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Chapter 3 / Houses
staff are all invited and both the Housemaster of Field House
and the Housemistress of Corfe and the Heads of Houses give
speeches; it is an occasion to be remembered.
Having asked the Upper Sixth a couple of years ago to come
up with a House motto, Clio Chartres summed up the character
of the girls in Corfe: ‘
Fidelis usque ad finem’
–
Loyal to the End.
Eve Singfield
Housemistress, Corfe (K)
Corfe (K)
Corfe was established as the third girls’ house at St Edward’s
in 1999, when the boys who had lived in Corfe moved to
Kendall House.
I like to look back at our recent history, although we may not
have the archives of memorabilia some other houses have. The
whole collection of House photographs are displayed in the Shell
prep room and it is interesting to see all the girls who have been
part of Corfe. We also have copies of the original architect plans
for part of the building now known as Corfe 2 and the Link.
The Link is the central hub of our House. Whilst the
Common Rooms can be used to get everyone together, it is the
Link where you can truly see the spirit of the House gelling.
Girls from a number of different year groups will always be
found here, at break times, call-overs and before bed time. Our
House Tutors base themselves here and it is a good spot to see
the comings and goings of the House. It is also the scene of
the weekly Cake Nights, Pancake Night and most importantly it
is where the Christmas tree goes!
We were very proud to have won the overall sports shield
last year for the most successful girls’ house and the girls
have continued their successes this year. During the autumn
term 2012, Corfe had a clean sweep of hockey captains, with
Freddie Atkinson captaining the 1st X1, Rosie Hart the U15As
and Imogen Higgins the U14As.
Music plays a very important part in Corfe and in recent
years we have had three Heads of Choir in Abby Hughes,
Isabelle Josephs and Ella Phillips. The talent of the House is
showcased in our annual House show ‘A Corfe Occasion’,
which is held in the Spring Term. It is not only an opportunity
for the girls to sing, dance and act; they also display their
artistic talents in a gallery of work put together for the evening.
Arranged completely by the Lower Sixth the show is always a
great success and I never cease to be amazed by the depth of
talent these young women have.
Upon taking over as HM of Corfe in 2009, one of the
very first things I was asked by the girls was whether we
were going to continue our partnership with Field House at
Christmas. Keen to continue the tradition, the ‘Corfe Field’
dinner at Trinity College in Oxford is one of the highlights of
the year for the girls (and boys, I am sure). Tutors and House
Right: The Corfe extension, 2000.
Below right: Shells, 2009.
Left: Junior House Hockey Champions, 2012.
Below left: Upper Sixth, 2012 ‘Corfe Field’ dinner.
Below: House supporters.
Left: Has Teddies Got Talent, 2011.