2020

LENT TERM Newsletter

CONDITUR IN PETRA

CONTENTS

Cambridge Exam Results 1 NEWSLETTER Welcoming our new Grade 1s 2 Equestrian Results 2 Songore U20 Basketball 2 Welcome to our Group of Schools’ Newsletter. D Block Basecamp 3 Danish Cultural Exchange 4 This newsletter only contains ‘snippets’ of some selected articles. at the CANA Champs 4 For the full stories, and more news, visit our websites at Learner Guides Mururu Course 4 at the SA Champs 5 www.peterhousegroup.com Birds @30 5 Model United Nations 5 In response to the growing threat of Covid-19 in schools closed Combined Interhouse Athletics 6 early this term, but, regardless, our academic programme remains intact with Nyanga Conservation Camp 6 both staff and pupils working online or remotely. The school will continue its Longstanding Record Breakers 7 Silver Service Tie Awarded 7 on-campus operations but in so doing has also taken measures to protect all Flower Arranging Club 7 our staff. With respect to next term, we have put together the calendar Petrean News 8 anticipating a return to school on Tuesday 5 May. We can only hope and pray that the return to some form of normality is not too far off.

CAMBRIDGE EXAMINATION RESULTS The Cambridge Examination Results for 2019 were released earlier this term and we were pleased with our results. At IGCSE Level the overall Tel: +263 (0)65-2323598 Mobile: +263 (0)771-2651748 pass rate at Peterhouse Boys was 91.7% with an A* to B grade rate of [email protected] 65.6% – the best results for many years. Congratulations to the following boys who achieved eight A grades or better: Zvikomborero Charera, PETERHOUSE GIRLS James Edwards, Hritik Kala, Paolo Marucchi-Chierro, David Mortleman, Tel: +263 (0)65-2323599 Mobile: +263 (0)772-133480 Charles Moscrop, Anesu Mutandwa and Tweende Sinemani. [email protected]

The overall pass rate at Peterhouse Girls was 91.8% with 67.2% of all PETERHOUSE BOYS Tel: +263 (0)65-2322200/4, 2324951/3 papers graded A* to B; this is the fifth year in succession that Peterhouse Mobile: +263 (0)772-136470/1/2 Girls has achieved a 90%+ pass rate – another excellent set of results. [email protected] Congratulations to the following girls who achieved eight A grades or better: Nomsa Kachere, Laura Lagesse, Tinotenda Mapani, Gamuchirai Mhere, PETREAN DEVELOPMENTS Cindy Mugandane, Christwish Mukandi, Bethia Muntanga, Jemimah Tel: +263 (0)65-2322200/4, 2323951/3 Muusha and Tatenda Ndaudzwa. Mobile +263 (0) 772-136470/1/2

At A Level our overall pass rate was 96.7%. 34.5% of all papers were SOCIAL MEDIA graded A* to B, the second highest in recent years. The average UCAS www.peterhousegroup.co.zw point score was 233, a bit lower than in 2018. Congratulations to our six www.peterhouse.co.zw pupils that achieved the equivalent of 3 A grades or better: www.phg.co.zw Tinashe Timba (A* A* A*), Praise Jaravani (A* A A), Natalie Moores www.springvalehouse.co.zw (A* A A), Chiedza Njanike (A* A A), Gareth Ncube (A A A) and David www.petreans.co.zw Rogers (A A A) A further seven pupils achieved the equivalent of two A grades across their three subjects. WELCOMING OUR NEW GRADE 1s

We welcomed our new Grade 1 pupils and parents to the Springvale House family at the beginning of this term . The children had a busy week settling into school life and finding their way around their new classroom. Each Grade 1 pupil is assigned a 'buddy' who looks after them and provides them with a helping hand. We look forward to the special journey we are embarking on and hope your little ones are as excited as we are!

EQUESTRIAN RESULTS SONGORE U20 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

HILLCREST EVENTING - Our girls have The U20 Basketball Tournament was a fitting tribute to attained some great results in the Equestrian Mr Tongayi Songore in honour of his life and all that he World this term. In the Junior Eventing Class contributed to Peterhouse, and to basketball, during his long standing appointment as a member of staff. Peterhouse Erin Elliot came 1st on ‘Flaring’ and 2nd on performed well in the group stages winning two out of three ‘Texakhana’ while Sienna Page came 7th on games. Sadly, we lost to Falcon in the Semi-Finals. ‘Jenna’. In the Hunter Trials Class, Katie Loubser came 1st on Zuider Zee and Lulu Page came 3rd on ‘Porterhouse’. In the Senior Eventing, Taige Mannix came 1st in the 90cm on ‘Supreme’ and 1st in the 70cm on ‘Rum’. TEAM SPRINGVALE HOUSE

D BLOCK BASECAMP

All our new D Block (Form 1) pupils participated in the Basecamp Expedition, organized by Outward Bound Zimbabwe, at the very beginning of term. The goal of the Basecamp is to help the pupils come together as teams, within their year groups and Houses. The method employed is to put them into situations that stretch them, force teamwork, push them out of their comfort zones, and enable them to learn to appreciate and value their various differences and strengths. From the 25km hike, spread over an afternoon and a morning, with a night camping in between, cooking their own food, to complex challenges, the pupils were constantly on the go and focused on the various tasks. Each team undertook a series of learning activities, covering basic outdoor survival and etiquette. They learned how to light a fire and keep it controlled in the outdoors, how to pack a hiking rucksack, how to plan and prepare meals, how to navigate a route using GPS, how to put up and pack down their tents, and about some basic first aid. After these sessions, some groups kitted up and started their GPS-guided hike towards . The hike was through some beautiful country, with stop points where the hikers could cool down with a dip in a dam and swim or dip feet into a gentle waterfall. Meanwhile other groups engaged in a range of team-building and challenging activities (such as abseiling, raft building and outdoor puzzle games designed to stretch team planning, interaction and relationships). It was truly evident that in just four short days, they had grown and learnt a lot about themselves and each other. Earlier this term, Peterhouse hosted twenty-two pupils DANISH CULTURAL EXCHANGE from Odsherreds Efterskole in Denmark. This takes place every year in the Lent term as part of a Cultural Exchange Program. During these visits; a great deal of cultural and academic experiences are shared by pupils and teachers. Other objectives of this program are to expose our pupils to people from different cultural, religious, geographic and socio-economic backgrounds and in so doing provide the opportunity for pupils to develop a greater understanding of diversity - both in Africa and worldwide. Some of the activities included a visit to Imire Game Park, a guided visit of and the surrounding areas and a night in our very own Gosho Park. They also visited St Francis School and Musha we Vana Orphanage where they donated much needed school stationery.

SWIMMING AT THE CANA CHAMPS

Our swimmers performed very well at the CANA Zone IV Swimming Championships that took place in Botswana. Zimbabwe amassed a total of 85 medals consisting of 34 Gold, 31 Silver and 20 Bronze out of the fourteen Zone III countries present. Zimbabwe won the boys and girls section and came 1st overall. Well done to our pupils below on their achievements: Courtney Brown (Zimbabwe): 2 Gold Medals, 2 Silver Medals; 1 Bronze Medal and 4th place finish, 3 relays – 3 Gold Medals, Girls Co- Captain. Timea Schultz (Zimbabwe): 4 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medal; 1 Bronze Medal, 4 relays – 4 Gold Medals, Girls 13/14 years’ Victrix Aggregate Winner. Brandon Rouse (swimming for Botswana): 1 Bronze Medal, 1 relay – 1 Bronze Medal. Temwani Chibiya (swimming for ): 8 individual events, 6 personal bests.

LEARNER GUIDES MURURU COURSE

This year’s Mururu Learner Guide course saw a number of past and present Peterhouse pupils in attendance which was great and al- lowed them to network and share knowledge about the industry. Daniel Woods (presently VI Form), Shannen Wilson (left last year), Liam Robinson (left 2018), Luke MacDonald (external pupil for 6 weeks), Dylan Browne (now into his fourth year of apprentice- ship), and David Langerman (left 2001 (Head of School) now a fully qualified Professional with his own conservation company who is giving back to the community.

SPRINGVALE HOUSE ASSEMBLY PLAYS WINNING GOLD AND SILVER AT THE RSA ROWING CHAMPS

Our young rowers went to the South African Junior Rowing Champs, held at Roodeplaat Dam in Pretoria, in March. A great deal of hard work and effort went into getting our athletes ready to compete and our team of parents and support staff were phenomenal. All our athletes did very well and have come away richer from the experience and the high levels of competition.

Of particular note were Kayla Kalweit and Genevieve Shoesmith. Kayla managed to achieve a Gold in the Under 16 single scull race, and Genevieve and Kayla achieved a Silver Medal in their Under 16 double scull.

Emmanuel Nyamupingidza and Reagan Evans also did well. They both narrowly missed a Bronze Medal in the Under 16 double scull race, doing very well to come in fourth.

The competition was stiff, and our athletes have a good idea of what is needed to get ready for RSA Champs 2021.

BIRDS @30 MODEL UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE After their Eisteddfod performance, the Grade 1s and 2s went to Birds@30. We were amazed by the variety of The first Model United Nations Conference of 2020, birds they have in their collection. From "the pelicans, hosted by Peterhouse, turned out to be a raging that flapped their gigantic wings longer than us", to success. Attended by seven schools with over 100 "toucans where they had to trick them that they still lived participants, we addressed current global issues such as the Mali Security Crisis and the wildfires in in the Amazon Rain Forest with sprays", to "flamingos Australia all of which centred around the main who stand on one leg when they sleep" - we learnt so theme of the day which was “How Much Longer much. Can We Live Like This”.

Other than having a lot of fun whilst meeting many different people, everyone involved gained valuable experience and skills in research, debating and diplomacy in general.

We were honoured to hear from Mrs Letty Chiwara, the UN Women Representative to Ethiopia, Africa Union Commission and Economic Commission for Africa as our guest speaker. She spoke along the lines of our themes, specifically on the topic of women’s rights. CALENDAR DATES 2020 COMBINED INTERHOUSE ATHLETICS

2nd Term Begins Tuesday 5 May 1st Fixture Free Friday 22 – Tuesday 26 May Half-Term Thursday 18 – Tuesday 23 June 3rd Fixture Free Friday 10 – Monday 13 July Ends Thursday 6 August

3rd Term Begins Tuesday 8 September 1st Fixture Free Friday 25 – Monday 28 September Half-Term Thursday 15 – Tuesday 20 October 3rd Fixture Free Friday 6 – Monday 9 November Ends Thursday 3 December

1st Term 2021 Begins Tuesday 12 January 2021

For the first time in many decades Peterhouse Boys and Peterhouse Girls came together to enjoy a Combined Inter- house Athletics meeting. Despite the initial cold and misty weather the day brightened up for the afternoon relays.

Peterhouse Girls: 1st Kudu, 2nd Eland, 3rd Sable, 4th Impala U14 - Winner - Nicole Badwell U15 - Winner - Tanyaradzwa Midzi U17 - Winner - Leesa Mutandwa Open/U20 - Winner - Courtney Brown

Peterhouse Boys: 1st Snell, 2nd Founders, 3rd Paget, 4th Malvern, 5th Ellis, 6th Grinham Best U14 - Kupakwashe Zvandaziva Best U15 - Kupakwashe Jani Best U16 - Takunda Mhete Best U17 - Sheunesu Tawengwa Best U18 - Anesu Mutandwa Victor Ludorum - Tinotenda Nyadundu VOLCANO MAKING PROJECTS

Well done to Danielle Kaschula on setting a new World Record on the Concept2 Indoor Rower. She beat the previous record by 11 seconds.

NYANGA CONSERVATION CAMP 2020 Fifteen Springvale House pupils had a great weekend in Nyanga – we tried to catch a trout at Connemara (but only landed one) and visited the trout hatchery. The children learnt about our highest mountain in the country, Mount Nyangani, Nyanga wildflowers, had a lesson on mushrooms and made excellent spore prints. They had the greatest fun building forts in the forest and chasing imaginary bush-pigs which got eaten by fierce predators. LONGSTANDING RECORD BREAKERS Congratulations to Takunda Mhete and Alex Simpson who broke two long-standing records at the Interhouse Athletics this year. Takunda set a new U16 Long Jump record of 6,48m breaking the 26 year old record of 6,34m. Alex set a new U17 Shot Put record of 15,24m breaking the 43 year old record of 14,45m.

SILVER SERVICE TIE AWARD TO JAMES WELLER The Silver Service Tie is given to a pupil who gives of his time and energy over and above his normal routine. James Weller is the recipient of this Service Tie for his dedicated service to the Chapel for over four years. He started his service to the Chapel in his second term of D Block and he has helped with Wednesday and Friday Services on a regular basis, as well as all congregational practices ever since. James does Eucharist and Evensong on the Sundays where he doesn’t have Rowing (or some other commit- ment) and started helping Mr. Mpofu with Christian Fellowship’s Sound and Display in B Block when he is here at school and not at some sporting fixture.

Kadin Eksteen (Peterhouse Boys) has been producing some outstanding photography, not only of a variety of sports, and action, around the estates but some very creative artistic pieces for his AS Level examinations.

FLOWER ARRANGING CLUB Chloe and Millie enjoying doing the flowers for the Springvale House school foyer at Flower Arranging Club. The flowers are picked from the school gardens. Great job girls! 2020 Petrean PETREAN Events Calendar NEWSLETTER Our annual Petrean Day was held on Friday 13th March at Royal Harare. ANNUAL NATIONAL SPORTS Thanks to everyone who AWARDS (ANSA) participated in this fun event. Congratulations to Laurelle Brown (Petrean) who was PETREAN AGM Runner Up Zimbabwe Sports- woman of the Year and Andie Date to be advised Kuipers (PHG) who was a Peterhouse Boys Bronze Finalist in the Junior Petrean apologies: Sportswoman of the Year for Rector of the Peterhouse [email protected] 2019. Both featured here with Group, Mr Jon Trafford, Kirtsy Coventry, Minister of connecting with Petrean, PETREAN SPORTS DAY Youth, Sport, Arts and Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira, at Recreation, Zimbabwe. the Mud Run held in Harare. Date to be advised Peterhouse Boys PETREANS vs 1st VI Team booking: [email protected] Our 1st XI cricket team played Petreans XI and played some outstanding cricket. Peterhouse batted first and were 196 for 7 wickets with Steven Saul 91 not out. Steven batted for the entire 50 overs. Petreans were 199 for 7 wickets. Final result ‐ Petreans won by 3 wickets

PETREAN GOLF DAY IN PICTURES

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