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January 2012
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preparatory school
Encouraging Creativity
The Prep School is celebrating the opening
of a stunning new drama studio and a
completely refurbished CDT suite. The Drama
Studio is a hub of activity, designed for filming,
short plays, script writing, puppet shows,
improvisation (we may have the next star of
Whose Line is it Anyway
? or
Just a Minute
)
and confidence building games to name a few.
The CDT suite is already being put to good
use with cooking, spinning aliens, electric
circuits, digital photography and model boats
just some of the projects being undertaken.
The boys are unbelievably excited about
our new spaces and we are channelling
their enthusiasm into ‘dramatic’ lessons and
projects which they can be proud of.
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Artistic Abingdon Prep
Saturday 8 October saw a group of our 10 to
13 year old boys thoroughly enjoying a creative
workshop. The boys made sculptures out of
wire, tissue paper, wax and glue under the
expert guidance of artist and educator Ian
Shearman, a former Head of Art Education at
Cambridge University. The boys made wire
drawings and used a range of techniques to
create their sculptures.
The sculpture workshop was followed by a
Sketchcrawl
later on in the term when Year 8
boys, from across the Abingdon Foundation,
took part in
The Big Draw
– a national
campaign to encourage drawing. The boys
explored the Prep School grounds creating
a series of sketches using new materials and
were encouraged to look at familiar sights with
fresh eyes.
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Abingdon news
Phonics Open Morning
Tuesday 28 February - 9.30am
Come and see our Phonics teaching in action. Reception to Year 3.
Music
The Music Department has had another busy and
successful term. Some of our musicians enjoyed
the annual Woodwind, Brass and Percussion day
at Radley College. They spent the day rehearsing
in preparation for a concert in front of their
parents. Our own Concert Platforms are becoming
increasingly popular with more and more boys
of all ages and abilities taking part. Pre-prep
performed this year’s nativity,
Born in a Barn
, with
their usual vigour and enthusiasm to a packed hall
of very proud parents and grandparents. Our Carol
Concert was held for the first time in St. Helen’s
Church, Abingdon and was a huge success. The
sound of beautiful singing almost lifted the roof.
Senior Choir had their annual carol-singing trip to
the Westgate Shopping Centre in Oxford, raising
money for this year’s charity,
Children in Need
.
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