Category: Boarding

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!

27 September 19

Boarding has been busy with a buzz of activity these past few weeks. Boarders of all ages have enjoyed coming together for various events. We had a wonderful BBQ where the rain stayed away, the sun shone and boarders and staff enjoyed their dinner on the lawn. We followed this with a lively and spirited…

13 September 19

On Tuesday all of our boarders enjoyed a BBQ out on the lawn. Afterwards everyone took part in a quiz. Teams were made up from students of all ages and year groups. A number of picture rounds and an upbeat intros round were followed by silly games for extra points. Ruth Miller, Arunside Houseparent said:…

13 September 19

Last weekend our boarders took a trip to Cambridge, to start the academic year off right with a spot of punting. Everybody enjoyed the relaxing cruise through the beautiful old university, and we’re told the weather was lovely somewhere above the cloud layer! The ‘English summer’ meant blankets were required but after we moored up…

14 June 19

This week Resident Tutor Kirsty Short took a group of Year 10, 11 and 12 boarding pupils to Renegade Fitness Academy in Stevenage for an evening of boxing and fitness. Next term we will be offering this as a weekly evening activity for all boarders! St Chris Boarding House – Boxing Trip, June 2019 from…