NAVY NEWS, APRIL 2008 41
Brontë
intellectual character • courage • strength • creativity
CASTERTON
backdrop
RHS pupils take
SCHOOL
for girls at
up their oars
GSA BSA LEADING ACADEMIC BOARDING
& DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AGED 11-18
CASTERTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL:
Casterton
Boarding from 8 +
SIX pupils at the Royal Hospital
CASTERTON School has been
School are taking part in two team
• Casterton is one of the Top 20 Girls
established for nearly 200 years
challenges raising funds for Action Boarding Schools in the UK BASED ON
and its pupils have included Char-
Medical Research.
% OF A&B GRADES AT A LEVEL IN 2007
lotte, Emily and Anne Brontë
Matthew Jones, Michael Barker,
and cookery supremo Claire
Christopher Rigge and Huw
MacDonald.
Myatt were joined by former pupil
• Full and varied extra curricular
Casterton continues to deserve
Anna Rigge in the Devizes to programme seven days a week
its reputation as a leading aca-
Westminster International Canoe
demic girls boarding school and is
Marathon, as Navy News went • Generous Forces Awards
a Top 20 Girls Boarding School,
to press.
based on percentage of A and B
Teachers at the school and team
also available
grades at A-level in 2007.
coaches Les Thompson and Lee
Intellectual rigour is at the heart
Menday said: “This is more than
' There is a real buzz about the place these days,
of the curriculum, with intellec-
a race – it is an adventure and the
a go-getting attitude'...The Good schools Guide 2008
tual character even more so.
young people involved have an
However, as an outstanding
immense amount of determina-
boarding school it also provides
tion and stamina.
We wwould llike tto mmeet yyou...
all girls with superb opportunities
“Crossing the finish line will
for sporting, artistic and cultural
give them an enormous amount of
development.
satisfaction and raising money for
t: 015242 79291
All girls receive an education
such a good cause makes it all the ascend and descend the highest
● Canoeists from the Royal
which benefits from the 24 hour,
more worthwhile.” peaks in Scotland, England and
Hospital School in Suffolk
e: admissions@castertonschool.co.uk www.castertonschool.co.uk
seven days a week philosophy of a
Joined by fellow climber Daniel Wales in less than 24 hours.
boarding school.
McRink, four of the canoeists will Through sponsorship the teams
It is one of the very few girls
be taking part in the Three Peaks hope to raise some £3,000 which
boarding schools which is full
Challenge in July. With the sup- will go towards vital research into
boarding from 12+ and there is
port of their driver and coach, the areas such as premature birth,
a full programme of events every
Royal Hospital School team will sickle cell disease and stroke.
weekend.
Specialist speakers on a whole
range of topics from careers talk
Forging ahead at
about law, medicine and forensic
Set in 200 acres of stunning Suffolk
science. Other speakers discuss a
countryside, the Royal Hospital School is
range of topics from cyber safety,
to studying sport in the USA and
Duke of York’s a full boarding and day school offering
enjoying wine at the Sixth Form
exceptional academic and extra-curricular
Wine Society.
VALLEY Forge Military Academy and College in Wayne, Pennsylvania,
provision for girls and boys aged 11-18 years.
Trips and tours throughout the
USA and the Duke of York’s Royal Military school are delighted to an-
UK, Europe and further afield
nounce the fi rst fruits of their partnership.
through sports tours to Barbados
Graham Sisson, a school prefect in his last year at the school in Dover,
and Dubai ensure that all girls
is to be the inaugural Duke of York’s Fellow at Valley Forge. In this
leave Casterton with the quali-
capacity Graham will spend a month at Valley Forge after the end of his
fications, courage, strength and
studies in September 2008 acting as a staff instructor before going on to
creativity to face the adult world
study politics provisionally at Exeter University.
of work and life, with a life-long
Graham won this award in his capacity as Senior Under Officer in the
group of friendships.
Duke of York’s unique ceremonial tradition, which stretches back to the
Recent successes at the end of
foundation of the school in Chelsea in 1801 by the second son of George
the Easter term have included:
III, Field Marshal Frederick, Duke of York.
The school, along with its smaller sister school in Scotland, are the
■ U18 tennis team are now in
the Senior Girls National Finals,
only schools in Britain which have the right to bear colours. Graham will
reaching the final eight. One of the
preside over Grand Day in July 2008 when these colours will be trooped
eight is from a services family.
before an audience which has traditionally numbered royalty and leaders
of the armed services.
■ The clarinet trio has reached
the final of the National Pro-Corda
Tony McGeorge, the President of Valley Forge and Charles Johnson,
Competition, to be held in March.
headmaster at Duke of York’s, are keen to explore other links between
Esther-Rose Bartholomew’s father
the two institutions. Charles said: “I am conscious of the enormous
Supporting its established national
is in the Navy.
shared history between our two great nations and their armed forces. reputation for musical excellence, the
We want to broaden the minds of our young people and increase their
School has a new £3.5m state-of-the-art
■ Caroline Morphet has
won the Living Edge Schools
understanding of each other’s nations.”
Open Morning
music school due for completion in
Competition at the Lowry Gallery
September 2008. Every pupil also has the
in Manchester. Over 50 schools
9.30am, Saturday 19th April
opportunity to enjoy the outstanding
competed including the highly
academic Manchester day schools.
sports facilities, including RYA sailing
For further information please contact
Caroline is from a forces family.
tuition, and to pursue a huge range of
Sue Toner on 01473 326210 or
■ Casterton has launched its interests and activities.
specialist coaching courses to take
Chilton Cantelo, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 8BG admissions@royalhospitalschool.org
place in the holidays. The coach-
“The quality of the pastoral care provided by the school to promote
ing which begins with tennis at
Fees for families claiming MOD CEA are
Easter and will feature interna-
all pupils well-being and development is outstanding” set so that for 2007 / 08 parental
The Royal Hospital School, Holbrook
tional coaches in their sport and
Independent Schools Inspectorate 2006 contribution is just £1,704
Ipswich, Suffolk IP9 2RX
will be both day and residential
Chilton is a small (430), ‘family’ school for boys and girls aged 7-16,
Means-tested Bursaries for eligible
for cuurent and prospective pupils Boarding and Day, offering the very best in British education. seafaring families
www.royalhospitalschool.org
from 8-18.
Academic, Music, Art, Sport and Sailing
For further details please con-
++ Small classes ++ excellent results ++ varied programme of weekday
Scholarships are also awarded
tact Emma Clark on 015242
and weekend activities ++ Individual attention ++ stunning location ++
79299.
Tel: 01935 850555 Fax: 01935 850482 E-mail: ccs@pavilion.co.uk
THE
OPENING MINDS...
DUKE OF YORK’S ROYAL MILITARY
SCHOOL
Wellington School
Generous Forces Allowance
•
Outstanding academic results
•
Academic, all-rounder and music scholarships
•
Entry at all ages 10 – 18 years
•
Just off junction 26 on the M5
•
For more information call 01823 668800 or
email admin@wellington-school.org.uk
‘More than a school to me’
For further information contact:The Headmaster, The Duke of York’s Royal Military School, Dover, Kent, CT15 5EQ.
Tel:+0044 (0)1304 245024 Mil: 94284 5024 Fax:+0044 (0)1304 245019 Mil Fax: 94284 5019
E-mail: headmaster@doyrms.com Website: www.doyrms.mod.uk
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