Independent Schools

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Newbury Weekly News

Dauntsey ’s School DAUNTSEY’S School is delighted to announce an

their Mercers’ Lectures. All lectures commence at 7.30pm and will be held in either the Memorial Hall or The Pavilion at Dauntsey’s. Please book your free tickets online on the school website – www.dauntseys.org Headmaster Mark Lascelles said: “The Mercers’ Lectures are central to encouraging our pupils to engage with world affairs and think beyond the confines of their academic curriculum. “This year we look forward to welcoming a diverse range of eminent speakers covering the environment, science, the arts, philosophy, world conflict and adventure. This year’s lecture series will be a highlight for the school and I hope for our local community as well.”

ture and startling architecture, symbolic of human endeavour. October 12 – Lucy Hawking is a renowned author who uses story-telling to help audiences understand and engage with science. She has collaborated with several distinguished scientists in her books, including her father, the theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. November 9 – Sarah Outen MBE is a world-record-breaking adventurer, published author and inspirational speaker. Sarah rowed into the Guinness Book of Records aged 24 with her world-first 124-day solo row across the Indian Ocean. In the Spring Term 2017, the school will also welcome Mariella Frostrup, Sir John Sawers GCMG, Professor AC Grayling and Jeremy Bowen for

impressive line-up of speakers for the 2016/17 programme of its renowned Mercers’ Lecture series. The Mercers’ Lectures are named in recognition of the links between Dauntsey’s and the Mercers’ Company, which go back to Mercer founder Alder- man William Dauntsey, Master of the Worshipful Company of Mercers, who founded the school in West Lavington in 1542. Speakers this term include: September 21 – Sir Tim Smit KBE, founding director of the award-winning Eden Project, near St Austell, Cornwall. Eden opened its doors to the public in 2000, since when around 15m people have come to see what was once a sterile pit turned into a cradle of life containing world-class horticul-

St Andrew’s School THE St Andrew’s Pre-Prep and Nursery is a wonderful place for children to start their educational journey.

with many scholarships won. The 30 pupils from last term’s Year 8 will be joining 11 diferent senior schools, having won 14 awards. St Andrew’s is referred to in The Tatler and Good Schools Guides as: “a little gem, a diamond of a school that no one knows about. “St Andrew’s have been British Schools Orienteering Associa- tion champions for three consec- utive years, started an intellec- tual-character initiative to promote positive thinking and is the first Prep school to start Young Enterprise. “A small, family school that is a big player in a wide selection of sports and the music is first class.” Headmaster Mr Jonathan Bartlett would like to invite you to visit his thriving school, where chil- dren can be children with enough time in their day to explore the grounds through play and where high standards are achieved in a low-pressured environment. Please contact the Registrar to arrange an appointment, admin @standrewspangbourne.co.uk.

The teaching team is dedicated to encouraging all the children to reach their full potential so they grow into well-rounded, confident and independent learners ready for the move into the prep school. The Pre-Prep and Nursery are based in their own buildings opposite the main school, giving the children the benefit of their own working environment and the ability to use the school’ s wider facilities. Learning and playing outdoors also plays an important part of life at St Andrew’s, so all the pupils make good use of the acres of woodlands and playing fields. The school encourages a love of learning across a wide spectrum; English and mathematics are interspersed with science, music, yoga, hockey, art and drama. All of these can be taught within a hands-on lesson where original- ity is encouraged and life skills are developed. Throughout the school staff look to develop the pupils’ intellectual character by focusing on collabo-

ration, curiosity, initiative, resilience, responsibility, empa- thy and reflectiveness. The team want children to come into St Andrew’s with a smile and an air of excitement and expecta- tion. Many parents, when they visit, wish they had been taught in this way – in an environment where learning is made fun. This philosophy carries on into the Prep school where boys and girls aged seven to 13 continue to flourish in an environment where they are encouraged to develop independent thought and learn- ing through discovery. St Andrew’s has an outstanding reputation in preparing pupils for their first-choice senior school

St Andrew’s School Pangbourne Nursery Pre-Prep Prep

St Andrew’s offers an exceptional all-round education for boys and girls aged 3-13 set in delightful Berkshire woodland. The school provides excellent academic teaching, sport and music allied to outstanding pastoral care. We are proud of our friendly atmosphere and small classes where learning is fun. Come and Visit Us Open Morning on Friday 7th October at 9.15am Nursery Play and Stay on 30th September & 18th November at 9.00 am To book a place on the above, or arrange an individual visit, contact: Mrs Carolyn Reeves : registrar@standrewspangbourne.co.uk or 0118 974 4276