On a mild, sunny early Novemberweekend the St Paul’s rugby 1st XV squad performedexceptionally well to win the third staging of the Oldest Four or ‘Veterrimi IV’ tournament.

During this spectacular weekendof rugby, St Paul’s dominated thetournament, beginning with a 23-5 win over Cheltenham and a 15-5 win over Sherborne on theSaturday. This was followed by a commanding final game onSunday securing a win overDurham with a 22-5 victory.

Originating in 2010, this was thethird Oldest Four competition.The tournament, as the namesuggests, is between four of theoldest rugby playing schools inthe country. This was the second

time that St Paul’s played in thetournament and was the first win for the School.

James Blurton, Head of Rugby,said “We are very proud to be one of the oldest rugby playingschools and delighted to win thecompetition this year. The 1st XV have worked very hard andthis has been the highlight of a very successful season.”

The victorious St Paul’s teamwere handed the AJ Dingle Cup by Gloucester and England star,Jonny May. The AJ Dingle Trophyis named in honour of ArthurJames Dingle who was an OxfordBlue and played on the wing,winning three caps for England,before tragically losing his life on a battlefield in 1915.

ST PAUL’S NEWSIssue 01 I Autumn Term 2015 I St Paul’s School, Lonsdale Road, London, SW13 9JT I www.stpaulsschool.org.uk

WelcomeSt Paul’s School & Colet Court

ACADEMICSymposium

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SPORTRowing 06DRAMA

Productions 03 ECONOMICSTrip to China 04

Welcome to the first edition of the St Paul’s and Colet Courtnewspaper. Its purpose is toinform parents and boys acrossthe whole school communityabout recent noteworthyactivities and achievements.These are celebrated in sectionalassemblies within both schools,and usually find their way ontothe website, but we have notpreviously drawn them togetherinto a single publication for distribution across the whole School.

The launch of this newspapercoincides with the launch of our new website, which is noticeablydifferent from the previousversion. For example, it is easierto navigate, contains some freshimages and enables admissionscandidates to apply on-line. It also merges the two separatewebsites of St Paul’s and ColetCourt into a single entity. The message within both of these initiatives is that we are bringing Colet Court and St Paul’s closer together. The schools are already close inmany ways – we share the samesite, the same governing bodyand the same support staff – yet,in the future, both will benefit

from even closer cooperation in academic, pastoral andextra-curricular matters.

The activities documented in this first edition exemplify the extraordinary breadth andquality of Coletine and Paulinelife. Not many prep schoolscould equal Colet Court’sachievements already this year of having pupils who have won bronze in the EnglishPrimary Schools’ ChessAssociation National Final, silver at the 2015 EuropeanGymnastics Championships and gold at The Queen’s Club Junior Championships.

The breadth of Paulineachievement is striking. St Paul’s was the leading Britishschool in the Biology Olympiad,winning 30 medals, 17 of themgold. In the Royal Society ofChemistry’s Olympiad, weobtained 21 gold, 35 silver and24 bronze, and secured a goldmedal in the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition. Our team won the advancedcategory in the CanSatcompetition, a European Space Agency competition for engineers. St Paul’s won

three trophies in the NationalRackets Finals at The Queen’sClub for the first time. Ourrowers topped the medal chartat the National Schools’ Regatta,and then won the prestigiousPrincess Elizabeth ChallengeCup at Henley. Meanwhile, thesenior rugby squad toured Japanand Hong Kong for the first timeand the 1st XV won the Veterrimitrophy, a bi-annual competitionbetween the oldest rugby playingschools in Britain.

In addition to theseaccomplishments, St Paul’senjoyed another strong year inpublic examinations. 42.1% of allA Levels were at A* and 81.4% atA*A. 82.3% of all GCSE gradeswere at A* and 97.9% at A*A.Now that all of the class of 2014have taken up their places atuniversity, 56 are at Oxbridgeand 27 at Ivy League orequivalent US Universities.

These are just the highlights. Both schools are busy andbustling every day. My thanks to everyone who creates thesemanifold and varied opportunities.

Professor Mark BaileyHIGH MASTER

Victory is ours... St Paul’s bring homethe ‘Veterrimi IV’cup

RUGBY

The Lower Eighth SaxophoneQuartet, known as the ‘NavyBlues’ Quartet on account ofthem all wearing blue suits,performed a lively music set in front of a packed St Mary’sChurch as part of the BarnesCharity Fashion show on 14 and 15 October.

The Quartet, which is coachedby saxophone teacher KatieBrown and which has beenplaying together for a numberof years, opened the show witha series of short items to get theaudience in the mood for thecatwalk extravaganza that was to follow.

This was a fantastic opportunity for some of the best musiciansat St Paul’s to take their music-making out into the wider community and theQuartet seemed to be a big hit with the local residents on both nights.

Navy Blues Quartet play at Barnes Fashion Show

MUSIC

SPORT

The Summer and Autumn terms so far have proven very successful for St Paul’saquatics. Water polo andswimming disciplines have been brought closer togetherwith the appointment of twonew Coaches, Roxana Roman(Head of Elite Swimming) andAshley Dixon (Head of Aquatics).This follows the departure ofStefan Bill last autumn whobegan the process of taking theSt Paul’s squad to the next level.

There were three notablesuccesses recently. SamBeverley (Fifth Form) proved tobe one of the best swimmers inSt Paul’s history with his 100 mbutterfly success at the Londonregionals. His winning time of1.01.64 ranks him second inGreat Britain in his age groupand he was selected for theEngland Talent Phase 1 LondonRegion Event by ASA swimming.

Sam also competed for the U14water polo team this summer,which have become the best StPaul’s team for quite some timeby having an unbeaten run in the

English Schools’ Championshipsright up to the semi-final stage. As U15s this Autumn term, the team have again qualified in the championship tier of the competition. A superbachievement, especially givenhalf the team are first eightrowers or A/B team rugbyplayers! The U16 water poloteam of 2014-15 were runner-upin the English Schools’ Platecompetition, again, the bestresult for that age group inrecent history.

The Aquatics squad took a breakfrom domestic competition thisAutumn Remedy to embark on a trip to California. A senior(varsity) team comprised of SixthForm and Eighth Form studentsand a junior (junior varsity)squad of Fourth and FifthFormers, travelled to playagainst high schools from theBay Area. The trip included a visit to Stanford’s famous AveryAquatic Center where they weregiven a short tour and Q&Asession with Jon Barnea, theStanford Water Polo AssistantCoach. The boys watched a

top level university polo matchbetween Stanford and Universityof the Pacific at Stockton andwere given the opportunity totrain at the Olympic Club in SanFrancisco and at the incredibleKoret Center, University of San Francisco.

The real highlight of the tour wasa Masterclass session with theex-Head Coach of StanfordUniversity, Dante Dettamanti.He is clearly a sharp tacticianand it is no wonder that hecoached many players to Varsityand Olympic success. The boyswarmed to his approach and

learned much from the experience.

St Paul’s Aquatics –2015 thegolden year (so far!)

Act of RemembranceAt 11am on Wednesday 11November, St Paul’s School fellsilent to honour and rememberthose who gave their lives fortheir country. 

This simple ceremony wasinaugurated last year, andinvolves the whole school ofstaff and pupils congregating in Founder’s Court.

A reflective reading was offeredby the Chaplain before a two-minute silence was observed.As the choir sang The Kontakion

the processional partyproceeded to the Cenotaphwhere they laid wreaths inmemory of all Old Paulines who lost their lives in wartime.

George Pedlow played The Last Post after which BenWalker recited Ypres, a poem by Laurence Binyon, OP (1869-1943).

Andrew Garrow, one of the fewOld Paulines currently on activeservice laid the wreath for theOld Pauline Club.

Three fixtures wereplayed against localUS high schools. Our juniors werevictorious, making the local press.

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On the 14 – 16 October, the Milton Studio played host to a highlyoriginal and innovative piece of drama: the world’s first stageadaptation of Simon Armitage’s thirteen part poem, Out of the Blue.Written five years after the 9.11 attacks on America, Armitage’s textreimagines the events from the point of view of a trader working in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

With special permission from Armitage himself, Mr. ChristianAnthony’s adaptation saw a cast of nine Sixth Form boys present a highly physical, truly collaborative, rendering of this harrowingpoem: the actors, barefoot on the grey, rubble-strewn stage, created everything from subway carriages to ash clouds with apolish and rapidity of ideas that left the audience stunned; the tone gradually shifted from the playful exuberance of the openingstreet dance routine to the skilful recreation of Ground Zero in the play’s final image.

The sections of the poem were intercut with ingenious use of newsfootage from the day itself, to which actors lip-synced in awfulrecreation of the unfolding horror. The entire cast and crew shouldbe praised for a unique piece of drama which will haunt the packedhouses that saw it for some time to come.

Out of the BlueDRAMA

Upcoming showsDRAMA

HENRY VSamuel Pepys Theatre3-5 Dec 2015

THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDALSamuel Pepys Theatre

17-19 Mar 2016

On Monday 12 October, threeboys from St Paul’s – alongsidetwo girls from St Paul’s GirlsSchool – presented in theSamuel Pepys Theatre a topicthey had independently chosen and rehearsed over the summer.These presentations marked the end of the High Master’sPrize competition at St Paul’s,capping off a season of activitiesand events that celebrate thebest of Pauline scholarship.

The High Master’s Prize isawarded at ‘Apposition’ each yearto four Upper Eighth Form boyswho have produced a significantpiece of academic work over the summer, unbridled by theconstraints of the syllabus. The concept is simple: all boys in the Lower Eighth areencouraged to think of a topicthat inspires and intrigues them;to investigate that topic withverve, zest and independence of mind over the summer, freefrom the hoops and toils ofpublic examination; and finallyto produce a piece of originalwork in their own subject area.This could be a traditional essay,a piece of design, a computerprogramme – whatever resultsfrom their toil over the summer.

The boys are invited to take parton a purely voluntary basis, andprizes are awarded to those whodisplay both excellence in theirdiscipline and significantindependent research. However,the essence of the Prize is notthe awards to a few, but thechance for all who take part to exhibit the scholarship,determination and individuality,prized by universities, thatshould be a hallmark of Paulineintellectual life. We weredelighted, therefore, that thisyear, 99 boys – a record –submitted such pieces to be considered for the Prize.

The list of submissions was a testament to Paulines’remarkable breadth and diversityof academic interest. From thescience of love, to the importanceof the Battle of Marathon, fromgame theory to the making of jewellery, from T.S. Eliot to Pentaquarks, via Voltaire’sCandide and two explorations ofmultiverse theory – the range ofsubmissions was highly eclectic.

Of these varied entries, fourwere chosen as winners of the High Master’s Prize, andfour further boys were highlycommended. Winners includedMichael Sackur on third-wavefeminist literature, DariusZarrabian on the evolutionaryroots of DNA, Harveer Mahajanon the efficient markethypothesis, and Imran Mannan on the origins of human life in America.

Following this, on Tuesday 29 September the School held its ‘in-school’ Symposium. Forty-five of our entrants putthemselves forward to speak ina series of locations across theSchool. Classes from every yeargroup were invited to attend,and by the end of the day overone thousand visits had beenmade, meaning the averagePauline attended more than one set of talks. The day finishedwith 300 boys gathering in the Wathen Hall to hear a

presentation on the economicsof the French Revolution by TobyNicholson, a reading of a pieceof creative writing by SebBenzecry and a talk by BenWalker on which of Disney’sSeven Dwarves would have the longest life expectancy.

This celebration of scholarshipwas not confined to currentpupils of St Paul’s and, to thatend, we held our ‘external’Symposium on 12 October, with parents, staff, OPsand Governors in attendance.Our audience enjoyed five talksof outstanding quality andbreadth; Ben, Michael and Imranall took part, alongside twopupils from St Paul’s Girls’School. Georgia Sandars spokeabout baboon aggression and its relationship to feeding timesand Eleanor Gibbon presentedon her experience of buildinga microbial fuel cell.

The High Master’s Prize – andits previous incarnation, theSummer Essay – has now beenrunning for four years, and withso many boys choosing toparticipate this year it continuesto go from strength to strength.Scholarship is at the heart of aPauline education, and the HighMaster’s Prize provides a vehiclefor boys to roam far and wide in their academic interests,unconstrained by the sometimesnarrow boundaries of the examsyllabus. The Symposia sessionsrevealed the striking and deeplyimpressive intellectual agilityand ambition of which theyremain highly capable.

High Master’s Prizeand Symposium

ACADEMIC

The list ofsubmissions was a testament toPaulines’ remarkablebreadth and diversityof academic interest.

The winning essays of the High Master’s Prize can be found online at:www.stpaulsschool.org.uk/st-pauls/news/academic-news/the-high-masters-prize.

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The Economics Department’s annual trip.

Fifteen Upper Eighth boys andthree staff visited Hong Kong,Beijing and Shanghai for tendays over the October Remedy.The trip explored business andpolitics in action and included avisit to Deutsche Bank, a tour ofthe Hong Kong Stock Exchangeand an architectural tour, fromPatrick Cranley, Founder ofShanghai Historical Society.

The boys also had time to takein some recreational activities,walking on the Great Wall ofChina, taking a bicycle tourround Tiananmen Square and a tour in the Forbidden City.

The ten day trip was to makePaulines aware of the incrediblechanges happening in China and to open their eyes to theopportunities and, indeed,threats which these changespresent to them. The trip not

only enhanced the students’ academic understanding of economic and political theory,but also offered the chance to meet business leaders, be exposed to future careeroptions and benefit from these extraordinary experiences,allowing personal insight intothe country which has had thelargest economy in the world for eighteen of the past twenty centuries. 

Business in ChinaECONOMICS

St Paul’s win three Nationaltitles at Queen’s.

St Paul’s rounded off a stunningyear of success on the circuit,winning three out of a possibleeight Rackets trophies on offerat The Queen’s Club.

In the singles Alex Engstromwas 2nd seed and Nico Hughes3rd, which meant they had toplay each other in the semi-final, and although Alex was twogames down against Nico in this

five game semi, he pulled anextraordinary 3-2 win out of thebag. The final was just a shadowof the previous day’s remarkablegame for Alex as he cruised to a 3-0 win in a rapid half hour to become the National U16 Champion. 

The National Doubles eventswere a festive of fantasticproportion where Alex and Nico,as top seeds, destroyed theentire field to win the event at a canter to lift the U16

Championship. This wasfollowed one hour later with Matteo Perper and IvoMacdonald cruising to sameresult in the U15 event tobecome champions which gave St Paul’s both juniordoubles titles, an extraordinaryfeat against all the big boarding schools.

This has been a superb yearthat clearly demonstrates St Paul’s position as a leading force in Schoolboy Rackets.

St Paul’s scanning electronmicroscope (SEM) has beenmaking waves both in educationand in research. With severaloutreach events under their belt,members of the SEM user grouphave been taking the microscopeto various events, and boys havebeen attending and presenting atscience conferences, with manypositive outcomes.

This term, the School was invitedby the Natural History Museum todemonstrate the use of electronmicroscopy at the high-profileevent, Science Uncovered, withOliver Glover-Wilson, JamesWazskiewicz and Darius Zarrabianslotting into their roles as ‘residentresearchers’ with ease.

James and Oliver subsequentlytravelled to Loughborough for the Midlands Microanalysis User Group (MMUG) meeting, aresearch colloquium event hostedby the Loughborough Departmentof Materials. Both boys gave afantastic talk and attracted muchpraise from the audience.

The organiser reported that, notonly did St Paul’s have ‘the firstbrand new table-top SEM with x-ray facilities in the world’, butthat this was, as far as he knew,the first microscopy research talkgiven by school students he hadever come across.

RacketsSPORT

Scanning ElectronMicroscope

SCIENCE

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SPS Parents’ Group looks back over the Autumn Activities

ST PAUL’S PARENTS

The Parents' Group are pleased to report they wereable to buy a clock for the MUGA, a camcorder for theArt Department, three hard fibre glass cello cases for the Music Department, two new indoor cricket mats, 20 subcoats for the Rugby Department and four benchesfor the school grounds from surplus funds in the Parents’Group account at the end of Summer Term 2015.

This term started with a very successful New Parents’Supper for those who were able to beat the truly awfultraffic conditions and there was also record breakingattendance at the New Parents’ Coffee Morning whichwas great to see.

We would like to welcome all the new Fourth Form Club Reps and the two Year Co-ordinators who havebeen appointed and have attended their first St Paul’s Parents’ Group Committee meeting.

Graham Seel, Head of History, gave a fascinating talk ‘The Artist and the King’ in November which was well received by parents.

We are looking forward to the Christmas Festival on Thursday 10 December which is always a happyevent and gets everyone in the festive mood! A hugethank you to the enthusiastic group of parents whosuccessfully decorated the school in late November andto the Club Reps who have organised some great eventsthis term and are busy planning more for next term.

Recapping on SPARTA events – the Ai Weiwei Lecturewas a sell-out, the Milton Gallery PhotographyExhibition Private View by Old Pauline, Tom Bradley,saw a wonderful turnout of new parents, and the trip to the National Gallery to see the Goya Exhibition was heavily oversubscribed. Next term there will be a Wathen Hall lecture on Wednesday 10 February by Sculptor Mark Quinn, a Pauline Parent.

A big thank you to the parents who volunteer their timeto run SPARTA. If you have any ideas for future lecturesor exhibitions or would like to volunteer to help, pleasecontact Carie Frigo (cfrigo@hotmail.com)

The next St Paul’s Parents’ Group event for the whole school will be a panel evening entitled ‘PaulinePerspectives.’ Held on Thursday 24 February 2016, thisinteractive talk will be in the Samuel Pepys Theatre from7.30-9.30pm. Tickets will be available at the beginning of January. The event will consist of five invited guestsfrom the Pauline Community to talk on a subject of theirchoice for 15 minutes and to answer questions. Drinksand canapés will be served.

Rachel Hampson & Claire Shaw

On Monday 30 November, a 200 strong Swimming team,comprised of staff and studentsfrom both Colet Court and StPaul’s, alongside the BarnesSwimming Club (BSC), will takeup a challenge to swim fromBarnes (London, UK) to SanFrancisco (California, US) –8,608,381 metres. The swim hasbeen masterminded by St Paul’sHead of Elite Swimming, RoxanaRoman and the former Head ofAquatics for St Paul’s, Stefan Bill.

Roxana is also the Head Coach of BSC, who train 30+ hourseach week in the St Paul’sSchool pool under one of the School’s CommunityPartnership programmes.Stefan, who now heads up a swimming squad in SanFrancisco, CA, will have histeam swim half the distancefrom San Francisco and we will

hypothetically meet somewherein the Atlantic Ocean just offNorth East Canada.

The swim is in aid of theChildren’s Ark Project in Rwanda,which aims to build the firstcommunity (Montessori)nursery in Kigali, Rwanda, and flagship early learning inthis beautiful country, scarred by genocide.

Early Child Development isknown to be the most effectiveway to help children out ofpoverty. The nursery will offer75 places for local children age 3-6 years, where they will be cared for, educated, fed and offered medical care.

To reach the goal each person within the team will swim2.2kms (88 lengths of a 25mpool) a day for 10 days. 

St Paul’s to swimfrom Barnes to San Francisco!

CHARITY

The next Milton Galleryexhibition ‘TheatricalCreations’ will be viewing from the 19 November – 11 December. 

This spectacular visual showfeatures props from all sorts of theatre shows, operas, artinstallations and TV shows, withdescriptions of how they aredesigned and created.

Most of the creations are by professional prop makersworking in London theatres andopera houses. However, we aredelighted to be showcasing the work of two of our current andvery talented Paulines, Ben Yassand Alex Forey, alongside them.

This show is designed to be fun for everyone; however, it may beespecially interesting to thoseinvolved with Drama, Art and Design and Engineering.

For further information aboutthe show please email LRH@stpaulsschool.org.uk

ART

Theatrical Creations

You can sponsor the St Paul’s team through their Just Giving Page at:www.justgiving.com/Roxana-Roman

We look forward toseeing you at one of our many futureevents and wish you a very HappyChristmas!

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During the half-term Remedy, 14 St Paul’s School rowers and two Coaches travelled to New England to compete in two regattas, the Head of the Charles and the Head of theSchuylkill. These two regattasare the largest time trials, orhead races, in North America.They are attended by clubs,universities and schools from all over the US, as well as asignificant British contingent.

During their stay in Boston theboys were hosted by HarvardUniversity, which gave them agreat chance to look around thisprestigious US College, as well

as enjoying the experience of boating from Harvard’sboathouse. The St Paul’s boyssaw a familiar face, when theymet up with Old Pauline andformer Boat Club Captain,Arthur Doyle, who is nowstudying at Harvard and wasracing in Harvard’s top VIII.

Sunday, the day of the race was a typical New England one,bright, sunny and extremelychilly with a biting wind. StPaul’s School had both an VIIIand a IV competing and bothwere working hard as theyrowed past Harvard. The four, our second crew, raced

exceptionally well to finish in thetop 35 out of the 85 entries inYouth Fours. The VIII had atough race and while St Paul’sproved to be the fastest schoolcrew in the event, both the boysand Bobby Thatcher, the Coach,were very disappointed to finishjust outside of the medals (thethree crews that finished aheadwere club crews which can drawon a range of high schools tomake up their boats).

The very next day, training began with renewed intensity.The boys (and Coaches) took onthe legendary Harvard Stadiumrun. Cheered on by the parents

and chased by their Coaches, the boys raced around, withthree boys managing to completethe challenge in under twentyminutes.

After a suitable recovery, theboys moved on to Princeton,where they were hosted byPrinceton University, rowing on the same lake which the US national team uses fortraining. Finally they moved to their last US destination,Philadelphia, where theUniversity of Pennsylvania werethe hosts. In Philadelphia therace was the Head of theSchuylkill and the boys were

racing in a top IV and an VIII.The week of training and thestadium run had clearly paiddividends. The boys won theirrace in the Four, and placed anexcellent Sixth in the High SchoolVIII. The four were delighted tohave their prizes for the Head ofthe Schuylkill presented by SirSteven Redgrave.

This was a rewarding andsuccessful trip. Thanks to all those who helped andsupported throughout.

St Paul’s School Boat Club... Catch us if you can

ROWING

On Thursday 8 October Schoolceased for the afternoon as boysand staff attended the annual John Colet Day service in St Paul’s Cathedral.

Following months of preparationand rehearsals by St Paul’s School,Colet Court and St Paul’s Girls’School, this uplifting event servedas a reminder of the legacy left byour founder John Colet, formerDean of St Paul’s Cathedral.

The service was led by theCathedral’s Treasurer, theReverend Canon PhilippaBoardman, MBE. Readings andprayers were said by boys and girlsfrom all three schools, alongsidethe Chaplain of St Paul’s School.

The choir, numbering 120 from all the schools and conducted by Mark Wilderspin, sangRachmaninov’s Ave Maria and I Was Glad by Parry. Four hymns

sung by the congregation filled the great nave of the cathedral andculminated in a rousing renditionof Jerusalem.

It was a fitting and very enjoyableafternoon to honour our greatfounder.

Colet DayST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL

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On 17 November 12 boys visitedthe Houses of Parliament and enjoyed the chance toparticipate in a Q&A session withLondon Mayor candidate andRichmond MP, Zac Goldsmith.Some of the questions certainlykept the MP on his toes, but the boys had a thoroughlyenjoyable time.

The next Politics trip will see 24 Paulines join 2000 fellow

students at a conference inWestminster Central Hall wherethey will listen to a impressiveline up of politicians and get the chance to ask questions.

It is a busy term too forpoliticians visiting the School to speak to the Polecon Society.Douglas Carswell UKIP MP, whomade an appearance at the start of term encouraged the boys to think about the

possibilities for more directdemocracy in the UK and thefuture of UKIP post the EUreferendum.

Old Pauline, Ed Vaizey MP,Minister for Culture,Communications and CreativeIndustries, is coming back to St Paul’s School to speak to the boys on 3 December.

St Paul’s boys question Politicians

POLITICSA concert in memory of OldPauline, Bryant Tan, will be heldin the Wathen Hall on Saturday5th March at 7pm. The concert,organised by St Paul’s SchoolMusic Department and Bryant’sfriends is a tribute to anexceptional young man.

Awarded Academic and MusicScholarships to St Paul’s School,Bryant’s violin playing wasenjoyed at school concerts formany years at both Colet Courtand St Paul’s. Bryant was aninspiration to all who knew him.He sadly passed away in amountaineering accident, twoweeks after graduating with a Bachelor’s (with distinction)

and Master’s Degree inElectrical Engineering fromStanford University.

Performers at the concert will include choral and instrumentalgroups from both St Paul’s andColet Court, as well as Bryant’s fellow musicians from his years at St Paul’s.

Proceeds from the concert will go towards the renaming of the new Physics LaboratoryP1, in Bryant’s honour.

For further information aboutthe concert please contactthe Music Department on 020 8746 5338.

To book your tickets please go to www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/212460

Bryant Tan(1992 -2014)

memorial concert

CONCERT

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COLET COURT NEWS

The publication of the first edition of thistermly newsletter provides me with anopportunity to reflect on what makes ColetCourt such a special place. Its location andsite, with so much open space close to theheart of a global, multicultural and vibrantcity, is remarkable – and probably unique.

The fact that it exists on the same campusas St Paul’s and is part of a larger wholebrings very significant benefits that gobeyond the sharing of facilities such as theplaying fields, Sports Hall, Concert Hall andEngineering & Technology workshops. It isthe flow and exchange of ideas andexpertise between the two schools thathelps to keep Colet Court at the cuttingedge of education. The quality of teachingstaff that we have and that we can attractis extraordinary. Coletines are fortunate tobe taught by experts with a breadth anddepth of knowledge that allows them to

challenge bright, receptive minds and topush the boundaries of education furtherthan one might believe possible for childrenso young. We do not shy away fromcomplexity and we enjoy exploring thenetwork of connections between differentareas of learning.

But above all, I believe the qualities thatmake Colet Court such a special place areits spirit, its soul and the strength of itscommunity. These are difficult things toquantify but they manifest themselves inhappy, smiling faces and in a sense ofbelonging and pride.

It is, of course, the people in ourcommunity who make up the School. We are blessed with bright, talented pupilswho are all very different but who share aneagerness to learn and a genuine thirst forknowledge. The teaching staff and the

support staff mix together, support eachother and enjoy one another’s company.And from our parents, the third side of thistriangle of relationships, we have the mostremarkable degree of interest, support and enthusiasm.

The events that are organised by theParents’ Association really help to bind ourcommunity together and are some of themost joyous occasions of the schoolcalendar. The recent Bursary Blizzard Bashat Bodo’s Schloss was a great excuse for aparty – and extremely enjoyable! TheChristmas Fayre and Colet’s Got Talent areother events that for me epitomise thespirit and family atmosphere of the School.And let’s not forget Quiz Night at which theteachers pit their wits against theconsiderable talent of our parent body –and usually come out with a fairlyrespectable result!

So Colet Court is indeed a special place,characterised most importantly by thequality and strength of the relationshipswithin its community – boys, parents andstaff. But it also strives to be an outward-facing community, looking to build linkswith its local community and to keep itsfeet on the ground.

It is also always looking to develop andimprove – to remain dynamic, innovativeand forward-looking. Our vision for thefuture is of a school that builds on thesuccesses of the past, adapts to the needs of the future, and remains true to a set of shared values that underpin all that we do.

During the summer the ColetCourt U9 A chess team playedthe English Primary Schools’Chess Association National Finalat the Holiday Inn, Birmingham.The team comprised ofChristopher Tombolis, ThomasWong, Henry Huang, Krish Patel,Altan Mardin and Mani Collins.

Despite an unexpecteddisruption, with a bout of illness

hitting the team in the lead upto the event, the team made it to the final and performedcompetently.

After two days of tense matches,in the sweltering heat, on two of the hottest days of the year,the focused team managed towork their way through thecompetition to get to the finalround. The final was tough but

the boys held their position andmanaged to pick up third place.

This was the first time that Colet Court has qualified for this very competitivetournament in 11 years so tocome third in the whole countryis a exceptional achievement ofwhich everyone is very proud.

Chess Acrobatic Gymnastics Tennis

Aidan Lim, Fifth Year, excelled inacrobatic gymnastics bringinghome a silver medal from the2015 European Age GroupChampionships, which took placeover two days in Riesa, Germany.Aidan competed in the 12-18group as part of the BritishSquad performing both dynamicand balance routines.

Leo Walton, Second Year, achievedgreat success being the youngestplayer to win The Queen’s ClubJunior Championships (U10-Boys)this year. As well as his gold medal,Leo won tickets to the ATP WorldTour Finals at the 02 Arena inNovember and received manycompliments for his sportsmanshipon the court!

A note fromColet Court’sHeadmaster,Tim Meunier

COLET COURT

TRIPSKew 11SCIENCE

NASA Trip 10DRAMAOliver! 09

Coletines achieving beyond the curriculumACHIEVEMENTS

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Over half term, Stefano Frigo, Third Year, visitedBattersea Dogs and Cats Home and spent a fewhours with the Head of Fundraising, Natalie Wood. Natalie gave an overview of the charity,showed him the grounds, which are very large, and took him into the fundraising office. He left inspired and determined to make acontribution, coming up with the concept

‘Help the Voiceless’ to give directly to charities that work with vulnerable animals.  

He has set a goal for this year to collect £4,000,which represents 10% of a day’s cost of runningthe Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, and in doingso hopes to raise awareness of the high costs ofkeeping this longstanding charity in operation.

Help the VoicelessCHARITY

This term, Colet Court welcomed a new Director of Drama,Jonathan Boustead, who joined us from the Chichester FestivalTheatre, where he was Senior Youth Theatre Leader. Jonathan’sfirst production at Colet Court, proved to be a great success, withsterling performances all round.

Oliver! performed in collaboration with St Paul’s Girls’ School,played with a cast of doubled principals, each whom brought theirown ‘twist’ to the roles, ably supported by the 56 strong companyand backstage volunteers. Choreographed by Iona Holland fromChichester Festival Theatre, the boys were certainly pushed, androse to the challenge in mounting a superb production enjoyed byall. Bumble and Corney (Oscar Harrison and Joshua Marks) formeda hilarious double act, and Michael Bryceson and Posy Earle’sdeliciously dark Mr and Mrs Sowerberry brought a terrific slice ofhumour to the first half, topped off with Noah Claypole who wasexcellently portrayed by Giancarlo Ramirez.

From beginning to end the effort, commitment and talent broughtby each cast member has resulted in a hugely enjoyable productionwith a whole host of colourful characters that will not be forgottenany time soon. Particularly memorable was the ensemble work ofour pickpockets, ably led by the equally gifted, yet utterly uniqueFagins (Joshua Gregory and Richard Griffiths). The Artful Dodgerswere also not to be missed, with George Davies and AndrewSpielmann embodying the quirky feel of their patch-worked togs,charming a bewildered Oliver (played by Elwyn Jones and TobyThorogood) into their fantastic rendition of Consider Yourself.

A spectacular collaboration by Colet Court’s Music and DramaDepartments, and a terrific way to see in the new academic year.Top hats off to all involved!

Oliver!DRAMA

The boys rose to the challenge inmounting a superbproduction enjoyedby all.

If you would like to support this cause please give to www.justgiving.com/helpthevoiceless

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Rockets, Everglade adventuresand endangered species

NASA TRIP

Forty Coletines flew to Miamiduring Remedy to experience an exhilarating tour of the NASASpace Camp. After a long flightand drive, the boys arrived attheir first hotel next to the seaon Cocoa Beach.

The three adventurous days ofSpace Camp took place at theAstronaut Hall of Fame and at the Kennedy Space Center. The camp included engineeringchallenges, walking on a zerogravity wall, a dizzy ride in amulti-axis trainer, lunch with an astronaut and a simulation of a shuttle take off. The boys also visited the Apolloexperience and saw the Saturn rocket and lunar landing module.

After each busy day at camp, theboys were able to relax by thepool or on the basketball andvolley ball courts beside the sea.

After three amazing days, thegroup moved on to Orlando. The boys experienced indoorsky-diving at the iFly Center andthen visited the Orlando SpaceMuseum where they enjoyed the interactive exhibits, as wellas seeing turtles, alligators, snakes and other animals.

A day at the Universal Studio’sIsland of Adventure wasthoroughly enjoyed by everyone.After flying through Hogwarts,the boys spent the day exploringthe park. The boys then dined at the largest Hard Rock Cafe in the world.

The trip ended with an Airboatride in the Everglades. Somelucky boys saw alligators, deerand endangered species of birds of prey alongside other bird life.

Holding a three year old alligatorwas something the boys willremember. A group of very tiredbut happy boys arrived back atHeathrow, with memories thatwill last for a lifetime.

Colet Court Radio’s pilot episode last academicyear was followed by a second, Bonfire Nightedition broadcast on Wednesday 4 November2015. The boys have now started to take over the station and write, record and edit materialthemselves.

This term, the leading figures have been ZackColton, James Gravestock-Snee, Joseph Schull, Ian Direnzo, Oliver Onillon and Ted Holden, withhelp from Felix Waller, Aaron Reyes-Bordado,Senan Bottomley and Cameron Sah-Briginshaw.

This episode included fireworks advice from MrFlute, a review of Coletine and National sport witha little American Football thrown in. Cameron Soo

‘sang for his supper’, playing a very jazzy version of ‘This Old Man’ on the piano in exchange for afancy dinner. The joke competition winner wasannounced as being Noah Whale and a new poetrycompetition launched. The prize goes to theauthor of the best firework-related poem.

There was also a preview of the Senior ProductionOliver! with a sonic scrapbook of cast interviewsand singing. Our home-grown stand-up comedian,Daniel Harden, gave us an Indoor Weather Reportand we heard about life ‘Outside the Gates’ fromour most proficient gymnast, Aidan Lim.

You can listen to all Colet Court Radio episodesby following the link on the Intranet.

Colet Court live on air

Three adventurousdays of Space Camp,shuttle take off, a zero gravity wall, a ride in a multi-axistrainer and lunchwith an astronaut.

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Just before Remedy, boys from Colet Court embarked on a huge school trip – quitepossibly the largest everundertaken by the School! Twoentire year groups went to KewGardens to learn how to survivein the rainforest, take part in ascavenger hunt, enjoy a sky-high stroll among the tree tops– and get to know other boys in their house.

The choice of Kew wasappropriate. Houses at ColetCourt are named after trees –

Oak, Ash and Thorn from ‘A TreeSong’ by Rudyard Kipling, andBeech after a fine specimen in the garden of the first School building.

It was an unremarkable autumnday – cloudy, drizzly at timesand not very warm – but thetrees were just starting tochange colour, making anatmospheric backdrop for the trip.

Boys spent some of the morningin their First Year to Third Yearbuddy pairs on the scavengerhunt, spotting all sorts of thingsbotanical and some fish too (in the Palm House and aroundthe lake). There was also timefor First Years to explore thetreetop canopy up on thecircular walkway, while ThirdYears headed to the Princess of Wales Conservatory to learn from the Kew specialistsand to develop survival skills for the rainforest.

By midday, these activities, and all the walking around thegardens in between, had workedup quite an appetite, so theentire group (around 170 intotal) gratefully squeezed intothe school lunch tipi to eat.Then everyone spent theafternoon with their buddies:back to the Princess of WalesConservatory once more, butthis time the Third Year boyswere the teachers and took theirbuddies on an instructional tour.There was also time to checkout the playground beforeboarding the coaches back to School.

Staff and parents accompanyingthe trip were delighted thatsuch a large group hadrepresented the school so well on an outing of this size.‘We asked the Third Year boysto take a real interest andencourage their youngerbuddies today,’ said Head of Upper Juniors, Tim Young,

‘and it is with great pride that I can say that they did this withaplomb and more!’. ‘My buddywas really good at explainingeverything,’ said First YearMatthew about his buddyLucas, while another, Philip,reported: ‘Noah helped me:when I fell he helped me up.’

First Years were model pupilswhen learning from older boys.‘He’s very good at learning and is curious about things,’reported Alec, about his buddyPierce. Comments at the end of the trip showed that buddypairs had been chatting aboutall sorts of things during thecourse of the day. ‘He knows a lot of good jokes,’ observedone Third Year, Suleyman, aboutbuddy Miles, while First YearCameron objected, ‘My buddysupports Tottenham… Boo!’

The trip was arranged byBarbara Leeney, Head ofHouses at Colet Court.

She explains: ‘Just over a yearago, our 18 youngest new boys(Lower Firsts) were given abuddy two years older withintheir house on joining theSchool, as a source of help andadvice. As we had hoped, thebuddy pairings endured wellbeyond the initial settling inperiod, with boys from both agegroups saying they really likedthe system, and we’ve nowexpanded it. This year’s newFirst Years have been given a buddy in the Third Year –meaning that all boys in theJunior part of the school have a buddy two years apart in age.As these boys move up theSchool, the buddy system will move up with them.’

Asked what he’d enjoyed mostabout the trip, Oban (Third Year)was stuck. ‘All of it!’ he decidedin the end. No doubt the trip willrun again next year.

On Thursday 15 October ColetCourt boys left their uniforms athome for a Mufti Day whichhelped to raise £1058.95towards Colet Court’s chosencharity, Greenmead PrimarySchool. This local charityprovides education for pupils

who have physical disabilitiesand associated learningdifficulties.

The Coletines have a target of£5,000 to raise for GreenmeadPrimary School and they are wellon the way to reaching this goal!Kindly produced by designer Anojie Amerasinghe.

Budding friendships blossom at Kew

KEW GARDENS

Learning to survivein the rainforest,going on a scavengerhunt and enjoying a sky-high strollamong the tree tops.

Mufti Day

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By the time you read this, theColet Court Parents’ Associationwill have “meet-and-greeted”,wined and dined with most ofthe Colet Court Community!And with our Christmas Fayrewe hope we’ll have reached outto all of the Colet Court parentsby the end of this term.

We were delighted to start theacademic year with an esteemedColet Court tradition: the NewParents’ Supper. Each year allcurrent First and Lower FirstYear parents are invited as the guests of the Parents’Association to share a buffetsupper in the new Dining Hallafter presentations from MrMeunier and key members ofthe teaching team. This Supperis prepared and served by theSecond Year parents, withdesserts provided by the “old”Lower First Year parents. It’s a super introduction to life at Colet Court. The event wasmasterminded by Megan Yu and Stephanie Hunt, old handsat extending the warmest ofwelcomes to our new intake.

Assisted by the 2014/15 YearLinks and Reps, their hard work

resulted in a splendid spread ofdishes reflecting a wide range ofculinary traditions and the broadspread of our pupil intake. Ourthanks go to everyone involvedin making this special eveningsuch a success.

We were privileged, as inprevious years, to share aninspiring Harvest Festivalservice with Mr Young followedby cakes and biscuits baked by First Year parents.

The new Lower First parentstransformed the school stageinto a vivid depiction of life onthe farm and the delights ofhearth and home, with FourthYear parents on baking dutysoon after following the ‘Senior Service’.

This year the Spring FlingChairmen, Stella Willis, ZehraImam-Sadeque and Megan Yu,organised the Bursary Bash atBodo’s Schloss to kick off thefundraising efforts for theBursary Fund. It was a greatnight with 180 guests enjoyingthe atmosphere, music andcatching up with old and new friends. The Spring Fling team

are thrilled to announce thatover £5,000 has already beenraised towards this year’sfundraising goal and are trulygrateful for the support of theColet Court community.

The Christmas Fayre is comingup fast on Sunday 29 November!The Sports Complex will stage a great range of games,challenges, stalls, raffles andour Christmas Bazaar while the Dining Hall will feature the Fifth Year café and that hotlycontested competition, theGreat Colet Court Bake-Off!The Fayre raises funds for ourlocal charities: Lowther School,Castelnau Community Centre and Parkhouse Dinners, as well as the boys’ chosen charity,Greenmead Primary School, and school projects.

Next term our major event is the Spring Fling Auction Dinner,taking place on Monday 21March at the Royal GardenHotel, Kensington. Do keep this date free!

Alison Whale and GucciMerton, Co-Chairs, Colet Court Parents’ Association

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