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Thursday, September 15, 2016
Dauntsey ’s School
DAUNTSEY’S School is
delighted to announce an
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-
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
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 –
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.”
St Andrew’s School
THE St Andrew’s Pre-Prep and
Nursery is a wonderful place
for children to start their
educational journey.
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
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
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: or 0118 974 4276
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