The Chronicle, No. 669, January 2016

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Word from theWarden review last term’s Ballet Show, and the energetic and entertaining production of West Side Story , alongside a fascinating look at the wider activities of The North

This edition of the Chronicle is all about the business of what is often described as ‘real’ education – the things we do beyond the classroom that help develop not only our pupils’ soft skills, but also – crucially – their competitive, dynamic and critical faculties as well. The central theme of this issue is our sporting life. The Director and Deputy Director of Sport give a helpful overview, but it is through the pupils’ voices – those of Tilly Catlin, Will Prew, Rosie Hart (pictured on the front cover) and AJ Woodland – that we really understand the role of sport at Teddies. The pupils’ accounts make clear that sport provides a powerful emotional focus. It is not just a question of training and playing or racing. Sport becomes a route to development, challenge, excitement, despair – and friendship. There is, as there should be, an almost equal focus on the arts in this issue. We

successfully realised at Teddies and so vividly brought to life in this edition. I particularly enjoyed reading the account of the Iceland trip and, having also watched the excellent film of the trip made by the pupils, the related insights into the talented young filmmakers behind Teddies on Camera – watch the Iceland film on the website. Of real value are the various projects undertaken by pupils through the Extended Essay (IB), the Extended Project Qualification (A Level) and the Warden’s Project – and what better place to start your exploration of our pupils’ impressive exploits than on the page opposite, where we learn about Anna Glik’s ambitious and quite remarkable architectural EPQ? I hope you enjoy this and all the contents of our latest issue, and I wish you a happy and productive 2016. Stephen Jones

Wall: find out more about the multi- layered and highly innovative ArtsLab ‘hub’ on page 14. When Alec Peterson, former Director of the Department of Education at Oxford University, was at the heart of the development of the International Baccalaureate, he was asked to give a brief summary of the educational aims of the programme. It was intended, he said, ‘to develop to their fullest potential the powers of each individual to understand, to modify and to enjoy his or her environment, both inner and outer, in its physical, social, moral, aesthetic and spiritual aspects’. I suppose this is what I mean above by ‘real’ education and I am delighted that Peterson’s aims as described are so

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Teddies TV Tune in for our latest films: Teddies in Town, Food at Teddies and the Iceland trip – among others. Films with the TOC tag are made by our talented pupil film unit Teddies on Camera. See pages 11 and 23 to meet

the people behind the lens. www.stedwardsoxford.org