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Pictured: Edward Raven, from Year 2, Papplewick School
The theme for this year’s Arts Festival at Papplewick School, Ascot, was 'All Creatures Great and Small.' A selection of creatures visited the school’s playgound on Thursday, 15th March when boys enjoyed workshops including Dog Handling, All about Bees, Animal Drawings, Animal Quiz, Animal Percussion, Reptile Park, Design an Animal and Animal Detectives.
Each year group was given a name: year 2 were Hawks, year 3 - Hyenas and Leopards, Year 4 Bears and Whales, Year 5 - Tigers and Sharks, Year 6 Rhinos, Giraffes and Crocodiles, Year 7 Lions and Hippos and Year 8 Cheetahs and Bison!There was an Arts Festival Music Competition (both singing and instruments) with individual winners from different year groups and also house competitions culminating in a 'sing off' - the House Shout!
The Arts Festival culminated with a Grand Variety Performance on the evening of Thursday 15th March.
Next Open Morning: May 12th 2018 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m Visit: www.papplewick.org.uk
About Papplewick...
Papplewick School, Ascot, 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.’
FORTHCOMING OPEN MORNINGS
SATURDAY 12th MAY 2018 from 9 a.m. finishing 11 a.m.
SATURDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2018 from 9 a.m. finishing 11 a.m.