Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ across the board‘Outstanding’ in every aspect was the outcome of Ofsted boarding and welfareinspections at both the Preparatory and Senior Schools, with no recommendationsfor improvement. No other school in the country has a better result than this andonly a few can match it.

� International and 2National Highlights

� Arts Highlights 6

� Sporting Highlights 8

� Work Education 11DemocracyEnvironment Adventure

� Leadership, Service 12

Inside FelstedFeatured…

Lucy Stuchfield andStephanie Byrne gainedentry to read Philosophy,Politics and Economics atSt Edmund Hall, Oxford,and History at Trinity Hall,Cambridge respectively.Their intellectualaccomplishments,however, were only oneof many talents theydeveloped during theirtime at Felsted.Stephanie was an NCO inthe School’s CadetForce, while Lucy was anarticulate public speakerand one of the bestcricketers and hockeyplayers in her year group.They have been goodfriends since Yr 7, alwaysencouraging each otherto achieve their chosengoals.

Best friendsachieveOxbridge entry

Felsted has an amazingnetwork of talented peopleacross the world. The aim of the Felsted Network is to create enterprisethrough connecting Felstedians and parents with eachother, to help Felstedians in their career development andto provide work experience, mentoring and career adviceto current pupils and graduates. The platform that makesthis possible has been established on LinkedIn and we aregrateful to parents David Seacombe, William Payne andSimon Walker (OF) for their help in setting this up. Weencourage parents and OFs to join this and invite otherswith a close connection with Felsted to be involved and toorganise events and activities that will help it grow. Wehope that it will prove to be of genuine benefit to all withinthe Felsted community. If you are unsure of how to use theNetwork, please contact our Network Curator, JackDougherty, on 01371 822648 or jad@felsted.org.

Round Square International Conference� Voted Best Prep School 2011.

Key Quotations“Excellence and enthusiasm extendthroughout all areas of the school”

“Proactive, strong, visionary leadership”

“Exceptional provision is made for gifted and talented pupils”

“Pupils are able to express their individualityand maximise their potential”

“Felsted excels in offering a rich, lifeenhancing experience dedicated to the

development of the whole person”

Building for the futureThe long awaited, state-of-the-art new Pre-Preparatory building openedits doors in October to the delight of our younger pupils. The result issuperb and provides a delightful eco-learning environment for this agegroup. The Ffrome Court area for pupils in Yrs 3 and 4 has now beenenhanced, and a new Business and Economics Centre has beencreated above the Design Technology Block on the senior campus,which will also be the hub for our new Work Education Programme.

� Dr Walker, Headmaster, with MrsLemoine-Chicoine, Round SquareCo-ordinator and James Stuchfield.

James Stuchfield, Yr 11 and Edward Reid, Yr 10represented Felsted at the 2011 Round SquareInternational Conference which took place atWellington College. Opened by Her Majesty the Queen,and attended by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke ofYork and HM KingConstantine of theHellenes and Queen AnneMarie, the conference wasalso attended by studentsand staff from 90 schoolsaround the world. Theconference gave allattendees the opportunityto share experiences, work on local communityprojects, and gain an understanding of other cultures.

� Pre-Preparatory pupils outside the newStewart House building.

eaturedFHighlights of 2011

International and National Highlights

Round SquareVirtual ChoirAngus Nicholson, U6, hasbeen commissioned tocompose a choral workwhich will be recorded bya virtual choir made up ofsingers from schoolsacross Europe. OnceAngus’ piece is composedand notated, it will be sentto participating EuropeanRound Square schools,who will record theircontributions. These willthen be mixed together toproduce a work that willsum up the Round Squarein song.

Pupils debate at Geneva UNSix pupils experienced lively debate at the Students Leagueof Nations Conference, which took place in one of theactual United Nations buildings in Geneva. Controversialtopics included enforcing a burqa ban and introducing anopen-border policy.

Felsted’s commitment to bringingan international dimension topupils’ education has beenrecognised by the British Council,which has given both the Seniorand Preparatory School theprestigious International SchoolAward. This distinction is for UKschools that can demonstrate atruly international outlook.

Felsted gains International School Award

Challenging debate at Felsted’s second MUNA second successful Model United Nations Conference took place here in February. With the theme of ‘NaturalDisasters’, students from both the Preparatory and Senior Schools took part, in addition to 200 pupils from 18

different schools including one from Dubai, one fromSwitzerland and two from Germany. The conference gavethem all an opportunity to listen and learn, to vote on globalissues and to contribute and have their opinions heard. Theconference was organised by our Lower Sixth InternationalBaccalaureate students and included guest speaker Mr PeterScott-Bowden, Head of the Pandemic Response Unit for theUN World Food Programme (and a Felsted parent), who gavea fascinating insight into his work.

Global student body26 different nationalitiesare represented atFelsted, with 19% ofSenior School studentsliving overseas asshown below:

AustraliaChinaDubaiFranceGermanyHong KongItalyKazakhstanKenya

MoldovaNigeriaOmanRussiaSlovakiaSouth KoreaSpainTaiwanUganda

� Working with the Magic Bus Charity in Mumbai.

� Senior School students chair the conference.

� Preparatory School pupils take an active role in theconference.

Greek Mythology was the theme at the Preparatory School withpupils dressed as gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines,and Titans! The highlight however, was a visit by author andillustrator Nick Butterworth, who inspired both children and staffwith ideas for his stories and showed them the process ofplanning andcompleting theillustrations. We aredelighted to havesome of his uniqueillustrations on viewin our new StewartHouse building.

World Book Day

� Corps of Drumsentertains at BritishMilitaryTournament.

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International and National Highlights

Round SquareInternational Conference18 Round Square schools from the UK, Switzerland,Germany, France, Denmark and Morocco cametogether to discuss Service. Good practice wasshared and the Felsted delegation has come backwith many ideas as to what more they can do todevelop Service within the School and in the widercommunity.

Felsted’s annualInternational Dinner is acelebration ofinternationalism at Felstedand evidence of the richblend of culture andtradition that thrives here.The evening was openedby Filip Bigos, whodelivered a speech on theimportance of eachindividual’s pride in theirown culture and the needto remain true to yournationality, despite livingand working away from home. It was also an exquisitetouch to hear extracts from the anthems of the 26nations represented at Felsted!

� Young Felstedianscelebrate SpanishCultural Day.

� Katie and Alice in Peru.

International Dinner

Two students from Peruspent five weeks enjoyinga taste of Felsted life,shadowing Lower Sixthformers Katie Sunnucksand Alice Stone as part ofthe Round Square Schoolexchange programme.Katie and Alice thenenjoyed a return exchangeto Lima for three weeksand also got involved in alocal community project.Likewise, JamesStuchfield tookadvantage of this opportunity and spent some time atSouthport School in Australia during the summer.

Many more Felstedians will be experiencing internationalexchanges this academic year. We are alreadyexpecting visitors from Westminster School in Adelaide,New England Girls’ School in New South Wales, andthe United World College in South East Asia.

� Yr 3 enact Greek Myths and enjoy a GreekOlympics!

� Stewart House pupilsenjoyed learning about theRoyal Family and weregripped by their own RoyalWedding celebrations.

New Felsted website launched!

Apple updateFelsted continues to pioneer in the use ofApple mobile technology with Dr Dennisleading the pilot project in the classroomand hosting roadshows. Felsted is beingwatched closely by other schools andtechnology companies and is very likelyto inform the use of technology foreducational purposes in the future.

Internationalexchanges

� Peruvian students at Felsted.

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Felsted pupils gained another impressiveset of results in 2011. Seven studentsgained all A* or A grades and animpressive 18 students gained eight ormore A* and A grades. Felsted’s topperformer was Sam McArdle, whosecured an astonishing straight run of 12A* grades and an A grade in FSMQMaths. The highest-performingdepartments, achieving a highpercentage of A* or A grades, wereBiology (61%), Chemistry (61%), Latin(60%), Art (59%), Physics (52%) andEnglish Language (51%).

Felsted Preparatory School is one offew schools nationally to achieve theprestigious Challenge Award for Able,Gifted and Talented Pupils in Science,Technology, Engineering andMathematics. Felsted providesextension programmes in many differentareas to challenge children in theirlearning.

National Highlights

Yr 4 excel again in ESBexaminationsContinuing their successful record of English Speaking Board results,every pupil in Yr 4 passed, with many achieving Merit or Distinction.Pupils demonstrated confidence and skill in their public speaking,poetry and reading – the aim being to give them essential life skills topresent confidently to a public audience.

‘FeistyFelsted’states Tatler

Felsted has been includedonce again in theprestigious Tatler Schools’Guide 2012 of the top 230Preparatory and PublicSchools in the UnitedKingdom. The guidedescribes us as ‘feistyFelsted’ and ‘a school thatcombines a traditionalEnglish village-schoolethos with an internationaloutlook, committed togiving pupils the chance tostudy in classroomsaround the world’.

Felstedranked Top 30IndependentIB School

Impressive IB and A Level results

39% of GCSEs takenachieve A*or A grades

The UK Mathematical Challenge is taken by ourable mathematicians across both schools

World Class Tests are taken by our Very AblePupils (VAPs) in Yrs 5 to 8

2011 Results Bronze Silver GoldJunior 10 5 7

Intermediate 18 18 7

2011 Results Pass Merit DistinctionProblem Solving 5 3 3

Yr 6 18 18 7Yr 8 5 1 3

MathematicsYr 8 – 5 5

� L6 chemists took part in theNational Analyst Competitionwhich involved a three hourpractical at Queen MaryUniversity in London.

National ScienceAward for youngscientists

The Butler LectureThis unique annual lecture was given in2010 by Charlie Elphicke MP, OF and thisyear by Simon Heffer, journalist andbroadcaster.

An excellent programme of outsidespeakers is organised throughout the yearto enhance learning.

A Level Highlights� 22 A* grades achieved.� 12 students achieved all A* or A grades.IB Highlights� 22 students took the IB and scored an average of 32.8 points,

gaining a UCAS tariff of 457 points, equivalent to three A* grades atA Level. 14 students gained 33 points or better.

� Felsted’s top scorer gained 42 points (equivalent to 2 A*s and 3 Asat A Level), a new Felsted School record and a world class result.

� ‘Value added’ at IB ranks in the top quartile of all independentschools nationally.

Pre-IB programme:We are developing thiscourse for a small numberof overseas students in Yr 11.

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Running in unison with the Felsted Network, OldFelstedians and current parents are getting involved ina more active way to inspire our current students intheir potential future careers. A particular example wasan Art Evening, where four of our former students, whonow have successful careers in the worlds of art,design and architecture, returned to tell us about theircareers. Architect Matthew Wilkinson, who is in chargeof the redevelopment of the Victoria and AlbertMuseum entrance; Charlotte Belcher, who works atLondon’s Halcyon Gallery; James Iveson, an awardwinning painter who is currently supported by theprestigious Jackson Pollock and Lee KrasnerFoundation in the United States; and Chloe Mellish,who designs for the re-branded KEW clothing range.The pupils were treated to four very dynamic speakerswith one big message for them – ‘do not let go of yourdream, if you want something you must go and get it,no matter how tough things may seem’.

New Work Education CentreA dedicated Work Education Centre hasbeen created to extend the strength of theCareers Department.

Lower Sixth studentsdemonstrated theirentrepreneurial skillsrecently when theytook part in TheCompany Programme,a national competitionfor students who mustset up and run theirown company for oneacademic year.Elwyn’s cookbookreached the Essex finaland raised an impressive £1,398.

Felsted Philosophy of LearningThe 5 Rs: the different qualities Felstedians need to be successful learners:

� Responsibility� Readiness� Resourcefulness� Resilience� Reflectiveness

Prestigious UCASappointment Our very own Nick Spring has beenappointed as co-chair of one of the

advisory committees to UCAS, the Universities andColleges Admissions Service. This committee bringstogether senior members of UCAS on a termly basis todiscuss the university admissions process. Given thechallenging and rapidly changing nature of universityadmissions, membership of this committee provides aunique opportunity to keep abreast of current issuesand to contribute to shaping future developments.Felsted pupils can therefore be assured of up-to-dateguidance!

National Highlights

Students win NationalScienceCompetitionA team of Very Able PreparatorySchool pupils won the regionalRoyal Society of Chemistry Mid-Anglia Section Chemistry Prize,beating the most scientific in theregion in the 11–18 category.

L6 National Company Programme

Top marks forfood hygienePreparatory SchoolCatering Manager, MrsMurdoch and Head ChefMark Peacock weredelighted to receive amaximum Food HygieneRating of 5, awarded byUttlesford District Council.

Felsted achievesNational HealthySchools statusacross bothschools

� Felsted Preparatory Schoolreceive the Green Flag Awardfrom Eco-Schools.

� Winning young chemists.

The Felsted DiplomaThe Philosophy of Learning applies to everything Felstedians do through thecurriculum, co-curriculum and personal activity. The unique FelstedDiploma, launched this year in Yrs 9 and 10, embraces this philosophyand will be available for all Senior School pupils in 2012. Each year willbecome increasingly challenging, building on from the PreparatorySchool leadership programmes.

Students

Felsted inspires eachindividual to discover a

passion for learning that willlast a lifetime. Learning by

doing draws out each student’sconfidence, resourcefulnessand resilience. Felstedians

strive for excellence inall that they do.

AttributesReady

ResourcefulResilient

ResponsibleReflective

Life SkillsEmotional awareness

Social awarenessOrganisational skills

LeadershipPrepared for the future

AwareRealistic

InformedInvolved

Supportive

Teachers Parents

ChallengingClarifying Creating

ConnectingCommunicating Felsted Philosophy of Learning

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Choristers sing out in ItalyA combination of singers from the Preparatoryand Senior School choirs visited Umbria for sixdays over the Easter break and sang four Massservices in different churches, including theAnglican church in Rome.

Percussion Day is bang onThe Percussion Day in May was a real treat for allthose who attended. Michael Skinner, PrincipalPercussionist at the Royal Opera House for 31 years,improved everyone’s rolls with a masterclass on thesnare drum before Gurdain Rayatt demonstrated andperformed on the Tabla. The two greatly contrastingperformers of the highest order were a real treat.Richard Rayner, UK Drummer of the Year 2009 andGepp’s L6, performed a couple of drum solos beforestepping out from behind the kit to perform Ghanaiaon the Marimba with his younger brother, Peter,accompanying him on the Cajon. Eric Delaney thenjoined Richard and our very own Crissy Lee for a three-kit extravaganza which really raised the roof.

Arts Highlights

‘YoungVoices’ singat the O256 Preparatory pupilsjoined 8,000 otherchildren to sing as part ofthe ‘Young Voices’massed children’s choir,performing in front of12,000 enthusiasticsupporters at theimpressive O2 arena inLondon, to support thechildren’s cancer charity,CLIC Sargent. They werejoined by dance groupUrban Strides, singersJosh Osho, DionneBromfield and classicalquartet All Angels.

The Music Department was out in force and withperformances from all of the School’s ensembles. Threepupils played major solo roles accompanied by theorchestra – Maddie Seacombe sang Puccini, Will Gwytherperformed The Acrobat on the trombone, and Wing Changave a beautiful account of Beethoven’s G Major Romancefor Violin and Orchestra. There were accomplished soloperformances from U6 leavers and Thunder made greatuse of electronic drum kits, and the Jazz Band rounded offthe evening with a lively set of Latin standards.

Music for a Summer’s Evening

� Playing at the FfromeCourt concert.

� Senior School pupils performing The Ghost Train.

� Senior School pupils performed Shakers by John Godber.

Jin’s Artworkpublished inTaiwan press Ching (Jin) Kuo, Gepp’s,one of our new L6students and an ArtScholar, had his drawingtitled ‘Telephone Booth’published in the press inTaiwan this summer.

Yr 6 playYr 6 delight their audience witha romp through Egyptian andRoman history in theirproduction of ASP.

Felsted ArtsFestival Felsted Arts Festivalprovided a feast ofentertainment onceagain. Highlights includedan amazing piano recitalby the great John Lill, anevening with SimonHeffer and a superbperformance of TheGhost Train by the SeniorSchool cast. Animpressive Art Exhibitionincluded privatecollections of Scottishand other British watercolours of the 19th and20th centuries, OF OliverEverett educated us withtreasures from the RoyalCollection and renownedjazz singer JacquiDankworth entertainedus in style. The final eventof the whole series was achoral evening in theLord Riche Hall in whicha mass choral choir ofsome 120 voices gave itsall in a fantastic andvibrant performance ofFanshawe’s AfricanSanctus.

Ffrome Courtconcert

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� Felsted pupilsand staff exhibited their works of art atThe Aubrey Galleryin Dunmow, afantasticopportunity for ourartists to showtheir talents.

OlivierAwardsDrama students enjoyedan evening in London’sWest End, mingling withthe stars (Jim Carter ofDownton Abbey) at theOlivier Awards.

A drumming yearfor RichardTalented U6 musician, RichardRayner, has had an astonishingyear in the world of drums andpercussion, playing the HMSBelfast (yes, actually playingthe ship!) at the Lord Mayor’sShow, touring with his award-winning rock band, ‘Franko’, toSingapore and Thailand, and performing at the ClothesShow Live. He is also through to the final ten of BBCYoung Percussionist of the Year 2012!

Arts Highlights

LAMDAexamsMany Felstedianstake part in thesevaluable examsand we weredelighted to seethem achieve a100% pass ratewith 38%distinctions!

� Young Thespians enjoyedan outing to the Shrekpremière.

� Winners of Monologues and Duologues competition.

� Pre-Preparatory pupils star in their nativity.

� Richard (far right), with hisband ‘Franko’.

� FelsTed – our new ‘live’ mascot!

Felsted Art on public display

The Secret Gardentriumphs

� Three Yr 10 pupils took part in the BBC Off-By-HeartShakespeare competition. All performed extremely welland enjoyed the experience.

BBC competition

The SeniorSchool’s musicaladaptation of theclassic children’snovel The SecretGarden was aspellbindingsuccess. Theyperformed to asell-out audienceover four nights.The cast will betaking it on tourto the USA in thespring.

The Jazz Band goes to DisneyA combined Jazz Band from the Senior and Preparatory Schooldelighted tourists when they were invited to play at EuroDisney in Paris.

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Sporting Highlights

England rugbycall-up forCharlieRising rugby star CharlieKingham was selected forthe England Elite U16sSquad; a reflection of hishard work and dedicationas well as his naturaltalent. Charlie worked hisway up through theCounty ranks, earning hima place in the EnglandU16s training camp alongwith 70 others. He wasthen selected for a place inthe England Elite U16ssquad of 22, representingEngland in internationals.

Rugby sevens boys win 3 PlateTournaments

Brian Ashton rugbydevelopment dayFormer Head Coach ofthe England RugbySquad Brian Ashton andMatthew Ferguson, RFUScrum Clinic Educator,ran a rugby developmentday for Felsted and localsports coaches and 22rugby-playing Felstedians.The focus of the day wasto gain knowledge of howBrian teaches attack playand turnover ball. Theboys were also luckyenough to attend a scrumclinic led by Matthew,teaching safe technique in the scrum and ways toachieve a more powerful scrum.

U11 rugby ‘Team of the Year’and ‘Sports School of the Year’

The Dunmow Broadcastand Saffron WaldenReporter Sports Awardsdeclared the U11A rugbyteam as ‘Team of theYear’ and Felsted as‘Sports School of theYear’, seeing off fiercecompetition from a widerange of local schoolsand regional communityclubs for all ages. � U13 Hockey Runners-Up at the National Finals.

� The 1st XI enjoyed a challenging rugby tour to Australiaand Hong Kong.

� U11 Hockey National Finalists.

Nationalrankings forgirls’ andboys’ hockey

� U12 NetballNational Finalists.

Bruce is hockey worldchampionBruce Evans, Preparatory SchoolHousemaster, won the Vintage Mastersin Singapore with the England O55team, beating New Zealand 3-1 in thesemi-finals and Australia in a tensefinal, with penalty flicks giving them agolden goal! Bruce has played most ofhis competitive hockey in Kenya forImpala Club, Nairobi Club andParklands Club, but now plays forChelmsford Vets and England O55s.

� U18 Hockey Runners-Upat the National BoardingSchools’ Cup.

Netball girls play at National level

� 1st XINetballNationalQuarterFinalists.

� A victoriousteam in Malta.

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looking forward toworking both with MrKnightley, Director ofSport and Mr Gallian,Head of Cricket todevelop his talent whilstplaying for the Felsted1st XI, Wansted, Essexand England. Rehan is aleft hand openingbatsman and is a rightarm leg spin bowler.

First XI draw against MCC

Rehan Hassan, 16, isbalancing his A Levelstudies alongside trainingwith the Essex CricketAcademy and theEngland DevelopmentProgramme. He will bespending seven to tendays every month atLoughborough Universityin preparation for an Indiatour in February. Thehighlight of his cricketingcareer to date has beento play for the EnglandDevelopment Squadagainst Scotland U19’s inAugust, where he scored111 runs in one of theinnings. Last summer hereceived his EnglandSchools Cap fromAndrew Strauss, playingagainst the MCC. Healso made his debut forEssex playing for thesecond team againstSomerset. Rehan is

Max is county’s top high jumperMax Paulin became theEssex Schools’ High JumpChampion with a wonderfulclearance of 1.93m, anEssex record, and qualifiedfor the GB SchoolsChampionship.

The First XI had the greathonour of hosting theMarylebone Cricket Cluband played with amazingpanache to secure adraw. Felsted were putinto bat first, declaring295 for 4 off of 52 overs.The MCC started off wellbut then Jake Foleycame on after tea andtook five wickets for 25runs, supported by theother four bowlers takingone wicket each. This ledto a draw, with the MCCfinishing on 205-9.

First XI take on Fozzy’s Essex Felsted hosted an excellent celebration of cricket whenJames Foster’s Essex County Cricket side took on theFelsted 1st XI in a Twenty/20 match, in support ofJames’s benefit year and the School’s Australia CricketTour 2012. The match was played in fantastic spirit ina wonderful atmosphere with Essex emerging asworthy winners who commented on the outstandingquality of the young Felsted team.

Sporting Highlights

� Quarter Finalists National Twenty/20 Competition.

� Quarter Finalists NationalTwenty/20 Competition.

� Mikey Barton and LaraPeck were both NationalFinalists in the Shot Put.

� U15 County Championsand winners of Division Oneof Essex League.

Talented youngcricketer joins Felsted

Matt’s agood shotWinner of the Junior Titleat the Southern CountiesDTL Grand Prix and JuniorHigh Gun at the SouthEast of England InterCounties, held at Bisley.

� Tom Brabrook (pictured at the front) joined members of theBritish Schools Shooting team including Dr Charles Lee (TeamManager) to shoot in Denmark at the Danish National ShootingChampionships in July.

A day withHenry OlongaFelstedians were treated toa visit by the famousZimbabwean cricketer,Henry Olonga. He gavesome inspiring tips to ouryoung cricketers andshared his expertise as aprofessional singer. Eachphase within thePreparatory School weregiven a talk about his life,touching on his childhood,love of sport and singing aswell as his faith. The finaleof events was held in theChapel where Henry gave aconcert to parents, staffand pupils.

Karate Piercegoes to WorldChampsPierce Robertson-Vothrepresenting England atthe FSKA Karate WorldChampionships in Turin.

� KateButterworthachieved 12th infinal cut at the50m BackstrokeFinals at theIAPS SwimmingNational Finals,also gaining apersonal best.

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Sporting Highlights

Kieran isEngland’s mostimprovedJunior BoySkier

NationalFinalists at theBritish Schools’Go KartingChampionships

The Felsted Dance Academylaunched this year offeringpupils a new generation ofdance classes, including ballet, tap, technical andcommercial jazz. With an emphasis on performance,the Academy aims to produce confident, rhythmic,elegant dancers.

In September KieranNorris, 15, was awardedthe Tim Reader MemorialTrophy for the mostimproved Junior Boy Skierin England at the AllEngland Championships.This award is chosen by apanel of coaches and hasbeen won in the past bytop names in English skiracing. All recent winnersare now in the GB team,including Dave Ryding oneof the GB elite athletes.

Kieran has also beenselected to take part in thetime trial selection processfor the 1st Winter YouthOlympic Games. Kieran isable to balance his trainingon the slopes and schoolwork with the support ofhis Housemaster, Tutorand the Felsted teachingnetwork.

5th at the National Schools’ Show Jumping ChampionshipFelsted show jumping team gave an impressiveperformance at The National Schools’ EquestrianAssociation Championship, finishing fifth place overall.Anna Stonham, Mollie Stonham, Tessa Reed andAlicia Wilkinson jumped at a height of 1.10m on a verytechnical course. Only the best eight teams jumpedagainst each other in the final round and Felsted wereplaced fifth overall, a tremendous achievement.

U16 Polo Team winDivision Two at theNational Schools’Polo Championship

� Mark Hansen, Will Walterand Josh Abbas.

� Young golfers play at NationalIAPS Tournament at RoyalLytham & St Anne’s.

London Marathonsuccess forrunnersYr 13 students Barclay Stiller andJoe Volf as well as Miss Hookwayand Miss Hampson-Smith tookpart in the London Marathonduring the Easter break andbetween them raised more than£10,000 for charity.

� Old Felstedian Oliver Everett (b 56-61)entertained us as part ofthe Arts Festival withdetails and images of thewonderful collection ofbooks, manuscripts, oldmaster drawings andother artefacts in theRoyal collection.

Felsted is keen to support its former pupils indeveloping their careers. We are delighted tohave 10 Felstedians working at Felsted; NickPhilipps, Loren Sherer, Luke Jones, RebeccaSpeight, Andrea Smith Valls, Olivia Houlder,Libby Knifton, Anna West, Francesca Martinand Louise Boswell.

� Libby Knifton (g 00-05), isteaching History, PE andGames in the PreparatorySchool having gained herteaching qualifications followinga Sports Performance Degreeat Bath University. She issharing her passion for rugbyand hockey with our YoungFelstedians, which she still plays to a highstandard.

� OF Olivia Houlder (fg 97-07), is gaining teachingexperience as a Yr 6 teachingassistant, following an Ancientand Medieval History Degreeat Birmingham University. Sheis also editor of the SeniorSchool newsletters.

� Chris Lovitt (fg 79-87)accompanied by his dogTigger in the basket andeight other cyclists, tookon an epic seven-day700-mile charity cycleride from London toBerlin.

� OF Georgie Plunkett(fb 04-08) was part ofthe CambridgeLightweight Women’screw that trouncedOxford in the HenleyBoat Races this year.

OFs have been busy making a name forthemselves in the wider world and somehave brought their experience andexpertise back to Felsted to share withcurrent students. Regular updates canbe found on www.felsted.org/ofs

Felsted Dance Academy

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As part of the new Work Education Programme, Felstedians have been inspired by many OldFelstedians and parents in the world of work this year. They have also taken part in anOxbridge Interview exchange and visited places of work.

Work Education

Democracy, Environment, Adventure

� Yr 6 pupilsduring Science week.

� Ffrome Court gardeners produce a bumper crop. � First World War Battlefields trip.

Felstedservice dayYr 10s cleared a localbyway with Essex CountyCouncil, as part of anenvironment action day. Allthe students experiencedwhat a result good team-work can produce.

Student democracySenior School students are now actively involved in the Teaching Appointment Panel, Teaching and LearningCommittee, Healthy Schools Committee and 450th Celebration Committee. Preparatory School pupils havean active Pupil Council made up of League and Boarding Captains and have just appointed Prefects for thefirst time. Pupil evaluation of teaching has been key to improvements.

� Classicists soak up the atmospherein Athens.

� IB Geographers visit Lanzarote.

� Biologists study ecosystems in Malaysia.

� Cultural tour to Istanbul.

� Felsted parent Sarah Dinesand OFs Nicholas Belcher andSam Burrett give an insightinto the world of law.

In particular two Felsted parents, Andrea Dowling andAndrew Wise gave students a valuable insight into theworld of investment banking. With clients such asTommy Hilfiger and endless travelling opportunities,this industry is one which clearly appeals to many ofour students. Other sessions have covered careers inlaw, the sciences, the arts, gap year opportunitiesand visits to UCL and the Sanger Institute.

Parent Alison Moscozza held a fascinatingmasterclass on medicines and how they are made,for Yr 6, as part of Science week.

� Biologists study ecosystems in Malaysia.

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Follyfield charity hockeycompetitionThe winners of the prize for the best dressed wereDeacon’s who stole the night by dressing up as women,wearing wigs and dresses. The Gepp’s boys walkedarm-in-arm with them as their partners in tuxedos! The

winners of thenight wereGepp’s, withWindsor’s therunners-up. The eventraised £110for BreastCancerResearch.

Felsted ‘In Harmony’ Felsted’s Music Department raised £950 in post-concert collections for the work of In Harmony Norwich,a charity that provides free instruments, musical tuitionand ensemble experience to pupils in primary schoolsin very deprived areas.

Leadership, Service

Piano marathonfor Magic Bus Gus Nicholson played thepiano solidly for 12 hoursand raised £3,000 towardshis trip to support theMagic Bus in Mumbai.Young Felstediansdropped by to support himduring this piano marathon.

Eight Sixth Formers spent October halfterm in Mumbai, supporting the MagicBus charity set up by OF MatthewSpacie (d 83-85), which takes childrenoff the slums of Mumbai and empowersthem in areas of education, gender, health, leadership andlivelihood through sport for development. Pupils faced up to manychallenges and dealt with extremely difficult circumstances. Theyaddressed their fears and realised that by going the extra milethey gained so much inconfidence and becamestronger people for it.

Felsted’sArcticconnectionIn 1917, Felsted sponsoreda husky dog as part ofScott’s epic expedition tothe Arctic. So when anappeal for funds to helprestore the explorer’sfamous Arctic hut wasreceived, Felsted washappy to oblige. SeniorSchool pupils paid £1 towear their winter clothes and raised £500 for the ScottExpedition Hut Restoration Project. The hut, which hasbeen exposed to a century of frozen conditions, stillcontains boxes of stores belonging to Scott’s party from1917, and has been described by Sir David Attenboroughas ‘a monument to the great age of heroic exploration.’

� Yr 11 students take partin A Care by Us CommunityService project.

� Felsted CCF underwent its Biennial Review by theinspecting officer from the RAF, Gp Capt Ian Tolfts.

Felsted youngapprenticesYr 10 took part in an‘Enterprise in Action Day’ –an Apprentice-typechallenge in small teams tocreate a new brand and aproduct. There was a greatvariety of products, from liedetector bracelets to iPodspeakers for baths andshowers, however theproduct which won overallwas the product ‘Den-ît’,created by LydiaCarrington, Emil Benz,Camille Brien, Lizzie Cole,Sebastian Bulgin andEdgar Burchell. Thisproduct was aneducational toy aimed atchildren under 8, and hada retail price of £20. It is aDIY tent, which allowschildren to build dens intheir homes or garden,and teaches them theskills of teamwork andfollowing instructions.

There were clothesof all different stylesand sizes on offer,as well as a newsection for jewellery,at the annual charitySwishing Event. Organised by the SustainabilityTeam and the Girls’ Houses and sponsored byBenefit, all proceeds went to Mencap.

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Magic Bus in Mumbai

Confirmation retreat � 20 Felsted studentswere prepared for theirConfirmation in March.

Thank you to all those who have contributed pictures, in particular Dr Charles Lee.

� Felstedians receiving their Gold Awards at St James’s Palace..

Duke ofEdinburgh GoldAwardsThe Duke of EdinburghAward Scheme is as activeas ever at Felsted with manyachieving Gold, Silver orBronze awards throughoutthe year.

Swishers raise money forMencap