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NEWSLETTER Christmas 2017 Boarding Update NEWSLETTER Christmas 2017 I am delighted to BoarDIng Update present to you the It gives me great pleasure to write the latest update for the school newsletter Christmas edition of from the boarding house as we near the end of the first term of the year. the Shaftesbury School I thought I would begin with newsletter. a little introduction about the boarding programme at In it you will find a range Shaftesbury School because a of articles but this time, a lot of people do not know much significant number of them about it. are produced by our in-house news team, led by Shaftesbury School is one of 38 Daria Maksimova, as a way of developing our state boarding schools in the UK students’ leadership skills and engagement with with admission open to those the wider life of the school. with British or EU citizenship. This term seems to have flown by, but maybe We have up to 100 boarders at that’s my age! We saw an excellent start to the the school who all live at Barton year following the best results the school has seen Hill House at the top end of the town in a modern and comfortable boarding and our new year 7s really impressing everyone complex. Students board for many reasons but often they want the stability with their attitude and behaviour. As the term of a British education and one has progressed we have had concerts, sporting which will allow them to reach fixtures, performances and exhibitions, open their potential. We welcome girls evenings, trips out, visitors in and a vast array of and boys from across the world enrichment within lessons. It must be said that and some have been living in some the staff at the school work extremely hard and I pretty remarkable places such as publically thank them here. Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands, Our students too have worked hard this term France, germany and nigeria. with their new courses; new challenges and they You might be wondering what now deserve a rest over the festive season. I would exactly goes on in boarding but it also like to thank you, the parents, for supporting is just like being at home and that the school in the many ways that you do. I have is exactly what the boarding house had many more opportunities to meet with you is like. The house parents look after the boarders and they eat meals together, this term and I have appreciated the feedback you go on trips, do their homework and socialise together just like one big family. have given me. Education and schools work best Of course they have to study and do their homework and there are lots of when it is a partnership so I am always happy to rules and expectations to keep everyone safe but it is a fun environment and hear your views. one which brings out the best in the young people who live there. The charity work of the school has been prolific This term has seen us visit Bath, this term and we have supported many causes go mountain biking and to a including the Shoe Box appeal and Harvest roller disco and also to Thorpe Festival collections. At this time of year it is park and Warmwell rings. As we especially important to think of others and I approach Christmas there will would encourage all our students to find ways be lots of festive fun activities of supporting others less fortunate over the before we breakup for the holidays. holidays where everyone will I wish you a very happy and restful Christmas and then go home and spend time look forward to seeing you in 2018. with their families or guardians. Tim Farrer Steve Crossley Principal Vice Principal/ Head of Boarding YEAr 11 SpAnISH ExCHAngE 14th – 21st October 2017 Finally we went up to see the castle on top of the hill above Jaen, Shaftesbury to Torredelcampo, Andalucia part of which is now a parador (hotel) but sufficient are the castle remains and the views from the ramparts are stunning. This time it was Shaftesbury School’s turn to be immersed in Wednesday we spent the day in Cordoba again with a guide Spanish culture and language for 6 days. The students were able who spoke in Spanish, he took us around the Jewish quarter and to see Andalucia at its best with beautiful clear blue skies and a the old streets which have changed little since the 16th century temperature of about 26c, a far cry from the wet and cold of a when Cordoba was one of the western world’s great cities. The Dorset October. walls of the Mezquita (the great mosque) take pride of place The students left Shaftesbury at 2:30pm on Saturday 14th October in the city centre and inside the stunning arches, mingled with and after a long but smooth journey arrived in Torredelcampo the now Christian church, are amazing. The students enjoyed at 1am on Sunday the sights but once again were very impressed with the 15th October. shopping! Excitement was high Thursday was back into school for an Art lesson where as we approached we all made Halloween pots and a gym and dance lesson. Torredelcampo. Many In the afternoon we went to the oil factory to look at students had kept the production of olive oil and then returned to school in touch via phone for a leaving party with the students and the parents. We and email and were sampled all the local party food made by the parents. very excited for the second part of the On Friday after many tears and about an hour delay in exchange. It seemed leaving due to hugs and tears and more hugs we went to like half the town had Malaga. The day was spent visiting the castle and the beach come out to meet us before going to the main square for lunch and shopping. Ms despite the late hour. Fernandez definitely had the most shopping bags when we However, everyone was whisked away quickly from outside returned to the bus! We settled into our wait at the airport the school in order to get a good night’s rest and commence to find that the flight was delayed by 2 hours from 11:55pm activities and visits on the Sunday. until 1:55am and this went on for most of the evening. Then it was changed until 4:30am and was eventually cancelled. Easy The local Fiesta was taking place and many students went to this Jet were not very helpful and we were sent to a hotel which on the Sunday. Magnificent in comparison to Shaftesbury Fair they had requested but not confirmed and consequently when with local tapas, music, dancing and fair ground rides and games. we arrived the hotel was not expecting us. They agreed to take Other students had a far more cultural day visiting granada us but we had to spend all and soaked in the Spanish and Moorish history of this region of the next day on the phone Spain. Both groups learnt a great deal about the Spanish way of trying to get the payment life and how tightly knit the families are in Spain. for the hotel from Easy A number of day trips were organised. The first on the Monday Jet. We tried being nice, was without the Spanish students as they needed to be in Mrs Harvey and then school. We went to see Ubeda and Baeza both of which are we were assertive when Andalucian towns that have been given World Heritage status. nothing happened, Ms Baeza was originally a roman settlement and was then settled Fernandez. The students by the Moors and became the first town to be won back from meanwhile ate a lovely the Moors by Fernando 111 and was settled by Castilian Knights breakfast and relaxed in and was therefore a period of Medieval splendour followed. the sun and to be honest Ubeda is famous for its renaissance architecture due to many really enjoyed their extra influence of many wealthy 16th century Spaniards. The students day. As staff, we could not enjoyed the visits but were particularly taken with the shopping say the same! in both towns! To add to the stress and Tuesday was our first day in school. We went to an English lesson tensions some students where we all mixed together and worked in teams to complete were going on holiday Trivial pursuit in Spanish! This was followed by a traditional early on Sunday morning and had to be collected from Bristol Spanish breakfast made with local tomatoes on toasted bread, Airport in order to transfer straight to another flight. orange juice and coffee. Then we took the coach into Jaen the We arrived safely back in Shaftesbury at 11:15am on Saturday st local town to see the cathedral, one of the largest in Europe. 21 October after spending a fantastic week in Spain even if the We had to work hard as the guide spoke in Spanish throughout travelling did not all turn out as planned. the tour but she was fantastic and we all came away thinking The exchange is an amazing opportunity for the students from that we had made great progress with our understanding of both countries. The friendships look as if they will last well Spanish. next stop was the Arab baths which have recently been into the coming years and the experience is with the students restored and were a fine example of Moorish culture in the area.
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