IN ASSOCIATION WITH Salisbury Cathedral School Forres Sandle Manor pupils love


reading and set out to show it FORRES SANDLE Manor School in Fordingbridge is proud to announce that a team of enthusiastic readers have won the South of England round of the Kids’ Lit Quiz 2011 and have come 10th in the national finals. The Kids’ Lit Quiz is a challenging


annual literature quiz for students aged 10 to 13. Quizzes are held in New Zealand,


the UK, South Africa, USA and China. The winning team from each heat competes in a national final. National champions compete in the world final, which will be held in Auckland in July 2012. Frances Whitlock, one of FSM’s Gifted


and Talented coordinators, said: “It was a very tense and thrilling afternoon as the children were bombarded with questions from a wide range of genres, including science, spies, construction and schools. The children responded well to the intellectual challenge and displayed good teamwork as they pitted their wits against the other schools. Frances Whitlock added: “This is a really


great result and it is so encouraging to see that our children’s natural curiosity and desire to read has taken them through to the national finals of such a highly regarded competition.”


Godolphin is keeping up


with boarding demand GODOLPHIN SCHOOL introduced junior boarding at the beginning of the academic year and already demand has outstripped supply. Walters House, specifically refurbished


to accommodate girls aged nine to 13, was opened by Old Godolphin Minette Walters. While on a tour of the building Mrs Walters was heard to say “it makes me wish I was 10 again”. Headmistress Mrs Price said: “There has


certainly been a renewed enthusiasm for boarding within the school this term and I am delighted to announce that, due to public demand, another refurbished floor of Walters will be opening in January”. This means that all those girls currently on the waiting list for junior boarding will be catered for.


Girls aged


13 to 16 are housed in the senior boarding houses – Cooper and Sayers – and the Sixth Form Centre also has two houses – School and Jerred. Godolphin, one of the oldest girls’ schools


in the country and traditionally a boarding school, now offers several boarding options, including full boarding, flexi-boarding and one night stopovers.


Chef Peter teaches life skills


CHEF PETER Vaughan has been giving Year 5 children at St Margaret’s School, Calne a taste of a national culinary project to help children appreciate food. Peter, who runs the renowned ‘Bistro’ restaurant in Devizes, has been running a series of workshops to enable children to develop an understanding of ‘taste’. He teaches children about where ingredients come from, how to recognise them, what they taste like and how to use them to make a meal. It is all part of the Chefs Adopt a School charitable project run by the Academy of Culinary Arts and endorsed by top chefs. Peter Vaughan said: “I really believe this project teaches youngsters vital life skills.”


14 A big year for


Cheltenham’s students


LAST YEAR was a big year for Cheltenham College. T ey opened many new facilities across both the junior and senior schools. Academic results also reached new highs, with over 80% A* to B grades at A-level and the best ever set of AS results. Built in 1841 as the fi rst of the great Victorian independent schools, today the college off ers a magnifi cent blend of traditional heritage and cutting-edge education. September saw the opening of its refurbished


main library with iPad docking stations, a dedicated higher education and careers library and a resources room. T e performing arts area was also given a modern twist, with a brand new dance studio, green room, drama classroom and new retractable seating, lighting and stage in the main theatre. T e college is now working on its next major


building project; a new girls’ boarding house due to open in September 2013. In the junior school, new eco-style pre-prep


classrooms have been built to accommodate increasing demand for nursery places, while the newly kitted out biology lab heralds a programme of development of all science classrooms over the coming months. Outside the classroom, the youngest pupils


have been making the most out of their new forest school, a large woodland area within the school grounds designated especially for them. From digging pits, searching for mini beasts and creating shelters for animals, the children’s confi dence and skills such as decision-making, team work and problem-solving, have come on leaps and bounds. Cheltenham College is holding two open


mornings this term: Saturday, March 10 for the junior school (ages three to 13) and Saturday, March 17 for the senior school (ages 13 to 18). To register, visit www.cheltenhamcollege.org or call 01242 265600.


WILTSHIRE LIFE Schools Supplement March 2012


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