportunity to show their BBC presenter, Ellie Crisell, our own ensemble, six of our in Bernstein’s West Story Suite. high-quality musicianship. n remarked that Krish performed orchestral musicians played Chigwell School have a proud
Chamber Concert The Chamber Concert These included string, in New Hall offered saxophone and trombone quartets as well as flute, an intimate setting, clarinet, percussion and drum fitting for the generally groups who all played short smaller ensembles who pieces that flowed smoothly from one to the next displaying performed for parents, the range of diverse talents and staff and friends. enthusiasm of the pupils. n
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Summer Concert New Hall was packed for whom it was their playing from the String and Kate Hawes singing In His last musical appearance Orchestra, Saxophone and Eyes. The evening finished with for the last concert of Flute Groups and a professional a rousing set from the departing the academic year with at Chigwell. performance from the Chapel Year 13 musicians which was performances from a There was power and energy Choir. Interspersed were solos followed by their moving from the Wind Band and Drum from Yasmin Antoniou playing presentation to all the staff who variety of senior school Line, the mature voices of the Czardas on violin, Maddie have supported them through pupils, including those Year 9 girls, neat ensemble Lovett singing On Mighty Pens their musical careers at school. n
Junior Summer Concert The Junior School to classical music. The varied Summer Concert was a repertoire was undertaken by large scale orchestral ensembles, stunning showcase for contemporary choirs of all kinds the diversity and quality as well as small groups such of music on offer to all as the string quartets, ukulele pupils at Chigwell. groups, percussion and wind ensembles. The whole evening Performances ranged from was a joyous celebration of reggae to soul, and from jazz children making music. n
In addition to the music education delivered via Year 7 Prom the curriculum, pupils are offered practical music lessons at Chigwell. These now total over four hundred per week and are provided by twenty-six visiting instrumental teachers. Examinations for three boards; ABRSM, Trinity Board and Trinity Rock and Pop are taken up to nine times a year. Notably, Yasmin Antoniou has been awarded her performance diplomas this year on both piano and violin, Arthur Easey has been awarded a place to study at the Junior Royal Academy, Jack Murray is part of the National Youth Jazz Scheme, Mily La has a place at the pre Junior Academy and Maddie Lovett continues to sing with the National Youth Choir of Great Britain. n OUT & ABOUT News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
Duke of Edinburgh Awards As part of the expansion expedition. The groups paddled of outdoor learning a total of 70km over three days camping at various locks along opportunities at the way, they had to contend Chigwell, it has been with extremely hot weather. very pleasing to see the Twenty-five pupils opted to walk increase in participation their silver qualifying expedition across the South Downs. They in the Duke of completed a total of 65km over Edinburgh scheme. three days, with two nights This scheme requires camping, as well as the walking completion of activities in they also spent time completing four categories: volunteering, the aim of their expedition. The physical, skills and the expedition assessors for both expedition. Many of those groups were extremely impressed who have completed the by the mature attitude, map award recognise that they have reading skills and camp craft developed skills, resilience, displayed by the pupils. confidence and friendships The Gold level students whilst doing so. completed their qualifying This summer there were fifty- expeditions in Scotland either nine Year 9 pupils undertaking canoeing the Caledonian their Bronze expedition in Canal and Loch Ness, walking Swattenden, Kent. The groups in the Kintail/Knoydart area carried out route planning and or navigating around the had their equipment checked by Cairngorms, Scotland. This year the DofE expedition assessors, has seen the biggest intake of they then completed a 15km Gold students, with thirty-eight hike unaccompanied. Part of pupils completing some part the assessment is for the pupils of the expedition section this to cook an evening meal and summer. successfully pitch their tents. Chigwell is reviewed annually The following morning the by the Essex DofE team. The assessors look for a healthy year-end report states that breakfast and a clean camp area, Chigwell School has exceeded then off for the final stretch the 62% completion target of their hike. The finale is to with a final completion of present a team discussion based 92%. As ever, it is not without on the aims of their journey, the assistance of many staff anything from looking at the members here at Chigwell that flora and fauna to observation of the Duke of Edinburgh Award waste in the area. continues to grow and without At Silver level twelve pupils them the many expeditions that canoed the River Thames in happen would not be able to Oxfordshire for their qualifying take place. n
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Activities Week During this busy well beyond the classroom. For example, pupils visited week pupils from Barleylands Farm, Kingswood across the School and Lower Grange Farm took part in a variety activity centres and hiked in the Lake District. They learnt of activities and trips. new skills such as raft building The aim is to give the and archery. In addition, pupils pupils opportunities and volunteered at local care homes experiences that extend beyond and there were numerous other the standard curriculum and activities as well. n Kingswood
Lower Grange Farm Kingswood
The Lake District OUT & ABOUT News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
Barleylands Farm
Woodland Classroom Gardening Club Fairlop Waters
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Ashram and Partner School Visit in India A party of twelve and visit the Timothy comprising eight Pruss memorial School. pupils, two parents and The pupils spent time reading two teachers, took part and speaking English with in Chigwell School’s pupils at the school which has been developed in memory of annual trip to Tamil former pupil Timothy Pruss who Nadu to stay in the died after leaving Chigwell in Saccidananda Ashram 2005. They contributed to the
entertainment at the school’s to help people out of that prize-giving by dancing and poverty. There was also time they distributed the prizes. for a little sightseeing. David They also visited the social Gower, Deputy Head said that projects supported by the despite the heat, the relative Ashram in local villages and lack of luxury and the odd saw first-hand both some of the insect, everyone on the trip was everyday hardships faced by prepared to get the most out the poorest in the population of it and made it a wonderfully and also what can be done memorable experience. n Geography Trip to Iceland At the start of the Easter break, twenty- eight Year 13 students travelled to Iceland for the annual geography trip with three members of staff. On the first day, the group took in the attractions of Reykjavik including Hallgrimskirkja Church which is modelled on natural rock columns as well as the Harpa Concert Hall and harbour areas. The next day, the party visited a number of beautiful waterfalls including Seljalandsfoss which spills sixty metres over a former sea cliff but is now inland due to isostatic rebound. They also visited Eyjafjallajökull to gain an insight into the impact of the 2010 eruption. one hundred metres a year for Efstidalur and the National Park stops on the trip was at the Blue Another impressive site was the last century. The final day at Thingvellir where Iceland’s Lagoon, the bathing pool where Sólheimajökull glacier which included visits to Geysir spouting parliament was established in the geothermal seawater is drawn has been retreating at the rate of hot spring, a dairy farm at 930AD. One of the very last from a 2km borehole. n OUT & ABOUT News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
The 18th Annual German Exchange Chigwell pupils travelled to Hamburg for the eighteenth annual German exchange. During their stay they went to school with their exchange partners and visited the city of Hamburg itself. Other trips took them to the world’s biggest model railway, the Arriba adventure swimming pool and the chocolate museum where
pupils had the chance to make visit the city of Bremen where are looking forward to the their own chocolate bars in the they enjoyed the science museum return visit of our friends from ‘Chocoversum’. In addition, in particular. Head of German, Hamburg. Liebe Freunde – pupils had the opportunity to Mr Lukesch, commented, “We willkommen in Chigwell!“ n Krakow and Auschwitz Trip Thirty three pupils main river is an area where the Mrs Kwiecinska commented deeply touched by the pictures from Chigwell School, Jews were herded into a ghetto that the pupils made her proud, of prisoners, children holding during WW2. Pupils soberly displaying good manners, hands while walking to their have just returned from watched the square where over courtesy and maturity. They had deaths. a trip to Krakow and a thousand men, women and different opinions and different children were massacred in the observations; some were horrified This all amounted to a deeply Auschwitz. final ‘liquidation’ of the Krakow by the amount of hair they saw emotional and educational trip, Over three very intensive Jews in 1943. Empty chairs in in Auschwitz concentration greatly complementing the days, they had to digest huge the square serve as a powerful camp, small shoes left behind material covered in history and amounts of information about reminder of the people who and the enormous space that the religious studies back at Chigwell the monumental tragedy of the never sat there. whole camp covered; others were School. n Jewish community in Poland, not only visiting Krakow but also the salt mine and, most importantly, Auschwitz. Their guide took them into the largest death camp in Europe, showing and explaining the remaining evidence of the genocide committed by the Nazis. One day was spent visiting Krakow’s castle and old city where pupils learned of Poland’s complicated history and the power of religion in this country, which still influences the national mentality. One of the main parts of Krakow is the Jewish district, once lively and thriving, now melancholic but popular among tourists. Across the 22 | 23 OUT & ABOUT
New Forest Scout Camp The Chigwell School Forest National Park Scouts spent a sunny for the annual camp. week at Foxlease They took part in a variety of Activity Centre near adventurous activities, including Lyndhurst in the New orienteering, high ropes and a 17-mile mountain bike ride through the New Forest. Other highlights included visiting the Splashdown waterpark in Poole, and Bournemouth beach. Several prizes were awarded by Mr Maynes at the end of camp, notably the Dobby Quaic Award to Holly Hartwell for being the all-round best camper this year. All the Scouts enjoyed a great time, and have learned solid skills for future camps such as for Kandersteg, Switzerland in 2019. n Ski Trip: Artesina Twenty-seven Year 10 skiers had a great time skiing pupils spent a week the pistes of Artesina and linking to the neighbouring skiing in Artesina, Italy. resorts of Prato Nevoso and They stayed in a hotel Frabosa Soprana. The group adjacent to the slopes and were well looked after by all thoroughly enjoyed the ski the staff at the hotel. Each day in, ski out location. The skiers after skiing they took part in were split into two groups a varied après ski programme based on ability and experience. including a quiz night, karaoke, The beginners made excellent tobogganing and celebrating progress during the week and the 54th birthday of the resort the group of intermediate of Artesina. n Trip to CERN Twenty-five intrepid an early night in readiness for explorers headed to the departure for CERN the following day. When the party Geneva at the start of arrived at CERN, the home the Easter holidays. of the Large Hadron Collider, The group visited the History they listened to an introductory of Science Museum before taking lecture and then they went to a water taxi across Lake Geneva a couple of sites in the CERN to spend an hour or so looking complex. Informative talks, around. As evening came it was guides and animations explained off to the Swiss themed meal, how A level physics formed where Alpine horns, yodelling, the basic theory of the LHC cowbells, spoons and accordions as it smashes protons together accompanied the cheese fondue to create conditions similar to and Swiss sausage meal. Then those microseconds after the it was back to the hostel for Big Bang. n OUT & ABOUT News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
First World War Battlefields Trip A group of Year 9 pupils travelled to the First World War battlefields. The first day of the tour was centred around the Belgian town of Ypres, a hugely significant place for Britain during, and after the war. Whilst on the Salient they visited the Commonwealth War Graves cemetery in Lijssenthoek, which was strikingly different from the German cemetery they visited later in the day at Langemarck. In between these two visits the pupils entered the Dylan James-Pajwani reading To My Old School, 1918, written by John Kennings Thurlow (OC) trench system at Bayernwald in at the grave of Geoffrey Albert Pain (OC) order to see how the Germans held the advantage of the high some fascinating places including by J.K. Thurlow, another Old his name they left a wreath and ground around Ypres. The group Ulster Tower and the trenches Chigwellian victim of the First heard a poem that he had written ended the first day at the hugely that were left on the 1st July World War as they observed a himself, alongside one written imposing Menin Gate in the 1916. Closer to home they visited minute’s silence by his graveside. by a former Headmaster the town centre, which lists the the Delville Wood cemetery At the end of the day they visited Revd. Canon Richard Dawson names of those who went to the where Geoffrey Pain, an Old the imposing Thiepval Memorial Swallow. Head of History, Ian Front but never returned and Chigwellian, is laid to rest. He to the Missing and amongst Goddard, commented that it was were never found. was only sixteen when he was the 72,000 names is the name a memorable trip and the pupils The following day the group killed in action on the Somme. of H.B.K. Allpass, another Old were a credit to the School. n were on the Somme and visited They listened to a poem written Chigwellian. By the panel with
In Thiepval Wood, from where the Irish battalions launched their attack on the first day of the Battle of the Somme
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Singapore and Malaysia Hockey Tour Chigwell pupils travelled to Singapore and Malaysia for a superb hockey tour this summer. A total of thirty boys and girls participated and they had the opportunity to develop and improve their hockey, to embrace different cultures and new experiences as well as to make friends through sport. The tour visited Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang and the pupils played in some spectacular venues including the Tun Razak Hockey Stadium, Jalan Duta and the Bukit Jalil Stadium, home of Malaysian hockey. Due to the humid conditions and proved to be tough, hard fought Sentosa Island, Tiger Sky Tower, trip proved to be a resounding the strong opposition which but thrilling. Away from the the Petronas Twin Towers and success, not least due to the included SSN SMK Titiwangsa hockey pitch the squads enjoyed the King’s Palace in Kuala impeccable behaviour of the School and SSN SMK Gunung many highlights including the Lumpur as well as the National Chigwell pupils both on and off Rapat School, the fixtures Botanical Gardens of Singapore, Park at Teluk Bahang. The the pitch. n Music Tour to Spain The Chapel Choir Highlights of the tour in aid of charity at the Basilica of music and all profit will go to returned to the included performing to large Santa Maria in Igualada where charity. Since 2013 the Chapel Catalonian region audiences in Gaudi’s iconic there was standing room only, Choir has helped raise more than masterpiece, Sagrada Familia, the and then two local concerts in £150,000 for charities including of Spain where they stunning Abbey at Montserrat La Palma, the second of which Smiles with Grace, Kids Inspire performed a gruelling and the Tarragona Cathedral. was televised. This term the choir and LifeBox. n concert schedule. The tour also included concerts will record a CD of Christmas SPORT News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
Sports Days Sunshine and smiles were characteristics of the three Chigwell School sports days this year. Mass participation with friendly rivalry were on display as Pre Prep, Junior and Senior pupils competed for the honour of their houses in traditional athletic events. Large numbers of parents and grandparents cheered on the competitors in the heat and were rewarded with exciting performances throughout each event. n Pre Prep
Juniors
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Impassable Iley Swims to IAPS Victory Jonathon Lazarov, excellent achievement for them experience Amy said, “I was so with this pressure. In her heat, Amy Wright and to have reached the final. excited because it was my first with the record time written on time actually getting in, it was her hand, she executed her swim Jonathon Lazarov was first to Isabel Iley competed so fun. I am 16th for Butterfly well, not only convincingly represent Chigwell School in the in the IAPS National in the country for my age group, winning the heat but also Boys Session in the morning. Swimming Finals at out of all the private schools setting a new record. She went He competed in the U13 Boys in the country. I hope I made into the final as firm favourite the London Aquatic 50m Freestyle racing well from our school proud and I am and did not disappoint, Centre, having previously the outside lane to finish 13th in very pleased that I achieved a dominating from start to finish earned their spots his age group, achieving a time personal best.” becoming IAPS National of 30.27s. Champion at her distance and through the qualifying Last but by no means least; breaking her previous record round at Bishops Amy was next and first Isabel Iley represented Chigwell to represent the girls. She with a time of 31.02s. Stortford College. School, competing in the U12 competed in the U10 Girls 25m Girls 50m Backstroke. With a All of the swimmers who took In an event, which saw 4,000 Butterfly achieving a personal family history of winning the part in the finals were a credit pupils from 296 schools across best of 17.80s coming 16th event and setting records, Isabel to the school and should be very the country compete, it was an overall. When asked about the calmly and collectively dealt proud of their achievements. n
Jonathon Lazarov Amy Wright Isabel Iley
Championships at Longniddy Golf Club in Scotland. This Golf tournament saw twenty-eight This again has been a players competing from twelve good year with many countries and Ria finished an impressive 10th. players from different Congratulations to James age groups involved. Styles and Tom Atkinson A member of the junior who have both lowered their team, Ria Prabhakar, played in handicaps this season and the Girls U8 US Kids British continue to be regular members Championship held at Celtic of the Essex team for their Manor in Newport, Wales. Ria respective age groups. n was leading by one shot after the first day and managed to hold her nerve during the second round to come away with a tournament win. The Celtic Manor win gave Ria confidence for the Wee Wonders British Championship Girls 8 and under Grand Final, held at St Andrews. Rounds of 37, 41 and 36 respectively, meant that Ria finished in a very credible 3rd position. In May, Ria competed Ria Prabhakar in the US Kids European Tom Atkinson SPORT News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
National Final for Chigwell School Chigwell made it to the ISFA U16 Small Schools Shield Final at the prestige National Football Centre, St George’s Park. n
Hockey at Chigwell…
U14 Essex Tournament
1st XI Essxe U11 Runners Up
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Cricket
Old Chigwellians v School cricket match U11 cricket
The final cricket match of the season was the 1st XI fixture against the MCC side, captained by Old Chigwellian Rahul Bhome. The match was drawn and afterwards Rahul presented the Spirit of Cricket Cap to Ben Chillingworth. n SPORT News From Chigwell | Autumn 2018
Karate Netball At the Kyoji-Kai Open championships, Teddie Mulhall won gold in the individual 13/14 division and captained a team to win gold in the 13/14 team event. This led to him being selected for the England team to represent his country at the WUKF world championships. n
Independent Schools Netball Cup Plate U13s v Wimbledon High School
Cross U14 All England National Schools Netball Regional Tournament Country
Mothers’ & Daughters’ Rounders Match
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