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January 2017
Abingdon
News
Architecture
Award
Jonathan Hall won the top project prize
at The Bartlett School of Architecture
(University College London) at their
summer school.
Chinese Calligraphy
Reaching
the Summit
Over the summer Tom Clokey climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to
raise money for the Nasio Trust, an HIV orphan charity where
he volunteered whilst in Tanzania. Abingdon School’s Human
Resources Manager, Sarah Carter, also completed the climb in
August, raising money for the charity Blue Skye Thinking.
Henry Waterson has won an Army Sixth
Form Scholarship following a gruelling
assessment process. The scholarship
guarantees a place on the commissioning
course at the Royal Military Academy
Sandhurst and funding for a degree
beforehand.
Army
Scholarship
Ivan Leung achieved the highest mark in
the country in Edexcel IGCSE Geography
this summer. Ivan has been nominated for
an award for excellence from the Royal
Geographic Society.
Top in the
Country
Ivan with Geography
teacher Paul Gooding
Six students received awards in the 2016 National Chinese Calligraphy Competition,
run annually by the UK Association for the Promotion of Chinese Education and the
Chinese Embassy.