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• the purchase of two Lego Mindstorm kits for the Physics Department, including
software and hardware to create small customizable and programmable robots.
A ‘Brick’ computer with modular sensors and motors will be used to teach
robotics. The newly formed Computing Club will use the kits to participate
in Lego Mindstorm competitions.
• the purchase of a new piano for the Music Department – a Yamaha U1.
The piano will be used in the Chapel for musical performances, for
which the old piano is not suitable.
• external speakers, including professional writers, to be invited by the
English Department to work with boys both in classes and as part
of the Creative Writing Club to show them how studying English
can lead to careers rather than just serve as a school subject.
• The purchase of a light tower and recording apparatus for the
Fencing Club so it may host inter-school fencing competitions.
The equipment will enhance training and makes competitions
more professional and realistic. n
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ANNUAL FUND
New Chapel Windows
On 27 April, the Right Reverend John Pritchard,
Bishop of Oxford, dedicated the new Chapel
windows at a special service. The windows,
four of which are made of coloured fused
glass, were designed by Nicholas Mynheer
and made by the firm of Daedalian Glass. A
successful Appeal to the School community
raised funds to complete this special project,
and we would like to extend a big thank you
to all 130+ individuals and organisations who
generously donated to the Appeal. n
The School would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the 2011-2012 Annual Fund.
Without your support, it would not have been possible for various departments to make these
and other purchases, all of which enhance learning experiences for boys at Abingdon.
The 2011 – 2012 Annual Fund
Abingdon’s Annual Fund supports four key elements of the School – teaching and learning, bursaries,
Other Half activities and the School’s buildings and grounds. Donors to the Annual Fund help the
School purchase items that cannot be funded from existing departmental budgets.
This year, twenty-five grants were made enabling among other things:
The Summer Term window