Pictured Above :   left to right, Chairman of the Governors, Brigadier A.R.E Hutchinson, J.P., Papplewick Headmaster Tom Bunbury and Head Boys Caden Stradling and Zaki Harris burying the time capsule.

On Tuesday 16th May boys and staff at Papplewick School in Ascot celebrated the school’s 70th anniversary with some memorable activities.

The boys gathered together a huge range of items to bury in a time capsule. They enjoyed ice-creams and a picnic tea which was followed by the school's biggest ever water fight between boys and staff.

Items that were placed in the time capsule included a copy of The Times - dated 16 May 2017; school ties - standard tie and Herpetology Club, (the school’s popular snake club); a school menu; Common Entrance Exam Papers; a wrist band - from the school’s 2017 Make A Wish sponsored walk; £5 notes and £1 coins and boys’ books including Beast Quest, Roald Dahl, Percy Jackson and Diary of Wimpy Kid.

 Next Open Morning:   Saturday 4th November 2017 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m   Visit:  www.papplewick.org.uk 

  

About Papplewick

http://www.papplewick.org.uk

Papplewick is a day, weekly, and full boarding preparatory school for around 200 boys between the ages of 6 and 13. Situated in 15 acres of land opposite Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, Papplewick has an excellent record for academic achievement and feeds many of the UK’s top independent senior schools including Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Wellington, Stowe and Bradfield.  

In the last two years the school has maintained its academic record, gaining no less than 26 awards to top independent schools, including two King’s Scholarships to Eton. Through its strong commitment to sports, the school also builds skills of teamwork, sportsmanship and responsibility.

As well as academic, sporting and cultural excellence, Papplewick aims to provide boys with the confidence and security they need to fulfil their potential, and the school strives to promote enthusiasm for life, contribution to the community and kindness to others amongst all its pupils. 

A report by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in 2013 remarks that relationships between pupils and teachers: ‘are an outstanding strength of the school and are seminal in creating the strong sense of a mutually supportive and trusting community.’