Head's Newsletter 18 May 2018

wilderness. All the lads had an enjoyable time in preparation for their weekend away camping trip in June which will build on what they have learnt on their day in the woods. Hopefully the boys will come away from this experience and realise the words of John Muir himself, that: ‘When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.’

On Thursday 10 th and Friday 11 th May two groups of 20 Year 9 boys ventured into deepest, darkest East Sussex as the first stage of the John Muir Award. Mr Muir, also known as the ‘Father of the National Parks’, was a Scottish-American naturalist who developed the system of Natural Parks in the US, focusing on the protection of wilderness and life. The award focuses on encouraging young people to: Discover a wild place; Explore it; Conserve it; and Share one’s experiences. Over the course of the two trips, the boys will carry out these four objectives and, in the process, learn to appreciate the natural world to a greater degree.

Corpus Christi Essay Competitions 2018 - Corpus Prize for Harmony

Congratulations to Robert Jones (12JW) who was awarded first

prize, the Corpus Prize for Harmony, in the Corpus Christi Essay Competitions. As the winner of his category, Robert was invited to Corpus Christi College Cambridge to tour the college, meet current students and receive his prize at a celebratory meal. The prize includes an award of £200. The Physics revision sessions put on by the Year 12 Physics Prefects proved very popular in the run up to the end of year exams. Lots of boys attended and the prefects were excellent at helping them with a variety of questions and topics. Photo below.

The boys spent the day learning how to craft items from wood, start fires with only the most scant of provisions, construct natural shelters and learn about their place in the