NAVY NEWS, APRIL 2008 39
RM heads
up Oratory
giving children space to flourish
THE Oratory School is the only
all boys’ Catholic boarding and
day school in the UK and educates
boys of all backgrounds.
The school is housed in approx-
imately 400 acres of beautiful
Oxfordshire countryside close to
the M4 and M40 with easy access
to airports.
The Oratory has an interna-
tional reputation for a first-class
all-round education and as a
school of only 400 boys, small
classes and close supervision are
provided.
At the heart of the school is the Nursery
Christian vision of its founder,
2½ to 4
John Henry Cardinal Newman,
Pre-Prep
the great 19th-Century thinker
and writer. The school attracts 4 to 7
Prep
boys locally and from all over the
world both from Catholic families West Hill Park
7 to 13
and other faiths.
is an independent day and
The school motto of cor ad cor
loquitur (heart speaking to heart)
boarding school offering continuity of
underlines the pastoral dimen- education for girls and boys from 2½ to 13 years old.
sions and caring community
Rural location with good road, rail and airport links.
Wonderful week at
atmosphere of the school. Entry
is invited at 11+, 13+ and into the
Sixth Form.
The headmaster, Clive Dytor, a
Please contact the Registrar to
former Royal Marines Commando, arrange a visit 01329 840400
West Hill Park
believes that leadership skills play
an important part in boys’ edu-
cation today. The school there-
admin@westhillpark.com www.westhillpark.com
fore offers a full range of extra-
WEST Hill Park School in
support of the Forces. for any of the Cherub series.
curricular activities including
Titchfield packs a full pro-
Popular author Robert Year 5 pupils discovered drag-
CCF, Duke of Edinburgh, Young
gramme of activities into their
Muchamore delivered a spirited ons were alive and thriving follow-
Enterprise, Prefect Training, and
weeks.
talk to the pupils in Years 5, 6 ing a visit by ‘Reptile Celebrities’
Oxbridge preparation with 99 per
Recently six young orators dis-
and 7. Some of the children were (pictured above). The children had
cent of leavers obtaining their first
tinguished themselves when they
lucky enough to be given a signed the opportunity to meet Bearded
choice of university.
secured first and third places in
preview copy of his new book Dragons, a Boa Constrictor and
the Fareham Rotary Youth Speaks
The Sleepwalker, the ninth in his a Royal Python, and study the
public-speaking competition.
successful Cherub series of spy science surrounding their habitat
The school has won this prestig-
novels. and survival.
ious contest four years out of five
Robert Muchamore spoke can- If you are looking for an inde-
and headmaster Edward Hudson
didly about his life as a writer. pendent coeducational preparato-
is justifiably proud of this record.
His manner was easy and natural ry school with an holistic approach
One team of articulate 11-year-
as he recalled the long journey to to learning, West Hill Park would
olds spoke with passion against
his present status as best-selling love to hear from you. Please
the mollycoddling ‘Nanny State’
author. Since his visit the library contact the registrar on 01329
which is making their childhood
has been bombarded with requests 840400.
so miserable. They deplored
being wrapped in cottonwool and
demanded the right to play conk- Harmony at Wells
ers without having to wear gog-
gles. WELLS is one of the oldest The Wells experience is founded
The other team gave a 15- schools in England but has never on the principle that people should
minute presentation on The been traditionalist and has always feel that they can be themselves, as
Forgotten Heroes which secured been enthusiastic to embrace new long as this means thinking about
the coveted trophy. The three ideas. other people first.
spoke eloquently and passionately In 1969 it became one of the first Significant emphasis is placed
about the plight of the Armed independent schools to become on acceptance. Wells is a com-
Forces and their unheralded fully coeducational and even today munity where people are accepted
return to British shores. Wells is one of the few coeduca- for who they are. For all, there
The whole team, self-styled tional schools that can claim to is the chance to live in a world
‘Service brats’, told of their fears be genuinely 50/50. Similarly the where being friends with extraor-
for the safety of their fathers when staff structure reflects the school’s dinary people is accepted as the
the latter undergo stints of duty in commitment to equality. norm. There is a refreshing sense
Afghanistan and Iraq. The decision in the 1970s to of mutual respect between pupils
As Edward Thicknesse said: incorporate the specialist music whatever their talents.
“My father slipped back into the school means that Wells remains The link with the Cathedral
cycle of life without causing a the only specialist music school bestows upon the school an ethos
single ripple.” He reminded the to operate within the context of a where work, study and spirituality
audience that it was high time that conventional school. This remark- are combined in a creative mix
we learned to separate our dislike able innovation has contributed that runs in harmony with the
of government policy from our greatly to the special feel of Wells. entire school family.
Passion for learning
Foundation for life
Open Days - 2008
Saturday 10th May - Foundation stage & Pre-Prep
(ages 3-6+) Open Morning
Saturday 7th June - Junior School Open Afternoon
For more information contact The Registrar on 01749 834200 or e-mail:
admissions@wells-cathedral-school.com www.wells-cathedral-school.com
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