Advent Term The 2014 QuadLANCING COLLEGE REVIEW The Oliver! Issue MALAWI 2014 A Special Report From Development to Foundation POPE VISITS LANCING! See page 24 The Quad ∙ Advent 2014 1 Contents 4 Short Stories 8 Malawi Expedition 2014 Report 18 Educational Visits and Field Trips 20 Oliver! A Review 22 The Rest of the Advent Term 26 Lancing Prep Hove 28 Lancing Prep Worthing 30 The Foundation Office 32 Over 60s Autumn Lunch 34 OL News 2 The Quad ∙ Advent 2014 Welcome... This has been a hugely enjoyable life which is vibrant both within the opening few months at Lancing for classroom and well beyond; as we enter all the Oliver family and the warmth the final days of term the lesson total is of the community’s embrace has been at thirty-five thousand and counting… palpable: thank you. It is now my chance to issue a welcome, and it is It gives me particular pleasure to see with real delight that I introduce you this issue’s extended piece on the to this edition of The Quad. Term is Malawi expedition. Hard work, a view about to end and autumnal treasures of the world well beyond the bounds have given way to the full and rich of Lancing’s comforts, and an ethically diet of a jam-packed thirteen weeks inflected consideration for others are energetically and fruitfully spent; The just three of the many merits of this Quad shines a light on this whole term’s process and its outcomes. Our school extraordinary range of action, creativity, is committed to education in the most challenge - and reflection - in all sorts profound and substantial ways and the of spheres. Photographs and written project is in the finest traditions of the snapshots are here for you to enjoy just College’s founding spirit. Enjoy reading a small hint of our truly lively school. of Lancing learning in the deepest sense. Dominic Oliver All this comes alongside an academic Head Master Lancing College Lancing, West Sussex BN15 0RW Tel: 01273 452213 Fax: 01273 464720 email: [email protected] www.lancingcollege.co.uk We welcome your feedback and suggestions to: [email protected] The Quad ∙ Advent 2014 3 SHORT STORIES Advent Term news in brief EXPLO DOGS ON THE BOUNCE! During the summer holidays As reported in the Lent Term the Chapel was raided by the The Quad issue of , the Lancing CHARITIES’ WALK local police dog handlers; all Association (for former The whole school took part in GEMS AND JEWELS in the name of training, of The Choral Scholars travelled parents) was particularly a sponsored walk across the course. As it’s not possible to to Boxgrove Priory on 25 generous with its gifts to the Downs on the first Saturday carry out these exercises in the September to give a concert in school this year. One of the of term. This year, the monies actual buildings, the Chapel aid of the church’s fabric. The items purchased was a sports raised were for House charities. provided an excellent stand-in trampoline which has been put ancient building is renowned for Westminster Abbey and to good use this term. Ms Kelly for its wonderful acoustic, and St Paul’s Cathedral, allowing Edwards, Head of Girls’ Games both of the choir’s recent CDs plenty of space for the dogs writes: We would like to say a were recorded there. The music to hunt for explosives. We huge thank you to the members at the concert ranged from were delighted to be able to of the Lancing Association for Wesley and Parry to Brahms help. Fortunately, the dogs their very kind donation which and Messiaen, and the large found all the concealed TNT enabled us to buy a trampoline; audience was generous in and C4 explosive, so Father this has benefited the Sport its applause at the end of the Richard won’t be blown up this Programme, Curriculum PE, concert. Over £1,000 was raised academic year! GCSE and A Level PE. The CLASSICS FOR ALL for the church. students have thoroughly The teaching of Classics at enjoyed trying out a new sport; Lancing has always been some have showcased their an important part of the existing talents while others curriculum, placing Latin and have simply enjoyed the feel Greek within their historical good factor that bouncing and cultural contexts and has brought them. Such has giving an understanding of been the hype with the new the importance of ancient trampoline that it inspired a civilisations and their influence recent GCSE PE trip to Airhop on modern times. This term, for in Guildford, an indoor arena CHEMISTS’ SUCCESS the first time, all Third Form filled with over 50 wall to wall At the end of June several of students joining the College FRIENDS’ FESTIVAL interconnected trampolines! our Lower Sixth Chemists took began the study of Classical This year’s preacher at the part in Cambridge University’s Civilisation, and of these, three Friends of Lancing Chapel annual Chemistry Challenge quarters of the year group are Annual Festival on 13 Competition. Pupils answered studying Latin, and nearly half September was The Rt Revd questions ranging from the both Latin and Greek. Alan Chesters CBE (pictured identification of the anti- here with John and Janet inflammatory drug Diclofenic Ebdon). The Festal Evensong Acid in dead vultures to the was followed by a short AGM use of beryllium metal in the at which Judge Peter Birts newest NASA space telescope. QC OL outlined the plans for Our pupils enjoyed tackling raising funds for the porch ART IN MARGATE the competition’s challenging development to finish the One of this term’s art trips was questions and pitting their wits Chapel. The Friends were to the Turner Contemporary against seven thousand of the pleased to welcome guests Gallery in Margate where a best Chemistry students in the from the Hertfordshire Sixth Form group enjoyed COFFEE BREAK country. Valentine Olds, Moritz National Trust Members the exhibition of Mondrian As has become an annual Klingan, Tara Slade, Johnson Association and the Friends of landscape abstracts. They tradition at Lancing, as well Lee and Ken Mak were all Lincoln Cathedral. The Bishop observed the sky works by as across the whole of the UK, awarded a Copper award, blessed new hymn books given Turner and spent some time the school stopped for a coffee whilst Jack McMinn achieved to the Chapel in memory of drawing as Turner would have break on the morning of Friday a Silver award and in doing so Patricia Bullock and Norah done, looking into the light 26 September, raising over £300 finished in the top 15% Lucy Goscombe. across the bay. for Macmillan Cancer Support. of entrants. 4 The Quad ∙ Advent 2014 ANTI-BULLYING This year’s National Anti- Bullying Week took place between 17-21 November. Pastoral care is taken very seriously at Lancing, and our support network ensures that pupils can always turn to someone who will listen and understand. Housemasters and Housemistresses, house matrons and tutors, health centre staff, school doctors, a professional counsellor and of course the Chaplain all provide pupil support; every year the INSTALLATION OF THE HEAD MASTER College trains a number of Nearly every seat in Chapel was taken for the first Eucharist of the term, on Sunday 7 September. Sixth Formers to act as Peer The large congregation of pupils, parents, staff and guests celebrated the installation of the new Supporters. For 2014/15 we Head Master, Dominic Oliver, and the formal commissioning of the new school prefects. The have over 30 Peer Supporters preacher was The Provost, The Right Revd Lindsay Urwin OGS. (pictured) who can be seen around the College in their green T-shirts during Anti- Bullying Week. BIG HITTER SWIMBRITAIN 2014 In August, golfer Laird Third Former Angelica Shepherd won the Sussex Boys’ Aldington-Hunt has recently HORSE TRIALS Championship at Worthing. taken part in the SwimBritain ORGAN RECITAL A few days later, he won the Keen horsewoman Ailsa event at the London Aquatics On 1 October Ben Bloor, the Men’s Scratch Open at Royal Wates competed in the South Centre. The ambassador for organ scholar of Westminster Ashdown, taking home the of England International this event (a fun relay to Cathedral, played a recital in Winkley Smith Challenge Horse Trials at Ardingly in promote fitness and health) Chapel on the Frobenius organ Trophy. Laird now has a World September. Her one star, two was David Walliams, who gave in the Choir and the large Amateur Golf Ranking. his support on the day. Each Walker organ on the west day event involved dressage, show jumping and cross swimmer completed four 250m gallery. The first part of the legs, so that the team of four programme was from the North country and Ailsa achieved 21st place. swam 4000m in total. Although German school – Buxtehude, the event was non-competitive, Sweelinck and J S Bach, the Angelica was proud that her second a retrospect of 20th team came in second place, just century English organ music three seconds behind British by Bairstow, Whitlock, Hollins, Paralympic swimmer, Amy Frank Bridge and York Bowen. Marren. WATCH OUR LINGO! In the Vocab Express League of Champions competition Challenge Cup Medio category at the end of September, SQUASH SUCCESS Lancing finished third Squash star Jasmine Taylor- nationally in French, and MARKET GARDEN Hutton won the U19 County ninth overall. Congratulations Work on the College vegetable Closed Championship at the to Charlie Cooper, who was plots got underway swiftly at end of September and, despite Lancing’s top scorer, with CHARITY DODGEBALL the beginning of term: the beds playing up an age group, didn’t over 18,000 points, having The College recently held a were cleared and prepared for drop a set! She was also named participated in Mandarin, charity Dodgeball competition the winter, and the last of the the Peter Sice Sussex Player of Arabic, Urdu, Russian, (Junior winners pictured) potatoes were harvested.