Latest School News

The following is a list of news recently published.

	Speech Day at Christ's Hospital Christ’s Hospital was honoured to receive The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor, Alderman David Wootton and the Sheriffs of the City of London, to Speech Day on Friday, 11th May. Read More »
	CCF Annual Mess Dinner The School’s Combined Cadet Force (CCF) celebrated a year of achievements at its Annual Mess Dinner on Saturday, 5th May. Read More »
	Old Blue – Joe Launchbury chosen to represent England England Rugby Head Coach Stuart Lancaster has named a 42-man squad for next month’s five-match tour of South Africa. Read More »
	New Entrants Day The New Entrants Day was a great success with the new parents and pupils on Sunday 6th May. Read More »
	CCF Easter Camp at RAF Henlow Between the 11th and the 18th April 2012, 5 CCF (RAF) cadets attended an Easter Camp at RAF Henlow along with around 40 other CCF (RAF) cadets from three schools. Read More »
	CH Hockey Players Visit Olympic Park On Thursday, 3rd May, CH hockey players visited the Olympic Park to see two men's hockey matches in the Pre-Olympic Event, Read More »
	Senior Pupils' Geography Fieldwork in Snowdonia CH Geographers spent four days in Snowdonia in April to complete fieldwork for the IB coursework, AS examinations and A2 fieldwork examination. Read More »
	Versailles and Paris Visit French A2 Grecians and IB Deps enjoyed a three day visit to Paris and Versailles at the end of the Easter holiday. Read More »
	Girls Collect National Fives Titles Christ’s Hospital’s girls claimed several titles at the National Fives Championships as Mr Ed Hatton, Master i/c Fives, reports: Read More »
	BBC Radio 2 'Sunday Half Hour' Recording BBC Radio 2 recorded the CH Schola Cantorum, Chapel Choir and the whole school in Chapel on Friday, 27th April for two 'Sunday Half Hour' programmes for broadcast on 15th July and 2nd September. Read More »
	Report on Hockey Tour During the Easter holidays, hockey players went on a five-day tour in Valkenburg, Holland. The format of the tour consisted mainly of a coaching session by professional coaching staff Read More »
	OLYMPIC swimmers, Duncan Goodhew and Mark Foster OLYMPIC swimmers, Duncan Goodhew and Mark Foster and BBC Breakfast sports reporter, Mike Bushell, joined Christ’s Hospital pupils on Wednesday 28th March for a Swimathon promotion which was broadcas Read More »
	New National Fives Champion at Christ’s Hospital We are delighted to report that Abdul Ahmed (Mid B LE) gained the National U14 Singles title at the National Schools’ Fives Championships held at St Paul’s School, 30th March to 2nd April. Read More »
	Hard Work Pays Off for Hockey Girls Girls' sport is thriving at CH! Some of our top sporting stars have seen some amazing achievements recently. To reward, develop and unite them even more, Read More »
	Steeplechase 2012 at Christ’s Hospital CH’s annual steeplechase took place on Thursday 29th March when 623 pupils ran courses of varying distances to compete for individual and team prizes. Read More »
	'Diamond Heist' Demonstrates Barnes B Leadership Skills On Monday, 12th March eight members of Barnes B GE (Year 11) travelled with Housemistress Mrs Helen Wilson to Wellington College, where they had been selected to lead a course Read More »
	Field Day Opportunities Flood to Christ's Hospital Never more does CH prosper than on its Field Days: actors performing on stage in a festival in Chichester at the Minerva Theatre, Year 8s off to Fishbourne Roman Palace, Year 9s learning First Aid, Read More »
	Your Life You Choose On Field Day on 22nd March, 100 second formers had the opportunity to take part in Your Life You Choose - a crime diversion project run by the Magistrates’ Association. Read More »
	Geography Fieldwork Project In Chichester On Thursday 22nd March, the third form (Year 8) took part in a half day fieldwork trip to Chichester to discover if the town has become a 'clone town'. Read More »
	Christ's Hospital Pupils Join International Debate Ten Christ's Hospital students were amongst 800 young people from across the world who gathered to debate pressing global problems this weekend. Read More »
	Proud Sponsor of Medals at Horsham RFU Minis Festival Christ’s Hospital enjoyed a glorious spring day at the Horsham Rugby Club Minis Festival 2012 on Sunday, 25th March as proud sponsors of the medals which were awarded by Joe Launchbury. Read More »
	Visiting Lecturer Dr Tom Asbridge Debates the First Crusade On Friday 23rd March CH was delighted to welcome Dr Tom Asbridge of Queen Mary, University of London, to lecture on the First Crusade. Read More »
	Spital Sermon This year's Spital Sermon in London took place on Thursday, 8th March and was attended by the Senior Choir (Schola), the Senior Grecian and Second Monitor. Read More »
	Christ’s Hospital Year 5 Rugby and Netball Tournament An excellent day of fun and fast flowing rugby began with CH Director of Rugby Andrew Turner talking to the boys about a number of basic principles on how to score in Rugby. Read More »
	Music Shield for Composer Myrddin Fourteen-year-old Myrddin Rees Davies (UF) was presented with the Ron Joice Dual Entry Shield after competing in the final of the Young Musician of Havering on 10th March at the Romford Citadel. Read More »
	U12 VII Win Hampshire Collegiate Tournament On Saturday 3rd March the U12 squad travelled to the New Forest for the Hampshire Collegiate VII’s and gradually warmed to the task of the abbreviated game. Read More »
	Christ's Hospital Hosts Sussex Cross-country Championships Over 550 young runners enjoyed perfect conditions at CH on Thursday 15th March competing for individual and team medals at the Sussex County Years 7/8 Cross-country Championships. Read More »
	Double Delight for Junior Rugby Teams at County Cup Finals It was an historic day at Worthing Rugby Club on Wednesday, 14th March for the Christ's Hospital u12 and u14 rugby players; with both teams winning their respective finals. Read More »
	Model United Nations team placed 2nd in National Tournament The Model United Nations team won second place participating in its first nationwide MUN Tournament this weekend (10/11 March). Read More »
	Lecture on Population Change For IB Students On Tuesday 13th March the IB Deputy Grecians (Yr 12) studying Geography attended the second annual London Lecture by the University of Oxford. Read More »
	Rock Challenge On Monday 5th March at The Hawth Theatre in Crawley, CH entered the world of "Rock Challenge" for the first time. Read More »
	Geographers Visit Olympics Site On Wednesday 7th March, the AS Level Deps (Lower Sixth) went on a day trip to London for a Geography field trip to complete some work on urban regeneration. Read More »
	Windlesham Sevens Win Christ’s Hospital u13’s go from strength to strength as they take the Bardolph Cup at Windlesham. Read More »
	Miles for Miles Grecians East house has been hard at work running round the mile to raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity Read More »
	Workshops for Children On Thursday, 23rd February, one of the first warm and sunny days of the year, over 60 nine and ten year olds from 15 schools across the region visited Christ’s Hospital Read More »
	Drama Students in National Theatre Project Christ’s Hospital School proudly presents Victim, Sidekick, Boyfriend, Me by Hilary Bell. Read More »
	Mathematics Challenge at Lancing College Justin Wong, Atu Turay, Hareef Asunramu and Albert Burgess represented Christ's Hospital in the regional final of the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust Team Maths Challenge. Read More »
	Sussex Sevens Victory The sevens season began on Thursday the 1st March as Christ’s Hospital hosted the u13 Sussex county tournament. Read More »
	Christ’s Hospital Develops Links with Crawley Athletics On Sunday 19th February seven Christ’s Hospital athletes competed with their club team mates in Crawley athletics vests in the final sports hall event at Tanbridge school. Read More »
	Team of the Moment Christ’s Hospital u14 rugby squad overcome Hurstpierpoint to reach the final of the Sussex county cup. Read More »
	Vocal Masterclass On Sunday 26th February seven of CH's senior vocal pupils participated in a masterclass with Guildhall professor Susan Waters. Read More »
	High Scoring First Round of British Biology Olympiad Christ’s Hospital pupils gained excellent results from the First Round of the British Biology Olympiad achieving one bronze and two silver medals and some high scores. Read More »
	Old Blue wins Bafta Award Old Blue, David Vickery (Lamb A 88-95) has hit the headlines by winning a BAFTA Film Award for his special visual effects work on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two. Read More »
	CH Welcomes Professor of Medieval History at Cambridge On Friday 3rd February the Grecian (Upper Sixth) and IB medieval historians were delighted to welcome Professor Rosamond McKitterick to Christ's Hospital. Read More »
	West’s Gift Annual Chess Competition On Sunday 5th February the first round of the annual West’s Gift Chess Competition, which begun just over 10 years ago, took place in dining hall. Read More »
	Bluecoat Concert Not to be put off by a recent fall of snow and plummeting temperatures, over 100 young musicians from CH braved the weather to travel up to London to St John’s Smith Square Read More »
	Arctic Adventures Dr T A Clarke battled ice and snow on Sunday 5th February, 2012 to talk to pupils at CH about his Arctic Adventures. Read More »
	Fives Success Fives Coach Mr Edward Hatton is delighted to report Christ’s Hospital’s success in the inaugural South Eastern Regional Fives Championships at Tonbridge. Read More »
	Musical Accompaniment for Barns Green Half Marathon This year’s Barns Green Half Marathon, with an expected 2,000 runners, will pass through the magnificent grounds of Christ’s Hospital School Read More »
	Chartwells EHO Visit Horsham District Council has joined ten other Sussex local authorities in introducing the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) scheme, providing consumers with information Read More »
	Horrible Histories Junior school children from across the county visited Christ’s Hospital on Tuesday, 24th January to participate in a matinee workshop on the topic of Tudor crime and punishment. Read More »
	Life in the RAF Christ’s Hospital’s RAF section of its CCF (Combined Cadet Force) welcomed Wing Commander David Wynn, Senior Careers Liaison Officer, and Pilot Officer, Charlie Nell, aged 20, to the school Read More »
	Top of the bench Four Christ’s Hospital pupils on 19th January attended the regional heats of the RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry) Top of the Bench Competition at Roedean School. Read More »
	Award Winning Poet Jo Shapcott visits Christ’s Hospital Christ’s Hospital was delighted to welcome Jo Shapcott, award winning poet, to Christ’s Hospital on Thursday 19th January, 2012. Read More »
	U14 Rugby Team Reaches County Cup Semi-Final Christ’s Hospital u14 rugby team beat Brighton College to reach the semi-final of the Sussex county cup. Read More »
	Jake's Tour de France for the Teenage Cancer Trust Deputy Grecian Jake Hill (Maine B) is in training to cycle the 2161 miles of the famous Tour de France this summer. Read More »
	Stuart Confirms Place with Sussex Academy Christ's Hospital's fast bowler Stuart Whittingham (Grecians West) has clinched selection for the Sussex Cricket Club Academy for next season Read More »
	Renie is Outstanding Delegate at MUN Conference The newly established Model United Nations team attended their first conference at Benenden School in Kent this term, where they won an award for their contribution to debate. Read More »
	Big Band Concert is a Christmas Sellout! Jazz and Big Band music fans filled the theatre at the end of term for an evening of entertainment by the school's most accomplished young musicians and singers. Read More »
	Six Mathematicians Gain Gold Six Christ's Hospital students shone brightly in the Senior Maths Challenge, a national competition entered by young mathematicians at 4000 schools across the country. Read More »
	Carol Singing and Bell Ringing at Community Lunch The Court Room was a fine and festive setting for the Community Christmas Lunch on Thursday, 8th December. As well as a delicious turkey dinner, there was carol singing Read More »
	Re-gilding the King Specialist work to re-gild the famous statue of King Edward VI on the Wren Façade on the south side of Big School has recently been completed as part of a conservation project at Christ’s Hospital. Read More »
	Horsham Area Schools Badminton Competition Christ's Hospital pupils played a competitive badminton match for the first time in recent years after entering The Center Parcs National Schools Championships. Read More »
	Santa Played in by the Band at Southwater Father Christmas arrived at Southwater Christmas Festival this year escorted not by elves but by 27 members of the Christ's Hospital Band. Read More »
	Christ's Hospital Hosts Reaching Higher Games The Sussex Reaching Higher Games came to Christ's Hospital this term with a range of sports events for children and young people with disabilities. Read More »
	First Outing to Knole Park for Junior Runners In the picturesque setting of Knole Park, Sevenoaks, 48 Christ's Hospital runners competed in the Junior Knole Run for the very first time on Friday, 2nd December. Read More »
	Black History Fashion Show An exciting Fashion Show was hosted in Grecians Club as a continuance of Black History Month in the UK. Read More »
	CH Presents First Ever Lifetime Achievement Award On 23rd November Christ’s Hospital was proud to present its first ever Lifetime Achievement Award to John ‘Jack’ Doyle (PrepB, MdA 40-48). Read More »
	Down on the Farm On Friday, 18th November, the LE (Year 9) geographers set off to visit Weston’s Farm Read More »
	Flute Masterclass with Ian Clarke CH Flautists to work with internationally renowned flautist, Ian Clarke, for the day Read More »
	Pupils Plant Their Poppies in a Moving Act of Remembrance The Christ’s Hospital community gathered on Sunday, 13th November, to remember the 590 former pupils (Old Blues) who lost their lives in wartime. Read More »
	Living History Day A parade of Tudor Royals welcomed 80 Year 5 pupils and their teachers to Christ’s Hospital’s Living History Day on Thursday 13th October. Read More »
	CH Band Makes New Friends in Lord Mayor's Parade Thousands lined the London streets and watched the Christ's Hospital Band march in the procession for the Lord Mayor's Show Read More »
	Fireworks Stage a Sizzling Show There was plenty of whoosh and crackle over Big Side on Friday evening, 4th November, as the now traditional annual fireworks display provided a magnificent aerial spectacle Read More »
	Expedition Leads to John Lewis! Mhairi Potts-Wyatt (GE, Coleridge A) put her summer holidays to good use by completing her Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award Assessment and Expedition Read More »
	National Competition Success for Joel and Oscar Two Christ’s Hospital sixth formers have been recognised in The Times Stephen Spender Prize 2011, a national competition for Poetry in Translation. Read More »
	18 Choirs – 830 Singers – One Singing Competition 830 Christ’s Hospital pupils sang their hearts out in a bid to win the House Singing Competition on Friday, 14th October. Read More »
	"Great Teamwork" at CCF Biennial Inspection Christ’s Hospital Combined Cadet Force (CCF) carried out a range of exercises for the biennial inspection on Thursday 13th October. Read More »
	Victory for U14s at the JP Morgan Rugby Sevens On Sunday, 9th October, a squad of 13 players travelled to High Wycombe to compete against eight other teams in the JP Morgan-sponsored Sevens tournament. Read More »
	Unique History Lesson for "Evacuees" at Christ’s Hospital World War II history came alive at Christ’s Hospital on 6th October when eighty-four Year 5 and Year 6 pupils from Gossops Green Community Primary School, Crawley, caught the train from Ifield to Ch Read More »
	A Welcome to Five New Academic Heads of Department The new Heads of Department introduce themselves: Read More »
	Cross Country Runners Through to South East Regional Final Christ’s Hospital runners entered the ESAA Cross Country Cup for the first time this year at Ardingly College on 3rd of October. Read More »
	UN Under-Secretary General launches MUN Society Former UN Under-Secretary General Sir John Holmes recently visited Christ’s Hospital to launch the school’s new Model United Nations (MUN) Society. Read More »
	Guests Enjoy "A Taste of Sussex" Ashdown Partridge Pudding, Slipcote Cheese & Vegetable Crumble followed by Christ’s Hospital Apple & Quince Tart was on the menu for 160 guests who took lunch at the School Read More »
	Stuart Whittingham - Cricketing Success It has been a memorable cricketing summer for Stuart Whittingham (Grecians West) who crowned a successful season with selection for the Sussex CCC Academy. Read More »
	Dorset Field Trip to the Dunes On September 22nd the Grecian geographers went to Studland Bay, near Swanage, Dorset to complete a psammosere succession fieldwork project Read More »
	Christ’s Hospital Pupils Bring Cheer to the City of London Hundreds of delighted spectators lined the route and cheered as over 400 Christ's Hospital pupils, led by the School's famous Band, marched through the City of London Read More »
	St Matthew’s Day, 23rd September 2011 Read More »
	Bart Plays at the Proms Grecian Bart Callaghan (17) was seen on BBC TV playing double bass at the Proms in The Royal Albert Hall this summer. Read More »