Category: Boarding

16 October 20

Last night we held a Boarders Quiz in the school theatre. Lots of boarders joined in and competition was fierce! Picture rounds included “identify the badly drawn film poster”, “celebrity mashups”, “logos” and “name the biscuit”! It was a tightly fought race with Team Kiwi coming out on top with 39.5 points – Well done…

18 September 20

During lockdown Maggie in Year 10 (IV Group)  produced some beautiful artwork when she was at home in China. Her series on Plants & Humans is being printed and produced to display in the boarding house this term. Amazing work Maggie!    

18 September 20

This week boarders in Arundale Boarding House enjoyed a waffle night together. Houseparent Cecilia is famous at St Chris for her amazing waffles, and our boarders, new and old, enjoyed getting together after school to enjoy a sweet treat.    

14 September 20

This weekend our boarders enjoyed some late summer sunshine on a trip to the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. The Garden holds a collection of over 8,000 plant species from all over the world to facilitate teaching and research, and has dedicated autumn and winter gardens which means they are  a beautiful place to visit at…

18 June 20

Our boarders have been meeting up regularly for an online boarding social. Each week there is a special guest – this week we had our fabulous Gap students Natalie and Georgie calling all the way from Australia and New Zealand.   It’s a great chance to socialise, see each other’s faces and catch up with…

11 May 20

Last Friday boarders from both of our boarding houses joined houseparents, resident tutors, GAP students and senior members of staff for a stay at home street party from their houses all around the world! The event started with the chance to chat and ask questions of members of staff, and a chance to catch up…

7 May 20

We are having a Boarders’ Stay at Home Street Party on Friday, 8 May from 1.00 pm, tying in with VE Day celebrations.  Here is the MS Teams outline of events: Rich introduces and talks about boarding in the future and answers questions Boarding house staff each give a piece of advice during lockdown Boarders…

6 December 19

Last night in the boarding houses our Christmas extravaganza began! We all got together and decorated the house Christmas trees after school, so we are all feeling very festive now! As a special Christmas treat Arundale had a boarding house outing to Nandos (boarder’s request!) for a festive feast, and the older students in Arunside…

15 November 19

On Saturday boarders from our two boarding houses, Arundale and Arunside, went on a day trip to London to visit the London Eye. Luck was on their side as, despite a high cloud cover, conditions were crystal clear for a brilliant view over the city. When they dismounted their luck with the weather did run…

11 October 19

On Wednesday Sixth Form boarders from Arunside boarding house all went on a trip to Flip Out trampoline park in Brent Cross. Everyone had a fantastic time bouncing and jumping, trying to scale the warped wall or beating an opponent with a bolster on the balance beam!