http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/ The latest School and Foundation News en-gb Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:54:55 +0000 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:54:55 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Copyright 2010, www.christs-hospital.org.uk, All Rights Reserved alex@wfuk.com (Webmaster) alex@wfuk.com (Webmaster) 30 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=60#60 Sussex Open Sevens title in dominant fashion by beating John Fisher School
50-14 in the final at Christ’s Hospital. The ‘host’ teams Christ’s Hospital
boys came second in their group, losing to RGS Guildford 17-14 in a tough
encounter - in the Quarter Final of the Plate; CH Girls did very well in their
first tournament reaching the semi-finals and losing 15-0 to Wisbech School.
 
The day was well supported by over 3000 visitors and the regional professional
clubs. Young players and children took the opportunity to talk to several
professional players, including England 2007 World Cup player Peter Richards
from London Irish, and Harlequin star and Puma international Gonzalo Tiesi and
the players also had the privilege of having international referee, Wayne
Barnes taking charge of the final.
 
With over forty schools involved, Guinness Premiership Referee and Tournament
Director Sean Davey said, “This was an excellent day and advert for youth rugby
and sport in the region. All the players should be congratulated for their
athletic skills and sportsmanship displayed throughout and I am pleased that a Sussex school has
taken the title. I would like to convey my thanks and gratitude for all those
that supported this event, particularly our sponsors, the professional players
and referees, and all the staff and visitors that made this event such a
memorable occasion”.
 
MAIN RESULTS:
SET Tours Sussex Open Sevens Trophy Final 2010:
Brighton College 50 John Fisher School 14
Plate Competition:
Oaklands 24 Bridgend College 19
Girls’ Competition:
Epsom College 17 Cranbrook School 7]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=60#60 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=59#59  
Playwright Kitty Felde was in the audience to see her play ‘A Patch of Earth’ - focusing on the face of modern genocide - powerfully interpreted by Luke Thomson and the excellent supporting cast. Mrs Felde said, ‘Watching a performance of one of my plays is like visiting old friends. The production of ‘A Patch of Earth’ staged at Christ’s Hospital is the best I’ve seen anywhere and it was very special to be part of the two evenings.’
 
The second half of the evening was a lively mix of song, drumming and dance that reflected the skills and work of both schools while the Fashion Show captured the united spirit of the evening and was a great hit with the audience who snapped up the hand-made bags produced by pupils for sale after the performance.
 
Also attending the opening night was Horsham MP Francis Maude who spent two weeks as a volunteer teaching 50 Rwandan primary school pupils. Mr Maude said, ‘I am so delighted that Christ’s Hospital and Tanbridge House School have been working together, strengthening community ties and links. It was a pleasure to see all the hard work put in by students and staff from the two schools to provide an informative and entertaining charitable event, it was very special’. 
 
Both schools are engaged in other fundraising work for the Rwandan cause this term and are on target to raise £7000 to be divided between Save the Children and UNICEF.]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=59#59 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=58#58 Christ’s Hospital and Tanbridge House School present
The Rwanda Project
Christ’s Hospital Theatre, 7.30 pm, Friday 26 and Saturday 27 February.
 
Christ’s Hospital has been working with Tanbridge House School in Horsham on a notable community project to raise money and awareness for UNICEF and Save the Children in Rwanda. Students from both schools have been meeting regularly since September to prepare an entertaining and thought provoking Theatre performance.
 
Students will perform the UK premier of the play ‘A Patch of Earth’ by Kitty Felde, award-winning US radio reporter and playwright, who will be flying over from Washington to attend both performances. This will be followed by a Fashion Show by both schools using African influences and the students’ own original ethical fashion ideas. Students will be modelling not only their designs but designs by Emma Watson from People Tree. The evening will conclude with combined performances of dance, drums and gospel music.
 
Francis Maude, MP for Horsham, has visited assemblies at both Christ’s Hospital and Tanbridge House School to describe his experiences of working in Rwanda and will attend performances with representatives from UNICEF and Save the Children in Rwanda.
 
During her visit, Kitty Felde will be holding workshops at both schools concentrating on Human Rights issues.
 
Tickets for the Theatre event will be available on the door or contact the boxoffice@christs-hospital.org.uk, telephone 01403 247434. Adults £2/Children 50p (all money will go directly to the charities).]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=58#58 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=55#55  
Red balloons, streamers and paper hearts decorated the tables where Casanova Cassoulet was served with Passion Pudding and Melting Heart Biscuits and dreamy live jazz played as the Grecians delivered the traditional flowers and romantic messages.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=55#55 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=54#54 Review by Georgia Garrod, Deputy Grecian
 
The beautiful baroque columns and dazzling chandeliers of the Church of St John’s, Smith Square provided the backdrop for Christ’s Hospital’s most classically gifted pupils at this year’s Bluecoat Concert.  The building itself is an architectural marvel, the four towers allegedly representing an overturned footstool kicked across the floor by a petulant Queen Anne in the presence of the architect.
 
Benjamin Kirk opened the show with bravura, playing a dazzling Bach’s Toccata in E major on the piano. He was followed by the Madrigal Choir with two enchanting vocal pieces, including the beautiful Arcadelt ‘Il bianco a dolce ciago’.
 
Henry Fowler and Hugh Lindley performed solo pieces on trombone and French horn respectively and Alex Moore gave a stunning solo performance of J S Bach’s ‘Toccata for Cello and Piano’.  Rossini’s ‘String Sonata no.2 in A major’ was performed by four of the youngest pupils in the concert:  Elliot Corner, May Shigeno-West, Gus Streeting and Bart Callaghan.
 
Henry Purcell’s composition ‘Trumpet Tune and Air’ opened the second half; the collective brass sound suited perfectly to the acoustics of the church, delivering uplifting and majestic reverberation.  Mozart’s celebrated ‘Divertimento in F major’ was followed by Bach’s ‘Bradenburg Concerto No.3 in G major’ played with aplomb by saxophones and clarinets.  Christ’s Hospital’s resident Jazz Band concluded the concert; their rendition of the laid-back Miles Davis classic ‘So What’ featuring magnificent solos, notably from trumpet prodigy Milo McKinnon.
 
All in all a sensational evening that would have been appreciated by the late architect Hugh Casson who said of the church: “just to come across it in that quiet square is an event. To enter it, to enjoy its spaces, to listen to fine music within its walls is an experience not to be matched in conventional halls.”]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=54#54 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=52#52  
The team of runners ran a total 451 laps of the Mile and raised a magnificent £2,500.  Special mentions go to Adam Jasko (18 laps), Tana Borlace (16 laps), and Toby Lane and Louis Grey-Edwards (13 laps each).  Organiser Mr Andrew Phillips said, “Every House was represented and I’d like to thank all the runners for taking part with amazing spirit”.
 
The next major event in support of Rwanda is a joint presentation by Christ’s Hospital and Tanbridge House School on 26th and 27th February at the Christ’s Hospital Theatre.
 
View the video here and the slideshow here.]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=52#52 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=51#51 Review by Georgia Garrod, Deputy Grecian
 
Tables set out in a cabaret club-esque arrangement, an audience enjoying fine food and wine (served by a host of garçons) eagerly awaiting the world class instrumentalists about to pleasure their palettes; this is Blue Nights 2010.  A new decade has brought a new era in the swing world of Christ’s Hospital with a sea of fresh singers bringing their debut performances to the stage. Rowan Piggott kicked off the evening singing the classic ‘Autumn Leaves’ made famous by Nat King Cole and later Eva Cassidy, with a small but exceptional Big Band consisting of stars of the jazz world.
 
The bar has rarely been raised so many times in one night with individual performances from some of the School’s most talented students including the breathtakingly accomplished Leo McCulloch on alto sax, Ferg Ireland on bass and Yuli Levtov on the drum kit, accompanied by an arsenal of Old Blues. The repertoire included loved jazz and swing classics, including ‘I Love You, Porgy’, a cheeky duet of ‘Let’s Do It’ and ‘My Secret Love’. Tom Traies, Georgia Garrod and Mr Mornington Lockett kept things fresh as a trio of tenor saxes with their New Orleans Hip-Hop rendition of Miles Davis’ ‘Gingerbread Boy’, while Idgie Broadbent-Smith’s performance of ‘Blues In The Night’ left spectators speechless.
 
The special something that makes this event all the more spectacular is the array of world famous musicians playing alongside the pupils. Christ’s Hospital is home to some of the world’s most prominent and prestigious jazz musicians: tenor saxophonist Mornington Lockett has played in the bands of jazz pioneers like Jim Mullen; Andy Crompton has dominated venues such as the Royal Albert Hall with his skill on the trombone; Steve Titchener, once of the Glenn Miller Orchestra (UK) is now assistant Musical Director of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra; while the musical feats of Alex L’Estrange are too numerous to mention.
 
The second half saw the elite of the Christ’s Hospital Big Band take to the stage. Vocal teacher Michael Robinson opened the set with ‘Maria’ from the West Side Story with a swing twist. Other highlights were the tenor saxophone feature ‘One Tree Hill’, written by Steve Titchener and performed with the ineffable improvisational talent of Mornington Lockett. Will Knight, another Blue Nights newcomer, delivered an electric performance of ‘Have You Met Miss Jones’.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=51#51 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=48#48  
A Level results were also excellent with an overall pass rate of 100%. 33 candidates (a quarter of the group) achieved three or more A grades.
 
View a summary of examination results from 2005 to 2009
 
GCSE Government Achievement and Attainment Tables
The fact that the Government does not officially accredit the IGCSE (International GCSE) qualification in either Mathematics or English (despite awarding it official status in other subjects) severely distorts the CH results in the West Sussex schools’ league table performance for 2009. All Christ’s Hospital pupils take IGCSE Mathematics, which automatically excludes them from any system counting, only A*-C passes in “standard” GCSE, since these measures usually insist on including Mathematics and English.]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=48#48 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=47#47  
Jasmine said: "It was a great example of CH working together: especially the seniors who came together on the day to do stalls such as hair braiding, cakes (Mrs Walsh donated some exquisite cakes), there was a huge second hand bookstall and a bric a brac stall. The teachers did their bit as well - Mr Deller had a bread stall and Santa (aka Dr Wines) came to visit. Also we had fantastic live music with an all-pupil band and much, much more. It never ceases to amaze me how many people get involved to help out at these events".]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=47#47 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=43#43 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=43#43 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=40#40
There were mince pies and coffee on arrival, a full Christmas meal courtesy of Chartwells, the school’s excellent caterers, as well as the usual fun activities – a quiz and a raffle. Traditional carols were sung by the Christ’s Hospital Junior Choir, under the direction of Dr Victoria Rowcroft and accompanied by John Runcorn. Following the tradition of their boarding house, the ‘Middleton A’ Handbell Ringers provided more Christmas music and also raised funds for the Michaelmas Term Christ’s Hospital Chapel Charity. Father Christmas paid a surprise visit to hand out gifts to everyone.

For more information about CH Luncheon Club meetings please contact Marjorie Holdsworth on 01403 247571.
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The Band was delighted to be invited to be part of the Festival's opening ceremony on Saturday, 5th December.]]> Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=39#39 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=34#34
The book was produced by George Charles Searle, aged 16 years, a Christ’s Hospital Royal Mathematical School pupil who left the School in 1808.

More information is available on the BBC website and the programme can be heard on the 'Listen Again' service.]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=34#34 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=31#31
On 19th March 1517 fifteen freemen agreed to provide horses and carts within the City of London. In 1529, the Carmen were incorporated and regulated by the Common Council of the City Corporation. The carters were to be licensed and would ply for hire from ‘carrooms or standings’. In 1582, Christ’s Hospital took over the licensing system and stands were placed near markets and, later, by the docks.

By the end of the Second World War virtually no carts plied for hire but in 1957 one of the liverymen resurrected the tradition. In 1965 the police abolished cart hiring and the last 18 standings; however the Carmen persuaded the Corporation to allow their tradition to continue on Installation Day when the new Master pays a fee of 5s to a Licensed Carman to hire his cart. The new Master installed in 2009 was Brian Wadsworth and the vehicle ‘hired’ was a 1929 Albion Dustcart.]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=31#31 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=30#30
The Charter has been signed by all staff members and pupils and begins: - ‘We the undersigned agree to honour the principles as stated in the Christ’s Hospital Community Charter’. A promise to respect, be responsible, be generous and positive are just some of the principles stated and 30 copies have been framed and displayed around the CH campus.

Emily Barber, aged 17, began the project last year by researching other Community Charter models but, as she explained, “Christ’s Hospital is so different, we had to create our own formula”. As part of the launch of the Charter pupils were asked to review the School’s current peer-mentoring practice and this now extends across different houses and year groups with ‘community mentors’ identified through a yellow wrist band.

Jo Thomson, Deputy Head at Christ’s Hospital said, “The pupils involved in this project have worked hard over the last year to develop this initiative and we are delighted that it has now come to fruition. By signing the Charter, pupils and staff are pledging their commitment to Christ’s Hospital’s caring and supportive ethos”. ]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=30#30 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=28#28
Inspecting Officer was Lt Col. N Carson RSME and the formal inspection was conducted in the Quad where the three sections – Royal Navy, Army and RAF – formed up under Contingent Commander Major Claire Martin (CCF). Senior Cadet Alex Woolley led the parade with Cadet Sergeant Mefsut leading the Guard of Honour. A tour of CCF activities followed during the afternoon.
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Head Master John Franklin said: 'We are delighted with the performance of our cohort over the course of this year and are happy to report that The Times recently placed Christ's Hospital as 12th in their national rank of GCSE examination results for Independent co-educational schools.'

'Our hearty congratulations go to all of those Christ's Hospital pupils who have gone to make this such a successful academic year.'

You can download the results here: GCSE - AS Level - A2 Level.]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=25#25 http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/news-article-boarding-school.php?article=24#24
This annual occasion is watched by many people and gives Christ's Hospital the chance to reinforce its connections with the City. A special service was held at St Andrew, Holborn.

Traditionally St Matthew's Day was the day on which the Governors of Christ's Hospital School were elected. Since the School's move to Horsham, in 1902, St Matthew's Day has become the occasion when the Lord Mayor of the City of London distributes Largesse to a number of pupils at Guildhall and hosts a private lunch for the pupils. The Senior Grecian (Head Boy/ Girl) receives £10, Monitors £2, other pupils 50p.

ORDER OF THE DAY:

10.30 Pupils march from Carmelite Street to St Andrew
10.50 Arrive St. Andrew, Holborn
12.15 Depart St. Andrew, Holborn and march to Guildhall
12.45 Arrive at Guildhall
14.00 Depart Guildhall
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You can hear this interview via the BBC website on the 'Listen Again' service for seven days.

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