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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang flies into town and triumphs despite the Child Catcher's best efforts!
Year 7 and Year 8 boys staged a rousing production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Jr) in the school hall recently. Accompanied by a band, the boys did themselves proud singing, dancing and acting away through this timeless classic which tells the tale of Caractacus Potts and his children, Jeremy and Jemima, together with the delectable Truly Scrumptious and a flying race car named Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, doing battle with an evil Baron and Baroness and their bumbling side-kicks, Boris and Goran, from the country of Vulgaria. The boys pulled off a joyous production much to the delight of parents, staff, boys, brothers, sisters and doting grandparents !
Headmaster Tom Bunbury said 'Congratulations go to all the boys who took part both on stage and behind the scenes, and of course the staff involved, for such a fun production - can't think of a better way to begin to start the Christmas countdown.'
ABOUT PAPPLEWICK
Papplewick is a day, weekly, and full boarding preparatory school for around 210 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.
Papplewick retains its excellent scholarship record to top UK Public School - in 2023 alone gaining 16 scholarships including 5 King's Scholarships - 4 to Eton College and 1 to Westminster School. 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) on Educational Quality (2022) remarks 'pupils have excellent social awareness and collaboration skills.' 'Relationships between pupils of different ages are extremely good, they treat each other with kindness within a community that is calm and inclusive.'
Papplewick operates three daily return services from London, from Chiswick and Brook Green, Hammersmith and Ashburn Place, SW7. It also offers a daily run to and from Maidenhead.
