Weekends
Weekends allow our boarders to relax, to play with their friends, enjoy the facilities within the grounds and to take part in an extensive range of activities and trips. The children learn to live, play and work together in an informal, yet structured environment with opportunities to develop their individual personalities and take part in activities that interest them. Boarders participate in a full programme of evening and weekend activities and can join local sports clubs as well as cubs, scouts, brownies and guides if they wish. They can bring mobile telephones, iPods, digital cameras and handheld electronic games such as DSs or PSPs to the boarding house which are available to them for up to one hour at any time of the day at the weekend before being handed in for safe keeping at bedtime.
A typical Saturday may look like this:
| 7.30am | Get up, wash, dress, make bed, tidy room |
| 8.15am | Breakfast |
| 8.45am | Room check |
| 9.00am | Prep boarders might enjoy a visit to a local attraction, play park or other activity |
| 12.00pm | Packed lunch in the park before returning to the boarding house and rejoining the Year 7 boarders |
| 12.45pm | A trip to town to buy tuck or something of the pupils’ choice with their own pocket money |
| 3.00pm | Treasure Hunt in the school grounds or other activity or trip |
| 4.00pm | Computer time |
| 4.30pm | Various board games or an art and craft activity |
| 5.15pm | Tea |
| 6.00pm | Shower, telephone or e-mail home |
| 7.00pm | Film and pizza/popcorn/ice-cream sundaes |
| 8.30pm | Bed (Y3 and Y4). Reading in bed. Lights out 8.45pm |
| 8.45pm | Bed (Y5 and Y6). Reading in bed. Lights out 9pm |
| 9.10pm | Bedtime (Y7 and Y8). Reading in bed. Lights out 9.30pm |
A typical Sunday may look like this:
| 8.30am | Get up, dress, make bed, tidy room |
| 9.00am | Breakfast |
| 10.00am | Rugby training at the local club, horse riding or free time |
| 12.15pm | Light Lunch |
| 9.15am | Homework and individual reading with boarding staff |
| 1.00pm | Boarders’ outing, eg bowling, cinema, theme park or local attraction |
| 11.30am | Return from Chapel/rugby training/horse riding – free time |
| 12.15pm | Traditional Sunday lunch |
| 1.00pm | Boarders’ outing, eg bowling, cinema, theme park or other local attraction. |
| 5.15pm | Traditional Sunday dinner |
| 6.oopm | Showers, prepare bag and uniform for following day, phone or email home |
| 6.45pm | Quiet time, room check & shoe polishing |
| 7.15pm | Weekly house meeting including supper |
| 8.00pm | Bed (Y3 and Y4). Reading in bed. Lights out 8.15pm |
| 8.10pm | Bed (Y5 and Y6). Reading in bed. Lights out 8.30pm |
| 8.40pm | Bed (Y7 and Y8). Reading in bed. Lights out 9.00pm |
