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...The new boarding experience
“Sports, music, drama, art, design and technology, debating, the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, Young Enterprise, and community service are just a few of the many extracurricular options.” Catherine Stoker, The Independent Education Consultants
“In order to make the best use of technology in the classroom, every pupil at Kent College is issued with a MacBook laptop and is able to access the school’s excellent (and monitored) wi-fi. The school believes that this policy helps to prepare pupils for life and work in the 21st century. Not surprisingly, it is hugely popular with pupils. “The GREAT programme (Gifted Really Enthusiastic
Able and Talented) ensures that able pupils are challenged academically in their chosen subjects, often in extra lessons. All pupils have the opportunity to take part in trips out of school, from local geography fieldwork visits to large-scale sports or music tours abroad. “Attention
to the individual
within the boarding house allow the boarders to mix and to feel part of a family. Boys’ and girls’ bedrooms and bathrooms are located in separate wings, so that privacy is maintained. Each boarder has internet access, a comfortable bed, a bedside cabinet/ chest of drawers, and a wardrobe. Trips and activities are organised during the weekends, and children are able to take advantage of a full range of extracurricular activities throughout the week, including ice skating, football, rugby, netball, equestrian, music and drama clubs and societies, to name but a few. “Our values of world citizenship, leadership and forward thinking prepare our pupils for a place in the very competitive international job market. We provide a rich and challenging environment where we set high standards, support our pupils, and promote self-discipline and thoughtfulness of others.” Dick Jaine, headmaster, Sherfield School, Hook, Hampshire (independent coeducational day and boarding school for pupils aged 3–18)
continues beyond the
classroom at Kent College. The school extends its GREAT provision into both sport and the arts through its GTX (Gifted and Talented Extension) programme. In sport, a GTX scholar can access one-to-one coaching, advice about nutrition, physiotherapy, and pathways to representative teams. For arts scholars, the programme offers individual tuition, many opportunities to perform, and excellent facilities. “The extended school day at Kent College gives every pupil the opportunity to discover a new passion. The list of clubs, activities and societies available for all pupils at the end of the school day ranges from Art Club to yoga. The school has its own working farm, located on the campus, with a wide range of livestock. Kent College Young Farmers’ Club is open to all pupils, and there is also a dedicated equine centre for pupils who wish to ride.” Carol Baker, senior teacher, Kent College, Canterbury (independent coeducational day and boarding school for pupils aged 3–18)
HOME FROM HOME
“Sherfield School offers boarding on a full, weekly or flexi basis. The school’s new boarding house, Archers Lodge, opened in September 2016 with 60 en-suite bedrooms for pupils in Years 5–13.
“The house comprises three storeys, with two large common rooms laid out with living, dining and kitchen facilities. The common room has comfortable seating, video and digital TV, and a range of board games and books. These shared areas
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“Girls benefit from impressive boarding facilities that are welcoming, warm, comfortable and a real home from home. They really enjoy living in their houses – from the cosy dorms of the lower years to the individual ensuite bedrooms of the sixth form. One of the great strengths of boarding at St Mary’s Calne is that girls board in year groups (what we call ‘horizontal boarding’), which means not only that each boarding house is designed for the needs of that year group but also that the housemistress and her team of tutors are specialists in that year group. They are therefore fully attuned to the development stage of the girls in their care and can plan weekend activities to suit their interests and tastes, whether it’s Reeling with Eton in the fourth form or Wine Tasting Society in the sixth form.
“It also means that girls share a house with all of their peer group, and this encourages them to have a wide circle of friends. Our educational ethos is predicated on the breadth of education boarding offers. With longer days, and girls and staff on site working together, all can participate in the outstanding teaching and learning, as well as a wealth of extracurricular activities.” Dr Felicia Kirk, headmistress, St Mary’s Calne, Wiltshire (independent day and boarding school for girls aged 11–18)
“Boarding life at Handcross Park echoes the atmosphere and diversity of a large, busy and happy family. Our boarders are cared for by an experienced team whose focus is to provide a home-from-home environment. Ensuring the happiness and welfare of every individual is of paramount importance. Pupils are guided, supported and protected with great
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